PACIFIC NORTHWEST WRITERS ASSOCIATION
|
JANUARY E-NOTES:
E-Notes
is your monthly electronic newsletter full of the latest news about the
literary world. Our newsletter is a PNWA Member Benefit.
Please send us an email if you would like to place an announcement in next month's E-Notes: [email protected]
(Announcements must be received by the 20th of the previous month to be included).
|
|
PNWA NEWS:
PNWA member Dave Pratt's nonfiction book, Pragmatic Project Management; Five Scalable
Steps to Success, will be coming out in February, 2010 through Management
Concepts Publishing House.
PNWA member Dan
Gimness is seeking critique of his short, fictionnovel which is a blend of
fantasy, adventure and spirituality. If interested in providing comments on the
manuscript, please contact [email protected].
|
CONTEST/SUBMISSIONS:
PNWA LITERARY CONTEST: It's your chance to shine. Every writer knows there comes a time to send their
work out into the world. Don't miss this opportunity to put your work to the
test and compete with some of the best at the Annual PNWA Literary Contest.
There are twelve categories with cash prizes; and each qualified entry
receives two critiques. In addition, finalists' entries are read and judged by
an agent or editor to determine the top three in each category. Winners are announced
every year at the PNWA summer conference to an audience of writers, agents and
editors.
Categories:- Mainstream
- Historical (NEW THIS YEAR)
- Romance
- Mystery/Thriller
- Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Young Adult Novel
- Non-Fiction Book/Memoir
- Screen Writing
- Poetry
- Short Story
- Children's Picture Book or Chapter Book
- Adult Short Topics (Article/Essay/Short Memoir)
Please visit our website (www.pnwa.org) for details and contest entry form.
12th ANNUAL SCRIPTAPALOOZA SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Early bird deadline January 5
Why should you submit your script to
Scriptapalooza?
Grand Prize: $10,000
Two writers got their scripts made
into movies by Lifetime.
Two writers this year got their
scripts optioned.
All the reading is done by ninety production
companies.
Entertainment
Weekly magazine calls us 'One of the Best'.
We promote the winners, runners-up,
finalists and semifinalists for a full year.
We are considered one of the best
screenplay competitions by agents, managers and producers.
We do accept scripts by E-mail
About Scriptapalooza:
The Scriptapalooza Screenwriting
Competition was founded in 1998, and has generated heat, publicity and a
reputation that demands respect. Scriptapalooza, Inc., along with its various
divisions, was created to nurture talent and create opportunities. Storytellers
come from all over the world and from all walks of life because of the simple
fact that everyone has a story. Scriptapalooza's goal: to seek out that
storyteller and honor his or her script with a grand prize of $10,000. Each
year dozens of production companies and literary representatives sign on as
participants to read our winners, resulting in many scripts being optioned,
sold or outright bought. Please check us out at www.scriptapalooza.com.
Questions? Comments? call the office
323.654.5809 or email us at
[email protected]
|
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:
FOLLOW THE STORY: WINTER CREATIVE NONFICTION
CLASS Follow the Story
will explore the genres of creative nonfiction, one of the most popular and
influential styles of writing today. The eight-week course will introduce you to
a wonderfully diverse mix of writing--personal essays, profiles, travel stories,
short light pieces and nonfiction books. What are the "rules" and conventions of
each genre? How can you use genre to deepen and enrich your own work? How can
genre help you hit all the right notes in your writing? You'll also learn
essential techniques of creative nonfiction--dramatic scenes, dialogue,
characterizations and scene by scene construction.
The Seattle writing course
will run January 13 to Feb. 17 on Wednesday evenings (and two Monday evenings,
January 25 and Feb. 1) from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 221 of the Good Shepherd Center
in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood (4649 Sunnyside Avenue
North).
In addition to the
classroom work, I'll schedule individual conferences with each of you. This will
give me a chance to go over your story or book chapter with you one-on-one and
suggest ways to improve it. There will be six assignments: a 100-word story idea
or book concept statement, a 250-word scene, a 100-word genre exercise, a 1500-
to 2500-word story or book chapter and its revision, a cover letter for your
story or book. The cost will be $525 per person. Texts: Follow the Story
by James Stewart; Best American Essays of the Century edited by Joyce
Carol Oates. Both titles are available at the Elliott Bay Book
Company.
To
enroll, send a check to
Nick O'Connell, 201 Newell St., Seattle, WA 98109. The course is limited to 15
participants and usually fills several weeks prior to the start of class. For
more information, contact me at [email protected] or call
206-284-7121.
|
EVENTS/SPEAKERS:
SPEND A DAY WITH A LITERARY AGENT
Calling All Writers: Literary Agent to Share
Publishing Secrets on Feb. 21, 2010
Do you dream of
being a published author? Do you have a half-written novel in the desk drawer,
a how-to book on the hard drive, a memoir in the making? Have you always wanted
to share your ideas with an experienced literary agent?
If the answer is
yes, join Sheree Bykofsky, of Sheree Bykofsky Associates, Inc., on Sunday,
February 21 for a one-of-a-kind workshop called Spend a Day with a Literary
Agent. This all-day intensive seminar will teach you the ins and
outs of the publishing universe, including: -
What's hot right now in both fiction and nonfiction
-
The difference between a query letter, a pitch and a proposal
-
How to develop ideas with true commercial potential
- How to write a query that really sells
-
How to locate and work with the right agent
-
How to craft an effective book proposal
-
What to realistically expect in a first-book contract
-
Why becoming a published author is just like being a contestant
on Wheel of Fortune!
You'll also
learn: The six secrets of
successfully published authors The
five reasons you need an agent
The difference between placing, publishing and marketing fiction
and nonfiction When,
if and how to self-publish
Best of all,
this workshop will give you one-on-one contact with an industry veteran who can
answer your questions, evaluate your query, and guide you on the path to
real authorship (that's right-with your name on the cover, your name
on the royalty checks, maybe even your face on TV).
The first 10 people who sign up will get a free copy of Sheree's
bestselling book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published, 4th
Edition (which, title notwithstanding, is not for idiots!).
Turn your
writing dreams to reality by joining Sheree, Sunday, February 21, 10am-5pm
at Megan's Restaurant, Indiana Ave. and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Lunch and
refreshments included. Admission is $120 through February 18, $180 thereafter.
Register by Paypal at [email protected],
or by check or money order payable to Sheree Bykofsky Associates, Inc., PO Box 706, Brigantine, NJ 08203.
Literary agent
Sheree Bykofsky has written, co-authored and edited more than two dozen books,
including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published, 4th
Edition, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Magazine Articles, The New
York Public Library Desk Reference, The Best Places to Kiss In and Around New
York City, The Rules of Poker, and Secrets the Pros Won't Tell You About
Winning Hold 'Em Poker. She is an adjunct assistant professor of publishing
at NYU and a member of both the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR)
and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA).
Sheree Bykofsky
Associates, Inc. (est. 1991) recently moved from NYC to the Jersey Shore,
while Sheree's associate Janet Rosen maintains an office in New York City. The agency represents hundreds
of authors in all areas of adult nonfiction and literary and commercial
fiction, including popular reference, business, health, psychology,
spirituality, self-help, humor, cookbooks, finance, poker and women's issues.
Clients include Richard Roeper, Mike Matusow, Taro Gold, Rachel Vreeman, M.D.,
Aaron Carroll, M.D., John Link, M.D., Eric Maisel, Rosemary Ostler, supermodel Roshumba,
Matt Gaffney, Cy Tymony and Leslie Rule.
For more
information and submission guidelines, please visit shereebee.com.
|
MISCELLANEOUS:
2010 AUTHOR-EDITOR CLINIC
MANUSCRIPT SESSIONS
Will 2010 be the year
to get your novel, memoir, or nonfiction manuscript in shape? The Seattle-based
Author-Editor Clinic has been helping authors revise and polish their
books-in-progress since 2004. One reasonable rate for a complete read and
thorough editorial critique. Clinic sessions begin February 10 and April 16,
2010. See our website at www.authoreditorclinic.com
or contact administrator Kyra Freestar for details ([email protected],
206-300-2601).
|
|
|
|
|