Document Driven
16420 SE McGillivray, #103-103
Vancouver, WA 98683
ph: 503-789-6245
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The Writing Scene
Listed:
The Writer 2008 Short-Story Contest
77th Writer's Digest Writing Competition
Conferences:
Washington
Oregon
Elsewhere
Contest:
The Writer 2008 Short-Story Contest:
Submit an unpublished mystery short story, to 2,000 words.
Deadline: June 30
Entry fee: $10
Prizes: $1,000, $300, $200
Tip: Submit with an official entry form.
Contact: 2008 Short-Story Contest, The Writer, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187
77th Writer's Digest Competition
Grand Prize: $3,000 cash and a trip to New York City to meet with editors and agents.Compete and Win in 10 Categories:
Inspirationl Writing
Memoirs/ Personal Essay
Magazine Feature Article
Genre Short Story
Television/Movie Script
Mainstream/ Literary Short Story
Rhyming Poetry
Non-rhyming Poetry
Stage Play
Children's/Young Adult Fiction
Entry Deadline: May 15th, 2008.
Late Entry Deadline: June 2, 2008.
For rules and entry form, visit www.writersdigest.com.
CONFERENCES
WASHINGTON
Writing It Real Port Townsend Writers' Conference
(Sponsored by Writing It Real)
Date: June 26-30, 2008
Place: Harborside Inn, Port Townsend, WA.
Features: Sheila Bender, Meg Files, Jack Heffron, Susan Rich.
Price: $475
Contact: Rhebe Greenwald or Sheila Bender
394 Colman Drive
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: 360-385-7839
conference @ writingitreal.com
www.writingitreal.com/wireconferences2008.htm
Write On the Sound Writers Conference
Date: October 3-5. 2008
Place: Edmonds, WA.
Workshops on craft, taught by regional authors, instructors and industry professionals. Writing contest and manuscript critique.
Contact: Kris Gillespie
700 Main St.,
Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: 425-771-0228
wots @ ci.edmonds.wa.us
www.ci.edmonds.wa.us/artscommission/wots.stm
OREGON
Tin House Summer Writers Workshop
Date: July 13-20
Place: Portland, Oregon
A weeklong intensive program of workshops, seminars, panels and readings.
Contact: Tin House Summer Writers Workshop
P. O. Box 10500
Portland, OR. 97210
Phone: 503-219-0622
cheston @ tinhouse.com
www.tinhouse.com
Willamette Writers Conference
Date: August 1-3, 2008
Place: Portland, Oregon
Offers fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, manuscript editing, publishing, pitching, research and business workshops.
Contact: Willamette Writers Conference
9045 SW Barbur Blvd, Ste 5A
Portland, OR 97219
Phone: 503-452-1592
wilwrite @ willamettewriters.com
www.willamettewriters.com
ELSEWHERE
16th Annual Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Date: June 26-29, 2008
Place: Jackson, WY
Featuring 5 New York Times bestselling authors: Elizabeth George, Gail Tsukiyama, Jane Hamilton, Bob Mayer, and Kyle Mills--fiction, nonfiction, travel/outdoor writing, poetry and young adult.
Contact: Tim Sandlin
P. O. Box 1974
Jackson, WY 83001
Phone: 307-413-3332
tim @ jacksonholewritersconference.com
www.jacksonholewritersconference.com
Bread Loaf Writers Conference
Date: August 13-24, 2008
Place: Middlebury, VT
Writing workshops by faculty members--fiction, poetry, nonfiction.
Contact: Noreen Cargill
Bread Loaf Writers Conference
14 Old Chapel Rd.,
5525 Middlebury College St.
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-443-5286
ncargill @ middlebury.edu
www.middlebury.edu/`blwc
Other News
A new workshop:
Another "Working on Your Novel" workshop at Document Driven will begin later in the Spring.
To see our new web page, click on The Smart Writer, for information about writers, writing and publishing.
Contact us today!
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16420 SE McGillivray, #103-103
Vancouver, WA 98683
ph: 503-789-6245
alt: janice@documentdriven.com
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