Poets & Writers' E-Newsletter

February 14, 2012

In This Issue
59 Writing Contests with Upcoming Deadlines
Agent Intervention
Falling in Love with Poetry
Bookstore of the Future
Community of Writers at Squaw Valley(Ad)
Job Listings
Upcoming P&W Events
Magazine Discount Offer
Advertistement
The Loft
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59 WRITING CONTESTS WITH UPCOMING DEADLINES 


Deadlines for 59 writing contests, including Omnidawn's prize for a poetry chapbook, fall between February 15 and March 15. Don't miss out!


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AGENT INTERVENTION 


Elissa Schappell Elissa Schappell discusses the critical role her agent Joy Harris played in the writing of Schappell's recently published story collection Blueprints for Building Better Girls.

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FALLING IN LOVE WITH POETRY
Cheryl Boyce Taylor
Credit: Artis Q. Wright

Poet Cheryl Boyce Taylor blogs about finding poetry she loved in her native Trinidad.

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BOOKSTORE OF THE FUTURE 


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A group committed to helping Menlo Park's Kepler's Books thrive has come together to envision what the future of the bookstore might look like. From Clips, our daily selection of curated videos.

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COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AT SQUAW VALLEY (SPONSORED ARTICLE)
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The Community of Writers is now accepting applications for our 2012 Summer Writing Workshops in Poetry, Writers Workshops, and Screenwriting. Every summer 
for over four decades, the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley has brought together poets, prose writers, and screenwriters for separate weeks of workshops, individual conferences, lectures, panels, readings, and discussions of the craft and the business of writing. 
Deadline to apply: April 2, 2012
 
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UPCOMING P&W EVENTS

The Shining NEW YORK--FEBRUARY 23 

Join P&W at the launch party of the March/April issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, featuring a special section on writing conferences and residencies. We'll be screening The Shining--the epitome of a writing residency gone bad!  

  

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