Newsletter November 2023 - Tips for Successful Publishing

 

CONTENT of this Newsletter:

- WRITING CONTESTS

- FREELANCE WRITING

- RESIDENCIES 

- LOTS of FELLOWSHIPS

Find the most lucrative fellowships in this November Newsletter.

NaNoWriMo: Are you already working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel from scratch until November 30? NaNoWriMo helps you track your progress, set milestones, connect with other writers in a vast community, and participate in events that are designed to make sure you finish your novel.  Oh, and best of all, it’s free! 

- WRITING CONTESTS

Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize 

This $500 prize is sponsored by the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival. Genre: Non-fiction essay between 4 to 10 pages, set in Brooklyn about Brooklyn and/or Brooklyn people/characters. (Up to 2500 words). Deadline: Nov 15

https://www.filmbrooklyn.org/

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Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize

Open to US poets for previously unpublished poems of any length that "help make real for readers the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment at present." Genre: Poetry.  Prize: Up to $1,000.  Deadline: Nov 15

https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/treehouse-climate-action-poem-prize

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Somerset Maugham Awards 

Open to UK writers under the age of 35. Genre: Published work of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Prize: 2,500 British pounds apiece to four winners. Prize money must be used for travel. Deadline: Nov 30

https://www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa-awards/somerset-maugham-awards/

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Lilith magazine—independent

Jewish & frankly feminist—seeks quality short stories with heart, soul, and chutzpah, 3,000 words or under, for our Annual Fiction Contest. First prize: $300 and publication. We especially like fresh fiction with feminist and Jewish nuance and are eager to read submissions from writers of color and emerging writers of any age. No entry fee. Deadline Dec 31

https://lilith.org/contact/writing-for-lilith/

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The Calibre Essay Prize 

Open to all essayists writing in English. Essays of between 2,000 and 5,000 words on any subject: personal or political, literary or speculative, traditional or experimental. The winner will receive $5,000 AU. The second prize is worth $3,000 AU, and the third prize is $2,000 AU. All three winning essays will appear in the Australian Book Review in 2024 (print and online). Open internationally. Only English.  $20-$30 Entry fee. Deadline Jan 22, 2024. 

https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/prizes-programs/calibre-prize/2024

- FREELANCE WRITING

The Guardian

Pitch Danielle Renwick, Editor at danielle.renwick@theguardian.com. Seeking stories on climate/environmental justice and on efforts to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for the climate crisis. Pays $1/word.

https://www.theguardian.com/us

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Chicken Soup: Holiday Book Topics

Please submit your true stories and poems about the entire December holiday season, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's festivities too. Pays $250 and ten copies for 1,200 words in first person. Deadline April 30, 2024

http://www.chickensoup.com

- GRANTS & WRITERS RESIDENCIES

Between the Vines Residencies

Writing Between the Vines provides self-guided writing retreats for individuals. No workshop or writing guidance is offered. There is no housing fee. Retreat stays are provided free of charge. All costs for meals, transportation and other personal needs are the responsibility of the retreat recipient. Location Sonoma County, California. Deadline Nov 14

https://www.writingbetweenthevines.org/

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The Gulliver Travel Grant 

The Gulliver Travel Grant is awarded annually to assist writers of speculative literature in their non-academic research. These funds are used to cover airfare, lodging, and other travel expenses. Travel may be domestic or international. You may apply for travel to take place at any point in the following year. Grant: $1000. Deadline: Nov 30

https://speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/the-gulliver-travel-grant/

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Read also about the coolest Writer's Residencies here:

https://electricliterature.com/the-11-coolest-writers-residencies/

- LOTS of FELLOWSHIPS:

Emerging writers to academics can receive from $15,000 to $90,000 - and many of these fellowships are offered on a yearly basis. If you don’t make it this year, mark your calendar for the 2024 deadlines.

                 The Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University

Application deadline: November 1, 2023

Eligibility: Emerging writers in fiction and poetry

Payment: $50,000 per academic year (two-year program) plus tuition and benefits

Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship

Application deadline: November 15, 2023

Eligibility: Writers working on a broad range of topics related to American history and culture 

Payment: $45,000 stipend for nine-month residency in Chestertown, MD

Nieman Fellowships 

Application deadline: International applications due December 1; U.S. applications due Jan 31 

Eligibility: Working journalists with five or more years of full-time media experience

Payment: $80,000 stipend paid over a nine-month period 

The Steinbeck Fellows Program

Application deadline: January 5, 2024

Eligibility: Exceptional talent in the areas of creative writing, creative non-fiction, or biography

Payment: $15,000 stipend 

O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism

Application deadline: January 19, 2024

Eligibility: American journalists with at least five years of professional experience 

Payment: $75,000 stipend plus moving, research, and travel allowances

MacDowell Colony Fellowships

Application Deadline: February 10, 2024 (fall/winter); September 10, 2024 (spring/summer)

Eligibility: Artists and writers at various career stages

Payment: Residencies include room, board, and studio space

Scripps Fellowship 

Application deadline: March 1 annually

Eligibility: American journalists with five or more years of experience working in any medium.                    Payment: $71,000

James Jones First Novel Fellowship 

Application deadline: March 15, 2024

Eligibility: American author who has not yet published a novel

Payment: $10,000

The Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program

Application deadline: Spring 2024

Eligibility: US citizens able to commit to a year of  full-time work in investigative journalism

Payment: $22.68 per hour plus benefits

The Hodder Fellowship

Application deadline: September 2024

Eligibility: Promising writers and artists 

Payment: Academic year at Princeton; $90,000 stipend 

Thanksgiving is in three weeks and Christmas is in seven weeks! 

Countdown to introduce your books to reader communities, at libraries, schools, or retirement home readings. Use Draft2Digital to get into the library market for free. Organize some giveaways, and, and, and… maybe write a rough draft of your next novel.

November is a busy month for writers : ) 

Tips for Successful Publishing - Newsletter October

 

by 111Publishing and SavvyBookWriters

Content of this Newsletter:

- AMAZON’S CHANGES

- RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

- BLOG TEXT INTO FREE VIDEO

- WRITING CONTESTS

- FREELANCE WRITING

- AI at AMAZON

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Welcome to this October Newsletter!  

“October: sunny days and crisp, cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing flames and sink into a good book.” ~ John Sinor.  Yes, it’s my favored month of the year too. It is the month of glory, of ripeness, a picture-perfect month. Pumpkin pie and spiced coffee, glorious tree colors, mild Indian Summer weather, colorful leaves, delicious food and wine, country hikes - and yes, lots of new books to read - and to write! 

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- AMAZON’s CHANGES to Book Categories

The Amazon book categories you choose will have a direct effect on whether or not you become an Amazon bestselling author. Choose the wrong one, and no matter how many books you sell, you won’t become an Amazon bestseller. Choose the right one, and you could become a daily bestseller with minimal marketing or effort – yeah, it can be that easy… but only if you know what you're looking for.

In truth, there is a lot more to choosing Amazon book categories. There are secret Kindle categories that Amazon doesn’t tell you about when publishing, and the simple fact that you can only have 3 Amazon Book categories and ebook categories legitimately, makes it all the more important to choose carefully. More importantly, Amazon has made some changes to the way they do categories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqPVvcqQCGk

https://kindlepreneur.com/how-to-choose-the-best-kindle-ebook-kdp-category/

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- RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

Dora Maar House Residencies

Provide a brief project description stating what you would do while you are in residence at Dora Maar House, and how much time you would need to be there to accomplish your goal. There is no cost. We provide Fellows get a daily stipend of $50 a day and a travel allowance to help with their travel costs. The Dora Maar founded is located in the heart of Provence, France.  Deadline Oct 16.   Application fee $25. 

https://maisondoramaar.org/how-to-apply/

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Tuliptree Review 2nd Annual Humor Story Contest
We think the planet could use a good endorphin rush, so our Fall/Winter issue is now dedicated to humor! Send us your funny fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and save the world! Grand prize is $1,000. All honorable mentions receive $50.  $20 Entry Fee.  Deadline: Oct 17

http://www.tuliptreepub.com/tuliptree-review.html

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- BLOG TEXT INTO VIDEO

Transform your text into stunning video with AI. Check it out! The first three videos are free!

https://www.adorilabs.com/

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- WRITING CONTESTS

The Jake Adam York Prize
The prize-winning poet receives $2,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions. To be eligible for the prize, poets cannot have published—or have under contract—more than one full-length book of poetry in English. (Chapbooks of less than 48 pages and individual poems in magazines are OK.) Self-published books count as previous book publications if they are at least 48 pages and see any real distribution whatsoever. Poets must be US Citizens (living abroad is fine) or must live in the US and be writing in English.  Deadline Oct 15

https://copper-nickel.org/bookprize/

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The Marfield Prize

Established to promote African poetry written in English or in translation and to recognize a significant book published each year by an African poet. A standard edition is 48 pages or more in length. Open to any book of original poetry, in English, published during 2015 in a standard edition by a full-length collection of poetry. Restrictions: African nationals, African residents, or poets of African parentage.  Prize: USD $5,000.  Deadline: Oct 1

https://themarfieldprize.com/

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Gerald Cable Book Award
This prize is awarded annually to a book-length manuscript of original poetry by an author who has not yet published a full-length collection. There are no restrictions on the kind of poetry or subject matter; translations are not acceptable. The winner will receive $1000, publication, and 25 copies of the book. 

$25 Entry Fee.  Deadline Oct 15    https://silverfishreviewpress.com/submission-guidelines

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Neal Peirce Foundation Journalism Travel Grants

Journalism. "Grants are intended to support journalists in covering under-told stories about ways to make cities and their metro regions work better for all their people. Full-time freelancers as well as journalists currently employed by a news organization are eligible to apply. The grants of up to $1500 are for journalists to travel to cities within the U.S. to produce one or more stories for publication."  Deadline Oct 16

https://www.nealpeircefoundation.org/apply/

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McKitterick Prize

Open to authors over age 40. Genre: First novel. Prize: £4,000.00. The work must have been first published in the UK in the year in which the deadline falls (and not first published abroad), or be unpublished. 
Deadline: Oct 31.   
https://www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa-awards/mckitterick-prize/

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Barbellion Prize

Fiction, memoir, biography, poetry, or critical non-fiction. Prize: £600. “The Barbellion Prize is dedicated to the furtherance of ill and disabled voices in writing. The prize is awarded annually to an author whose work has best spoken of the experience of chronic illness and/or disability."  Deadline: Oct 31

https://www.thebarbellionprize.com/how-to-submit-a-work

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SmokeLong’s Grand Micro Competition 

It is a biennial competition that celebrates and compensates the best microfiction and nonfiction online. The grand prize winner of The Mikey is automatically nominated for Best Small Fiction and any other prize we deem appropriate. In addition, we will also pay the grand prize winner $1500. Second place: $500. Third place $300. Finalists: $100. All finalists and placers will be published in the winter ’23 issue of SmokeLong Quarterly. Word Count: 400 words or fewer for each micro. Fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid narratives are considered.  $13 Entry Fee (1-2 micros). Deadline Nov 10

https://www.smokelong.com/the-smokelong-grand-micro-competition-2023/

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Troubadour International Poetry Prize
The first prize is £2,000. Second prize £1,000. The third prize is £500. Poems may be submitted from any country, may be on any theme, must be in English, must each be no longer than 45 lines, must show title and poem only, must not show poet’s name, must be the original work of the entrant (no translations) and must not have been previously published.  EntryFee £6/€7/$8.  Deadline Dec 10 

http://www.coffeehousepoetry.org/prizes

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- FREELANCE WRITING

Write for Bloomberg News

Seeking opinion columns with a business, economic, or policy focus. Seeks strong Op-eds on music, politics, fashion, media, race, identity, good, social media, tech, and marketing. Pitch Jhodie-Ann Williams, Opinion Editor at Jwilliam1011@bloomberg.net   https://www.bloomberg.com/

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Poetry  

The poems may be any subject, style, or length, but must have been written by two or more co-authors. Payment: $200. Deadline: Oct 15   https://rattle.submittable.com/submit

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New Orleans Review

Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Payment: $300 for prose, $100 for poetry. Deadline: In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, there are no submission fees for Latinx writers from Sept 15th to Oct 15th

https://www.neworleansreview.org/submit/

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Muse Magazine

Nonfiction articles for children. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: Oct 16. Queries only.

https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit/58980/muse-magazine-for-ages-914-science-nonfiction

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Malahat Review

Fiction Articles. Payment: CAD $70/page. Deadline: Oct 31

http://www.malahatreview.ca/submission_guidelines.html

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- AI at Amazon

Dave at Kindlepreneur kindlepreneur.com  just reported this:

“Basically, Amazon is asking authors to disclose the use of AI in works that use it to generate substantial sections of the text, artwork, or translation. They define AI-generated in this way:

• AI-generated: We define AI-generated content as text, images, or translations created by an AI-based tool. If you used an AI-based tool to create the actual content (whether text, images, or translations), it is considered "AI-generated," even if you applied substantial edits afterward.
• AI-assisted: If you created the content yourself, and used AI-based tools to edit, refine, error-check, or otherwise improve that content (whether text or images), then it is considered "AI-assisted" and not “AI-generated.” Similarly, if you used an AI-based tool to brainstorm and generate ideas, but ultimately created the text or images yourself, this is also considered "AI-assisted" and not “AI-generated.” It is not necessary to inform us of the use of such tools or processes.”

Other Voices:

When using AI, you are using other people's voices to write your work. You do not take the time to work through bad manuscripts, stilted sentences, and poor writing to bring out better work that becomes branded with your own unique style of putting words together. That's because you quit using your own skills to do it. You just copied… Are there good uses for AI? Of course, however, not in creative writing!

Picking a data analyzer depends on your situation. If you have most or all of your books available on Amazon, you can use Book Report (getbookreport.com) to track that information for you. Book Report gathers sales information for all your books, including extended channels. You can check sales by book, country, and your top sellers in easy-to-read charts. The best part is that Book Report is free until you make $1,000 a month on KDP. BookTrakr and Book Report both have free trials so you can check them out before committing.  

https://janefriedman.com/building-your-brand-on-tiktok-isnt-curation-its-authenticity

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Transform your blog text into stunning video with AI

The first three videos are free!

https://www.adorilabs.com/

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Prepare for November’s writing competition: NaNoWriMo.

And don’t forget: Thanksgiving is in three weeks and Christmas is in seven weeks! 

Countdown to introduce your books to reader communities, at libraries, schools, or retirement home readings. Use D2D to get into the library market for free. Organize some giveaways, and, and, and… maybe write a rough draft of your next novel.

November is a busy month for writers : ) 

History of Hispanics in the Americas

September 15 marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S., commemorating a Hispanic heritage dating to the 1400s, when explorers from Spain and Portugal began colonizing the New World.  Given the impact of Hispanic exploration in the Americas, there are hundreds of historic sites to celebrate Hispanic and Latino heritage both in the U.S. and elsewhere.  Why not travel to them during Hispanic Heritage Month?

New York

The Hispanic Society Museum and Library is home to one of the largest collections of Spanish manuscripts and art outside of Spain.  In Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood, visitors can explore the museum's extraordinary collection of more than 18,000 works of art. 

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Spain conquered Puerto Rico and founded the capital city of San Juan more than 500 years ago, in 1521. Visitors to the island can learn about the Spanish era at the still-imposing Castillo San Felipe del Morro, constructed beginning in 1539.

St. Augustine, Florida

America's oldest continuously inhabited colonial city, St. Augustine, was founded on Sept. 8, 1565, by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, a Spanish admiral.  Spain occupied Florida until 1763 and again from 1783 to 1821.  The city has many Hispanic heritage sites, including the National Park Service's Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.  The Spaniards built it in the late 1600s to protect the city from pirates.  It's the oldest masonry fortification in the continental U.S.

Mexico City

The Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, fell to the Spanish 500 years ago, on Aug. 13, 1521. In the subsequent centuries, the ruins of that metropolis morphed into Mexico City.  Before it was a bustling metropolis, the region was home to giant lakes dotted with islands.  

Although the Spanish destroyed much of the Aztec city, certain archaeological sites, including the area around the Templo Mayor, can still be seen today.  Visit the Museo Nacional de Antropologia to learn more about Aztec culture and the human side of this tragic history.

Cartagena, Colombia

The walls of Cartagena de Indias were erected more than 400 years ago to defend the city against pirates and other colonial powers.  This was one of Spain's richest and most important bases in the New World, as it shipped out treasures plundered from Colombia and the rest of northern South America. The walls and forts, such as Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, were built to prevent Cartagena from invasion by the English, French and privateers.  They remain some of the best-preserved Spanish fortifications in South America.

Quito, Ecuador

Quito is the oldest continuously inhabited South American capital and was a population center long before the Spanish founded their city there in the 16th century. The Spanish forced locals to convert to Catholicism and built many churches and monasteries, including the Church of San Agustin.  It was here that Ecuador's Act of Independence was signed in 1809 after a victory over the Spanish troops.  Many religious buildings are now museums you can visit in the historical center of Quito — the first city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.

Spain's military, economic, and cultural conquest created a significant historical record of Hispanic heritage that endures today.  However, that success resulted from brutal campaigns and the suppression of countless Indigenous cultures already living in North and South America.

 

Newsletter: Successful Publishing

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 Content of this Newsletter:

- RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

- WRITING CONTESTS

- RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

- MORE ON BOOK TIKTOK

- FREELANCE WRITING

- BOOK BLOGGERS & REVIEWERS

I hope your summer has been filled with lots of reading and sunshine. In many ancient cultures, the month of September was the beginning of a new year - new beginnings. Enjoy a long Labor Day weekend, full of good books. See where next year's writing vacation could bring you, how many freelance writing opportunities are out there, learn about writing contests, and even what writer’s relief grants are offered in these often trying times.

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- RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

Marchmont Retreat

Our second writers' residency opportunity, will also take place in the atmospheric Tower Studio using one of our Hobbit Pods for accommodation. The residency takes place over 4 weeks and includes a Writers Weekend event. The successful candidate receives a weekly stipend of £350 together with the fully funded studio and accommodation. The starting date of the residency is 27th Oct 2023. Location Marchmont, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, UK.   https://www.marchmonthouse.com/residencies/writers-autumn-retreat

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Cullman Fellowships

The Cullman Center’s Selection Committee awards up to 15 fellowships a year to outstanding scholars and writers—academics, independent scholars, journalists, and creative writers. Foreign nationals conversant in English are welcome to apply. Award: A stipend of up to $70,000, an office, a computer, and full access to the Library's physical and electronic resources.  Deadline: Sept 29   

https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/center-for-scholars-and-writers/fellowships-at-the-cullman-center

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Dry Tortugas Ntl. Park Residencies
Those chosen will spend a month alone in a house on Loggerhead Key, Florida with all sorts of tropical flora and fauna. Open to all artists, writers, musicians, or performance artists. Sponsored by the Key West Art and Historical Society. Artist stipend $4,000. Couples are allowed. Deadline Sept 29

https://nationalparksartsfoundation.submittable.com/submit

– FREELANCE WRITING

INEWS
Seeks opinion and analysis pitches that offer new angles on the news, as well as engaging original stories drawn from personal experience. Your pitch should be well-argued, punchy and genuinely interesting – it should make us want to read on. Expect 30 cents/word.  https://inews.co.uk/how-to-pitch-i-opinion

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Ars Technika

Seeks writers of science journalism. Specializes in news and reviews, analysis of technology trends, and expert advice on topics ranging from the most fundamental aspects of technology to the many ways technology is helping us discover our world. Pitch John Timmer, Senior Science Editor at jtimmer@arstechnica.com.  https://arstechnica.com/about-us/

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Canthius

Open to women, trans men, nonbinary, Two-Spirit, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming writers. Unpublished poetry and prose (both fiction and creative non-fiction – "we welcome experimental works and play excerpts). Prose submissions to 3500 words and poetry submissions to five poems." Payment: $50 for one page, $75 for two pages, $100 for three, $125 for four pages, and $150 for five pages or more, regardless of genre. Deadline: Sept 15.  https://www.canthius.com/submissions

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GLUG MAGAZINE

 Seeks creative ideas around wine: drinking it, loving it, eating with it, travelling for it, making it. Pitch Richard Croasdale, Editor at richard@beer52.com with a one-paragraph synopsis. Pays writers 23p per word. Glug is a new wine magazine from the team behind Ferment.  https://www.beer52.com/glug

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Ex-Puritan

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Payment: $100 per nonfiction piece, $50 fiction, $15 per poem. Deadline: Sept 25

https://ex-puritan.ca/submissions/

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The Writer’s Chronicle

Nonfiction articles on writing. Payment: $18 per 100 words for accepted manuscripts. Deadline: Sept 30   https://www.awpwriter.org/magazine_media/submission_guidelines

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Toronto Journal

Short stories from anywhere in the world. They will also consider non-fiction pieces about local history (Toronto, GTA, and surroundings). No word limit. Payment: $50 CAD per piece. All published writers will also receive two printed copies of the issue in which they appear. Deadline: Oct 1.   https://torontojournal.com/submit/

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– WRITING CONTESTS

The Forge Literary Magazine Competition

$5 ENTRY FEE. Submissions open September 1st each year with the submission window closing on September 14th or when we reach our Submittable limit. Categories are flash fiction and flash nonfiction. In 2023, the first-place winners will be awarded $1,000.00 

https://forgelitmag.com/competition/

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Writers Online Monthly Contest
This month we're asking you to write a story that involves some aspect of age. Young age, middle age, old age - how will you convey them in your fiction, and how will it influence the story you choose to tell? Your story should be 1,500-1,700 words. The winner will receive £200 and publication in Writing Magazine, with £50 and publication in Competition Showcase for the runner-up. Entry is open to any writer.  £ 7.50 Entry Fee. Deadline Sept 15.  

https://www.writers-online.co.uk/writing-competitions/age/

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Michael Marks Award for Poetry Pamphlets 

Only pamphlets published in the United Kingdom are eligible. Poetry pamphlet. Prize: £5,000. Deadline: Sept 22.    https://michaelmarksawards.org/awards-2022/

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International Booker Prize 

Fiction translated into English is awarded annually by the Booker Prize Foundation to the author of the best eligible novel or collection of short stories. The work must be published by a UK or Ireland publishing house. Authors are not permitted to enter their own works. Prize: £50,000 divided equally between the author and the translator. Deadline: Sept 29      

https://thebookerprizes.com/information-for/entering-the-booker-prizes

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StoryUnlikely

Creative Nonfiction (including memoir) and fiction (Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction). Payment: 8 cents/word stories up to 2,000 words. Stories longer than this are capped at $150 payment. Deadline: Sept 29  https://www.storyunlikely.com/#submit

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Saints and Sinners Short Fiction Awards

Submissions are welcomed from around the world. Submit between 3,000 and 7,000 words with LGBT content on the broad theme of “Saints and Sinners.” One grand prize of $500 and two second-place prizes of $100 will be awarded. In addition, the top stories will be published in an anthology. There will also be a book release party and reading held during the 21st annual Saints and Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival in New Orleans in 2024.  $20 Entry Fee. Deadline Oct 2   https://tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit

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Tennessee Williams Fest One-Act Play Contest

Submissions are welcomed from around the world. Grand prize is $1,500, professional staged reading at the next festival, VIP All-Access Festival pass ($600 value) for the next festival, and publication in Bayou Magazine. The top finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on our website, e-newsletter, and our social media pages. This contest is for emerging or previously unpublished playwrights. Only plays not previously published, professionally produced, or performed are eligible. $25 Entry Fee. Deadline Oct 2

https://tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit

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Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
The winner of the Prize will be awarded $150,000 USD. Four finalists will each receive $12,500 USD. The Prize considers novels, short story collections, and graphic novels. The Prize is open to fiction written by women and non-binary writers for an adult audience. The Prize welcomes and encourages submissions by transgender woman authors. Publishers may submit two titles per imprint, per publishing house, per year.  Deadline Oct 13  https://carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/submissions

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- MORE ON BOOKTIKTOK

Author’s success on TikTok. You might have heard about it. Even all the big book stores promote these books. Digging deeper into what BookTikTok is all about:  Multiple BookTokkers have single-handedly sold out books and pushed them into the hands of new and established readers alike. Authors, readers, publishers, agencies—they are all taking notice 

https://catapult.co/dont-write-alone/stories/how-booktok-is-changing-publishing-cecilia-beard-social-media-and-publishing-industry

https://www.today.com/popculture/books/what-is-booktok-meaning-rcna70362

https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/what-is-booktok/

https://blog.hootsuite.com/booktok

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- BOOK BLOGGERS & REVIEWERS

Do you wonder how you can tap into a source of free promotions? If you are new to the world of book bloggers and reviewers, consider reading The Author’s Guide to Working with Book Bloggers. It is chock full of good advice – based on a survey of 715 book bloggers. Do you feel out of your comfort zone when dealing with Book Bloggers?

https://bookbloggerlist.com/instructions-for-authors/

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Lots of celebrations in September: Labor Day on the first Monday in September, Native American Day is always celebrated on the 4th Friday of September, and Constitution Day.  Can you imagine: summer is almost over and for others, Christmas and New Year’s are only three months away?  Why not start to prepare your marketing for the season right now?  Learn here which freelance writing opportunities are out there, about writing contests, and even what writer’s relief grants are offered. 

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