Volume 8, Issue 17       
April 27, 2008

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FUNDS FOR WRITERS

Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for Writers
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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Editor:  C. Hope Clark
Mailto:    Hope@fundsforwriters.com
Website: http://www.fundsforwriters.com
Newsletter: ISSN: 1533-1326

Our subscriber list is NOT made available to others. Use information
listed at your own risk. FundsforWriters gives no warranty to
completeness, accuracy, or fitness of the markets, contests and grants
although research is done to the best of our ability.

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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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Read newsletter online at: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/FFW.htm
Read past issues at: http://www.aweber.com/z/article/?fundsforwriters

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I LOVE FEEDBACK LIKE THIS! GO ROBIN!

Hi Hope,

We met at the SCWW conference in Myrtle Beach last October,
and I was so impressed with your lecture that I subscribed to
FFW as soon as I got home. I wanted to drop you a line to let
you know that because of FFW, I submitted AND WON The 2008
William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers!
My novel will be finished this week, and next weekend I'm going
to Malice Domestic to accept the award. Thanks you, and keep up
the great work.

Robin Hewitt, co-author of "The Joyous Gift of Grandparenting",
on sale May 6, 2008.
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781578262670
http://www.HewittsBooks.com

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WRITING GREEN

Mridu Khullar has penned several pieces for FundsforWriters
over the last few years. This one is so simple it's keen.

I'm guilty of not doing all the items she lists to make more
money as a freelance writer. Her elementary solutions made
me stop and pop my forehead in a DUH moment. Come on, Hope.
You're supposed to know these things.

Her basic suggestions on taking our writing to a new level
mean slowing down and analyzing the magic tools that already
lie in our laps. The research we've already done, the stories
we've already written, the interview we've already recorded
and the people we've already met. It's called managing our
resources.

Living GREEN is bored into our heads at every turn. We are
supposed to be GREEN when we dispose of waste, drive our
cars, buy recycled products, purchase light bulbs, cook,
clean, even water our lawns. It's all about preservation
and minimizing waste.

I bet I could go through my files and find old articles,
and the research done for them, and spin off new queries.
While I'm racking my brain for innovative ideas, I sit
literally surrounded by the resources for gobs of stories.

It's like cooking. You prepare this remarkable meal, but
you have leftovers. You toss them in the refrigerator,
but tomorrow you fix something new. Then the next night
you try more recipes. You refrigerator is brimming with
healthy remnants of your earlier cooking prowess, but
instead you persist to bake, broil, fry and nuke more
original dishes.

Take a day this week and clean out the refrigerator. See
what morsels you can find that will nourish your writing
career.

    Hope

Hope's latest interview - a podcast available at
http://blogtalkradio.com/SixFigureWriting

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GOT YOUR CALENDAR YET FOR ALL THOSE 2008 GOALS?

Once again FundsforWriters is offering the Bylines Calendar
for your writing needs. I've used one for going on four years
now, and I'm addicted to it. Listing a writer (like Hope)
for every week along with the writer's personal points of
wisdom makes you realize you aren't alone in this struggle
to make a living at what you love. Order yours today!

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WE HAVE OTHER NEWSLETTERS, TOO

A lot of folks join FundsforWriters newsletter not realizing
we have three others. Shame on me for not making it clear!

FFW Small Markets - markets that pay under $350 or 20 cents/word.
                    Delivered weekly - no cost.

WritingKid - markets, contests, scholarships for the young
      writer from late grade school into college.
             Basically, 8-21 years old.

TOTAL FFW - the paid subscription - the super, duper version
            of FundsforWriters only instead of 15 opportunities,
            it lists 80+. Very cool.

http://www.fundsforwriters.com/FFWnewsletters.htm

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THE NEWEST EBOOK UPDATES

Lots of our readers like to know when we update our ebooks.
This time of year, we update them a few at a time and announce
them each week in the newsletters. The newest updates are:

TIS THE SEASON - seasonal writing
THE NO FEE CONTEST BOOK - contests without entry fees
SHORT & SWEET: MARKETS FOR FILLERS
COOKING UP RECIPES - writing for food markets

AND THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK...

AGENT IN YOUR POCKET - A new release. Guidance on querying
agents and 140 agents you can trust to pitch.

SHORT STORY WRITER - The biggest ebook we have, and it's
brand spanking new with tons of short story markets and
contests.

http://www.fundsforwriters.com/ebooks.htm

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WOW-WOMENONWRITING.COM column is live for this month...

http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/20-Funds4Writers.html

"Dodging the New-Writer-in-the-Headlights Look"

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

We must walk consciously
only part way toward our goal,
and then leap in the dark to our success.

~ Henry David Thoreau

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ARTICLE
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Nine Ways to Make More Money--Instantly
By Mridu Khullar

While writing isn't, and shouldn't be, solely about the
income, money does play a large life in a freelancer's
life, mostly because of the lack of high-paying markets
and the fluctuating pace at which checks arrive.

If you're looking for some quick ways to increase your
cash flow, here are some tips.

1. Always negotiate for more. It's pretty simple. They say,
"We can give you $500," you reply with, "How about $600?"
and you agree on $550. An extra $50. If you're feeling even
braver, you might ask for $700, they bring it down to $600,
and you earn an extra $100. Regardless of how high you go
and how low they try to bring it down, it's more money. For
no extra work.

2. Sell reprints. Go through your files, make a list of
the articles and essays to which you still own rights, and
make a focused effort to sell them to new markets. Reprints
are an incredibly easy way of earning more money, and
successful writers earn thousands of dollars each year from
this tiny effort.  Build your inventory of new articles,
but don't discount the marketing potential of the old ones.

3. Revisit old research and interviews. Speaking of digging
up old files, do you have extensive research and interviews
on subjects you've been writing about? Any new stories or
ideas to be found there that could be quickly written and
sold?

4. One idea to many target audiences. I'm a big believer in
milking an idea for all it's got and pitching it to non-
competing publications. If I happened to come across new
research that linked creativity to motivation, for instance,
I wouldn't just pitch the idea to a writer's magazine and be
done with it. I'd find a way to use it in stories for
work-at-home moms, college students, even senior citizens.

5. Market ideas that never got off the ground. Look through
your sent e-mails folder for pitches that you sent years
ago when you were just beginning and not as talented or savvy
as you are now. See if you can find new research or developments
on these stories or if you could rewrite the pitches and try
selling them again.

6. Get in touch with old contacts. Remember that marketing
manager you worked with in your old job? The communications
consultant you once had lunch with? That editor who came to
stay in the hotel where you worked as a receptionist? Call
them. Ask if they might need a writer.

7. Make one marketing effort a day. Even when you already
have assignments, keep sending out those queries and letters
of introduction. Soon enough, those assignments will be
finished and you may be out of work. Fill the well before
it's empty.

8. Follow-up on your correspondence. E-mails get lost in
cyberspace, editors forget, things get busy and your
submission may be deleted without being looked at. It happens.
Follow-up on work you've sent out. It holds the potential
to bring good news.

9. Ask for help from sources. When you've finished interviewing
your sources, check out their websites, other books, and make
a note of their specialties. Better yet, ask if they might
have any other potential ideas to discuss with you. I've often
interviewed people for one thing and ended up getting ideas
for a whole different subject.

BIO:
Mridu Khullar, 26, is a freelance journalist currently
working in Accra, Ghana. She writes for Time, Marie Claire,
Elle, Ms., Parade.com, Women's eNews, and Writer's Digest,
among others. Visit her at http://www.mridukhullar.com.

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COMPETITIONS
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EARTH VISION NATURE WRITING CONTEST
http://www.evbooks.net/contest.htm
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$12 ENTRY FEE
The EV nature writing contest is held to support the cause of
expression on the subject of nature and deep ecology.  Any
outstanding proceeds will support the EV project. 

First prize: $500.
Second and third prizes: $100 each.
Two honorable mentions.

This contest is open to any writer in English producing an
original short piece of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic
prose, or poetry on a theme of nature, deep ecology, spiritual
ecology, or any work that has some element of nature woven into
it. Submissions can be published or unpublished material, length
to range between 500 and 2,500 words per entry.  One title per
entry, you can enter as many times as you like, new entry fee
to accompany each entry. Winners will retain all rights, and
will be invited to post their entries on the Earth Vision
website. Deadline October 15, 2008.

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POETRY LONDON COMPETITION
http://www.poetrylondon.co.uk/
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£3 - £4 ENTRY FEE
First prize £1,000, second prize £500, third prize £200,
four commendation prizes £75. Deadline June 2, 2008. Entries
must be in English. Limit 80 lines.

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THE HAYEK ESSAY CONTEST
http://www.montpelerin.org/essay.cfm
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NO ENTRY FEE
First prize: $2,500 cash award + travel grant
Second prize: $1,500 cash award + travel grant
Third prize: $1,000 cash award + travel grant
The Hayek Essay Contest is open to all individuals 35 years
old or younger.  Entrants should write a 5,000 word (maximum)
essay. Essays are due on April 30, 2008 and winners will be
announced on June 15, 2008. Topic:

In The Constitution of Liberty Hayek says that "we are
probably only at the threshold of an age in which the
technological possibilities of mind control are likely to
grow rapidly and what may appear at first as innocuous or
beneficial powers over the personality of the individual
will be at the disposal of government. The greatest threats
to human freedom probably still lie in the future."

Has Hayek's gloomy warning been borne out by events, or has
technology become more a force for liberating people from
government?

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GRANTS
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NEW HAMPSHIRE ARTIST ENTREPRENEURIAL GRANTS
http://www.nh.gov/nharts/grants/artists/artistentrepren.htm
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Deadlines:
July 1, 2008 for projects beginning on or after October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008 for projects beginning on or after January 1, 2009
January 2, 2009 for projects beginning on or after April 1, 2009.
Requests may be made for $250 - $750.

Sample Projects
Registration fees, tuition costs, travel and per diem for
attendance at conferences, workshops, and/or artist showcases
that will increase their business and/or artistic skills or
increase the marketing potential of their work. Enrollment in
a master class to enhance artistic skills. A performing artist
wishes to showcase his/her work at a national or regional
conference for performing arts presenters. An artist contracts
with a consultant to develop a business plan. Artist(s) need to
consult with an artistic director/choreographer/playwright/writer
or musician in planning and creation of a new work that takes
their work in a new direction (consultant costs only). A master
professional artist mentors an "emerging" (early career)
professional artist and is reimbursed for related expenses (i.e.
supplies, travel, stipend, use of studio). An artist or
professional company contracts with a website or graphic
designer to improve their marketing efforts.

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CITY TV CULTURAL DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP
http://www.praxisfilm.com/en/competitions/citytvculturaldivers/default.aspx
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CKVU 13, a CityTV channel, proudly joins Praxis in establishing
the CityTV Cultural Diversity Fellowship.  In an effort to
develop new Canadian storytelling talent, and expand the pool
of quality screenplays available to broadcasters, CityTV will
support either an aboriginal or a visible minority British
Columbia-based screenwriter living in the lower mainland in
the Praxis script development workshops.  Applicants interested
in the CityTV Cultural Diversity Fellowship must indicate their
eligibility when filling out the application form.  The
application fees are waived for applicants eligible for the
cultural diversity fellowship.

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HAROLD AND MIMI STEINBERG CHARITABLE TRUST
919 3rd Ave.
New York, NY 10022-3903
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This Trust, based in New York City, has announced the creation
of two awards for American playwrights in different stages of
their careers. The Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award
will honor a mid-career playwright whose body of work has
already been recognized. With a cash prize of $200,000, it is
believed be the largest award to honor American playwriting.
The first award recipient will be announced this Fall, and
the prize will be awarded on a biennial basis thereafter.
Beginning in 2009, the Steinberg Emerging Playwrights Award,
also to be awarded biennially, will honor two early career
playwrights whose professional work shows great promise. Each
recipient will receive a cash prize of $50,000.

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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NATIVE PEOPLES MAGAZINE
http://www.nativepeoples.com/about/editorial.php
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Native Peoples strives to offer a sensitive portrayal of the
arts and lifeways of the Native peoples of the Americas. We
seek writers and photographers--Native and non-Native--who
have a unique expertise about their subject. Standard rate
is 25 cents /published word, payable upon publication.
The magazine seeks stories reflecting Native life throughout
the Americas, from the Arctic Circle to the southern tip of
Chile, though our prime focus is on subjects in the United
States.

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ORION MAGAZINE
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/mag/submission_guidelines
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The magazine distinguishes itself from the din of common
culture through its depth of inquiry, commitment to
interdisciplinary thought, and focus on the soulful qualities
that inform our daily lives. Insight and imagination are
qualities we encourage, alongside a big-picture approach to
problem-solving. Currently, Orion considers unsolicited essays,
narrative nonfiction, interviews, profiles, short stories,
photoessays, and portfolios of fine art. We also consider
submissions for our Point of View, Making Other Arrangements,
Sacred & Mundane, Reviews, and Coda departments. No unsolicited
poetry, please.

Feature articles range from 1,500 to 5,000 words, departments
from 350 to 1,200 words. Our lead time is typically six to
nine months. We pay $400 to $1,000 for feature pieces, $50 to
$450 for shorter texts. We purchase first North American
serial rights, as well as exclusive worldwide electronic
rights for sixty days and nonexclusive permanent web rights
for our electronic archive.

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WISH
http://www.wish.ca/your-life/regulararticle/138/
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Wish is the new style bible Canadian women aged 29 to 49 reach
for first. It covers fashion, beauty, food, home décor and
family for the master juggler--the woman who has to stylishly
and efficiently balance career, family and home. Wish readers
are primarily urban Canadian women between the ages of 25
and 49. They have to balance home, family and career and do
it all with a limited amount of time and limited funds.
Our base rate is $1/word and payment is upon acceptance.

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JOBS
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POET-IN-RESIDENCE
Location Edmond, OK
https://jobs.ucok.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1208619171518
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Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate
poetry-writing courses. The successful candidate will teach
two courses per semester, supervise M.A. and M.F.A. theses
in Creative Writing, and participate in events benefiting
the Creative Writing program. Depending on qualifications,
the successful candidate may also work with the department's
student literary journal. M.A. in Creative Writing and strong
publication record required; Ph.D. or M.F.A. in Creative Writing
or related field and higher education teaching experience preferred.   
$30,000 per year plus benefits & on-campus housing.    

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SENIOR WRITER
Location London - WOMAN'S OWN MAGAZINE
http://www.ipcmedia.com/jobs/job.php?id=1089
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We're looking for someone with the ability to think laterally,
who has an inexhaustible fund of fresh features ideas and who
can combine this with sparkling prose and the interviewing
ability to get the kind of details that make features write
themselves. At least two years experience on a national publication.

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SENIOR COPYWRITER
Location Greenville, SC
http://www.icliffs.com/php/pub/viewListing.php?listingID=689
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The Sr. Copywriter works in a creative partnership with the Sr.
Art Director to conceive, develop and produce effective
advertisements for The Cliffs Communities. The Sr. Copywriter
provides the verbal or written aspect for advertising. This
involves writing copy, (originating catchphrases, slogans,
messages and straplines) as well as writing the wording for
all types of advertising: posters, press, leaflets, brochures,
and/or radio or television scripts. In addition, the Sr.
Copywriter is involved in the production process working closely
with typographers, designers and printers. BA/BS required in a
related field plus 8 years progressive experience working as
a Sr. Copywriter for an advertising firm and in-house
(combination) is required. Prior experience working with
clients in the real estate/land development industry or luxury
resorts. Must have a talent for persuasion, a vivid imagination,
and a fluency with language.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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ANVIL PRESS
http://anvilpress.net/Submit/
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Anvil Press is a literary publisher interested in contemporary,
progressive literature in all genres. We must stress that we
are a small publisher, publishing 8 to 10 titles per year. In
general, we are planning at least 12 months in advance and, at
present, are only considering work by Canadian authors. We are
not interested in seeing formulaic genre novels: Sci-Fi, Horror,
Romance etc.

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ELDER SIGNS PRESS
http://www.eldersignspress.com/
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Publisher of quality science fiction, dark fiction, fantasy
and horror. A publisher of quality genre fiction. It publishes
8-10 books a year. Overstocked on short story collections.
Needs novellas and novels. 80,000-90,000 words is a good average.

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HIS WORK PUBLISHING
http://www.hisworkpub.com/submissions.html
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Only accepts Christian material or material that does not go
against Christian principles and standards. Seeking YA fiction,
adult fiction, adult nonfiction, self-help, Bible study,
health and fitness, and spiritual fitness.

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ARE YOU A STARVING POET?

Even if you're not, how would you like a free resource coming
to you monthly via email?  Subscribe to the free newsletter,
The Poetry Market Ezine, by logging onto www.thepoetrymarket.com
and using the sign up box, or send any email to: 
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The newsletter features poetry markets, contests, and news.
Listed as one of Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for
Writers 2007, The Poetry Market ezine has been exclusively
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