Besides fifteen of the nation’s best and brightest agents and editors, this year’s Words & Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans boasts no less than 73 (and counting) author and scholar faculty members, surely making this the largest gathering of gliterati EVER in the Big Easy. The author/scholar list so far includes: more…
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Author Shari Stauch of Shark Marketing Co. and author MaryAnn Reid are collaborating on a writer’s workshop in Charleston at the Center for Women (129 Cannon St.) that’s all about building a custom audience of readers for your words.
“Become An Outrageously Successful Author: How to Build Your Audience of Readers, Even Before You’re Published!” is a two hour workshop that will focus on: more…
The William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition offers competition in several categories, including Novel, Novel in Progress (for those of us who just can’t seem to finish!), Novella, Short Story, Essay, Poetry, and Short Story by a High School Student.
I’ve had the privilege of being a multiple finalist in Novel in Progress and Essay categories, and was 1st runner-up in Novel in Progress a couple years ago: I can’t tell you how many doors that opened for me!
And I’m not alone – read this great blog entry from the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society on 12 amazing success stories coming from the competition: CLICK HERE!
I encourage everyone to give this one a go. The instructions to enter are easy; the folks who run it all are first class, and the judges are well-qualified! PLUS, winners get to accept their awards in front of the nation’s best and brightest authors, agents and editors at the Words & Music: A Literary Arts Festival in New Orleans this November! Hope I’ll see you there…



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