Monthly Archives: January 2010

Thursday’s Three: Cool Contests for Writers

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Notice I did not say writing contests. That’s because these contests don’t require you to think up scathingly brilliant books, stories, poems or plays. You will, however, have to think up something if you want to win. And then post that thought as a comment to win fabulous prizes. And while you’re dashing about commenting, you’re going to get even more scathingly brilliant, courtesy of some pretty awesome blogs.

Three Cool Contests:

O’Juliet, The O’Juliet Love Games (There are several contests running at Robin Maxwell’s blog. You can win jewelry and a very cool writing journal.)

Jill Myles’ Book Tour (Check out Market My Words for the Book Tour stops. Then comment on each stop for a chance to win a critique from agent Holly Root.)

Becky Povich: Writer (Becky’s having her first contest and giving away your choice of Kelly Stone’s books: Thinking Write or Time to Write.)

Now, if any of these writing prizes sound like something you must have, then shoo! Because time, tide, and blog contests wait for no man (or woman).

Keeping up with Conferences: Springmingle!

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I’ve just now dashed back from the post office, capping off a 15 hour writing frenzy! And what, you might ask, possessed me to go into maniac writing mode?

*Springmingle, of course! Or rather, the deadline for manuscripts to be sent to Springmingle. Last year, the deadline snuck up on me, if you can count me whiling away the hours, playing online games, till one DAY before the manuscript was due and yelling, “Egad! Is that calendar right?!”

So, this year, I was determined not to wait till the last minute. Why, I still have three days to go. So if you have a scathingly brilliant manuscript that you’d like formally critiqued at the Springmingle conference, you’d best start writing like a maniac (and send it Express Mail)!

*Springmingle is the annual spring conference sponsored by the Southern Breeze chapter of SCBWI. Early registration (and manuscripts for critique) are due on January 22nd. But you can send in your conference registration anytime before February 26th. See you in Atlanta!