new lifestyle books: Random House

Random House of Canada is launching a new line of books under an imprint called Appetite. Based in Vancouver, Appetite will focus on books about food, wine, health, and other aspects of lifestyle. For more information, visit the Random House site, http://www.randomhouse.ca/. Scroll down and follow the link to the press release.


Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

writing opportunity for parents who have lost children

Message below is from author Donna Goodrich:

I have a publisher interested in an anthology for parents who have lost
children. You would share your stories of the "how," but more importantly,
how you coped afterwards. We don't want this to be a morbid book; rather an
encouragement to others on how they can get through this situation.

We need at least 50 stories for the publisher to accept it. Feel free to
pass this on. (Stories would have a limit of 2000 words, and poetry would
also be acceptable.)

Donna Goodrich
www.thewritersfriend.net
"A Step in the Write Direction--the Complete How-to Book for Christian
Writers"

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

Christian writers conference May 26, Vancouver, BC, Canada

This looks like an interesting one-day Christian writers conference:
http://www.thewordguild.com/, especially for people living in the Pacific
Northwest.

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

365 ways to be happy: blogger Kathleen Wright

Writer friend Kathleen Wright has started a blog called 365 ways to be
happy. Looks nice and it's entertaining and encouraging. If you want to have
to look, here's the link: http://365waystobehappy.wordpress.com/

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

Saturday Evening Post fiction contest

The prestigious Saturday Evening Post is running a fiction contest. $10 fee,
July 1 deadline. http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/ (contest info is near
bottom of page in blue box).

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

last sentences

We hear a lot about first sentences of books and how to make them effective.
Here's a compilation of last sentences. Apparently they've been collected
since June 2010. Readers of the blog are invited to submit their own
examples from published works: http://the-final-sentence.tumblr.com/

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

short story contest: First Writer

First Writer is running a short story contest. No particular theme, stories
up to 3000 words. They charge a modest reading fee, less than $10 per story.
Here's the link:
http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/short_story_contest/

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com