Volume 13, Issue 5
February 1, 2013

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FUNDS FOR WRITERS

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

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PAID SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
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Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

21st year. $5,550 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $3,000.
Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000
words. All entries that win cash prizes will be published on
WinningWriters.com (over one million page views per year) and
announced in the Winning Writers Newsletter, with over 40,000
subscribers. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee
per entry is $16. Enter online or by mail. Postmark deadline:
April 30. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. Winning Writers
is one of the "101 Best Writing Websites" (Writer's Digest,
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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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DON'T BE ANXIOUS TO BE REJECTED

I get these whims to cook up something remarkably different.
Like a pot roast that adds cola, or a Christmas cookie with
real lavender flowers in the icing. I even tried spaghetti
cooked in a Bundt pan, with the sauce afterwards filling the
hole and drizzled all over the top. It looked weird and tasted
okay, but the jokes about it continued from my sister for years.

Truth is, I'm a darn good cook now. My sister hasn't tasted much
of my cooking in a decade or two, but my family and neighbors
have come to appreciate what my kitchen produces, especially
since much of it comes fresh from a garden, the chicken coop,
and years of trial and error.

One thing I have learned, however, is that I don't want to try
out a new recipe for a special event (or test it on my sister).
I could be remembered for the potential fiasco instead of my
prowess.

The same goes for releasing your writing to the cold, cruel
world. In our excitement to become published and start that
clip portfolio of our accomplishments, we forget what can
happen if the release crashes and burns. I baked that spaghetti
dish probably thirty years ago, but my sister reminded me of
it just last week. I also self-published a plain, basic little
book in 2001 that I wish I never had. In spite of my attempts
to forget those mistakes, they continue to pop up from time
to time.

All too often we are remembered for our mistakes instead of our
accomplishments. It's a nasty reality, but oh so true.

A friend in one of my writing groups just sent her last chapter
through the group for critique. It took her months to submit, receive
feedback, and edit. I watched her work just blossom over that time
period as she found her footing and her voice. After the last chapter,
I asked her if she was ready to send it through the group again.

The disappointment rang clear even through the email. She'd hoped
to let a couple of beta readers go through the book then start
contacting agents. I suggested she think twice about that choice.
In sending the book back through for critique again, not only
would the other writers look at it with a harsher eye in seeking
more advanced ways to improve the work, but she would in the
process grow phenomenally in her talent. Instead of analyzing
basic storytelling, she and others could now study more intricacies
of dialogue, voice, flow and syntax.

She was anxious to get published, and my response was this:
Don't be anxious to be rejected.

She told me that sentence stopped her in her tracks. In querying
too soon, she was indeed rushing into rejection. She was running
into making a bad first impression on people she greatly needed
to impress. She was trying a new recipe in front of very important
people, hoping they would like it . . . instead of practicing and
rewriting long enough to know the recipe is a good one.

Hope

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Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it.
What appears bad manners, an ill temper or cynicism is always a
sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not
know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the
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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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Please see my Kindle receipt below so you can renew my TOTAL
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preferred way to read now.

A very belated thank you for listing the Western Illinois Craigslist
post late in 2011 seeking freelance book editors for a company called
Amnet, which subcontracts to a major self-publishing company. Since
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ARTICLE
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Write About Kids and Discover a Pot of Gold

By Barbara Weddle

Writing short pieces on kids-related topics is a good way to earn
extra dollars as a freelance writer in between writing on longer,
more complex projects.

I’m not referring to those long feature articles that child experts
often write, but those ideas on children’s crafts, parties, sports,
games, educational projects, recipes, short kids’-says, etc. that
nearly anyone can write. Have you come up with a solution to end
your child’s fear of the boogeyman, for example? Is your five-year-
old always saying the cutest things? Well, there’s quick and easy
in writing about those things.

I began writing short familial or kids’ pieces quite by chance when I
wrote a short 100-word piece for Woman’s World on bonding with my then
four-year-old granddaughter, Taylor. The incident I wrote about was
so routine with us; one of our “woman talks” in which we discussed
princesses, Taylor’s new ruby-red “Dorothy” slippers, and her new Beauty
and the Beast video. Also, on the last page of the same magazine is a
section called “Last Laugh” that includes cute things kids say. I wrote
a mere 30 words about something cute another granddaughter, eight, said.
It earned me $50.

Driving through the South one year with yet another young granddaughter,
both of us numbed by the devastation of a recent tornado all around us,
Anna, a compassionate, precocious child, commented on some beautiful
yellow water lilies left untouched. I wrote about the incident (a mere
200 words), sent it to Mature Living, and earned $85 for “The Promise
of Hope.”

I wrote about other kid-related incidents--an article for a newspaper
about how I remained connected with my twin grandsons in another state
when they were young and another for Mature Living about how one
preteen granddaughter and I collaborated on writing a middle-grade
novel, are but two.

My grandchildren are young adults now and my larder of kids’ things
to write about is pretty much empty, but for those of you parents-
slash-writers (or non-writers) with young children and real-parent
advice or ideas on almost anything, a pot of gold (well, almost) awaits
you in pursuing these profitable family/child related articles. There
are many parenting magazines that deal solely with family/children
related features; however, the opportunities don’t stop at THEIR
doorstep. Many general magazines, Christian magazines, inspirational
magazines, educational magazines, retirement magazines, and even the
true romance magazines are always looking for good family/child pieces.

If, like me, however, your children and grandchildren are grown, you
can still tap into these markets by “borrowing” from others’ kids.
Do you tutor children at the elementary school? Perhaps you can write
about how you found a way to get those rambunctious fourth-graders to
pay attention. Do you drive a school bus? My husband does, and he’s
always telling me of the cute, funny things the children say. If they
strike me as worthy of writing about, I do just that.

One of the really neat compensations for writing these short pieces
IS the compensation. I’ve written twenty-page essays that have paid
less than what these have paid. And, if you take into consideration
the return of investment vs. the time spent composing these pieces,
you definitely come out on top. Here’s what I mean. Let’s suppose a
kids’ say takes only 20 minutes, give or take, to put together, and
pays $50. If you do three, you’ve earned $150 for an hour’s work.
True, these amusing kids’ quips will not come to you in neat packages
of three, but the end-game is still the same--$150 an hour.

So, get out your pencil, or crayon, or tap out a few lines on your
keyboard and make some fast and easy money writing about and/or for
kids.

Mature Living- request guidelines by writing to Mature Living, One
LifeWay Plaza, Nashville, TN 37234-0175 or email matureliving@lifeway.com /
pays up to $115

Woman’s World- send short kids’ says/anecdotes to Woman’s World,
270 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 (magazine can be bought
at checkouts in supermarkets)/ pays $50 for kids’ says.

Media for Living- http://www.mediaforliving.org/contact/ pays around $50

FamilyFun- http://familyfun.go.com/magazine/contact-us-819817/ pays
$1.25 per wd., $75 for simply supplying an idea to be written by staff member

BIO
In addition to writing about kids, Barbara Weddle loves to write
about her travels. She has been published more than 200 times in
magazines such as THE MISSOURI REVIEW, THE SOUTHERN REVIEW, CHICAGO
LIFE, MATURE LIVING, TRAVEL SMART, THE WRITER and many more.

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COMPETITIONS
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MULTI-STORY COMPETITION
http://www.multi-story.co.uk/competitionrules.html
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ENTRY FEE 5 POUNDS
Our competitions are open to writers of all ages and nationalities
but entries must be in English. We very much welcome entries from
overseas. Limit 1,000 words. Deadline February 28, 2013.

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VANDERMEY NONFICTION PRIZE
http://www.ruminatemagazine.com/submit/contests/nonfiction/
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$15 ENTRY FEE (includes issue with winning entry)
Deadline February 15, 2013. You may submit one nonfiction piece
per entry and it must be 5500 words or less. There is no limit on
the number of entries per person. $1,000 and publication in the
Summer 2013 Issue will be awarded to the winner. The runner-up
will receive publication in the Summer 2013 Issue.

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HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY ANNUAL ESSAY COMPETITION
http://www.chds.us/?essay/overview
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ESSAY THEME: What is a dangerous idea you have about homeland
security, and why is it dangerous? Your response may be general
or focus on a specific aspect (organizational, policy, strategy,
practice, technological innovation, social impact, etc.) or
discipline/field, (emergency management, public health, law
enforcement, critical infrastructure, intelligence, etc.). Essays
may be written from any perspective - e.g. government, private sector,
cultural, local community, or citizen. The competition is open to
everyone with an interest in homeland defense and security. The
essay should be no more than five pages, single spaced, in twelve
point type. Deadline February 15, 2013. The winner will receive a
$500 cash award. Additionally, the winning and four top finalist
essays will be considered for publication by Homeland Security
Affairs, the online journal published by the Naval Postgraduate
School's Center for the Homeland Defense and Security.

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WRITER ADVICE 8TH FLASH PROSE CONTEST
http://www.writeradvice.com/
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$13 ENTRY FEE
WriterAdvice seeks flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction
running 750 words or less. Enlighten, dazzle, and delight us.
Finalists receive responses from all judges. Deadline April 18,
2013. First Place earns $200; Second Place earns $100; Third
Place earns $50; Honorable Mentions will also be published.

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THE FOURTH ANNUAL NORMAL PRIZE
IN FICTION, NONFICTION, & POETRY
http://www.thenormalschool.com/contestguidelines_4.html
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$20 ENTRY FEE
Deadline March 15, 2013.
Fiction Prize: $1,000 & Publication
Nonfiction Prize: $1,000 & Publication
Poetry Prize: $1,000 & Publication

All fiction and nonfiction submissions must be 10,087 words or
less. Poetry submissions should not exceed five pages or five
poems total.

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GRANTS
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PATRICK HENRY WRITING FELLOWSHIP
http://www.washcoll.edu/centers/starr/full-year-fellowships.php
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The Center’s Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship includes a $45,000
stipend, health benefits, faculty privileges, a book allowance,
and a nine-month residency (during the academic year 2013-14) in
a restored circa-1735 house in historic Chestertown, Md. Applicants
should have a significant book-length project currently in progress.
The project should address the history and/or legacy – broadly
defined – of the American Revolution and the nation’s founding ideas.
Deadline February 15, 2013.

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CALIFORNIA - CREATING PLACES OF VITALITY GRANTS
http://www.cac.ca.gov/programs/cpv.php
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The Creating Places of Vitality (CPV) Program supports rural and
underserved communities through grant opportunities for small arts
organizations. Through the arts, CPV intends to offer opportunities
to encourage creative innovation and to engage in meaningful cultural
activities that can transform neighborhoods and communities to create
a distinct sense of place. Deadline March 1, 2013.

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COLORADO JUMPSTART GRANTS
http://www.coloradocreativeindustries.org/artists-entrepreneurs/jumpstart-awards
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Jumpstart Awards provide fresh energy to artists and creative
entrepreneurs to help stimulate their creative business or
organization, whether nonprofit or commercial. Our goal is to help
grantees increase their revenue, gain new audiences, and improve
management practices.

Participate in an exhibit, festival, vendor showcase or artist
residency for which participants are chosen through a competitive
process. Present at a conference or symposium for which presenters
are chosen through a competitive process. Purchase equipment and
materials to expand or improve an applicant’s business. Enroll in
professional development workshops or engage consultants and coaches
to build administrative and business skills. Develop or upgrade
promotional materials such as brochures, DVDs, CDs, social media
pages and websites.

Applications are due May 15, 2013 at 4:00 pm. The maximum request
is $1,000 and funds are paid on a reimbursement basis upon receipt
of final report and expense receipts.

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DELAWARE INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS
http://www.artsdel.org/grants/default.shtml
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Artist Fellowship Guidelines: supports individual artists in their
work as visual, performing, media, folk, and/or literary artists.
The August 1 deadline is now past for FY13 applications. Applications
for FY14 fellowships will be available in late spring 2013. Due date
for FY14 fellowships is August 1, 2013.

Opportunity Grant Information and Application: supports individual
artists with unique professional and artistic development or
presentation opportunities. Rolling deadline.

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RESIDENCY - US/JAPAN CREATIVE ARTISTS' PROGRAM
http://www.jusfc.gov/creative-artists-programs/
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Deadline: March 1, 2013. The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program
provides support for up to five outstanding contemporary or traditional
artists from the United States to spend a three-month residency in
Japan. Eligible applicants are architects, choreographers, composers,
creative writers, designers, media artists, playwrights, visual artists,
or solo theater artists who work with original material (including
puppeteers, storytellers and performance artists). Multidisciplinary
artists and artistic directors of theater or dance companies are also
eligible. Selected artists will receive a grant award in the amount of
$20,000 to cover housing, living, and professional expenses for either
one artist or a collaborative team and up to $2,000 for round trip
transportation for the artist.

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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GATEWAY MAGAZINE
http://mohistory.org/publications/author-guidelines/gateway
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Gateway publishes articles on St. Louis's and Missouri's cultural,
social, and political issues, both historical and contemporary.
Submissions for full-length essays ideally run 3,500 - 5,000 words.
Gateway also publishes shorter essays, which run approximately 2,000 -
2,500 words. We are actively seeking topics within the areas of western
expansion; preservation and architecture; folk culture; music and
theater traditions; and civil rights and African American history.
We are also interested in essays on individual Missourians and in the
history of communities, organizations, and movements in St. Louis.
Pays up to $400.

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HISTORY MAGAZINE
http://www.history-magazine.com/
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Chronicling everything from the fall of the Roman Empire and the
start of the Second World War to the sinking of the Titanic and
the exploits of Al Capone, the articles in History Magazine are
accompanied by breathtaking archival images and detailed maps.
You'll read fascinating stories and discover facts you never knew
about the development of government, medicine, technology, trade,
crime, the arts, the art of war, and everything in between! Pays up
to $250 for pieces up to 2,500 words. Roughly ten cents/word.

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FAMILY CHRONICLE
http://www.familychronicle.com/author_notes.htm
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Family Chronicle is the premier magazine for researching and
documenting your family history. Whether you are a beginner, or
an experienced genealogist, each issue provides you with proven
techniques and sources for discovering your ancestors. Pays
eight cents/word.

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PERSIMMON HILL MAGAZINE
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.com/involvement/WritersGuide.aspx
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Persimmon Hill magazine is the National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum's award-winning journal on the West. For an audience
interested in western art, history, ranching and rodeo. Historical
and contemporary articles on notable persons connected with
pioneering the American West, Western art, rodeo, cowboys, Western
flora, animal life or other phenomena of the West of today or
yesterday. Articles must be historically accurate. Sources must be
documented. We require lively, top-notch writing. Length: no more
than 1,500 words. Pay ranges from $100 to $250, including photographs.

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TIMELINE MAGAZINE
http://www.ohiohistory.org/publications/timeline-magazine/Timeline-Magazine
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Covering the fields of history, archaeology, and natural history
with a Buckeye focus, the quarterly popular history magazine has
published seven hundred articles during its twenty-nine-year history.
Pays up to $800 for articles up to 1,000 words. Entertains book
excerpts, essays, historical features, and photo features.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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HELLGATE PRESS
http://www.hellgatepress.com/
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Hellgate Press offers you the best in books about the military--
Military History, Veteran Memoirs, and Military Fiction--as well
as non-fiction Travel Adventure and Historical/Adventure Fiction
books. Memoir, fiction and nonfiction.

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HENDRICK LONG PUBLISHING
http://www.hendricklongpublishing.com/
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We specialize in books with a Texas historical focus for children
and young adults. Please send query letter, summary, outline and
sample chapter via snail mail.

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HOLIDAY HOUSE
http://www.holidayhouse.com/holiday_house.php
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Holiday House is an independent publisher of children's books only.
We specialize in quality hardcovers, from picture books to young
adult, both fiction and nonfiction. We publish children's books for
ages four and up. We do not publish mass-market books, including, but
not limited to, pop-ups, activity books, sticker books, coloring books,
or licensed books.

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HOUSE OF ANANSI
http://www.houseofanansi.com/Anansisubmissions.aspx
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Anansi publishes Canadian and international writers of literary
fiction, poetry, and serious nonfiction. We publish approximately
twenty new books a year, four of which are poetry.

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GROUNDWOOD
http://www.houseofanansi.com/Groundwoodsubmissions.aspx
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We are always looking for new authors of novel-length fiction for
children in all age areas. Our mandate is to publish high-quality,
character-driven literary fiction. We do not generally publish
stories with an obvious moral or message or genre fiction such as
thrillers or mysteries. We do not publish high-interest/low-vocabulary
fiction or stories with anthropomorphic animals or elves/fairies as
their main characters.

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SPONSORS
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WOMEN READING ALOUD returns for the third year to host their annual
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Please join us from June 12th - 21st, 2013 as we write and live on
the Aegean Sea. This retreat is open to writers of all genres and
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READING ALOUD, will lead the workshops. Workshops follow the Amherst
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Spend time writing in a supportive community balanced with solitude
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Inclusive fee for 8 day workshops, 3 "Nite Writes," Sunset Dinner Cruise,
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