With the deadline for firstwriter.com's
Seventh International Poetry Competition fast approaching
(October 1, 2008), firstwriter.com has announced a
last-minute delay to allow for final entries to be submitted. If
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As well as the £500 first prize
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our database of over 800 literary
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After seven years of helping writers get
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The new website, launched this month, is called "MusicSocket",
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I started writing about twenty years ago, and have had countless
articles, poems, short stories, and plays published, as well as a book of
poetry. I’ve completed a novel, a reference guide, several children books,
and I’m working on another novel at this moment. With no publisher in
sight, and no editor to give me instructions, I am on my own and nowhere
close to having one of my book projects accepted for publication.
Writing plays an important part in my current business – form letters,
brochures, advertising and feature stories are common on a regular basis,
not to mention countless memos, lists and many other items that have to be
created daily. No one in my office is capable of doing this part of the
work except me. My busy schedule takes up most of my free time and leaves
little time for personal writing, so when I create at work, I am honing my
craft and making it better. Whether it be designing and writing a brochure
for my business or writing an article or letter, I am in one way or
another, writing.
Sometimes, when I am facing a deadline to fill ad space, and I am
working under pressure, it’s hard being creative but because of my ability
to write, I can create something worthwhile, even while facing the firing
squad!
I’ve often thought ‘how nice it would be to quit work and start write
fulltime.’ It would be a luxury to write fulltime and make a living at it.
People do it everyday. But I’m not one of those people so I use my
creativity to enhance my business and write for personal pleasure when I
have a free moment. Since writing is one of my many passions in life, I do
try and make the best of my talent nevertheless.
When the world crumbles about me, I write. When I’m in my office
after work, I write. When an idea sparks and has to be noticed, I write.
When all else fails, I write! And so must you!
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uses English spelling conventions.
Spellings such as "realise"
"colour", "theatre",
"cancelled", etc.
differ from other spelling conventions
but are nonetheless correct.
News:
Publisher seeks short stories for anthology Familia Books is buying stories
for an anthology titled Wisdom of Our
Mothers, including true stories of life’s lessons learned from one’s
mother.
Payment
is $100 and stories can be submitted to ericjbowen@
comcast.net by November 30, 2008.
For over
380 magazines publishing short stories click here
Workshop with New York literary agents New York literary agents and editors will present a November workshop for published writers and those whose work is ready or almost ready for submission.
The workshop is to be held on November 6 and 7, 2008, and is limited to 20 writers. Applicants must provide a sample of their completed or nearly completed work. For more information, contact Maryanne Shanahan at +1 (212) 837-2827.
Authors needed for
book project AmazonClicks.com is seeking hundreds of aspiring and established authors to contribute to a huge collaborative book. Writers have the opportunity to become published and earn royalties. There are no costs, but they must be willing to work with others for a year.
Those interested in participating should send an email to
thebook@
amazonclicks.com including 500 words describing who they are and why they wish to join.
Screenplay contest offers production deal THE MOVIE DEAL! Screenplay Contest offers prizes and exposure to contestants, plus one amazing GRAND PRIZE: a production deal, plus airfare and accommodations to the set of their own film.
Entries are invited in 10 categories for feature length genres, as well as TV pilots, and short films. For submission details please
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