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22nd year. $3,000 in cash prizes, including $1,000 for the best story and $1,000 for the best essay. Send prose submissions up to 6,000 words each. All entries that win cash prizes will be published on WinningWriters.com and announced in the Winning Writers Newsletter, with over 50,000 subscribers. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $16. Deadline: April 30. Judge: Arthur Powers. Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2013). See guidelines, past winners, and enter at www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

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CHANGE

This week I've been renovating my study. It hadn't been stripped down, hard cleaned or revamped in almost eight years. I moved everything out but the counter and the sofa. Once it was painted, changing the light pastel yellow to a deep sage green, I found myself so excited to report to work each day. The atmosphere had changed. I was eager to see how the difference impacted my writing, because the room sure felt fresh and new.

That's what a conference can do for you. After being in this writing routine for months, if not years, you attend a conference seeking what you don't know, what tricks you can capitalize on, and what has worked for others.

Yet many people are reluctant to attend a conference. They worry about the cost, the fear of the meet-and-greet, whether they are ready to pitch, how green they'll appear compared to others. Let's address those:

1) The cost.

Save up a year ahead of time. Ask the conference if they have a scholarship program. Share a room with someone. Attend one within commute from home. Volunteer at the conference to get in free. Grab your writer's group and set up a weekend retreat of your own at the local library, church social hall, state park, recreation center, or someone's lake house.

2) Fear of meet-and-greet.

I wrote an entire book on this sort of thing called The Shy Writer Reborn (http://chopeclark.com/shy-writer-reborn/ . There are tricks to entering a room full of people who make you uncomfortable, and I offer many solutions and mental exercises to make it easier.

3) Uncertainty about pitching.

If you are worried about the nervousness, trust me, you can do it. Again, see The Shy Writer Reborn. But if you are worried if you are ready, prep yourself ahead of time with critiques from people. Join a local writers group. You can find them at Meetup.com, your library, your bookstore, online at Critique Circle (www.critiquecircle.com), or through your state writer's organization.

4) Worry about being too green.

Every writer has been green, and they remember it well. The grand majority of writers are open to newbies, and believe it or not, most people at a conference are pretty darn green. That's why they are at the conference! You are among friends.

Consider a conference of some sort, even a weekend retreat. The altered environment always works to shake up your creativity and generate new ideas. The change will do you good.

~HOPE

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Nebraska Writers Guild Spring Conference 2014

Friday-Saturday, April 11-12 at 6:30pm CDT Eugene T Mahoney State Park in Ashland, Nebraska. Would love to see you there! Even Roo and Winnie are coming!

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~Stephen King

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10 Easy Things You Can Do Now To Prepare Your Manuscript For Publishing As An Ebook

By Jack Dunigan

Before you do too much formatting, consider these preliminary steps in Microsoft Word to make your life easier when it comes time to self-publish your ebook. This is NOT a comprehensive guide for formatting your ebook, but I’ll show you where to get that information for free and don’t fret; it’s easier than you think!

1. Prepare a cover. Check with the publishing platform (see the links below) for their formatting guidelines. For example, Kindle wants a .jpg file at least 1000 pixels long on the longest side with a height/width ratio of 1.6.

2. Set Word to show all the formatting marks. In Word 2010, go to File -> Options -> Display. Click on the “Show All Formatting Marks” box. Your manuscript will become littered with hundreds of little marks. This will allow you to see what formatting cues will influence the ebook platform.

3. Choose either paragraph indents or a blank line between paragraphs but NOT BOTH. Fiction usually uses indented paragraphs while non-fiction uses no indents and a blank line.

4. For indents, remove any paragraph indents you may have created using the space bar or the tab key. It causes weird things to happen in an ebook. Then change the paragraph style in Word’s File tab located in the Home menu bar’s Paragraph section. In the lower right corner click on the down arrow. Set the Indentation to between 0.25 and 0.5 in the “First Line” box.

5. If you used the enter key to insert a blank line between paragraphs remove them. Using the paragraph tool again and set the “spacing after” setting to your preferred spacing. 10 pts is about right for most books.

6. Next, remove all Headers, Footers and page numbers. Ebooks don’t have them.

7. Set all your chapter titles to the “Heading 1” style. You will use this to set up a Table of Contents.

8. Insert page breaks at the end of every chapter. Do not use the enter key for spacing. Since ebooks do not have page numbers you will use internal hyperlinks to set the Table of Contents.

9. Move much of your book's front matter to the back. In Kindle’s free sample, you want readers to experience your book, not the preface, foreword, or acknowledgements. Give them more of the book. Make it easier for them to decide to buy. Remaining front matter should include:

a. The title and your name on the first page terminated by a page break.

b. The publisher's name, if there is one, copyright info, and a link to your website followed by another page break.

c. A dedication, if you have one, then another page break.

d. The Table of Contents, then another page break.

e. Your chapters. See #7.

At the end of the book, finish with acknowledgements, a link to your website, and any other info to connect the reader to you including Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to ask for a review.

10. If you used the “paste” function to put in images, take them out. Use Insert -> Pictures instead.

11. If you’ve used font size to emphasize text remove it. It won’t work and will only confuse the ebook platform.

Now you’re ready to copyedit and convert the file. Each publishing platform has its own formatting requirements. Use these free resources to find precisely what each requires.

Building Your Book For Kindle

Building Your Book For Kindle for Mac

Nookpress’s formatting guide (Nookpress registered users only to access it but it is free.)

Kobo’s conversion guidelines

It really is much simpler now than it used to be. Take your time, proceed methodically, and in a short time your book will be ready.

Bio – Jack Dunigan, a trainer and consultant for business and non-profit leaders, has been writing and publishing for nearly 40 years. He lives in Florida with Sue, his wife of 42 years, and Chumley, a fuzzy white Cairn Terrier of 7 years. www.JackDunigan.com and www.ThePracticalLeader.com

competitions

QUIDDITY PRIZE https://quiddity.submittable.com/submit --- $15 ENTRY FEE. First prize $500 and publication in Quiddity as well as public-radio broadcast (offered via NPR member and PRI affiliate, Illinois Public Radio hub-station WUIS). Honorable mentions may also be offered publication and broadcast. All entrants will receive a one year subscription to Quiddity. Contest deadline May 5, 2014. Submit one prose poem. Submit online using Submittable or by mail (checks payable to Quiddity).

MASON'S ROAD LITERARY PRIZE http://www.masonsroad.com/about-2/submission-guidelines/ --- $15 ENTRY FEE. Submissions for Issue 9 are open until May 15, and we are looking for creative and unique interpretations of our theme: TRUTH. ?Please submit only one document in a genre for each issue, and limit prose and screenplay/drama to 5,000 words (double-spaced), poetry to 3 poems (up to 3 poems in a single document). Our submissions period runs for three months: February 15 – May 15, 2014. There are two ways to submit to Mason’s Road. You can submit for free any time during our submissions period, and your work will be given thorough consideration for publication. Or, you can submit with a $10 fee, and your work will also be considered for our Mason’s Road Literary Prize, which includes publication and a $500 prize to the best entry we receive.

TWO SYLVIAS PRIZE http://twosylviaspress.com/chapbook-prize.html --- $15 ENTRY FEE. Winner receives his or her chapbook published as both print and ebook; 20 copies of the print version for the winner; $250 prize; and an amethyst depression-glass trophy cup (circa 1930's). Submit 17-24 pages of poetry. Deadline June 16, 2014.

THE GASSNER PLAYWRITING AWARD http://www.netconline.org/john-gassner-award.php --- $10 ENTRY FEE. Two cash prizes will be awarded: First Prize of $1,000, and Second Prize of $500. The judges may withhold prizes if in their opinion no play merits the award. Only full-length scripts are accepted. Deadline April 15, 2014. The competition is open to all playwrights. Submissions must be new full-length plays. Musicals will not be considered.

GREAT BLUE HERON POETRY CONTEST http://www.antigonishreview.com/index.php --- ENTRY FEE Canada $25; the United States $30 (US funds); All others $40 (US funds). Deadline June 30, 2014. Poems on any subject. Total entry not to exceed four pages. Maximum 150 lines. Entries might be one longer poem, or several shorter poems. First prize: $600 & publication; Second prize: $400 & publication; Third prize: $200 & publication.

GRANTS

NEBRASKA MINI GRANTS http://www.nebraskaartscouncil.org/grants/grant_categories.html/title/mini-grants- --- Mini Grants are designed to provide quick access to funds supporting a variety of arts projects that use artists or arts activities as a key component. Examples of project types include exhibitions, performances, poetry readings, commissions and/or support of new work development, arts festivals, community murals, and cultural heritage projects. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations incorporated in Nebraska that are federally tax-exempt, public agencies and subdivisions of governmental agencies. Organizations may submit up to two Mini Grant applications per fiscal year. Maximum request: $100 - $2,000. Deadline: At least six weeks and no more than twelve weeks prior to the project start date.

IOWA ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/funding/overview.shtml --- The Artist Fellowship provides support to individuals who demonstrate exceptional creativity in the arts and the capacity for continued contributions to the excellence and innovation of the arts in the State. The Artist Fellowship Program seeks to elevate the arts in Iowa by advancing the artistic careers of Iowa artists through funding and professional development. The Iowa Arts Council awards each fellow $5,000 to support the development of their artistic career. Deadline May 1, 2014.

MISSOURI ARTS COUNCIL http://mac.culturegrants.org/navigation/links/page/about-mac --- MAC funds art projects that are open and accessible to the public. MAC funds may be used for artist fees, travel, marketing, education, and more. Note that MAC only makes grants to nonprofit and educational institutions. However, you can contact such an organization and organize an event through them to fund your program. Programs include: • Performance of dance, music, and/or theater (single performance or series) • Educational programs • Artist residencies • Literary publications • Arts festival or arts component(s) at festival or county fair • Exhibitions • Film festival, film series, or production of film, video, or media arts project

WICHITA ARTIST ACCESS GRANT - KANSAS http://wichitaarts.com/category/grants-and-assistance/grants-and-assistance-c-d/city-of-wichita-cultural-funding/ --- The Artist Access Grants Program is designed to assist practicing, professional and emerging artists residing in Wichita, Kansas. The program provides support for artists to take advantage of specific and exceptional professional development, skill-building opportunities to advance their work and careers as working artists. Funds may be used for such endeavors as attending advanced workshops, conferences, master classes or seminars; participating in artist residencies; engaging in activities that are specifically capable of advancing or propelling a professional career; etc. This program is not intended to provide assistance in funding project-oriented applications, the costs of creating or producing art or an artwork, equipment purchases, touring engagements or academic or certification conferring endeavors. Grant awards range from $100 to $1,000, depending on need.

KANSAS CITY INSPIRATION GRANTS https://artskc.org/artsservices/forartists/inspirationgrants/ --- Inspiration Grants from the ArtsKC Fund are an investment in human capital, providing direct support to individual artists and arts professionals for projects and activities that have the potential to advance their careers and build their capacity for future work.

FREELANCE MARKETS

MCPRESS ONLINE http://www.mcpressonline.com/general-content/popular/write-for-mc-press.html --- MC Press Online articles pay $.20 per word for published text. Code pays $.25 per line, excluding blank lines and lines with just one character. Illustrations and screen shots pay $10 each. Each type of article has a maximum pay rate. Be sure to ask your editor what the maximum pay is for the article you want to submit. Our readership consists of midrange IT professionals whose interests and vocations involve the IBM Power Systems platform (formerly AS/400, iSeries, System i, IBM i) and the technologies that run on it. They appreciate the practical education and information they receive from our feature articles, technical tips, and product coverage.

ROCHESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL http://www.rbj.net/section.asp?PageID=705 --- Weekly tabloid covering business. Geared toward corporate execs and small business owners. Considers how-to, trends, business topics, news. Prefers local examples in the Rochester, NY area. Pays $150 for 1,000 to 2,000 words.

OREGON QUARTERLY http://oregonquarterly.com/guidelines.php --- Unlike a traditional alumni magazine, the majority of our features are not about the UO as such. Instead, we generally address topics of state and regional interest (ideas, issues, and personalities) using the resources of UO faculty and alumni. The UO benefits from its involvement in these stories, not as their subject matter. Our goal is to reach a broad, well-educated regional audience, whether or not they have ties to the UO. We invite queries for features and UO alumni profiles. Our features generally run 1,500–3,000 words; short subjects run about 400–1,000 words. Pay varies depending on subject matter and writer’s experience, with department stories usually ranging from $100 to $350 and features significantly more.

QUEEN'S ALUMNI REVIEW http://queensu.ca/news/alumnireview/about_us --- Each story in the magazine must have a connection to Queen's University, whether explicit or indirect. That said, our scope is wide. In our features section, we deal with timely topics of broad interest to the Queen's community. We also profile alumni who've gone on to interesting adventures or to remarkable achievements. We report on books by Queen's authors - alumni and faculty alike - though we generally do not review books. We print news of research and other campus developments, and we also chronicle major events on campus. In each issue, we publish a first-person essay or column by an alumnus, faculty member, or staff person. Our Keeping in Touch section includes Special Note articles on interesting alumni. Our feature articles generally range between 1,000 and 3,500 words. Our columns are 650-700 words, as are our Alumni Spotlights. Special Notes range between 200-500 words. Pays up to 50 cents/word CAN.

HOMESCHOOLING TODAY http://homeschoolingtoday.com/write-for-us/ --- We do not take queries at this time but welcome your submissions of completed articles. We focus on providing information and tools for those who homeschool, shared from a Christian perspective. Pays ten cents/word. Length 500 to 2,000 words.

JOBS

COPYWRITER
Location Owatonna, MN
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PUBLISHERS

MARTIN SISTERS PUBLISHING http://www.martinsisterspublishing.com/?page_id=462 --- Martin Sisters Publishing is accepting queries for all genres of fiction (including science fiction and fantasy); and non-fiction (including self-help), these submissions may include Christian fiction and inspirational. All submissions may also include collections of stories. In order to be considered for publication, manuscripts must be between 60,000 to 95,000 words in length. Martin Sisters Publishing is not accepting submissions for poetry, torrid or any books containing extreme violence. NOTE: Opens for submissions May 1, 2014.

MAVEN HOUSE PRESS http://mavenhousepress.com/about-us --- Maven House Press publishes business books for business professionals to help them lead their organizations to greatness in unpredictable and fast-moving times. Founded in 2012 by publishing expert Jim Pennypacker, Maven House is a small, independent business publisher with a desire to publish books that challenge conventional thinking, introduce new ideas, and illuminate paths to greatness.

McFARLAND PUBLISHING http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/authors/faq-for-authors/ --- McFarland is a leading independent publisher of academic and nonfiction books. We are especially known for covering topics of popular appeal in a serious and scholarly fashion, and for going to great lengths to manufacture our books to the highest standards and library specifications. With rare exceptions we do not publish fiction. We don’t do children’s books. As for poetry,technically, yes, but only in the scholarly realm, for instance medieval topics. We do not publish devotional works, cookbooks, exposés or stories of personal triumph over adversity. We do publish many edited collections of essays.

ME+MI PUBLISHING http://www.memima.com/ --- Our focus is on children ages 3 to 7. Our goal is to produce the best bilingual book for this market. All of our books are in English and Spanish. me+mi publishing prefers to purchase the idea or manuscript from you for a flat fee, but we will consider paying royalties in some cases.

MEDALLION MEDIA http://medallionmediagroup.com/submissions --- Fiction: fantasy, historical, horror, literary, mainstream, mystery, paranormal, romance, science fiction, suspense, thriller, YA, YA-YA (YA by young adults, ages 12-19). Nonfiction (agented only, please): autobiography, celebrity, design, fitness, humor, inspirational, memoir, sports, survivor, and more. Please query emily(at)medallionmediagroup.com. Word count limits 60,000-150,000.

SPONSORS

Mississippi River Writers May 3, 2014 Spring Conference

AmericInn Lodge and Suites, 130 S. Main St, Prairie du Chien, WI.

This 9:00 – 4:00 p.m. conference is an opportunity for both published and unpublished writers to network and gather valuable information regarding their craft. The Keynote speaker is award-winning fiction/non-fiction author, Kim Sigafus. Among conference topics are memoirs and the critical formula for successful storytelling in books and movies. Total Printing Systems of IL. and Barefoot Editing of MN will be in attendance. A writing contest is being held for a great prize, and a catered lunch is included in the conference fee. Registration deadline is April 25.

Please log onto mississippiriverwriters.com for more info and to register.

Relax and let New Moon Publishers Directory research publishers for your book. Where other databases simply provide contact information, NMPD goes the extra mile, providing pre-addressed and headed letters.

If that’s not enough, NMPD also offers a money back guarantee. If you can’t find at least five publishers from our database to submit to we’ll refund your membership in whole. Check us out at www.newmoonmedia.biz.

SRPR EDITORS’ PRIZE CONTEST http://www.srpr.org/contest.php — $20 ENTRY FEE. Deadline April 15, 2014. Entry fee includes one-year subscription. One winning poem will be awarded $1,000, two runners up will be awarded $100 each, and three to five honorable mentions will be selected. All winning poems, honorable mentions, and several finalists are published in the winter issue of SRPR.

REFRESH YOUR WRITING SKILLS THIS SPRING WITH WOW!

WOW! Women On Writing offers online courses in fiction, nonfiction, short story, personal essay, poetry, screenwriting, freelance, editing, author platform, self-publishing, and more. Work with our award-winning instructors one-on-one and get personalized feedback on assignments.

Here’s a sampling of some of our classes starting soon:

• How to Become a Paid Book Reviewer (April 7)
• Tips and Tools for Editing (April 7)
• Writing Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults (April 7)
• Creating Poems and Personal Essays from Journal and Journal Style Writings (April 21)
• Flash Fiction Workshop (April 28)
• Literary Devices (April 28)

Visit the WOW! Classroom for a full list of classes and workshops:

http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/WOWclasses.html

WRITE TO THE FINISH 2014: Online Course For Writers Working on a Book Project

Led by Award-Winning Authors - Starts April 2014

A 9-month, online course by email and phone so you can take part wherever you are. Nobody can write your book for you, but you don’t have to be alone in the process. This small group course supports you with craft, community, focus, and feedback. Includes a full manuscript critique, online seminar days, craft lessons, monthly mentor calls with professional authors. Open to fiction and nonfiction/memoir writers, whether starting your book idea from scratch or finishing a work in progress.

Led by authors Tania Casselle (http://taniacasselle.com) and Hemingway Award winner Sean Murphy (http://www.murphyzen.com/events.htm). Info and testimonials from previous participants on our websites, or email wordworkers@juno.com for dates, details, & course outline.

2014 Houston Writers Guild Annual Agents & Editors Conference
50 Shades Beyond Grey: Color Your Writing, Infuse Your Future
Marriott Sugar Land Town Center, 16090 City Walk, Sugar Land, TX 77479 April 11-13, 2014

Author Nikki Loftin will keynote. Conference opportunities include manuscript consults w/ pro editors/coaches; agent/editor pitch sessions (Eddie Schneider of JABberwocky, Jennifer Udden of Donald Maass, Pooja Menon of Kimberley Cameron, Stella Riley of Soul Mate Publishing, Dawn Dowdle of Blue Ridge Literary Agency, & Jessica Kirkland of the Blythe Danield Agency); Power Revision Workshop; Author Platform Workshop; 15 concurrent learning sessions in 3 tracks; agent Q&A Panel; and dinner with agents and editors. Bonus: Mar 15 Pitch Workshop to prepare for the Conference. Nonmembers welcome.

Registration/details at http://houstonwritersguild.org/annual-conference. See you there!

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Discover how to open a chapter with 'wow' impact, add new energy to a scene, build a character in moments, sustain page-turning suspense even through long passages of exposition... plus 97 further powerful ideas you can use at once.

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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 the personality of the business it represents. Her suggestions, insight, and artistic talent made the final product much better than what I’d envisioned on my own.” —Jacqueline Adams, writer, http://jacqueline-adams.com

The Henderson Writers’ Group Presents 2014 Las Vegas Writers Conference April 24-26, 2014

Join writing professionals, agents, publishers and marketing experts for a weekend of workshops and enlightening discussions about the publishing industry. Limited to 150 attendees, the Las Vegas Writer’s Conference provides a unique and intimate setting for each participant to meet and mingle with publishers and agents, as well as participate in free pitch sessions. Take the next step to selling your manuscript. The conference offers:

• Formal pitch sessions with agents and publishers
• Workshops, seminars and expert panels
• Q&A panels
• Meet & Greet Cocktail party with faculty and fellow writers
• Opportunities to mingle and network with publishing industry professionals
• "First Read" panels

Visit our website at www.lasvegaswritersconference.com to see who is on this year’s faculty. Join us and your fellow writers for the best conference yet. And register before January 15 to take advantage of our discounted pricing.

You’re Invited to the “Fifty Shades of Writing” Conference

The Missouri Writers’ Guild welcomes Writer’s Digest Book Editor Chuck Sambuchino and other distinguished writing faculty to St. Louis, Missouri, from April 11-13 for the “Fifty Shades of Writing” Conference.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN AND INCLUDES: o “Pitch Perfect” welcome session by Chuck Sambuchino o Individual agent and editor pitch appointments o Luncheon keynote by USA Best Selling Author Mary Buckham o 16+ Saturday breakout sessions on topics like query letters, character development, editing, and more o Friday early bird arrival session presented by Literary Agent Sorche Fairbank o An expanded “Agents & Editors Read the Slush Pile” Session o Open mic, sponsored by the St. Louis Writers’ Guild

Additional in-depth master classes and Saturday night banquet available for additional fees. Meet 100+ other writers in St. Louis this April and refine your craft at one of the most affordable conferences in the Midwest.

Visit http://missouriwritersguild.org/MWG%20Conference%202014/ to learn more and register.

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