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Equus VIP Press night + danieljradcliffe.tk's excl...
Equus opening night press junket interviews
Report: Equus
The Daily Telegraph interview (UK)
Equus photocall
Warner Bros. Pictures press release regarding Daniel
Matt Holyoak photoshoot
Equus VIP Press night + danieljradcliffe.tk's exclusive photos and report
Marion 28 February 2007 0
Below you find the photos from the VIP press night of Equus in London which took place yesterday.
You can now find photos from Daniel J Radcliffe Holland's Equus visit on 24th February: Website -> Exclusives.
Photos: Getty Images
Labels: Equus, site
Press junket interviews with Daniel and Richard Griffiths during the opening night of Equus at the Gielgud Theatre yesterday, 27th February.
The Celeb Factory
On playing different roles
GMTV
BBC London News
ITV News
Photo: YouTube
Labels: Equus
by Marion
24th February 2007, London
Daniel arrives at the Theatre
When I arrived at the Gielgud Theatre at 1:30 to collect my tickets for the show, I was walking around the theatre to look where I could find the Stage Door, so I knew where I had to be trying to get an autograph later that evening..When I was there , a crowd of people stood there who were waiting for the crew of Equus to arrive. I waited of course, because I knew Dan had to show up within some minutes. (It was almost one hour before playtime) Then I saw Jenny Agutter walking out of the stage door. She stayed for a little while to sign some autographs and to chat to some fans and then left again.
After that a car arrived and Richard Griffiths came out. He also signed some autographs and got into the theatre. Then there arrived another car. A big dark BMW... and stopped at the Stage Door entrance. My dad (who was with me in London) managed to make some pics from.. Daniel! Who was sitting in the car ready to get out and going into the theatre. There were not much people there at the moment.
About Equus the Play
The play started off with the six horses. Daniel was standing in the middle with one horse. The first thing Dan said was about a milkywaybar (a song) "Milkybar is good for you" (He was singing it because he didn't wanted to say something to Dr. Dysart (Richard Griffiths) It was a very funny part.. He did that for three times!
I think most of you know where this play is all about. (if you don't you can check equustheplay.com) The horses where men with masks and metal around there shoes. When the play goes further, Daniel has also a scene with the horse "Nugget" played by Will Kemp. This is a scene where he is riding on the horse and at the same moment enjoys having sex. With much compliments to Daniel, because that must be a really hard scene to do and it was really impressive. It's a really intense scene where he had to shout very hard… This was the last scene before the break.
During the play he had also scenes where he didn't said at thing, he is just sitting there staring.. I really thought this was impressive to, because I can't sit that long and just stare at one point :P After that the scenes with Joanna Christie came. (and she also very good, I'l have to say that) Jill (Joanna) wants to have sex with Alan after they have been to the cinema to watch an 18+ movie when they got caught by Alan's dad (Jonathan Cullen) (was a bit sad but also funny, can't explain why, its probably because of how he explained that scene)
To me Daniel looked full of self-confidence about the way he acted on stage and it all looked so good. During the show they also used smoke/light effects which I thought looked really cool!. The scene with Daniel and Joanna naked was also very good! (and very intense) They were supposed to have sex in that scene, but Alan didn't wanted to because he felt that the other Horses where looking to him then.
The play was really amazing!! and it was over before I knew it..
© Daniel J Radcliffe Holland 2007.
The Daily Telegraph interview on the eve of the West End revival of Equus with Daniel and the rest of the cast.
JR Maiming a horse is a far cry from riding a hippogriff, isn't it?
DR Completely. There came a point on the third Potter film when I thought, acting is what I want to do. I thought it would be a bad idea to wait till the Potter films were all finished to do something else. There are certain people who will be more than happy to see you in any other role you like, and there will be some who will never, ever see you as anything other than Harry Potter. Once you've accepted that, it's fine - you just do whatever you like. With this, they can say I'm good or terrible but the one thing they can't say is I haven't challenged myself.
And playing a horse is a long way from one of Tchaikovsky's swans...
WK What was intriguing was coming into such a perfect play where I'm able to be an actor and still utilise the training I've had as a dancer in physical theatre. So I get to cross over. But I've also been working with a lead choreographer in a way that I haven't previously. She does a lot of contact improvising, which climaxes with people throwing themselves at each other.
For the older cast members, are there strong memories of the original production, and does the play still have a contemporary urgency?
JA I saw it at the National. It was an extraordinarily dynamic piece of work. It was quite different from anything I had seen, although also a bit like Greek drama. It's about what Shaffer is often about - mediocrity versus the extraordinary.
RG I was at the RSC in 1973 knocking out 12 or 15 shows a year at Stratford. A night off when you could go and see somebody else's show was just a futile dream. So I never saw Equus. Based on what people told me about it, I wondered whether the psychiatry world has moved on a bit. I have friends who are psychiatrists, and I ran it by them. They said there are new concepts and new problems, but essentially the approaches used are all perfectly valid and would be recognised by any practising psychiatrist. For Peter Shaffer, the key question is nothing to do with psychiatry. It is much more fundamental and philosophical. It is to say, what is the purpose of us being here?
The play argues that if you scratch the surface of any domestic environment, you will find abnormality and dysfunction. Is that your experience?
DR I know a few people that are very much like Alan, in that they are quick to anger. I recognise bits of myself in Alan, absolutely, and I think when young people come to see the play they will see themselves in him. I've got a great image of somebody who came to see the play when they were 16 and saw themselves as Alan, and then coming to see it again and seeing themselves as Dysart.
RG It's nip and tuck as to who is in more trouble. Dysart really wants to take a walk on the wild side but he knows it could be the end of the world if he did.
DR Alan's trouble is more visible because he hasn't got the vocabulary or social skills to disguise it.
RG We are all products of various degrees of dysfunction. There is a big debate in the play about what is normal. My guideline is Billy Connolly's: "I'll tell you what's normal. There's you, and there's the rest of the f***in' world. That's what is normal."
The play is an extreme portrayal of teenage isolation. How do young actors avoid the psychological fall-out of early stardom?
JA For me it was very different from what Daniel has done. I started at 11 and was 17 when I did The Railway Children. I was very questioning as to whether I should do it because I'd just done Walkabout, which is about the loss of innocence, and I was going to move on. But you go between being young and older at that age, and it seemed the right thing to do. Daniel must be one of the few people that's actually allowed to grow up in a character.
DR It's me and the boy who was in The 400 Blows and Truffaut's other Antoine Doinel films. I've been lucky enough to have a direct route laid out for me.
JA You are probably much more clear-sighted with what you are doing with your acting. I was really quite tentative about it.
Physically, it's a hugely demanding first stage role for a 17-year-old actor.
WK Dan is up for anything. We do a lot of things together - running around with him on my shoulders. I'm grateful that he's in fantastic nick, plus he's actually quite light.
DR Eight and a half stone.
WK I've probably carried heavier women than Dan.
Towards the end of the play, Alan and a stable girl have a love scene that goes badly wrong. The scene is, in all senses of the word, revealing, in that it involves nudity. How do you approach it?
JA This is always the difficulty with people's obsession with the idea of nakedness. They forget what it's actually about. In a way, it has to be naked. It's not sensational. When this play was on, there was Abelard and Eloise, Hair, Oh! Calcutta! They were all taking their clothes off.
DR I didn't look at the nudity and go, oh great. But it's the same as doing a role with an accent or a particular affectation. You look at the character first. Lots of the actors that I've admired have at one stage or another taken their kit off. It's a rite of passage. That iconic scene is the physical and emotional climax of the play. So if I do that with pants on, it would be crap.
source: telegraph.co.uk
Labels: Daniel, Equus
There are now production photos of Daniel in Equus from a photocall which took place yesterday at the Gielgud Theatre in London.
In response of recent bad press regarding Warner Brothers feelings towards Daniel's role in the West End production of Equus, Warner Brothers has released an official press announcement.
Warner Bros. Pictures - Statement on Daniel Radcliffe
LONDON, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to pieces that have run in various UK media - A spokesperson from Warner Bros. Pictures has issued the following:
"Daniel Radcliffe is an extremely talented actor, as well as a great collaborator and friend to Warner Bros. Pictures. We've had great experiences working with him on our films and fully support him in the artistic choices he makes as an actor."
Promotional photoshoot by Matt Holyoak for Equus. See photos at camerapress.com (search for holyoak radcliffe 2007) .
Photo: camerapress


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Q: In Laravel how to stage all vendor folder file to bitbucket? I have Installed Laravel in my local system and configure with local environment, now i want to upload project into bit bucket server but inside vendor folder many .gitignore file are available.
So, How can i stage my all file to server without ignoring any file?

A: Don't push your vendor folder to your repository. composer.lock and composer.json files should be enough.
Check this problems and solutions:

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*Problem with thirty package updates after your commit: use locked versions on composer.json (like "1.2.3" and no "^1.2"). More info on https://12factor.net/dependencies

*Use Bitbucket Pipelines and run composer install on your every commit/merge: https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/php-with-bitbucket-pipelines-873907835.html. Then you only push your composer, and bitbucket run composer install for you. Next, you can upload only files modified to your server ;) (vía FTP or a simple webhook if your server support it)

Don't forget, its a really bad practice maintain your vendor folder inside your repository. Check PRO repositories like Laravel or Symfony, you can see that none of them have their vendor folder.

A: I agree with @pablorsk that pipelines would be a more suitable approach if possible.  If you really want to make sure that you don't ignore anything in the vendor directory then you can execute this from the root of your installation (tested sed WITHOUT the -i option):
find ./ -name '.gitignore'|xargs sed -i 's/.*vendor.*//g'

BE CAREFUL AND MAKE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT!!!!!
I would definitely do this in a separate branch where .gitignore itself was checked in.

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25% of Millennial Brits Now Embrace Going Vegan Due to COVID-19
Millennial Brits between the ages of 21 and 30 say the pandemic has made plant-based foods more appealing.
COVID-19 has caused 25 percent of Brits between 21 and 30 to find plant-based foods more appealing; millennials are now embracing veganism.
By Audrey Enjoli
A new report reveals the COVID-19 outbreak has sparked an increase in veganism among millennial Brits.
Market research firm Mintel conducted the study. It found 25 percent of Brits between the ages of 21 and 30 say the pandemic has made eating plant-based foods more appealing.
"Even before the spread of COVID-19, we were seeing a growing interest in plant-based food and drink across global markets," Alex Beckett said in a press release. Beckett is Mintel Food & Drink's associate director.
Beckett added: "It may well be that the pandemic is accelerating this trend."
Plant-Based Food Sales Surge During COVID
The coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the meat industry. As a result, per-capita meat consumption is expected to decrease to the lowest its been in nearly a decade, according to the UN's Food Outlook Biannual Report on Global Food Markets.
There have been many contributing factors to this drop in meat consumption, such as COVID-related market disruptions. Confirmed cases of the virus, as well as worker callouts, forced a number of meat processing facilities to close or reduce operations.
With meat sales down, plant-based meat sales have been skyrocketing amid the pandemic. But the growing trend for plant-based foods was on the rise even before the outbreak.
According to a Mintel study released earlier this year, UK sales of meatless foods are expected to exceed £1.1 billion. The report shows that plant-based meat sales have increased by 40 percent between 2014 and 2019 to reach an estimated £816 million in total sales.
The market research firm attributes this growth to the UK's increasing number of vegans and flexitarians. Mintel reports that 39 percent of Brits are now consciously reducing or limiting the amount of meat they consume.
"The rising popularity of flexitarian diets has helped to drive demand for meat-free products. Many consumers perceive that plant-based foods are a healthier option, and this notion is the key driver behind the reduction in meat consumption in recent years," Kate Vlietstra, an analyst at Mintel, said in a release.
In addition to the health benefits of consuming plant-based foods, the firm credits the shift in diets to environmental as well as animal welfare concerns.
Audrey Enjoli
STAFF WRITER | LOS ANGELES, CA Audrey writes about sustainability, food, and entertainment. She has a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and political science.
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Q: Redefining the symbol for the end of proof to \blackbox In a .cls file, which is referenced by my latex code, I have the following definition for the end of proof symbol:
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Can somebody please explain what is happening here, and how should I change it, so that I can just have the black box symbol (■) at the end of the proofs.


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Arts News, Author News, Awards and Contests, Book Launches, Conferences and Meetings, Cox & Palmer Literary Awards, Creative Writing, Events, Fairs and Festivals, Island Literary Awards, Seminars and Workshops, Workshops, Writing Competitions
TWP Weekly Writing Post™ 2015 September 13-19 Edition
Posted by Cindy on September 11, 2015
2015 September 13-19 Edition
Labour Day has come and gone, the first day of school has passed and people are prepping for Thanksgiving and, after that, Halloween. Is that so unexpected? Cultures, throughout time and the world over, have looked forward eagerly to public holidays, festivals, and all manner of celebrations. Indeed, what could be better than a celebration, with festivities to go along with it? Holidays are celebrations we can share with multitudes of others, particularly when they are celebrated nationally or, even better, internationally. Where I grew up, Halloween was not a traditional holiday until the Americans brought it when they began teaching in the Philippines towards the end of the 19th century. They sent teachers in ships, established the first ever Normal School (where I received my Bachelor's degree, incidentally), and, after WWII, implemented a nation-wide public school curriculum with the creation of a Department of Education patterned after the US public school system. Education included understanding and celebrating American holidays, celebrated because the Philippines was a Commonwealth Republic of the U.S. until it gained independence from the US in 1946. In truth, the country was still under the illusion that it could become a US State, and early Presidents governed according to the dictates and desires of the US government until Martial Law was declared in 1971. To finally arrive in North America in a country where Halloween is celebrated so festively with costumes, trick-and-treating, and Halloween parties, was an experience to remember, even if I was too old to experience it as a child. As a matter of fact, trick-or-treating only gained some popularity in the Philippines in the 1990s, and only in private subdivisions inhabited mainly by expats and where it was safe enough to allow children to walk the streets with minimal supervision. Prior to that, members of the upper class and upper middle class would hold private Halloween parties and indulge in North American sentiments that were alien to our native culture, mixed up as it already were. That being beside the point, like many cultures around the world, we do throw ourselves into holidays, and regardless of the history, we do love to celebrate.
How do you celebrate particular holidays? Share your holiday stories with us on The Writing Pool .
When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence. ~Samuel Butler
The 2015 Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards Shortlist
The PEI Writers Guild has released the shortlist for the 2015 Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards. You can view the list here.
The awarding ceremonies will be held on Saturday, September 19 at the Jack Blanchard Family Centre at 7 Pond St., Charlottetown. The Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty Creative Writing Awards for Young People will start at 2:00 p.m., while the adult awards will be presented at the evening gala at 7:00 p.m.
Margaret Westlie Launches Road Maps
Local author, Margaret Westlie, will be launching her book, Road Maps, Thursday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. at the Confederation Centre Public Library. Road Maps is an anthology of poetry and short prose essays written over a number of years. The subject matter is the road to self-awareness and self-acceptance, and the poems and essays are the road maps. The subjects of the poems are drawn from the author's wide interests, including her home in Prince Edward Island, the time she spent in the United States and her two sojourns at Harlaxton Manor in England.
Poetry Writing Workshop at the Library
Join Prince Edward Island Poet Laureate, Dianne Morrow, for a poetry writing workshop Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:45 pm at Confederation Centre Public Library. A poem can start from a memory, a dream, an image, a feeling. It can take any form, such as a list, a limerick, a haiku, a pantoum, a paradelle, or free verse. Most of all, it says something that matters to you, and your reader or listener. For a couple of hours we'll have fun making poetry together, and even have the chance to share our new poems with each other. Enrollment is limited to 12. Please register.
A Crime/Mystery Novel Writing Workshop
Word Prose, a Charlottetown writing group, the UPEI English Department and the PEI Writers' Guild are jointly sponsoring a crime/mystery novel writing workshop on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Faculty Lounge at UPEI from 10 AM to 2 PM.
"Most people read them. Some of us try to write crime/mystery novels. Attend this event and hear two experts talk about practicing this dark art," says organizer Bruce McCallum.
The workshop will feature author and recently-retired forensic investigator, Debra Komar, who was a professor of forensics at the University of New Mexico. She was also employed by the Office of the Medical Investigator for the State of New Mexico and worked on assignments in world trouble spots such as Kosovo, Iraq and Darfur. She is now a resident of Summerside.
Debra Komar applies modern forensic science to historical questions and criminal cases in her books, including her latest, The Bastard of Fort Stikine, which is set in British Columbia. It was published in 2015.
Finlay Martin is the second presenter. He was born and raised in the US, but also now makes his home on PEI. He has written four books, including two recent crime novels set in Charlottetown, The Reluctant Detective, and The Dead Letter, which was published in 2015.
The cost of the workshop is $25. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided. People can bring their own lunch or go to the UPEI cafeteria at twelve o'clock.
To register, please contact:
Bruce McCallum 964-2297 ensight@bellaliant.net
PEI Author & Illustrators Festival 2015
The first ever PEI Author & Illustrators Festival will be held on November 7, 2015, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the UPEI Faculty Lounge. The Festival will gather writers, poets, and illustrators on PEI to showcase and sell their published works. Anyone who wishes to join the festival should join the Facebook group here: http://on.fb.me/1hLivWl. It will also be an opportunity for readers to meet the literati and purchase signed copies of their works. More updates to follow.
A Celebration of Courage and Tenacity
The Brain Injury Association of PEI (BIAPEI) is compiling a book of inspirational, short stories/poems called: A Celebration of Courage and Tenacity. It is a dynamic compilation of short stories about those who have triumphed over traumatic brain injury. We are honouring survivors of brain injury for their strength of will, for believing in themselves, for overcoming adversity, and standing up for themselves or others. It is meant to move you to laugh, to cry, to ponder possibilities, to dream, and to make those dreams a reality.
We are inviting survivors of brain injury and family to submit their stories/poems. Our goal is to have the book represent a wide range of experience and inspiration. Surviving the physical challenges of brain injury is the first step of a lifelong journey of adjustment and accommodation. Re-establishing lives transformed by brain injury requires foresight, fortitude, and unflagging courage. This book will be a celebration of those journeys.
Charting new territory, brain injury has been characterized as the "Silent Epidemic." It has earned that distinction in part because survivors tend to withdraw from society. This book ends the silence and inspires others to take charge of their lives.
We look forward to reading your personal experience.
If this is something you are interested in but could use a little help getting your story on paper give us a call. We have some journalism students who are ready to help out.
Maximum 2500 words
This is an ongoing project once we have enough stories we will move forward
Submissions can be sent by email to story@biapei.com or mail to
Brain Injury Association PEI
81 Prince St
C1A 4R3
The Stardust Gazette
Submit journalism, music, art, poetry, or prose to The Stardust Gazette, or join our staff (readers and managerial crew needed)! See the "Submit" and "Join Us" tabs. Questions? Email thestardustgazette@gmail.com.
http://www.thestardustgazette.com/
CARGO Literary Journal
Cargo is a nonfiction journal, and we are looking for pieces with a strong narrative and interior journey, such as immersion reportage. Please submit one essay or up to five poems. We will consider prose poems, lists, and interesting personal notes providing they meet our guidelines, so feel free to take risks with form. We would also like to publish author interviews.
We are also accepting reviews, which might be a book review or an investigation into the history behind a muralled wall in Puerto Rico. Be creative. We're also interested in collaborations between writers and visual artists, and are looking for submissions from across our beautiful blue planet. Cargo will also consider your translations of poetry or prose.
We publish four issues a year, and we are currently accepting submissions
year-round.
For more details, visit http://cargoliterary.com/
3rd Ó Bhéal Five Words International Poetry Competition
Competition Overview
At around noon each Tuesday (GMT), from the 14th of April 2015, five words are posted on this competition page. Entrants have one week to compose and submit poems that include all five words given for the week.
The competition runs for 41 weeks, until the last week of January 2016.
For more details, please visit http://www.obheal.ie/blog/?page_id=2371
2015 NANO Prize
The seventh-annual NANO Prize, awarding publication and $1,000 to a previously unpublished work of fiction 300 words or fewer, will be judged by Amber Sparks! All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to NANO Fiction and winners will be announced in mid-September.
Rules and Guidelines:
All entries must be unpublished and 300 words or fewer. While there will be only one winner of the contest, all submitted pieces will be considered for publication.
The entry fee is $20 for up to three shorts. Please paste all three works into the submission manager at the time you pay your fee. You may enter as many times as you like. Each separate entry requires its own entry fee of $20. Entry fees are nonrefundable. Please withdraw your submission immediately if taken elsewhere.
The entrant's name should not appear anywhere in the body of the submission.
Friends and family of the editors are not eligible to submit.
New deadline: September 15, 2015.
For more details, please visit https://nanofiction.submittable.com/submit/41006
NOTE: There is always a one-week grace period after the deadline.
SWITCHBACK MAGAZINE PRIZES
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
Switchback is an online publication of the MFA in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco. We are a biannual journal because that's about all we can handle. We generally open submissions for a few months at a time, then catch our breath while we put together the issue. Right now we're accepting submissions for Switchback Issue 22, to be published in Fall 2015.
To be considered for our fall issue, you must have submitted your work no later than 11:59pm (PST) on September 15, 2015.
For our next issue, an Editor's Prize will be awarded in the amount of $200.00 to the submission we find the most inspiring, jarring, outstanding, or just downright brilliant. Additional prizes in the amounts of $75.00 and $50.00 will be awarded to the first two runners-up. There is, amazingly, no fee to enter!
Please read the guidelines below carefully before submitting. On behalf of everyone here at Switchback, thank you for considering us!
For more details, please visit http://www.swback.com/call/
7th Annual Dialogue Only Rules and Guidelines
The Rules: Compose a short story entirely of dialogue. You may use as many characters as you want. Your entry must be under 2000 words. Your entry does not have to follow standard rules for writing dialogue. Your entry cannot use any narration (this includes tag lines such as he said, she said, etc.). These are the only rules. Manipulate them however you see fit. Check out past winners and read our tips for writing good dialogue before submitting your entry.
The Winner: The winning entry will be the story that most effectively uses dialogue to deliver a powerful and engaging story.
Entry Fee: $10 for unlimited entries (only one entry allowed at a time; see Response/Notification section for more details). Entry fee is due at time of submission and will be collected through Submittable.
Deadline: September 15, 2015
For more details, please visit http://www.bartlebysnopes.com/contests.htm
2015 Les Figues Press NOS Book Contest
Judge: lê thi diem thúy
We are now accepting submissions for the Fifth Annual Les Figues NOS Book Contest!
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Les Figues Press will be given for the winning poetry or prose manuscript.
Eligible submissions include: poetry, novellas, innovative novels, anti-novels, short story collections, lyric essays, hybrids, translations, and all forms not otherwise specified.
Prize: $1,000 + Publication
All entrants receive a Les Figues title of their choosing (see submission form for complete list of available titles).
Click here to submit (and read the full contest guidelines).
The Raven Short Story Contest
Contest opens: 1 August 2015
Winner notified: 15 November 2015
Winner published in: Issue 10, Spring 2016
Prize: $500
Entry fees include a 1-year digital subscription to Pulp Literature
This contest is for previously unpublished short fiction up to 5000 words in length. Multiple entries welcome. Total entries limited to 100.
For more details, please visit http://pulpliterature.com/contests/
MSLexia Women's Novel Competition 2015
The winner and four other finalists will receive manuscript feedback from The Literary Consultancy and and an invitation to a special networking event with literary agents.
Entry fee: £25 per novel
To enter, please submit the first 5,000 words of your completed novel, which must total at least 50,000 words.
Judges: Judges: Marina Lewycka (novelist), Juliet Mushens (literary agent), Di Speirs (Books Editor, BBC Radio & Music Production)
Please read the competition rules before entering. For any questions about your entry, email novel@mslexia.co.uk or call 0191 204 8860 to speak to a real person.
NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Challenge
The Short Screenplay Challenge is a competition that challenges writers around the world to create short screenplays (5 pages max.) based on genre, location, and object assignments. Each writer will participate in at least 2 writing challenges and as many as 4 depending on how well they place in each challenge. When the competition begins, writers are placed in groups where they will be judged against other writers within their same group. Each group receives its own unique genre, location, and object assignments (see past examples here). After 2 challenges, the top 5 writers that score the highest advance to the next challenge (#3). In Challenge #3, writers are placed in new groups and given a new genre, location, and object assignment. The top 5 writers from each of the groups in Challenge #3 advance to the fourth and final challenge of the competition where they are given the final genre, location, and object assignment and compete for thousands in cash and prizes. Sound like fun? Register or click here for a more detailed description of how the competition works.
It's easy to register. First, download the Official Rules and Participation Agreement. Once you have read the rules, you are ready to register by clicking here. The entry fee is US $45* on or before the early entry deadline of September 24, 2015 and US$55* until the final entry deadline of October 29, 2015.
Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award
Entries must be a maximum of 6,000 words
Submissions for the 2015 Award will be accepted from Sunday 26 July 2015
The DEADLINE for receipt of entries is 6pm (GMT) on Thursday 24 September 2015
For more details, please visit http://www.booktrust.org.uk/stefg/entry-form
Literal Latté Essay Awards
Second Prize
Third Prize
Send unpublished Essays, 8,000 words max. All topics.
Postmark by September 30th.
For more details, please visit http://www.literal-latte.com/contests/essay-awards/
The Light Verse Unlimited quarterly competition
Competitions for light verse are few and far between, so what better way to support the development and maintenance of this site than to run one of our own? The competition cycle restarts every three months, and results will be available within six weeks of each closing deadline.
Why 'Unlimited'? There is no set theme or form, and (unusually) no length limit for entries.
Please visit http://www.writerscomp-resources.com/index.php/competition for more details.
1st: £150
2nd: £100
3rd: £50
1 poem: £3.50
2 poems: £7.00
3 poems: £10.50
Judge: Martin Parker
Closing date: September 30th 2015
Alfie Dog Fiction International Short Story Competition
Closing Date 30th September
First Prize is £200 AND publication of a short story collection of between 35,000 and 40,000 words with editorial support for completion if needed. The collection will be made available as an ebook through major outlets and Amazon. The paperback will be available from Amazon and Alfie Dog Fiction. In addition to this, the author will receive 5 free copies of the paperback and will earn royalties on all further sales for as long as the book remains in circulation. Royalties are paid at 50% of all net receipts.
Second Prize will be a full critique of stories to a total maximum word count of 10,000 words.
The Winners will be announced by 30th November 2015, together with the short-listed entrants.
Winners and those shortlisted will be notified by email prior to publication of the results on the site.
The competition is open to any writer over the age of 18 writing in the English language.
The closing date for entries is midnight UK time on 30th September 2015.
For more details, please visit http://bit.ly/1GSPhfY
North Colorado Writers Poetry Contest
SUBMISSION PERIOD: July 1-September 30, 2015
Poems can be in any style, up to 250 lines. Submit up to three poems per entry fee in this category (see submission formatting instructions below). The final judge for poetry is Colorado's new Poet Laureate, Joseph Hutchison.
For more details, please visit the official contest website.
Akron Poetry Prize
The Akron Series in Poetry was founded to bring to the public writers who speak in original and compelling voices. Each year, The University of Akron Press offers the Akron Poetry Prize, a competition open to all poets writing in English. The winning poet receives $1,500 and publication of his or her book. The final selection will be made by a nationally prominent poet. The final judge for 2015 is Carmen Giménez Smith. Other manuscripts may also be considered for publication in the series.
For details, please visit http://www.uakron.edu/uapress/akron-poetry-prize/
The Eldritch Press Dark Poetry Contest
Sharpen your quills and get your inkwells ready!
Eldritch Press will be opening its doors to the First Annual
Dark Poetry Contest.
Eldritch Press is passionate about dark poetry
and finding new voices in the dense forest of poets out in the world.
The Eldritch Press Dark Poetry contest is now open!
***Submission Address: poetry@eldritchpress.com***
No Entry Fee.
We will announce the winners on Halloween.
Three poetry collections will be chosen for the following prizes:
First Place: $1500 and a three year publishing contract with Eldritch Press!
Second Place: $1000 and a two year publishing contract with Eldritch Press!
Third Prize: $500 and a one year publishing contract with Eldritch Press!
The winning Poetry Collections will be published in February of 2016.
Entry Deadline: September 30th.
For more details, please visit http://www.eldritchpress.com/dark-poetry-contest.html
Mystery, Thriller, Suspense Writing Contest 2015 – The Clue Awards
Currently accepting entries.
Deadline: September 30, 2015.
Two Divisions: Published (Legacy, Indie, Self-Pub, Small Press, E-pub) and Manuscripts
For details, visit http://chantireviews.com/services/#!/Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Writing-Contest/p/21521209/category=5193080
TW 2015 Contest
The Talking Writing Prize is an annual contest that celebrates the diversity online of original, personally driven writing. The award in 2015 is $1,000 and publication in TW.
This year, we're honoring boundary crossers:
Talking Writing Prize for Hybrid Poetry
Judge: Amy King
To enter, click here.
Award: $1,000 and publication in Talking Writing.
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2015.
For more details, please visit https://talkingwriting.submittable.com/submit
Shelf Unbound Writing Competition for Best Independently Published Book, Sponsored by Bowker and Blurb
SHELF UNBOUND WRITING COMPETITION
FOR BEST INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK,
SPONSORED BY BOWKER AND BLURB
Shelf Unbound book review magazine announces the Shelf Unbound Writing Competition for Best Independently Published Book, sponsored by Bowker and Blurb. Any independently published book in any genre is eligible for entry. Entry fee is $40 per book. The winning entry will be selected by the editors of Shelf Unbound magazine.
The official rules for the competition can be found at here. Entries are not divided into genre categories at the time of submission.
Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by October 1, annually.
Fee: $15 check/money order/cash, made payable to Southeast Missouri State University Press, must accompany each entry. Fee includes a copy of Big Muddy in which the winning story appears.
Award, contest deadline of October 1, 2015: $500 and publication in an issue of Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley.
For more details, visit http://www6.semo.edu/universitypress/Contests/WHFF.htm
Mighty River Short Story Contest
Award, contest deadline of October 1, 2015: $1000 and publication in an issue of Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley.
For more details, visit: http://www6.semo.edu/universitypress/Contests/MRSS.htm
Sequestrum New Writer Awards
Our New Writer Awards will award over $500 to up-and-coming writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Prose and poetry will be judged separately, with a first-prize winner and a minimum of two runners-up per genre.
Deadline: October 15, 2015.
Please select a genre for complete guidelines.
Genre Submission Guidelines
Submissions are only open to writers who are yet to publish a book-length manuscript of poetry or prose. As always, our first obligation is to giving every submission the time and consideration it deserves, so contest doors can close early depending on submission volume (which is to say: get your work polished and don't dawdle about it). All submissions are read blind by the Sequestrum staff and processed through our online submission manager.
2015 RRofihe Trophy
Deadline October 15th, 2015
For an unpublished short story
(Minimum word count: 3,500; maximum to 5,000 words)
Winner Receives:
$500 cash
Announcement & Publication on anderbo.com
Autumn 2015 Essay Contest
"Autumn Leaves," $1000 Prize
Write an original essay between 500 and 1000 words, inspired by the photograph at left and the theme, "Autumn Leaves" for an opportunity to win $1000 and publication.
The Masters Review Fall Fiction Contest
We're so pleased to announce our Fall Fiction contest with guest judges Ann and Jeff VanderMeer!
The winning story will receive $2000 and publication on the site. Second and third place stories will receive $200 and $100, publication, and all story winners will receive a letter from Jeff and Ann about their piece, and why it was chosen. 15 Finalists will be recognized online and have their stories read by the VanderMeers.
Interested? Awesome. You can SUBMIT HERE.
For more details, please visit https://mastersreview.com/fall-fiction-contest-vandermeer-2000-publication/
Hearst Poetry Prize
Contest Information:
All winners and finalists will be published in the Spring 2016 issue.
First Prize $1000
Second Prize $100
Third Prize $50
For more details: Entry Guidelines for the 2016 James Hearst Poetry Prize
Deadline: October 31st, 2015
Entry fee: $20.00
2015 Knut House Novel Prize (book prize)
A prize of $1500 and publication by KNUT HOUSE PRESS awarded to an unpublished novel that captures the "(k)nuthouse" spirit authentically. Submit an unpublished manuscript (of at least 44,444 words) with a $20 entry fee via SUBMITTABLE by October 31, 2015 (at 23:59 UT).
For more details, please visit https://knuthousepress.submittable.com/submit/37205
Math & Music Prize in Fiction & Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by KNUT HOUSE MAGAZINE awarded to an unpublished short story (less than 8000 words) or work of poetry (circa 10 pages) that captures the experience of music and/or mathematics authentically. Submissions are welcome to exhibit elements of prose and poetry simultaneously. Submit a manuscript with a $15 entry fee via SUBMITTABLE by October 31, 2015 (at 23:59 CST).
Novel Opening Chapter & Synopsis Competition
Welcome to the second year of our Novel Opening Chapter & Synopsis Competition!
Have you started, or completed, a novel with strong, credible characters and a page turning plot? Have you honed the first chapter? Can you put together a compelling one page synopsis of the balance of the story? Yes? Then why not enter our Novel Opening Chapter competition and have your work judged by the senior editors at Crooked Cat Publishing? We welcome published, self-published and unpublished novelists. The only stipulation is that the entry must be unpublished.
We are looking for an opening chapter up to 3,000 words, plus a one page synopsis outlining the balance of the story. If your chapter is longer than 3,000 words, DO NOT SUBMIT A LONGER MANUSCRIPT. Simply close the entry within the 3,000 word limit and make a note at the end (which will not be included in the word count) stating the chapter continues beyond this point.
This is an annual competition: entries open on 1st May and close on 31st October.
Entry fee: £10
Optional Critique of Chapter and Synopsis: £25
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
First: £500
Runner up: £200
Payment options and entry instructions can be found on the
Novel Opening Chapter & Synopsis Competition Entry Page
The Paranormal Awards – Speculative Fiction Blue Ribbon Awards Writing Contest – 2015
Deadline: October 31st, 2015.
For more details, visit http://chantireviews.com/services/#!/Paranormal-Writing-Competition/p/25917402/category=5193080
Malahat Review 2016 Open Season Awards
***Prize payment increase: all genres now pay $1500 instead of $1000!
The Malahat Review, Canada's premier literary magazine, invites entries from Canadian, American, and overseas authors for our annual Open Season Awards. An exciting spring showcase of literary excellence, Open Season bestows a prize of $1500 in each of three marquee categories: poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Entries may be sent by regular mail or email. When submitting by email, please ensure you include a cover letter with relevant contact details (more below under Enter by Email); do not simply put this information in the body of the email. We also ask that no personal or contact information is written anywhere on submission itself.
Pay only $15 for each additional entry after the first.
For details, please visit http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/open_season/info.html
30th Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival 2015-16
One-Act Play Contest
Judge: The University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop and the Department of Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts.
Professional Staged Reading at the next Festival
VIP All-Access Festival pass for two years ($1,000 value)
Publication in BayouMagazine
Contest Deadline: November 1st, 2015
Announcement: The winner and finalists will be announced by late February of 2016.
For more details, please visit http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/2015-16-one-act-play-contest
Resurgence Poetry Prize 2015
The World's First Major Award for Ecopoetry
Competition Opens 17th July and Closes 1st November 2015
The Resurgence Poetry Prize is the world's first major 'ecopoetry' award. Three prizes will be awarded each year for original and previously unpublished ecopoems in English. The inaugural 2015 Award has been announced with all details are on the Competition page.
With a first prize of £5,000 for the best single poem embracing ecological themes, the award ranks amongst the highest of any English language single poem competition. Second prize is £2,000 and third prize £1,000.
9th Annual Split This Rock Poetry Contest
Judge: Rigoberto González
Benefits Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness 2016
$1,000 in prizes awarded for poems of provocation & witness!
Prizes: First place $500; 2nd and 3rd place, $250 each. Winning poems will be published on http://www.SplitThisRock.org and within The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database. All prize winners will receive free festival registration, and the 1st place recipient will be invited to read the winning poem at Split This Rock Poetry Festival 2016.
For more details, please visit https://splitthisrock.submittable.com/submit/44324
2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
"When we read human stories we come alive in bodies which are not our own," Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2011 Commonwealth Lecture
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize brings stories from new and emerging voices, often from countries with little or no publishing infrastructure, to the attention of an international audience.
The Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000-5,000 words) in English. Short stories translated into English from other languages are also eligible. Each year, we select five winning writers from five different Commonwealth regions who share a total prize money of £15,000.
The 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize will open for entry via the online entry form on September 1 2015 and close on November 1 2015.
Click here for entry and eligibility guidelines.
Our winning story for 2014, 'The Inner Light' by Krista Wallace will be published in issue 6, Spring 2015, along with the runner up 'The Ravens' by Anna Belkine. Congratulations to both authors!
Contest opens: 15 September 2015
Deadline: 1 November 2015
Winner notified: 1 December 2015
Earlybird fee (before 1 October): $20
For more details, visit http://pulpliterature.com/contests/
AROHO's 7th $50,000
Gift of Freedom Competition
December 1, 2014 to November 2, 2015
Awarding the $50,000 Gift of Freedom for an imagined yet unwritten poetry, fiction, or nonfiction project is AROHO's most unique form of arts patronage. More than a mere grant of financial assistance or recognition of artistic merit, the Gift of Freedom is a beacon, a map, and a destination, a critical public expression of the immeasurable value of women's achievements, their stories, and their art.
The Gift of Freedom application affords an extensive, disciplined process of introspection, evaluation, and planning all applicants can benefit from. It has proven to be a valuable resource and tool, and is always available as a template, even when the application cycle for the award is closed. After completing and sending in the application, many women report more full and fearless integration of their creative lives, setting aside their carpentry tools and odd jobs to take literary roles as teachers, mentors, and authors of stories that have changed lives with their telling.
For more details and to apply, visit: http://aroomofherownfoundation.org/awards/gift-of-freedom/
The Newcomer Prize for short stories
We're always working to discover new authors and new stories to publish alongside our regular contributors. The Newcomer Prize is part of this: it's only open to authors who have not been previously published by The Fiction Desk, and who have not yet published a novel or collection of short stories on paper.
We welcome the same range of literary and crossover genre fiction to the Newcomer Prize that we feature in the pages of our anthologies. (If you've not yet read us, it's worth picking up one or two of our anthologies to see what we publish. You could always start at the beginning, with Various Authors.)
The Newcomer Prize is open now for entries, and the deadline is midnight (UK time) on Friday, 6 November 2015.
This year, there's a first prize of £500 and a second prize of £250. The entry fee is £8 per story.
For more details, please visit http://bit.ly/1AWzQjk
The Swallows 50-Word Story Contest
Can you tell a story in 50 words? Judged by Flash Fiction Master Bob Thurber.
Contest opens: 1 October 2016
Winner notified: 15 December 2015
First Prize: $100
Runners-up: $25 each
Entry fee: $5 per story
Entry fees include a digital issue of Pulp Literature.
Multiple entries welcome. Total entries limited to 500.
Tennessee Williams Fiction Contest
Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival in New Orleans
VIP All-Access Festival pass for the next Festival ($500 value)
Public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival
Publication in Louisiana Literature
This contest is open only to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Published books include self-published books with ISBN numbers. Those who have published books in other genres besides fiction remain eligible.
Only previously unpublished stories will be accepted.
A submission is one original short story, written in English, up to 7,000 words.
Unlimited entries per person. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Please notify the Festival if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Contest Deadline: November 30th, 2015
For more details, please visit http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/2015-16-fiction-contest
Wells College Press Poetry Chapbook Contest
Wells College Press invites submissions to its annual Poetry Chapbook Contest. The deadline for the 2016 competition is November 30, 2015. The winner will be announced in January 2016.
The author of the chosen manuscript will receive 20 copies of the letterpress printed, hand-sewn chapbook. The author will also be invited to read from her or his new chapbook at Wells College in the fall of 2016. The poet will receive a $500 honorarium + room and board for the reading.
We print editions of 100 signed and numbered copies. We craft every aspect of our chapbooks individually and obsessively: Prior chapbooks have included all type and ornament cast in metal at the Bixler Letterfoundry in Skaneatles specifically for those projects. Our books also feature hand-set title pages and hand-sewn bindings. The winning chapbook will continue this tradition of craftsmanship.
In honor of the gorgeous location of the Wells College Press, right on the shore of Cayuga Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region, the chapbook series focuses on poems with a strong sense of place. We understand place to be geographical, social, political, spiritual, etc.
For more details, please visit https://wellscollegepress.submittable.com/submit
Contemporary & Mainstream Novel Writing Contest 2015
The Somerset Awards
1st Place Category Award Winners for the Somerset Awards will compete for the 2015 Grand Blue Ribbon Prize.
Deadline: November 30th, 2015.
For details, visit http://chantireviews.com/services/#!/Contemporary-&-Mainstream-Novel-Writing-Contest/p/21521214/category=5193080
Tethered by Letters Fall Literary Competition
We are currently accepting submissions for our short story contest (1,000 to 7,500 words, open genre), flash fiction contest (55, 250, or 500 words), and poetry contest (max of three pages per poem). TBL strives to publish writers with engaging stories, vivid characters, and fresh writing styles. All winners will be published in F(r)iction. All finalists will receive free professional edits on their submission and be considered for later publication. The prizes are $500 (USDA) for the short story winner, $150 (USDA) for the flash fiction winner, and $150 (USDA) for the poetry winner. Winners will be announced publicly in December. Multiple entries accepted. International submissions welcome. Good luck to all our authors!
Deadline: December 1, 2015
Prize: $500 for Short Story, $150 for Flash Fiction, $150 for Poetry
Entry Fee: $15 per Short Story; $7 per Flash Fiction OR $15 for three Flash Fictions; $7 per poem OR $15 for three poems
Submission Guidelines: Please visit our formatting guidelines page to properly format your work for submission. Staff members are not eligible for participation. Any work previously submitted to TBL for publication is not eligible if the piece received free edits from our team.
For more details, please visit http://tetheredbyletters.com/submissions/contest-submissions/
Ernest Hemingway Flash Fiction Prize
Entries for the Ernest Hemingway Flash Fiction Prize should be approximately 1500 words or less. Submissions should be unpublished and in .rtf, .doc, or .pdf format. Feel free to submit multiple stories, but please DO NOT submit multiple Word documents as one submission or one text document containing multiple stories. Instead, please submit each story as a SEPARATE entry (so that you complete an individual submission process for each story). Simultaneous submissions ARE welcome.Contest will open annually in on June 1st with a deadline of December 1st. Entry fee is $10. All entries will be considered for publication in Fiction Southeast.
Winner – $200 and publication in Fiction Southeast
Runners-up – publication in Fiction Southeast
For more details, please visit http://fictionsoutheast.org/ernest-hemingway-flash-fiction-award/
The 2016 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition Is Now Open!
It's that time of year again!
Are you a writer with an original and exciting story for 7-to-18-year-olds? If so, we'd love you to enter our competition, and you have until Friday 18th December 2015 to submit. Every entry will be read by our team of experienced readers in order to draw up a longlist of the very best submissions. Barry Cunningham and the Chicken House editorial team will then narrow these down to a shortlist of five.
Our prestigious panel of judges will then pore over the shortlist to choose the winner, to be announced in spring 2016. The prize will be a worldwide publishing deal with Chicken House, with an advance of £10,000 (subject to contract).
For more details, please visit http://doublecluck.com/submissions/
Magic Oxygen Literary Prize
 Short Stories, up to 4,000 words (not including the title)
 Poetry up to 50 lines (not including title or lines between stanzas)
 The theme is open
 Electronic uploads are preferred but written entries are also accepted
 The competition is open to writers all over the world
 Entrants must be 16 or over at the time of submission
 Entries must be written in English and must be your own previously unpublished work
 You can enter as many pieces of writing as you wish
 £5 per entry
 Closing date midnight 31st December 2015.
For more details, please visit http://www.magicoxygen.co.uk/molp/prize-rules/
Mississippi Review Annual Contest
Our annual contest awards prizes of $1,000 in fiction and in poetry. Winners and finalists will make up next summer's print issue of the national literary magazine Mississippi Review. Contest is open to all writers in English except current or former students or employees of The University of Southern Mississippi. Fiction entries should be 1000-8000 words, poetry entries should be three to five poems totaling ten pages or less. Please attach as one document. There is no limit on the number of entries you may submit. Online entry fee is $16 per entry. Each entrant will receive a copy of the prize issue.
For more details, please visit https://mississippireview.submittable.com/submit
Winter 2015 Essay Contest
"Winter Indigo"
Write an original essay between 500 and 1000 words, inspired by the photograph on the site and the theme, "Winter Indigo" for a chance to win $1000 and publication.
Submissions may be a personal essay, memoir, narrative nonfiction, commentary, travel piece, historical account, biography, or short story, as long as it creatively embodies the theme and photo. Please review our Submission Guidelines before submitting your manuscript. Entry Fee: $20
FJORDS REVIEW ANNUAL CONTEST
Rolling deadlines
We read manuscripts throughout the year and publish our winner and shortlist on the same day.
Each manuscript should be between 45-300 pages and may be a collection of poetry, short stories or different kinds of literary pieces. Full-length visual art, illustrated and collaborative books are also considered.
To enter: send one word file or .pdf containing
Cover page with author name, telephone number, email and postal address and manuscript name
Page that includes only the title of the manuscript.
Manuscript with numbered pages and table of contents.
Judging for the contest is blind. All work submitted is considered for book publication and for publication in an edition of Fjords
http://fjordsreview.com/contest/contest.html
· A title page with the title of your manuscript, your name, address, telephone number and email.
· Your name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript.
· An acknowledgments page: poems included in your manuscript may be previously published as long as there is an acknowledgements page.
2014 Bellevue Literary Review Prizes
4th Guernsey Literary Festival: 16-20 September, 2015
The 4th Guernsey Literary Festival will feature writers Will Self, Sophie Hannah, and A.L. Kennedy, as well as children's book illustrator Korky Paul.
For more details, visit http://www.guernseyliteraryfestival.com/
National Book & Magazine Festival
WHEN: September 19-27, 2015
WHERE: Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Toronto, Halifax
The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word.
Each September, in communities coast to coast, the public is invited to participate in hundreds of author events, presentations and workshops and to browse a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you'll find anywhere.
There is always plenty to see and do at Canada's largest book and magazine festival, and best of all, The Word On The Street and all of its events are FREE!
For details, visit http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/
2015 Kingston WritersFest
WHEN: September 23-25, 2015-01-30
WHERE: Kingston, ON
Kingston WritersFest, a charitable cultural organization, brings the best of contemporary writers to Kingston to interact with audiences and other artists for mutual inspiration, education, and the exchange of ideas that literature provokes.
Through readings, performance, onstage discussion and master classes, Kingston WritersFest fosters intellectual and emotional growth on a personal and community level and raises the profile of reading and literary expression in our community.
Read more at https://www.kingstonwritersfest.ca/
Picture Book Summit 2015
The date: October 3, 2015.
The event: Picture Book Summit 2015—an incredible all-day online
workshop featuring an array of picture book superstars.
The purpose: To help you achieve your dream of writing a best selling
picture book.
The sponsors: A true "who's who" of children's writing, including The Institute
of Children's Literature, 12×12 Picture Book Challenge,
Children's Book Insider, and Just Write For Kids.
Early bird pricing is $100 off the regular price and is available until August 15th. Space at this event is limited! Later, others will be offered any remaining spaces, but at the regular price.
If you're at all serious about writing picture books, you absolutely must join us at Picture Book Summit on October 3!
Check out our new page containing live links to Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies
https://thewritingpool.com/grants-fellowships-and-residencies.php
FANSNEXTDOOR
http://www.fansnextdoor.com/en
Another crowdfunding site. FansNextdoor is a platform for all creative professionals to promote and fund their projects together with their fans. Create your project, its financing goal and deadline. If the financing goal is met or exceeded by deadline, all contributions are transferred to your PayPal account. If the financing goal is not met, all funds are returned.
http://www.indiegogo.com
IndieGoGo offers anyone with an idea — creative, cause-related, entrepreneurial — the tools to build a campaign and raise money. Project categories include gaming, film, design, education, mobile, and technology. Integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. Offers a widget to showcase your campaign on your website. Unlike many crowdfunding sites, you keep all the money you raise, even if you don't meet your goal. Track contributions with the analytics tools and stay on top of fulfillment with the dashboard. There is a 4 percent fee on the money you raise when you meet your funding goal.
Kickstarter has launched in Canada, and The Banff Centre is getting involved.
Kickstarter is an online crowdfunding platform for creative projects ranging from films, games, and music to art, design, and technology. If you're currently seeking funding for a project you want to pursue at The Banff Centre, we want you to join us on Kickstarter. Contact us so we can support you by curating your project on our Kickstarter page (please include a link to the project).
View some projects on Kickstarter that successfully reached their funding goals and made their way to The Banff Centre. As you send us your projects, we'll continue to curate them on our Kickstarter page. If you're an alumni or your project has already been successfully funded, we'd still love to showcase your work. Get in touch!
Have questions? Find answers on Kickstarter's FAQ pages.
FanStory.com is a writing site founded in 2000.
On this writing community all posts receive feedback from writers and readers. Feedback includes a detailed comment on the posted work and a rating. The site uses a six star ratings scale with "1" being the worst and "6" being the best.
Writers are ranked based on the feedback they receive. Separate rankings are available for Poets, Novelists, Short Works (short stories and essays) and Script Writers (television and other forms of screenplays). Trophies are rewarded to the top five writers in each of the individual rankings at the end of the year.
The site recognizes writing with "Recognized", "All Time Best" and "Seal of Quality" levels. Each level is more difficult to receive with the final level determined by the Seal of Quality committee. The committee is made up of published authors and stand-out reviewers. They offer feedback to help writers get published.
The site features free writing contests with cash prizes. Site members also have the ability to create their own contests to challenge other writers to write about a specific topic or a specific form of writing (such as writing using specific poetry format).
The welcome page includes featured writing. It also includes writing that has been well received in the past 24 hours.
Each day over 200 stories and poems are posted. Over 7,000 comments are written on the writing posted daily. Writers keep full copyright to their posted work.
http://www.peerbackers.com
Peerbackers is for business owners to raise capital from their peers — in small increments — in exchange for tangible rewards. Create a personal and venture profile. Share your story through social media share buttons on your project page. Once your campaign is launched, send updates on your progress. If you reach at least 80 percent of your funding goal by deadline, your funding is released to you. Peerbackers charges a 5 percent fee, in addition to third party processing fees.
PLACES FOR WRITERS
There are a number of interesting calls with deadlines coming up shortly. For more information visit: http://www.placesforwriters.com/calls/
Plum Alley
Plum Alley is a site for women to raise money for ventures of all kinds– women entrepreneurs, women in the arts, women in academia and the media.
https://plumalley.co/en/projects
Public Engagement in the Arts
The Canada Council is launching a dialogue about how the arts bring value to the lives of Canadians and we invite you to join the conversation.
Read the discussion paper, Public Engagement in the Arts, on current thinking and practices in public engagement or check out Simon Brault's blog post on ways Canadians can have rich artistic experiences. Then share your thoughts on how to become actively engaged in the arts. Tell us what public engagement in the arts means to you by posting comments on the blog, on our Facebook page or on Twitter at hashtag #artsandpublic.
In its 2011-16 Strategic Plan, the Council identified public engagement in the arts as a strategic theme that infuses all of its work. We hope to broaden and enhance the public conversation about this topic and use this discussion to inform the development of future Council activities.
Unbound is a new way to connect authors and readers. Authors present a pitch, you pledge, and when the goal is reached the book is written. It's really that simple.
Writers' Coalition – Benefits You Can Afford
Join the Writers' Coalition program today – as long as you're a resident of Canada and under the age of 71, you are eligible to join.
There is no medical required to join so you will not be refused coverage for pre-existing conditions – it is guaranteed acceptance.
The program offers a pay direct drug/dental card that is accepted nationally at pharmacies and dental offices across the country which means direct settlement of prescription drug claims (you pay only your portion at the pharmacy) and no waiting for re-imbursement on dental claims (no submission of a paper claim and your re-imbursement cheque is usually in the mail within 4 or 5 working days).
The Writers' Coalition
Not-for-profit insurer
Unbeatable service – we only service artists
Affordable, comprehensive coverage
Convenience of a drug/dental card
Medical is not required to purchase coverage
Access to other insurance offerings, including home/auto
http://www.writerscoalition.com
writerscoalition@actrafrat.com
1 800-387-8897 x238
WRITING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Do you have a passion for creative writing? Perhaps you work in a field that requires strong writing skills? Whatever your reasons for wanting to be a better writer, University of Calgary Continuing Education can help.
Three writing certificate programs are offered, all of which are delivered completely online. When you enroll in a course, you will be required to work within scheduled start- and end-dates and will be expected to meet assignment timelines. During the duration of the course, you will work whenever-and from wherever-you choose, as long as you have a computer and a reliable internet connection. Each program requires 200 hours of instruction time, and in some cases, courses can be applied to more than one certificate. One or more of the following certificate programs may be exactly what you need:
Professional Writing specializing in Business and Technical Writing
Professional Writing specializing in Marketing and Public Relations
For more information, go to http://conted.ucalgary.ca/writing/
PUBLICATIONS & PUBLISHING
Authority Publishing for Non-fiction Authors
http://authoritypublishing.com/
Authorspress
Publishers of Scholarly Books
Website: www.authorspressbooks.com
Blog: www.authorspressbooks.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorspressindia?ref=hl
Email id: info@authorspressbooks.com
THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO EBOOKS
All you need to know about ebooks: how to read them, the different ebook formats, choosing an ebook reader, and where to find the best specials and free ebooks.
http://www.EbookIntroduction.com
brokenpencil
The magazine of zine culture and independent arts
http://www.brokenpencil.com/
New topics and new deadlines from September 27, 2015 to June 30, 2016
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Sterile periods
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The term temporary sterility (621-5) is used even in instances where a woman's inability to conceive is not the result of a pathological condition.Women are said to have sterile periods 1 in each menstrual cycle 2, because generally conception can occur only during a few days around the time of ovulation 3. The period of sterility that extends from conception (602-1) to the return of ovulation after a delivery, which includes pregnancy (602-5) and is influenced by the duration of breastfeeding 4, is called the nonsusceptible period 5, particularly in mathematical models of reproduction. Temporary sterility is also used to refer to the occurrence of anovulatory cycles 6 (i.e., menstrual cycles in which ovulation does not occur) or to abnormal periods of amenorrhea. The sub-fecundity 7 of very young women is commonly called adolescent sterility 8; it would be better to talk about adolescent sub-fecundity 8.
5. The period between delivery and the return of ovulation is often called the period of post-partum sterility.
6. Also called anovular cycles.
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Beautiful artical Joe. You are a good writer and this article gave me so many sad memories. Kennedy was a good president and I will never forget the day that he was killed. So sad as our government is really not who we really wanted it to be now. May God Bless America and May God Bless our troops.


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Italy's live biz reports 'significant recovery'
Italy's live music industry is seeing a "significant recovery" since returning from the pandemic, according to newly released data.
The Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE) presented the concert statistics for the first nine months of 2022 as part of the sixth edition of Milan Music Week, which was held from 21-27 November.
Despite a 19% decrease in shows compared with the last pre-Covid year of 2019, the SIAE reports a 6% increase in attendance this year along with a 22% increase in box office spending.
The total number of shows held from January to September 2022 was 24,119 with 13,013,269 admissions, while spending at the box office totalled €450.6 million with an average ticket price of €35.
For the same period in 2019, however, the number of shows was 29,951 with 12,263,624 admissions. Box office takings were €369.4m with an average ticket price of €30.
"The first elaborations of the SIAE data for 2022 confirm a significant recovery especially in the concert sector"
Events staged at open-air venues fared particularly well, with the biggest concert being Italian singer-songwriter Vasco Rossi's performance at Trentino Music Arena in Trento, which attracted a reported 111,881 fans.
SIAE attributes the upturn to a younger audience "more willing to frequent crowded places", but acknowledges the boom is partly due to dates rescheduled from 2020 and 2021, for which tickets had already been sold.
The organisation's general director Gaetano Blandini notes that while the figures are encouraging, the live business still requires assistance from the authorities to fully return to its former glory.
"The first elaborations of the SIAE data for 2022 confirm a significant recovery especially in the concert sector," says Blandini. "These are positive signs that bode well, but to complete the crossing of the desert the help of the State with targeted interventions, tax incentives and other measures that give companies the opportunity to invest in technology and security [is needed] to overcome the challenges of the future."
Speaking to IQ last month, Adolfo Galli, co-founder of Italian promoter D'Alessandro e Galli, said the public's appetite for live shows had not waned since the pandemic-enforced break.
"People are buying tickets," he said. "Lucca Summer Festival this year, which was the first one we've managed to do since Covid, did incredibly well. We sold almost 140,000 tickets and most of the shows were sold out.
"We have sold a lot of tickets for all of our shows this year, including Eric Clapton in October, our Elton John show at San Siro Stadium, which sold out – 50,000 tickets – and the Rolling Stones show also in Milan – 57,000 tickets."
Subscribers can read IQ's recent market report on Italy here.