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The Wednesday Web Browser for Writers

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  • The annual BookExpo America (BEA) extravaganza is coming up, and Publishers Weekly provides a guide for those who will be attending (or wish that they could).
  • April is coming to an end, and I didn’t write nearly as many poems as I wish I had. But I’ve bookmarked Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides blog’s April “Poem-A-Day” prompts, and I’ll be returning to them for inspiration. (Frankly, I think Brewer should collect them in a little book/ebook. I’d download a copy!)
  • If April is coming to an end, then May is just about to arrive. And that means that Fiction Writers Review will soon be celebrating Short Story Month. Check out the Collection Giveaway Project details here, and give yourself a chance to win one of Practicing Writing’s own giveaway offerings, too.
  • Poet E. Ethelbert Miller has created a forum for sharing writing wisdom from author Charles Johnson, and in this post, Johnson addresses the art of book reviewing. (Thanks to @mathitak for the find.)
  • If you’re interested in long-form journalism/narrative nonfiction, you’ll want to read all about Byliner, launching soon. (Thanks to @Kathy_Crowley for the find.)
  • Yet another example of ever-reliable, agent-focused advice from Nathan Bransford. (And if you’re looking for more resources re: agents, check those that I’ve listed toward the end of this page.)

    • Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities for Writers

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  • Cash, books & journals, and a seal of approval from Joyce Carol Oates are up for literary grabs in the latest Hint Fiction contest. There’s no entry fee, but hurry up with that short-short-short story, because the deadline is April 30. (via @katcop13)
  • From Fly Rod & Reel, for fiction or nonfiction: “The Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award is our sport’s exclusive opportunity to get your original manuscript read by fly-fishing-writing professionals and possibly published in FR&R. The Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing award carries a $2,000 First Prize, from the John D. Voelker Foundation, sponsor of the award; a Second Place award of $750 will be included this year; Third Place, known as the Rusty Gates Memorial Honorable Mention Award, is $250. The ranks of past winners include Pete Fromm, Seth Norman, Keith McCafferty, Richard Chiappone…” Deadline is May 16, 2011.(via Writing-world)
  • Attention, writers in Scotland! “Biggar Museums Trust Brownsbank Committee, in partnership with Creative Scotland, is offering Brownsbank Cottage as a
    funded retreat     from June through to September to Scottish-based writers. Retreats may be of one, two, three or four months’ duration.” There is no application fee indicated, and in addition to the retreat space a stipend of GBP 750/month will be awarded. But hurry–applications are due April 29.
  • Before I leave for Boston and The Muse & the Marketplace Conference on Friday, I will be sure to send out the May issue of The Practicing Writer newsletter, as always packed with no-fee competitions and calls for submission (paying calls, only!). If you’re not yet a subscriber, sign up now so you’ll have the weekend to start perusing and pursuing all the possibilities.
  • From Fort Hays State University (Kansas), news of an Assistant Professorship (non tenure-track with possibility of renewal): “An ideal candidate will be able to teach writing courses that are part of the Writing Concentration, a track within the English major that prepares students for professional careers in writing and editing. The standard teaching load in the department is 12 hours per semester and includes freshman composition. PhD preferred. Expertise in the areas of creative nonfiction, composition/rhetoric, long-form narrative, digital media, editing/publishing (print, online, or both), or interdisciplinary work preferred. Nonacademic publications in regional or national venues or a book desired. Candidates are expected to have excellent teaching skills. Ability to support student literary journal or other existing and future projects is welcomed.”
  • Fitchburg State University (Mass.) is advertising for a temporary, one-year Assistant Professor position in Professional Writing: “Teaching responsibilities include Creative Writing, Feature and Magazine Writing, Editing and Publishing, Creative Nonfiction, and Fiction Writing, as well first-year writing and Introduction to Speech. A background in Rhetoric and Composition is desirable. Ph.D. and previous college teaching experience required.”
  • Birkbeck College (London) has posted announcements for two positions: Lectureship in Creative Writing (fiction & creative nonfiction) and Lectureship in Creative Writing (poetry).
  • Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.) seeks a Writer, the University of Michigan is looking for a Senior Writer, and Schoolcraft College (home of The MacGuffin in Michigan) invites applications for a part-time Editorial/Publishing Assistant position.

    • Friday Find: Savvy Book Marketing Secrets

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    If you’re already subscribing to Dana Lynn Smith’s “Savvy Book Marketer Newsletter,” then you’ve probably already downloaded and gobbled up your copy of the “Savvy Book Marketing Secrets” ebook. But if you haven’t yet accessed this useful guide, it isn’t too late at all. Just go here.

    Enjoy, and have a lovely weekend. See you back here on Monday!

    Friday Find: Ten Tips for a Writing Life

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    If you’re a regular reader of Practicing Writing, you know that I frequently cite/link to author Midge Raymond and/or her blog. I’m delighted to be able to share with you today Midge’s guest post on “Ten Tips for a Writing Life.”

    Midge is the author of Forgetting English, an extraordinary collection that I reviewed for Fiction Writers Review when it was first published. Happily, Forgetting English has just been re-released–in an expanded edition–and there’s still just a bit of time left to enter a Goodreads giveaway (it ends today!) for a chance to win a copy.

    Enjoy the post, and the weekend, and I’ll see you all back here on Monday.

    Take it away, Midge!

    I love lists. I wouldn’t get a single thing done without them. (If I forget to take a list to the store, for example, I have to return home for it, or I just wander the aisles wondering what I need.)

    Lists are helpful in terms of getting things done—but I also find that they’re helpful in remembering how to best get things done. That is, I often have to remind myself of how important certain habits are for living a writer’s life. So I’ve come up with a “top ten” list, which I hope will be useful to all writers who are, like most of us, juggling such things as day jobs and families while still trying to get all that writing done. (more…)

    Friday Find: Candid Tips from Editors on Book Reviewing

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    One of the problems with living in New York City–and trying to do decent work at your bills-paying day job to allow you to continue living there–is that you can’t possibly attend all of the wonderful literary events that take place in this city and also maintain your health/sanity/family relationships. But this week, I did make it to an evening event at the Writers’ Institute at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY). On the other hand, I failed to get myself to the Grad Center last month, when, organized by the same institute, an amazing group of editors–Henry Finder, Radhika Jones, Robert Messenger, and Sam Tanenhaus–addressed one of my favorite topics: book reviewing.

    Luckily for me, when I went to the institute’s website to check the details for this week’s event, I noticed that a podcast of the book-reviewing session is now available. I listened to it yesterday (before adding it to the list of podcasts at cuny.edu/creativewriting, the website I get to maintain as part of the aforementioned day job). And it’s great. If you have some time this weekend, take the opportunity to listen.

    Enjoy, and see you back here on Monday.