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| FOR WRITERS: REWARDS AND RECOGNITION, OCTOBER, 2017 Boston Review Aura Estrada Short Story Contest Deadline: October 1, 2017 Entry Fee: $20 Cash Prize: $1,500 E-mail address: review@bostonreview.net Website: http://bostonreview.net/contests A prize of $1,500 and publication in Boston Review is given annually for a short story. Viet Thanh Nguyen will judge. Submit a story of up to 5,000 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a copy of Boston Review's 2017 special literary supplement, Global Dystopias, by October 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Boston Review, Aura Estrada Short Story Contest, P.O. Box 425786, Cambridge, MA 02142. (617) 324-1360. Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Contest Deadline: October 2, 2017 Entry Fee: $20 Cash Prize: $1,000 E-mail address: contests@all-story.com Website: http://www.all-story.com/contests.cgi A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Zoetrope: All-Story website is given annually for a short story. The winner and finalists are considered for representation by several literary agencies, including the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency, the Gernert Company, International Creative Management, Sterling Lord Literistic, and William Morris Endeavor. Using the online submission system, submit a story of up to 5,000 words with a $20 entry fee by October 2. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Zoetrope: All-Story, Short Fiction Contest, 916 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. Courtesy of
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| AUTUMN HOUSE PRESS CONTESTS: FOR FULL-LENGTH MANUSCRIPTS --->>Please Note: Submission Dates: Book of Poetry by authors 33 or under-opening date for submissions: November, 2017. All other first-book general submissions: 2018. Check dates with Autumn House 5530 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15206 (412)362-BOOK info@autumnhouse.org www.autumnhouse.org Staff: Christine Stroud, Editor in Chief Ryan Kaune, Managing Editor Alison Taverna, Assitant Editor The annual Autumn House Press Contests award publication of full-length manuscripts in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Each winner also receives $2,500 ($1,000 advance against royalties and a $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote the book). The submission period opens January 1, 2018 and closes June 30, 2018 (Eastern Time. To submit online, please visit our online submission manager. The Rising Writer Contest is for a first full-length book of poetry by an author 33 years old or younger.In addition to publication the winner also receives $1,000 ($500 advance against royalties and a $500 travel/publicity grant to promote the book). The submission period opens November 1, 2017 and closes January 31, 2018 (Eastern Time). To submit online please visit our online submission manager. If you don’t yet have a full-length poetry manuscript, please consider submitting a chapbook to our imprint, Coal Hill Review. OPEN CALL: FIRST BOOK AUTHORS (all ages) ---->Autumn House accepts full-length manuscripts in all genres for publication consideration from-->>August 1, 2018 to November 1, 2018 (or we reach 300 manuscripts). For more information. "Though we are open to all styles of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, we suggest you familiarize yourself with previous Autumn House publications before submitting. We are committed not just to publishing the prominent voices of our age, but also to publishing first books and lesser-known authors. Many of our past winners have been first-book authors. We encourage writers from all backgrounds to submit; it is our goal at Autumn House to develop a rich and varied literary tradition." Your Library:
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| For those of you who are WRITING NOVELS, I visited Dee's portfolio and found these excellent profiles of each of her characters. This is really impressive. Lets thank Dee for letting us share this 
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| The Middle of the Night A warm autumn breeze slips through the chattering blinds, Spiriting about my room, its lazy song penetrating and sublime. Sitting atop my writer's table, a lazy moth checks his wings, Joined by a tiny transparent spider, skating about in rings. An odd gathering of migratory beings in the stillness of the night, Convening to offer inspiration to my pen's nocturnal flight. The distant voice of a night owl swooning with mournful repetition, Soothes the flight of my fingers penning my nightly mission. .    . |
 Washington Post's Annual Neologism Contest Winners: (neologism: a newly coined word or expression) This year's winners:  Petuna: A flower that’s a bit too fragrant Iguano: The zookeeper’s least favorite reptile cage Past winners: 1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained. 3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. 4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk. 5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent. 6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown. 7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp. 8. Gargoyle (n.), gross olive-flavored mouthwash. 9. Flatulance (n.), emergency vehichle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller. 10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline 11. Rectitude (n.), a formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists 12. Pokemon (n.), a Rastafarian proctologist 13. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts 14. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there. We'll give a badge for the 1st 3 really good ones you plant here ! |
| Season - the male offspring of Poseidon Syntax - the tariff on immorality Egotist - a person who is me-deep in conversation Defile - to remove from alphabetical order Infantry - a sapling Writing - the opposite of wronging Poem - Edgar Allen's heretofore unknown middle initial. Evening - Adam's Chinese mail order bride  That's enough, you're hurting my head  |
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 THREE STARS ARE BORN ! All 3 of us who entered poems in "Support a Fellow Poet" Contest, are thrilled for our nominees. Take a minute to welcome and congratulate these talented NEW writers on W.Com.  falselyyours   (1st prize), D. Thomas Quinn (2nd prize) mislaidmermaid (3rd prize) --->These prize winners have been here for just 2 months ! Thank you River McKenna  for hosting this glorious opportunity for promising writers to shine on W.Com.  !
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| Congratulations to falselyyours, D. Thomas Quinn, and mislaidmermaid! Welcome to WDC, and well done!! |
| AUTUMN FALLS By: Northern Lights A soft glow at daybreak... A hurried passage across the sky... An abbreviated hurrah as night falls... The summer sun succumbs to autumn. Branches shudder loose their colors as night's chill defeats day's warmth. The ground becomes a stained glass fresco of red, orange, and yellow panes. Chilled tendrils of fog waft over still ponds stubbornly clutching the last of their heat. The shoreside choir has been silenced; croaks muted 'til spring taps its baton. Contented sighs escape as vapor clouds... Eyes droop with drowsy submission... Life slows in the season of contemplation... Autumn falls. Thanks for this poem, Northern Lights. And, congratulations on your 10th year on W.Com ! . |
JOBS FOR WRITERS  JuxtaProse Literary Magazine Internship JuxtaProse is an online literary journal that publishes literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We pride ourselves on featuring work from emerging writers alongside material from some of the most respected voices in contemporary literature. Previous contributors include Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and Nation Book Critics Circle finalists. Intern Inquiries: http://www.juxtaprosemagazine.org Self-Publishing Review/ Sci Fi Fantasy Reviewer Wanted Looking for a freelance, hard-working, seasoned book reviewer to write editorial copy for our very busy review site. This is a work at home position.We are looking for someone who is a serious reader and writer, preferably with a BA qualification or above in English or a related subject. http://www.selfpublishingreview.com SLATE Magazine is a daily magazine on the web. We offer analysis & commentary about politics, news, business, technology, and culture. Slate's editorial voice is serious & witty. Internship Candidates for the D.C. editorial internship must work in Washington office 29 hrs per week. Must be organized, have proven interest in journalism, and be familiar with Slate. Must work efficiently without much supervision. Opportunity to write blog posts and articles. Internship pays $12.50/hour. Apply: with brief cover letter, résumé, 200-word critique of Slate story from the past month, and 3 clips or writing samples, including politics, policy, law, science, or Washington-related topics. Looking for candidates with diverse backgrounds/ perspectives. Please send the materials as a single PDF to dcslateinterns@slate.com with the subject line "Fall 2017 internship" ASAP. Contact Slate, (NYC) (212) 445-5330 -email slateoffice@slate.com Courtesy:
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| For writers who write period pieces, the American Heritage Dictionary, provides a free online dictionary. This dictionary also tracks word roots and tells us approximately when each word was 1st used. American Heritage provides background info on every word in the dictionary. https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=stalwart&submit.x=33&submit.y=18 Writers who already have an excellent dictionary may be interested in purchasing a publication that focuses entirely on researching word origins: Chambers Dictionary of Etymology by Robert K. Barnhart, Sol Steinmetz (Editor). This is an excellent resource and it is also highly rated. It can be purchased on AMAZON. Another Gem:
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 Does anyone here remember Fahrenheit 451 ? This book is a long-time favorite of mine. Ray Bradbury, the author, would be 96 now. In the 50s, when Ray Bradbury wrote this book, dissent was more than frowned upon. It was dangerous. Congress spent an insane amount of time on hearings and witch hunts, focused on exposing communists in the government and in the arts. When the national hysteria waned, Ray Bradbury stepped forward with Fahrenheit 451 to show us what an unchecked totalitarian society could look like- a timely piece of literature. One of W.Com's newest members, a student in the 10th grade, wrote a "Continuation on Fahrenheit451." Take a look & give this piece a review if you have a few minutes:
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