11/6/2014 @ 7 p.m.
(attend in person or via webinar)
11/15/2014 @ 1 p.m.
(few slots still available)
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Did you know...
...that published authors who are PNWA members can announce their book releases in our monthly newsletters?
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Dear PNWA member,
E-Notes is your monthly electronic newsletter full of the latest news about the literary world. Our newsletter is a member benefit.
If you have an announcement about your work or the world of writing, please send us an email at pnwa@pnwa.org so we can include it in next month's E-Notes (80-100 words maximum, please).
(Announcements must be received by the 19th of the previous month to be included).
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member news
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New Publication by PNWA President Pam Binder: "When you love someone deeply enough anything is possible. Even miracles." With the last lines in her mother's favorite movie, Brigadoon, fresh in her mind, Irene Redmond embarks on a journey. She expects to find answers to family secrets, instead she meets a man who awakens long ago dreams of a happily ever after. But if they don't make it back to their own time by midnight on Christmas Eve, their romance will end before it has a chance of a beginning. Set in the Highlands of Scotland, a stranded tour group finds romance, danger and the promise of love everlasting. Sometimes a sprinkle of magic is all you need.
Christmas In The Highlands is a December release by New York Times Bestselling author Pam Binder. She will be signing copies, and presenting a workshop at the University Book Store in Bellevue on December 6, 2014, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Jerry Kaczmarowski, one of our local PNWA members, released his first book Moon Rising in June. Moon Rising is a techno-thriller that pulls from today's headlines to describe a space race between China and the United States. Both countries want to commercialize the production of Helium 3, a rare isotope that can produce enough clean burning energy to power the world's economies for thousands of years. Moon Rising is available for sale now on Amazon in both digital and paper formats.
www.jerrykaczmarowski.com.
Member Robert Dugoni's bestselling legal thrillers have earned him comparisons to John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Nelson DeMille, among others. In MY SISTER'S GRAVE (Thomas & Mercer; October 14, 2014), Dugoni returns with the powerful and poignant story of a homicide detective determined to avenge the murder of her beloved younger sister - regardless of the cost. An explosive whodunit with a family love story at its heart, MY SISTER'S GRAVE is a thriller that's difficult to put down, and marks an exciting new chapter for acclaimed writer Robert Dugoni. Available on Amazon.
PNWA Member Ethan Reid's debut novel THE UNDYING will be released by Simon451 (Simon & Schuster) on October 7th. In a riveting apocalyptic thriller for fans of The Passage and The Walking Dead, a mysterious event plunges Paris into darkness and a young American must lead her friends to safety-and escape the ravenous "undying" who now roam the crumbling city.
Praise for THE UNDYING: "After a devastating trigger touches off the fall of mankind, a desperate race for survival begins while the lush backdrop of Paris is brought to its knees. This is an enthralling tale of terror and survival. The writing is superb. The tension never stops. Keep the doors locked and the lights on - Ethan Reid is the new voice of horror you've been waiting for." -- Graham Brown, New York Times bestselling author of The Eden Prophecy
Epicenter Press has released Fast Hands, a debut young adult novel by member John Pappenheimer. A troubled teenager is given a choice between juvenile detention and fishing with an uncle he has never met. The choice he makes, transforms his life.
In August, member B D MacCullough's murder mystery novel set in first century Palestine, "Galilee Graves," won the award for Speculative Fiction at the Oregon Christian Writers Conference in Portland. www.bdmaccullough.com.
Member G. Elizabeth Kretchmer's The Damnable Legacy of A Minister's Wife, is the story of a mid-life mountaineer who placed her daughter for adoption thirty years ago and who regrets her decision more and more as each day passes. It's also about the at-risk teenage granddaughter she's never known and the dying minister's wife who is determined to bring the two together. Set largely against Alaska's unforgiving landscape and narrated from beyond the grave, it's about love, survival, place, faith, and hope, and it asks how far we should go to achieve our goals and at what cost.
The novel was released in July 2014 and is available from Ingram through your favorite independent bookstore. It's also available online from Amazon, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple, and Kobo. www.gekretchmer.com.
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contests
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Narrative Magazine
www.narrativemagazine.com
We welcome submissions of previously unpublished manuscripts of all lengths, ranging from short short stories to complete book-length works for serialization. Narrative regularly publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including stories, novels, novel excerpts, novellas, personal essays, humor, sketches, memoirs, literary biographies, commentary, reportage, interviews, and features of interest to readers who take pleasure in storytelling and imaginative prose. We look for quality and originality of language and content. In addition to submissions for issues of Narrative Magazine itself, we also encourage submissions for our Story of the Week, literary contests, and Readers' Narratives. Please read our Submission Guidelines for all information on manuscript formatting, word lengths, author payment, and other policies.
Indie Genius Contest for Self-Published Writers
www.dragontreebooks.com
Submit your unpublished novel to compete for a full self-publishing package with an estimated value of $4,500. The contest is open to all writers. The winning novel will receive everything needed to go from an unpolished manuscript to a professionally produced book with global distribution through our distribution partners. The complete prize package includes:
Contest Dates:
- Entry period: September 1, 2014 - November 30, 2014
- Winner announced: December 31, 2014
Paris Press Short Story Competition
Paris Press is accepting submissions for our first manuscript competition. In honor of Alice Munro's Nobel Prize for Literature, Paris Press is paying tribute to the long-overlooked art of the short story. Judges will be announced shortly. Short-story manuscripts will be accepted until December 8, 2014. The winner of the competition will receive $1,000 and publication and promotion by Paris Press. Manuscripts will only be accepted electronically through Submittable. For guidelines, and additional information, see information below and click here.
Tethered by Letters: Fall Literary Contest
TBL is pleased to announce their second third annual Fall Literary Competition. There are three submission categories: 1) short stories of any genre ranging from 1,000 to 7,500 words, 2) flash fiction with a word limit of either 55, 250, or 500 words, and 3) poetry no longer than three pages. For these contests we are looking for engaging stories, vivid characters, and fresh perspectives and styles.
Deadline: December 15th, 2014. Midnight PT.
Press 53 Award for Short Fiction
The Press 53 Award for Short Fiction is awarded annually to an outstanding, unpublished collection of short stories. This contest is open to any writer, regardless of his or her publication history, provided the manuscript is written in English and the author lives in the United States. The winner of this contest will receive publication, a $1,000 cash advance, travel expenses and lodging for a special reading and book signing party at Press 53 headquarters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, attendance to the 2015 Press 53/Prime Number Magazine Gathering of Writers, and ten copies of the book; all prizes will be awarded upon publication.
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events and lectures
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Seattle Arts & Lectures
www.lectures.org
Seattle Arts & Lectures champions the literary arts by engaging and inspiring readers and writers of all generations in the greater Puget Sound region. SAL hosts lectures and a poetry series throughout the year.
The Elliott Bay Book Company
www.elliottbaybook.com
The Elliott Bay Book Company and Seattle First Baptist Church presents ANNE LAMONT as she presents her newest book Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace, Wednesday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. at Seattle First Baptist Church.
Click here for events hosted by The Elliott Bay Book Company.
Lit Fix Seattle
www.litfixseattle.com
Lit Fix can't get enough of Seattle's literary and musical locals. To add even more culture to your life, check out these organizations that enrich the Seattle community with stories, melodies, and education.
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