Vote by Jan. 10, 2012 LIFELINES, Michele M. Graf’s Poetic Muselings anthology, has been nominated in several categories for the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll. Additionally, Apollo’s Lyre, which has published many Eugene writers and whose poetry column Graf edits, is nominated in 3 categories, including Best Poetry ezine. See the nominees and place your…
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Eugene Writers: Young Writers Association 2012 Creative Writing Contest
Writing contest taking entries from Lane County writers 5 and up The Young Writers Association (YWA) is taking submissions for its 2012 creative writing contest MANY VOICINGS: IN TRANSLATION. Many cultures and many voices make up our community, and our multi/trans-cultural traditions and languages are a rich creative source for writers. Writing contest entry details…
Writing Spiritual Memoirs with Nan Phifer
Jan. 20-21 Portland Writing Workshop Nan Phifer, author of Memoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide, will lead you in identifying the experiences that compose your spiritual memoirs. She’ll demonstrate a process that evokes spontaneous rough drafts and supportive responses. From Nan’s presentation you’ll gain a personal table of contents, learn a writing process that…
Publisher FurPlanet to release OTTERS IN SPACE by Mary E. Lowd
Coming January 2012 Otters In Space, a self-published novel by local writer Mary E. Lowd was picked up by a small press. After more than a year of marketing her novel and selling it at science fiction and furry conventions herself, Mary caught the attention of the furry publisher FurPlanet. The owners of FurPlanet were…
Eugene critique group Wordos seeks more fiction short stories
Wordos, the long-time Eugene short fiction critique group, currently has no waiting list for critiques and is seeking new stories. The group meets Tuesday nights at Tsunami Books from 7-9 p.m., and is open to new members and observers. Eligible genres include: Science fiction Fantasy Romance Mystery Horror Erotica “Just about any other type of…
Marny Copal releases new self-published novel, Freeblood
About the book Secrets and lies have surrounded 21-year-old Quinn Zauber since a vampire killed her mother and brother a year ago. Jo-Jo Huang, her best friend and roommate, has offered steady support, even going along with Quinn’s crazy ghost-hunting schemes. Now Jo-Jo has been kidnapped, and clues point to an audio recorder the roomies…
How to write chapbooks and novels in a month
As writers we balance the work of writing with all the other pressures and responsibilities of life. Sometimes it’s hard to get a project completed, much less underway. Have you been wrestling with having enough time to get writing done? Here are 2 events, going on now through the end of November, that can really…
Richard Adrian Reese releases new book WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE: REMEMBERING OUR WAY HOME
About the book A hurricane called Peak Everything is rapidly approaching, and we are not prepared for it. Looking through doom-colored glasses, the future appears turbulent and chaotic, for obvious reasons. But when we switch to rose-colored glasses, it’s thrilling to see that dawn is breaking out all over. A dysfunctional way of life is…
Season 5 of the Northwest Author Series underway
Author workshops for Oregon writers The Northwest Author Series is an educational series of author workshops put on for the benefit of aspiring writers of all levels from Wilsonville, Oregon and the surrounding areas. All of the authors who present for the Northwest Author Series are residents of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally published authors and…
David Ozab article appears in new CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: DEVOTIONAL STORIES FOR TOUGH TIMES
About the book Eugene writer and Mid-Valley member David Ozab is among 101 writers selected for the latest Chicken Soup for the Soul book, DEVOTIONAL STORIES FOR TOUGH TIMES. His article, “Truth at the Benefit Sale,” is Ozab’s first published-in-print article. The story begins: “Cleft lip.” The words had rung in my head since the…