Raquel D. Bailey
Bewildering Stories biography
Originally from St. Andrew, Jamaica, I am a new member of the Western Australia Poets, Inc., an executive administrator, event planning consultant, child advocate and mother. I enjoy writing short fiction, poetry and song lyrics.
I am the founding editor of Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine with specialized focus in Japanese short form poetry and short fiction. My literary works are forthcoming and/or published in The Heron’s Nest, The Nor’Easter, Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, Ribbons, Long Story Short, Mayfly, Frogpond, Asahi Haikuist Network, The Aurorean, (EPN) Electronic Poetry Network, Shamrock, Atlas Poetica, Wisteria, Modern English Tanka, Chrysanthemum, The Smoking Poet, Other Poetry, Haiku “Montage: ‘Juneteenth’,” The Tallahassee Democrat, Red Lights, Taj Mahal Review, Presence, Mainichi Daily News, Magnapoets, Haiku Creatrix, World Haiku Review and Cider Press Review.
My literary works have also placed and/or received honorable mentions in the Satoyama Haiku Contest, Japan (2009) , Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition (2009). International “KUSAMAKURA” Haiku Competition (2009). Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition (2008), The Haiku Calendar Ludbreg Competition (2008), Mainichi Daily News Haiku Contest (2007), 7th Annual Chistell Writing Contest for Fiction (2007) and the Big Pond Rumour Contest for Fiction (2007). Keep writing!
Copyright © 2010 by Raquel D. Bailey
