Chattanooga Writers Guild

CWG News & Announcements:

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
CWG NEWSLETTER -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009

Southeast Review Online
Interview with Dale Peck
http://southeastreview.org/2009/peck0217.php
With a lower number of entrants than usual into SR's contest that was to end March 1st, they have extended the deadline to March 20th. Here is your chance to be published in one of the top Literary Journals in the country and win some cash.
http://southeastreview.org/contests.php

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Meacham Writers' Workshop
UTC's biannual writing conference is scheduled for March 19-21 and is free and open to the public. This conference will consist of readings by visiting authors as well as Saturday morning workshops. Visiting writers will include Marvin Bell, Nathan Bell, Xu Xi, MarcFitten, Pamela Uschuk, William Pitt Root, Gaylord Brewer, and Sebastian Matthews.
Readings:
Thursday, March 19, 7:00 pm at Chattanooga State University
Friday, March 20, 12:00 pm and 7:00 pm at UTC's University Center Raccoon Mtn. Room Saturday, March 21, 2:00 pm at Rock Point Bookstore
Workshops:
Saturday, March 21, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at UTC's University Center, rooms TBD.

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Member Julianne Hale Wins Award
...A feature I wrote for Birmingham Parent magazine won the Gold Award for Editorial Excellence from Parenting Publications of America...I'm under a deadline...for the Riverbend feature for CityScope magazine. I did get to interview Three Dog Night and The Commodores and I *MAY* get to interview Willie Nelson, which would rock my world.

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Member Book Signing Thursday, March 5
Author: Sybil Baker
Location: Rock Point Books, 401 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403 US
When: Thursday, March 5, 7:00PM
Novel: The Life Plan

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GRIST, Tennessee's New Literary Journal
The new national literary journal from the University of Tennessee, GRIST, is looking for writers.
http://www.gristjournal.com/?CFID=2603243&CFTOKEN=32274904

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Available Online--ASJA--Monthly Publication
The latest public section of The ASJA Monthly published by the American Society of Journalists and Authors is now available for download (PDF). The newest issue, April, features using social media to promote your work. Other months are also archived.
http://www.asja.org/newspub/newspub.php

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Glimmer Train Stories -- Submissions Due March 31
The Fiction Open closes March 31. Word count range: 2,000 – 20,000. First place wins $2,000 and publication in Issue 75 of Glimmer Train Stories. Second- and third-place winners receive $1,000/$600 (or, if chosen for publication, $700).

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Fiction Writing Made Fun and Also Easier
Experienced writer Randy Ingermanson laces his website and ezines with humor, sharing his Snowflake method for planning a novel, as well as great ideas for marketing writing.
http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/

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Winning Writers Contests Newsletter
Subscribe to monthly newsletter listing poetry and other writing contests.
http://www.winningwriters.com/newsletter/public/2009/nl_public_0903sup.htm

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love--101 Heartwarming and Humorous Stories about Dating, Romance, Love and Marriage
...A fun new book about dating, romance, love, and marriage, scheduled for publication in January 2010, for Valentine's Day, with true stories and poems about your soulmate, your true love, the one that got away, and all the ups and downs of your love life. Stories can be serious, hilarious, or both. We prefer stories and poems written in the first person of 600-1,200 words. Some suggested topics:
Dating adventures - the good and the bad, how you met, internet searching and dating, speed dating and other strategies, when did you know, proposals/wedding stories, senior dating and love at a certain age, making marriage work, second chances.
If your story is chosen, your bio will be printed in the book if you so choose. You will also receive a check for $200 and 10 free copies of your book, worth more than $100. You will retain the copyright for your story, and you will retain the right to resell it. SUBMISSIONS go to: http://www.chickensoupforthesoul.com/form.asp?cid=submit_story . DEADLINE is May 31, 2009. Also check the site for other submissions now being solicited.

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Diverse Group of Storytellers, Poets, & Musicians Collaborate at Barking Legs on March 7
"... a very talented group of artists whose paths would not usually cross ... on stage together," says storyteller Jim Pfitzer. He's co-producing the show at Barking Legs Theater along with storytellers and poets Finn Bille and Vincent Phipps.
Along with Bille, Pfitzer, and Phipps, the line-up includes storyteller Isaac Blevins, Poet Ray Zimmerman, hammer dulcimerist Rick Davis, fiddler Christie Burns, trumpeter Chad Garrison, and other special guests. Each act blends a spoken word performance and music.
A frequent collaborator with other musicians, Rick Davis says, "Instead of responding to music, (in this project) I am inspired by the story and how it is told...There's a different dimension to it."
Some proceeds from this event will benefit a South side family who recently lost their home to a fire.
Barking Legs Theater is located at 1307 Dodds Avenue in Chattanooga. Show begins at 7:00 on Saturday, March 7, 2009.
Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information, contact Jim Pfitzer at 423.987.0003 or jim@jimpfitzer.com.

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Please send writer news, accomplishments, opportunities, contests, etc. to Karen H. Phillips, kphillipso@aol.com . If at all possible, submit 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!