The Las Vegas Writers Conference
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Paul Atreides DON’T FORGET: The deadline of March 5 for the Idaho Writer’s Guild annual writing contest is fast approaching. They’re accepting submissions in three categories this year, so get your thinking caps on! * Short Story (3500 word max) * Novel first ten pages * Non-fiction (1500 word max) 1st Place Winner in each category = … Read more
Austin Gary will be the speaker at our February 22 meeting at Community Lutheran Church. Gary’s new novel, A Delicate Dance, was published in December 2015 and received a 5-Star Clarion Review from Foreword Reviews, and was a finalist in the (novel-in-progress) for the 2014 Faulkner Wisdom competition, his fourth novel to receive this distinction. He’s also a two-time … Read more
As you may recall, due to some unknown difficulties, the church closed the evening that Lyn was to speak. Now, the originally scheduled speaker for Feb 8 has had to bow out. Lyn has graciously stepped up to the plate. Self-proclaimed allegorical hit man, Lyn Robertson, will be at the Henderson Writers’ Group on Monday, … Read more
Scott McIntyre has 140 untitled photographs in his online store and the contest is to help name them. Everyone who suggests a title for one or more of the images will be entered into a drawing to win an 8″ x 10″ print of their choice from my store and there will be five winners … Read more
Lloyd Center Barnes & Noble announce an upcoming lecture and book signing by diversity expert Devin James, Author of Inside Ferguson: A Voice for the Voiceless. The event will take place on Friday, February 12th, at 6 pm, to coincide with Black History Month. James’ book Inside Ferguson: A Voice for the Voiceless is up for … Read more
Editor-in-Chief, Jennifer Elrod, announces Bang It Outwrite, a new literary magazine that is currently accepting submissions. They are creating their first literary issue. The magazine will include a wide variety of writing, along with comics, photographs, and artwork. There is no fee associated with submitting. And those chosen to appear magazine will get a full year free membership. Emerging … Read more
Oh, that dreaded query! We all hate doing them. We fret, we sweat, we swear – well, I do. But, if we want representation, if we want to be traditionally published, pitching that query the right way improves our chances of avoiding the Slush Pile or, worse, the Round File. Putting together a good query … Read more
Every year The Masters Review opens submissions to produce their anthology, a collection of ten stories written by the best emerging writers. The aim is to showcase ten writers who they believe will continue to produce great work. Ten winners are nationally distributed in a printed book with their stories and essays exposed to top agents, editors, … Read more
Love is strange, love is beautiful, love is dangerous… So says Sam Hiyate, one of the editors of a new literary website called Don’t Talk to Me About Love. They hope that you will peruse the site and spread the word to fellow writers and friends about the debut contest, offering $1,000.00 each in fiction, non-fiction and poetry … Read more
Hero House is out of Charlotte, NC. and they are currently accepting submissions now through the end of February and would love to let everyone at the Henderson Writers Group know about this opportunity! Hero House Publishing is a relatively small publishing house. Because of this, they’re able to offer our authors more creative control, a higher percentage, … Read more
The Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Contest is upon us once more. This year there is added incentive: Now, if you can wow them with fewer than 1,500 words, you score a free webinar in addition to the chance at the $3,000 and the trip to their New York conference. All you have to do is enter the … Read more
Don’t forget: Self-proclaimed, allegorical hit man, Lyn Robertson, will be at the Henderson Writers’ Group on Monday, January 11, 2016, for a short discussion on saving the editor and killing bad copy, or vice versa. Lyn Robertson hacked into a career of art, history, and all things fascinating through a life of compulsive education and … Read more