Chattanooga Writers Guild

CWG News & Announcements:

Thursday, March 19, 2009
CWG NEWSLETTER -- FRIDAY, MARCH 20

CWG's Upcoming Monthly Meeting
The next meeting of the CWG, Tuesday, April 14, 2009, will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. Guest speaker is Jim Johnston, publisher at Celtic Cat Publishing, an award-winning independent publisher founded in 1995. This meeting is open to the public. Remember, April is poetry month!

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The AEC Needs Us!
From Rachel at the Arts and Education Council: We still need volunteers for the Conference on Southern Literature (April 2-4). You can email me at rcorell@artsedcouncil.org if you'd like to sign up for a shift. Remember, volunteers get discounted tickets!
Thanks to those of you who have already volunteered to help with the Conference on Southern Literature! As of right now, we still have A LOT of shifts that are completely unfilled-- and just as many shifts need additional people.I have attached my most recent copy of the volunteer shift list. Please look it over and let me know, in order of preference, what shift you can work if you have not already done so. If you can do more than one shift, that would be great.
Rachel Corell- Administrative CoordinatorArts & Education Council- 423-267-1218- rcorell@artsedcouncil.org

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Cheerios Cereal Box Books
Cheerios announced they will sponsor the third annual New Author Contest, offering children's writers the chance to distribute their book inside cereal boxes. The grand prize is $5,000 and consideration by children's editors at Simon & Schuster.
Entries will be accepted between March 16 through July 15, 2009, and the rules are here. The contest has opened up a brand new book market as well. This spring, 1.5 million paperback copies of the first winning book will be distributed for free inside Cheerios boxes.Here's more about the first year's winner, Shellie Braeuner, from the release: "Braeuner, a nanny from Nashville, [won] the $5,000 cash prize ... over the past year, 'The Great Dog Wash' came to life. Simon & Schuster will publish 'The Great Dog Wash,' illustrated by Robert Neubecker, in hardcover this summer."

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Article on what Editors Look For
http://www.pw.org/content/agents_and_editors_qampa_four_young_editors

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101 Essential Resources for Freelancers
http://applicant.com/101-essential-resources-for-freelancers/

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Science Fiction Writers Are Buzzing
A video from http://www.ted.com/ will amaze anyone who's open to the future. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

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Looking for a Contest?
Writers Digest Competition Central
http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions

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Copy Editor Writes Hit Song via Internet
The news business is one that didn't require an economic meltdown to create layoffs. Christopher Ave, the political editor of the St. Louis Post Dispatch has written a song called "The Copy Editor's Lament: The Layoff Song."

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Please send writer news, accomplishments, opportunities, contests, etc. to Karen H. Phillips, kphillipso@aol.com . Please begin subject line in all caps with two hyphens: NEWSLETTERCWG-- followed by important dates/deadlines, and brief description of the item you're sending. I apologize for not posting several meetings this week, because I didn't check frequently for dates. Using the beginning subject words above will send the email to my CWG Newsletter folder. The visual reminder in the email subject line will help me keep news timely. If at all possible, submit announcements at least one week in advance. For example, if you're a writers' group leader, submit your meeting information one week before your meeting, as it otherwise may not be published in time. Thanks for all the helpful information you send--we writers thrive with support and encouragement!