Welcome to the Acorn Press NEWS FROM THE ACORN PRESS! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS THE ISLAND FICTION READER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW FICTION Prince Edward Island’s Acorn Press invites writers to submit unpublished short stories for a new anthology of fiction by PEI writers, to be published in spring 2012. Potential contributors must have a significant…
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Rhubarb Mennomental Health Call for Submissions
Rhubarb Magazine is publishing a special issue on Mental Illness/Mental Health in June 2011. The issue will be guest edited by Ted Dyck, the Editor of Transition Magazine published by the Saskatchewan Chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Ted has published widely and served as the chief editor of the literary magazine GRAIN for…
Riddle Fence call for submissions
Heard the call — the Riddle Fence call for submissions? Our current deadline for submissions is December 10, 2010. So we publish the best in Canada. Riddle Fence is currently considering submissions of previously unpublished fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and artwork for its eighth issue. Please send no more than 1 piece of prose (maximum 5,000…
News from WritingRaw.com
WritingRaw.com is going to scare the BOO out of you a second time! All of us here at WritingRaw.com would like to thank the generous support we received when we put out the call for submissions for our Halloween issue. Who knew that there were so many of you out there with a dark side…
Authorforsale.com
Author For Sale.com The Showcase for authors where the publisher comes looking for you! http://www.authorforsale.com One of our Showcase authors asked us to forward the above link to you, ideally for shared circulation with any of the aspiring authors within your writer’s group. Many authors, whether currently in early stages of contemplating an idea for…
Linden MacIntyre, Shandi Mitchell, SS Atlantic big winners at 2010 Atlantic Book Awards
It was standing room only at the Alderney Landing Theatre in Dartmouth, NS Wednesday night as over 200 of the region’s writers, illustrators, book publishers and readers celebrated the 33 nominees and recipients of 13 different literary prizes at the 2010 Atlantic Book Awards. CBC Radio host Costas Halavrezos and Newfoundland playwright, comedian and author…
Enfield & Wizenty Fiction Contest Renewed
Building on the success of its initial contest last year, Enfield & Wizenty is once again offering a $5,000 advance for best novel or short story collection by a Canadian author. Last year’s winner, Michelle Berry, will see her novel This Book Will Not Save Your Life released this September alongside two new titles by contest…
UPDATE FROM CWAG*
UPDATE FROM CWAG* Canadian Writers Against the Google settlement Hello Everybody — There are far too many of you now to email separately. But I have very much enjoyed corresponding with you, and if you would like to reply, please do so. I have had a lot of questions from you about when this mess…
Call for Submissions: Undertow Press
“NL-based publisher Undertow Press are now considering full-length manuscript proposals in the genres of Literary Fiction, Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction. Feel free to visit http://caughtintheundertow.com/contact.html#subs for more information on their submission guidelines and how to submit.”
Cormorant Launches New Children’s and Young Adult Imprint
Cormorant Books is pleased to announce Dancing Cat Books, its imprint dedicated to publishing author driven literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry for the young adult and middle grades, as well as picture books. Dancing Cat’s Publisher, Gail Winskill, will direct the editorial vision. The imprint will have its own website, http://www.dancingcatbooks.com, designed by Bryan Ibeas,…
Jon McLean book launch
EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! Local author Jon McLean will be having a book launch and signing of his first book, “Jesus Torah & More”, at Indigo Bookstore, Charlottetown PE on March 13th 2010 from 2-4pm and again at Coles Book Store in Summerside PE on March 20th from 2-4pm. Come One, Come All; Lets Have Some…
Network – Learn – Grow
The Atlantic Magazines Association is proud to present its second annual MagazinesEast 2010. Atlantic Canada’s premiere professional development and networking conference for the publishing industry. Don’t miss this year’s exciting line-up of speakers on topics like branding, marketing, editorial, website sales, typography, and much more. Register before March 15th and you could win an iPod…
The Writing Pool 