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Last Updated: Tuesday February 17, 2009
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The North Central/North East Texas Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) meets on the 4th Saturday of each month at the First United Methodist Church, 313 North Center Street, Arlington, Texas. Open to published and non-published writers and/or illustrators. Meetings are 1 pm to 4 pm. Frequent critique sesssions and workshops are offered--with agents/editors or published authors. They have several on-going critique groups, too. Visit their website for more information www.northtexasscbwi.org
“I Always Wanted to Write a Book” Workshop
Do you have the next great American novel sitting in your desk drawer – or
in your head? Ever read a book and thought to yourself, “Why didn’t I
write this?” If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, you owe it to
yourself to join author and reading/writing instructor Michelle Stimpson,
M.Ed., for this intense workshop, preparing you to take your writing to the
next level. You’ll get the opportunity to practice different writing techniques,
mimic the work of other published authors, critique within a small
group, and learn about the publishing process. Who knows? Maybe you’re sitting on the next bestseller! Click here for info.RISEUP
http://www.usariseup.com/
RiseUp is a weekly newspaper magazine insert, which will address race relation issues, and be distributed through major metropolitan daily and weekly newspapers in the top 15-25 metropolitan areas. The primary goal of RiseUp is to provide an ongoing forum with information and tools to improve race relations. The magazine will address important issues affecting the nation and its racially diverse and ethnic communities. RiseUp will cover, in-depth, timely topics in the areas of health, education, politics, business and cultural uniqueness. Query via email.
STEPPING STONES
http://www.terraincognitacenter.org/res.htm
Our residencies are intended to cradle and nurture the creativity of our guests. Positions exist here for artists of all types, visual, writers, poets, composers, visionaries, scientists, ecologists, naturalists (anyone whose job includes writing). We do require participants to demonstrate seriousness of purpose. Stays can last from a minimum of one week to a maximum of one year, or more with pre-approval.
We operate on a sliding scale residency
fee based on the individual's ability to pay. We suggest a contribution of 30 euro/ night. We encourage applicants of all financial abilities. In the event that a resident can make no contribution, we do have a subsidy program available for those who qualify. The Foundation is able to offer in the range of 1/3 - 1/2 of our residencies for free or at a reduced cost. We accept applications on an ongoing basis, with September 15 - December 15 - March 15 - July 15 being batch cutoffs. Location Azores Islands.
SOAPSTONE
http://www.soapstone.org
Soapstone provides women writers with a stretch of uninterrupted time for their work and the opportunity to live in semi-solitude close to the natural world. In addition to that rare but essential commodity for a writer--a quiet space away from jobs, children, and other responsibilities- -Soapstone provides something less tangible but also invaluable: the validation and encouragement necessary to embark upon or sustain a long or difficult writing project. Located in Oregon's Coast Range, nine miles from the ocean, the retreat stands on twenty-two acres of densely forested land along the banks of Soapstone Creek and is home to much wildlife. The writers in residence enjoy a unique opportunity to learn about the natural world and join us in conscious stewardship of the land. Soapstone is set up for two writers at a time, each with her own writing studio. From an applicant pool of 300 to 400, approximately thirty writers each year are awarded residencies of
one to four weeks.
ROOM MAGAZINE ANNUAL FICTION, POETRY AND CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST
http://www. roommagazine. com/news. html#contest08
ENTRY FEE: $27 per entry (includes a complimentary one-year subscription to Room). Payment by cheque or money order made out to Room. Non-Canadian entries: $39 Canadian dollars. Prizes: 1st prize in each category - $500, 2nd prize - $250. Winners will be published in a 2009 issue of Room. Other manuscripts may be published. Poetry: max. 3 poems or 150 lines.
Fiction: max. 4,000 words. Deadline July 15, 2008
THRILLING TALES
http://www.thrillingtales.net/sub.html
Pays three cents/word. Hero Pulp tales of up to 20,000 words. Query for longer material -- we will consider standard-length pulp novels (60K words), but primarily as serialized fiction or stand-alone book releases. We want tales that are true to the spirit of the pulps -- as such we prefer that they be set during the "pulp era" -- the 1930s.
PRAIRIE BUSINESS MAGAZINE
http://www.prairiebizmag.com/contact/
Pays up to 15 cents/word. Prairie Business is a full-color monthly magazine published by the Grand Forks Herald. It is the magazine's mission to be the premier monthly regional business resource on the Northern Plains and to serve business owners, managers and professionals while acting as a catalyst for growth in North Dakota, South Dakota, and western Minnesota.
Prairie Business' audience spans the business spectrum from agriculture, communications, manufacturing, education, healthcare, real estate, retail, and the energy sector to government ... from family businesses to regional corporations with international markets.
Average story length will be 800 -900 words; feature stories will be 1,200 - 1,600 words. Detailed guidelines available from RKillion@prairiebiz mag.com .
SOMERSET BUSINESS MAGAZINE
http://www.scbp.org/utilities/contact.html
Publication of the Somerset, NJ Chamber of Commerce. Makes work-for-hire assignments, paying $150 for 1,000 to 1,800 words. Covers national and local business topics. Query. Editorial calendar.
HERE THERE POETRY CONTEST
http://www.heretheremag.com/poetrycontest2008.htm
$5 ENTRY FEE
The prize for the winning poem is $75 and publication in the September/October online issue of HereThere Magazine. In addition, our editorial staff will write an article on the winning poet (based on an in-person or telephone interview), which will appear in the September/October issue.
Two finalists will also have their winning poems featured in the September/
October issue.
Deadline June 30, 2008.
AMAZING STORY FICTION CONTEST
http://www.thewritehelper.com/id73.html
$5 ENTRY FEE
What do we mean by "Amazing Story," you ask? A story which grabs us by the throat, demanding we pay attention. A story that tugs at our heart strings. Beautiful words with a lyrical quality. A well-written tale, showing the author is a master storyteller.
These are some of the elements we're looking for
in an Amazing Story.
Deadline July 31, 2008. Open subject, open genre. (No erotica or gratuitous violence.)
1st Place $100
2nd Place $50
3rd Place $25
Annual Mayborn Writers Conference
Grapevine, Texas
A forum for journalists, writers, readers, students, educators and the general public to listen to, be inspired by and discuss literary nonfiction in all its forms with some of the most talented in the genre.Details
The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference
Dallas area (and beyond) Critique Groups
Dallas Fort Worth Writers’ Workshop (DFWWW) Meets Wednesday nights at 7:00PM in Euless. Contact Pat Alley (972) 641-6423 or email: DFWW_Workshop@comcast.net. Website: www.dfwrite.org
Freelance Writers Network. Meets Wednesday nights at 7:00PM in Fort Worth. Contact Louis Matus at lmatus@charter.net
Irving Writers’ Connection. Meets at 7:00PM in Irving. Contact Maya Reynolds at mayareynoldswriter@sbcglobal.net.
North Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop (NTSFW) Meets at 6:00PM in North Richland Hills. Genre group: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Contact Pat Alley (972) 641-6423.
Trinity Writers’ Workshop. Meets at 6:30PM in Bedford. Website: www.TrinityWritersWorkshop.com
Lesser North Texas Writers (LNTW). Meets at 7:00PM in Allen. Contact Carol Woods at shurlock@flash.net.
Writers’ Alliance of McKinney. Meets Thursdays in McKinney. “We call ourselves a writers’ alliance because we do more than critique, we encourage and support in every way we can.” Contact: Connie Fleenor (619) 204-7510.
ONLINE Critique Groups
Elementals. Contact: Thomas Tilton at tomtilton@hotmail.com
Eclectic Writer Critique Group. Contact Sean Swank at sean_swank@yahoo.com
1st Fifty Words. Website www.first50.wordpress.com
Science Fiction Romance. Website: www.sfrontline.com
Critters
Critique_Group – for all writing
HisFicCrit-for Historical fiction, including alternative
SpecFicCrit-for Speculative Fiction genre
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