Writer’s Digest Competitions

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I know I’ve posted this before but it’s always a good thing to remind my readers of competitions or conferences you might have been interested in but may have forgotten, so here are a few to put in your smartphone:

• Self Published Awards – Deadline is April 20th
• Annual Competition – Deadline is May 1st
• Popular Fiction Competition – Deadline is Sept 14th
• Short Short Story Competition – Deadline is Nov 15th
• Poetry Awards – Deadline is Dec 3rd

Peace and luv!

Do You Want A Book Deal?

I know you do. Well here’s how you can win a deal. Harlequin Publishing is having a So You Think You Can Write contest. It started a week ago on November 7th and will end December 15th. Go to www.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com for the full contest rules and requirements. And if you are not familiar with the Harlequin brand visit their site too. If you are familiar then you know Harlequin is one of the leading publishers in the romance industry. They have many levels to their romance brand; from sensual romance to erotic and everything in between. For the contest you have to let them know which imprint your novel represents so I suggest you get to researching and writing. Good luck!

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Publishing App Expo

Technology is beautiful when used in the right way. It’s amazing how far it has come. I bet the military and government never imagined how big the INTRANET would be in such a short time. People can do pretty much everything thru phones, iPads, Blackberries, etc. I know I love the hell out of my Android controlled phone, I call it my boyfriend (at least I can control this and not a man).

Speaking of these technological devices, Mediabistro has unveiled the Publishing App Expo. It’s a conference that brings writers, editors, and publishers together for a 2 day event thru ebook app design, demographics and distribution.

This expo is scheduled to take place December 7th and 8th in New York City. Attendees can customize what tracks they would like to go to:
     1. App building
     2. App strategy
     3. A magazine/news apps and
     4. A book apps

Go to mediabistro.com/galleycat.com for pricing and packaging details.

Peace and luv!