FTX WEST Screenplay Contest

FTX WEST Screenplay Contest AnnouncedGrand Prize: Script Development by Jeff Kitchen The Contest: FTX WEST 2006 wants to give one lucky screenwriter the opportunity to have their script developed by screenwriting guru Jeff Kitchen during his 2-day Screenwriting Intensive in Vancouver, BC! Jeff will personally choose the winner from the top five scripts submitted, then, it’s off to the races. Click here for all the details!

13th Annual Austin Film Festival

Don't miss the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival , October 19-26, 2006!
OVER 60 panels, 150 movies, 8 parties & UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK REGISTER NOW AND YOU COULD WIN ROLLING STONES TICKETS!!

Your chance to meet the minds behind Brokeback Mountain, Inside Man, Out of Africa, Erin Brockovich, Tootsie, Wedding Crashers "The Office", The Usual Suspects, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Lethal Weapon, "Deadwood", Erin Brockovich, A Perfect World, "NYPD Blue", The Rookieand many more… The AFF will recognize SYDNEY POLLACK for Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award on Saturday Oct 21 at our Awards Luncheon! Tickets just $45 with a badge.

For a complete list of panelists visit us online at http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/1.800.370.FEST

Writers Needed for Writers in the Schools Program

WRITERS NEEDED!The Writers in the Schools Program, an educational program of The Writer's Garret, is coming to Fort Worth! The Writer's Garret is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization serving readers and writers throughout the Metroplex. Last year we worked with over 3,000 students in Metroplex schools and we are now a provider for many YMCA facilities planning after school activities for their area school campuses.Thanks to the interest of Fort Worth YMCAs we will be developing a Fort Worth program, but in order to do so we will need to recruit a Writer/Instructor team in Fort Worth. Based upon your experience teaching writing to children of all ages, we will provide training and resources, including a paid Apprentice program that will provide an opportunity to work and train with Instructors who have worked with children in groups in creative writing topics. These are flexible, contract positions which usually take place during after-school program hours (3-5 pm) and can meet one day a week or multiple days a week, depending on the school. We work with you on locations, days, and times, which makes this program one of the most flexible options for busy writers who enjoy sharing their passion for writing with children and/or need extra income. Interviews and trainings will be held in Ft. Worth.Please call or email Sue Glenn, Assistant Director, The Writer's Garret, for more information and to sign up for a Fort Worth Orientation. Contact information: 214/828-1715 or program@writersgarret.org

Sue Glenn
Assistant Director
The Writer's Garret
program@writersgarret.org
214-828-1715

HOLLYWOOD COMES TO DALLAS

Bridging the gap between Hollywood and you.
OCTOBER 14 -15, 2006
HILTON ANATOLE
2201 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75207

You are invited to join film and television agents, managers, executives, financiers, producers, writers and Dan Decker at the HOLLYWOOD COMES TO YOU Forum, to be held October 14 - 15, 2006 at the Hilton Anatole. Click HERE to view the guest speakers for this Forum. Click HERE to view the agenda. Register early and save from the standard rate of $495. Click HERE to register before October 1, 2006 and pay only $245.

Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization SHORT STORY CONTEST

Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization (NETWO)

2007 Short Story Contest Rules
Cash Prizes total $180
Entry Deadline: February 20, 2007

Winning Entry to be Published - First Place winner will be published (with author's permission) in The Story Teller, a magazine dedicated to helping writers. The Story Teller is a paying publication, and the word limit is 2,500 words. Visit The Story Teller website at: www.storyteller1.UPSsites.org.

For more information regarding the contest, last year's winners, or NETWO activities, visit our website at: http://www.netwo.org

Local STC Community Hosts Regional Conference

Varied sessions explore the many facets of the Technical Communications profession

Dallas, Texas—September 28 , 2006 — Local and international Technical Communication industry leaders are coming to Addison November 2 — 4 to speak at the annual Region 5 Conference hosted this year in the Metroplex by the Lone Star Community (LSC). This year’s Region 5 conference has an exciting program, including the keynote speakers. John Pruitt’s Keeping People in Mind: The Creation and Use of Personas will be the opening keynote speech. Local writing and editing legend, Paula LaRocque will present the closing keynote speech, The Secrets of Good Workplace Writing. LaRocque, former assistant managing editor and writing coach for The Dallas Morning News, can be heard frequently on National Public Radio. In homage to the Lone Star Community’s 50th anniversary, the conference theme is the 50 Facets of Technical Communication. Sessions are organized into four broad tracks: Usable Tools, Standards of Practice, Learning and Leading, and Global Perspectives. Registration for the conference is now open. The deadline for early registration is October 13. For more information, see the STC Region 5 website: www.region5conf.com.

An Evening With Britta Coleman

Enjoy an intimate evening with Texas author,

Britta Coleman.
Saturday, September 23, 6:30 p.m. at the Old Bedford School.

An Evening with the Author

Old Bedford School Auditorium

2400 School Lane,

Bedford, TX 76021

Contact: Jean Greenwww.bedfordlibrary.org

Britta Coleman will discuss and read excerpts from her award-winning debut novel, Potter Springs (Warner Books). Now available in trade paperback with reading group guide, Potter Springs has been hailed for its "nuanced and well-drawn" (Publishers Weekly) portrayal of a West Texas couple on the road to redemption. Britta Coleman received the Barnes & Noble Lone Star Scribe Award for excellence in writing.

Tickets and copies of Potter Springs will be on sale at the Library’s Check-Out desk. Refreshments are included in the $6.00 ticket price. This book signing and evening with the author is sponsored by The Friends of the Bedford Public Library, Bedford Public Library, and Old Bedford School.

For more information, visit Britta's website at http://www.brittacoleman.com/

Dealing with Rejection

Member A. Lee Martinez has a nice post here about how rejection is something for writers to be proud of, and how one of the main things separating published and unpublished writers is guts.