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Writing Exercise Competition Week 5 Voting: The Rendezvous

Once again, the time of choosing is upon us – time to begin voting in this week’s Writing Exercise Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, I want to thank all the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

This week, there are nineteen entries from which to choose. You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!

The poll will be open until 5:00 PM MST Thursday Continue reading “Writing Exercise Competition Week 5 Voting: The Rendezvous”

Video Trailer: Krista Tibbs’ The Neurology of Angels

This is the video trailer for Krista Tibbs’ first book: The Neurology of Angels. Krista Tibbs studied neuroscience at MIT. Her career has included service in the federal government and in the biotechnology industry conducting clinical research for diseases with unmet medical needs, uniquely qualifying her to write The Neurology of Angels.


The Neurology of Angels is available on Amazon.com. You can learn more about Krista at her website.[subscribe2]

The Power of Facebook for Writers – Part Two – by Michael Allen

Author/Screenwriter Michael Allen
Author/Screenwriter Michael Allen

Back in the beginning of January, Michael Allen provided us with an intense post about Facebook pages.  If you missed it, you can read it here.

Today we welcome Michael back with the second installment of his “Power of Facebook for Writers” post.  We’re going to pick up where he left off, after you’ve created your page…

Now, you want to promote your book page. One very effective strategy is to have a giveaway.  Let rafflecopter.com handle that for you. Start a giveaway and make it worth someone’s time.

I’d say an autographed copy of your book would make a great first prize.  But, you can have other gifts as well. Cafepress.com makes it easy for you to offer coffee cups, tee shirts, hats, bags and much more. Putting your book’s cover on a coffee cup or a tee shirt makes a handy gift for a giveaway. Continue reading “The Power of Facebook for Writers – Part Two – by Michael Allen”

Winning Writers’ Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

Winning Writers is pleased to announce the 20th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. Any type of original short story, essay or other work of prose is eligible. Prizes totaling $5,550 will be awarded, including a top prize of $3,000.

Entries are accepted until March 31, 2012 (postmark dates).

The reading fee is $15 per entry.  First prize: $3,000. Second prize: $1,000. Third prize: $400. Fourth prize: $250. There will also be six Most Highly Commended Awards of $150 each. The top 10 entries will be published on the Winning Writers website (over one million page views per year) and announced in Tom Howard Contest News and the Winning Writers Newsletter, a combined audience of over 40,000 readers.

For more information, please visit the Winning Writers website.

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