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Inkspot's newsletter for Writers on the Net
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Issue 5.15 * Over 45,000 subscribers! * July 21, 1999
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In this issue, Ken Jenks (ASK THE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER) shares
tips on how to alienate an editor (and suggests you don't follow
them!), while Kevin Haworth offers a guided tour of writers'
colonies.
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CONTENTS THIS ISSUE:
From The Editor's Desk
Fresh Ink and Market Information
Ask The Electronic Publisher
The Writers Colony
Writers' Classifieds
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FROM THE ASSOCIATE EDITOR'S DESK:
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Greetings from your associate editor, Moira Allen. Debbie was
vacationing in Winnipeg this week, and sends her best wishes.
The response to our call for submissions for Global Writers' Ink
has been excellent -- but we're still looking for "a few good
writers." If you have expertise to share about writing for
international markets, please send your query or submission to
globaleditor@inkspot.com. Here's the formal announcement:
Global Writers' Ink: Call for submissions
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Inkspot is looking for writers interested in contributing to its
new publication, Global Writers' Ink, which launches in August.
Global Writers' Ink will cover all aspects of international
marketing, including how to market articles to international
publications, how to develop ideas for the international
marketplace, how to market international topics to U.S. markets,
and tips on surviving as a writer overseas. Any topic will be
considered, as long as it addresses some aspect of international
writing/marketing. Articles should be 1000 words or less; Global
Writers' Ink pays 5c/word (US funds) for first or one-time
electronic rights. Articles will also be considered for inclusion
in the forthcoming "International Writing" section of Inkspot.
Please address articles or inquiries to: Moira Allen, Editor,
Global Writers' Ink, at globaleditor@inkspot.com. Charter
subscriber fee: US$12 for 24 issues (1 year). Rates in effect
until November 1st, 1999. Charter subscribers also get discounts
on upcoming Inkspot services and products.
For more information, please visit http://www.inkspot.com/global,
or send a blank e-mail to one of the following autoresponders:
General information - infoglobal@inkspot.com
Subscription info - globalsub@inkspot.com
Guidelines - guidelinesglobal@inkspot.com
Congratulations to Jason Doty, who wins a copy of THE PORTABLE
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP by Pat Boran (Salmon Publishing, 1999).
CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION:
(from Debbie) In a recent issue of Inklings, one of the "travel
tips for writers" listed suggested using university computers to
access one's e-mail. It should be made clear that this tip
is intended only for those who do have academic computer
accounts, and was not intended as encouragement to hack into
university computer systems. (!)
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FRESH INK
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PRIZE GIVEAWAYS: SOUL BETWEEN THE LINES, WRITING ROMANCE FICTION
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SOUL BETWEEN THE LINES. By Dorothy Randall Gray (1998, Avon
Books). Thanks to Abigail Murphy for donating this book.
WRITING ROMANCE FICTION. By Daphne Clair and Robyn Donald (A&C;
Black, 1999). Basics for romance writers. Chapters include What's
It All About, Characterization, Motivation and Source of Tension,
Structure, Plots and Subplots, Pace and Focus, Setting, The
Language of Love, Emotional Impact, Dear Editor: Query
Letters,Synopses and Proposals, Occupation - Writer: Being
Professional, Ethics and Morality.
Deadline: Aug.1st, 1999. For more info about these books and how
to enter, see: http://www.inkspot.com/admin/giveaway.html
Interview and giveaway for young writers
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Sportswriter Kevin Mulligan offers advice for young writers. Also,
young writers (or anyone interested in sportswriting) can enter
a prize drawing for THE MULLIGAN GUIDE TO SPORTS JOURNALISM CAREERS.
Deadline: July 30, 1999. See website below for details.
http://www.inkspot.com/joe/young/articles/sports.html
CopyEditor
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Sample issue of a print publication for editors and copyeditors,
including tips, workshops, and editorial jobs. (MKA)
http://www.copyeditor.com
Aaron Shepherd's Kidwriter Page
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Articles on writing for children and publishing in the children's
book marketplace; plus a section for young writers. (MKA)
http://www.aaronshep.com/kidwriter/
Useful Links for Romance Writers and Readers
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Links to romance authors' home pages, book information, articles
on writing romance, and historical research sources. (MKA)
http://www.inficad.com/~jacreding/links/hello.html
Children's Book Council
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A resource for writers and illustrators of children's literature.
(MKA)
http://www.cbcbooks.org/
What Do Women Want Today?
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Subtitled "The Secrets to Writing Women's Stories for Major Mags
and Newspapers," this interview with "Feminine Wiles" author
Donna Elizabeth Boetig is featured on John Hewitt's Writing
Resource site. (MKA)
http://www.poewar.com/articles/what_do_women_want_today.htm
Inkspot Chat: Brian A. Hopkins
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Wed.Aug.11th. For details, see Shane's IWCC update near the end
of the issue or the URL below. (DRO)
http://www.inkspot.com/ss/iwcc/
Query Letter Information
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Hosted by Victoria Claire, this site offers links to a number of
excellent articles on writing query letters. (MKA)
http://www.accelnet.com/victoria/queries2.html
Writer's Support Page
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Fantasy/science fiction writers and fiction writers in general
will enjoy Will Greenway's "Paradox Concepts" page, which includes
articles on publishing terms, loads of "how-to" writing articles,
and a list of agents that specialize in sf/fantasy. (MKA)
http://members.home.net/wcgrnway/writmain.html
Free e-book for children's writers
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"Secrets of Writing Great Picture Books" is from the editors of
Children's Book Insider. The book is self-contained and runs
under Windows. (DRO)
URL: http://www.write4kids.com/ebooks.html
http://www.write4kids.com/macusers (Mac users)
Farewell, Slushpile
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Laura Belgrave, editor of The Slush Pile, asks us to inform
readers that she is discontinuing this site after a
three-year-run. (MKA)
Fresh Ink contributors: (TK=Tony King) (DRO=Debbie Ridpath Ohi)
(MKA=Moira K. Allen)
** Please send suggestions for Fresh Ink to freshink@inkspot.com
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MARKET INFORMATION
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Please get current, detailed guidelines before submitting to
publications if possible. Don't submit to email addresses unless
specifically stated. Include a SASE for surface mail replies.
More market info at: http://www.inkspot.com/bt/market/.
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"FNASR" = First North American Serial Rights, "SASE" =
self-addressed, stamped envelope, "simsubs" = simultaneous
submissions, "mss" = manuscript, "RT" = response time, "GL" =
guidelines, "wds" = words, "cc" = contributor's copy,
"IWGL" = Inkspot Writer's Guideline Library.
Markets Editor: Sal Towse (ST). Research assistants:
Shane Stacks (SS), Margaret Shauers (MS).
ANOTHEREALM
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Anotherealm. 287 Gano Avenue, Orange Park, FL, 32073. Editor:
Jean Goldstrom. Online magazine of speculative fiction. FREQ:
Quarterly. CIRC: 5.8K visitors/month. NEEDS: Short stories
dealing with any subject under the speculative fiction umbrella
("science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, or anything that isn't
slice-of-life or journalistic"). LENGTH: 5k wds max. GL: E-mail
story in ASCII format (preferred). Postal mail using standard ms
format also accepted, include SASE. Send only one submission at a
time, previously published material considered on a case-by-case
basis. RIGHTS: First Internet Rights. Work is displayed for
approximately three months. PAYS: $5/story. RT: 2 months. TIP:
"What we... want is speculative fiction...that makes us think,
laugh, cry, remember it, and scream for more!" (SS)
URL: http://anotherealm.com
GL: http://www.anotherealm.com/submit/submit.html
E-Mail: editor@anotherealm.com
GLIMMER TRAIN
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[Note: Work can be submitted Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct only].
Glimmer Train. Editors: Linda Burmeister Davies and Susan
Burmeister-Brown, 710 SW Madison Street, Suite 504, Portland,
Oregon 97205. (503) 221-0836 FAX: (503) 221-0837. "One of the
best markets for short fiction and novel excerpts, not restricted
to any particular type." Estab. 1991. Audience: a combination of
new and established writers and lovers of short fiction.
Quarterly. CIRC: 16,000. 160 pps (sometimes more). NEEDS: "The
most basic need is an emotionally stirring story written with
clarity. Especially encouraging to new, unknown, and unpublished
writers." LENGTH: "Up to 8,000 wds. We'll consider longer ones.
Double-spaced and typed, please. Issues have no themes. Stories
with heavy dialect, story fragments, poetry, children's stories,
or nonfiction are not accepted. Novel excerpts should be able to
stand alone, feeling like complete stories." Simsubs OK. Buys 32
mss/yr. Manuscripts accepted during the months of January, April,
July, and October only. Please include a sufficient SASE for the
return of your manuscript or a single-stamped envelope if you
prefer a response only. When a deadline falls on a Sunday, a
postmark on Monday is fine. PAYS: On acceptance. $500 for first
rights. RT: 3 months. Email queries and submissions are NOT
accepted. Sample issues may be obtained by ordering directly off
the Glimmer Train web site at $9.95 per issue. (KM)
URL: http://www.glimmertrain.com/
GL: http://www.glimmertrain.com/glimmertrain/writguid1.html
E-mail: info@glimmertrain.com
ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY
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Zoetrope: All-Story. 260 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY,
10001. Editor In Chief: Adrienne Brodeur. Short fiction magazine
founded by Francis Coppola. FREQ: Quarterly. CIRC: 40K. NEEDS:
Literary short fiction. LENGTH: 7K wds max. GL: Zoetrope:
All-Story offers two ways to submit. For their innovative on-line
submissions roundtable, please follow the link provided at the
end of this market listing. For postal submissions, use normal ms
submission guidelines and include SASE. Simsubs okay, multiple
submissions okay (no more than two at a time), previously published
material not accepted. No postal submissions accepted June-September.
RIGHTS: First Serial plus Film Option. PAYS: $1.2K per story.
RT: Postal- 3-5 months. Electronic subs: 1 month or twelve "reads"
(roundtable readings). TIP: "Zoetrope: All-Story bridges the worlds
of fiction and film by publishing stories that have or may be
developed into films." (SS)
URL: http://www.zoetrope-stories.com/
GL: On-Line Subs: http://workshop.fcoppola.com/
"Traditional" Subs:
http://www.zoetrope-stories.com/sub_viamail.html
E-Mail: abrodeur@compuserve.com (info only, no subs!)
[Inkspot Note: this market is related to, but not the same as,
the "Zoetrope: All-Story 'Extra'" market featured in INKLINGS
Issue 5.07, Mar. 31, 1999. Zoetrope: All-Story "Extra" is an
electronic companion publication with different payment and rights
particulars.]
FANTASY FOLKLORE AND FAIRYTALES
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Fantasy Folklore and FairyTales. FF&F; submissions c/o Chaosmanor
Enterprises, P. O. Box 753, Sioux City, IA 51102 FAX:
712-258-3635 Editor: Kathleen A. Hill. The premiere international
e-zine for fantasy readers and writers. Monthly. 1st issue on
September 1, 1999. NEEDS: articles and reviews, short stories,
poetry and artwork dealing with pre-selected topics / theme per
issue. SHORT STORIES: 1500-7500 wds. If the story is an excerpt
from a novel, please note this in your cover letter. But, the
story must be able to *stand alone.* If you have illustration,
that's wonderful. If not, we may contract illustration for the
piece. After all, we do print art, too. Contracted illustration
will be chosen by the staff of FF&F;, and is not subject to
approval by the author. FF&F; is interested in publishing quality
fiction, non-fiction and art with a fantasy, folklore and/or
fairytale background. We feel the subjects of fantasy, folklore
and fairytales intermingle, but can also stand separately.
Fantasy deals with things that can't quite be. Folklore is based
on myth and legend. Fairytales span the reaches of time, creating
parodies of life. First and foremost we want to be entertained.
ARTICLES/REVIEWS must deal with art, books, games, history,
movies, or other publications that fall under our subject
headings. These do not necessarily have to match the monthly
themes, but are better if they do. 1500 wds max. THEMES: First
issue: simply Fantasy, Folklore and Fairytales. Deadline: Aug 1,
1999 for the September 1st issue. October's theme: Hauntings.
Deadline: August 20, 1999. November's theme: Hollow Trees.
Deadline: September 20, 1999. Subjects will be posted 3 (three)
months in advance in the magazine. We will accept submissions up
to 3 (three) months in advance, but no more. Please be sure to
specify which theme is used. PAY: For short stories: On
acceptance. $10-$15. For articles/reviews: On publication. $5/.
FF&F; will retain rights for the month in which your work is
published. Submissions by snail mail or e-mail. Only one poem or
manuscript per e-mail. Submission guidelines on site. (ST)
URL: First issue: September 1999.
GL:http://www.Fantasytoday.com/Fantasy_eZine/fantasy_ezine.html
E-mail: submissions@Fantasytoday.com
OATMEAL STUDIOS
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Oatmeal Studios, POB 138, Town Road 35, Rochester, Vermont 05767.
Ph: 802/767-3171. Looking for humorous greeting card and notepad
ideas that appeal to a range of ages and interests. "Because
these cards and pads are sent from one person to another as a
greeting or message, they should read the way people really
talk." Does NOT want the following ideas: puns, gross or mean
ideas, narrowly focused ideas (i.e. having quintuplets or holiday
birthdays such as "On your St. Patrick's Day Birthday" etc.),
lengthy poetry or prose, and finally, "stuff that just isn't
funny." No need to include art with ideas. "However, if you do
have a 'picture idea', you can draw it out or describe it to us."
RIGHTS: Exclusive Greeting Card Rights. PAYMENT: $75 per original
idea selected. Pays on acceptance. Response time: 3-6 weeks
(occasionally 8). SUBMISSION FORMAT: Submit your lines on 3x5
cards, one idea per card. Include your name and address on each
card. Type if possible, or print carefully. Set up your outside
message and inside message on the same side of the card as in the
example below:
O: Another Birthday! Don't worry a bit. I've got
something to help you feel frisky as a puppy...
I: ...I frosted your cake with Alpo!
Submit as many ideas as you like. Include SASE. Please note: more
than twenty index cards will require additional postage. No
e-mail submissions at present. Card ideas need to be written for
occasions such as: Birthday, Christmas, Hallowe'en, Easter,
Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, Graduation,
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, St. Patrick's Day, Wedding, Thank You,
Retirement, Good-bye, New Baby, Miss You, Get Well, Love,
Congratulations, Relative Birthday, 21st, 30th, 40th, 50th 60th
Birthday, Belated Birthday, Anniversary (from friend to couple).
(DRO)
Please send market news to Sal Towse, towse@inkspot.com.
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Ask The Experts
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*** Please put "inklings question" in the subject header. ***
Judith Bowen (ROMANCE WRITER) JudithBowen@poboxes.com
David Breeden (POET) drpoetry@ktc.com
Charles Deemer (SCREENWRITER) cdeemer@teleport.com
Mark Fowler (LAWYER) askthelawyer@inkspot.com
Carol Henson (BOOK DOCTOR) bookdoc@Prodigy.net
Ken Jenks (ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER) MindsEye@tale.com
Ginger Knowlton (AGENT) agent@inkspot.com
Michelle Sagara (SF/FANTASY WRITER) Michelle.Sagara@sff.net
Lee Wardlaw (CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITER) lee@inkspot.com
Marcia Yudkin (FREELANCE WRITER) send to yudkin@inkspot.com
Columnists may be unable to reply privately to every message,
but will answer selected questions in future issues of Inklings.
Please keep your question BRIEF and send it to *one* columnist.
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ASK THE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER
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by Ken Jenks <MindsEye@tale.com>
Magic formula?
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Q: What's the magic formula for getting a story accepted at an
e-publisher?
A: There is no magic formula for acceptance, but here are some
tricks that will cause your story to be rewarded with a polite
little rejection note.
* Don't read or follow the guidelines.
Why would you send essays to a fiction publication? Why send
poetry when the editor wants only prose? I don't know, but
writers do it all the time. They're wasting their time -- and
mine. Every e-publication worth your time and effort has
guidelines posted on-line. Those guidelines are there for a
reason.
* Tell me your age.
"Dear Editor, I'm sixteen years old, and..." I might as well
stop reading there. If you tell me your age, you're trying to
make an excuse for why your writing isn't as good as other
authors'. If it's not good enough, don't send it to me. If it
is good, really good, I don't care if you're three or a
hundred and three. (Except maybe for the press release:
"Three Year Old Author publishes second novel.")
* Don't bother with a spell check.
Since the late 1970's, every major word processing program has
the ability to check your spelling. Really. It works. It's in
the manual. If you won't take the time to check the spelling
on your story before submitting it, I won't take the time to
read it.
* Send it to me on paper.
We publish electronically. If you write your stories longhand
or with a typewriter, someone must type your story into a
computer before it can be published here. That costs time,
effort and money, and I'm highly unlikely to find this
cost-effective. If you want it published on-line, send it to
me via e-mail. Or at the very least, mail me a floppy.
* Tell me your story is a reject.
"Dear Mr. Jenks, I tried submitting this story to other
magazines, but now I'm sending it to you." Honest. That's how
one of the cover letters started. If other editors rejected
your story, it probably needed more work.
* Use some bizarre e-mail attachment system.
The strangest so far was a novel in TeX format, tarred and
gzipped, then sent via Macintosh .sit and binhex. It took
me twenty minutes to "open the envelope." Just send the text,
please.
Most of these problems just cause a minor annoyance, and are not
cause for an automatic rejection. In fact, the only really
automatic rejection is if your story has the phrase "make money
fast" in the title -- my e-mail program will send it straight to
the trash. But with e-publishing just as with book and magazine
publishing, reading and heeding the publisher's guidelines can
save both of us some frustration.
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Ken Jenks is the editor-in-chief and owner of Mind's Eye Fiction,
a paying market for short stories on the Internet. He is pleased
to correspond with readers, writers, agents and publishers about
on-line publishing. Mind's Eye fiction can be found at
<http://tale.com/>.
Copyright (c) 1999 Ken Jenks.
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THE WRITERS COLONY
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by Kevin Haworth <kehaworth@earthlink.net>
Anyone who sits down to write fiction or poetry on a regular
basis has probably dreamed of visiting a writers colony -- a
place where the phone doesn't ring, the bills don't arrive, the
plumber doesn't need to be summoned at emergency rates, and the
television doesn't sing devilishly from the other side of the
room. At such a place, you imagine, you'll finish your novel,
pop out a few stories, and hobnob with other writers who are just
as talented and dedicated as you.
But will a writers colony (a.k.a. a writer's residency) live up
to that dream? Not for everyone, of course. But the nature of a
writers colony -- many hours and few obligations -- does
increase your chances of spending quality time with your work. I
recently spent a month-in-residency at the Vermont Studio Center,
a colony for both writers and visual artists, and worked on my
novel every day for twenty-five consecutive days. Twenty-five
straight days of fiction writing: that's a fabulous result!
Before you go running off to the nearest colony, however, here
are some Frequently Asked Questions to help you make educated
choices.
What will I do at a colony?
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You'll write. You'll also meet very talented people who, like
you, are dedicated enough to writing to drop their everyday lives
for a month. You'll spend time in a very pretty place (lovely
settings are a prerequisite for artists' colonies), have some
good meals, and maybe visit the local pub a few times. But most
of all you'll write. And write. And write. The basic currency
of the writers colony is time: you'll have it in abundance.
Who goes to a writers colony?
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Colonies draw both emerging writers and writers who have
published books and need some time to give a project a push. Many
colonies accept not only writers but painters, photographers,
composers, and sculptors. The opportunity to interact with
artists from other media is one of the great benefits of the
colony experience.
What's it like?
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Settings range from the primitive and small (Dorland Mountain
Arts, in Temecula, CA) to the well populated and relatively plush
(MacDowell Colony, in Petersborough, NH). Most colonies tend
toward the monk-ascetic model of environment. The Vermont Studio
Center, for example, had simple accommodations in a small town but
an inspired dining hall with three excellent meals a day. Judge
your level of tolerance for your surroundings and choose
accordingly.
How do I get in?
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Most colonies demand an example of your work before offering a
residency, though exceptions exist. Well-established colonies
like Yaddo, in Saratoga Springs, NY, have a reputation for being
discriminating (but don't let that discourage you), while other,
less-well known colonies may have broader acceptance criteria.
Winning a place at a colony is a bit like having a story or poem
accepted in a literary journal -- you never know what people will
like, so why not submit your work?
How much does it cost?
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Some colonies (like the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown,
MA) offer a full fellowship or even a stipend to anyone they
accept. Others can cost quite a bit ($3000 for a month isn't
exceptional). Most colonies offer fellowships, grants, work-study
programs, and other opportunities to reduce the expense. Here's
an insider's hint: most colonies have more grant money available
outside the summer months (June-August), since most people apply
for summer residencies.
Will I have the opportunity to network?
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Yes, but one of the stark differences between writers colonies
and writers conferences is that colonies don't bill themselves as
networking opportunities. Don't expect to meet the agent who will
buy your book there. Most people are there to write, not to
conduct business.
That said, you will make some terrific contacts, though they'll
probably be people in the same situation as yourself (think
lateral, rather than vertical networking). I met some editors of
literary journals to whom I'll submit work, and some artists that
I'd like to collaborate with in the future. But after a month
together, I've acquired many more artist friends, which I
appreciate more than the potential monetary/career benefits.
Where can I find information about specific colonies?
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The most comprehensive site is maintained by the Alliance of
Artists Communities, which links to colonies that host artists
from a wide variety of genres. You can search the site by artistic
category or by geographic region. It also posts a list of colony-
related links. It's found at: http://www.teleport.com/~aac/
The Shaw Guides Writers Colonies site comes complete with
descriptions and significant info. It lists writers colonies by
state (and a few international colonies). It lists e-mail
addresses for most colonies but only maintains direct links
to a few. It's at:
http://www.shawguides.com/
The list at the Nebraska Center for Writers isn't as long the one
at Shaw Guides, but all of its entries are directly linked.
Find it at: http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/colonies.htm
Finally, for those who want a print version, _Artists and
Writers Colonies_, by Gail Hellund Bower, is an excellent
resource. It can be ordered on the web from:
http://www.teleport.com/~bhp/b_books/b_Artists.html
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Kevin Haworth's short fiction has won several grants and awards,
including most recently a month-long residency at the Vermont
Studio Center. He writes regularly for Publishers Weekly and is
currently at work on a novel about Danish Jews during the
Holocaust.
Copyright (c) 1999 Kevin Haworth.
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INKSPOT WRITERS COMMUNITY CENTER (IWCC) UPDATE by Shane Stacks
http://www.inkspot.com/ss/iwcc/
NEXT PUBLISHED AUTHOR OPEN FORUM CHAT:
**Wed, Aug 11th @ 8 PM EDT / 7 PM CDT with Brian A. Hopkins**
Join us for a night of frights and delights in the Inkspot
Classroom as Brian A. Hopkins, author of the novel COLD AT HEART
(nominated to the preliminary ballot for both the coveted Bram
Stoker and Nebula awards) and sixty-plus short stories
(appearing in such prestigious places as DRAGON MAGAZINE,
ABORIGINAL SCIENCE FICTION, and the Stoker-winning anthology
HORRORS! 365 SCARY STORIES), shares his unique vision on writing,
both in the horror/dark fantasy field and in general. Want to
know more? Click on over to http://www.inkspot.com/ss/iwcc/ for
the full scoop.
CHAT REPORT: Renni Browne's July 7th OPEN FORUM Q&A; was a blast,
as this editor-turned-writer braved severe weather and technical
difficulties to deliver a fascinating take on publishing from both
sides of the fence. Thanks again, Renni! For a transcript, see
http://www.inkspot.com/ss/iwcc/transcripts.html, or send a blank
email to renni@inkspot.com to receive it via autoresponder.
MISCELLANY: Up-To-Date IWCC info and help can ALWAYS be found at
http://www.inkspot.com/ss/iwcc/, or contact Shane Stacks
directly: staxx@inkspot.com. The IWCC is generously supported by
the kind folks at MOOkti (http://noisey.oise.utoronto.ca:9996/).
**THE IWCC IS OPEN 24/7, COME ON IN AND HAVE A BLAST ANYTIME!**
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