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Anne Lamott on writing and how perfectionism kills creativity, the best illustrations from 150 years of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, and more
Anne Lamott on writing and how perfectionism kills creativity, the best illustrations from 150 years of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, and more
Reward yourself with a reading of Anne Lamott's book, Bird by Bird.
Reward yourself with a reading of Anne Lamott's book, Bird by Bird.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Port Townsend poet Stan Sanvel Rubin will read on Tuesday, November 5
Port Townsend poet Stan Sanvel Rubin will read on Tuesday, November 5, from There. Here., his collection from Lost Horse Press. Writer Linda Bierds has noted that the primary subjects of Rubin’s volume are “silence and sound.”
This free event, the third in the 2013-2014 series sponsored by North Coast Writers, takes place at Wine on the Waterfront, 115 E. Railroad Avenue in Port Angeles and will begin at seven.
Rubin is a founding director of the low residency MFA Program at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Previously, he taught at SUNY Brockport, where he directed the Writers Forum and Videotape Library, and won the Chancellor’s Award for teaching excellence.
Rubin’s work has been published widely in such journals as Poetry Northwest, Kenyon Review, Cutthroat, and the Georgia Review. His poems have also appeared in the anthology, Long Journey: Contemporary Northwest Poets, published by Oregon State University Press. Moreover, Rubin is the author of The Post-Confessionals, interviews with contemporary poets. He regularly writes review-essays for Water~stone Review, published by Hamline University.
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye has called the works in Rubin’s second volume, Hidden Sequel, “fine, compelling poems . . . that move with unobtrusive delicacy and deep grace through the mysteries of time.”
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Submissions | EAB Publishing
Submissions | EAB Publishing
EAB Publishing seeks short stories and non-fiction of no more than 5000 words, mixed-media, and poetry for Midnight Circus. Each issue of Midnight Circus has a theme which can be found here. Writers wishing to submit stories and/or poems must adhere to that theme if they wish EAB Publishing to take their submissions seriously.
EAB is currently closed to novel, novella, collected works, and chapbook submissions. We are open to artists interested in publishing graphic novels or submitting art for book covers for Midnight Circus. Artists interested in submitting a portfolio should contact us at eabpublishing@aol.com
EAB Publishing will not consider pornography or gratuitous violence. We’re not prudes. We understand sex happens and violence occurs in real life. Therefore, it may in your work, but there better be a damn good reason for it or chances are we will pass on your submission.
Please send all properly formatted submissions to eabpublishing@aol.com
The Fourth Friday Readings in Sequim will feature author/poet Patrick Loafman on October 25
The Fourth Friday Readings in Sequim will feature author/poet Patrick Loafman on October 25 at 6:00 p.m. at Rainshadow Coffee Bar, 157 W. Cedar Street, Sequim. The event is hosted by Writers on the Spit.
Loafman is a wildlife biologist, author, artist and musician, living west of Joyce on The Dandelion Farm. He will read from his recently published novel, Somewhere Upriver (Event Horizon Press, 2013). His short story collection, A Freckle Shaped Like California, is forthcoming.
Patrick has been published in over twenty journals and two published chapbooks. He is editor of an online poetry journal, The Dandelion Farm Review and balances his writing time with surfing, skateboarding, gardening and making music on gourd banjos, thumb pianos and the mandolin.
We're in for a treat, as he tickles our ears with his readings AND a bit of music from his kora -- a twenty-one-string harp/lute that looks something like a hybrid between a gourd banjo and a suspension bridge. The kora is a West African instrument that has been around for over three hundred years.
Admission is free. Readings begin at 6:30 p.m., but you'll want to arrive by 6:00 to choose your favorite seat and order your treat for the evening. The Fourth Friday Readings include an hour of Open Mic readings from the audience. Those interested may put their names in to be drawn for a five minute reading. For guidelines contact Rmarcus@olypen.com.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
How to Use Microsoft Word Text to Speech to Read Out Loud | eHow
How to Use Microsoft Word Text to Speech to Read Out Loud | eHow
As a creative writer, I use speak feature in Word to hear my work as I am polishing it and proofing it.
As a creative writer, I use speak feature in Word to hear my work as I am polishing it and proofing it.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
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Fwd: hope to see you this Friday
It's coming this Friday -- FOURTH FRIDAY READINGS.
Come listen to featured poet Sarah Zale. Sarah's recent book, Sometimes You Do Things (Aquarius Press: Living Detroit Series, 2013) is inspired by the city of Detroit: its history, its devastation, and its attempt to transform itself. The poems seem to ask, "What can I learn from the spirit of this city?"
Put your name in for a 5-minute reading during Open Mike. Do rehearse because 5-minutes IS the limit.
Please invite your friends.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade | Coursera
Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade | Coursera
Free, online course. Starts today. (9/21)
Free, online course. Starts today. (9/21)
100 Word Story given the cue word, "silliness".
15 Sept., 2013
Salvador Dali was full of silliness. I’ve been entertained by his pranks, and I’ve always enjoyed reading about him and looking at his paintings. He would play in the big rocks on the Spanish coast after putting a couple of ripe olives up his nose. He said that the hot sun would make the oils and aromas come alive in his nose and he would spend a good part of the day with the olives deep in his nostrils. I’ve tried this with black olives, green olives…including oil-cured, water-cured, brine-cured, lye-cured, and dry-cured. Pimento-stuffed olives are the ultimate rush.
Salvador Dali was full of silliness. I’ve been entertained by his pranks, and I’ve always enjoyed reading about him and looking at his paintings. He would play in the big rocks on the Spanish coast after putting a couple of ripe olives up his nose. He said that the hot sun would make the oils and aromas come alive in his nose and he would spend a good part of the day with the olives deep in his nostrils. I’ve tried this with black olives, green olives…including oil-cured, water-cured, brine-cured, lye-cured, and dry-cured. Pimento-stuffed olives are the ultimate rush.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Amazon.com Help: Condition Guidelines
Amazon.com Help: Condition Guidelines
When buying and selling books, note the terms:
When buying and selling books, note the terms:
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
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Fourth Friday Readings in September...27th
Sarah Zale teaches college writing and poetry in the Seattle area and makes her home in Port Townsend. She brings two published collections of poetry to the September readings in Sequim. As founder and director of The Listening Tree Project that promotes a campus climate of equality, justice and respect for all, Sarah will share her passionate belief in the power of poetry and the arts to transform ourselves and the world.
See you Friday, Sept. 27 at the Rainshadow Coffee Bar. Readings begin at 6:30. Arrive early to get a seat and your favorite cafe drink. Don't forget to sign in for Open Mic Readings.
See you Friday, Sept. 27 at the Rainshadow Coffee Bar. Readings begin at 6:30. Arrive early to get a seat and your favorite cafe drink. Don't forget to sign in for Open Mic Readings.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
8 | Infographic: What Does Your Handwriting Say About You? | Co.Design | business + design
8 | Infographic: What Does Your Handwriting Say About You? | Co.Design | business + design
Interesting, and if you put faith in graphology, you might have a bit of fun with this.
Interesting, and if you put faith in graphology, you might have a bit of fun with this.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Woodcuttingfool
Woodcuttingfool
The Man is walking the train tracks into the unknown. He takes his journey slowly, focusing on each step, unsure where the tracks will lead. His face is turned away from us emphasizing his anonymity. He wears his best suit--his only suit--as he carries his meager belongings on his back.
I have published several of Loren's works on this BLOG. - tp.
The Man is walking the train tracks into the unknown. He takes his journey slowly, focusing on each step, unsure where the tracks will lead. His face is turned away from us emphasizing his anonymity. He wears his best suit--his only suit--as he carries his meager belongings on his back.
I have published several of Loren's works on this BLOG. - tp.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Performance space opening in downtown Sequim
Shirley Mercer writes:
I own the LARC Gallery in Sequim. We are moving to 425 E Washington St and are including a performance venue in our new space. If your group is interested in poetry/fiction readings or a place to meet, please contact me. As this is new to the LARC, I am very flexible in this matter.
Shirley Mercer
sm-art@qwestoffice.net
I own the LARC Gallery in Sequim. We are moving to 425 E Washington St and are including a performance venue in our new space. If your group is interested in poetry/fiction readings or a place to meet, please contact me. As this is new to the LARC, I am very flexible in this matter.
Shirley Mercer
sm-art@qwestoffice.net
Thursday, August 22, 2013
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A Quick Quiz From the 2013 AP Stylebook
A Quick Quiz From the 2013 AP Stylebook
Take the quiz, writers.
Take the quiz, writers.
Friday, July 26, 2013
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Poem. Shark Bite Bob, rev., July 2013
Sharkbite Bob
told the pretty girls
in southern California
he lost his leg to a shark
off the port side
of his sailboat
while swimming with otters.
Part Comanche,
a fearless man,
a little shy of 66 inches
in his tan Timberlands.
He was a long-distance truck driver.
Sharkbite really lost his leg
to thrombosis.
Early one Sunday,
last year,
he lost his life
to exiles of the Soda Butte wolf pack,
in Yellowstone.
All they found was his camera
some aluminum pipe -
all that remained of his left leg.
and some bones,
gnawed by bears.
The last picture
recovered from his camera-
the hungry pack surrounding him
as he balanced on a log in the clearing. Crowded together
jowl to jowl
muzzles wrinkled,
dripping with saliva
eyes aglow
in the red light of
the morning hunt.
#
told the pretty girls
in southern California
he lost his leg to a shark
off the port side
of his sailboat
while swimming with otters.
Part Comanche,
a fearless man,
a little shy of 66 inches
in his tan Timberlands.
He was a long-distance truck driver.
Sharkbite really lost his leg
to thrombosis.
Early one Sunday,
last year,
he lost his life
to exiles of the Soda Butte wolf pack,
in Yellowstone.
All they found was his camera
some aluminum pipe -
all that remained of his left leg.
and some bones,
gnawed by bears.
The last picture
recovered from his camera-
the hungry pack surrounding him
as he balanced on a log in the clearing. Crowded together
jowl to jowl
muzzles wrinkled,
dripping with saliva
eyes aglow
in the red light of
the morning hunt.
#
Top Ten Pieces of Writing Advice « Flash Fiction Chronicles
Top Ten Pieces of Writing Advice « Flash Fiction Chronicles
More advice in the form of a list. If a list can give you one piece of advice to heed, it is worth it, no?
It is also good to be reminded of such things, too. -tp.
More advice in the form of a list. If a list can give you one piece of advice to heed, it is worth it, no?
It is also good to be reminded of such things, too. -tp.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Library of Congress Classification Outline - Classification - Cataloging and Acquisitions (Library of Congress)
Library of Congress Classification Outline - Classification - Cataloging and Acquisitions (Library of Congress)
I met a lovely woman this morning that studied the LOC system while taking her MLS at Berkeley.
I met a lovely woman this morning that studied the LOC system while taking her MLS at Berkeley.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
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The 100 Word Stories Podcast » Faves
The 100 Word Stories Podcast » Faves
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Beware The Hairy Mango
Drabblecast
Dribblecast
Escape Pod
Fresh Air
Freakonomics
History According To Bob
Hooting Yard
In Our Time
The Memory Palace
Planet Money
Radio 4 Documentaries
Saint Of The Day
Speakeasy Storycast
Studio 360
Stuff You Should Know
TED Talks
The Moth
The Story
The Story Collider
To The Best Of Our Knowledge
This American Life
Writer’s Almanac
WYNC Radiolab
Centrum Creative Nonfiction Workshop
PORT TOWNSEND — Nationally known poets and authors Sheila Bender and Meg Files, in Port Townsend for the Centrum Creative Nonfiction Workshop this week, will give a free reading of their writings at Fort Worden State Park on Friday.
Admission is free to the 7:30 p.m. gathering in Building 262 at Fort Worden, 200 Battery Way.
Bender’s newest works are A New Theology: Turning to Poetry in a Time of Grief, a memoir about the months after her son’s sudden death, and Behind Us the Way Grows Wider, a book of poetry.
She also has written instructional books for writers, including Creative Writing De-mystified and Writing and Publishing the Personal Essay. She teaches around the country at centers and literary arts programs.
Files is the author of Write from Life: Turning Your Personal Experiences Into Compelling Stories, The Love Hunter and Other Poems, Galapagos Triptych: Three Ways of Seeing the Galapagos Islands and the novel The Third Law of Motion.
For more information about the reading, the Creative Nonfiction Workshop and other Centrum offerings at Fort Worden, phone 360-385-3102 or visit www.Centrum.org.
Admission is free to the 7:30 p.m. gathering in Building 262 at Fort Worden, 200 Battery Way.
Bender’s newest works are A New Theology: Turning to Poetry in a Time of Grief, a memoir about the months after her son’s sudden death, and Behind Us the Way Grows Wider, a book of poetry.
She also has written instructional books for writers, including Creative Writing De-mystified and Writing and Publishing the Personal Essay. She teaches around the country at centers and literary arts programs.
Files is the author of Write from Life: Turning Your Personal Experiences Into Compelling Stories, The Love Hunter and Other Poems, Galapagos Triptych: Three Ways of Seeing the Galapagos Islands and the novel The Third Law of Motion.
For more information about the reading, the Creative Nonfiction Workshop and other Centrum offerings at Fort Worden, phone 360-385-3102 or visit www.Centrum.org.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Fwd: mark your calendar - JUNE 28
Fourth Friday Readings will wrap up for the summer with a reading by George Lindamood, followed by a line-up of open mic readers. Hope you'll attend -- read, bring a friend, enjoy listening to talented writers.
We will take a break in July and August and return in September.
We will take a break in July and August and return in September.
Thanks for your continued support. Please forward this to your family and friends.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
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thesnailmagazine - Home
thesnailmagazine - Home
thesnailmagazine is now ready to accept submissions from writers.
We are looking longish pieces (3,000 - 7,500 words) that are sharp, incisive, illuminating, and grip the readers attention.
What we would like to see:
Investigative Journalism
Literary Journalism
True Life Stories
Immersion Reportage
We are looking longish pieces (3,000 - 7,500 words) that are sharp, incisive, illuminating, and grip the readers attention.
What we would like to see:
Investigative Journalism
Literary Journalism
True Life Stories
Immersion Reportage
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Short Story: Bicycling with Einstein
Ms. Susan Mars is from East Texas. A spongy brunette with drawn-on eyebrows, a certified life coach, and an expert in Asian belief and practices.
Mars is one the richest women in the world; a distant heir to the Mars fortune, living in a large home, surrounded by porcelain teacups and wall hangings purchased from on-line catalogs.
Susan invites her circle of friends and a number of followers to weekly meditations and trainings at her home. She is set most apart from other dilettantes and mendicants by her uncanny ability to read people’s faces. She had “an eye for people”, and she always told the truth. She could not help it. Eccentric? Yes. Odd? Yes. Interesting and influential? Yes. If someone greeted her in the street, and said “How nice to see you,” she might ask them “Why?”
Many years earlier, Susan was with her father at a business meeting in New Jersey. There, while riding a bicycle to explore the quiet town, she came up alongside an older gentleman riding a bicycle. It was Albert Einstein. He greeted her, bashfully, and asked if she would like to ride along with him through the Princeton streets. They chatted as they rode for a while, and Einstein asked if he could leave Susan with a riddle. He told her the riddle and they rode a few more blocks. She gave her answer: “The German owns the fish.” Einstein was flabbergasted. He believed that only a two percent of people in the world could solve the riddle, and young Susan had solved it in minutes, in her head, with no pencil and paper. She was able to hold the components of the riddle in her head as she pedaled along.
Susan related this story to her friends and followers. They already believed she had certain abilities and a great intellect, but were puzzled by her love of garish knickknacks and décor in her home. They were too polite to ask, but she confessed it forced her to be humble and to put trappings aside as she concentrated on her involvement in the spiritual and in truth. This pronouncement drew her students closer, as you may expect, but it made many others nervous. They were afraid of this rich lady that drew her eyebrows on. She perceived too much, and she only told the truth. There were influential people that knew her and felt that straight trees should be cut first.
Mars is one the richest women in the world; a distant heir to the Mars fortune, living in a large home, surrounded by porcelain teacups and wall hangings purchased from on-line catalogs.
Susan invites her circle of friends and a number of followers to weekly meditations and trainings at her home. She is set most apart from other dilettantes and mendicants by her uncanny ability to read people’s faces. She had “an eye for people”, and she always told the truth. She could not help it. Eccentric? Yes. Odd? Yes. Interesting and influential? Yes. If someone greeted her in the street, and said “How nice to see you,” she might ask them “Why?”
Many years earlier, Susan was with her father at a business meeting in New Jersey. There, while riding a bicycle to explore the quiet town, she came up alongside an older gentleman riding a bicycle. It was Albert Einstein. He greeted her, bashfully, and asked if she would like to ride along with him through the Princeton streets. They chatted as they rode for a while, and Einstein asked if he could leave Susan with a riddle. He told her the riddle and they rode a few more blocks. She gave her answer: “The German owns the fish.” Einstein was flabbergasted. He believed that only a two percent of people in the world could solve the riddle, and young Susan had solved it in minutes, in her head, with no pencil and paper. She was able to hold the components of the riddle in her head as she pedaled along.
Susan related this story to her friends and followers. They already believed she had certain abilities and a great intellect, but were puzzled by her love of garish knickknacks and décor in her home. They were too polite to ask, but she confessed it forced her to be humble and to put trappings aside as she concentrated on her involvement in the spiritual and in truth. This pronouncement drew her students closer, as you may expect, but it made many others nervous. They were afraid of this rich lady that drew her eyebrows on. She perceived too much, and she only told the truth. There were influential people that knew her and felt that straight trees should be cut first.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
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Resources
Our New Literary Resources and Recommended Books features appear in our quarterly special issues, which are published on March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1. Contest announcements and calls for submissions appear in our regular monthly newsletters.
48 Hour Books
This self-publishing company promises quick turnaround and responsive customer service. Pricing is easy to calculate on the website.
A&U: America's AIDS Magazine
A&U is a national HIV/AIDS magazine with a focus on advocacy, prevention and care, and literature and the arts. Their annual Summer Reading Issues have featured cover story interviews with Tony Kushner, Gore Vidal, E. Lynn Harris, and others. Each month, they publish work by established and emerging writers including Emanuel Xavier, Patrick Donnelly, and Julie E. Bloemeke. See website for their Christopher Hewitt Literary Award, a free contest with small prizes for fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction.
A.Word.A.Day
Free daily emails from Wordsmith.org teach you a new vocabulary word or phrase, with its history and a lively quotation to illustrate usage.
Anne R. Allen's Blog...with Ruth Harris
Comic mystery writer Anne R. Allen publishes weekly posts about publishing and marketing your books in the digital age. Guest columnist Ruth Harris is a New York Times bestselling author and former Big Six editor who contributes a post each month. Popular posts include "Top Ten Questions from New Writers", "Top 10 Self-Sabotaging Mistakes of Author-Bloggers", and "12 Signs Your Novel Isn't Ready to Publish".
Avoiding Scams in Agent-Curated Self-Publishing
This article from David Gaughran's self-publishing blog "Let's Get Digital" warns about overpriced intermediaries.
Bath Short Story Award Blog
The website of this British contest for short fiction includes the "Get Writing" blog which features short craft essays and writing prompts.
Critique Circle
Critique Circle is a free online forum for writers of literary fiction, genre fiction, essays, and articles. Members can give feedback on each other's work, either on the public site or in a private group. The site includes tools for plot outlining, storyboarding, keeping track of submissions, and writing prompts.
Essay Daily
Curated by DIAGRAM editor Ander Monson, Essay Daily is a space for ongoing conversation about essays and essayists of note, contemporary and otherwise. They mostly publish critical/creative engagements with interesting essays (text and other), Q&As with essays or essayists, and reviews of essays, essay collections or book length essays, or literary journals that publish essays. Query before submitting.
Get Published Now: Molli Nickell, Publishing Consultant
Molli Nickell, a former Time-Life editor and journalist, now teaches writers to create marketing documents and make effective pitches to agents and editors. She also guides writers through the pros and cons of self-publishing. Her website features monthly contests with the prize of a free consultation. Based on the sample pitches and manuscript excerpts on the site, this service seems most appropriate for writers of genre fiction or commercial nonfiction.
Glossary Terms at the Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation provides this glossary of poetic terms, with links to examples by outstanding contemporary and classic poets.
HEArt Journal Online: Human Equity Through Art
HEArt is an online journal that promotes the role of artists as human rights activists. They publish contemporary poetry, fiction, essays, music, videos, and artwork that challenge discrimination and promote social justice. Their print edition, published 1997-2002, featured writers such as Martin Espada, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Sekou Sundiata, and Stacey Waite. HEArt re-launched in online form in 2013.
(In)Visible Memoirs Project
Memoir Journal's (In)Visible Memoirs Project nurtures, publishes, and circulates memoirs that are too often excluded from dominant literary discourses. Editors say, "Our focus is on communities traditionally underserved by literary programming and underrepresented in contemporary literature. We recognize that the exclusion of so many voices from literary programming limits our understanding of the world in which we live and deprives us all." They are seeking workshop proposals to bring the project to more communities in the US, with a special interest in the Inland Empire and San Joaquin Valley areas of California.
Jane Friedman's Self-Publishing Links
Digital publishing expert Jane Friedman compiled this extensive list of resources about how to publish an e-book, find the right e-publishing services, and stay on top of changes in the industry.
Kind of a Hurricane Press
This small press publishes several poetry anthologies a year on various themes, in POD print and e-book formats. Recent themes have included "Barbie in a Blender" and "Poised in Flight". The press also sponsors online journals for different types of poetry.
Levellers Press
This small press based in Western Massachusetts publishes literary novels and short story collections through its Thornapple Books imprint, and poetry collections through Hedgerow Books. The press has also published nonfiction books relating to local history and progressive social thought. Poets in their catalog include Annie Boutelle, Patricia Lee Lewis, and Anne Love Woodhull. See website for submission guidelines.
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (The)
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation sponsors several free awards for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by veterans and/or about Marine Corps history and life.
Meat for Tea
Founded in 2006, this quarterly literary journal based in Western Massachusetts accepts poetry, fiction, essays, and artwork from writers around the world. Each issue has a meat- or tea-themed subtitle such as "Tartare" or "Pomegranate". They accept only online submissions; see website for formatting guidelines. A 2013 profile in the Daily Hampshire Gazette newspaper described their aesthetic as "generally slightly off-beat, with dark humor and art that leans to the surrealistic side."
Military Experience and the Arts
This organization's mission is to bridge the gap between military and civilian cultures through creative expression and scholarship. The site includes resources to help veterans write their personal stories. MEA publishes three magazines: The Blue Falcon, a journal of military fiction; Blue Streak, a journal of military poetry; and the Journal of Military Experience, an interdisciplinary scholarly periodical. See website for their calls for submissions.
New York Dreaming
This webzine publishes poetry, fiction, essays, and artwork by people living, working, studying, or traveling in the New York metropolitan area (including New York City and surrounding states). The work can be either related to New York or not, and new as well as established writers are welcome. The site also features announcements of NYC readings and events, lifestyle and dining, and news stories.
Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry
This e-book is free to download from the Poetry Foundation website. Edited by Dorothea Lasky, Dominic Luxford, and Jesse Nathan, and co-published by McSweeneys Books, this selection of essays, interviews, and lesson plans gathers the best thinking about how we can impart the value and joy of poetry to kids.
Persimmon Tree
Persimmon Tree is an online magazine of literature and art by women over 60. The magazine is published quarterly, in association with Mills College. See their submission guidelines page for themed issues and regional contests.
Philosophy After Dark
This literary weblog features weekly poems with philosophical themes, and short essays about history and culture.
People of Color in European Art History
An enlightening research source for writers of historical fiction, this Tumblr site showcases artwork that depicts the true ethnic diversity of medieval and early modern Europe. The site seeks to reverse the "retroactive whitewashing" of European art history, and counteract writers' common assumption that stories set in this time period must feature an all-white cast to be historically accurate.
S.J. Crown: Blending Fiction and Sports Together
The website of fiction writer Stanley Joel Crown features short stories, many with sports themes, and information on his novel The Victors Club, about a professional woman golfer battling sexism on her rise to the top. Also see his list of favorite sports movies and literature.
Sport Literate
This literary journal publishes creative nonfiction and poetry that explores sports and leisure pastimes. Personal essays, travelogues, first-person journalism, interviews, and humor are welcome. No fiction. See website for their annual contest.
Tanka Teachers Guide 1st Edition
Tanka Teachers Guide, a public service of the MET Press in cooperation with the Tanka Society of America, contains primary materials and resources about tanka poetry which educators and students may copy without seeking permission.
The Metric
This innovative international digital journal of poetry and short prose "aims to promote literary interestingness on the web at a grassroots level". For greater artistic freedom, submissions are published anonymously at first, with authors' names revealed in the next issue.
The Smart Approach to Contest Submissions
In this essay from May/June 2013, the staff of Poets & Writers Magazine gives seven simple steps to make your contest submission choices more efficient and well-targeted.
What Editors Want: A Must-Read for Writers Submitting to Literary Magazines
This article by Lynne Barrett in The Review Review gives comprehensive, essential advice about researching your markets, crafting the best possible submission, and responding to editors' comments. Favorite tip: share a few journal subscriptions with your writer friends and discuss the work published there, as an enhancement of your usual workshopping.
Writer's Drawer (The)
The Writer's Drawer is a free online literary community that welcomes writers of all experience levels, with a special interest in international and non-native English-speakers. Site administrator Beryl Belsky offers free critiques of submissions. The site also includes book reviews and recommendations, and a free book promotion service for authors and editors. Their website design and writing quality are above-average for an online forum.
WTPoem App
WTPoem is a poem-of-the-day iPhone app from literary publisher WordTech Communications. Authors in their extensive catalog include Rachel Hadas, Allison Joseph, Annie Finch, Barbara Crooker, Walter Bargen, Norbert Krapf, Rane Arroyo, Melissa Morphew, and Winning Writers editor Jendi Reiter.
Zoetrope Virtual Studio
In 1998, acclaimed film director Francis Coppola launched a website where writers could submit their short stories to his magazine, Zoetrope: All-Story. A community of writers quickly formed around the website. It became so popular so quickly that a few months later he created sites for novellas and screenplays. The Virtual Studio, which launched in June 2000, brings together the original sites as departments, and includes new departments for other creative endeavors. Members can workshop a wide-range of film arts, including music, graphics, design, and film & video, as well as access some of the best e-collaboration tools.
See our complete directory of resources at http://www.winningwriters.com/resources/ur_web.php. This is also the gateway to our recommended books, magazines, service providers, advice for writers (with manuscript tips) and poetry critiques.
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