Short Story Contest 2019 – Wise Writer Award
Word limit: up to 2,500 Closing date: June 15, 2019 Entry fee: US$13 per story The contest is open to original and unpublished fiction short … Read More “Short Story Contest 2019 – Wise Writer Award”
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Space Coast Book Lovers
Our goal at #SCBL2019 is to bring you an intimate event designed to encourage one on one interactions with your favorite authors and to give … Read More “Space Coast Book Lovers”
Writers Retreat at Camp Mokule’ia (7th Annual!)
The Mokulē‘ia Writers Retreat is an annual gathering that brings three dozen writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, and memoir to the North Shore of … Read More “Writers Retreat at Camp Mokule’ia (7th Annual!)”
2019 Carteret Writers Contest
1. Flash Fiction: 750 words or less. 2. Fiction: 3,000 words or less. May be a short story or excerpt from a book. Multiple entries … Read More “2019 Carteret Writers Contest”
Chanticleer Book Reviews – The Gertrude Warner Awards – Middle Grade Novel Writing Contest ~2019
The Chanticleer Genre Writing Competitions for Novels & Manuscripts. Winning a book award is an effective way to distinguish your work in the eyes of … Read More “Chanticleer Book Reviews – The Gertrude Warner Awards – Middle Grade Novel Writing Contest ~2019”
Chanticleer Book Reviews – The 2019 Dante Rossetti Awards – Young Adult Novel Writing Contest
The Chanticleer Genre Writing Competitions for Novels & Manuscripts. Winning a book award is an effective way to distinguish your work in the eyes of … Read More “Chanticleer Book Reviews – The 2019 Dante Rossetti Awards – Young Adult Novel Writing Contest”
Atlanta Writers Conference
The 19th Atlanta Writers Conference features 16 literary agents and acquisitions editors for manuscript critiques, query letter critiques, and pitches; bestseller Jenny Milchman’s workshop on … Read More “Atlanta Writers Conference”
Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference (DFWCon)
DFWCon is the premier multi-genre writers conference in the Southwest. We welcome writers in all genres, both fiction and non-fiction, and we provide a top-notch … Read More “Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference (DFWCon)”
North Carolina Writers’ Network 2019 Spring Conference
The North Carolina Writers’ Network Spring Conference will be held on April 27 at the Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building on the campus of … Read More “North Carolina Writers’ Network 2019 Spring Conference”
‘Grand Opening’ Novel Contest
Submit your ISBN and the first 500 words of your novel. Judges will be evaluating how engaging the first few pages of your book are. … Read More “‘Grand Opening’ Novel Contest”
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Drafting those many drafts: The 10 revision phases
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Ranking rejection
All writers will receive rejection letters, but all “no’s” are not equal. Read More “Ranking rejection”
Book reviewing for beginners
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