American Short Fiction 2007 Short Story Prize
Tuesday October 30, 2007
American Short Fiction recently announced its Short Story Contest judged by Julie Orringer.
The winner will receive $1,000 and publication in the fall issue. The deadline is December 1, 2007, and ... Read More
Shortlist Announced for Man Asian Literary Prize
Friday October 26, 2007
The shortlist for an important new prize designed to give Asian writers more visibility in the English-speaking world -- the first regional prize for a work unpublished in English -- ... Read More
National Novel Writing Month
Tuesday October 16, 2007
If you've always meant to do National Novel Writing Month -- the program that spurs writers to write a novel in one month and raises money for libraries in Southeast ... Read More
The Writers' Studio at the Merc Re-Opens in NYC
Friday October 12, 2007
New Yorkers living or working in Midtown have another option for writing spaces: the Writers' Studio at the historic Mercantile Library Center for Fiction reopened last month, offering writers a ... Read More
Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Friday October 12, 2007
Yesterday the Swedish Academy announced that Doris Lessing, the 87-year-old British author best known for The Golden Notebook, won this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, calling her an "epicist of ... Read More
Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards
Saturday October 6, 2007
I just got an email about the Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards, which are open in five categories: Romance, Mystery/Crime Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense, and Horror. Submit entries of 4,000 words ... Read More