Day: December 30, 2013

Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest

Typewriter - Once upon a timeDream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is about showcasing the creative writing and poetic talent, skill and ability of all poets and writers. Entries may be written on a maximum of five pages, either neatly handwritten or typed, single- or double-line spacing, on any subject or theme. Poetry Contest entries may be written on any subject or theme. All poems must be thirty lines or fewer and either neatly handwritten or typed, single- or double-line spacing.

Prizes:  Writing First Prize: $500, 2nd: $250, 3rd: $100. Poetry First Prize: $250, 2nd: $125, 3rd: $50

Reading fee: $10 per short story; $5 per poem

Deadline: January 16, 2013, so get moving!

For more information, please visit their website.

Indies Unlimited is pleased to provide this contest information for the convenience of our readers. We do not, however, endorse this or any contest/competition. Entrants should always research a competition prior to entering.

Launching into 2014

Atlas redstoneIt’s time to launch into 2014.

Follow the least travelled path and you are assured success.

We’re not looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow; we’re embracing the journey, one step at a time.

After all, it took twelve years to design and build the Space Shuttle. Once launched, it served as a workhorse for four decades.

“Let’s Go!” and let’s do it together.

Happy New Year!

Featured Collection: Ruby Lake

In Sherrill Willis’ Ruby Lake series, you will find a place that feels like home. Many readers have said they feel like the characters are their friends, and Ruby Lake is a place they would like to live.

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In the first book, Ruby Lake, you will join Sydney Myers on her journey as she finds the life she’s always wanted in a small town in Northern Wisconsin, from a man she fits with to a coffee shop full of women she feels like she’s always known. But getting there won’t be easy. In A Wedding in Ruby Lake, the wedding of the year is about to take place despite the odds, and a new budding romance between Illana and Alex gets under way. In Stay A While in Ruby Lake, Annie and Tyler face more hurdles than ever before, while all the residents of Ruby Lake are pulled into events that will change them forever. Take a peek into all the residents’ lives in Ruby Lake and find out why so many readers choose to stay a while.

All these titles are available through Amazon.com. Just click the covers to read reviews, look inside, or purchase the books!

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