Volume 12, Issue 46
November 16, 2012

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FUNDS FOR WRITERS

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I had the most fun at the Bayou Writers Conference in Lake Charles, LA.
Met some very wise presenters who humbled me in many ways, not to mention
had fun debating with Brooks Sherman of FinePrint Literary Agency about
the pros and cons of literary agents. These attendees were from LA and
TX primarily, and let me tell you . . . it was a room full of energetic,
happy, down-home, enjoyable folks. Thanks for the hospitality, y'all.

Editor: C. Hope Clark
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Email: Hope@fundsforwriters.com
Newsletter: ISSN: 1533-1326

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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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BUT I LIKE WHAT I DO...

Not long ago I spoke to a group of readers and writers in a
library. Nobody was published other than one lady who had
self-published children's books. She was a genuinely sweet
soul I could easily wrap up, tuck in my purse, and take home
with me, so I could have more of that sweetness later.

The room was talking about publishing, writing, mysteries,
earning a living writing . . . a hodge-podge of topics.
The subject came up of how many sales were necessary as a
self-pubbed author in order to justify tapping on the door
of agents or editors. Disappointment always runs around the
room when I speak about how many thousands of sales are needed--
especially to writers who fight to sell a hundred.

And out of the hubbub and mumblings, as people were fighting
what they heard, trying to justify their existence, fussy that
publishing was as hard as it is, this little lady spoke up.

"But I like what I do. Just selling the books I do."

People turned to listen. After all, how many people today
are happy with their lot in life? This was a message they
wanted to hear.

"I like selling my little books," she said. "I sell a few
copies here and there, donating them to libraries. I'm not
trying to become a national bestseller. I'm doing what's fun
for me."

That was such a moment for me. Heck, it made me wonder what
in the world I was doing as a writer. Was I still doing what
I liked to do? Had I morphed into a competitive machine like
thousands of others . . . following a routine beat of another
drummer instead of my own?

You do not have sell ten thousand copies of a book to
love what you do.

You do not have to travel the countryside speaking to
love what you do.

You do not have to be a full-time writer to love what you do.

Don't get lost in the noise of publishing. It's better
to get lost in the quiet of writing. My best guess is that's
what you love to do.

Hope

THE BLOG - http://www.chopeclark.com/blog
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LOWCOUNTRY BRIBE....

Clark lives in South Carolina, has a degree in agriculture, has
worked with the USDA for 25 years, and is married to a former
federal agent. This information appears on the novel’s back cover.
By the time readers finish the novel and find out the worst that
can possibly happen, they will have discovered that Clark also
knows the territory of deftly plotted fiction, realistic dialogue
and place settings, and how to tell a story that burns like a stiff
drink with a touch of sugar.

~Malcolm Campbell

Amazon UK, Goodreads, Malcolm’s Roundtable Blog

http://www.amazon.com/Lowcountry-Bribe-C-Hope-Clark/dp/1611940907

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

You can stand tall without standing *on* someone.
You can be a victor without having victims.

~ Harriet Woods

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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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Hi Hope,

Just wanted to send a note of thanks. Last November you had
an ad on your newsletter for Soul Mate Publishing. Having
faced previous rejections for my work which is a crossover
between Romance and Sci Fi, I was pleased to see there was a
publisher who looked for just that type of material. I submitted
my pitch and after an exciting year of edits, my debut novel,
The Fog, debuted as an E-Book in October on Amazon, Barnes &
Noble and at soulmatepublishing.com

Thank you for your wonderful newsletter. I look forward to
reading it every Friday!

Christine Wall

Actress , Screenwriter, Author
"The Fog" October 2012
Available at Amazon, Soulmate Publishing and Barnes & Noble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7V2AjpllLc&feature=plcp
http://www.christinewall.com

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ARTICLE
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How to Win at What You Love
By Christy George

I’ve always majored in the “make lemonade” school of surviving hard
knocks, with a minor in “follow your bliss,” so after I was laid
off from my job producing special projects for a local public radio
station, I decided to go for it – writing books.

A friend who’d heard my last big radio project – a series of three
half-hours about climate change – told me I should turn it into a
nonfiction book. In fact, I’d been working on a novel for about two
years - very slowly - but the idea of doing a nonfiction book was new.

The day after my last day at work I attended a local writing
conference, pitched my concept to three agents, and used their
feedback to reshape my idea. And I discovered an amazing array of
possibilities on the web for grants, fellowships and residencies:

-Poets and Writers:
http://www.pw.org/toolsforwriters

-Mira’s List:
http://www.miraslist.com/

- Alliance of Artists Communities
http://www.artistcommunities.org/

-Res Artis:
http://www.resartis.org/en/

-Writers & Editors:
http://www.writersandeditors.com/awards__grants__fellowships_57698.htm

But it wasn’t until I found Hope Clark’s newsletters that her
positive energy inspired me to start applying.

My book is set in the eight states where I’ve lived, so I’ll need
to travel back to each of them. I was born in Michigan, where I
found ISLAND’s Hill House artist residency -
http://artmeetsearth.org/artistresidency.html - which has an
environmental focus that’s a great fit for my project. Still, I
was amazed to be accepted on my first try.

Next, I applied for a grant from my local arts agency, the Regional
Arts & Culture Consortium - http://racc.org . The proposal was
daunting – everything from drawing up a budget to planning for a
public event, so I went to RACC’s Open House and took advantage of
the agency’s offer to review grant proposals turned in a couple of
weeks early. I got terrific input, and had time to strengthen my
application enough that I was awarded $5,000, some of which will
fund a travel blog.

So far, so good. My “platform” as an environmental journalist, and
years of writing on deadline doubtlessly helped me submit polished
applications. But could I make the leap to winning funding on the
basis of my fiction?

This year, I took the plunge – and was accepted as a Hawthorne
Fellow at The Attic Institute in Portland. It’s not free, but it’s
competitive. I was also accepted to the Tin House writing conference,
and won another residency -
http://springcreek.oregonstate.edu/residencies.html- where I’ll go
to write up what I learn doing my RACC funded research.

Here’s what I’ve learned:

-target your proposal to funders and residencies that mesh with your project;

-start with agencies that are local, or at least local to the setting
of your book;

-apply for the least attractive times

-do your homework;

-take any coaching you’re offered;

-be willing to invest some money in yourself;

-find a day job while you’re writing.

I admit I’ve been lucky. After my layoff, I was offered a chance
to produce television projects on a contract basis. When I’m at
leisure (unemployed), I look for work and collect unemployment.
And I write on two books!

BIO
Christy George is fascinated by how the places we live shape our
identity. She’s covered climate change and the environment for
public radio & TV for 15 years. The genesis of her book project
“Vanishing Hometowns” was her award-winning radio series “The
Denmark Project” about the impact of climate change on one tiny
Oregon town – http://news.opb.org/denmark/ She’s writing her
first novel in Portland author Tom Spanbauer’s “Dangerous Writing”
workshop.

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COMPETITIONS
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STRINGYBARK HUMOUROUS SHORT FICTION AWARD
http://www.stringybarkstories.net/The_Stringybark_Short_Story_Award/Stringybark_Humorous_Short_Fiction_Award_2012.html
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ENTRY FEE
One story - A$9.95
Two stories A$18.90
Three stories A$27.00

The Stringybark Humorous Short Fiction Award is presented to the
writer whose story entertains the judges the most. So that means
anything goes — satire, slapstick, farce, comedy, murder mysteries,
love stories, adventure tales, erotica, character sketches, outback
yarns or whatever or wherever your fancy takes you — just make us
laugh, smile or giggle. The story must have a link (no matter how
tenuous) to Australia. Deadline November 24, 2012.

First Prize - A$350 cash, publication, books
Second Prize - A$150 cash, publication, books
Third Prize - A$75 cash, publication, books

Authors of highly commended stories may also be invited to have
their stories published and if so receive a free copy of the
e-book.

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THE MUNSTER LITERATURE CENTRE PRIZE
http://www.munsterlit.ie/Gregory%20ODonoghue%20International%20Poetry%20Competition.html#guidelines
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ENTRY FEE €5
The competition is open to original, unpublished poems in the
English language of 40 lines or less. The poem can be on any
subject, in any style, by a writer of any nationality, living
anywhere in the world. Deadline December 15, 2012. The Gregory
O'Donoghue International Poetry Prize will have a first prize of
€1,000 (approx. $1253.92 USD/ £806.80 GBP and publication in
Southword Literary Journal. The MLC will subvent travel costs
for the winner up to €600 and provide hotel accommodation and
meals for three days during the Cork Spring Poetry Festival.
There will be a second prize of €500, third prize of €250, and
ten runners-up will each have their poems published in Southword
and receive Southword's standard fee of €30.

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SHORT STORY AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS
http://www.glimmertrain.com/newwriters.html
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$15 ENTRY FEE
Open only to writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled
to appear, in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000.
Most entries run from 1,500 - 6,000 words, but any lengths up to
12,000 words are welcome. Held quarterly. Open to submissions in
FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST, and NOVEMBER. Next deadline: November 30.
Winners are announced in the May 1, August 1, November 1, and
February 1 bulletins, respectively, and contacted directly one week
earlier.

1st place wins $1,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and
20 copies of that issue.

2nd place wins $500 (or $700 and 10 copies, if accepted for publication).

3rd place wins $300 (or $700 and 10 copies, if accepted for publication).

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SANTA CLAWS CONTEST FOR FANTASY FICTION AND NONFICTION
http://www.liternational.com/contest-2/
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NO ENTRY FEE
All story rights remain the property of the author. Fiction and/or
Nonfiction (please do NOT submit work targeted at children). 1,000
to 5,000 words. ALL semi-finalists will be published in the December
issue of LITERNATIONAL. Finalists will receive cash prizes: $500
for Fiction and Nonfiction winners, $250 for the Runner-Up (in both
categories). Deadline December 1, 2012 for Fantasy (please DO NOT
submit horror themed material as those submissions are now CLOSED).

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CINNAMON PRESS AWARDS
http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/major-awards/
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ENTRY FEE £12
Deadline November 30, 2012.

POETRY
The aim of this award is to provide a platform for new voices in
poetry. The winning author has his/her poetry collection published
with Cinnamon Press and receives an advance on royalties of £150.
We have commissioned several other collections as a result of being
short-listed. Submit up to 40 lines.

SHORT STORY
The first prize for a story between 2,000 and 4,000 words is £150
& publication. Up to ten runners up stories are also published in
the winners’ anthology. All those included will receive a copy of
the anthology.

NOVEL/NOVELLA
The aim of this award is to encourage new novelists to achieve
publication in this genre. The winning author has his / her first
novel published by Cinnamon Press and receives an advance on
royalties of £400. We have also commissioned other novels as a
result of short-listing in the competition and this a good way to
get your work seen. Submit up to 10,000 words.


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GRANTS
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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR THE WINTER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY
http://www.wintergetaway.com/writers-conference-scholarships.html
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Four scholarships are being offered for first-time participants
of the 20th Annual WINTER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY, January 18-21,
2013, at the Jersey Shore. Recipients may choose from workshops
in Beginning Your Novel, YA, Writing and Publishing Your Fiction,
Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Free-writing, Poetry, including
special advanced sections with Stephen Dunn and Dorianne Laux,
and more. In addition to workshops, the three-day conference also
offers craft talks, one-on-one tutorials, a featured reading, open
mics, yoga, and dancing at the Getaway Disco.

We have two different categories of scholarships available:

+ The Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Getaway
faculty and staff, will offer places to two poets or writers age
31 and over. Deadline: Nov. 18, 2012.

+ The Jan-ai Scholarship will sponsor two poets or writers between
the ages of 18 - 30 who are residents of NJ, NY, or PA. Deadline:
Nov. 30, 2012.

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COLLABORATIVE RETREAT AT SHOTPOUCH CABIN
http://springcreek.oregonstate.edu/residencies.html#AndrewsResidency
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The Collaborative Retreat at the Cabin at Shotpouch Creek is a
two-week-long retreat for two participants who wish to pursue a
collaborative project, or two participants who each have individual
projects and who anticipate a synergistic benefit from each other's
presence. At least one of the applicants must be a writer who takes
inspiration from the natural world. The second applicant may also
be a writer, or he or she may work in any other field (e.g. science,
philosophy, music, art, crafts, etc.). Deadline December 1, 2012.
Location Oregon.

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THE ANDREWS FOREST WRITERS' RESIDENCY
http://springcreek.oregonstate.edu/residencies.html#AndrewsResidency
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Creative writers whose work in any genre reflects a keen awareness
of the natural world and an appreciation for both scientific and
literary ways of knowing are invited to apply for one-week
residencies at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. The mission of
the Long-Term Ecological Reflections program is to bring together
writers, humanists and scientists to create a living, growing
record of how we understand the forest and the relation of people
to the forest, as that understanding and that forest both change
over time. Location Oregon. Deadline December 1, 2012.

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INDIANA INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS
http://www.in.gov/arts/individualartistprogram.htm
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The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) is currently accepting online
applications for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Individual Artist Program
(IAP) grants. Deadline February 7, 2013. Individual artists living
and working in Indiana may apply for up to $2,000 from the IAP grant,
which requires no matching funds. The grants are intended to assist
artists with specific project-related costs that will help them
further their careers and provide public benefit through the
completed project. All projects must be completed during FY14
(July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014). Because FY14 is an even fiscal year,
we are only accepting applications in the following disciplines:
Dance, Literature, Music and Theatre, as well as folk arts related
to these disciplines.

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FULTON COUNTY ARTS AND CULTURE FELLOWSHIPS - ATLANTA
http://www.hambidge.org/application.html
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We are proud to again be offering the Fulton County Arts and Culture
Fellowships. These distinguished scholarships award a $700 stipend
while covering all fees for two-week residencies. This long running
program has enabled some of Atlanta’s most talented artists to explore
and connect with their work in new ways. They bring home a new
confidence and clarity to take action in their Fulton County
neighborhoods – in museums, the streets, classrooms, print, theaters,
concert halls, etc. Apply next January, April or September.

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