Here’s your writing prompt for today: If you could live on any island in the world, where would you live and why? Share a photo if you have one!
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Stop and Write!
Here’s another writing prompt: You have been given the honor to create an international holiday. What would you name that holiday? Why? How would it be celebrated around the world? Share it here!
The Weekly Writing Post 2014 February 15-22 Edition
The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing Post 2014 February 15-22 Edition Welcome to The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing Post! This is the same old PEIWG Weekly that you have been receiving with a brand new name and from now on, independent of the PEI Writers’ Guild. We will continue providing you with notices about contests, calls…
CANADIAN CREATIVE WRITERS AND WRITING PROGRAMS 2014 CONFERENCE
CANADIAN CREATIVE WRITERS AND WRITING PROGRAMS 2014 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE! May 15-18, 2014, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Calling all writers and teachers of creative writing! The 2014 CCWWP draft conference schedule and registration form is now live. The CCWWP planning committee and executive board have worked hard on affordability this year, and rates have…
Stop and write!
You can’t be a writer if you just talk about writing some day. That day might never come. The time to write is now! To help you along, I’ll be giving writing prompts and exercises that will get your creative juices flowing. So what should you write about? Let’s start with something really simple. Let’s…
Name Change and other things
Dear Subscribers, Readers, Followers, and Friends, From this day forward, this site is an independent site from The PEI Writers Guild, which has decided to produce its own newsletter. As you have noticed, I have decided to call it The Writing Stop. It will be the place for writers and would-be writers to stop, find…
The PEIWG Weekly 2014 February 8-15 Edition
2014 February 8-14 Edition Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly! I’ve introduced a new section in the Weekly, called “Meet the Author.” As with everything else in the Weekly, this is for you, so if you want subscribers to know a little more about you, send in a mini bio. I’m hoping to introduce a…
The PEIWG Weekly 2014 February 1-7 Edition
2014 February 1-7 Edition Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly! I’ve introduced a new section in the Weekly, called “Meet the Author.” As with everything else in the Weekly, this is for you, so if you want subscribers to know a little more about you, send in a mini bio. I’m hoping to introduce a…
The PEIWG Weekly 2014 January 25-31 Edition
2014 January 25-31 Edition Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly! I’ve introduced a new section in the Weekly, called “Meet the Author.” As with everything else in the Weekly, this is for you, so if you want subscribers to know a little more about you, send in a mini bio. I’m hoping to introduce a…
THE ISLAND HOLIDAY READER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING CALL
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: DEADLINE – JANUARY 31, 2014 PUBLISHER: THE ACORN PRESS The Acorn Press invites submissions for an anthology of holiday writing with a focus on the Christmas season or comparable celebrations, e.g., Hannukah, Eid, Diwali, Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa. There is no requirement for “Island” content: stories may be set in any locale….
The PEIWG Weekly 2014 January 11-16 Edition
2014 January 11-16 Edition Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly! I’ve introduced a new section in the Weekly, called “Meet the Author.” As with everything else in the Weekly, this is for you, so if you want subscribers to know a little more about you, send in a mini bio. I’m hoping to introduce a…
Jan. 14 Open Mic at the Haviland Club
Host Dianne Hicks Morrow, PEI poet laureate, invites readers and listeners to the 4th Open Mic event at the Haviland Club, 7 – 9 p.m. Tuesday, January 14. Readers can sign up at 7 p.m. to read either poetry or prose, anywhere from three to seven minutes. The featured reader that night will be Beth…
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