Chattanooga Writers Guild

CWG News & Announcements:

Saturday, April 18, 2009
CWG NEWSLETTER -- Saturday, April 18

Read Around Tennessee
Rock Point Books
Saturday, April 18
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Hear readings by local writers. For full details call (423) 315-0721 or contact znaturalist@yahoo.com Read around Tennessee is a project of the Tennessee Writers Alliance, and takes places at venues throughout the state on April 18, 2009. This event is hosted by Ray Zimmerman, also known as MC Ray Z.

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April is National Poetry Month, so Post a Poem
Share a poem on the CWG Facebook Discussion Board.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=8791&post=44155&uid=140111310462#post44155

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Storyteller Directs Nest-Building Experiment
Jim Pfitzer entertains this month with storytelling and a hands-on activity/experiment in nest building at RockCity. Check out his website for the calendar and blog for photos and information on the experiment.
http://www.jimpfitzer.com/http://jimpfitzer.wordpress.com/project-eagles-nest/http://www.seerockcity.com/

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Smoky Mountain Writers Conference Postponed
Planners have postponed the SMW Conference scheduled for this fall in East Tennessee because of the current economy. This new conference will be held later, so watch for updates. In the meantime, if you have program ideas, particular writers you'd prefer to lead workshops, or other comments from your own experience with conferences, please contact Nancy Williams, Shawnee114@msn.com

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Member Published
An article by Pris Shartle recently appeared in the publication, Chattanooga Parent.

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Tutorials for Writer/Illustrators
http://yellapalooza.com/tutorials/tutorials.html

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Articles on Self-editing, Self-publishing, and of General Interest to Writers
http://www.underdown.org/self-publishing.htm

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Silas House Encourages All CWG writers to Enter Contests
http://www.lmunet.edu/mhlf/guide.html

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Three May Fiction Contests
WritersMarket.com lists more than 140 fiction contests. Here are three accepting entries in May:
Annual Gival Press Novel Award is offered annually for a previously unpublished original novel. With a May 30 deadline, the prize is $3,000, plus publication of the book with a standard contract.
Drue Heinz Literature Prize is offered annually to writers who have published a book-length collection of fiction or at least 3 short stories in commercial magazines or literary journals with national distribution. Submissions must be made between May 1 and June 30. The prize is $15,000.
Elizabeth Simpson Smith Award is offered annually for unpublished short stories. With a May 31 deadline, the prize is $500 and publication in an anthology.

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Sign up for Rock Point Books Email Newsletter
http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001Vzv-UqW3G56FiTfzb2Rbjw%3D%3D (You may have to click and exit, then click again, as the first time you get an ad from Constant Contact.)

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Website with Articles on Writing
http://www.startawritingbusiness.co.uk/

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One Blogger Thinks Future of Ebooks Is Dark
What do you think? Go to Chattanooga Writers Guild Facebook Group and post your response on the discussion board.
Blogger on ebooks: http://www.blackplasticglasses.com/2009/03/30/why-ebooks-must-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-43
Chattanooga Writers Guild Facebook Group Discussion Board:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=8798&post=44152&uid=140111310462#post44152

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Joseph Campbell Roundtable Meets Monday at Grace Episcopal
As of this month, the Roundtable will be held in Room 120 at 7 pm.
Grace is located on Brainerd Road at Belvoir Avenue. The room is located across the hall from the Grace Bookstore. Coffee and tea will be available.
April 20: Ray Zimmerman will be presenting on "Star myths: storytelling and ethno-astronomy."
May 18: Derek Williams will present on The Myth of Sisyphus: Myth in relation to our work.

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Video Clip of Carol Meacham's Presentation on the Myth in Star Wars
Slide show with rather jazzy Star Wars music annotated with the steps in the Hero's Journey as defined by Campbell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwKeOpAZHac&feature=related

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Use Art for Writing Inspiration
http://www.illustrationfriday.com/
http://drawn.ca/

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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. 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. Whenever 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!