Online Writing Workshops Expanded by Lopopolo Literary Management Writers fine-tune their books with this weekly live interactive workshop Harnessing the power of the internet to bring writing workshops to authors around the country, Lopopolo Literary Management offers fiction and nonfiction writers the ability to participate in weekly online classes, beginning in June. “When I first opened my agency, I noticed that most of the...
Literary Events
(Ventura, CA – April 2, 2012) The public is invited to enjoy an evening of poetry on Tuesday, April 10th when the winners of the 11th annual Ventura County Writers Club Poetry Contest will be announced. The winning poets have been invited to perform their works at the April club meeting, and they and their families will be honored at a reception with refreshments following the readings and presentation of plaques. Winners will be notified...
“Renga for an Absent Lover,” by Sheryl Mebane, won the 2012 Gemini Magazine Poetry Open and the $1,000 prize. A jazz musician, Sheryl is the author of the jazz novel Lady Bird. The second place prize of $100 went to Gerardo Mena for “A Nursing Home Boxer to a High School Volunteer” and Christina Lovin won the third place award for “11/11/11.” Honorable mentions: “Depression Is My Happy Place,” by Jendi Reiter; “What the F***?” by Russ...
SHORTLIST FOR 2011/12 SHORT STORY PRIZE There are 145 stories here, selected from an overall entry of 1,900. We would like to congratulate the writers who made this list. See here. http://www.fishpublishing.com/short-stories-news.php Author David Mitchell is still working on his selection of the winners, so to preserve anonymity we have left out the names of the authors. The final results will be announced on 17 March on the Fish website and by...
The twenty-sixth annual Ojai Wine Festival will take place Sunday, June 10, 2012 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on the shores of Lake Casitas. Producer of the event, Rotary Club of Ojai West, has made several enhancements to the festival. Last year’s exciting addition was the VIP Lounge. For an upgraded ticket, patrons had exclusive use of a large canopy tent and patio area on the lakefront. The lounge included many amenities, and was the perfect...
The Pacific Institute for Professional Writing (PIPW) announced two educational workshops that in connection with the Second Annual Ojai WordFest March 24 – 31. PIPW will present a day of education on Saturday, March 31 at World University of Ojai. Additionally, PIPW will hold its first mentoring sessions – personalized one-on-one meetings with publishing industry professionals, to evaluate a writer’s work. Editor and author,...
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