Volume 13, Issue 29
July 19, 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, 2013

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Just got back from a talk and signing at Litchfield Books on
Pawley's Island, SC. Rode 190 miles there and back, broadcasting
Tidewater Murder on the back of my car!

Editor: C. Hope Clark
Website: http://www.fundsforwriters.com
Email: Hope@fundsforwriters.com
Newsletter: ISSN: 1533-1326

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markets, contests and grants although research is done to
the best of our ability.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Tidewater Murder

by C. Hope Clark

Giveaway ends July 26, 2013.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

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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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WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE AND YOU WANT TO TELL THEM SO

A friend of mine published a beautiful collection of short stories.
Someone gave her a one star review while admitting he hadn't read
the book yet. Another reviewer fussed about typos...two missed
commas.

Of course the first gut, knee-jerk instinct is to contact these
people and take issue with their comments. "How can you review
a book you haven't read, you moron!" "You comment about two little
commas and cannot comment on the quality of the writing? Seriously?"

Someone did the same for Lowcountry Bribe, talking about North
Carolina and other erroneous un-facts. Quickly, I wanted to
correct him. Then I decided first, I'd only bring attention to
the review, and second, I'd bring attention to my anger. So I
let the review be.

On a list group I belong to, someone recently commented about
how some publishers still do not want to consider self-published
books. She and others were not happy with that stance. I suggested
they let the poor publisher be since there are so many options out
there for writers. Why force-feed self-publishing on publishers
that opt out of dealing with them? It's their choice.

Be careful not to get sucked into conflict, especially online.
All of us have too little time to write, and getting caught up
into controversy only steals that time. So the next time you
want to vent about someone else's opinion online, consider:

1) Someone's first impression of you will be that controversial
fight you choose to take on.

2) Someone who likes your writing may not like your personal
stance on an issue.

3) You cannot coax everyone to like your writing.

4) You never know what makes some people make such comments, so
stay out of their heads because you'll just more than likely
fuel their fire.

In other words, you have better things to do . . . like write.

Hope

HAVE YOU READ TIDEWATER MURDER?

If so, please consider a review on Amazon or Goodreads.

http://www.amazon.com/Tidewater-Murder-Carolina-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00CHT2PT6/

Send your latest review of Tidewater Murder to Amazon or Goodreads
and copy it to Hope. Reviews will be chosen for the newsletter,
along with your link and bio for others to learn more about you!

Clark proves with Tidewater Murder that the success of Lowcountry Bribe
was no fluke. Her ability to beautifully paint a location continues to
transport the reader to South Carolina - this time to Beaufort county.
She twists and turns the plot so many times, you don't know who's in
Slade's corner and who's out for her head. Clark has created a character
in Slade that the reader feels invested in - you want to wring her neck
for careless decisions as often as you want to cheer her on for trusting
her intuition and doing the right thing. ~Matthew Jerdan, Charlotte, NC

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THE SHY WRITER REBORN
An Introvert's Wake-Up Call

"Hope Clark has done an incredible service for authors by writing
The Shy Writer Reborn. She guides you through the steps to overcome
fears and finally get a book out of your head and on to paper. This
book will help a lot of would-be authors realize their dreams. Highly
recommended!" ~ Stephanie Chandler, author of The Nonfiction Book
Marketing Plan: Online and Offline Promotion Strategies for Serious
Authors, www.StephanieChandler.com

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

As a mystery author, I had to share this one. Gives me chills:

"When I got home I mixed a stiff one and stood by the open window
in the living room and sipped it and listened to the groundswell
of traffic on Laurel Canyon Boulevard and looked at the glare of
the big angry city hanging over the shoulder of the hills through
which the boulevard had been cut. Far off the banshee wail of police
or fire sirens rose and fell, never for very long completely silent.
Twenty four hours a day somebody is running, somebody else is trying
to catch him. Out there in the night of a thousand crimes, people
were dying, being maimed, cut by flying glass, crushed against
steering wheels or under heavy tires. People were being beaten,
robbed, strangled, raped, and murdered. People were hungry, sick;
bored, desperate with loneliness or remorse or fear, angry, cruel,
feverish, shaken by sobs. A city no worse than others, a city rich
and vigorous and full of pride, a city lost and beaten and full of
emptiness. It all depends on where you sit and what your own private
score is. I didn’t have one. I didn’t care. I finished the drink and
went to bed."

Raymond Chandler

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ARTICLE
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All Aboard! 5 Tips to Launching Successful Blog Tours
By Jennifer Brown Banks

With publishing budgets decreasing, today’s writer has to be
inventive, strategic, cost conscious, and smart to get the word
out about his book, and make the most of his “15 minutes of fame.”

Accordingly, many are finding the answer in virtual Blog Tours.
For the uninitiated, Blog Tours are scheduled “stops” to targeted
sites, whereby the author promotes his book through a number of
methods, such as: guest posts, reviews, give-aways, and featured
interviews.

Though the time frame and number of stops varies, it’s typically
5-10 sites within a four week period. Think of it like a ten city
booking, minus the “stage fright” and travel expense.

What are some of the benefits to writers who are “on board” with
this promotional tool?

Blog Tours allow authors to increase their exposure. “There is
strength in numbers.” Targeted sites sometimes have thousands of
subscribers and social media buddies that can bring in potential
book sales on a much larger scale than if authors were to promote
through their efforts alone.

Blog Tours can help to generate a “buzz” about books and creative
projects for a considerable period of time between “Tweets”,
Facebook discussions, reviews and recommendations. Thereby providing
the tour with “extended dates”.

Blog Tours can save time, money and shoe leather for those seeking
to “work smarter, not harder.”

Blog Tours can help to build relationships with other bloggers and
offer mutual support.

To make the most of yours, here are a few tips to optimize your efforts.

1. Do your homework. Not all sites are created equally. Before embarking
on your journey, consider your goals, the desired readership, and the
reputation of the blog. Though you can have a wonderful experience at
any number of sites within popular niches, to get more bang for your
buck, tour those with at least 100 followers, an “active community”
or a Google Page Rank of at least a 3.

2. Be prepared to become actively involved in the process.
In other words, you’ll get out of it what you put into it. Respond in
a timely fashion to readers’ questions and comments. Be gracious. By
doing so, you’ll make a good first impression, and avoid the risk of
alienating blog owners and potential fans.

3. Decide whether you will pitch sites yourself, or have a company
provide this promotional service for you. For example sites like WOW!
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/ Will schedule your tour for highly
trafficked sites for a small fee. A similar service is offered by
Virtual Book Tours Café, http://www.virtualbooktourcafe.com/index.html

4. Provide unique content with great take-away value. Many blogs
within the same niche have “cross-over readership”. So to avoid
redundancy and duplication of your “message” tweak your posts and
answers to present a different angle and a broader view of who you
are and why readers should buy your book as opposed to the
competition’s, (or in addition to).

5. Keep a spread sheet of your stops and “itinerary” to prevent
conflicts in time or resources. The less confusion, the greater
your odds for overall success.

Follow these five timely tips to maximize your marketing efforts,
increase your exposure and your bottom line as an author.

BIO:

Jennifer Brown Banks is a veteran freelance writer, columnist,
ghost writer and pro blogger, who hopes one day to complete a book
whereby she can have her own virtual book tour. In the meantime,
you can follow her creative work at her award-winning blog for
writers, Pen and Prosper. http://penandprosper.blogspot.com/

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COMPETITIONS
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ALICE MUNRO FESTIVAL CONTEST
http://alicemunrofestival.ca/?page_id=306
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ENTRY FEES $10 (TEEN) and $25 (ADULT)
Entries must not exceed 5,000 words. Stories must be written in English.
Deadline August 1, 2013.

Adult Category
1st ~ $500.
2nd ~ $300.
3rd ~ $200.

Teen Category (13-19 years)
1st ~ $500.
2nd ~ $300.
3rd ~ $200.

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CANADIAN AUTHORS ASSOCIATION SHORT STORY CONTEST
http://canauthorsniagara.org/short-story-contest/
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$15 ENTRY FEE
Open to all Ontario writers. Stories can be of any genre but must be
previously unpublished, and between 1,000 and 3,000 words in length.
No personal essays, memoirs, children’s literature or non-fiction.
Deadline September 30, 2013. First place $300. Second place $200.
Third place $100.

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THE SECOND ANNUAL THOMAS MORTON MEMORIAL PRIZE IN LITERARY EXCELLENCE
http://www.puritan-magazine.com/submissions.php
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$10 ENTRY FEE (CANADIAN)
The Second Annual Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence
recognizes the single best piece of short fiction and poem submitted
to The Puritan. Submissions will be read and judged by the editors of
The Puritan in a double-blind judging process. Fiction submissions
are capped at 12,000 words, and submissions of poetry must be no longer
than three pages in length. The contest deadline is September 30, 2013,
and the winner will be announced in October. The winners will receive
their prize of $900 for fiction and $600 for poetry and a prize package
of books from various Canadian publishers.

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CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST FOR GEORGIA RESIDENTS
http://www.abac.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Agrirama-Back-Roads-of-Georgia-Essay-ContestFinal.pdf
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$5 ENTRYFEE
The Gallery at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture in Tifton, in
conjunction with Georgia Backroads Magazine and the Tifton-Tift
County Arts Council, announce a contest for nonfiction essays
concurrent with a photography contest and exhibit on the same theme.
Essays should be no longer than 4,000 words and should address the
“Back Roads of Georgia” theme in some way, whether directly or
obliquely, literally or figuratively. We’re looking for Creative
Nonfiction/Literary Nonfiction. Deadline Monday, September 16, 2013.
A total of $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st
Place: $500, 2nd Place: $200, 3rd Place: $100, Honorable Mention:
4 awards, $50 each.

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BUTTON POETRY CHAPBOOK CONTEST
http://buttonpoetry.com/2013/06/06/e-p-chapbooks/
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$15 ENTRY FEE
Deadline July 31, 2013. $250 prize and fifty free author copies
of the published chapbook as well as roundtrip airfare to
Minnesota for book release show. Submit a previously unpublished,
chapbook-length (20-30 pages or so, we’re flexible) manuscript of
poetry.

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GRANTS
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BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER RESIDENCIES
http://www.bluemountaincenter.org/
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The Blue Mountain Center is a working community of writers, artists,
activists and musicians in the heart of Adirondacks, the largest
state park in the continental US. As a part of our cultural commons,
the Center exists to provide a peaceful and comfortable environment
in which guests are able to work, free from the distractions and
demands of normal daily life. Established creative and non-fiction
writers, and artists not requiring exceptional facilities, are
eligible applicants for our Traditional Residency Program. Residents
are chosen by an Admissions Committee of accomplished authors and
artists. The committee is particularly interested in fine work which
evinces social and ecological concern and is aimed at a general
audience. Deadline February 1, 2014.

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SUSTAINABLE ARTS FOUNDATION
http://apply.sustainableartsfoundation.org/
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Deadline August 31, 2013. $6,000 and $1,000 awards. The foundation
offers awards in two major categories: visual arts and writing. We
encourage writers working in fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and
poetry to apply. The Sustainable Arts Foundation is a non-profit
foundation supporting artists and writers with families. Our mission
is to provide financial awards to parents pursuing creative work.

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WORD RIOT TRAVEL GRANTS
http://wordriot.us/travel-grants/
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Deadline for Q2 2013 grant applications: July 31, 2013. Accepting
applications from small press writers for $100 to $500 travel grants.
In the small press world, a little funding can make the world of
difference in a project’s success. Word Riot Inc. travel grants will
help offset the costs a writer incurs participating in readings and
literary events around the country. Grants will be made on a quarterly
basis. The number of grants and the amount awarded each quarter will
depend on the quality and thoroughness of the applications received.
A minimum of one grant of at least $100 will be awarded each quarter.
Preference will be given to applicants who extend the reach of the
arts to underserved populations by participating in readings or
literary events in those communities.

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POETS IN NEED
http://www.poetsinneed.org/
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A nonprofit providing emergency assistance to poets who have an
established presence in the literary community and a substantive
body of published work. Assistance is given only in cases of
current financial need in excess of and unrelated to the recipient's
normal economic situation and that is the result of recent emergency
such as fire, flood, eviction or medical crisis.

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WRITERS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
http://www.asja.org/for-writers/weaf/
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This mission of the Writers Emergency Assistance Fund is to help
established freelance writers who, because of advanced age, illness,
disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional
crisis are unable to work. A writer need not be a member of ASJA
to qualify for a grant. However, applicants must establish a record
of past professional freelance nonfiction writing over a sustained
period of years, which means qualifications generally similar to
those of ASJA members. WEAF does not award grants to beginning
freelancers seeking funding for writing projects, nor does it fund
works-in-progress of any kind.

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: RECOVERING FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work
http://www.chickensoup.com
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Have you or has someone you loved sustained a traumatic brain
injury or TBI? Have you helped a friend through the recovery
process? Are you a professional caregiver or health care provider
whose life has been impacted by a TBI survivor's story? With a
traumatic brain injury occurring every 18.5 seconds in this country,
chances are you have been touched in some way by traumatic brain
injury. If so, we want to hear your story. If your story is chosen,
you will be a published author and your bio will be printed in the
book if you so choose. You will also receive a check for $200 and 10
free copies of your book, worth more than $100. You will retain the
copyright for your story and you will retain the right to resell it.
Deadline November 30, 2013.

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GRAND RAPIDS MAGAZINE
http://www.grmag.com/contactus.htm
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Grand Rapids Magazine features personality profiles, investigative
reports, city scoops, travel hot spots, entertainment news and
fashion coverage, plus favorite monthly features, including
city guide, restaurant review, home & design, life and style.
Pays up to $500.

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THAT'S LIFE
http://www.thatslife.com.au/FastFictionGuidelines
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Looking for humorous, positive contemporary stories of 700 -
2,800 words with a strong plot. If the story has a twist it should
arise from the story, rather than from a detail kept from the
reader. To check your twist, imagine your story were being made
into a film - would the surprise still work? If it's First
Australian rights and HASN'T been published anywhere else in the
world, then you will receive $400 for one page, $600 for 2 pages,
$700 for 3 pages, $800 for 4 pages. If it's First Australian Rights
and HAS been published once, somewhere else in the world, then you
will receive: $300 for one page, $500 for 2 pages, $600 for 3 pages
and $700 for 4 pages.

1 page - 900 words
1.5 pp - 1,200 words
2pp - 1,400 words
3pp - 2,100 words
4pp - 2,800 words

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BLACK BELT
http://www.blackbeltmag.com/about/writers-guidelines-magazine/
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Black Belt is the world’s leading self-defense magazine and is
dedicated to both the classical and the modern eclectic martial
arts. Black Belt also publishes instructional books and DVDs from
a variety of disciplines, including jujutsu, mixed martial arts,
reality-based self-defense, grappling, jeet kune do and more!
Articles must address an area of specific interest or concern for
the serious martial artist. Black Belt seldom uses first-person
accounts because most are of interest only to the author and his
or her friends. Feature articles with good photos receive $150 to
$300, which is paid upon publication.

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BOSTON GLOBE MAGAZINE
http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2013/07/14
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Break in with 100 to 650 words to include an as-told-to column
with newsmakers or celebrities with a local/New England angle called
"First Person," an opinionated essay called "Perspective" that takes
a strong point of view on a newsy local topic and photo-heavy home
design and fashion stories that take readers inside industry trends
or introduce them to local stylish people of note. Another area is
a 650-word relationship column in the back of the magazine called
"Connections." "Your Week Ahead," "Soundtrack," "Out and About,"
"Tales From the City," "Miss Conduct" and "Dinner With Cupid" are
off-limits to freelancers. Nothing online is open to freelancers.
Pays 50 cents/word and up.

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JOBS
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WRITER-EDITOR
Location Silver Spring, MD
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/346874700
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Deadline July 26, 2013. Proofreads, reviews, formats, and edits a
variety of documents including internal newsletters, Web copy,
social media messages, notices and other correspondence that often
deal with highly complex and controversial topics. Translates
complex scientific and technical terminology into language that is
accurate as well as understandable to the recipients. Employer
Food and Drug Administration.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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SKY PONY PRESS
http://www.skyponypress.com/guidelines/
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We will consider picture books, early readers, midgrade novels,
novelties, and informational books for all ages. Although we are not
searching for YA fiction in particular, we would consider projects
that tied in with the subject areas in which we are publishing. We
are mainly publishing single titles but are open to series ideas.
Our parent company publishes many excellent books in the fields of
ecology, independent living, farm living, wilderness living, recycling,
and other green topics, and this will be a theme in our children's book
line. We are also searching for books that have strong educational
themes and that help inform children of the world in which they live.
We are also interested in books with special needs themes, such as
autism, ADHD, food allergies, and so forth.

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ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS
http://www.orcabook.com/client/client_pages/author_guidelines.cfm
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Only accepts pitches from Canadian writers. The list of books published
includes: baby board books; hardcover, high-quality picturebooks; early
chapter books in the Orca Echoes and Orca Young Readers series; novels
for the reluctant reader in the Orca Currents, Orca Sports and Orca
Soundings series; standalone juvenile fiction and teen novels;
nonfiction; and short adult fiction and nonfiction with the Rapid
Reads series under the Raven Books imprint. A number of titles are
also published in French and Spanish, and our translation activities
continue to grow.

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ALBERT WHITMAN AND COMPANY PUBLISHING
http://www.albertwhitman.com/content.cfm/editorial-guidelines
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Albert Whitman & Company publishes approximately forty books per year
for the trade, library, and school library market. We have an open
submissions policy: we read unsolicited work, which means that it is
not necessary for writers to submit through a literary agent. We are
interested in reviewing the following types of projects:

Picture book manuscripts for ages 2-8.
Novels and chapter books for ages 8-12.
Young adult novels.
Nonfiction for ages 3-12 and YA.
Art samples showing pictures of children.

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TALBOT FORTUNE AGENCY
http://www.talbotfortuneagency.com/index.cfm/submission-guidelines/
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The agency represents authors of narrative nonfiction across a wide
range of categories, including but not limited to history, immersive
journalism, and current events. In fiction we represent romance and
women's fiction, thrillers and mysteries, and literary fiction. We
don't normally handle children's books, westerns, science fiction,
fantasy, poetry, or screenplays.

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TESSLER AGENCY
http://tessleragency.com/
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Our list is diverse and far-reaching. In non-fiction, it includes
narrative, popular science, memoir, history, psychology, business,
biography, food, and travel. In many cases, we sign authors who are
especially adept at writing books that cross many of these categories
at once. In fiction, we represent literary, women's, and commercial.
We do not take on genre fiction or children's books.

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SPONSORS
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Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

11th year. $5,500 in prizes will be awarded, including $2,000 for
a poem in any style and $2,000 for a poem that rhymes or has a
traditional style. Both published and unpublished work accepted.
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. Entry fee is $8 for
every 25 lines. Enter online or by mail. Postmark deadline: September 30.
Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. Winning Writers is one of the "101
Best Writing Websites" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2012). See guidelines,
past winners, and enter at www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry

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Saturday, August 24, 10 am-4 pm WORKSHOP

MARRIOTT SUGAR LAND SQUARE
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS

$60 and Lunch Your Choice on the Square

Check or PayPal (Go to our website to use PayPal)
www.houstonwritersguild.org

“Indie-publishing Soup to Nuts”
Pamela Fagan Hutchins

1. Major vs. Small press vs. Indi/self-publishing
2. Secrets of promoting your book
3. How to get into the major bookstores.
4. What Pamela learned from her 80 book tour stops this year.
5. Hitting #1 in a KDP Select promotion and leveraging that into success in online sales.
6. Business plans, strategy (eBook, print, audio, pricing) and marketing plans
7. Bring your laptop!

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Call for Entries: Poets & Writers!

Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest. Write a poem,
30 lines or fewer on any subject and/or write a short story,
5 pages maximum length on any theme, single or double

line spacing, neatly hand printed or typed.

Writing First Prize: $500.00, 2nd: $125; 3rd: $100
Poetry First Prize: $250.00, 2nd: $125; 3rd: $50.

Entry fees: $5 per poem, $10 per story.

Postmark deadline: July 31, 2013
Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com for details and enter!

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Join Hope Clark in Louisville, KY this August at
the Business of Writing International Summit.

We are pleased to announce that Hope Clark, author of Lowcountry
Bribe will be among our presenters at the Business of Writing
International Summit in Louisville, Kentucky on August 1-3.

Teaching writers, authors, and would-be authors how to build their
business and grow their personal brand.

Hear the experts speak on:
How to Create an Author Website with WordPress
Editing
How to Make a Book Trailer
Supporting Your Writing Habit
Crowdsourcing
How to Create an E-book
Compelling Book Cover Art
How to Bring Traffic to Your Table
Promoting on a Shoestring
… and much more.

Summit Highlights:

Thursday, August 1, 2013
Full day workshop on How to Self-Publish Your Book, presented by Peggy DeKay,
a book coach, podcaster, and expert on self-publishing. DeKay is the author
of Self-Publishing for Virgins: The First Time Author’s Guide to Self-Publishing.

Friday and Saturday, August 2-3, 2013:
•Keynote Speaker: Victorine Lieski, New York Times bestselling self-published author

•Robert Brewer –
Senior Editor, F&W Media, publisher of Writer’s Digest magazine, Writer’s
Market, and the soon to be released 2014 Indie Author’s Guide

•Barbara Vey –
Top blogger for Publisher’s Weekly

Four programming tracks: Indie and Small Press Publishing; Social Media for
Authors; Book Marketing and Promotion, and the Craft of Writing. Food,
beverages, goodie bags, and door prizes are provided, See the website to
register. Hotel discounts available.The conference you can’t afford to miss.

http://businessofwritingsummit.com

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for authors. Being an award-winning author herself, she understands
the industry, and will provide you with a content management website
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A few testimonials from happy clients:

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"When I first saw Shaila’s work, I was struck by the fact that each
site she designs is not only beautiful but also perfectly reflects
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