submissions opportunities--plus Surrey Writers' Conference registration

The Masters Review, based in Oregon, is "A platform for emerging writers." Interesting submissions opportunities at the following website. Scroll down to see them all. https://mastersreview.com/submissions/  

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Also note the following announcement from Surrey [BC] International Writers Conference. 

From conference coordinator Kathy:

May 28, 2019

 

Nearly there! Registration for #SiWC19 opens in ONE WEEK. If you haven't already marked your calendar for Wednesday, June 5 at noon Pacific time, go do it now. Last year, our full conference packages sold out in just 27 hours, so if you want a spot at this year's conference, don't put off registering.

 

Don't forget applications are now open for our SiWC Diversity Scholarship and our Tan Seagull Young Writers Scholarship. If either category applies to you, please apply. Details are on our website - www.siwc.ca - under News and Community. 

 

Our writing contest is also open to entries. The Storytellers Award for short stories (fiction or creative non-fiction) awards $1000 and publication to the first prize winner. Winning entries are chosen by SiWC's own Diana Gabaldon and Jack Whyte. Your $15 entry fee, unchanged in more than a decade, goes directly to support the contest and our not-for-profit conference.

 

Next Wednesday marks the most exciting day of the year, other than the conference itself, for all of us here at SiWC Central. Watching your registrations come in makes all the hard work we put into creating the conference worthwhile. Looking forward to seeing many of your names then! 

 

Kathy Chung

SiWC Conference Coordinator
www.siwc.ca
@siwctweets

 

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Author Eleanor Hancock's presentations, Vancouver Island

The Interior Authors Group's own Eleanor Hancock is the entertaining author of the book Salt Chuck Stories from Vancouver Island's West Coast. She'll do a PowerPoint presentation at the Gold River Library [Vancouver Island], June 19 at 6:30 PM. On June 20, she'll present it at the Tahsis Library at 6:30 PM. Great opportunity to learn more about the history of a fascinating & beautiful area. Tell anyone you know who lives in that area.

literary agency

WordServe Literary is an American literary agency representing books suitable for the general market, as well as those suitable for the Christian market. https://www.wordserveliterary.com/submission-guidlines/

IAG president, Shirley Dodding's, new book

The following message is from our Interior Authors Group president, Shirley Dodding. Thanks, Shirley. 

My new book is called DANCING WITH THE STRIPES.  My husband
Paul, created the cover, and my seventeen year old granddaughter completed the 
editing. I am very proud of this book, and I know others will enjoy it as well. It is
currently available on Amazon. ca or Indigo under my full name Shirley Ellen
Dodding, or the book title above.

      Alyssa, at twenty-one, loses both her parents in a car crash, and her gran
pays for her to have a fourteen day cruise.  To ward off depression and to 
hopefully find love and a new life, Alyssa takes the trip, but everything goes
wrong.  Undisciplined children on the ship, make her trip a nightmare. Before 
she can stop it she is thrown into the brig.  Who will save her, the detective 
named Clive or the F.B.I?  Who will save the ship?  

three writing opportunities

1. Toronto-based Outpost Magazine invites submissions of adventure-travel articles.

Website: http://www.outpostmagazine.com
Guidelines: https://outpostmagazine.com/contribute-to-outpost-magazine

NOTE THEY BUY ALL RIGHTS.

 

2. Harlequin Presents/ M&B Modern are looking for new authors. You can submit your first chapter between Wednesday 15th May and Sunday 2nd June 2019, and get a response by Friday 14th June 2019.

The Harlequin Presents/ M&B Modern blitz will be open for submissions from Wednesday 15th May – Sunday 2nd June 2019.

• Send a cover letter that introduces you and your book and includes any publishing credits, first chapter and synopsis only – ytou don't need to have completed the full manuscript.
• If they like your voice, they'll invite you to submit further chapters and work with you on developing your story to its full potential. Please note that requests for additional chapters are not a guarantee of publication. 
• Only one entry per person.
• All submissions will get editorial feedback by Friday 14th June 2019.

More info at https://harlequin.submittable.com/submit

3. "PRISM International is a quarterly magazine out of Vancouver, British Columbia, whose mandate is to publish the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world." Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays right before or right after publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys First North American rights. No reprints. Responds within 1-6 months. Pays $40 per page of poetry, $30 per page of prose. More info at https://prismmagazine.ca/submit/

structuring your writing & developing your author platform

Good article here on structuring your writing: https://tinyurl.com/y6deu2jl

What's an author platform? How can it help you sell your book? Good article here: https://tinyurl.com/y5tnvjuw

Poet George Bowering at Library June 25

The following message is from IAG member Barbara Balle. Thanks, Barbara.

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George Bowering has quite some credentials; appointed the first Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2002, he is an Officer of the Order of Canada and the Order of BC and he has published an inordinate amount of novels, poetry, etc.

I have one of his poetry books "Sticks & Stones" as well as his work in several collections of Canadian poets..

He will talk at the Downtown Kamloops Library on Tuesday, June 25, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. To register for a seat contact the Library at 250-372-5145 or on-line at questions@tnrd.ca or at tnrl.ca

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seeking a family-story writer & a speech-writer

The following message is from Leslie Brochu. If you're interested in either of these writing opportunities, please e-mail leslie.brochu@gmail.com . Thanks.

  

Hi there, I am seeking a writer. Vesta Giles suggested that I contact you to seek a writer for our family story. It is a story of terminal illness, miraculous experimental medical treatment and recovery. 

I am also wondering if some of your members are experienced speech writers?

Thank you   Leslie Brochu, leslie.brochu@gmail.com          

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LESLIE BROCHU, Principal 

Thanks, Dana, & looking forward to Gwynne's talk June 12

Big thanks to Dana Ramstedt for her good presentation on book-formatting. Author Gwynne Hunt will speak at our next meeting, June 12 at 6:30 PM in the Games Room of North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood. Here's a bit about Gwynne:

 

I have recently had a book published by Silver Bow Publishing, Unlocking the Tin Box. I am looking for writer's groups and/or events where I can do a reader's theatre or storytelling performance with stories from my book. Of course my goal is to sell my books but I enjoy sharing the creative journey with others.

 

I went searching for my dad-the real person by looking though his old tin box, telling his stories and mine. Growing up very poor in Vancouver and other parts of B.C. I bring in a lot of colour and local history. The journey ended when I did dna and found out he was not my biological dad and I was not English at all but a Viking!

 

I live in Port Alberni and would like to find places off the Island to promote my work. I was born in Kamloops and write a bit about my early years there 1949. If you go to Amazon you can read the first two chapters for free. [Here's the link to Gwynne's book: https://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Tin-Box-Gwynne-Hunt/dp/1774030101 ]

 

I have written, directed and produced over 30 plays. I've produced many Fringe Festivals. I have published four magazines and three books, and been included in many anthologies and chapbooks. I designed and taught a Creative & Freelance Writing course and taught it through adult education at the University of the Fraser valley for ten years. I consider myself a working writer and offering advice and tips is what I do.

 

 

Interior Authors Group meeting Wed. May 8

Courtesy of our president, Shirley Dodding, here's the agenda for the next Interior Authors Group meeting--6:30 pm at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood. It would be great to see you there.

                                        MAY 08^TH 2019  INTERIOR AUTHORS GENERAL MEETING

THIS IS OUR FIRST NIGHT IN THE GAMES ROOM.  FROM THE FRONT DOOR, THE GAMES ROOM IS ON

 

THE RIGHT UP THE RAMP.  FROM THE PARKING LOT IN THE BACK, IT IS THE FIRST ROOM ON THE RIGHT.

 

 

 

6:30   OUR NEWEST MEMBER, DANA RAMSTEDT, HAS RETURNED TO US AFTER TWO YEARS.

 

            DANA HAS EXCEPTIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON ANTHOLOGIES. AND WILL PRESENT TONIGHT,

 

            ON ANTHOLOGY FORMATS.

 

7:30    ****************************BREAKTIME*******************************

 

7:45     CALL TO ORDER _____

 

             DENNIS DITTY:

 

             ALSO TONIGHT:  MIKE DITTY:

 

             MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:  JEFF BLOOM

 

             BUSINESS ARISING FROM SAID MEETING:

 

             TREASURER'S REPORT:  SANDRA HYSLOP

 

             OLD BUSINESS:

 

             SUMMER SOCIAL:  JUST A REMINDER THAT THE SOCIAL HAS BEEN ARRANGED AND WILL BE

 

             HELD AT SANDRA HYSLOP'S, JULY 06^TH  4-7 P. M.  PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE POTLUCK SHEET.           

 

             SANDRA'S ADDRESSS IS 845 GLENEAGLES DR. IN SAHALI.

 

             ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE SOCIAL:    IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN FOR THE

 

             ABOVE EVENING, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR YOUR TIME AND SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON THE

 

             SHEET PROVIDED.  PLEASE RETURN TO SHIRLEY WHEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

 

             THE SUMMER SOCIAL WILL ALSO REVEAL THE WINNERS OF THE "SCHEMENAUER AWARDS."

 

              NEW BUSINESS:  POSSIBLE COMMENTS:   BOOK SALES AND MARKETING:  ALEX  

 

                                                                                        POETRY AT THE LIBRARY:  BARBARA

 

                                                                                        HOW WE MET GWYNNE HUNT:  ELMA

 

                 ANY OTHER BUSINESS: 

 

                 MEETING ADJOURNED @ ______                            

 

                 NEXT MONTH:   GWYNNE HUNT ON READERS' THEATRE AND STORYTELLING PERFORMANCE.

Wattpad to publish books

Pat Burton, one of the Interior Authors Group's favourite people, draws our attention to the fact that Wattpad, a social media storytelling platform, will start publishing paper books. Here's info about that:

https://tinyurl.com/y5ja8u54

Wattpad, which began at the University of Toronto, describes itself as follows:

Discover the world's most-loved social storytelling platform. Wattpad connects a global community of 70 million readers and writers through the power of story. Download the app today to start reading or writing original stories -- anytime, anywhere: http://www.wattpad.com/getmobile

Contest: Insecure Writers Support Group

Former Interior Authors Group member Sharon Antoniak calls our attention to this interesting contest. Thanks, Sharon.

The 2019 Annual IWSG Anthology Contest is now open for submissions!

Guidelines and rules:

Word count: 3500-5000

Genre: Middle Grade Historical – Adventure/Fantasy
Theme: Voyagers

Submissions accepted: May 1 - September 4, 2019

How to enter: Send your polished, formatted (double-spaced, no footers or headers), previously unpublished story to admin @ insecurewriterssupportgroup.com before the deadline passes. Please include your contact details, your social links, and if you are part of the Blogging, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter IWSG group.

Judging: The IWSG admins will create a shortlist of the best stories. The shortlist will then be sent to our official judges:

Elizabeth S. Craig, author and honorary judge
Elizabeth is the bestselling cozy mystery author of the Southern Quilting mysteries, the Myrtle Clover Cozy Mysteries, the Village Library Mysteries, and Memphis Barbeque mysteries for Penguin Random House, Midnight Ink, and independently. Follow her on Twitter where she shares writing links @elizabethscraig or at her blog where she offers tips for writers. She lives in Matthews, North Carolina with her husband and is the mother of two. 
Dianne K. Salerni, author
Dianne K. Salerni is the author of the The Eighth Day fantasy series and historical novels, The Caged Graves and We Hear the Dead. The Roosevelt Ghosts, featuring young cousins Eleanor and Alice Roosevelt and a vengeful ghost, will be released in 2020 by Holiday House.
Lynda Dietz, editor
Lynda has been fascinated with the written word since her earliest years of reading the back of the cereal box at the breakfast table. She's now a copyeditor who works with authors in a variety of genres, both in fiction and nonfiction. She's had a blog for over six years, and shares writing tips from an editor's point of view with a healthy dose of snark and silliness. She's also an unapologetic—but always encouraging—grammar thug.
S.A. Larsen, author
S.A. Larsen is the international award-winning author of the middle grade fantasy-adventure MOTLEY EDUCATION and the young adult contemporary-fantasy romance MARKED BEAUTY. When she's not chasing her characters around a graveyard or antagonizing them with young love, she can be found in Maine with her husband and four children. Visit her cyber home at S.A. Larsen Books.
Rachna Chhabria, author
Rachna Chhabria's imagination has taken her all over the world and introduced her to all kinds of creatures. She is the author of Festival Stories Through The Year, Lazy Worm Goes on a Journey, The Lion Who Wanted to Sing and Bunny in Search of a Name. A columnist with Deccan Chronicle and The Asian Age, her stories have appeared in Young World, Open Sesame, Tele Kids and Deccan Herald Student Edition newspaper, as well as in several school textbooks. She also taught creative writing in a college for many years. As a child she loved listening to stories, now she loves writing them. 
Tonja Drecker, author
Tonja Drecker is a writer, blogger, children's book reviewer and freelance translator. After spending years in Germany exploring forgotten castles, she currently resides in the Ozarks with her family of six. When she's not tending her chickens and cows, she's discovering new adventures, nibbling chocolate and sipping a cup of tea.id Powers King, author
David's works include WOVEN, THE UNDEAD ROAD, and FULL DARK: AN ANTHOLOGY. He currently resides in the Mountain West with his wife and 4 children.


Prizes: The winning stories will be edited and published by Dancing Lemur Press' imprint Freedom Fox Press next year in the IWSG anthology. Authors will receive royalties on books sold, both print and eBook. The top story will have the honor of giving the anthology its title.

Our previous IWSG anthologies -
Masquerade: Oddly Suited
Tick Tock: A Stitch in Crime
Hero Lost: The Mysteries of Death and Life
Parallels: Felix Was Here

More info at 

 http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/the-2019-annual-iwsg-anthology-contest.html