Sunday, May 14, 2006
Worldwide Writers Resources
Edinburgh International Book Festival - Dates for 2006 are 12 - 28 August. The Edinburgh International Book Festival began in 1983 and is now a key event in the August Festival season, celebrated annually in Scotland's capital city. Biennial at first, the Book Festival became a yearly celebration in 1997. Throughout its 21-year history, the Book Festival has grown rapidly in size and scope to become the largest and most dynamic festival of its kind in the world. In its first year the Book Festival played host to just 30 'Meet the Author' events. Today, the Festival programmes over 650 events, which are enjoyed by people of all ages. orbit: www.edbookfest.co.uk
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5/22: The Writer as Specialist: Finding Your Niche. Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) presents panel discussion. 7:30-9 p.m. Veterans Memorial Building, Culver City. info: (877) 799-7483.
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Open call for short story submissions (usa)
Open call for short story submissions for new anthology! We are looking for fresh ideas for the fantasy genre. See our website for more details www.kerlak.com.
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2006 NOVELLA CONTEST Seeking 2 novellas in a collection for$500 prizes each, plus publication. Entry fee. Oct 01, 2006 For completeguidelines, please send SASE to: Cleveland State Univ, Poetry CenterPrizes, Dept of English P&W, 2121 Euclid Av, Cleveland OH 44115 OR216-687-3986 OR www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter
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INTERNATIONAL SHORT FICTION CONTEST Seeking entries (upto 7,000 words) for top prize of $1,100 and publication. Top 20finalists receive copy of Orchid: A Literary Review No. 9. Entry fee(payable to Orchid: A Literary Review). deadline: Jun 01, 2006 Please send entry and SASE to:Orchid: A Literary Review, ATTN: 2006 Short Fiction Contest, Box131457, Ann Arbor MI 48113 OR orchidlit.org/_wsn/page5.html
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5/30-6/4: Norwegian Literature Festival -- May 30 - June 4, 2006 : Norwegian Literature Festival - Lillehammer, Norway - phone: 47 61 28 8991. orbit: www.litteraturfestival.no/
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6:23-24: Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival - Roswell, GAphone: 770-640-3253 or 1-800-776-7935.
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7/21-22: Backspace Writers Conference (NYC)2nd Annual 2006 Backspace Writers Conference Comes to the Algonquin HotelThe 2006 Backspace Writers Conference brings together best-selling authors, top agents, and editors for a two-day, two-track event featuring panel discussions, workshops, pitch sessions and socializing in the heart of the publishing world. Serious writers in all genres are invited to come meet the people who can make a difference in their writing career.The 2006 Backspace Writers Conference (July 21 & 22, 2006 New York City, Algonquin Hotel) brings together 15 top literary agents, 9 editors, 5 New York Times best-selling authors, and many other publishing professionals for a two-day, two-track event in the heart of the publishing world.Sara Nelson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishers Weekly and Richard Curtis, well-known literary agent and long-time author advocate are the keynote speakers. Others on the program include authors Lee Child, Kay Hooper, Barry Eisler, Gayle Lynds, and Ron McLarty; agents Dan Lazar, Miriam Goderich, Jenny Bent, Noah Lukeman, Jeff Kleinman, Rolph Blythe, Kristin Nelson; C. Michael Curtis, senior editor of The Atlantic Monthly and Charis Conn, fiction editor at Harper's Magazine, as well as editors from Random House, Crown, Shaye Areheart, Warner, and Penguin/Putnam.Panels, workshops, and pitch sessions round out the program. Hour-long mixers each afternoon (refreshments included) afford plenty of time to mix and mingle with program participants, as does the awards banquet at The Algonquin Hotel Friday night. (Banquet tickets are not included in the conference registration fee.)For more information, visit the conference website. Early registration discount through March 15. Attendance is limited to 150.www.BackspaceWritersConference.com
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May Your Dreams Become Reality!
ILIA
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5/22: The Writer as Specialist: Finding Your Niche. Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) presents panel discussion. 7:30-9 p.m. Veterans Memorial Building, Culver City. info: (877) 799-7483.
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Open call for short story submissions (usa)
Open call for short story submissions for new anthology! We are looking for fresh ideas for the fantasy genre. See our website for more details www.kerlak.com.
...............................
2006 NOVELLA CONTEST Seeking 2 novellas in a collection for$500 prizes each, plus publication. Entry fee. Oct 01, 2006 For completeguidelines, please send SASE to: Cleveland State Univ, Poetry CenterPrizes, Dept of English P&W, 2121 Euclid Av, Cleveland OH 44115 OR216-687-3986 OR www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter
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INTERNATIONAL SHORT FICTION CONTEST Seeking entries (upto 7,000 words) for top prize of $1,100 and publication. Top 20finalists receive copy of Orchid: A Literary Review No. 9. Entry fee(payable to Orchid: A Literary Review). deadline: Jun 01, 2006 Please send entry and SASE to:Orchid: A Literary Review, ATTN: 2006 Short Fiction Contest, Box131457, Ann Arbor MI 48113 OR orchidlit.org/_wsn/page5.html
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5/30-6/4: Norwegian Literature Festival -- May 30 - June 4, 2006 : Norwegian Literature Festival - Lillehammer, Norway - phone: 47 61 28 8991. orbit: www.litteraturfestival.no/
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6:23-24: Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival - Roswell, GAphone: 770-640-3253 or 1-800-776-7935.
...............................
7/21-22: Backspace Writers Conference (NYC)2nd Annual 2006 Backspace Writers Conference Comes to the Algonquin HotelThe 2006 Backspace Writers Conference brings together best-selling authors, top agents, and editors for a two-day, two-track event featuring panel discussions, workshops, pitch sessions and socializing in the heart of the publishing world. Serious writers in all genres are invited to come meet the people who can make a difference in their writing career.The 2006 Backspace Writers Conference (July 21 & 22, 2006 New York City, Algonquin Hotel) brings together 15 top literary agents, 9 editors, 5 New York Times best-selling authors, and many other publishing professionals for a two-day, two-track event in the heart of the publishing world.Sara Nelson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishers Weekly and Richard Curtis, well-known literary agent and long-time author advocate are the keynote speakers. Others on the program include authors Lee Child, Kay Hooper, Barry Eisler, Gayle Lynds, and Ron McLarty; agents Dan Lazar, Miriam Goderich, Jenny Bent, Noah Lukeman, Jeff Kleinman, Rolph Blythe, Kristin Nelson; C. Michael Curtis, senior editor of The Atlantic Monthly and Charis Conn, fiction editor at Harper's Magazine, as well as editors from Random House, Crown, Shaye Areheart, Warner, and Penguin/Putnam.Panels, workshops, and pitch sessions round out the program. Hour-long mixers each afternoon (refreshments included) afford plenty of time to mix and mingle with program participants, as does the awards banquet at The Algonquin Hotel Friday night. (Banquet tickets are not included in the conference registration fee.)For more information, visit the conference website. Early registration discount through March 15. Attendance is limited to 150.www.BackspaceWritersConference.com
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May Your Dreams Become Reality!
ILIA
