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Smoke City Narrators ANNUAL NOVEL PITCH & FIRST 5 PAGES CONTEST

SCN ANNUAL NOVEL PITCH & FIRST 5 PAGES CONTEST
Sponsored by Smoke City Narrators
http://www.janicewiley-dorn.com/smokecitynarrators.html

ENTRY FEE – $8.50
DEADLINE – Postmarked or Emailed by November 15, 2010.

First prize – $150. Second prize – $75. Third prize – $40. 6 HM.
Feedback posted on website.

JUDGE – Agent Jeff Kleinman, Folio Literary Management, NY, NY.

Email/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 not published. Authors keep all rights.
Open Internationally. Checks (US bank), Money Orders or PayPal.
Please see website for complete rules.

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Jeffrey Archer Presents Short Story Competition:
http://us.macmillan.com/smp/promo/jeffreyarcherpresents

sponsored by St. Martin’s Press

Woodstream Writers Workshops

Jamie Morris of Woodstream Writers offers:

1) HALF-DAY PLOT WORKSHOP for Fiction and Memoir Writers

BRAND NEW! . . . in Cocoa (Brevard County)

On Wednesday, October 13th, writers interested in exploring the ins and outs of plotting a narrative work are invited to join us from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.


Using Joyce Sweeney’s Four Act plotting model to chart our progress, we’ll discuss concepts from The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler. These will include The Reluctant Hero, The Ordinary World, The Mentor, and The Special World. Participants will learn to apply the concepts we address to their own works-in-progress so as to create stronger, more compelling stories. 


This workshop is limited to just six writers. Register soon!


The cost for the workshop, $125, includes beverages, lunch, and snacks. This workshop is being held in a private home that includes cat and dog residents.


2) ONE-DAY WRITING MARATHON

NEW LOCATION . . . in Mount Dora (Lake County)
On Saturday, October 16th, we invite writers at all levels, working in any genre, to join us at our wonderful retreat house in fabulous Mount Dora for a day-long Writing Marathon where, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., all writers will be invited to catch a spark from our writing prompts or to feed the flames of their longer works-in-process.


The cost for the day, $95, includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages. 


Contact Jamie@WoodstreamWriters.com or 407.644.5163 to register or for information on either of these one-time writing events.

Helping Writers Become Authors: www.WoodstreamWriters.com
407.644.5163 ~ Jamie@WoodstreamWriters.com