About.com’s National Publishing piece on the 50th is up. This is live as of yesterday and also went out in the email newsletter.
http://publishing.about.com/b/2012/05/16/50-years-of-the-cape-cod-writers-center.htm
22nd Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize in
Fiction, Essay and Poetry
Not Just Any Contest!
Select winning entries in the past have been reprinted in the Best American series.
$5,000 Fiction | $5,000 Poetry | $5,000 Essay
Deadline: October 1, 2012.
For more information and guidelines click on the link below:
http://www.missourireview.com/tmrsubmissions/editors-prize-contest/
This is interesting to think about:
http://maureenogle.com/2012/05/01/if-publishing-is-dead-what-happens-to-non-fiction/
The brochures for the Cape Cod Writers Center 50th Annual Conference have been mailed out!
If you can’t wait to get yours, you can download a copy AND register online! We are very excited to offer this new feature. Simply click on the Conference tab on our homepage to get to the brochure and the online registration form. It’s a fast and easy way to register for the classes you want without having to fax or mail the form in.
As April, National Poetry Month, comes to a close, this is a wonderful chance to listen to and explore the power of poetry as Gerry Wright will focus on Whitman's strong Civil War poems as a program of "What's Falmouth Reading 2012."
The program starts at 3:00 PM at the West Falmouth Library, Route 28A, West Falmouth, on Sunday, April 29th.
This event is free and open to the public.
The day is hot and slightly humid, the first triple digit day of the season. Energy bursts in pockets followed by spring-fever longings for iced tea and a short trip to somewhere. I need an escape from my workday—I need a short story with delicious detail to carry my mind away.
A World of Love and Envy does just that. This eclectic collection of short stories, flash fiction, and poetry by Kathy Handley offers thirty-one tales and tidbits rich in detail—a perfect sultry summer read.
Arranged in sections of Love, Yesterdays, Envy, Irish Voices, and California Lost, Handley takes us from California to Boston to Ireland. Along our journey jilted lovers tell us their tales, we catch glimpses of deed done in secret, and wounded hearts find their peace—or their revenge.
Handley’s strengths in setting and character are continually praised—and for good reason. With her we taste the salt of the sea air and the Jack Daniels in the flask. We feel the cool of the grass and the hot burn of passion. We meet a range of characters diverse in gender, race, education and dialect. She possesses a natural talent for getting into a character’s head and living the part.
An orphaned country girl finds abuse at her husband’s hands and solace in the night. A mother waits by the water for her children to re-appear after a storm has stolen them away. Although the characters and the stories are varied, the voice is all Kathy. Many authors struggle to find that unique something that sets them apart, Ms. Handley carried hers through the starting gate.
Kathy Handley expanded one of these short stories into her first novel Birds of Paradise which toured with WOW! in September of 2011. I’d like to see her follow suit with a few others in this collection.
Sale! Limited time only, .99 cent Kindle Edition available at Amazon.
Print version available at Riverhaven Books ($9.95)
Review by Robyn ChausseRead more on the link below:
Congratulations to Steve Marini who just signed with Gypsy Shadow Publishing for an Ebook on his first novel, CONNNECTIONS.
The plot involves Detective Jack Contino’s efforts to solve a Mob massacre in Boston in the mid 1970s.
Stay turned for more adventures with Jack Contino in Steve Marini’s forthcoming series.
The Cape Cod Writers Center has awarded the Marion R. Vuilleumier Scholarships to three students from the Cape Cod Community College. The scholarships will enable them to attend classes free of charge at the CCWC’s 2012 conference at the Resort and Conference Center of Hyannis, August 5-10 .
First prize goes to Donna Clancy for a section of her novel, ” The Baby Factory.” Ms. Clancy of Brewster, the single mother of three children, has long dreamed of writing professionally.
First honorable mention awardee is Perry Joyce, for her memoir of her father ” A Small Pair.” Ms. Joyce is a native of Ireland who now lives on Martha’s Vineyard.
The second honorable mention prize winner is Mark Detlefsen for his biography of actor Henry Winkler. Mark, an IT specialist who previously worked at AT & T and IBM, lives in South Dennis.
Bonjour Happiness!
Tuesday, April 24 at 7pm
Did you have a hard winter? Change your outlook and change your life! Popular local author and writing instructor Jamie Cat Callan will be in town to talk about her new book:
BONJOUR HAPPINESS! Secrets to Finding Your Joie de Vivre.
What is it about the French lifestyle that is so appealing? After a trip abroad to revisit her French roots, Jamie is sharing her insights into finding fulfillment in life’s simple pleasures. She will pass on her recipes for thriving in happiness and good health.
Not just a lifestyle coach, Jamie also has several literary awards to her credit including the Massachusetts Foundation for Arts Grant in Fiction, the Goldwyn Award in Screenwriting, First Prize (twice) in the Writer’s Digest Competition, as well as artist residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and many more foundation fellowships.
This program is offered to the public FREE of charge with support from the Falmouth Public Library Trustees. Eight Cousins Bookstore will provide copies of Jamie’s books or sale and signing.
Jamie will teaching two courses at this summer’s 50th Annual Conference.
Enjoy an intimate weekend with these agents who will provide inspiration and guidance, as well as a manuscript evaluation. Join us at the historic and charming Colonial House Inn on Route 6A in Yarmouth Port for an unforgettable weekend.
Katharine Sands, Jane Freymann Agency, New York CitySpecialties are food, travel, lifestyle, home, arts, beauty, wisdom, relationships, parenting, fresh challenges, pop culture, and fiction.
Talk: “How to Discourage an Agent Even if You’re a Brilliant Writer“
Paul Fedorko, N. S. Bienstock, Inc., New York City
Accepts fiction and non-fiction, business books.
Talk: “Find the Right Agent for You”
Ann Collette, Rees Literary Agency, Boston
Specialties are category or genre fiction, mystery, horror, suspense, western, urban fantasy, women’s, and literary.
Talk: “Do’s and Don’ts for Mystery/Thriller Writers”
This is a members-only event! The cost for the weekend is $260.
This includes a reception on Friday evening with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings, lunch on Saturday, and a half-hour manuscript evaluation with an agent of your choice.
Registration deadline is Monday, May 21, 2012, as space is limited. To download a registration form click on the link below:
Weekend with the Agents Registration Form
For more information about this special weekend, contact the Cape Cod Writers Center at 508-420-0200, or email writers@capecodwriterscenter.org. You may pay now via PayPal by clicking the button below.
