The first annual Calgary Children’s Book Fair and Conference featuring local children’s authors and illustrators is set to take place Saturday, November 14, 2009. Promoter and children’s author, Simon Rose (The Doomsday Mask 2009), took the challenge of creating and administering this new book event.
When asked why he wanted to bring [...]
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Just as I was talking about entering writing contests yesterday, the following came across my email today about the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Amazon is looking for new voices in fiction and are accepting entries. If you care to do the work to have your manuscript in proper format and send it in on [...]
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Is entering a writing contest a good idea? Why should you have to pay to enter?
There are many writing contests being offered by various organizations. Most are free. Some have a charge. You have to determine if you want to pay to enter a contest. Some call it an administrative fee or depending on the [...]
