Recent Links of Interest

Poetry links:

--Critiquing Poetry (Including your own): http://www.writing-world.com/poetry/crit.shtml

--How to critique poetry: http://www.poemofquotes.com/articles/critique-poetry.php

(this is good because it mentions there's a difference between critiquing and analyzing…)

--How to critique a poem: http://www.ehow.com/how_2116676_critique-a-poem.html

(step by step suggestions for going through a sample poem)

what I read from last night:

--http://mywriterscircle.com/index.php?topic=7667.msg70693#msg70693

(includes critiquing points as well as info for writing poetry)

--Also, concerning the discussion in April of viewpoint:

--Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card

--Characters, Emotion and Viewpoint by Nancy Kress

Finally, the Chicago Manual of Style.

List of Writing Contests

Hi everyone,

Great meeting last Thursday. Good to welcome new members in Gretchen and Jo (a transfer from the morning group), and to see some old diehards come out in the July heat (I'm talking to you Sandy, Sherry, and Zack).

Sandy forwarded a list of writing contests, some of which we discussed at the meeting. Hope you find these helpful (and thanks Sandy!).

Writing Contests

http://writersdigest.com/competitions/

http://writingcontests.wordpress.com/

Poetry:

http://www.kent.edu/wick/competitions/first-book.cfm

http://www.freelancewriting.com/writingcontests/053011-poetry-international-prize.php

For someone with 3-5 books published:

http://www.stfranciscollege.edu/literaryprize


WRITING COMPETITIONS

Writer's Digest sponsors several writing competitions annually. To read more about our competitions, see below.


Writer's Digest Annual Short Short Story Writing Competition

The 12th Annual Short Short Story Competition is now accepting entries. Win valuable exposure for your your short fiction as well as cash and prizes. The names will appear in the July/August 2012 issue of Writer's Digest and the Competition Collection containing the top 25 stories will be published at that time.

www.writersdigest.com/short


Writer's Digest Poetry Awards Competition

We are now accepting entries in the 7th Annual WD Poetry Awards. Regardless of style, we want to see your best poetry. Just make sure it is 32 lines or fewer. This is your chance to gain attention for your writing as well as win cash and prizes. Winners will be announce in the July/August 2012 issue of Writer's Digest and the top 50 will be published in a special Competition Collection.

www.writersdigest.com/poetryawards


The Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards

The 19th Annual Self-Published Book Awards final deadline was June 3, 2011. We are no longer accepting entries.

Winners will be notified by October 14, 2011 and will be announced in the March 2012 issue.


Your Story

Every other month, Writer's Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story. The winner will receive publication in an upcoming issue of Writer's Digest.

For rules, prompts, deadlines, voting and other details about the Your Story competition, visit:
www.writersdigest.com/yourstory

For past winners, visit:
www.writersdigest.com/yourstorywinners

Good luck!