New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Wednesday March 16, 2016
Publishes: Poetry;
Markets: Adult
Publishes books of poetry by Washington State poets. All submissions must be made through the annual competition, entry fee: $12. Submit online.
Top 10 tips on how to write like William Shakespeare
theguardian.com – Tuesday March 15, 2016
When I started writing the My Book of Stories series, my intention was to inspire young people to write their own stories by using plot ideas and characters from some of the best stories ever written. Looking at Shakespeare’s canon I realised that he covered almost every variant of story you might ever think of. From power struggles to love stories, adventures in the wilderness to life at court, you can find all of life in his plays, so here are my top 10 tips on how to write your own Shakespearean tales, in Shakespeare Week.
New Magazine Listing
firstwriter.com – Tuesday March 15, 2016
Publishes: Essays; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry
Areas include: Arts; Criticism; Literature; Short Stories
Markets: Adult
Preferred styles: Literary
Online magazine dedicated to literature, social and cultural criticism, philosophy, and the arts. Send poetry submissions by post only, between February 1 and June 30. Prose, art, and multimedia accepted year-round by post or by email (up to 5MB). Postal submissions should include brief bio and SASE.
Should You Self-Publish or Pursue a Mainstream Publisher?
huffingtonpost.com – Monday March 14, 2016
Over the past month, I have fielded numerous inquiries about book development and promotion, so I figured it would be helpful to share with you my tips for both. In this first installment, I'll focus on the starting point question of whether to self-publish or pursue a mainstream publisher. There is really no right or wrong answer here. Instead, there are pros and cons of each route, along with numerous variables to consider. Here are some of them:
New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Monday March 14, 2016
Publishes: Fiction; Nonfiction;
Markets: Adult; Children's
Accepts all fiction and nonfiction for adults. Accepts children's books with full illustrations only. No poetry or short story collections. Submit via online submission system.
The New Indie and the Self-Publishing Revolution
publishersweekly.com – Saturday March 12, 2016
Independent publishing doesn't mean what it used to. When I started in publishing in 2000, indie publishers were simply non-corporate, or independently owned. The label was reserved for small traditional presses that wore the indie label with pride because of what “indie” signifies, then and now—a spirit of independence, of course, but also of not needing approval or to operate within the parameters of the existing paradigm.
New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Friday March 11, 2016
Publishes: Poetry;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary
Publishes first collections of poetry by poets who have an established track-record of publication in poetry magazines.
Writing Your Blurb or Bio: The Essential Points
huffingtonpost.com – Thursday March 10, 2016
Your blurb or bio is a short, concise, effective introduction and description of yourself. It can be used and inserted in myriad ways: for your company profile, as an introduction at meetings or presentations, on social media sites such as LinkedIn, for your articles, blogs or books, and whenever and wherever you need a pithy, interesting and informative description of yourself. The essential characteristics of effective and memorable blurbs are:
Monkeys, Shakespeare, Writing and Me
huffingtonpost.com – Thursday March 10, 2016
There's an adage that says, "If you put 100 monkeys with typewriters in a room long enough, eventually they'll write Hamlet." It requires just a nanosecond of reflection to realize that the monkeys wouldn't actually be writing. They'd merely be typing. But the idea is they'd be typing fast and furious and eventually create something worth reading.
This is the biggest year I've ever experienced as a writer and there are indeed times when I feel like the aforementioned monkeys. I have four books being published in 2016 -- one each in January, March, April and May. When I mention the four books in conversation, people often regard me with incredulous shock. How is such a thing possible? Do you write non-stop? Did you write all four books simultaneously? Were you actually just monkey-typing?
New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Thursday March 10, 2016
Publishes: Fiction; Nonfiction;
Markets: Adult; Children's; Youth
Publishes fiction and nonfiction for adults, children, and young adults. See website for submission guidelines.
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