The Las Vegas Writers Conference
Sponsored by The Henderson Writers Group
Paul Atreides Looking for a place to inspire you? One that might get the ideas rattling around in your head to flow through your fingertips to keyboard, or get the ink flowing from your favorite pen (or pencil) onto your pad of paper? The serenity of June Lake, California might be just the place to renew your energy … Read more
Whether you are self-published or you’ve gone with a traditional publisher, you need a whole host of marketing ploys to help promote your book. Here’s one that just might be worth the small fee: The 6th Annual eLit Awards. If your book has a publishing date no earlier than January 2014, they’ll be accepting submissions at … Read more
You’ve often heard member Bill Walles mention this guy’s name. Larry Brooks is a writing coach, best selling author, and has been an inspiration to many. Here’s the latest post to his website blog with some great information for the “intimidated, first time novelist.” Link: Story Fix
A reminder that The Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers deadline is close at hand! The awards recognizes the best piece of fiction (under 6000) words with $2000, publication, and agency review by Curtis Brown’s Katherine Fausset. Second and third place stories also receive agency review, publication, and $200 and $100 respectively. They define … Read more
Grant Writing USA and Grant Management USA will present two workshops in Las Vegas Learn where to find the grants and how to get them in Las Vegas. Learn to stay in compliance and keep the money in Las Vegas. Attend this grant management training, August 6-7, 2015 in Las Vegas, and you’ll learn what … Read more
This is a gentle reminder – a nudge, if you will – that a previous post announced a call for submissions to the Golden Quill Awards. No meeting tonight leaves you with more time to spruce up that entry to the Golden Quill Awards in Short Fiction, Poetry, or Flash Fiction. The entry deadline is … Read more
Here’s a fun time we can all have together while we support a fellow HWG member., and to prove to Barnes & Noble that their support of local authors is important and appreciated. Who knows – they may sign YOU up for your own meet and greet. There will be an After Party at 7:00PM … Read more
The Master’s Review announces all kinds of contests and calls for submission in their blog. Jump on over MASTER’S REVIEW BLOG and check them out. While you’re there, sign up to receive their newsletter. It’s well worth the time for any serious writer.
The latest Sledgehammer Writing Contest is coming up next month. The contest begins at Noon, Saturday, July 25th, and concludes at 11:59PM on Sunday, July 26th, right at the Sledgehammer website. What’s Sledgehammer, You Ask? It’s a quirky writing contest that incorporates: a scavenger hunt four writing prompts a 36-hour deadline the option to write as a … Read more
Our North Street Book Prize Will Award Cash *and* Guidance to the Winners The number of titles self-published every year in the US is nearing half a million. Getting attention for your book requires the skilled use of time and money. Our new North Street Book Prize for self-published books will award $1,500 to each … Read more
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award – 2015. Now in its eighth year, the Prize is an internationally renowned award presented by Aesthetica Magazine that enables emerging and established writers to showcase their work to new, international audiences. Judged by industry experts including Arifa Akbar, literary editor of The Independent and inewspapers, the prize awards £500 to each … Read more
Donald W. Hendon, Ph.D. Author. Speaker. Consultant. International Negotiator. Trainer. Coach. 12 traditionally published book. How’s that for a resume. And he’s asking for your help. Hendon intends to take three of his recent books which have featured the 365 influence-persuasion-negotiation tactics, which he’s developed over the years and write a few spin-offs utilizing co-authors. If you think … Read more