At least for the time being, because I(nk) believe(s) poetic expression should not have financial barriers, Stanza Cannon will remain a free-to-listen, free-to-submit literary quarterly. Unfortunately, that also means SC’s coffer depends on the founder’s funds. That means there’s almost no spare money behind this project, which in turn limits what we can do to compensate our contributors. (And we want to remedy this as soon as possible.)

So as a means to increase the visibility of Stanza Cannon and thereby give its contributors more ears and more than a publication credit, the EIC cut a deal to sponsor CIUT 89.5FM’s Howl — an online radio program that is dedicated to poetry and features an open mic which mirrors what Stanza Cannon loves: voices from around the world.

You’re thinking, “But couldn’t you just pay contributors with the sponsorship money”? And, yes, we could, but only for a brief period. But if we grow our audience, maybe we can then offer subscriptions to access old issues (unrestricted access) and keep the current issue free. This would enable us to reach our goal of paying both new and previous contributors while providing free-to-submit, free-to-listen content.

If you’d like to find out more about the sponsorship and how it came about, listen to this episode of HOWL featuring an interview with Ink.