PACIFIC NORTHWEST WRITERS ASSOCIATION
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FEBRUARY 2012 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: enotes@pnwa.org
(Announcements must be received by the 19th of
the previous month to be included).
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PNWA NEWS:
February Member Workshop and Meeting (Please note that our regular member meetings have a new name as well as a new time: typically the second Thursday of each month.) Thursday, February 9, 2012 @ 7pm (board meeting starts @ 6pm) Chinook Middle School
2001 98th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Speaker: Gerri Russell
Topic: Formatting for Self-Publishing Formatting for Self-Publishing provides detailed information on how to self-publish for unpublished and published authors alike. This is a "how to" workshop, not a "should I do it" workshop. Gerri will discuss how to prepare your manuscript for conversion, then take you through the steps for producing a converted document for Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. It's a must for anyone considering self-publishing their backlist or any work that might not have been mainstream enough for New York.  Gerri Russell has done it all when it comes to writing; she's worked as a broadcast journalist, newspaper reporter, magazine columnist, technical writer, editor, and instructional designer, which all finally led her to follow her heart's desire of being a romance novelist. Gerri is the award-winning author of six novels and one novella. She is best known for her adventurous and emotionally intense novels set in the 13th and 14th century Scottish Highlands. Gerri is a two-time recipient of the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart award and winner of the American Title II competition sponsored by Dorchester Publishing and RT BOOKreviews Magazine.
This meeting will be open to PNWA members only, so please bring your membership cards. -- 2012 Literary Contest The contest deadlines is fast approaching! We must receive your entry by Friday, February 17 (please note that this is not a postmark date). For those of you who live locally, our offices will be open for extended hours the week of the contest deadline: you are more than welcome to drop off your entry in person with us at our Writers' Cottage location (317 NW Gilman Blvd, space #8, Issaquah, WA 98027). From February 13 - 17 we will be open until 6:00pm to receive contest entries. (You are also welcome to drop your entry off at the meeting on February 9.) For a full list of contest guidelines and rules, please visit our website. -- Member Meeting Recordings Audio recordings of a few of our monthly meetings (including the October meeting on social media) are now available to PNWA members through our website (www.pnwa.org). Simply log in at the "member site" link with your member username and password to access the recordings.
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MEMBER NEWS:
PNWA member Richard Hacker has signed a contract with Champagne Books for the publication of his suspense novel, Toxic Relationship, to be released August, 2012. He met the publisher, J. Ellen Smith, at the 2011 PNWA Conference.
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PNWA member Gary Eddings 's new book, Buffalo Hump, will be released by Champagne Books in December of 2012. Gary also met J. Ellen Smith at PNWA's 2011 Conference.
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PNWA member Debra Borys announces the release of her suspense novel, Painted Black, from New Libri Press. Painted Black is available as an e-book from Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and it will be released as a trade paperback this spring. Visit Deb at debra-r-borys.com.
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PNWA member Karen Morison-Knox announces the release of her young adult paranormal romance, Spell Check, from Astraea Press under her pen name, Ariella Moon. Spell Check won First Place and the Zola Award in the 2008 PNWA Literary Contest.
Ever since Evie's photojournalist dad died, paralyzing fear prevents her from picking up a camera. If Evie can't pull it together, she'll lose her position as Yearbook Photo Editor and suffer academic failure. Even worse, Evie risks losing Jordan, her secret crush. Despite a falling out, Evie never forgot Jordan. Now they are lab partners and the chemistry definitely sparks between them. But Evie's supposed friend, Parvani, wants Jordan for herself. Parvani possesses a brimstone-hissing spell book. Soon the moon will be in the optimum phase for a binding love spell. To save Jordan, Evie must join forces with Salem, the school Goth. The clock is ticking. Can Evie get her mojo back in time to check this spell?
For more information, visit www.AriellaMoon.com.
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Welcome to South Park: PNWA member Jade Leone Blackwater invites you to meet one of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods at www.catchtheculture.com. Creative direction and design provided by creative genius Kathi "george" Wheeler at Noise w/o Sound www.noisewithoutsound.com. Merchant and story content created by Jade Blackwater, universal idea translator at Brainripples www.brainripples.com. Learn more about South Park and other Seattle neighborhood activities at the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle www.ecoss.org and the City of Seattle Office of Economic Development www.seattle.gov/economicdevelopment.
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CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:
Big Sur Writing Workshops:
Children's Books, from Picture Books to YA Fiction
March 2 - 4, 2012 in Seaside/Monterey
For the past fourteen years, writers have come to the Big Sur Writing Workshops for an intensive weekend of working on manuscripts with publishing professionals who are dedicated to helping new writers. The workshops are designed for writers who have a finished or partially finished manuscript that needs critiquing, revisions, editorial help and guidance.
Our workshop provides the tools needed to prepare one's work for publication as manuscripts must be totally polished to sell in this tight market. The format of the weekend program is different from other conferences and workshops. Writers meet and work closely with at least three faculty members throughout the weekend, from agents to editors to authors. The ratio of faculty to writers is five to one or better. No two writers have the same experience and it is the unique nature of our workshop that has made it so popular that a large number of attendees return year after year.
For more information, visit http://henrymiller.org/AFW3.html.
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CONTESTS/SUBMISSIONS:
The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award brings together talented writers, reviewers, and publishing experts to find and develop new voices in fiction. The 2012 international contest will award two grand prizes: one for General Fiction and one for Young Adult Fiction. Each winner will receive a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance.
Open submissions for manuscripts will begin on January 23, 2012 and run through February 5, 2012. If you're an author with an unpublished or previously self-published novel waiting to be discovered, visit CreateSpace to sign up for regular contest updates.
See the official contest rules, or read details on how to enter. |
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