Tuesday, August 28, 2018

short fiction opportunity for young writers






Schreyer Ink Publishing
Invites you to participate in the
Young Writers Anthology

This year's theme:
Looking Ahead

  • Submissions open September 1, 2018
  • Submissions close October 31, 2018
  • Stories should be original, short fiction, 2,000-12,000 words in length
  • Stories should be set between the years of 2038 and 2088
  • Open to all youth, ages 13-19

More info: schreyerinkpublishing.wordpress.com

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Creative Writing Class in Kamloops

Creative writing is fulfilling & fun! Learn insider secrets in the City of Kamloops' Creative Writing Class. FICTION Sep 24 [286783]. MEMOIRS/NON-FICTION Oct 1 [286784]. POETRY with guest speaker Oct 15 [286785]. WRITING FOR CHILDREN Oct 22 [286786].  All sessions are 6:30-8:30 PM at Sahali Secondary School, 255 Arrowstone Drive. $35 per session. Or $110 for all four [286782]. 

To register, call 250-828-3500. Or visit the Museum, 207 Seymour Street, Tue to Sat 9:30 AM-4:30 PM. Or visit kamloops.ca/ezreg online.

Instructor Elma (Martens) Schemenauer is an author-editor who grew up in Saskatchewan, taught in Nova Scotia, and worked in publishing in Toronto for many years. She's the author of 77 published books. They include YesterCanada: Historical Tales of Mystery and Adventure, the 1940s novel Consider the Sunflowers, and the children's books Salmon and Hello Vancouver. Elma has given talks and workshops to numerous groups including the Canadian Authors Association, Federation of BC Writers, Okanagan Valley Writers Festival, Kamloops Adult Learners Society, and Thompson Nicola Regional District Library. Elma and her husband have lived in Kamloops since 2006. For more information, please see http://elmams.wixsite.com/elma .



Wednesday, August 8, 2018

discouraged about rejections?


Are you discouraged about rejections you get when you query agents & editors about your writing? Here's a good article on that: https://tinyurl.com/y8xyjgzd . There are some ads before and in it, but you can keep reading through and past them.