This page is updated approximately every 2-3 weeks. Check back mid-July and you’ll find more opportunities for upcoming months. Seeking writing submissions? Click on the Contact button on the home page. We believe that writers are a community and will list any reasonable contest or opportunity. August Deadlines Cleaver’s Summer Lightning Flash Contest for Fiction
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Summer 2022– Interviews
“Try things that appeal to you (most of which require time, money, energy, or all three) but manage your expectations, keep your eyes on your own paper, and don’t look for a Single Perfect Strategy that will make you a star!” ~~Barbara Probst Spend A Lot of Time Learning By Doing An Interview with
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Summer 2022 — Writing Advice
“…consider writing Op Eds and sending them to newspapers around the country.” ~~B. Lynn Goodwin Want to contribute to the Writing Advice page? Send us your pitch through the contact button on the home page. We like pieces that are short and specific. Do you have opinions to share? There’s so much going on
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Summer 2022 — Marketing Advice
“Here’s what not to say. (And yes, these are real lines from real-life pitches.” ~~ Paula Munier I just found this terrific article called 10 Things Not to Say to an Agent When You Pitch Your Project , which was written by Paula Munier and published on Career Authors. I wasn’t able to contact the
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Summer 2022–Hooked on Books
OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE EDITOR: I seem to be reading up a storm these days. How about you? Are you a reader? Do you ever review books? Want to share short reviews of 250-350 words on Writer Advice? If so, please query and we’ll take it from there. Take a look at our Guidelines and read
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2022 Flash Memoir Contest
Flash Memoir is a great way to preserve your stories. Our compliments to all the finalists, near finalists, and submitters. We hope our feedback is useful. We’d love to hear from you again. Please let us know how your career is going. NOTE: This is the one section that is only changed once a quarter. Our
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Spring 2022~~Writing Advice
No one can tell your story but you. I came across this article about what the Sun Magazine seeks for its Readers Write section. Everyone is eligible to tell their story. These are some of the best mini-memoirs you’ll find anywhere. If you’re not familiar, I hope you’ll take a look. What story would
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Spring of 2022 ~~ Markets & Contests
This page is updated approximately every 2 weeks. Much more will be filled in for June. Send us your contest URL and deadline or your opportunities and we’ll list them. Click on the Contact button on the home page. We want to share your opportunities. We believe that writers are a community. Markets Seeking Personal
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Spring of 2022 Interviews
“A well-written and interesting blurb hopefully means the inside is the same.” ~~Andrew Benzie Andrew Benzie Books Founder Shares His Thoughts Andrew Benzie Books founder Andrew Benzie has spent over thirty years in the design/print industry. Andrew grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from the University of California with a fine arts degree. He
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Spring 2022 ~~ Hooked on Books
READER’S CHALLENGE As I was putting this together I realized that the page reflects my tastes. Can you help me appeal to a wider audience? Maybe you could write a review of your favorite book, published within the last 3 years, or put me in touch with a writer whose book you recommend. I cannot
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