FundsforWriters - March 16, 2012

Published: Fri, 03/16/12

Volume 12, Issue 11

March 16, 2012

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FUNDS FOR WRITERS

Chosen for Writer's Digest Magazine

101 Best Websites for Writers

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Enjoying a radio interview at WKDK in Newberry, South Carolina.
Podcast ought to be forthcoming. www.wkdk.com We had fun!!
And hostess Sue Summer gave me a pound cake as a thank-you gift.
Isn't that sweet?

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.; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~; EDITOR'S THOUGHTS; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~; Read newsletter online at:http://www.fundsforwriters.com/FFW.htm; Read past issues at:http://www.aweber.com/z/article/?fundsforwriters; =====; PREDICTING THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY; I refuse to fret over the future of publishing.; There will be books to read, and man will find; a way to publish them one way or another.; ~C. Hope Clark, Twitter/Facebook, March 3, 2012; These days, as scary as publishing is, I hit delete when I see; yet another article about the "future" of publishing. Editors; and agents and publishing gurus may think they have a handle on; what's going to happen, but they don't. Look at these recent; headlines:; The Justice Department has warned Apple and five major publishers; that it plans to sue them, accusing them of colluding to raise; the prices of electronic books.; http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/08/us-apple-ebooks-idUSBRE82715J20120308; Then there's the arguing between publishers and libraries and; offering ebooks for loan.; http://business.time.com/2012/02/29/harry-potter-and-the-future-of-public-libraries/; Publishing expert and writing circuit speaker Jane Friedman; even wrote a book on the subject: The Future of Publishing :; Enigma Variations where she offers 14 possible scenarios,; including slapstick, sarcasm and wild expectations, just to; poke fun at all the fretting going on.; http://janefriedman.com/future-of-publishing/; I could list twenty, thirty, forty articles about the future; of publishing. Google "future of publishing" and be amazed.; It amazed me how writers are scrambling to understand this; frenzy. Their reasoning is beyond me. Maybe it's the fear; of not knowing how their book will land in the hands of readers; once it's finally done. Maybe they fear who will hold the; copyrights. Or maybe the not knowing is just enough extra; concern to freeze them in their tracks, damming up creative juices.; All you need to be concerned with is whether people are; reading when you are ready to publish. Your book can be on; papyrus or microwaves; it doesn't matter. Your job is to; write. And if you can't overlook the bantering, lawsuits,; and boycotting going on while you're supposed to be writing,; then lay down your pen or turn off your computer, because; these shenanigans will be never ending.; The Internet has changed publishing. The growing pains are; fierce. But they are not your growing pains. Publish however; you think best suits you. Don't rush it. Take your time; writing and editing, and then, when you think you're ready,; study the options and use them to your best advantage.; For now . . . just write.; Hope; AUTHOR SITE -http://www.chopeclark.com; THE BLOG -http://www.chopeclark.com/blog; TWITTER -http://twitter.com/hopeclark; FACEBOOK -http://www.facebook.com/chopeclark; ABOUT.ME -http://about.me/hopeclark; GOODREADS - http://www.goodreads.com/hopeclark; =====; RECENT ONLINE APPEARANCES; Southern Writers Mic Nite (includes audio); http://www.southernwritersonline.com/; GUEST POST ON THE ROBERT LEE BREWER BLOG, POET EDITOR; WITH WRITER'S DIGEST (MY NAME IS NOT BOB):; http://robertleebrewer.blogspot.com/2012/03/why-i-give-back-to-writers-life.html; UPCOMING EVENTS . . .; March 15, 2012 - 9:00 AM - WKDK Radio - www.wkdk.com , Newberry, SC; March 23, 2012 - 7:00 PM - Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC; March 25, 2012 - 7-9:00 PM - Writers Chatroom -www.writerschatroom.com; April 5, 2012 - 6:15 PM - The Runway Cafe, Greenville, SC; April 13-14, 2012 - Carolina Writers Conference, Wadesboro, NC; April 18, 2012 - Pittsboro, NC, private writer's club; April 27-28, 2012 - Schlow Centre Region Library, State College, PA; May 1, 2012 - 7-8:30 PM - Bettendorf, Iowa Library; May 4-6, 2012 - Oklahoma City Writers Federal Conference; May 17, 2012 - 6:30-7:30 PM - Edin Road Radio -http://www.edinroad.com/; June 15-19, 2012 - Southeastern Writers Conference, St Simons, GA; June 24, 2012 - 7-9:00 PM - Writers Chatroom -www.writerschatroom.com; =====; LOWCOUNTRY BRIBE is catching fire!; The Carolina Slade Mystery Series is selling well with its premier; book Lowcountry Bribe. Welcome to the world of Carolina Slade.; She's a simple government employee offered a bribe.; She follows the rules and tells the authorities.; Then all hell breaks loose because she did.; "O-positive primer wasn't quite the color I had in mind for the; small office, but Lucas Sherwood hadn't given the decor a second; thought when he blew out the left side of his head with a .45.; As the office manager, I identified Lucas' body for the cops, and; gave the poor man a quick moment of silence with thoughts to a; higher power that he be let through the pearly gates. He died in; a place he didn't like, doing work he wasn't very good at, having; no place else to go. No mother gives birth thinking her child will; end up like this. Reading the unexpected note scrawled across his; desk pad, gripped me. "Sorry, Slade." Apologizing for what, I; didn't know. Damn it, Lucas. What were you thinking?"; http://www.chopeclark.com; Available at Amazon and wherever books are sold.; =====; SIGN UP FOR MORE FUNDSFORWRITERS. . .
: TOTAL FundsforWriters is our largest newsletters - 75 markets,; contests, grants, publishers, agents and jobs for writers.; Just envision FundsforWriters, only five times larger.; Delivered biweekly by email. Only $15/year for 26 issues.; www.fundsforwriters.com/total.htm; =====; NITTANY VALLEY WRITERS NETWORK (NVWN) PRESENTS C. HOPE CLARK
: The Nittany Valley Writers Network (NVWN) will host C. Hope Clark; at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen Street, State College,; Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 28 from 10 am to 4 pm.; Hope will speak on four topics:; --The Story of Carolina Slade--A Mystery Becomes a Reality;; --Revisions--Polishing for Publication;; --Funding Streams for Your Freelance Career; and; --Platform and Other Tools for the Serious Writer, including a; discussion of The Shy Writer.; After the talks, she will hold a question and answer session and; a book signing. Seating is limited. Registration is $20 through; April 21, and $25 at the door if any spaces remain.; Contact Karen Dabney, NVWN workshop coordinator; Email: greywing228@verizon.net or 814-861-1463; http://nvwn.wordpress.com; ~~~~~~****~~~~~~; WORDS OF SUCCESS; "Success comes to a writer, as a rule, so gradually that; it is always something of a shock to him to look back and; realize the heights to which he has climbed."; --P.G. Wodehouse; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~; SUCCESS OF THE WEEK; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~; Dear Mrs. Clark,; Thank you for sharing about the quarterly Euterpe YA Short; Story Contest! I wrote a short story on the theme of "love".; I was the grand prize winner! My e-book, Deadly Delirium,; releases on February 24, 2012. I was interviewed on the Euterpe; blog here:; http://euterpe-ya.blogspot.com/2012/02/spotlight-on-teens-alyssa-liljequist.html .; You can buy a copy of Deadly Delirium here:; http://www.musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=188; Blurb: Though Johanna and her older brother, Karl, lost their; parents to Nazi rule in Germany, they have not stopped standing; up for their beliefs. Now Communism is in full force in East; Germany and they have been imprisoned along with their friend,; Franz, for their resistance efforts. Johanna falls ill and; becomes delirious with fever. Is there anything that can be; done or will Karl and Franz be forced to watch her slowly die?; As her life literally flashes before her eyes, will Johanna; have the strength-and desire-to survive?; ~Alyssa Liljequist; http://mylifewithamission.blogspot.com/; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~; ARTICLE; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~; Three Big Steps Toward Publication; By Kami Kinard

When I heard C. Hope Clark speak at ARTworks in Beaufort SC, we'd

each just debuted first novels. I was struck by how similar our

publication stories were. Both involved hard work, a lot of time,

and intentional craft-honing! I mentioned this to Hope, and she

asked if I'd share part of my publication journey here. Thanks, Hope!

If your destination is publication, you probably already know

that you're in for a fairly long journey. You've heard that you

have to research your market, go to conferences, and join a critique

group. I agree these are important steps. But there is really only

one secret to finding an agent and getting published: your work has

to be better than almost everybody else's.

I can hear you groaning from here! Don't worry. In my experience,

the writers who keep working to improve their craft, eventually

sell their books. Improve is the key word here. So the question

every writer should ask is, "How do I improve?" Here are three of

the routes for improvement I took on the road to publication.

1) Go to craft-based workshops. Conferences are great for networking,

but networking won't do you any good unless you have a quality

product to sell. Workshops led by writers and editors known for

quality work are geared toward helping improve the quality of your

writing. I even got the idea for my book, THE BOY PROJECT, while

attending such a workshop. You never know how the energy of being

around other writers will inspire you!

2) When you go to conferences, pay for editor critiques. Sure,

there will be times when you feel like you are throwing money

away, but if you glean just one bit of information that improves

your writing, you'll rarely be disappointed. I paid for two editor

critiques of THE BOY PROJECT before it sold. In the first, the

editor told me my manuscript was too short and had too many

exclamation points. She was right on both counts. In the second,

I received even more valuable advice. This editor said my manuscript

would be perfect for "stuff" like charts and graphs. So I added those

in. The next time the manuscript went out into the world, it sold.

3) Pay attention to cadence. In her novel, LOWCOUNTRY BRIBE, Hope

nailed the rhythm of the detective story. Suspense stories have

to be fast paced, so the writing needs to clip along. A tween

contemporary novel, like THE BOY PROJECT, uses the cadence of

tween speech. This means one word sentences, half sentences, and

few long, contemplative paragraphs.

I accidentally discovered a great way to familiarize myself with

the cadence of any given genre while working on an article for

Ladybug magazine. First, I typed out a few previously published

articles to get a sense of the rhythms involved. Then it occurred

to me to use Microsoft Word's Readability Statistics function to

analyze the texts. These statistics include the number of sentences

per paragraph, words per sentence, and characters per word. When

I compared the statistics of the published articles to those from

my article, a shocking difference appeared: my sentences were twice

as long as those in the published pieces. What a red flag! I altered

the length of the sentences and sold the article. This same exercise

works with any genre. Compare a few paragraphs of your writing to

others in the same genre and make sure you've set a comparable pace.

Happy trails as you travel toward publication! If you keep working

to improve your writing, I know you'll reach your destination!

BIO

Kami Kinard is the author of The Boy Project: Notes and Observations

of Kara McAllister (Scholastic, January 2012). Her poetry, stories,

articles, and essays have appeared in periodicals for children and

adults. She lives with her family in Beaufort, SC.

Website: www.kamikinard.com

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kami-Kinard/126862120731247

Blog: www.nerdychicksrule.com

Twitter:https://twitter.com/#!/kamikinard

Trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TprAPZND808

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COMPETITIONS

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VALLUM AWARD FOR POETRY

http://www.vallummag.com/contest.html

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ENTRY FEE

$20 CDN for Canadian residents, $20 USD for international

entrants, which includes a free one-year subscription to Vallum.

1st Place: $500 and publication in Vallum

2nd Place: $250 and publication in Vallum

Deadline: July 15, 2012. Submit up to 1-3 poems of approximately

25 lines each.

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NICOLE BLIZZARD SHORT STORY CONTEST

http://www.radicalartsforwomen.org

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NO ENTRY FEE

Radical Arts for Women (RAW) encourages writers to write and

sponsors a short story contest open to all women living in

Alaska. The fiction pieces must be between 250 and 5,000 words

and contain some lesbian content. The grand prize is $500, second

place $300, and third place $100. Entries come from all over Alaska

and we encourage you to enter! Deadline is April 1. Email entries

toinfo@radicalartsforwomen.org .

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2012 EQUINOX PRIZE FOR SHORTER FICTION

http://www.inthesnake.com/contest/

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$9 ENTRY FEE

Limit 2,500 words. Deadline April 1, 2012. First Place is $400

and publication in In The Snake. Second Place earns $120 and

possible publication. Third Place earns $80 and possible

publication. In addition, 10-20 finalists will receive certificates of

honorable mention.

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GRANTS

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TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA

http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/story/82158/Worldwide/Travel-Writing-Scholarship-2012-Southeast-Asia

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This opportunity is open to students, emerging and non-professional

writers and lovers of travel looking for a career change. The

scholarship is open to all nationalities, however, you must have

a high degree of proficiency in written English. The opportunity

is designed to give you a taste of what it's like to be a travel

writer on the road, so you must be comfortable doing some travel

on your own. Minimum age 18 by the date the scholarship application

closes (April 23, 2012). A current passport with at least six months

before expiry. You must be available as per the dates set out.

Please note these dates are not changeable in any way; you must be

available for the entire assignment. You should be an exceptional

writer with a lust for adventure travel, a desire to experience

new cultures (and eat them!) and above all, a burning desire to

become a professional travel writer! Deadline April 23, 2012.

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY DOCUMENTARY FUND

http://www.sff.org/programs/arts-culture/bay-area-documentary-fund

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The San Francisco Foundation Bay Area Documentary Fund seeks to support

films exploring timely and compelling social justice issues that have

been historically underexposed, misinterpreted, or ignored. The

Foundation invites accomplished film, video, and digital media artists

to apply. Awards ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 will be given to

support the early production phase of documentary projects by

experienced filmmakers with an esteemed body of previously created

work. Projects should align with the foundation's programmatic goals

and address issues relevant to one or more of the five Bay Area

counties served by the foundation (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin,

San Francisco, or San Mateo). Deadline April 13, 2012.

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MACDOWELL COLONY

http://www.macdowellcolony.org/apply.html

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Location Peterborough, New Hampshire. Offers residencies of up to

eight weeks (average stay is five weeks) providing artists with

time and space to create lasting works of the imagination. Artists

in the disciplines of Architecture, Film/Video Arts, Interdisciplinary

Arts, Literature, Music Composition, Theatre, and Visual Arts

encouraged to apply. Submit application form (available on website),

work sample, project description, and two references. Application

fee $30. Deadline: April 15, 2012.

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FREELANCE MARKETS

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WP TUTS+

http://wp.tutsplus.com/about/submit-a-tutorial/

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Want to submit a tutorial to Wptuts+? We only accept tutorials

that match the site's standards of both writing and tutorial

content. If your tutorial is accepted, we'll pay an agreed USD

rate per tutorial published (make an offer!), and you'll get to

help your fellow WordPress development aficionados! Pays from

$60 to $500 depending on the complexity and level of the tutorial.

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KIKI

http://www.kikimag.com/submit/submit.php

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Accepts manuscripts on spec basis. Prefers queries. No poetry

or fiction. Kiki is a magazine for girls who love life, appreciate

creativity, and recognize good ideas. A Kiki reader thinks for

herself, has her own look, and is on her way to being a confident,

strong, and smart young woman. She's a girl with style and substance!

Kiki shows you all the different ways you can be involved in design.

Seven different departments blend style and artistry with

intelligence and creativity, and design features will inspire you

to transform your Kiki into your very own creativity journal!

Pays 50 cents to $1/word.

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GOOD GROUND PRESS - SPIRIT MAGAZINE

http://www.goodgroundpress.com/guidelines_for_writers.aspx

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SPIRIT is a weekly periodical for high school students used with

Catholic religious education, confirmation and youth ministry groups

in parishes throughout the US and Canada. The periodical's themes

follow the lectionary cycles of Sunday Gospel readings in 28 issues

from October through April. Stories and features for SPIRIT should

average 1,100 words in length. Stories need to focus on small,

specific events or conflicts in young people's lives that can be

brought to life in realistic detail within this length. Stories

should be told from teens' point of view. SPIRIT accepts all

submissions on speculation; payment is made at publication and

purchases all rights. SPIRIT pays $300 per article.

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JOBS

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WRITER-EDITOR

Location Arlington, VA

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/311155600

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Deadline March 21, 2012. Coordinate with subject matter experts

and high-level managers within the program to write, review,

and edit white papers, memorandums, responses to executive

taskings, congressional inquiries for the Division. Draft, review,

and edit content to ensure clarity and consistency; perform research

to prepare and publish written materials that explain and interpret

complex policies, programs, and functions of the organization or to

present technical findings and applications.

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COPYWRITER III

Location Miami, FL

http://jobs.assurant.com/miami/sales-and-marketing/jobid2173526-copywriter-iii-jobs

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The Copywriter III is responsible for providing creative and technical

copywriting, proofreading and editing support for Assurant Solutions'

external marketing/advertising/communications activities. Such

activities include: long copy sales letters, various direct mail

package formats, print advertising, newsletters, articles, product

briefs, case studies, order form copy, product brochures, package

inserts, product packaging, retail point-of-sale displays, web site

copy 10+ pages, SEO copywriting, banner ads, pop-up campaigns, PPC

ads, email campaigns, web page error/auto responder messages, etc.

Familiar with consumer and B2B copywriting techniques across a broad

range of media for one-step and multiple-step marketing and sales

processes.

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FOOD WRITER

Location Minneapolis, MN

http://www.bullhornreach.com/sites/BLT/job/247574_writer-food-online-minneapolis-mn

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We're looking for a writer/editor for one of America's most well

known brand's online content. We're looking for a team leader who

will be responsible for delivering bold, compelling, food content

across multiple digital touch points. The ideal candidate has a

minimum of three years content writing experience and a knowledge/

passion for food. Ideally, you will also understand digital metrics

and how to apply them to content development. This is a staff

position with full benefits. Relocation provided. Please send

resume and writing and editorial samples.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS

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FINNEY COMPANY

http://www.finneyco.com/authoring.html

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Finney Company, Hobar Publications, and The New Careers Center

produce educational materials in the areas of agriculture,

career exploration and guidance, workforce development, and

technical education. Our main markets are schools, libraries,

and government agencies.

Anacus Press specializes in bicycling and outdoor recreation

publications for book and retail markets.

Astragal Press publishes books, at affordable prices, for those

interested in antique/early tools, trades and technologies.

www.astragalpress.com

Bancroft-Sage Publishing supplies elementary and middle schools

and libraries with books that encourage environmental awareness

and recreation.www.finneyco.com/bancroftsage.html

Chester Book Co. offers the finest craft books for all who create,

collect, teach, and love crafts. CRAFTBOOKS^(TM) are published with

studio craft artists, schools, and libraries in mind.

www.chesterbookco.com

Ecopress produces books that enhance environmental awareness.

Its main markets are book, retail, and specialty stores.

www.ecopress.com

Great Outdoors Publishing Company produces quality books for

adults and children that foster an appreciation of Florida's

natural communities and fascinating history.www.floridabooks.com

Pogo Press publishes books on the arts, history, popular culture,

and travel. Most of these books have a regional emphasis, and

main clients are book, retail, and specialty stores.

Windward Publishing covers topics of natural history and science,

outdoor recreation, and children's literature. Its principal markets

are book, retail, and specialty stores. While primarily a nonfiction

publisher, we will occasionally accept fiction books with educational

value.

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FITZHENRY & WHITESIDE LIMITED

http://www.fitzhenry.ca/

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Fitzhenry & Whiteside Children's Publishing Division is currently

seeking manuscripts for the following:

Primary picture book text (approx. 500 to 800 words) for children ages 3 to 5.

Middle Grade fiction text (approx. 25,000 to 35,000 words) for ages 8 to 12.

Young Adult fiction text (approx. 40,000 to 50,000 words) for children 12 and up.

Non-fiction texts for juvenile picture books 5 and up - school curriculum related.

Non-fiction texts for older readers 8 and up - school curriculum related.

Non-Fiction manuscripts for Young Adult Readers 12 and up.

We are no longer accepting manuscripts for board books, narrative

poetry, seasonal stories or books designed to be a series. Nor

are we interested in manuscripts written to convey a lesson or a

moral.

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FLASHLIGHT PRESS

http://www.flashlightpress.com/submissionguidelines.html

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Stories should have universal themes and deal with family or

social situations. They should appeal to 4-8 year olds and

have approximately 1,000 words. Most of all, they should feel

like they'd fit our line. Picture books for children.

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