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Editor’s THOUGHTS

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THE SOUL OF A WRITER

I received yet another Christmas card talking about how the writer/sender subscribes to FundsforWriters to read this section...the Editor's Thoughts...more than any other part of the newsletter. This editorial is the heart of the newsletter, my voice, my thoughts at a specific moment in the week prior to its delivery. It's my section where I can let loose.

Sometimes people take issue with me. Some even unsubscribe. Some tell me to take another stance. I smile and think the childish comment: "It's my newsletter, and I'll say what I want."

We all need a place to spout off, I think. Maybe not radically, and definitely not to the level we alienate gobs of people, but to express ourselves.

But what's even better is when you make that leap into your fiction, or your nonfiction or poetry, and legitimately express yourself in that work as well. When you take that bridge, daring to write like the real you, then you've accomplished something. And part of that is voice.

When I write stories about Carolina Slade, I pen the words in first person. Originally, I did that in order to dig deeper into her head, and make her life more believable to the reader. Soon I began to infuse my thoughts into that stubborn hard head of hers. Then I incorporated her feelings about people...the same feelings I had about people I knew. Her love for South Carolina came through as my love for South Carolina. My fear of dark water became hers. My lake house became hers. My children and friends became hers. Then the stories turned into a sense of coming home. When seated at the computer and diving into a scene, I smelled the smoke, quivered at the cool breeze off the water, heated up as Wayne walked into the room.

If I could wish anything for you in the new year it would be that you fall in love with your writing, not the idea of publishing. I would hope that you incorporate so much of yourself in your writing that you fear the world reading it...because they'd see inside your soul. That's what I wish for you.

That's how you find your best writing. Not just setting out a goal of five hundred words a day. When you're eager to sit and write, and that eagerness happens daily, you've hit the sweet spot.

Happy New Year.

~HOPE

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly.

- Edgar Rice Burroughs

THE SHY WRITER

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Hope has solutions in The Shy Writer Reborn that let you make the most of who you are instead of asking you to change your personality. ~Linda Formichelli, The Renegade Writer

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Success Story

In this section, I post success stories from FundsforWriters readers who've found something of use in the newsletter and made the magic happen! Send your story to hope@fundsforwriters.com . Let's see some 2014 success!

featured article

KEEP THE FIRE BURNING

By Laura Lee Perkins

C. Hope Clark entered my life 11 years ago, just when I had made a 10-year commitment to improving my writing: entering more contests, applying for more grants and submitting more applications to publishers and for artist residencies. Hope sits on my desktop every day. When I need to remember that I am not alone in this writing struggle, feeling like bursting into tears after another rejection, I open the computer document titled "HOPE" and my world is transformed from despair into opportunity with one simple click.

Here I find every snippet of fodder that I have carefully cut and pasted from C. Hope Clark's weekly FundsforWriters email. After doing this for several years, this document was pretty messy. One day I reorganized it: Book Publishers, Magazines, Grants, Jobs, Artist-in-Residencies, Workshops/Classes and Wisdom; perhaps the most important section because it included tips for remaining sane while striving for success. Within each category bold, italics and underline were added. I reduced the font size down to 9 and narrowed the margins so I can get more opportunities on one page. And I have developed my own style of shorthand so that each opportunity can be reduced down to just two lines if at all possible. Why? Because I learned that once the document is over 25 pages long, it felt too cumbersome to peruse for the next opportunity. Some weeks I only do one category for the week, but about once a month I save an afternoon (usually Friday while I'm waiting for her newest email to arrive) and I read through the entire document, slowly and carefully. I use text colors to make things pop visually and for the best opportunities I add highlighting. Now I have bold, italics, bold-italics, colored text, underlines, a variety of font styles and highlighting.

Deadlines passed. Offerings had to be deleted. I added a Submissions category where entries are carefully documented: fee, date, title and word count for each entry. Then the Rejected category which included any comments offered and finally my favorite; a YES/Accepted category. This list began to grow as I began to understand that writing is not a goal; writing is a process.

Every week I carefully cut and pasted anything that looked appealing re: publication or growth. I asked for opinions, joined a writer's group and began to teach. And I always kept the "HOPE" file updated every week. I sat at my computer late on Fridays waiting for the email to arrive. I learned to keep that document on my desktop because it added more kindling to my inner burning desire to write.

More than a decade has gone by and I have received ten grants. The first two were $10,000 each and came just a year apart. I came in 3rd in the Writers' Digest Inspirational category. I've self-published five books (sales of 5,000) and a publisher picked up one more. I've completed four Artist-in-Residencies for the U.S. National Parks and one for the Turkeyland Cove Foundation. I've had 150+ articles published in my areas of specialization (music/education/spiritual development) and Lighting Your Spiritual Passion (Maine Authors Publishing) just came off the press. When it appeared on Amazon in Kindle, then paperback and on Smashwords, I cried for joy. The first newspaper article about it ran in the Lewiston, Maine Sun Journal and 423 people "liked" it on Facebook that day!

I take Hope's email very seriously. When it has been late arriving (seldom), dinner is delayed. It is that important. Hope encourages us to dream and she gives us innumerable reasons to never give up. Happy Writing!

Laura Lee Perkins
www.LauraLeePerkinsAuthor.com
spiritualquest@earthlink.net

competitions

PHOEBE JOURNAL WINTER FICTION CONTEST
http://www.phoebejournal.com/2014-winter-writing-contests/
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ENTRY FEE $17.
One piece per submission, up to 7,500 words. Novel excerpts will
not be accepted. Prizes: $1,000 and publication. Deadline
February 1, 2014.

CHANTICLEER BOOK REVIEWS BLUE RIBBON WRITING COMPETITION
http://chantireviews.com/store/#!/~/category/id=5193080&offset=0&sort=normal
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$40 ENTRY FEE.
The CBR Grand Prize For BEST BOOK OF 2014 author will be awarded $1,000 along with prizes and promotional opportunities. We are also awarding $250 to CBR's Best Book 2014 for each of the following Ten Genres of CBR's Blue Ribbon Writing Competitions. Contests are judged in 8 rounds. Manuscripts and recently published novels (published after Jan. 1, 2010) are accepted.

1.Cygnus Awards for SciFi & Fantasy | Deadline: Jan. 31st
2.Journey Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction | Deadline: Feb. 28th
3.Mystery & Mayhem Awards for Cozy Mysteries | Deadline March 30th
4.Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction | April 30th
5.Chatelaine Awards for Romantic Fiction | May 31st
6.Chaucer Awards for Historical Fiction | June 30th
7.Laramie Awards for Western and Post Civil War Fiction | July 30th
8.CLUE Awards for Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Fiction | Sept. 30th
9.Paranormal Awards for Speculative Fiction and Non-fiction | Oct. 31st
10.Somerset Awards for Contemporary, Mainstream, and Blended Genres | Nov. 30th

LEAH RYAN'S FUND FOR EMERGING WOMEN WRITERS
http://www.leahryansfeww.com/apply.html
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NO ENTRY FEE.
Deadline January 13, 2014. All women who consider themselves emerging playwrights (as distinct from fledgling or mid-career playwrights) are eligible to apply for the FEWW Prize. Playwrights from all over the world are encouraged to apply, but the play must be written in English. Eligibility does not require that a submitted work adhere to the traditional three-act structure. One-acts, two-acts (even four-, five-, six- acts), monologues, adaptations, and any other wild (or deceptively tame) format will be considered with equal seriousness. The only absolute requirement is that the submitted text be a completed full-length work for theater. The winner will receive a cash award of $1,000 as well as a staged reading of her play hosted by FEWW at a theater in New York City. In addition, a stipend of up to $700 for travel and accommodation may be provided by FEWW if necessary.

JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN PLAYWRIGHT COMPETITION
http://www.jsu.edu/english/southpla.html
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NO ENTRY FEE.
Seeks to identify and encourage the best of Southern playwriting. First-prize winner receives $1,000 and a full production by the Jacksonville State University Department of Drama. Playwrights must be native to or residents of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia, and plays must deal with the Southern experience. Entries must be original, full-length plays that have not had previous Equity productions. No musicals or adaptations. One submission per playwright. Receipt Deadline: January 15, 2014.

WEST BOCA THEATRE COMPANY INTERNATIONAL JEWISH PLAYWRITING CONTEST
https://www.levisjcc.org/index.php?src=forms&ref=International%20Jewish%20Playwriting%20Competition
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NO ENTRY FEE.
Seeks short plays (8-20 minutes) that explore an aspect of Jewish life or culture from modern or historic times. No musicals. Cast must not exceed six. First place $500; second place $300; third place $200. Deadline January 28, 2014.

GRANTS

TACTICAL READS
http://lafpi.com/events/tactical-reads/
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Who needs another play reading series in LA? Directors do. Especially women directors who want to find women playwrights to work with, and new plays to produce. The goal of Tactical Reads is to find amazing, unproduced plays by Los Angeles female playwrights, and pair them with amazing women directors who connect with the material and want to see it onstage.

ASSOCIATION OF PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTERS CULTURAL EXCHANGE FUND
http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/cef.aspx
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This international travel subsidy program offers grants of up to $2,000 to assist professionals within the presenting field to build partnerships and collaborations. Current members of Arts Presenters eligible. Awards to presenting organizations, agents, managers, producers, individual artists, and groups of presenting professionals traveling to see the work of artists and companies or to develop and advance projects with foreign artists and their collaborators. Awards will also be given to professional artists who wish to travel abroad to conduct research for a project or presentation that promotes the aims of CEF. Awards will not be given to students, nor to artists who are performing in festivals or touring outside the U.S., nor to foreign artists traveling to the U.S. Applicant must provide evidence of a three-year presenting history with national level and/or international artists/companies. Receipt Deadline: February 15, 2014.

PEN/PHYLLIS NAYLOR WORKING WRITER FELLOWSHIP
http://www.pen.org/content/penphyllis-naylor-working-writer-fellowship-5000
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The PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship of $5,000 is offered annually to an author of children’s or young-adult fiction. The Fellowship has been developed to help writers whose work is of high literary caliber but who have not yet attracted a broad readership. The Fellowship is designed to assist a writer at a crucial moment in his or her career to complete a book-length work-in-progress. Deadline January 15, 2014. Writers must be nominated by an editor or fellow writer. The nominator should write a letter of support, describing in some detail how the candidate meets the criteria for the Fellowship.

CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES COMMUNITY STORIES GRANTS
http://www.calhum.org/grants/community-stories-grant
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Seeks to capture and share compelling stories from and about California’s diverse communities. Seeking submissions of proposals for story-based projects; this year, the focus is on the needs of veterans, those who support them, and what we consider our responsibilities towards those who risk their lives for our sakes. Applicants must have tax-exempt status or a California-based fiscal sponsor. Applicants may request up to $10,000 each. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend an informational webinar before applying. Deadline February 17, 2014.

MACDOWELL COLONY
www.macdowellcolony.org/apply.html
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Residencies of up to eight weeks (average stay is five weeks) providing artists with time and space to create lasting works of the imagination. Artists in the disciplines of Architecture, Film/Video Arts, Interdisciplinary Arts, Literature, Music Composition, Theatre, and Visual Arts encouraged to apply. Deadline January 15, 2014.

FREELANCE MARKETS

REAL SIMPLE
http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/technology/about-real-simple-00000000007419/index.html#contact
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Real Simple is the magazine for women who are very busy and want ways to simplify their lives. Magazine is particularly friendly to freelancers in the front of the book area to include "Health" (1,500 words) and "Money" (1,000 words). Features are harder to obtain, but they are 1,000 to 3,000 and open to freelance pitches. "Food" and "Fashion" are difficult to obtain. If pitching to "Life Lessons," you must have ample magazine publishing experience or a couple books to your name. There is a light chance of obtaining a gig online in the Work and Life area. Pays up to $2/word.

For "Home," associate editor Stephanie_Sisco@realsimple.com
For "Money" and "Life Lessons," deputy editor Noelle_Howey@realsimple.com
For "Beauty," beauty director Didi_Gluck@realsimple.com
For "Health" and "Family," health editor Julia_Edelstein@realsimple.com
For the Web, Kathleen_Harris@realsimple.com or Maura_Fritz@realsimple.com
For "Life Lessons," Julia_Edelstein@realsimple.com

LADIES HOME JOURNAL
http://www.lhj.com/community/your-stories/how-to-write-for-ladies-home-journal/
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A leading American magazine targeted towards 30-55 year-old women who recognize the importance of taking time for themselves. Tone is always optimistic. Finance features (1,800 words); essays about motherhood (1,200-1,800); "This Mom's Life," first-person experience about being a mom (1,200-1,800); "Strong," the health section; "Pet Project," first-person essays about pets (1,200-1,800); feature well (1,800-2,400); health section/BOB (1,800); psychology features for the FOB (1,800 words). Personal essays are very welcome, even for health and psychology stories. Freelancers can write these from their own experience or tell a source's story. Personal essays are also the best bet for new writers. Pays up to $2/word, but essays and first person editorials normally pay less.

For finance, personal essays, mom essays and features, Lorraine.Glennon@meredith.com
For personal essays and mom essays, Louise.Sloan@meredith.com
For personal essays, Jessica.Brown@meredith.com
For health, Julie.Bain@meredith.com
For cover stories on celebrities, Susan.Pocharski@meredith.com
For "Pet Project," Amanda.Wolfe@meredith.com

MORE
http://www.more.com/about-us
http://www.mediabistro.com/More-masthead.html
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While less than 10 percent of pieces assigned at More come from freelance pitches, the majority of content, with the exception of most fashion and beauty stories, is written by freelancers. That includes essays, humor, short items in our "More Now" section -- memoirs, health articles, news and trends. However, most freelancers hired tend to be those whom More's editors recruit and cultivate. Writers need to be savvy and cutting edge, with experience. Pays up to $2/word.

THE MAGAZINE
http://the-magazine.org/pitches
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Flat fee of $800 for reported pieces and $500 for essays. A typical story in The Magazine runs 1,500 to 2,000 words, though the editors have run significantly longer stories on occasion. A magazine for curious people with a technical bent. Only one year old. We lean toward reported stories, but typically feature one or two first-person or personal essays and some researched stories that aren’t about contemporary events, such as how-to or otherwise informative articles.

NARRATIVELY
http://narrative.ly/
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Pays $100 for short stories (1,000 words or less) and up to $300 for longer pieces. Avoid pop culture and celebrities. While Narratively has earned its reputation on the long-form text, storytellers of all media are encouraged to pitch Narratively. Photo essays, short films, audio stories and comic boards are all game. Human interest stories with a New York-centric feel.

JOBS

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Location Chicago, IL
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/jobview.asp?c=jfennf&joid=159528
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Pensions & Investments, a 40-year-old Crain Communications brand, seeks an editorial assistant in Chicago. Duties of this jack of all trades range from office management to research to some news reporting.

BOOK CLUB EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Location New York
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/jobview.asp?c=jfennf&joid=159350
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In this position you will be responsible for providing administrative and editorial support for two Editorial Managers and one Editorial Director, who are responsible for the creation of monthly Reading Club catalogs and handle all tasks from book selection to catalog execution. This position has a focus on Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction and non-fiction.

PUBLISHERS

BUSTER BOOKS
http://www.busterbooks.co.uk/contact-us/
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Buster Books is the children’s imprint of independent publisher Michael O’Mara Books. Submissions of fiction and non-fiction ideas are welcome from authors, compilers and illustrators. However, we do not accept picture book or poetry submissions.

CALKINS CREEK
http://www.boydsmillspress.com/reviews/calkins-creek
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Calkins Creek Books introduces children to the many people, places, and events that shaped our country's history. Our picture books, chapter books, and novels—nonfiction and historical fiction for ages eight and up—combine original and extensive research with creative, energetic writing. History is key at Calkins Creek-front and center. Our authors transport their readers back in time to recognizable places with living and breathing people.

CAMINO BOOKS
http://www.caminobooks.com/
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Camino Books was founded in 1987 for the purpose of publishing quality nonfiction books of regional interest to people in the Middle Atlantic states. Our list is especially strong in titles about cooking, travel, gardening, and history, but we also publish biographies, local reference books, and books concerning parenting and important health issues. We occasionally publish books of national interest as well. We currently publish about 6 to 10 books per year, and we are always looking for new material and projects.

CANTERBURY HOUSE PUBLISHING
http://www.canterburyhousepublishing.com/
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Canterbury House Publishing, Ltd. (CHP), publishes wholesome quality fiction and memoir of an inspirational nature and of the romantic suspense and mystery genres with an emphasis on colorful Southern U.S. regional settings.

CEDAR FORT
http://cedarfort.com/submissions
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Whether or not a book is written specifically to the LDS market, all of our books should be suitable and uplifting for any group. Our authors believe, as do we, that books should inspire readers to be better people, and we strive to always publish books that are in harmony with that spirit. We are always on the lookout for new and exciting material that will capture the public's interest. However, there are a few genres with which we are very selective. We rarely take biographies, autobiographies, or memoirs unless they have a very strong selling point (such as Mafia to Mormon). We do not publish poetry. Although we do publish a couple of children's books each year, we are extremely selective about which children's books we publish. Our children's books must have strong religious or moral values, and must contain outstanding writing and an excellent storyline.

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