I have two writing contests to tell you about today. The first is being held by the Great Little Publishing Company. The other is being held by SFU’s Summer Publishing Worshops. I’ll talk about the SFU one first, since the deadline to enter is July 5th, 2010.
SFU has joined with CBC Vancouver’s North by Northwest and The… Read the rest >
Are you a book-o-holic? Do you have colourful stacks of tomes on your dresser? If you are like me, you tend to buy your books before considering that they might be available at the library. And here’s your chance to get your hands on some more for only $2 a pop.
Geist magazine is holding a giant clearout of… Read the rest >
Is your manuscript tired and worn out? Could it use a massage, or perhaps a full-on retreat? Would it benefit from going to summer camp? If so, I suggest you air it out at one of the SFU Summer Publishing Workshops. And no, I’m not in cahoots with SFU. I just think writers might want to know these courses exist.… Read the rest >
I started keeping tabs on Andrew Smith after I read about him in Quill and Quire magazine last fall. The Canadian author of two traditionally published non-fiction books couldn’t find an agent or publisher for his first novel, Edith’s War, so he decided to self-publish it. He has been blogging about each stage of the writing, publishing and marketing process ever since. I think… Read the rest >
