Volume 13, Issue 7
February 15, 2013

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FUNDS FOR WRITERS

Chosen for Writer's Digest's
101 Best Websites for Writers
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

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Valentine's Day at the Clark house. Yep, they're orange and white. Go Clemson!

Editor: C. Hope Clark
Website: http://www.fundsforwriters.com
Email: Hope@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.

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PAID SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
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MANA’s Winter 2013 Writers Contest

Every entry will be considered as a submission for the FALL MANA
publication, MANA’s Best Poems and Short Stories of 2013.

All writers retain their copyright. No limit to the number of submissions.
Entry fee: $5 per entry.

Additional prizes:

$50 for the best poem and $50 for the best short story submission
The best poetry and short story submission will be honored on the cover.

For more details, go to:
http://marketingnewauthors.com/writerscontests.html

Also, feel free to contact:
info@marketingnewauthors.com

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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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Read newsletter online at: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/fundsforwriters
Read past issues at: http://www.aweber.com/z/article/?fundsforwriters

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HOW MUCH OF MY NOVEL SHOULD I POST ONLINE TO ATTRACT PEOPLE?

This is a hard question to answer because it isn't black and white.

There are mixed messages on giving away your novel. I've listened to
agents speak about "discovering" good writers via serial releases
of a novel. What they don't clarify when they say it can be done is
this: They're only interested when the public gets lit up, afire
with the material so that the blog explodes with interest and starts
trend setting.

If you only have twenty people reading your blog, waiting for the
next chapter, you haven't achieved what an agent seeks. Good means
you are gathering several thousand followers because of how
remarkably your work teases them to return for more.

People don't just come to you because you posted your story
somewhere. You have to work the system and coax people to come to
you. That means lots of social media, maybe even a newsletter. You
have to act as if the book has been published and you are seeking
readers to buy. This is always such a long shot unless you have a
platform already or you're pretty darn savvy and willing to work
relentlessly to snare readers.

What a Catch 22, right? You need to be published to sell well, so
what's a writer to do if not post the book online to build a
following?

The problem here is that you take a chance. When you approach an
agent about this book, and it's been marketed online via your website
or blog, or even self-published in eBook form, that agent will ask
how many people read/bought your book.

If you gathered 450 readers and a dozen reviews, you may be telling
an agent you can't sell the book OR the book isn't marketable enough.
You take a risk here. For every one person that does well using
this tactic to make a name for himself, there are a thousand who
crashed and burned.

I tend to suggest to new novelists to seek a mid-size publisher
that is willing to go the long-haul with you (the long tail
business approach - look it up). Mid-size and smaller presses want
authors for a long time, for multiple books, and they work and
cooperate with you as you build your platform through branding,
social media, deals with Amazon, etc. That is the route I'm taking.

You'd think I'd have a big platform, but my editors didn't have a
clue what FundsforWriters was, and treated me like a newbie. So I've
been in the process for the past year of showing them how hard I can
market.

And remember this. If people already read the book for free, why
would they buy it later when it's published? They're waiting for
book two.

I'd stick to the straight and narrow. Post other writing to build
a following, but not the book you're trying to sell.

Hope

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

"It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie
in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal
to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled,
but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disaster to be
unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no
ideal to capture. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars,
but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not
failure, but low aim is a sin."

~ Benjamin E. Mayes ~

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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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Hello Hope,

I just wanted to thank you for advertising our short story
competition (Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award)
in Funds for Writers twice, once with its original deadline,
and later with our extended deadline. We appreciate this support.

On a personal note, I am a subscriber to TOTAL Funds for Writers
and value it as an important tool for researching the financial
opportunities in writing. I consider myself a contest hound, but
without your newsletter I never would have discovered the UK short
story contest I won that subsequently paid me over $1,100. Essentially,
TOTAL Funds for Writers has paid for itself for the next 75 years or
so. When it comes time to renew each year, the decision is always
an easy one.

All best,

Paul Weidknecht
www.paulweidknecht.com
www.bethlehemwritersgroup.com

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ARTICLE
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Funding Your First Novel Using Kickstarter

By Shawndra Russell

In November 2011, I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing
Month) for the first time. Ten months later, Couple Friends was
published thanks to my successful Kickstarter campaign in May 2012.
I was able to raise $4,000 because 71 wonderful people believed in
me and my book enough to want this dream to come true.

What a great feeling.

I was shocked by some of the people that donated to my campaign.
Some I hadn’t spoken to (beyond Facebook) since high school or
college. Others were strangers, typically friends of friends. A
few of my freelance writing and social media clients even donated
to my Kickstarter! This platform made it possible to reach out to
people that otherwise would not have known I was writing a book.
Plus, it eliminated the awkwardness that can come with fundraising
because it became about more than just the money.

Those dollars enabled me to hire a professional editor, book cover
designer, and use a consultant to help me properly convert and
upload my Word document so it could become a real, live book
available for purchase. Without Kickstarter, I wouldn’t have a
book published yet.

However, the love and support of my backers meant more to me than
the dollar amounts they gave. Whenever I doubted myself or became
really frustrated doing what I thought was the last edit before the
absolute final edit, I knew that I had 71 people in my corner. They
took time out of their busy lives and reached into their hearts and
wallets to help me achieve my goals. If that doesn’t put faith in
you about humanity, I don’t know what will. And they were counting
on me; I couldn’t just stop when things got hard. I was able to push
through some tough times because I knew my backers believed in me.

Another wonderful part of using Kickstarter to fund my novel was
that when it was finished and available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble,
and Smashwords, I had 71 people that were eager to read it. I had a
built-in audience that was willing to help me by leaving reviews,
telling their friends, and sharing my book news on Facebook and
Twitter. My Kickstarter backers have become my street team, and
they continue to help spread the word and support me today.

Using a site like Kickstarter forces you to start marketing yourself
and your book before the book is published, which is what we should
all do anyway. You have to put yourself out there in the form of
emails, social media updates, creating a Facebook event, and posting
updates about your project directly through Kickstarter, which blasts
out to your backers and can be made public on the Kickstarter website.
I know that there is even more I could have done, but thankfully, I
was fully funded in my final hour due to several generous souls.

I will always be glad that I took my publishing dreams into my own
hands and utilized Kickstarter to make my first novel a reality. And
although I will not use Kickstarter to publish my second novel—Keepsakes,
currently in the editing stage—because I feel like it’s up to me from
here on out, I feel truly blessed that these crowdfunding platforms
are available to authors that don’t want to wait for agents to offer
representation or traditional publishing houses to say yes.

Here’s a list of ten crowdfunding options to get you started, and
please contact me if you have any questions. Good luck!

(http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/07/emerging-next-generation-crowdfunding-platform-roundup/)

BIO
Shawndra Russell is a former high school English teacher who traded
in her lesson plans for a career of writing books and creating social
media strategies for small businesses. She writes regular dining
features for South magazine, a music column for Savannah Morning
News and has contributed to BeerAdvocate, Travel+Leisure Cigar
Aficionado, Media Bistro, Forbes Travel, and Snooth. She loves
Savannah, craft beer, mud runs and Twitter (@ShawndraRussell),
and can be reached on her website www.shawndrarussell.com .

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COMPETITIONS
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IMAGINARY FRIEND PRESS'S FULL-LENGTH BOOK POETRY CONTEST
http://www.imaginaryfriendpress.com/
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$11 ENTRY FEE
Deadline March 15, 2013. The winning book will be published by
Imaginary Friend Press. The author will receive an honorarium of
$250, publication of the manuscript and 40 copies of their book.
Imaginary Friend Press may also select other books for publication.
Manuscripts must be between 48-96 pages in length.

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42 MILES PRESS POETRY CONTEST
http://42miles.wordpress.com/contest/
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$25 ENTRY FEE
The prize will be offered annually to any poet writing in English,
including poets who have never published a full length book as well
as poets who have published several. New and Selected collections
of poems are also welcome. The winning poet will receive $1,000 and
publication of his or her book. The winner will also be invited to
give a reading at Indiana University South Bend as part of the
release of the book. March 1, 2013.

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MISSOURI REVIEW'S AUDIO CONTEST
http://www.missourireview.com/audiovisual/submissions/
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ENTRY FEE OPTIONAL - $20 SUGGESTED
$1,000 first place in each of three categories of poetry, prose,
and audio documentary. Deadline March 15, 2013. Recording must
be 15 minutes or less. Emailed submissions should be in MP3 format
only. Mailed entries should be sent on CD only.

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THE LASCAUX REVIEW
http://www.lascauxflash.com/
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$3 OPTIONAL DONATION
Using the photo prompt online, compose a work of short fiction, maximum
length 250 words. The prompt is for inspiration only; entries will not
be judged on how well they relate to it. Title and byline are not
included in the word count. One entry per person. Deadline March
6, 2013. The winner receives $250 (a dollar a word) as well as the
virtual medal depicted here, along with the right to display it on
his or her online venues. The winning entry will be published in The
Lascaux Review. You may include as many as two links with your
submission, one to any social media site of your choice and another
to any book you’ve published. We’ll link the former to your byline
and direct the latter, via cover, to your Amazon page. Readers and
contestants alike are invited and encouraged to comment on entries.
If you wish to provide criticism, be specific and constructive.

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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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WRITERS@WORK FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION
http://www.writersatwork.org/wp/?page_id=538
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$20 ENTRY FEE
For emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
First Prize: $1,000, publication in Quarterly West, tuition
for the 2013 conference and a manuscript consultation during
the conference with one of the visiting editors or agents.
Two Honorable Mentions: $250. Open to any writer who has not yet
published a book-length volume of original work in the genre in
which they submit a manuscript. Deadline March 1, 2013. Limit
5,000 words for prose and six poems up to 10 pages.


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GRANTS
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GRANTS FOR PORTLAND, OREGON ARTISTS
http://racc.org/grants/overview-deadlines
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Project Grants are awarded to both individual artists and nonprofit
organizations in three (3) categories: Artistic Focus, Community
Participation and Arts In Schools. A project is a specific art
presentation, exhibit or creation of work that is fully executed
within a specified timeline and contains a public component.

Professional Development Grants assist artists or arts administrators
with opportunities that specifically improve their business management
development skills and/or brings the artist or the arts organization
to another level artistically.

The Artist Fellowship program recognizes the artistic excellence and
achievements of individual artists. Fellowships include a cash award
to help artists of high merit sustain or enhance their creative process.

RACC grants are available to residents of Clackamas, Multnomah and
Washington Counties.

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POET-IN-RESIDENCE - IOWA/ILLINOIS
http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org/RedesignedSite/Events/CollinsPoetryResZiegler.htm
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Open to poets in Iowa/Illinois Quad Cities and the Upper Mississippi
River Valley. Deadline March 31, 2013. The residency supports
community-based poetry and a regional poet who has not yet published
a full-length poetry collection and who resides in the six-county
Quad City area (Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Scott, Clinton, and
Muscatine). The residency is coordinated by the Midwest Writing
Center and will take place over the month of October 2013.

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WRITERS HOUSE RESIDENCIES
http://hubcity.org/writersproject/fellowships-and-scholarships/the-writers-house-residencies/
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The Writers House provides two residencies per year in an historic
cottage in downtown Spartanburg, S.C. The program is open to
emerging writers in the United States who have completed a graduate
school degree in creative writing within the past five years.
Residents receive lodging, utilities, and a twice-monthly stipend;
they are responsible for their own transportation and meals. The
10-week summer residency runs from June 15 to Aug. 24. A nine-month
residency runs from Sept. 3 to May 31. Both residencies include a
community service element. The program is targeted at early-career
writers, preferably without a published book. Deadlines April 1 and
June 1, 2013.

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FURTHERMORE PUBLISHING GRANTS
http://www.furthermore.org/
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The J.M. Kaplan Fund's Furthermore program supports nonfiction book
publishing about the urban experience; natural and historic resources;
art, architecture, and design; cultural history; and civil liberties
and other public issues. The program seeks work that appeals to an
informed general audience; demonstrates evidence of high standards
in editing, design, and production; promises a reasonable shelf life;
might not otherwise achieve top quality or even come into being; and
"represents a contribution without which we would be the poorer."
Individual grants range from $500 to approximately $15,000 and may
be used to support writing, research, editing, design, indexing,
photography, illustration, and/or printing and binding. Deadlines
March 15 and September 15.

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STUDIOS OF KEY WEST RESIDENCIES
http://tskw.org/apply-for-a-residency/
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The Studios of Key West offers up to forty juried residencies per
year to working artists and writers from around the world. Residencies
are awarded to visual artists, writers, composers, performers, and
interdisciplinary artists. Resident artists are requested to give
service to the Key West community in the form of a class, workshop,
reading, performance or special project to be agreed upon by the
artist and TSKW. $35 application fee. Deadline April 15, 2013.
Residencies are available for one month, and residency terms extend
from the beginning to end of each calendar month. Residents may arrive
any day after the first of the month. Artists are responsible for food,
travel, and materials. Artists are granted access to a bicycle for the
duration of their stay and are matched with a community member who
serves as a host to assist with the success of their residency.

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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ARC
https://arc.submittable.com/submit
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Arc publishes short stories over 5,000 words. On acceptance, it pays
a flat fee of £1,500 (c. US$2,370) for first world serial rights.
We publish stories that have some bearing on the future. You don't
need to write science fiction to do that -- all we're interested in
is your vision, your skill, and your ability to move us. Our
boilerplate rates are:

for essays under 1,500 words - £250
for features over 2,000 words - £500
£75 per page for poetry and experimental work.

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SCOUTING MAGAZINE
http://scoutingmagazine.org/contact/
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Pays up to $800 for features of 1,500 to 1,800. Informational,
how-to, profiles, outdoor activities, Scouting programs,
leadership, volunteering, nature, and community service are
topics sought. Scouting is a publication for the adult leaders
in the Boys Scouts.

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SEW NEWS
http://www.sewnews.com/about/write_for_us.html
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Sew News magazine is a monthly publication devoted to the
enthusiastic and creative people who want to sew. We provide
them with accurate, helpful, step-by-step information for
personalizing ready-to-wear and creating original fashions,
accessories, gifts and home décor that express a personal
style. Pays $50 to $500. New writers generally start at $50
to $150 depending on length and complexity of the article.

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THE SOUTHERN REVIEW
http://thesouthernreview.org/submissions/
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We consider fiction, poetry, and essays, including creative
nonfiction and literary essays. We accept unsolicited fiction
and nonfiction postmarked September 1 through December 1. We
accept unsolicited poetry postmarked September 1 through February
1. The Southern Review pays $25 per printed page with a maximum
payment of $200 for prose and $125 for poetry, plus two copies of
the issue in which the work appears and a one-year subscription
to The Southern Review.

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SPORTS SPECTRUM
http://www.sportsspectrum.com/about/writers-guide.php
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Sports Spectrum magazine seeks to highlight Christian athletes
of all sports and levels to help motivate, encourage and inspire
people in their faith through the exciting and challenging world
of sports. These articles generally run from 1,500 to 2,000 words
plus one or two sidebars, which run generally 150 words. Pays
twenty cents/word. Fifty percent kill fee.

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JOBS
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EDITOR
The Sun
http://thesunmagazine.org/about/announcements/2012/49
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We need a full-time managing editor at The Sun, a nonprofit, ad-
free magazine in its thirty-ninth year of publication. This position
is in our editorial office in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At least
five years of editing or writing experience for a magazine, newspaper,
book publisher, or equivalent environment.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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KOEHLER BOOKS
http://www.koehlerbooks.com/what-we-are/
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Köehler Books is the fiction imprint of Morgan James Publishing,
and is a traditional book publisher. All of our authors receive
advances and a percentage of royalties.

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ISTORIA BOOKS
http://www.istoriabooks.com/
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Istoria Books is now open for author submissions. We are a boutique
looking for good fiction, and we're open to unpublished as well as
published authors, agented or unagented. Authors whose print rights
have reverted to them and who are looking for an ePress to handle
the challenges of selling in the digital book world will find a
welcoming home in Istoria. We only publish fiction - no nonfiction
at the present time - in the following categories:

literary/upmarket, historical, romance (but not erotica), women's
fiction, inspirational, mystery/thriller, sci-fi/fantasy, young
adult, short stories.

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EUTERPE
http://euterpe-ya.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html
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Euterpe is our youth imprint. We are seeking chapter books, middle
grade, and young adult literature in all genres, including historical,
romance, contemporary fiction, paranormal, adventure, mystery/suspense,
fantasy, science fiction, and horror. We are open to picture books
that are either already illustrated or have an illustrator attached.
We are particularly excited about Pan, our LGBT line. Euterpe is
an imprint of MUSA Publishing. Musa will begin by releasing every book
in electronic format. We are primarily an electronic publishing house
at this time. In the near future, we will be taking books to print for
small print runs, we will make the decision initially on which books
go to print based upon sales figures and reviews.

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HOLIDAY HOUSE
http://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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BRICK ROAD POETRY PRESS
http://www.brickroadpoetrypress.com/
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The mission of Brick Road Poetry Press is to publish and promote
poetry that entertains, amuses, edifies, and surprises a wide
audience of appreciative readers. We are not qualified to judge
who deserves to be published, so we concentrate on publishing what
we enjoy. Our preference is for poetry geared toward dramatizing
the human experience in a language rich with sensory image and
metaphor, recognizing that poetry can be, at one and the same
time, both familiar as the perspiration of daily labor and
outrageous as a carnival sideshow.

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SPONSORS
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Ignite Your Creative Fire And Find Your Voice

Summer Solstice Retreat For Writing and Yoga

Join us from June 16-21 at the beautiful and secluded Stout’s
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writing. Yoga and meditation are accessible to absolute beginners.

Jeannine Ouellette, writer, teacher, and founder of Elephant Rock
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Bohemian Renaissance Prizes in Literature, Poetry and Visual Arts

http://www.bohemianrenaissance.com/submissions/writing-contest/

This contest is open to all writers of any genre. The contest
is open to visual artists of any genre. Deadline March 30, 2013.

For Literature and / or Poetry:
First Prize is $300 Second Prize is $200
Third Prize is $100

Visual Arts:
$ 200 prize and will be featured as the front cover of the
magazine's June issue. Literature and poetry winners will be
featured in the June issue.

Those without electronic access may mail their entry along
with a check or money order to:

Bohemian Renaissance
P.O. Box 82486
Hapeville, GA 30354

Mailed entries must be postmarked by March 15th.
All others will be discarded without notice.

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Yoga and Writing Retreat
Tucson, AZ
5/30/13 - 6/2/13

Looking for a weekend away to soothe the soul,
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Please join us at the historic Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort
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desert. This retreat is open to anyone seeking to deepen self-
understanding and develop the mind/body connection between yoga,
meditation and writing. It is suitable for writers and yoga students
at any level of experience.

Yoga philosophy helps us navigate the territory of our bodies and
the hidden rooms of our souls to find our most authentic voice which,
in turn, deepens our writing.

During this retreat you will have the opportunity to practice yoga
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writing exercises and classes on writing craft with author Susan
Pohlman, and meet NY literary agent, Judith Riven.

We have developed a unique and enjoyable curriculum that will enable
you to harness the power of yoga and meditation as valuable writing
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For all retreat details, visit: www.yogaandwriting.weebly.com

Contact: Susan Pohlman - www.susanpohlman.com
E-mail: susan@susanpohlman.com

Karen Callan - www.rosayoga.com
E-mail: karenrosecallan@gmail.com

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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, 2005-2012).

Guidelines, past winners, and enter at www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

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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
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all levels. Julie Maloney, writer/poet and founder/director of WOMEN
READING ALOUD, will lead the workshops. Workshops follow the Amherst
Writers and Artists Method. Establish or renew a commitment to your
writing life while experiencing a life-affirming encounter with your
writer's voice.

Spend time writing in a supportive community balanced with solitude
on a private beach or hiking the donkey trail. Swim in turquoise waters
or take a nap and simply dream. Optional yoga available in a studio on
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Inclusive fee for 8 day workshops, 3 "Nite Writes," Sunset Dinner Cruise,
Welcome Dinner, Closing Reception and more. WOMEN READING ALOUD celebrates
its tenth anniversary this year. We'd love you to be a part of our community.

For all retreat details, visit: www.womenreadingaloud.org
Contact: Julie Maloney - julie@womenreadingaloud.org or call 973 927-6354

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