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Workshop Update
News, events and resources
Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition POSTMARKED LATE DEADLINE: June 1, 2006Austin Film Festival is searching for the best Sci-Fi script containing one or more of the following elements: fantasy, myth/legend, horror, science fiction, surrealism and fantastical storytelling. Enter your script into either Adult/Family or Comedy category, and you may also choose to be considered or the Sci-Fi Award. Winner will receive $2500, and much more. Please email dawn@austinfilmfestival.com, or check out our site at www.austinfilmfestival.com.
Unbelievably, it's free. From the site: " Welcome to Duotrope's Digest, a database of over 900 current markets for short fiction and poetry. Use this page to search for fiction markets that may make a fine home for that short story or poem you just finished. Use the menus at the top and right to explore the rest of the free services we offer writers and editors, including a free online submissions tracker for registered users."
"The International Library of Poetry" (AKA "National Library of Poetry") is a publishing scam so wildly profitable and disreputable that it was featured on 20/20. Apparently, there is almost no poem so bad they won't put it in their anthology as a "semi-finalist" in their annual contest.
Tim McGuire will be guest speaker at the Friends of the Arlington Public Library Book and Author Luncheon at the First Baptist Church of Arlington on June 9 at 11:30.
Member Sarah Clark Jordan will be at the Kennedale Library on June 11, 2006 for as part of the library's Author's Series. She is doing a presentation for 8- to 12-year-olds. We will also have a story-teller for younger children, Linda Adams. Ms. Adams will bring her dog, Luke. Admission is free. There will be snack food for sale as well as copies of Sarah's book.
The Black Writers’ Guild of Irving will host a “Writers’ Read-in” on Thursday, May 25th from 7pm until 9 pm at the Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Irving Mall. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcomed to come and read excerpts from their novel, short story, essay or memoir. Please be advised that we will prohibit the reading of any material that is deemed unsuitable for an audience that includes children. Sign-up begins at 6:45 p.m. Please come! Christina D. Taylor Black Writer' Guild of Irving www.blackwritersguildofirving.com
The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction WRITERS CONFERENCEOF THE SOUTHWESTA Weekend of Workshops, Lectures and Panel Discussions Exploring “The Art of Narrative Storytelling FRIDAY, JULY 14 TO SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2006 HILTON DFW LAKES, GRAPEVINE, TX http://mayborninstitute.unt.edu
2006 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contestfrom Maryland Romance Writers Show us the chemistry! Enter: up to 20 pages of a scene that showcases your use of sensual tension plus 1-page set-up (unjudged). Open to: published and not yet published authors, but the contest entry must be original and uncontracted as of June 1, 2006. Judging: by THREE qualified first-round judges. A strength of this contest is the helpful comments our judges provide the contestants. The top three entries are evaluated by an ACQUIRING EDITOR in that genre. Categories and Acquiring Editor Judges: Series Contemporary - Melissa Jeglinski, Silhouette Single Title Contemporary - Hilary Sares, Kensington Historical - Laura Cifelli, NAL Alternative - Chris Keeslar, Dorchester Awards: Cash, certificates, and announcement plus paid ad in the RWA "Romance Writer's Report" magazine. Deadline: Postmarked no later than June 1, 2006.Cost: $25 U.S., $35 International (includes return postage) For entry form, details, sample score sheets, and FAQ: http://www.marylandromancewriters.org/contest.html
OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL is pleased to announce our CAMPUS online workshop for the month of June. Date: June 12- June 19, 2006 Title: Discovering Grabbers Before Writing Page One Instructor: Barbara Plum Cost: $10 Outreach Members/Other $20 Deadline to Receive Application and Payment: June 10 Most readers won't read beyond three or four pages in a book before setting it aside for a novel that grabs them on Page One. This one-week workshop lays out several ways to make your Page One a grabber before writing a word of the first draft. PayPal details and sign up information is available on our web site http://www.oirw.net/ . Check out the OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL website at http://www.oirw.net, you can find out more about becoming a member of OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL ROMANCE WRITERS Chapter.
Nonfiction writers from DFW Writers' Workshop will speak at a seminar at Grapevine Public Library on Saturday, June 17. For more details check the Grapevine Library site after June 1.
This summer, take writing classes on yahoogroups whenever you have time -- lurking is fine, and so is active participation! JUNE 5-30 "Publishing, The Marketplace, and How to Market & Sell Books" by Random House & Warner exec Jerry Simmons JULY 3-AUG 4 (on hold during RWA National) "Deep POV: I've Got You Under My Skin" by bestselling novelist Virginia Kantra AUGUST 7-31 "Tips From Madison Avenue: The Selling Synopsis" by advertising copywriter Laurie Schnebly Campbell For details and registration ($25 per class), see www.WriterUniv.com/
The Austin Film Festival is now accepting entries for the 2006 Screenplay Competition. Deadline is June 1. Categories include Adult/Family and Comedy, each with a cash prize of $5000. You may also choose to have your script considered for the Burnt Orange and Sci-Fi Awards, each with a cash prize of $2500. Please email dawn@austinfilmfestival.com with any questions, or check out our site at www.austinfilmfestival.com.
Seven poetry words for May
The seven words randomly drawn for May's poetry challenge are listed below. Use them all in a poem and don't change the tense or spelling in any way. wayless worthy black preparation forge rider frayed
Workshop introduces new Reject Award
Members have been announcing a lot of exciting acceptances lately. But here at the DFW Writers Workshop, we celebrate members' rejections almost as enthusiastically as we celebrate their acceptances. This is because a rejection means you're submitting your work, and that's what you have to do to get published. Now we're honoring each month's biggest reject with the Reject Award.
Past President Jackie Weathers dies
Jackie Weathers, who served as the Workshop's president in 2003, died at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2006. Jackie was a dynamite lady, a major force for the Workshop and we will miss her.According to Jackie and her family's wishes, we will be making a group donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation in Jackie's name, to honor this long time member. If you wish to mail a donation to this effort, the DFWWW mailing address is: P.O. Box 1250 Euless, TX 76039
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Items of interest
Writers panel: What works, what doesn't
Published members of the Workshop share their experiences and opinions on the art, science and business of writing. Interesting stuff!
Check it out.
Yahoo groups keep you informed
Keep in touch with other members and keep up with Workshop goings-on by subscribing to one or all of our Yahoo groups.
DFWWW-chat@yahoogroups.com is open to everyone. You do not have to be a member of DFW Writers' Workshop to join or post on this list. The website is
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DFWWW-Chat
DFWWW_Announcements@yahoogroups.com is open to everyone. This is a moderated list for posting announcements related to writing and the DFW Writers' Workshop only. Members of the list may not post. It is a "newsletter/announcement" list only. The website is
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DFWWW_Announcements
DFWWW@yahoogroups.com is a members only list. Only members of the DFW Writers' Workshop may join and post to this list. The website is
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DFWWW
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EVENTS
June 25 - Board Meeting. 6 p.m.
July 2 - July Business Meeting. The business meeting will be
held at the beginning of the regular meeting at 7 p.m.
July 9 & every second Saturday -
North
Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop meets every 2nd Saturday at the
North Richland Hills Barnes & Noble at 6 pm, free & open to all
SF/F/H writers.
Every Wednesday - Regular Workshop meeting. Details
Every Wednesday - After-meeting gathering at IHOP. From right
after the meeting until 11 or 11:30 p.m., members gather for a late
dinner or just a cup of coffee and conversation. Guests and members
are welcome. Directions
from the meeting location
July 16 & every third Wednesday - Poetry night at the regular meeting. Members
interested in writing poetry will split off into a separate group
during critiques.
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