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Shantell Powell<p>Are you unpublished or very new to writing? Check out this contest. It's for folks like you, and there's no fee to enter. <br><a href="https://dreamfoundry.org/writing-contest/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dreamfoundry.org/writing-conte</span><span class="invisible">st/</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/womensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womensHistoryMonth</span></a></p><p>What do many consider the 1st <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scienceFiction</span></a>?</p><p>One of the first works of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> (certainly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bodyHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bodyHorror</span></a>)?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaryShelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaryShelley</span></a>'s "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Frankenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frankenstein</span></a>"</p><p>Written as a *teenager*</p><p>A teenager who had recently lost a baby</p><p>I think that's key</p><p>Horror not from taking life</p><p>But creating life</p><p>She went to Switzerland with her lover Percy Shelley who was fleeing creditors in Britain</p><p>The summer was cold and rainy so <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LordByron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LordByron</span></a> (yes him) proposed a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ghostStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghostStory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingContest</span></a></p><p>I think she won</p><p>1/x</p>
Shantell Powell<p>Looking for a list of publishing resources for writers? I've got you covered in my most recent blog entry. <a href="https://shanmonster.dreamwidth.org/1024901.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shanmonster.dreamwidth.org/102</span><span class="invisible">4901.html</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publishing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LitMags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LitMags</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CallForSubmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallForSubmissions</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingWorkshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWorkshop</span></a></p>
Best Indie Book Award<p>Chasing Money: A Marty and Bo Thriller 🏆 2023 BIBA® Crime Thriller Winner!</p><p>Most investor pitch meetings don’t end in murder - but then Marty and Bo haven’t had a lot of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://bestindiebookaward.com/live/product/chasing-money-a-marty-and-bo-thriller/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bestindiebookaward.com/live/pr</span><span class="invisible">oduct/chasing-money-a-marty-and-bo-thriller/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IARTG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IARTG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IAN1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAN1</span></a></p>
Best Indie Book Award<p>How To Make Your Sock Talk: A Beginner’s Guide To Ventriloquism 🏆 2023 BIBA® Children's Winner! (8-12)</p><p>Grab a sock and let's make it talk.</p><p>Ventriloquists and their puppet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://bestindiebookaward.com/live/product/how-to-make-your-sock-talk-a-beginners-guide-to-ventriloquism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bestindiebookaward.com/live/pr</span><span class="invisible">oduct/how-to-make-your-sock-talk-a-beginners-guide-to-ventriloquism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IARTG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IARTG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IAN1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAN1</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>The results are in for the Native Voices Awards, and I am a runner-up with my play “A Time for Dolls.” Yay! <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indigenousauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indigenousauthors</span></a></span> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BIPOCAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BIPOCAuthors</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>The&nbsp;International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts'&nbsp;Imagining Indigenous Futurisms Award&nbsp;recognizes emerging authors who use science fiction to address issues of Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Learn more and apply by Dec. 1, 2023 at&nbsp;<a href="http://iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Imagining-Indigenous-Futurisms-Award" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Imagi</span><span class="invisible">ning-Indigenous-Futurisms-Award</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indigenousauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indigenousauthors</span></a></span> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousCreatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousCreatives</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousFuturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousFuturism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousMastodon</span></a></p>
David Todd McCarty<p>If you were asking about the writing contest, this is the piece I submitted today (deadline was midnight). I only had two days because I missed the announcement. I’m one of two finalists. No big prize or prestige. Just a fun writing assignment outside of my comfort zone. </p><p>It’s about baseball, but not really. You don’t have to enjoy baseball, or even sports, to appreciate it. </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baseball</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Essay</span></a><br><a href="https://medium.com/the-press-box/the-taste-of-a-dream-46aa47047a70" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/the-press-box/the-t</span><span class="invisible">aste-of-a-dream-46aa47047a70</span></a></p>
David Todd McCarty<p>The Taste Of A Dream: The agony and ecstasy of pursuing a passion</p><p>Prompt: Write a memoir-style (first-person) entry for a baseball player (fictitious or real) who’s struggling at the pro level and feels like they might be demoted back to the minors after just making it up to the majors for the first time.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ThePressBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePressBox</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baseball</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Essay</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://medium.com/the-press-box/the-taste-of-a-dream-46aa47047a70" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/the-press-box/the-t</span><span class="invisible">aste-of-a-dream-46aa47047a70</span></a></p>
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