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Around The Park: News You Can Use
November 1-3, 2008Lueza Gleb to Appear in Texas Book Festival
Lueza Gelb/Author of the book Schroon Lake will be appearing November 1st and 2nd at the 2008 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas. The festival will run for two days. The giant book festival will be held on the grounds of the State Capitol. The author will also be appearing at Book People on November 3rd for a book signing event/party at 7 p.m. The store is located at 603 North Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas. Fiction Writers' Group to Form
Members of the Elizabethtown Writers Group posted this call for fiction writers: Anyone out there is interested in a loosely knit group, network, whatever you wish to call it, of people actively working on fiction - short or long - this is not at all to replace existing writers' groups but in addition, for those of us who like to take a bit more time to critique and who are concentration on fiction - not memoir or non-fiction etc We can invent the rules, but I guess I imagine that we might exchange pieces via email or hard copy mail, then meet when we are ready to talk - and we will allow enough time to go into some depth.Interested? Contact Penelope Mace at penelope.mace@tns-global.com
CALL FOR CONTESTS, FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS, AND PROPOSALS
Publisher looking for manuscripts!
Shaggy Dog Press is looking for writing that immerses the reader in story, character or place. It should have a solid base in, and respect the sanctity of, the natural world.
Shaggy Dog Press plans to publish quality work by first-time or lesser-known authors to serve an underfed, possibly narrow, readership that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Shaggy Dog Press retains the right to be reimbursed for all publication expenses. Any monies realized after such expenses have been met will be sent directly to the author. No royalties are to be expected or realized. Contractual efforts are paid upon publication.
Shaggy Dog Press will promote and distribute within its reach, but the author is expected to fully participate in promotional and distributional efforts.
Shaggy Dog Press does not intend to make money, but it does believe the writers should.
Please send a cover letter listing previous publication credits and a brief bio, plus an SASE for response only. Materials will be shredded and recycled unless otherwise requested.
Poetry: Send entire manuscript, one poem per page (more space if needed). Include Acknowledgments page if you have worked with an editor.
Children: Send entire manuscript, double spaced. Include Acknowledgments page if you have worked with an editor. Include illustrator's name and brief bio if applicable.
Fiction: Send two-page synopsis and first twenty-five pages. Use proper form with title page that includes name, address, telephone, email address; have header listing author's last name/book title/chapter/page number.
Nonfiction: Same as for fiction but include detailed proposal for remainder of book. Include some reference to sources if applicable.
Contact: shaggydogpress@aol.com Waterman Fund Alpine Essay Contest
The Waterman Fund seeks the submission of essays about life in the mountains of the northeastern U.S. for its inaugural Waterman Fund Alpine Essay Contest. Prize: $2,000 (in the form of a check) and the winning essay printed in Appalachia Journal. The winner must agree for his/her essay to be edited by the editor of Appalachia Journal.
Essays must be original works ranging from 2500 to 4000 words. The submission deadline is May 1, 2008. The winning piece will be published in Appalachia Journal, and the winning essayist will be awarded $2,000. The winner will be notified by email, phone or registered mail on or about July 15, 2008.
Writers who have not published a book on such topic or who have not been published in a national magazine on such topic are eligible for participation.
To submit an entry, email a Word document (or compatible format) to:
Mary Margaret Sloan at mmsloan@peoplepc.com or mail to 890 Hunt Road Windsor, VT 05089. http://www.watermanfund.org/categories/events/essay_contest.html Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Announces:
2008 Call for Entries!
2008 Summer Fellowship Categories:
-Poetry
-Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction
-Painting, sculpture and other visual arts
-Photography
2008 Grant Categories:
-Painting
-Mixed Media
-Screenwriting or Playwriting
-Fiction or Creative Non-Fiction
Application deadline for both programs is January 15, 2008
Summer Fellowship and Grant application forms are available online at www.saltonstall.org or call 607.539.3146 if you prefer a printed application. From Splitthisrock.org:
Panel Proposals- Deadline Extended to January 1: Split this Rock invites proposals for panel discussions and workshops on a range of topics at the intersection of poetry and social change. Possibilities are endless.
Download the form here:
splitthisrock.org/documents/Call-for-Proposals.doc
Poetry Contest: January 15 Deadline
The contest benefits the Split this Rock Poetry Festival. $1,000 awarded for poems of provocation and witness. $500 for first, $300 for second, $200 for third place. First place winner will read the winning poem at the festival. The poem will also be published on the festival website at www.splitthisrock.org. Guidelines for entry: www.splitthisrock.org/contests.html
ONGOING EVENTS
The Black River Valley Writers Club, a writers group out of Watertown, would like to spread the word about their monthly meetings.
Meetings are held the third Saturday of every month at the Flower Memorial Library on Washington Street in Watertown. The meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. and run to around noon. They are free and open to the public. Anyone interested in joining may attend two meetings as a guest. However, guests returning for the third time will be asked to pay dues from then on.
For more information, contact Katie Semtner Stokes at 315-785-0349 or kstokes@twcny.rr.com.
Marty Podskoch has more than 50 presentations lined up in the region this season. You're bound to find him in your area at least a few times. He's the author Adirondack Stories; Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore (2000); Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Southern Districts (2003); Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Northern Districts (2005). Visit www.adirondackstories.com to view his complete talk schedule. North Country Writers Group
The North Country Writers group meets monthly in Elizabethtown. For future meeting dates, contact Margaret Bartley, Tel: (518) 873-9225; e-mail: msbartley@charter.net Glens Falls Writers' Group
Hosted by the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council. Meetings held the first Thursday of every month (10am) or the third Thursday of every month (7pm). Come on out and have some fun, these groups are free and open to anyone interested in writing. Call 518-798-1144 for info.
If you have a literary/writing event that you'd like listed on our event calendar, please e-mail acw@paulsmiths.edu
Paul Smith's College, PO Box 265
Paul Smiths, New York 12970
Phone: 518-327-6278
Fax: 518-327-6161
Email: acw@paulsmiths.edu
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