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"Knowledge is something you acquire so you can share it, not keep it."
Issue 17 - Editor John Dunne
February 1 2001
ISSN - I 466-756J
WOW! - The Writers Open Workshop is the new
ezine for all creative freelancers.
Website: Regentbooks
A division of Regent Publications, 14 Honor
Avenue, Goldthorn Park,
Wolverhampton. WV45HH. Tel/fax: 01902 652999
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Your Letters
Top Selling Books In January
Tip of the Week
Editorial
News
Features
Latest Market info
Stories
Competitions
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Your Letters and News
Hi John,
Great news.
We have managed to cross-link with:
http://www.ABCtales.com
A new site dedicated to writers. You can post short stories
and poetry,
and if chosen will win £50/£25 respectively.
Why not have a go? While you're at it drop in on Tamworth
Writers,
read some work, leave a message on our guest page and
make up your
mind to come back.
Terry ;-)
http://members.tripod.co.uk/TamworthWriters
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VideoVista #24 - March 2001
is now online at:
http://freespace.virgin.net/pigasus.press/videovista-issue.html
- reviewed this issue:
The Alcove, Battle Creek Brawl, Breakfast Of Champions,
Carole King In
Concert, The Cell, The Cranberries: Beneath The Skin,
Don Henley: Live
Inside Job, Earth, The End Of Innocence, Fantasia 2000,
Freeway II:
Confessions Of A Trickbaby, Gargoyles, Godzilla 2000,
Gossip, The Governess,
Hana-Bi, Hell's Angels On Wheels, Himalaya, The Hound
Of The Baskervilles,
It's A Wonderful Life, The Jazz Channel Presents: B.B.
King, Joan Of Arc:
The Messenger, Kids, Liberty Heights, The Luzhin Defence,
Moonraker, One
Deadly Summer, Place Vendôme, Play It To The Bone,
A Room For Romeo Brass,
Rory Gallagher: Irish Tour '74, Scarface, Siberia, The
Sign Of The Four, The
Spy Who Loved Me, Stranger Than Fiction, Sunshine, The
Sweet Hereafter,
Those Who Love Me Can Take The Train, Thou Shalt Not
Kill... Except, Tie Me
Up! Tie Me Down!, Two-Lane Blacktop, When Justice Fails,
Zatoichi Meets
Yojimbo, Zatoichi The Outlaw.
- also, the Movie Vault retro: Touch Of Evil
enter our competitions to win copies of: American Psycho,
Final Destination,
Frequency, Hard-Boiled, House On Haunted Hill, Three
Kings - details on the
website.
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many thanks,
Tony Lee
editor
VideoVista
mailto:pigasus.press@virgin.net
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The art of Canadian illustrator Cathy Buburuz is currently
sold on
mousepads, greeting cards and stationery by an on-line
company in Alaska:
http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/artists/buburuz.html
Her original art and limited edition prints can be purchased
via the Project
Pulp Website:
http://blindside.net/smallpress/read/Visions/Buburuz_Cathy/untitled.shtml
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Hey kids...
Tired of waiting on gak to get his butt in gear and print
up some t-shirts, coffee mugs
or mousepads? Well wait no more since the fine
folks at Redsine Magazine have
decided to use a piece o gakart on some very fine products.
Check them out at http://www.cafepress.com/redsine/
and if you like support these
good folks by ordering something...cause of course they
support me and allow me
to keep creating!
Thanks,
gak
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To see for yourself why everyone is so excited
about our new books
and website check them out at Regentbooks
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Top Selling Books in January
Visions of Johanna - Ron Phillips(The definitive novel about
the 60's)
Prints in the Sand - Roy Gaveston Knight (Anthology of 60 poems
and 20 Illustrations)
2001 Voyages of Discovery - selected authors and poets from
5 countries
(ED: The above and all our publications can be bought by credit card
from
our website at http://members.fortunecity.com/regentbooks/RPindex.html
and shipped to anywhere in the world. However if you wish to
buy from
you local bookstore or newsagents give them our email address and ask
them to contact us. We will do our best to arrange a delivery for you)
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Tip of the Week
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4 Steps to Getting Your Book Published
1 - Know your market. Don't send a manuscript to a publishing
house that
doesn't buy that kind of book.
2 - Read the kind of books you want to write. If you don't know
what the
editors are buying, you're probably not going to write anything they'll
buy.
3 - Learn your craft and join a professional organization. The
editors will
recognize the difference immediately.
4 - Write because you can't NOT write. This is a very difficult
profession.
Only the obsessive can stand the pain.
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Editorial
Bucking the Trend
3M: 1,200 employees laid off
Brill's Content: Merger and layoffs coming.
Cisco laid off 8,000.
Cypress Communications: 50% of its workforce
Compaq: 5,000 laid off
Creative Technology: 550 laid off
Christian Broadcast Network: 150 laid off .
Creative Planet: 220 laid off .
Electronic Arts: 200 laid off .
Intel: 2,000 laid off
Iprint.com: 66 laid off .
Net4Music: 28 laid off .
Oracle: 866 laid off .
Primedia: 160 laid off
Regent Publications: 12 taken on
Solectron: 8,200.
Salon.com: For sale.
Walt Disney Interactive: 130.
Over 22,000 jobs has disappeared in the publishing
over the last year. Some high profile publications
have been closed down (see below) and others have
drastically cut their staff and their freelance budget.
It is a worrying trend for all freelancers as the world
economy, publishing and Internet businesses in particular,
but there is one company that is bucking the trend.
Forgive
the blatant self promotion but here at Regent publications
we have just increased our work force by 60% to cope
with
the demand for our books and magazines.
Over the last six months many of you have asked why your
stories and poems had not been published on time.
This was
entirely due to the unprecedented demand which meant
more
and more of our time was being taken up with production
of already published material rather than generating
new
books and magazines. Hopefully we can now get back
on
schedule.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
John Dunne
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Start the New Millennium in style
Writing
For the World Market
You can now read the whole of the first chapter
of
Writing For the World Market
"I've never seen so much
useful information packed into one book"
- Angela Weston, Stourbridge.
"I'd no real idea how big the world market
is. A good buy for any writer.
Well done."
- Tony Leather, Nelson.
"At last a book for writers by a writer, someone
who has been there,
done it and now published a book about it.
There's nothing comparable
on the market."
- Sean Brown, Como, Italy
I received the book today - many thanks.
It looks just what I need to
break into the overseas markets!
- Sheila Bailey
ISBN 0953527 4 0 190 pages £16.99 (US$35/
Can/Aus$49)
voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=WWM_Details_Please
To Order your copy Regentbooks
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The News This Week
------EbookNet.com has folded after new owners Gemstar said it
was not part of their
plans for the future.------ Altair, the Australian SF magazine
edited by Robert Walton
has closed ----- The Public Lending Right (PLR) is the
system in the UK which enables
authors to receive payment for the borrowing of their books from public
libraries.
For the last 16 years this applied only to authors resident in the
UK. In
July 2000 the scheme was extended to include all European Economic
Area
authors, including those in Ireland. The amount payable is based on
the
number of times an author's books are borrowed during the year. Authors
are
notified of their earnings in December or January each year, and payment
is
made the following February. The maximum any one author may receive
is
£6000. Earnings of less than £5 are not paid. Irish authors
wishing to
benefit from the scheme must register directly with the PLR in the
UK. The
closing date for registration is 30 June 2001. Further information
contact:
Public Lending Right, Richard House, Sorbonne Close, Stockton-On-Tees,
TS17
6DA, UK. Tel. 0044 1542 604699. Fax. 0044 1642 615641. Application
forms may
be downloaded from the PLR website: www.plr.uk.com ----First-time
novelist
Hiri Kunzru sold North American rights to his debut work,
The Impressionist, to Dutton/Plume for $1 million in a two-book deal.
------A first novel by a 23-year-old Jonathan Safron Foer went
to
Houghton Mifflin. North American rights went for between $400,000
and $500,000. ----
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Features
Do you send out mailings? Does your ENVELOP stand out?
Here's a few tips to get more of your envelopes opened rather than
binned:
1 - Write something clever on it, like *Postmaster, please
deliver this on (example) April 10, 11, or 12th.*
2 - Hand-write the address?
3 - Purchase attractive postage stamps to catch the recipient's eye?
4 - send your mailings on a day that ensures, as best you
can, they aren't received on a Monday or Friday?
5 - double-check that the recipient's name is spelled correctly?
Every envelope that leaves our offices has a picture of the cover of
one of our books or magazines printed on the back with full address,
telephone number, email address and URL. Not only is it more
likely
to be opened by the recipient, but it will catch the eye of 5 or 6
others who handle it during the postal process.
TIP: If you take the time to make your envelopes look like
something YOU would want to open, they have a better than
average chance of getting opened. The more envelopes that get
opened, the more people see your advertising. And the more people
see your advertising, the more people become your customers.
The
More customers you get, the more advertising you can send out.
Great circle, isn't it?
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More articles about different aspects of writing for
magazines world wide can be read at our website
at: Regentbooks
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Looking for the latest books at knock down
prices.
Regentbooks has extended its range by partnering
with
Vstore - Get The Books You Want Now
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Latest Market Information
These are all professional paying markets unless otherwise stated.
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NEW LAUNCH- reFeul
New Bimonthly mag focusing on "the interaction between
people, cars and
the world". Features blending cars with fashion, portfolios
on any aspect
of motoring, Car design, specialist vehicles and unusual
situations.
Editor: Dan Ross. 112 - 116 Old Street,
London. EC1V 9BD
Tel 020 7336 0766
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NEW LAUNCH
- F+P Magazine
A new international Fiction and Poetry magazine accepting
all genres
and styles. Fiction up to 5000 words poetry upto
60 lines. For full
guidelines and subscription details
voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=F+PGuides
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NEW LAUNCH - Celebrity Bodies
A bizarre mix of celebrity news and slimming. This
is one of several new
magazines being launched this year from EMAP. Other
titles to follow
include a home interest magazine and a lifestyle magazine
for Career women.
EMAP consumer magazines, 20 Orange Street, London. WC2H
7ED
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NEW LAUNCH - Observer Food Monthly
Launching this summer this will not be simply another
foodie mag but it
will have a strong journalistic slant looking at
food and food
production. Editor Lucy Cavendish.
119 Farringdon Road, London. EC1R 3ER
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Colonies Scifi magazine
- issue 4 out now
A unique new concept in SF magazines. developing new stories into series
which can be adapted for TV
Urgently needs short stories 1000 - 4000 words.
Guidelines: http://members.fortunecity.com/regentbooks/Colonies1.html
Editor John Dunne
e-mail submissions only.
voyagemag@zyworld.com
Please take the time to study the magazine carefully before submitting.
Over the last year only one story has been accepted from somebody
who had not read a copy. We have very strict guidelines because
we
have very specific aims. Colonies has already drawn the attention
of
TV and film producers in the States.
Definitely NO Simultaneous Submissions
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New Millennium Novels
NMN issue 3 out now serialising 7 excellent novels,
including two Booker Prize nominees and two novels
which have gone into production.
If you have a novel which deserves to be published contact:
voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=NMNdetails
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Redline
Monthly Car mag for 17 -25 year-olds who want to get the best
out of their
modified cars. Pays up to £250 ($400) for features. Editor:
Dan Lewis
Future Publishing, Beaufird Court, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath. BA1 2BW
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golferworld.com
information and reviews on golf course and products. Tips.
Editor: Bob Warters. www.golferworld.co.uk
EMAP digital, Apex House, Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 9NP. UK
bob.warters@ecm.emap.com
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catworld.co.uk
Features aimed at pedigree cat owners and breeders
Editor: Judy Trewin editor@ashdown.co.uk
Avalon Court, Star Road, Partridge Green. West Sussex RH13 8RY
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New Launch - ROGUE WORLDS
http://www.specficworld.com/guide.html
a new on-line science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine coming
April 15, 2001.
Fiction & Poetry: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, between 1k/wds and 10k/wds.
Payment is $5 -$10 (US) in cash for stories $2 poems Paid on publication.
Non-Fiction: science fiction, fantasy, and horror e-book reviews
E-mail submissions to Doyle Eldon Wilmoth, Jr at: specficworld@hotmail.com.
Put "Rogue Worlds" in the subject line. No attachments please. Plain
text ONLY.
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CHILLI INTERNATIONAL, UK
Chilli International is an Asian food and travel magazine relating
to Asian issues
globally and regionally, articles relating to Asian Food, recipes,
health,
travel, art, myths, taboos and anything worth reading from a
European concept. Pays up to $200 USA dollars for each article
around 2000 - 2500 words, with good quality prints.
Chilli International, 3 Plantation Avenue, Shadwell Leeds, West
Yorkshire LS17 8TB, UK. Telephone +44 113 237 0092 Editor: Saleem
Ahmed (chillimagazine@aol.com)
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New Launch - Meanfiddler
Editor required to produce a new music and youth culture magazine and
magazine format of the Mean Fiddler Web site (http://www.meanfiddler.com).
Send resume to Dean James, meanfiddler.com, 16 High St.,
Harlesden, London, NW10 4LX U.K.
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The Gallery Press
is looking for a Publisher's Assistant Part-time/full-time (minimum
28 hours)
The Gallery Press, a specialised literary publishing company, with offices
in Loughcrew, near Oldcastle, Co Meath, requires a publisher's assistant
whose duties and responsibilities might range from basic office routines
(invoicing, packing, filing) to publicity, proof-reading and other
aspects
of book production.
For further information, please contact Jean Barry at 09 8541779 or
email
gallery@indigo.ie. Or present
you CV, with a handwriten letter to The
Gallery Press, Loughcrew, Oldcastle, County Meath.
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Quantum Muse
http://www.quantummuse.com/submissions.html
Accepts submissions for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and
Alternative. Pays flat-rate of $10 on publication. 8,000
word limit. Prefers electronic submissions.
http://www.quantummuse.com/submissions2.html
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AUTHOR SHOWCASE.COM
www.AuthorShowcase.com
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Need book reviews that deal specifically with writing.
Pays $25 (for a 200-250 word review).
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BRIDGES
Book Reviews: Fiction --reviews of current romance and women's fiction.
Nonfiction --Reviews of "how to write" (technique) books.
LENGTH:Nonfiction: 500 -2,000 words. Book Reviews:100 - 150 words.
Pay negotiable per author.Prefer queries.
PO Box 1738, Aztec NM 87410
NICKE MARTINEZ,Editor-in-Chief/Publisher
bridges@bridgesmag.com
www.bridgesmag.com
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PROTOONER magazine P.O. Box 2270, Daly
City,
CA 94017-2270 PH (650)755-4827/FAX (650)994-4131
E-mail: protooner@earthlink.net
ATTN: Ladd A. Miller/Art Director Seeking
freelance writers
who can reflect their writing in a humorous
content.
LENGTH: 500-2,000 words. Accompanied
with B&W
illustration (optional).Typed, double-spaced
No e-mail submissions,
please. SASE an absolute must, if expected
reply.Subject must
pertain to the cartooning or gagwriting field,
or humorously themed.
AVOID: Politics, celebrity or wife-bashing
themes.
PAYS = Negotiated/On Acceptance.
Joyce Miller, Editor PROTOONER magazine
CONTACTS:PROTOONER P.O. Box 2270 Daly City,
CA 94017-2270PH: (650)755-4827E-mail:<
protooner@earthlink.net>
WEB SITE: <http://protooner.lookscool.com>
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The BBC is looking to feature poets in The Weekend Poem
on
the BBC Knowledge Enhanced Text Service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/knowledge/home/text/
Further info
BBC Knowledge - soon to become arts channel BBC4 - broadcasts The Weekend
Poem on BBC Knowledge Text which features the work of a cultural/genre
mix
of up-and-coming and established poets.
The feature runs from Friday to Sunday and is located in the HIGHLIGHTS
section of the Knowledge Text menu.
No filming is involved this is purely a text service imagine it as
an
interactive Ceefax.
Once the poets have agreed to the feature they will need:
a) a poem - accompanied by a couple of lines on what inspired them
to write
the poem
b) a short biography - including work published, if any, and general
interests
c) a daytime contact number - they may need to do a short phone
interview.
d) events - detail of appearances, talks works to be published etc
Rights
Unfortunately they cannot pay rights but this is a great promotional
opportunity for newly established poets in particular, publishers and
other
organisations to air their work in the exciting new medium of enhanced
-
interactive TV.
Angela Akomah Programme Information Manager BBC Knowledge
* (020 776) 55229 * 07808 727 716 * angela.akomah@bbc.co.uk
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The Symposium is spiritual--but not the way you might
think. The magazine
publishes personal stories from people who are examining their choices,
looking for meaning, and seeking out the experiences that make life
worth
living. The Symposium offers cash prizes for top contributions. Reviews,
interviews, poetry, photography, and art are also accepted. Submissions
and
inquiries may be sent to Anna Skorupa at anna@selfknowledge.org,
or by snail
mail to: Self Knowledge Symposium, 101-3 Bryan Center,Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
For more about The Symposium, submissions guidelines, and back issues,
please see www.selfknowledge.org/symposium/symposium.htm.
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Now available from our webshop
2001 Voyages of Discovery - 10 short stories and 10 poems selected
from the 2000 Voyage short story & Poetry Competition. After
just 3 weeks
sales have almost equalled those of last years anthology which was
last years
best selling book. Details on our
website
Visions Of Johanna by Ron Phillips
Recently described by one reviewer as "The Difinitive Novel About The
60's"
This is the story about teenage life and loves set against a background
of
protests and civil unrest.
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New Book Launches
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Exquisitely crafted poetry from internationally acclaimed poet
Roy Gaveston Knight. Acclaimed as 'The Warwickshire Poet'
and winner of The Poets Prize at the International Society of
Poets in 1995 RGK is a prolific quality poet who won 9 prizes
last year alone. See our website for samples of his work.
Previously Available only in ebook format each of Roy's books
listed below can now be bought in paperback, complete with
exquisitely crafted illustrations by the author.
Wagon Trails
60 Poems 25 Illustrations
Wagon Trails II
60 Poems 25 Illustrations
Debonair Rhymes 90 poems 30
illustrations
Blithe Musings
70 poems 20 illustrations
More Blithe Musings 70 poems 20 Illustrations
The Temperate Bard 70 poems 20 Illustrations
Carefree Rambles 70 poems 20 Illustrations
Jaunty Rovings
70 Poems 20 Illustrations
Bodleigh Feldon
70 Poems 20 Illustrations
Tranquil Moments 70 Poems 20 Illustrations
New - Just published!
Prints in the Sand 60 poems 20 illustrations
Voices in the Harp 70 poems 20 Illustrations
Examples of Roy Gaveston Knights humorous observations on nature
can be read at
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=65529
Regentbooks
All ebooks £4 (US$7) payment by cheque, money order or Credit
Card.
Do you write book reviews for magazines and newspapers?
Would you like to review any of these books? Yes?
Email us now and we will send you free copies in return for your reviews.
According To Frank 23 short stories including two prize
winners from
James McKinty winner of the Voyage International Short Story competition
1999.
NB. According To Frank the winning story which gives the anthology
its
title was originally posted on Themestream, but it was banned due to
its
explicit, raunchy style. We will soon be on Regentbooks
Selected stories from this anthology are now on our website.
Voyages of Discovery 2001 - 10 short stories and 10 poems selected
from the 2000 Voyage short story & Poetry Competition.
OUT NOW- Amanda The True Story - by Tony & Amanda Harrington
.
For details of how to order send an email
to
mailto:voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=booksales
or see our website
Regentbooks
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Competitions
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Voyage Short Story & Poetry Competition 2001
Its back for the fourth consecutive year with prizes totalling $23,000,
publication of the winners novel or poetry anthology, publication of
the
best 20 stories and poems in the annual Voyage of Discovery Anthology
(see above), plus free subscriptions to Voyage magazine. For
more details
send a blank email to voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=VoyageComp
Closing Date Sept 16 2001
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AMERICAN MARKETS NEWSLETTER
COMPETITION
Cash Prizes and Worldwide Syndication for all Eligible Entries
We are happy to announce our 7th annual AMN competition. Several
of our
winners and runners up from other competitions have gone on to earn
money
from worldwide sales and their work is still being marketed.
Here's how
it works: Send us your 1.5 spaced MS with your story/article
title,
byline, word count and address on the first page above your
article/story's first paragraph (no need for separate cover page).
NO
limit to the number of entries you can send.
Deadline is July 31, 2001
Word length is limited to 2,000 words though shorter length is preferred.
Both articles and short stories may be submitted and there is
no
restriction on category or content. Nonfiction articles, however,
have
sold best in the past. Previously published articles are actively
encouraged. Just let us know where and when they were previously
sold.
Unpublished entries will also be considered. The pieces that
have sold
best tend to be travel, women's, general interest, humor, parenting,
singles, golf, mature pieces, British-related topics (travel or unusual
places or people), the "history of" something etc. Fiction suitable
for
women's markets (romance etc.) also works well.
Prizes are: First prize £100 (US$150), Second £25 (US$40),
Third £20
(US$30)
Please note that ALL entries will be considered for worldwide
syndication, whether they win or not! Writers will receive the
standard
50% of any fee made. So, send your best work.
Entry fees are: £4.50 ($6) for subscribers for one entry.
£6 ($9) for
two entries, £8.50 ($12.50) for three entries, £11 ($15)
for four entries
and £13 ($19) for five entries. Entry fees for non-subscribers
are £5
($7.50) for EACH entry.
Send entries with payment (made out to S. O'Connor) to:
American Markets Newsletter (COMPETITION Dept. WOW)
1974 46th Avenue
San Francisco CA 94116
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Themestreamers Contest-
We are on the lookout for the best Themestream articles for
writers. Winners will be announced in our newsletter and
web site, with links of course! Just fill out our application
form and submit your article. Contest runs until April 23rd.
No entry fee. One submission per person. Inspirational,
motivational, how-to, or humor as long as your article is of
interest to writers, we want to hear about it!
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THE 2001 MOLLY CONTEST FOR UNPUBLISHED ROMANCE AUTHORS
Heart of Denver Romance Writers proudly presents the contest rated
by
RWA members as one of the top three contests for unpublished authors
- The
2001 Molly.*
This contest provides unparalleled opportunities for feedback.
The
first round is judged by two experienced romance judges.
Winners received the Molly award, finalists received suitable recognition.
A separate contest for the "Unsinkable heroine" is also awarded, with
a
beautiful cameo pin as the prize.
Go to www.hodrw.com for complete rules, score sheet and entry
form, or
contact tamicowden@aol.com or
maggiwrite@aol.som for more information.
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POETRY COMPETITION
Any theme, single poems, 80 lines max. Prizes (pounds sterling)
1000 + publication, 500, 2000, 75, 75, 75, 75. Fee. Online entry
form.
Contact: Poetry London, PO Box 30104, London E17 4XR, England
OR http://www.poetrylondon.co.uk
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Tetractys - Competition Rules
Entries should be sent to the address below, and must have been
posted before 1 May 2001.Poems must satisfy the definition of the
tetractys given above. A double tetractys counts as a single poem.
>-Each tetractys, or double tetractys, should have a title and should
be
submitted on a separate sheet of A4 paper, typed or written in a clear
hand.
There should be nothing else on these sheets.
>-Submissions should be accompanied by a separate A4 sheet with the
author’s
name and address and a list of titles.
>-Submissions must be accompanied by the correct fee. Cheques or postal
orders
should be made payable to West Essex Literary Society.Entry fees are
as follows:
£5.00 for up to three poems, £10.00 for up to ten poems,
75p for each poem in
excess of ten.
>-The judges’ decision will be final, and no correspondence about the
results will
be entered into.
>-Entries cannot be changed once received, nor can they be returned,
so please
keep copies!
To get notification of results, please enclose a stamped and self-addressed
envelope marked "Results" Results will also be available on-line at
http//:www.daedalian.co.uk
Send entries to:
Lesley Malcolm
Tetractys Competition Secretary
213 Shakespeare Crescent
London E12 6NA
If you wish to have confirmation that your entries have been received,
please
enclose a postcard or sae marked "Receipt".
About the judges:
John Steer edits AsWELLas, chairs West Essex Literary Society, organises
the
Harlow Young Poets’ Festival, is on the committee of the Essex Poetry
Festival and has numerous publications in poetry magazines. He won
Ottokar’s
Chelmsford ‘99 Competition
Ray Stebbing, deviser of the tetractys, is co-editor of AsWELLas, He
has been
published in Acumen, Envoi, Iota, New Welsh Review, Staple, Quantum
Leap
and other magazines and in collections by Eastern Arts, Headlock, Quantum
Leap Press, Ware Poets and Approach Poets.
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POETRY PRIZE For unpublished poem
of up to 70 lines. Prizes $3300, $1100, $550, $55 (9). Fee $4/poem.
For a
prospectus send an SASE to: Strokestown Poetry Festival, Bawn St,
Strokestown, County Roscommon, Ireland OR +353-783-3759 OR
http://www.strokestownpoetryprize.com
OR twiggezvous@eircom.net
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The Davoren Hanna Poetry Competition
There are generous cash awards in this new competition sponsored by
The Muse
Cafés and Eason Bookshops. First prize is £5000, 2nd £2000
and 3rd £1000.
Judges are Medbh McGuckian and Sean O'Brien.Closing date for entries
is 31
May 2001. For an entry form send an SAE to:
The Davoren Hanna Poetry Competition, The Muse Café, Eason Bookshop,
O'Connell Street, Dublin 1. Entry forms also available from the Eason
website: www.eason.ie
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Golden Pen Competitions
The Golden Pen Competition is offering prizes of up to £100 for
winners in
the adult category of their poetry and short story competitions. There
are
also prizes in their primary and post primary categories. Deadline
is 31 May
2001. Entry fees are £3 for adults and £1 for students.
Word limit is 40
lines for poems and 2000 for short stories. For further details send
an SAE
to: Golden Pen Competition, Gurteen, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
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Windows Student Poetry Competition
Windows ninth national student poetry competition is open to anyone
aged
between 10 and 18 years. Entries may be in English or Irish, but must
not
have won any previous competition. Competitors should not put their
names on
entries, but names, address and titles of poems should be on a separate
sheet. The first prize is £50, and there are other prizes of
books, medals,
and a certificate for the highly commended entries. Send entries to:
The
Editors, Windows Poetry Competition, Auburn, Stragella, Cavan, Co Cavan.
Noel Monahan is the judge. Closing date for entries is 11 April 2001.
Awards
ceremony is in May.
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Wells Festival of Literature Competitions
Wells Festival of Literature are running an International Poetry and
Short
Story Competition. Judges are Andrew Motion for poetry and Margaret
Drabble
for short stories. There are first, second and third prizes in both
categories, ranging from £100 to £500. Entry fees are £3.50stg.
per poem or
story. Poems should not exceed 40 lines; short stories 2500 words.
Deadlines
for submissions are as follows: 19 Sept. 2001 for poems; 31 July 2001
foe
short stories. Further details and application forms from: The Competitions
Organiser, Creechbarn, Creech St Michael, Taunton, Somerset TA3 5PP,
UK. The
Festival website is:
http://www.somersite.co.uk/wellsfest.htm
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Writers’ Brew Press
Poetry Only
Closing date 20th April for the first competition.
(Title:- Voice Of The Crowd)
ISBN 0 5936727 6 X
Open Poetry Competition
For All Types Of Poetry
Closing Date April 20th 2001
Your Vote - Your Choice - Your Win!
Formats accepted
Floppy Disc for Word 97 or text file (accompanied by a printed
copy)
Email OpenPoetry@writers.brew.clara.net
Paper submissions, typed or printed on one side of A4
Hand written poetry must be printed in block capitals.
Prizes 1st £50 - 2nd £25 - 3rd £15 and two prizes
of £5
(these are the minimum prizes we will expect to give to the
winners. (see rules 9 & 10 above)
Entry fee for the first poem £5 ------for each poem after
£1.50
4 Haiku per page only Entry fee the same as above per 4 entries.
Unlimited entries
Publication date - August 2001 for the first issue of Poetry
Only.All votes must be sent in by October 15th.
Second competition Closing date July 2001.
Publication date of the second competition and the announcement of
the last winners November 2001.
Post to - Writers’ Brew Press, P O Box 241, Oakengates, TF2 9XZ
SSAE only if you want your poetry returned.
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Screenplay Systems and Scriptapalooza
are issuing a call for entries in a screenwriting contest, with a Grand
Prize of $25,000.
Scriptapalooza is currently accepting screenplay submissions for its
3rd Annual Competition. The entry deadline is April 16, 2001.
Visit Screenplay.com or Scriptapalooza for complete details.
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JazzClaw Publishing Poet of the Year Competition 2001.
Please email for entry details or write to
David Searle,JazzClaw Publishing, 6 Bramerton Lodge
Easthill Lane, Bramerton, Norwich NR14 7EQ
First prize is publication of a volume of your work PLUS title
JazzClaw
Poet of the Year 2001 PLUS a trophy PLUS your work sold worldwide on
internet site PLUS 5 copies FREE to you PLUS royalties on all sales
of your work.
Need further details - try our website www.geocities.com/lifestylecentre/searle.html
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