Meg Freer

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• About the Postcard (2018)
• About the Postcards (2019)
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I love writing postcards to friends and family,
and to Inverted Syntax. 

​The exhibit title is right on. Yes, “we are all artists”, and artists like to share their view of the
world, whether in their own town or in another country.

Postcards require the writer to exercise the art of being concise and select only certain details to include. For me it’s a good contrast to the rambling way I sometimes tell people about my experiences!

Another part of the art of postcard writing for me is choosing a nice postage stamp to attach.

Meg Freer writes, “I first saw Turner's paintings up close when I was nine and we lived in London, England for a year. My mother was especially fond of Turner, so when the exhibit from the (new) Tate Gallery traveled to Canada, I traveled by train three hours to Toronto to see it and report back to her. I also bought a booklet of postcard reproductions so I could keep sending paintings to her.” 
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I sent a postcard from Ireland, and I found a fun image, not a typical tourist shot.

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​Freer writes, "This bakery has become a landmark in Kingston, and is an offshoot of a restaurant here (also with a pig-theme!) called Chez Piggy, which was started by Canadian folk-rock musician Yal Zanofsky."

MORE: ​https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/meg_freer

PUBLICATIONS & PRIZES
Journals: A3 Review, Arc Poetry Magazine, Barzakh, COG, Eastern Iowa Review, Juniper - A Poetry Journal, The Literary Nest, Months To Years, Poetry South, Rat's Ass Review, Rune Bear Magazine, Sequestrum, The Sunlight Press, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, Vallum, Young Ravens Literary Review
Prizes won: 2016 Honourable Mention, TOPS Picture Perfect Contest 2017 Judge’s Choice, TOPS Ultra-Short Contest 2017 Honourable Mention, TOPS Open Heart Contest 2017 Judge’s Choice, TOPS Epic Proportions Contest 2018 2nd Prize, TOPS Ultra-Short Contest 2018 Cosmographia Books Poem of the Month Winner 2018, January and December, Prime Number Magazine 53-word Story Winner 2018 Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association Contest 1st Prize Winner 2019 (January) A3 Review Monthly Contest Winner 2019 Sequestrum Reprint Awards Runner-Up 2019 Dancing Poetry Festival 3rd Prize Winner 2019 Big Pond Rumours Literary Contest 1st Prize Winner 2019 Dancing Poetry Festival Contest, 3rd Prize Winner 2019 Brooklin Poetry Society Contest, Honourable Mention 2019 Skywing Press Anthology Contest, Honourable Mention 2020 COG Poetry Awards, Runner-Up 2020 TOPS “Rain on the Brain” anthology contest 1st Prize Winner 2020 Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association Contest, Honourable Mention