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Upcoming EventsConferencesThe 1998 Palm Springs Writers Conference April 16 - 19 The Palm Springs Writers Conference was founded by working writers to teach the writing of publishable fiction and non-fiction to students of all levels. Beginners are welcome and close student/faculty contact is encouraged. For more information visit the website at: http://home.earthlink.net/~pswriterconf/ The Fifth Annual Read In! April 24 The Read In! is a day-long reading project for children ages 5-18 in grades K-12. It incorporates and integrates the Language Arts Curriculum and telecommunications into a worthwhile educational collaboration among peers throughout North America and the world. Kindergarten through twelfth graders across North America and around the globe gather together by modem prior to and during the day of the project. For more information visit the website at: http://www.readin.org Rocky Mountain Children's Book Festival Denver, Colorado April 24 - 25 A public celebration for kids, families and teachers featuring 400 authors, exhibitors, costumed characters and book related events. For more information visit the website at: http://www.aclin.org/code/ccftb. AWU 1998 Writers' Conference Alamo Writers Unlimited April 25th From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Six speakers - a publisher (Artes Publico), a literary agent (Jim Hornfischer), a literary attorney (Tom Doyal), and three writers - Diane Bertrand, Cindi Myers, and Susan Cooper. Cost is $40 to members and $50 to non-members. Lunch included. For more information visit the website at: http://expage.com/page/alamowriters National Writers Workshop Orlando Sentinel/Poynter Institute April 25-26 The National Writers' Workshop at the Orlando Marriott Downtown, April 25 and 26, will feature 35 prominent journalists talking about the craft of writing and editing. Registration is only $65. More than 500 journalists from across the Southeast are expected to attend the Orlando event. Visit the website or contact Nancy Kunzman at The Orlando Sentinel at (407) 420-5418. For more information visit the website at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/write98 Electrify Your Writing May 2 Successful Internet Marketing for Writers. Learn from top editors and agents how to put the power of the Internet behind marketing your manuscript. Specific strategies to excel as a writer in the Digital Age. For more information visit the website at: http://www.authorlink.com/seminar.html 27th ASJA Writers' Conference East May 2-3 Pete Hamill and Peter Maas head the roster of notable writers scheduled to address the 27th edition of the annual Writers' Conference East sponsored by the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), the national independent writers' organization, which turns 50 this year. The two will be the featured Saturday luncheon speakers at the May 2-3 event, to be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel on New York's Times Square. For more information visit the website at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/asja/ ContestsWorld Wide Writers is seeking entrants for its new quarterly writing competitions. Details can be found online at: http://www.btinternet.com/~alex.keegan1/WWWpage.htm.*National Enquirer, at http://www.nationalenquirer.com, runs contests weekly or more often. Information is available on its website. Glimmer Train Press runs two annual contests for short story writers. Monetary prizes includes a 1st prize of $1,200 and 2nd/3rd place prizes of $500/$300. Contests rules and guidelines may be obtained by sending a SASE to: Glimmer Train Press Dept WW, 710 SW Madison St., #504 Portland, OR 92705. Mattel is looking for unusual and creative rules to its game, UNO, that build off the current rules and enhance game play, yet are simple enough to be easily adopted by UNO players everywhere. The grand prize is $5,000 dollars and details can be found at: http://www.service.mattel.com/uno. The deadline for the UNO contest is May 15, 1998. For more information on writing contests, or to submit your own, please click here to visit the classified page on Writers Write®. For more information on writing conferences and literary events, or to add your event, please visit the events database on Writers Write® at http://www.writerswrite.com/events/. |