The Las Vegas Writers Conference
Sponsored by The Henderson Writers Group
LVWCWebmaster Tony Mendoza is reaching out to see if any of you writers, specifically in the thriller, psychological thriller, suspense, genres would be interested in being interviewed on your work. He’s hosting a podcast right now in support of a film he’s scheduled for shooting in January 2016 (demo: http://lifeinthehole.com/the-ninth-district-by-douglas-dorow/). If you happen to know anyone who would … Read more
The Missouri Review is now accepting submissions for its 25th Anniversary Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with a $5,000 prize in each category. Entry may be made by snail mail: The Missouri Review, 357 McReynolds Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211 or through the website: www.missourireview.com. Postmark deadline is … Read more
Behind some of TV’s best comedies – MASH, Cheers, Frasier, and one of the longest running animated series, The Simpsons – is a man by the name of Ken Levine. He’ll be the Keynote speaker at a fundraiser for the Doberman Rescue of Nevada on September 2. The event will be held at the Las Vegas Academy … Read more
Be the first to correctly guess which of the Henderson Writer’s Group members wrote the following short story and win a dig through the Book Bag! Writers’ Freeze When I sit at the computer ready to line out beautiful prose cradling wisdom with a sniff of calm and peace, I freeze. For many reasons. Since … Read more
Be sure to time your visit to Joe’s signing so you can drive down and around the block to support your fellow members, Alba Arango, and Tina Willis, who will both be signing copies of their books at The Writer’s Block, Vegas’ newest Indie bookstore. The signing begins at 5pm and runs until 7:30pm. Tina … Read more
This Saturday, July 25, will be a busy, busy day for HWG members. From 1p, to 5pm Joseph Bonpensiero will be at The Mob Museum reading selections from and signing copies of his book, “Niputi (The Nephew), Life Under the Shadow of a Mafia Killer.” The Mob Museum is located at 300 Stewart Avenue, Las … Read more
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