By Maeve Maddox, on February 2, 2012
Vicki Law of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers sends this announcement:
The entry deadline for the Sandy Writing Contest sponsored by Crested Butte Writers is
February 12, 2012.
The 2012 Sandy Final Judges are:
- Romance – Sue Grimshaw, Editor at Large & Category Specialist for Ballantine & Bantam Dell
- Mainstream Adult Fiction – Kevan Lyon, Agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
- Suspense / Thriller / Mystery – Kat Brzozowski, Assistant Editor at Thomas Dunne Books
- Fantasy / Science Fiction – James Frenkel, Editor at Tor / Forge
- Children’s & YA – Mary Kole, Agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
This writers’ organization is in Colorado, but the contest seems to be open to anyone. There is an entry fee and the prizes are not significant, but entrants whose MSS reach the final judges will benefit from professional comments on their entries.
For more information and rules for entering, please see their website: crestedbuttewriters.org
By Maeve Maddox, on January 31, 2012
This word from Patty Stith, 2012 Conference Chair for the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Inc. (OWFI):
Wednesday, February 1 is the deadline for a lot of OWFI 2012 activites: contest entries are due, scholarship applications must be submitted by then and the one-on-one intensive reviews with book doctor Robyn Conley should be submitted by then. So, get [...]
By Maeve Maddox, on January 30, 2012
Lawrence Walsh and Suella Walsh, Managing Editors of Sleuth’s Inc., the new mystery imprint of Goldminds Publications (Nashville,Tennessee), are seeking writers for a mystery novel series scheduled to be launched during the summer of 2012.
Writers are wanted to create stories for an existing cast of characters.
For more information, contact the Walshes at <landswalsh@kc.rr.com>.
By Maeve Maddox, on January 22, 2012
Thanks to Laura for bringing a broken link to my attention.
The link to the Gemini Magazine short story contest is now working.
By Maeve Maddox, on January 18, 2012
David Bright, editor of the online GeminiMagazine has announced the third annual Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest. The Grand Prize is $1,000. Second place wins $100 and there will also be three honorable mentions.
Content, style, genre and length are unrestricted. The five finalists will be published online in the June 2012 issue of Gemini.
The entry [...]
By Karen Jordan, on January 13, 2012
Arkansas author Carla Killough McClafferty will share how she researched her book about George Washington with the Hot Springs Village Writers’ Club on Monday, January 23, at the Home Plate Café, 5110 North Highway 7, in Hot Springs Village.
The Many Faces of George Washington
McClafferty describes her book, The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a [...]
By Maeve Maddox, on January 10, 2012
Washington County Coroner Roger Morris will be the featured speaker at the January 14 meeting of the WhoDunits reading group at noon at Restaurant On The Corner in Fayetteville, 3582 N. Hwy 112
Business to be addressed at this meeting will include the payment of dues and the election of officers. Those nominated for 2012 are: [...]
By Karen Jordan, on December 19, 2011
Elizabeth Carroll Foster
Author Elizabeth Carroll Foster, Arkansas native and member of the Hot Springs Village Writers’ Club, was honored by the Military Writers of America in their Dispatches publication as Author of the Month for December for her memoir, Follow Me: The Life and Adventures of a Military Family.
The National Association of Professional Women, [...]
By Maeve Maddox, on December 15, 2011
Registration for the Missouri Writers’ Guild’s 2012 Write Time! Write Place! Write Now! Conference in Chesterfield, Missouri is open. Conference dates: April 20—22, 2012. If you’re planning to go, you can save money by registering before the end of December.
Early Bird registration ends on December 31. After that, rates will go up $25.
Early Bird Rates
Missouri [...]
By Maeve Maddox, on December 13, 2011
Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc. (OWFI)
The 2012 OWFI conference (May 3-5) is almost half a year away, but the deadline for contest entries is February 1, 2012. Check the website for rules and detailed category information.
Gemini Magazine
The deadline for the Third Annual Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest is March 31, 2012. Take a shot at the [...]
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