Logo contest -- $200 prize

The Workshop is looking for a new logo! So we're holding a contest, open to the public, with a prize of $200 for the winner.

We're looking for something contemporary and sophisticiated but dignified. The design must contain the phrase "DFW Writers' Workshop."

The deadline for design submissions is July 16, 2007. More detailed specifications and submission instructions are in this PDF.

Good luck!

Member Russell C. Connor story in online magazine

Hey, check out Russell's creepy story on AlienSkin Magazine! Congrats, Russell, on your first paid fiction gig.

Fencon Short Story Contest

It was a dark and stormy night: Do you have a story to tell? Is it a science fiction or fantasy story under 5000 words? Then our third annual FenCon Short Story Contest is for you! The first entry is free for members of FenCon and just $10 for non-members. Final judging will be conducted by top industry pros and the winner will be published in the FenCon IV Souvenir Program Book. Entries must be received July 14th, 2007. Check out the FenCon Short Story Contest page for all the details.

http://www.fencon.org

Tony Hillerman Mystery Writers Conference in the Land of Enchantment

All right, I know there's a lot of conferences but not every one of them

1) Is within reasonable driving distance of Fort Worth
2) Has as celebrity tie-in a writer loved as much as Tony Hillerman

Yes, Hillerman hismself will be addressing the conference attenders, in addition to the usual writer's conference fare: workshops with writers, editors, and agents, pitch sessions, and schmoozeathon cocktail party and meals.

Sounds like it might be worth going. At least to me ...

But then, let's be honest. I never need much of an excuse to go to New Mexico.

Candace Havens booksigning, 2 p.m. June 9

Candace will be signing her third novel in the adventures of Bronwyn, Charmed and Deadly, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 9 at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in North Richland Hills. The Workshop will be there to support and congratulate her. We'll see you all there!

Click here for directions to the store.

A trio of success stories from the Workshop

The last few months have seen three exciting book launches by Workshop members. First came the debut novel of Rosemary Clement Moore, Prom Dates From Hell. Soon after followed the third novel by A. Lee Martinez, A Nameless Witch. And now, this week, Candace Havens is coming out with her third novel, Charmed & Deadly.

Congratulations to all three! They've got bright futures ahead of them. What a great time to be in the Writers' Workshop, where writers with this kind of talent gather.

Harlequin Announces Launch of Nonfiction Program

Wednesday May 30, 1:08 pm ET
Editorial to include relationship books, self-help, memoirs and biographies

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070530/nyw115.html?.v=97

TORONTO, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Harlequin Enterprises Limited, one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction, announced today that they will enter the nonfiction market in the fall of 2008. Harlequin will publish titles in numerous genres, including relationship, health, self-help, diet, fitness, inspirational, memoir and biography, as well as companion pieces to successful fictional series by the company's many bestselling authors.

"Harlequin's entry into the nonfiction market builds upon our existing strengths as a publisher who provides millions of women around the world with great entertainment and a rewarding reading experience," says Donna Hayes, Publisher and CEO of Harlequin Enterprises Limited.

Industry analysis and reader feedback clearly indicate that the nonfiction category holds tremendous opportunity for Harlequin, with its unique stature as a publisher of content for women. Harlequin had tremendous success with Friends: A Love Story by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance. Spotlighting the compelling real-life love story of the Hollywood power couple and published in February 2007 under the Kimani Press imprint, Friends: A Love Story was a New York Times bestseller and marked Harlequin's very first nonfiction romance story.

Harlequin is not creating a new imprint for the nonfiction program. Instead, the books will be author/title-led and will be published under Harlequin's existing imprints, based on their content.

"The publishing strategy will focus on content that entertains, supports, inspires and provides insights to women as their lives and roles change," says Loriana Sacilotto, Executive Vice President, Global Publishing & Strategy. "The editorial will concentrate on such categories as health, diet, fitness, self-help, motivational and relationship books as well as narrative nonfiction -- nonfiction that tells a story, such as memoirs and biographies -- and will cater to women 35 years and older."

About Harlequin Enterprises Limited

Harlequin Enterprises Limited is the global leader in series romance and one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction, with titles issued worldwide in 26 languages and sold in 109 international markets. The company releases 120 titles monthly and publishes more than 1,300 authors from around the world. Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.nv.b). Harlequin's Web site is located at www.eHarlequin.com. Harlequin has offices in 17 countries, including Toronto, New York and London. For more information please visit www.eHarlequin.com or press.eHarlequin.com.

Red River Review

Red River Review, run by Bob McCranie of the Dallas Poets Community, has been named the 8th best literary journal on the internet by the editors of Every Writer's Resource. Their list includes other fine journals like Pif, Slope, Mudlark, Jacket Magazine, and Evergreen Review. To see the full
list go to www.EveryWritersResource.com

DFWWW Ventures into Cyper Space!

Thanks to our illustrious President, Steve, the DFW Writers' Workshop, (DFWWW) has ventured even further into cyberspace!

We now have two new websites to help promote our workshop, advertise our author's booksignings and events, and meet new writers.

LiveJournal - http://dfwriters.livejournal.com is set up as a community, which means when you join, anyone can post.

MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/dfwwriters is set up as an individual site. Anyone may subscribe and comment.

Everyone is welcome to come join our new sites!

Come join us, post your upcoming events, and look for author/agent/editor interviews, online classes, and much, much more!