The internationally respected Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, now in its 30th year, supports and encourages the efforts of emerging writers of short fiction. Our 2010 competition received 1,653 entries from the United States and throughout the world. Its final judge was Lorian Hemingway, whose books include the critically acclaimed memoir “Walk on Water.” The awards announcement took place Friday, July 23, during a...

Wattpad, the world’s most popular ebook community, has released its latest Android app. To celebrate the Android launch, science fiction publishers Tor.com <http://Tor.com>  and Wattpad have joined forces to bring readers four award nominated short stories. First Flight by Mary Robinette, Kowal, Eros, Philia, Agape and A Memory of Wind by Rachel Swirsky, and Overtime by Charles Strosscan can all be found for free on Wattpad’s site...

Wattpad, the world’s most popular ebook community, and Smashwords, the leading ebook publishing and distribution platform, have announced a partnership that will open up new publishing opportunities for thousands of indie authors. Under the terms of the agreement, Wattpad and Smashwords will cross-promote each other’s services and have added integration so that Wattpad users can sell books via Smashwords and Smashwords authors can promote free...

“Status Hat! is an online artszine featuring art, writing & music from contributors world-wide. We are still accepting works of Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Articles & Poetry for these themes: KEYS, HEART, LANDSCAPE, EARTH, REFLECTION. Due by: July 30, 2010. Send up to 3 poems, or 1,000 words max for other pieces, to: editor@statushat.org Find Status Hat! at: http://www.statushat.org Inquiries...

We’re excited to announce that this current contest is being generously sponsored by Leah’s Homemade Cookies.  In addition to cash prizes, Leah’s Homemade Cookies will be awarding one dozen gourmet cookies to the first and second place winners!  The winners will select the flavor of their choice, and Leah will ship them to their doorstep.  Visit Leah’s website to give a gourmet gift or treat youself:...

Real writing, no matter its form or intended audience, honestly reflects the passions and ideologies of the author. Any nuggets of advice that flit about on the internet, in books and newspapers and magazines, through conferences and classrooms only help tighten technicalities. Students or aspiring professionals wanting to galvanize their writing abilities should certainly explore the follow hacks in order to gain a much broader knowledge of...