100 Stories for Queensland

I’ve always enjoyed Annie Evett’s posts about writing: about grief in fiction, the loneliness of the writer, and aspects of the short story – just to name a few. Now Annie is calling out for some help. She lives in Brisbane and has witnessed the disastrous effects of the flood first-hand. So how can we [...]

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The Dune Shack

Ooh I would love to do this… Writers, artists and everyone else can apply for a one-week residency at Provincetown’s historic dune shacks, Fowler and C-Scape, from April 10-Nov. 20, 2011. Residencies are selected by lottery. There are no luxury amenities: no electricity, indoor plumbing or telephone. There is a propane cooking stove. There is one residency that includes a $500 fellowship [...]

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A fab day for a contest

Man, where does the time go? I wanted to post this last week. Seems like Mary McDonald’s Terror Blogfest was just a couple of days ago. Sheesh. Time does fly. But I wanted to tell you about Sophie Littlefield’s contest. You can still enter till June 16. Just comment on Sophie’s blog with your title, [...]

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Get your kicks…

…on Route 66. The Southern Review has a submission call out for stories related to the theme “Americana.” Here from the website: We are looking for the essays, stories and poems that articulate the sateen heart beating in stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. We want to publish work that takes on the enchanted and rhinestoned, [...]

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