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Each month,
this page will keep you informed of the latest news you can use
when you become a member. The news is dependent on your feedback
to us from the "field" in other words the local
community's writers and independent booksellers. Our members and
regular visitors are our eyes and ears to the world of short
fiction. When you learn of something that could be of value to our
visitors and members, let us know so that we can publish it here.
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sign up!
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News About the
Latest Grant Recipients, Graduations and New Self Published
Authors
Stay
tuned for the latest list of grant recipients, graduates and the
brave soles who rolled up their sleeves in preparations for the
daunting task of putting out your own book. Which, if you ask
anyone who has done it - is the easiest in retrospect. Lets just
hope that the books don't sit in the garage, because after
printing comes the really difficult aspect of this business "Sellinem"
that is the latest buzz word in the business! It is a special
technique used to get people to give you money in return for that
book you just printed...
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Northwest region:
The Tri-City Writers conference was a huge success - due to
the efforts of the program committee, local volunteers and
enthusiastic panel discussion.
Northeast
region:
Hello folks, anything new going on in your neck of the woods?
Midwest
region:
The Upper
Valley book store, or "Indie" as they are known in the
book trade, had a sell out crowd for their local distributor
sponsored meet the author party. It goes to show that not all the
action is at the chain stores.
Events and Happenings
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August 21-25 - The
Gotham Writers group takes the train to nowhere as they plot
the story for a
"Murder Mystery"
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Tampa Bay Writers
Group is on a roll. They have a huge 50%
increase in membership over 1998 due to a new campus.
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South Florida
Chapter of NWA is gearing up for their board of director
elections.
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The Best Seller List:
We are very pleased to
announce the latest short story collections being offered by the
following authors, which we hope can become best sellers:
Know
of someone that could be on this list? Tell us about your local
home grown talented writers and their collections, who knows -
maybe we can publish their work in our next printed anthology.
This
space is waiting for their name. Just in case they have a bunch of
material, we will acknowledge their accomplishments right here
with their very own page on our site! Click
here to view the "Author's Personal Pages"
area. How is that for recognition? |
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New Yorkshire Valley
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(fictitious - but it could be your campus)
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