Volume 10, Issue 49
December 5, 2010

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FUNDS FOR WRITERS

Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for Writers
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

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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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PAID SPONSORS OF THE WEEK
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CALL FOR ENTRIES!

Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest. Write a poem,
30 lines or fewer on any subject or write a short story,
5 pages max., on any theme, single or double line spacing,
neatly hand printed or typed. Entry fees: $5 per poem,

$10 per story. Poetry Contest First Prize: $500.00, 2nd: $125;

3rd: $50; Writing Contest First Prize: $250.00, 2nd: $125;

3rd: $100. Postmark deadline: December 31, 2010.

Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com/ for details and to enter!

 
                 
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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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CONTESTS MATTER

Each year, I ponder whether to continue the annual essay contest.
The task is tremendous. Work entails:

1. creating the theme and guidelines
2. advertising the contest to 20-30 sources
3. seeking sponsors to cover prize money and ad expenses
4. setting up the website
5. organizing the submissions in files and on spreadsheets
6. reading all the submissions for word count, theme, genre
7. reading all the submissions for quality
8. reducing the entries (351 this year) to semifinalists
9. connecting with judges for finalist selections
10. collecting judging feedback (each is independent of the
   others)
11. analyzing the feedback and selecting the winners
12. announcing the winners
13. again, setting up the website
13. paying the winners

And mine is a small contest. I cannot imagine the manpower
that pours into a major competition with entries numbering
over a thousand, maybe several thousand. Remember that when
you wonder why journals, magazines, businesses, nonprofits,
schools and writing groups hold contests. There has to be
love in there somewhere - love for the written word, and
love for helping people reach for achievement with it.

Thanks to the 351 entries in the 9th Annual FundsforWriters
Essay Contest. The theme was: When Writing Made a Difference.
Wow, people put a zillion spins on that theme. Song lyrics,
diaries, obituaries, poems, classical novels, nametags,
magazines, and school assignments. The interpretation
spectrum was phenomenal.

It's when I read those essays that I realize why I do this
contest. People pour their hearts into these pieces, these
stories. Gosh, some bring a tear. Some send a shiver. Some
make you wonder why some individuals aren't well-published
and known across the Web. I see the souls of people striving
to spin words into stories, turn thoughts into communication.'
I see them teaching school, selling insurance, fixing computers,
fighting crime, taking care of elderly parents, carpooling
kids, and going through life like everyone else. But in
their bedrooms, studies and kitchens, they dig down into
themselves to enter contests like mine. They want to write.
They need outlets.

Publishers are more selective than ever. Self-publishing
offers little positive feedback. Contests, however, offer
a barometer. Everyday people and seasoned scholars can
enter the same competitions, both trying to step another
rung on that ladder. Even honorable mention is hope. It's
a nod that what you fight to pen at night, on weekends,
at dawn before the family is up, is worthy.

I'm honored to be a part of that process.

So, without further adieu, here are the winners. Feel free
to go to : www.fundsforwriters.com/annualcontest.htm and
read the submissions of finalists and winners. Congratulate
them. Show them that their writing made a difference.

ENTRY FEE CATEGORY

1st - "In the First Paragraph, In a Recliner, In California"
       by Matthew Lee Gray
2nd - "Note: Things to Remember" by Zachary Hawkins
3rd - "Whispered Confessions" by Gail L. Jenner
HM  - "This is the Story" by Libby Walkup

NO-ENTRY FEE CATEGORY

1st - "The Artist" by Harriet Jane Robarts
2nd - "The Pot of Gold at the End of the Austistic Spectrum"
       by Amber Herrick
3rd - "In Love, Reading" by Charlotte Lucy Latham

                                                                             Hope

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THAT TIME OF YEAR

Nominate FundsforWriters for next year's
101 Best Websites for Writers via Writer's
Digest Magazine.

E-mail: writersdig@fwpubs.com with "101 Best Websites"
as the subject (deadline is January 1).

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THE NATIONAL CREATIVE SOCIETY
BARNES & NOBLE CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER
FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

This is an organization whose goal is to encourage students'
creativity as well as their participation in the creative arts. 
This year among our other outreaches we will be funding seven
separate scholarships for college-bound high school seniors.
 
As part of our annual fund drive, we are having a book fair
from Dec. 2 through Dec. 5. IF you were going Christmas shopping
during those dates anyway, and IF you were planning on buying
some books as gifts, and IF you were going to make those
purchases at any Barnes and Noble Bookstore or online at BN.com,
THEN please consider using one of our coupons when you make your
purchase.
 
The National Creative Society will receive a donation from
Barnes and Noble equal to 10% of your purchase. You will
receive a warm feeling deep down inside because you did the
right thing, and it won't cost you a penny more than you were
going to spend, anyway. It's a win-win situation, and you
don't even have to print out the coupons in color.

http://www.nationalcreativesociety.com/homepage.html
Click on "2010 Barnes and Noble Book Fair"
 
Thanks.
 
PS: If you get to the store and have forgotten your coupon,
just mention the National Creative Society book fair and
the salesperson can take it from there.

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TWITTER- http://twitter.com/hopeclark

FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/chopeclark
 
 

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against
you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute
longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and
time that the tide will turn."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

 
 
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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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It is called "Sam, the Grouchy As Usual Bear", a Christmas story
of Love, Loss and Magic.

It was late on a Friday night. I was tired, your newsletter came
in, I went to submissions and found a link. I had this Christmas
story for children that was written for children who have lost a
parent in combat. I live in Panama City, FL. We have a large
military presence. I thought it would be appropriate.

I found Irish Story Playhouse magazine, submitted it and thought
nothing more about it. I'd tried to publish it before, no luck.

Next morning, Irish called. She didn't want it for the magazine,
she wanted it for a book. I had had an artist friend who saw
the manuscript early on and she gave me some scribbles for it.
Well, turned out they were perfect.

Link: http://irishstoryplayhouse.com/IrishBookStore.html

It will be published in black and white and color, for ebooks,
audio, and book readers. A trailer will be up on Youtube soon.

I am very excited and I thank you very much.

"Sam is the very last bear created by elderly Arianna, but he is
very different.  He is an enchanted bear, and he can talk. But
unlike all Arianna's other bears, this one doesn't have a smile.

He is shipped to California, and because he is an unsmiling
bear, is left on the toy shop shelf on Christmas Eve. But then
along comes Katy Morris,  a sad-faced  five year old whose daddy 
has died in the war, and there the story really begins."

May Lattanzio
Freelance Writer/Poet/Photographer
Author: SAM, THE GROUCHY AS USUAL BEAR
http://jpgmag.com/people/maziel
http://redbubble.com/people/MayLattanzio
http://maylattanzio.blogspot.com/

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ARTICLE
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Three Ps for Selling Short Fiction

By Elizabeth Creith

On January 1, 2010 I set a goal for selling my short fiction
and poetry; two hundred submissions and twenty sales. September
27th I submitted my two-hundredth piece of fiction or poetry.
On October 16th I made my twentieth sale. My three Ps will help
you sell your short fiction and poetry as well.

PRODUCT

If you don't produce it, you can't sell it.

In 2008, the year I seriously began to write short fiction,
I sold only two stories, in part because I didn't have many
stories to sell. Now I have four hundred pieces of poetry, micro-
fiction and short stories. Seventy plus pieces are out for
consideration. A lot of those will come back, but some will sell.
I'm still writing new stories.

You need material to sell. Write it.

PRESENTATION

Presentation can make or break a sale.

Read and follow the submission guidelines for every market.
Use the format they want. Send stories only when they're
accepting them. Otherwise your story will be deleted unread.

When I prepare a submission, I copy the guidelines. If I'm
typing an email submission, I put the piece right in the email.
If it's a mailed submission, I paste the guidelines in a word-
processing document. As I complete the directions, I delete
them. When I'm ready to submit, I know I've done what the
editor wanted.

Be professional in your communication. If you need to follow
up, be polite and concise. Give the submission date and story
title and ask about the story's status.

Keep records; it annoys editors when you forget you've sent
them a story and resubmit it. I use a spreadsheet with columns
for submission date, story, publication, pay rate, and date
of acceptance or rejection. I update it immediately whenever
I submit or receive a response. Duotrope has a submissions
tracker you can use. (see link below)

PERSISTENCE

If at first you don't succeed, welcome to being a writer.
Take rejection in stride; move on. Send that story to another
market, and send that market another story.

This year I sold a story I've been trying to sell since penned
in 2008. I also sold a story to a market that turned down three
stories I liked better. One market has rejected seven stories
so far, and is considering an eighth. If they reject that, they'll
get another, and another.

When you persist, eventually rejections come back with "please
send more" on them. This is progress, never doubt it. One day
they'll buy something.

Take fifteen minutes a day to look at markets, and an additional
fifteen minutes a week to make one submission. It doesn't sound
like much, but in fifteen minutes you can winnow out markets where
your work isn't a good fit, and find those where it is. One
submission a week is fifty-two submissions a year. Two hundred
submissions is only four a week.

If you persist, you will see results. Two years ago, when almost
everything I sent out came back with "no, thank you" on it, I
didn't think that I could sell twenty stories in a year. The
difference between then and now is that I have the product, I've
learned how and where to present it, and I persisted.

DUOTROPE
www.duotrope.com - Duotrope lists over 2,000 publications. Not
all of them pay, but many do. You can search for publications
that take different genres and lengths of story or poetry, and
you can track your submissions. Duotrope also provide weekly
newsletters for poetry and fiction markets.

RALAN
www.ralan.com - Ralan lists mainly fantasy, science fiction
and horror markets. Again, not all pay, but many do.

FUNDSFORWRITERS
www.fundsforwriters.com - Markets, contests and grants.
Everything pays. Four newsletters, three of which are free.

EUGIE FOSTER
http://www.eugiefoster.com/writers_markets - More market lists.
Some things are by subscription, but others are free lists.

SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS OF AMERICA
http://www.sfwa.org/archive/links/mags.htm - This is their
magazine list. All paying markets.

In addition, check out:

SHUNN
http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html - This website shows
you Shunn format, which is one of the standard formats that
many publications require.

STANDARD MANUSCRIPT FORMAT
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mslee/format.html - This website gives
you standard manuscript format, which is the other main format
required by many publications.

and

PAYPAL
www.paypal.com - Many publications pay only by PayPal, or pay
international authors by PayPal, or pay a little more if you
use PayPal.

BIO
Elizabeth Creith draws on her knowledge of myth, history and
folklore to write her fiction and poetry. She's currently
finishing her second novel, based on the folk song, "The Bonny
Swans". She also writes non-fiction, primarily about pets and
the pet trade. Elizabeth lives, writes and commits art in
Wharncliffe, Northern Ontario, occasionally distracted by her
husband, dog and cat. She blogs about writing and art at
Elizabeth Creith's Scriptorium (http://ecreith.wordpress.com)

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COMPETITIONS
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NATURE WRITING CONTEST
http://www.southernenvironment.org/newsroom/press_releases/2010_10_22_16th_reed_award_announced/
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NO ENTRY FEE
The award seeks to enhance public awareness of the value
and vulnerability of the region's natural heritage by giving
special recognition to writers who most effectively tell the
stories about the South's environment. SELC's annual Reed
Environmental Writing Award has two categories: Book, for
non-fiction books (not self-published), and Journalism, for
newspaper and magazine writing, and online writing that is
published by a recognized institution such as a newspaper,
university or non-profit organization and is journalistic in
nature.  Prizes of $1,000 are awarded to the winner in each
category. Deadline January 10, 2011. Submissions must relate
to the natural environment in at least one of the following
states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee or Virginia.

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CZP/RANNU FUND FOR WRITERS OF SPECULATIVE LITERATURE
http://rannu.webs.com/entryrules.htm
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The Fund, brought to you in collaboration with ChiZine Publications,
offers two awards per year of $500 CDN each, one for fiction,
one for poetry, granted to two writers of speculative literature
(i.e., science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, surrealism,
etc.), of any nationality/place of residence, at any stage of their
career. The next round of submissions for this award will be
accepted between November 15, 2010 and January 15, 2011. The
winners will be announced May 15, 2011. Submit up to 5 poems
(unpublished work), not to exceed 10 pages -single-spaced.
Submit one short story or a novel excerpt (unpublished work)
of no more than 7,000 words-double-spaced. If submitting a
novel excerpt, include a brief synopsis. All entries in both
fiction and poetry MUST be "speculative literature" in content;
in other words: science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism,
alternate history, steampunk, etc. Two Honourable Mentions in
each category will win $50.

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MSLEXIA WOMEN'S SHORT STORY COMPETITION
http://www.mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/scomp_active.php
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£10 ENTRY FEE
1st Prize: £2,000 plus a week's writing retreat at Chawton
House Library and a day with a Virago editor
2nd Prize: £500
3rd Prize: £250
Three other finalists win £100 each.

All winning stories will be published in issue 49 of Mslexia,
published in April 2011. Deadline January 24, 2011. Stories
should be a maximum of 2,200 words and can be on any topic or
theme. Stories should be in English (or English dialect) and
should not have been published or accepted for publication
elsewhere. Stories that have won or are under consideration in
other short story competitions are not eligible. Stories should
not be a translation of another author's work. We will accept
stories from women of any nationality from any country.

 
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GRANTS
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TENNESSEE INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS
http://www.arts.state.tn.us/news_releases/2010_release_20.html
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Individual Artist Fellowship Awards are available from the
Tennessee Arts Commission for Fiscal Year 2012 (July 1, 2011
- June 30, 2012). Application must be submitted electronically,
and must be received by Mon., Jan. 24, 2011 by 4:30 p.m.
The printed application and required documents must also be
postmarked or hand delivered to the Tennessee Arts Commission
on that date. The award provides fellowships to outstanding
artists who live and work in Tennessee. No matching funds are
required and no specific project has to be carried out with
the funds. The Commission anticipates that each fellowship
will be $5,000. In the coming year, the Commission may award
up to two fellowship awards in each of the discipline categories.
Categories for the fellowship awards include: Craft; Dance
(performance and choreography); Literary Arts (fiction/creative
nonfiction and poetry); Media (film, video, and photography);
Music (vocal performance and composition); Theater (acting);
and Visual Art (two-dimensional). 

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NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS ENTREPRENEURIAL GRANTS
http://www.nh.gov/nharts/newsandcalendar/e-news/Art%20Starts/112210.htm
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The NH State Council on the Arts recognizes that artist-
entrepreneurs contribute significantly to New Hampshire's economy.
Artist Entrepreneurial Grants are competitive. They support
opportunities that will increase the capacity of professional
artists, including:

The development of business skills needed to support their art
making, participation in programs intended to raise the level
and quality of their art making, participation in programs that
will bring their art to the widest possible markets. Grant
requests may be made for $250 - $1,000. Entries must be postmarked
on or before Friday, January 14, 2011, or delivered to the NHSCA,
2½ Beacon St., Suite 225, Concord, NH, by 4:15 p.m. on January
14, 2011.

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MCCOLL AWARD - CHARLOTTE, NC
http://www.artsandscience.org/gforganizations/mccoll-award
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The purpose of the McColl Award is to invest in the creation of
an original work. Through this award, the Arts & Science Council
seeks to:

Commission new creative works; inspire creative thinking in the
presentation of creative product. Areas could include a unique
approach to presenting programming or scientific/historical
research projects resulting in exhibitions and/or publications;
increase awareness, recognize excellence and build a greater
appreciation for the creative process among the Charlotte-
Mecklenburg community.

Mandatory attendance at a briefing for those intending to enter.
Date Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Letter of intent due no later
than January 31, 2011. Grant Amount: $25,000 will be awarded
one (1) project. For the first time applicants can be individual
artists, scientists, historians, or organizations with a primary
mission of arts, science, or history.

 
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FREELANCE MARKETS
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MENTAL FLOSS
http://www.mentalfloss.com/magazine/submissions.php
http://www.mentalfloss.com/magazine/whatismentalfloss.php
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Here at mental_floss, we look for new writers and fresh story
ideas all the time, but it's a cold, hard look. To fulfill our
mission to educate and entertain, we want more than the best--
we want the bestest. Please send your bestest pitch to our
editor-in-chief, Neely Harris, at nharris@mentalfloss.com .

In your pitch, be sure to

mental_floss magazine is an intelligent read, but not too
intelligent. We're the sort of intelligent that you hang out
with for a while, enjoy our company, laugh a little, smile a
lot and then we part ways. Great times. And you only realize
how much you learned from us after a little while. Pays
25-35 cents/word

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OLD HOUSE JOURNAL
http://www.oldhousejournal.com/contactus.shtml
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Generally, authors we publish are not freelance writers,
but tradespeople or old-house owners with some level of
expertise in the subject matter covered (as well as the
ability to write clearly and accurately). Since OHJ is an
independent magazine, any submission should be accompanied
by photographs or suggestions on how you would go about
illustrating your story idea. The only magazine in the U.S.
market to cover restoration and maintenance techniques for
houses built before 1950. Our readers are homeowners,
restoration architects, contractors, and craftspeople who
are committed to sensitive rehabilitation and historically
appropriate materials and methods. Pays up to 45 cents/word.

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REDBOOK
http://www.redbookmag.com/ - click Contact Us at bottom for
email and mailing contacts
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Redbook is targeted to young married women between 25 and 44
who define themselves as smart, capable, and happy with their
lives. Each issue is a provocative mix of features geared to
entertain and inform. Writers are advised to read at least the
last six issues of the magazine (available in most libraries)
to get a better understanding of appropriate subject matter and
treatment. We prefer to see detailed queries, rather than
completed manuscripts, and suggest that you provide us with
some sources/experts. Please enclose two or more samples of
your writing, as well as a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

No guidelines. This publication expects you to read the
recent mags and learn their voice, length and interests.
You can, however, request an editorial calendar from the
editor. Click on the Media Kit (bottom) for excellent
insight on what the magazine expects. Very detailed. Pays
up to 75 cents/word. Or just click here:

http://www.redbookmediakit.com

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JOBS
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WRITER-EDITOR
Location Washington DC
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=94241886&aid=27015391-241110&WT.mc_n=125
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration. Deadline December
7, 2010. Serves as a technical writer-editor performing a
variety of writing and editing of documents, such as
regulations, directives, briefing papers, presentations,
correspondence, and reports.

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WRITER-TEACHER
Location UK
http://www.newwritingnorth.com/careers/careers.php?section=127
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New Writing North will run a young writers' group based in
Newcastle, and we are looking for a professional writer to
lead it. The group, which is open to young people aged 13-18,
will meet every other Saturday starting in January 2011. It
will be run by a professional writer and supported by volunteers.
The way the group develops will be guided by the young people
but the lead writer will run workshops with the young people
which will challenge and develop their writing. There will,
we anticipate, also be opportunities to celebrate or publish
the work of the young writers' group as part of the project.
This will be the start of what we anticipate will be a wide-
ranging young writers' programme. The lead writer will run
a total of 20 sessions ever other Saturday from the end of
January 2011. The writer will be required to attend planning
meetings over the year with New Writing North to discuss the
direction of the group including organising special events or
master-classes, opportunities to celebrate the work, and ways
in which members of the group can contribute to the group's
sustainability and profile. The lead writer will be paid a
total of 2,500 pounds for this work over the year.

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NEWS REPORTER / HOST
Location Wrangell, Alaska
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/jobs/detail/11653/
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Public radio station KSTK-FM in Wrangell, Alaska, is looking
for an experienced, self-starting, full-time reporter and host.
Duties include producing local and regional news, interviews
and features; hosting newscasts; filing reports for regional
and statewide broadcast; participating in fundraising efforts;
and other tasks as assigned. KSTK is a member of the Alaska
Public Radio Network and CoastAlaska.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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DZANCBOOKS
http://www.dzancbooks.org/submissions/
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Dzanc Books is looking for literary fiction that takes chances
and does so with great writing. We do not mind books that do
not fill a marketing niche. We are looking for absolutely
fantastic works to fill those slots.

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WALRUS PUBLISHING
http://walruspublishing.com/
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Walrus Publishing is open to general submissions of original,
unpublished work.  Our goal is to bring talented Saint Louis
writers to the Saint Louis reading audience.  We ask that
submissions be from authors in the St. Louis City or the greater
St. Louis metro area.  Submissions set in St. Louis or about St.
Louis are greatly appreciated.

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HIGHLAND PRESS PUBLISHING
http://www.highlandpress.org/submissionguidelines.htm
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Highland Press is looking for outstanding manuscripts of all
time genres--with the exception of erotica. We want historicals
similar to what many of us grew up with and fell in love with.
This does NOT mean we want manuscripts with history dumps!
Please ensure the history is sprinkled throughout your
manuscript and your historical facts are accurate. While we
have predominantly focused on historicals to date, this does
not mean we are not willing to consider well written stories
of every time period. We've released several Young Adult books,
including our first Young Adult inspirational, and are currently
working on two children's picture books. We also have a non-
fiction reference book we believe every author will want to have.

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SPONSORS
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AWARD-WINNING WRITER, PUBLISHER
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Have your writing edited by an award-winning, professional
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a story and poetry collection.  He won the 2009 Excellence
in Teaching Award from UNC Chapel Hill. 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. Awards include National
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as nominations for the National Book Award, Best American
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19th year. Ten cash prizes totalling $5,550. Top prize $3,000.
Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000
words. Winning entries published online. Both published and
unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $15, payable to
Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: March 31. Early entries
encouraged. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. Submit online
or mail to Winning Writers, ATTN: Tom Howard Short Story Contest,
351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning
Writers is proud to be one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers"
(Writer's Digest 2005-2010).

More information: www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

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WHY ADVERTISE IN FUNDSFORWRITERS?

For my first advertising for my fledging business I needed to
make strategic choices within a very limited budget. I chose
to advertise in two places:  the Funds for Writers (FFW)
newsletter and a major writer's magazine (circulation of 100,000).
FFW far outperformed the magazine! From my first FFW ad I got an
immediate and enormous spike in traffic to my web site and within
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inboxes and in total garnered at least 500 new sign-ups.

If you're thinking about advertising in FFW, do it!
    
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http://www.literaryliving.com

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E-mail: hope@fundsforwriters.com

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