The Writer Mama has a post up on her blog in which she celebrates the start of summer by sharing a list of things currently bringing her joy. It’s such a nice idea that I decided to celebrate the new season by sharing my own list.
Writing Mentors. I am happy that I can learn from [...]
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I was making the round of my favorite sites the other night. That round includes, of course, The Writer Mama blog. I was pleased by one of The Writer Mama’s latest posts, as it contained great news for us writing mothers who didn’t quite make the April 1, 2008, deadline on the Cup of Comfort for New Mothers [...]
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The following is a contest announcement from the Mom Writers Literary Magazine (click on the link in my blog roll for more information):
“I knew what I was supposed to be doing, but my desires distracted me…”
MWLM Spring 2008
First-Line Writing Contest
Deadline: May 16, 2008
Entry Fee: $10.00
We are accepting submissions for our first-line writing contest starting March [...]
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Posted in Jazzercise, Writing on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Here is a great opportunity for you Writing Mothers out there.
(And by the way: If you are a mother who likes to write, you are a Writing Mother.)
Here is the link to a call for submission for an upcoming anthology, A Cup of Comfort for New Mothers. The deadline of April 1, 2008, is fast [...]
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The 11th Annual Gathering of the Fisher Poets will be held in Astoria, Oregon, on February 22-24. For a schedule and a map, please click on the above link. You’ll also find a list of readers, a description of all the workshops, and the list of venues. The organizers have added a fourth venue this year, [...]
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National Fisherman has a surprise for its readers this month.
Spike Walker, writer of the famous book on commercial fishing in the Bering Sea, Working on the Edge, has written a new story entitled Staying Alive. Part one of the story is published inside the current issue of the magazine, with the conclusion set to be published [...]
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I attended a reading at a local bookstore this weekend, something I always enjoy and recommend to everyone. Readings are usually free, last about an hour, have an aura of intellect and celebration about them, and are just simply a pleasant way to spend part of an evening.
I went with my five-month old, Vincent, to hear Croatian-American author Toni [...]
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I tell you—what a day. It’s 7 p.m. and both kids are in bed (granted, one is talking on her plush cell phone in her crib and the other is crying from his crib for me to come back and get him—but at least they are in bed).
“Bach?” Eva asked after dinner. “No book tonight, [...]
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Posted in Writing on December 4, 2007 | No Comments »
This is not commercial fishing-related, but it is of interest. I found it listed on a couple of my favorite sites. It is a call for a story submission. It has a quick deadline (12/15/07) but is a good opportunity. Write a story, send it off and see what happens. You won’t know until you try. Good luck!
For Adams [...]
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