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NOVEMBER 2010 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 19th of
the previous month to be included).

PNWA NEWS:

November Member Meeting

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
Presentation: 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Board Meeting begins at 6:00 P.M.

Location: King County Library Systems Service Center
960 Newport Way NW  - Issaquah, WA 98027

 

Topic: Plotting: From Beginning to End in Easy Steps

Presented by Mary Buckham


Members, please bring your membership card.
This event is co-sponsored by King County Library Systems (www.kcls.org).

 


 Writers' Cottage Book Signing, November 20

PNWA is very pleased to be hosting a book signing by the Uptown Writers on Saturday, November 20, from 12 noon to 2pm.  This eclectic writing group meets every Sunday for timed-writing practice.  Their newest book, Sunday Ink: Works by the Uptown Writers, is a product of that process and their commitment to writing and art (see below in the Member News section for further details on the book).  Get the book at Amazon, or visit www.arleenwilliams.com

for more information.

Saturday Signing Sessions

Our newest member benefit is the opportunity to sell, sign, and showcase your published works at our new Writers' Cottage location in Issaquah.  Sign up for a free block of time (table included) at our relaxed and intimate Saturday signing sessions for the months of December 2010 or January 2011.  PNWA will handle the free advertising for your event!  You provide the books and handle the sales thereof.

 

The Writers' Cottage is located in historic Gilman Village just a few blocks from I-90 and is the perfect spot for your next book signing.  Close proximity to a wide variety of picturesque shops and restaurants means that there is plenty of foot traffic in the area.

 

Let us help you get the word out.  Contact [email protected] for more information, or feel free to drop by the Cottage:  317 NW Gilman Blvd #8, Issaquah, WA 98027



MEMBER NEWS:

PNWA Member Myne Whitman will be reading at the Bellevue Regional Library from her book A Heart to Mend.

 

Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Venue: Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, 98004 

Time: 7:00 P. M.

Website Link: http://www.kcls.org/events/author.cfm

Visit Myne at http://www.mynewhitman.com.

 

 

PNWA Member Arleen Williams announces the release of Sunday Ink: Works by the Uptown Writers, an eclectic, multi-genre anthology of fiction and fairy tale, poetry and play, with a touch of memoir that adds an element of personal narrative to the collection. The Uptown Writers--Carol Bolt, Pamela Hobart Carter, Geri Gale, Sandra E. Jones, Susan Knox, Stacy Lawson, Arleen Williams, and Janet Yoder--gather for timed-writing practice every Sunday morning. Sunday Ink is a product of that process.

http://www.arleenkaywilliams.blogspot.com/

 

 

PNWA Member KK Brees announces the release of her debut novel Headwind: The Intrepid Adventures of OSS Agent Katrin Nissen (Chalet Publishers, LLC) ISBN  978-0-9840836-9-5. 

 

Katrin's not your run-of-the-mill government spy. She's a great deal more. Her resourcefulness, intelligence, and unique way of looking at life make her something special. In fact, Winston Churchill puts the fate of Western civilization in her hands .  http://www.karenkbrees.com/

 

 

PNWA Member Candace Murrow announces the publication of her short story collection, The Day Mel Quit Dreaming and Other Storiesby RWG Press. Visit her new website, www.candacemurrow.com, to read an excerpt from one of the stories or to view information about her soon-to-be-published novel, Visions of Hope

 

 

PNWA Member William Slusher announces release of his latest novel, a political comedy called Cascade Chaos, or How Not to Put Your Grizzly in the Statehouse (Country Messenger Press, 2010).   Irreverent, politically incorrect, bipartisan, and funny, this one's just for fun.  Check it out at www.cascadechaos.com.  Mr. Slusher's last novel (For Whom to Die, Country Messenger Press, 2009, www.forwhomtodie.com ) was nominated as a finalist in multicultural fiction at the 2010 Next Generation Independent Book Awards in New York.  He was also a finalist in the PNWA 2009 Literary Contest.

 

 

PNWA Member Kaki Warner is delighted to announce that she has signed another three-book deal with Berkley of Penguin Group USA.  This series will follow the (mis)adventures of four women stranded in a dying Colorado mining town in the 1870s.  The first book in the series, Heartbreak Creek, will be released in July 2011.  To find out more information about this series and her award-winning Blood Rose Trilogy (the final book, Chasing the Sun, is due out in January 2011), please check her website at www.kakiwarner.com, where you'll find book summaries, trailers, and reviews.

 

 

PNWA Member Chrissy Clarke is seeking to join an e-mail critique group.  She writes paranormal/fantasy novels with romantic elements, and commercial women's fiction.  Email [email protected]

 


CONTESTS/SUBMISSIONS:


PNWA 2011 Literary Contest

Our 2011 contest is an opportunity for you to showcase your unpublished work.  Submit entries in any of twelve categories:

1. Mainstream

2. Historical

3. Romance (this year accepting electronic submissions only) 

4. Mystery / Thriller

5. Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror

6. Young Adult

7. Nonfiction / Memoir

8. Screenwriting

9. Poetry

10. Short Story

11. Children's Picture / Chapter Book / Middle Grade

12. Adult Short Topics: Article / Essay / Short Memoir

 

Finalists are judged by an agent/editor/industry professional to determine the top two in each category.  $700 First Prize per category; $300 Second Prize. 

Entries are $35 per entry for current PNWA members and $50 per entry for non-members.  Simultaneous entries are accepted ONLY in different categories; that is, you may not submit more than one entry to a single category.  All entries must be received by February 18, 2011.

 

Entry forms and detailed guidelines are available at www.pnwa.org.

 

 

SCN Annual Novel Pitch & First 5 Pages Contest
Sponsored by Smoke City Narrators
http://www.janicewiley-dorn.com/smokecitynarrators.html

Entree fee - $8.50
Deadline - Entries must be postmarked or emailed by November 15, 2010.

First prize - $150. Second prize - $75. Third prize - $40.
Feedback posted on website.

Judge - Agent Jeff Kleinman, Folio Literary Management, NY, NY.

Email or snail mail:
1. First 5 pages of a novel, 1,500 words max.
2. One-sentence synopsis of the novel, 25 words or less.
(Novel does not have to be complete.)

Entry pages are not published. Authors keep all rights.
Open internationally. Checks (US bank), money orders or PayPal.
 

Please see website for complete rules.

 


Sleuth "Cozy Mystery" Short Story Contest
Co-sponsored by the Village Theatre and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association

Entries must be received by November 20, 2010 to be considered. The winning entry will be judged by New York Times bestselling mystery author Bob Dugoni, local literary agents and authors.
The winning entry will be published in Village Theatre's Sleuth playbill.  Three runners-up will have their stories published on the Village Theatre website and have the opportunity to read their stories at a Writers' Cottage Event. 

Submission guidelines:
Maximum length is
800 words (no entry fee).
Entries must be double-spaced, in 12point Times New Roman or Times (Mac).
Your name and title of your mystery must appear on each page.

This contest is free and open to all writers, both published and unpublished.  Please send your entries to:

Pacific Northwest Writers Association Sleuth Contest
PMB 2717
1420 NW Gilman Blvd, Suite 2
Issaquah, WA  98027


CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:


Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference

November 11-13, 2010

King and Prince Resort, St. Simons Island, GA

 

Adam Davies, motion picture writer, former Random House editor and author of three novels, will share with insights with you in "Publishing Inside-out:  A View of the Industry as a Writer and Editor."

 

Adam Davies is the author of three novels: The Frog King, soon to be a major motion picture with a script by Bret Easton Ellis; Goodbye Lemon; and Mine All Mine, which was purchased for film with the author to write the screenplay. His nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times, and his books are in print in Europe, Thailand, Russia, and Australia.  He lives in Savannah, Georgia.

 

See www.Scribblersretreatwritersconference.com for more information or call 800-996-2904
 
EVENTS/SPEAKERS:

NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.  Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.  Because of the limited writing window, the only thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

 

You can sign up anytime to add your name to the roster and browse the forums. Writing begins November 1. To be added to the official list of winners, you must reach the 50,000-word mark by November 30 at midnight. Once your novel has been verified by our web-based team of robotic word counters, the partying begins.

 

For more information, visit http://www.nanowrimo.org/.


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