Volume 10, Issue 24
June 13, 2010

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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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NOTE REGARDING LOBSTER PRESS-

Last week we mentioned Lobster Press at its request. However,
over the last few days I've been deluged with authors
protesting that I mentioned the press. They state that the press
does not pay or does not pay timely and is nonresponsive. I
wrote the editor and received no response in justification.

~HOPE

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THEY AREN'T ALL GOOD, NOT ALL BAD - WE AREN'T EITHER

There's something comforting about lumping people into one
category. It's what humans do to identify and rate the danger
threats in our lives. I speak about this in THE SHY WRITER.

"Before you label, you parley and dance with all the knowledge
you can gather before allowing the person in . . . As a writer,
you are faced with a sea of strangers, often an invisible audience,
all with potential to support you or tear you down."

While the book is about shyness, it's all about doing a threat
analysis before you throw yourself out there. Fact is, you can't
make all the threats go away. You have to deal with them in
order to advance in writing, in life.

Agents, publishers and editors are not all good . . .
but they aren't all bad, either.

I read a Tweet from an agent this week where he'd just finished
speaking to a group of writers at a conference. He said he hadn't
made a single writer cry . . . maybe he was losing his mojo.
The same day, I read a blog from another agent talking about
how it pains him to send rejection letters to people who spent
months pouring themselves into a book. From one end of the
spectrum to the other, and there are many who fall in between.

We don't have the liberty to meet these people several times and
study the threat level. Instead, we have to read everything
we can get our hands on about the person we will soon expose our
souls to via query. Attend conferences and watch the person
interact, listen to what others say about them. Talk to other
writers online about their experiences.

There are good and bad in literary agencies, publishing houses
and magazine offices. There are good and bad writers pitching
their work. It's a potpourri of personalities trying to earn
a living. If our writing lands a contract, we say the person
is wise, friendly and savvy. If our work is rejected, too often
we seek solace in bashing them as individuals, as being less
than professional.

We get caught up in labeling people we don't know, when all
we need to do is write. Besides, when we react poorly, we
become the bad writer talked about on a publisher's coffee
break, at lunch between editors. Forget the personalities.
It's about the work effort . . . on everybody's part.
 

     Hope

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

All great achievements require time.

~ David Joseph Schwartz

 
 
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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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Hi, Hope!
 
Wanted you to be one of the first to know that my story,
"Want to go home?" made it to the final cut of Chicken Soup
for a Dog's Soul to be published in April 2011!  I am so
excited, I can hardly stand it!
 
Thanks for sending out your suggestions each month.  It was
where I first thought to look at Chicken Soup as a venue
for my writing.
 
Levitating with joy, 

Linda M. Rhinehart Neas

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ARTICLE
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Digging for Foreign Gold

By Grace Tierney

Remember Cortes and his search for Aztec gold? The modern
equivalent for writers is selling your work to international
markets. It is easier than you think. More than 80% of my
published writing has found a market outside my home country.
There's something about an outsider's perspective which sells
writing in my experience. But getting that gold home involves
a little common sense and some research, which I hope to make
simpler for you.

The first hurdle is a surprising one - stamps. Does your
submission require an SASE (called a SAE in the UK)? Clearly,
you can't use US stamps on something which will be posted from
Australia. Here are the links to buying stamps online from various
English-speaking countries;

US (www.usps.com)

Ireland (www.anpost.ie and www.irishstamps.ie)

United Kingdom (www.royalmail.com)

Canada (www.canadapost.ca)

Australia (www.stamps.com.au)

South Africa (www.sapo.co.za, they even run a letter-writing contest!)

India (www.indiapost.gov.in)

If it's a contest, how do you pay your entry fee in a different
currency? This is trickier. PayPal (www.paypal.com), the online
payments system, handles this seamlessly. If you need to get a
foreign check (that would be cheque in UK), your bank will charge
you a fee, or two; one for the check and one for foreign exchange.

Let's assume you struck gold and you sold your writing (remembering
that you may still be able to sell secondary rights for other
countries, of course). How are you going to get paid? Again PayPal
is what you should request, as a foreign check will attract fees
upon encashment. In nearly a decade writing for foreign editors,
none of them has failed to send payment to this remotely located
writer. But I have received checks which weren't worth cashing.

What? Yes, you need to watch the exchange rate tickers on the
business channel or online at XE (http://www.xe.com/ucc/). How
much is $40 worth in your fist? 40 Canadian or Australian dollars,
€40, or £40? I try to target markets in countries with a favorable
exchange rate to my local currency. Before you submit, check the
rate.

Finally, check your local tax system for how it handles earnings
from foreign sources. Not surprisingly, governments make it easy
for you to pay tax on your earnings;

US www.irs.gov

Ireland www.revenue.ie

United Kingdom (www.hmrc.gov.uk)

Canada (www.cra-arc.gc.ca)

Australia (www.ato.gov.au)

South Africa (www.sars.gov.za)

India (www.incometaxindia.gov.in)

Once you have the international logistics of your writing under
control, the only thing remaining is to pen your best work.
Remember that America and England are famously two nations
divided by a common language
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences).
Try to be aware of the differences and always mention your
nationality, so editors know you're not just bad at spelling!
It can be useful to give your time zone with your phone number
on contact details, unless you enjoy midnight calls.

Of course, if your writing is good enough to be paid in gold
bars, it may be a little heavy to mail to you, but somehow I
doubt you'll mind that.

BIO

Grace Tierney (www.gracetierney.com) is a writer living in
rural Ireland. Her writing has been published in Ireland,
Britain, America, Canada, Australia, and online. She's never
been paid in gold, unfortunately. She has published three
contest listing books for writers (awww.lulu.com/gracetierney)
and is currently writing her second chick-lit novel. She blogs
on unusual words and writing at http://wordfoolery.wordpress.com/.

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COMPETITIONS
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QUIDDITY CONTEST FOR BOOK TRAILERS
http://www.sci.edu/quiddity/contests.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Two prizes of $350 as well as broadcast, Web, and print promotion
by Quiddity will be awarded--one prize each in the categories
Manuscripts and Books. (Runners-up and/or honorable mentions
 may also be selected.) This contest closes October 20, 2010
(postmark deadline). Book trailers may be up to three (3) minutes
in length. Vanity publishers and on-demand printers are not
eligible. Chapbooks are not eligible.

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INTERNATIONAL THREE-DAY NOVEL CONTEST
http://www.3daynovel.com/about/?contest
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$50 ENTRY FEE
Can you produce a masterwork of fiction in three short days? The
3-Day Novel Contest is your chance to find out. For more than 30
years, hundreds of writers step up to the challenge each Labour
Day weekend, fuelled by nothing but adrenaline and the desire for
spontaneous literary nirvana.

1st Prize: Publication*
2nd Prize: $500
3rd Prize: $100

*The first prize winner will be offered a publishing contract by
3-Day Books after the winner announcement in the January following
the contest. Once the contract is signed, the winning novel will be
edited, published and released by the next year's contest. 3-Day
Books are distributed by Arsenal Pulp Press. Paid registration must
be in the mail by the Friday before the contest (Sept. 3, 2010).

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MALAHAT REVIEW CREATIVE NONFICTION PRIZE
http://www.malahatreview.ca/creative_non-fiction_prize/info.html
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ENTRY FEE
$35 CAD for Canadian entries;
$40 US for American entries;
$45 US for entries from Mexico and outside North America.

The Malahat Review, Canada's premier literary magazine, invites
entries from Canadian, American, and overseas authors. One award
of $1,000 CAD is given. Deadline August 1, 2010. The entry must
be between 2,000 and 3,000 words. No restrictions as to subject
matter or approach apply. For example, the entry may be personal
essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, or literary
journalism. Entrants receive a one-year subscription to The
Malahat Review. No email submissions.

 
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GRANTS
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ESPY FOUNDATION
http://espyfoundation.org/residency-program/
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The Foundation's goal is to provide writers and artists of all
genres from all over the world with an environment in which they
can pursue their work without interruption. Residents live in
bay view cottages in the serenely beautiful village of
Oysterville, a National Historic District, located near the
northern tip of the Long Beach Peninsula on the southwest coast
of Washington State. Residents also receive a stipend for food.
The month-long residencies are offered in March, June and October.
Both emerging and established fiction writers, creative non-
fiction writers, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, painters,
sculptors, photographers, musicians, and composers are eligible
for the residencies. Deadline July 1 for the Fall Residency (October).

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RESIDENCIES IN ZION NATIONAL PARK
http://www.nps.gov/zion/supportyourpark/artist-in-residence.htm
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Now accepting applications for October/November 2010, February
2011, and April 2011 residency. Applications must be postmarked
by July 24, 2010. The Zion National Park Artist-in-Residence
program offers professional artists the opportunity to live and
work in the majestic desert environment of southern Utah for a
period of one month.

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RECOLOGY RESIDENCIES - SAN FRANCISCO AREA
http://www.recologysf.com/AIR/apply.htm
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The application deadline for residencies that start in 2011 is
August 31, 2010. Applications are accepted June 1 - August 31.
Only accepts applications from local, career-level artists who
are currently working professionally. No applications from artists
who reside a driving distance of more than one hour away from San
Francisco. Encourages artists working in all mediums to apply,
including painters, weavers, musicians, writers, performers,
photographers, printmakers, videographers, and conceptual
and installation artists. Prior to applying, artists must take
a tour of the recycling facilities, art studio, and sculpture
garden by joining one of our monthly tours for the general public.
The Board selects between four and eight artists per year,
depending on the number of part-time and full-time residencies.

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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DESTINATIONS MAGAZINE
http://www.buses.org/destinationsmagazine
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The official publication for members of the American Bus
Association. The bi-monthly  features extensive coverage of
North America's best group travel destinations, state-by-state
travel/itinerary options, planning calendars of ABA Top 100
events, motorcoach & tour operator business tips, plus essential
marketing and strategic insights. Pays up to 75 cents/word
for features up to 1,800 words.

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DIABETES HEALTH
http://www.diabeteshealth.com/company/submission-guidelines.html
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Diabetes Health accepts solicited submissions from contributing
writers for feature-length stories. Our feature stories run at
a maximum of 1,500 words. Features should have at least three
to five outside sources. We also accept shorter opinion pieces,
columns (500 words each) and letters to the editor. Diabetes
Health does not accept manuscripts that promote a product,
philosophy or personal view. All submissions reviewed on spec.
Pays up to 25 cents/word for up to 2,000-word features. Accepts
short fillers of 500 words as well.

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DOLLS MAGAZINE
http://www.dollsmagazine.com/editorial-info.html
http://www.dollsmagazine.com/contact-us.html
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DOLLS magazine covers all facets of the collectible doll industry,
from high-end artist works to popular manufacturer pieces,
fashion dolls, ball-jointed dolls and more. Pays up to 30
cents/word.
 

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JOBS
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WRITER-EDITOR
Location Alexandria, VA
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=88559109&aid=27015391-8610&WT.mc_n=125
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Deadline June 21, 2010. Agency: Defense Media Activity. The
incumbent serves as a senior news Writer-Editor within American
forces Press Service (AFPS) and is responsible for developing
DoD-wide internal media news and information articles and
features that directly communicate and support the policies,
programs, and activities of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense (OSD) and the DoD Internal Information Program. The
articles and features are published and distributed over the
Internet to a worldwide DoD audience including over 900 DoD
newspapers.

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COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTOR
Location Sewell, NJ
http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175440579
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Gloucester County College, a comprehensive two-year College is
seeking applications for the 10-month tenure track faculty position
of Communications Instructor. Responsible for developing courses,
writing lessons plans and teaching college level communications
courses in the approved curricula of the division. Assists with
decisions regarding instructional materials, participates in
division and college-wide discussions and meetings, assists
division with administrative and committee work, and fulfills
other faculty responsibilities.

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SOUTH DESK EDITOR
Location Atlanta, GA
http://www.journalismnext.com/jobdetails.cfm?jid=6372
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Editors on the South Desk edit and file the top news in a 13-
state region stretching from Delaware to Florida and west to
Louisiana. They are part of a dynamic, 24/7 operation and work
with editors from photo, interactive, video and broadcast to
ensure AP owns coverage in all formats. The ideal candidates
will have two or more years of professional news experience,
including editing. Editors must have a history of editing
creatively so stories appeal to national and global audiences.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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BOND LITERARY AGENCY
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/sbbond/
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The agency is interested in all categories of fiction with
the exception of romance, science fiction, adult fantasy,
and children's picture books. If you are a nonfiction writer,
you must have good credentials and real expertise in your subject.

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SERENDIPITY LITERARY AGENCY
http://www.serendipitylit.com/Old/submissions/default.asp
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Accepts three kinds of manuscripts: adult fiction, (including
genre fiction,) children's fiction, and children's and adult
non-fiction.

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THE CROCE AGENCY
http://www.thecroceagency.com/
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Located just across the Hudson River from New York City, the Croce
Agency is a boutique literary agency that specializes in select 
fiction including historical, women's, mystery, thriller, and suspense.

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SPONSORS
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SPECIAL SHORT STORY CONTEST - HOUSTON WRITERS GUILD
http://www.houstonwritersguild.org

$10 ENTRY FEE
Deadline June 30, 2010. Limit 15 pages. No limit on the
number of entries. First place $100.

-ALSO-

The Six-Word Story Contest!
No entry fee
First Prize: $25
Must accompany your short story entry
Example by Hemingway: "For sale: baby shoes. Never worn."

If you're going to work with an editor, work with the best.
Have your writing edited by an award-winning, professional
writer and editor, someone who actually knows how to help you
prepare your writing for publication.  Richard Krawiec has
published novels, biographies, text books, plays, and a story
and poetry collection.  He won the 2009 Excellence in Teaching
Award from UNC Chapel Hill for his online writing courses. His
essays, feature articles, and reviews have appeared in major
newspapers and magazines across the US. The NY Times, LA Times,
Publishers Weekly have reviewed his work. His awards include
National Endowment for the Arts and NC Arts Council grants, as
well as nominations for the National Book Award, Best American
Short Stories, and Pushcart Prize.

Email: rkwriter@gmail.com  
Web - www.rkeditor.com

DREAM QUEST ONE POETRY & WRITING CONTEST

Call for Entries:

Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is now accepting
poems, 30 lines or fewer on any subject and short stories,
5 pages maximum length on any theme, single or double-line
spacing, neatly hand printed or typed.

Entry fees: $5 per poem/$10 per story.

Prizes:
Poetry: $250, $125, $50.
Writing: $500, $250, $100.

Postmark deadline: July 31, 2010.

All winners will be published online in the Dare to Dream
pages, on August 31, 2010. Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com 
for details and enter!

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community for 10 years. Come and try our searchable database of
writing markets from North America, Europe and around the world. 

http://www.worldwidefreelance.com

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