Posts made in October, 2012

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: VENTURA COUNTY WRITERS’ WEEKEND IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

(Ventura, CA – September 19, 2012) The Ventura County Writers’ Weekend needs volunteers to help in a variety of positions for this year’s event, to be held Saturday and Sunday, November 3 & 4 at the Pleasant Valley Senior Center in Camarillo. The event is open to the public and will host two days of educational seminars. The Pacific Institute for Professional Writing, producer of the event, is asking for the public’s...

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Briarpatch’s Second Annual Creative Writing Contest!

Briarpatch Magazine is now accepting submissions of original, unpublished writing in the categories of short fiction and creative non-fiction (memoir, personal essay, literary journalism) that bring to life issues of political, social and environmental justice. We want writing from the edges – from new writers who have something important to say, or from longtime writers who can show us a new way of seeing things. We want bold and courageous...

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The Medulla Review – First Poetry Book Contest

The Medulla Review/Medulla Publishing is hosting the first ever Medulla Poetry Book Contest for full-length poetry manuscripts.   The first place winners will receive $500 in addition to publication.   Prizes for second and third place winners too.   The entry fee is $20 The contest will run from September 15, 2012 to June 15, 2013, and the winning book will be published in August, 2013. The guidelines are here: ...

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America’s Next Author Fiction Writing Contest

Welcome to America’s Next Author, the first social writing contest, is now open for contest entries! We’d love to be included on your website. The contest’s website is: http://www.ebookmall.com/americasnextauthor America’s Next Author is a huge writing contest with a $5000 grand prize, and is now accepting entries. But more importantly, it’s built around a very unique concept: all contest entries will be visible to...

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“50 Best iPad Apps for Reading Disabilities”

This is Rosa from Onlinecollegecourses.com. We write about apps for reading disabilities, and  some of your recent discussions and posts inspired our recent article, “50 Best iPad Apps for Reading Disabilities” Whether you’re the parent of a child with a reading disability or an educator that works with learning disabled students on a daily basis, you’re undoubtedly always looking for new tools to help these bright young kids meet...

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