February Writers Wanted Page one

Essays should be from 2000 to 5000 words, double spaced and paginated. Please
include your address, phone number, email address and a short bio.
We will pay $100 for each essay published in the final book.

ABOUT YOUR EDITORS:
Jaclyn Friedman
Jaclyn Friedman is a queer Jewish writer, performer and activist. In her work
as the Program Director for the Center for New Words she produces 50 plus
events per year, including author discussions, writing workshops, open mics,
political discussions, music concerts, book groups and special events. She is
Co-Founder and Co-Chair of WAM!, CNW's conference on Women, Action & the Media.
Friedman's work has been published in many outlets including Bitch, AlterNet,
Women's eNews, PW.org. She performs and agitates with Big Moves, a national
size-diverse dance and performance troupe. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing
from Emerson College and has received a 2001 Cambridge Poetry Award, a 2004
Somerville Arts Council Artist Grant, and a recent fellowship from the Vermont
Studio Center.
Jessica Valenti
Jessica Valenti, 29, is the founder and Executive Editor of Feministing.com
and the author of Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminist
Matters. Jessica has a Masters degree in Women's and Gender Studies from
Rutgers University and has worked with national and international women’s
organizations, including Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Women’s
Environment and Development Organization. She is also a co-founder of the REAL
hot 100, a campaign that aims to change the perception of younger women in the
media, and a contributing author to We Don’t Need Another Wave and Single
State of the Union.

is inviting story submissions from women and men who, after they turned 40, launched a successful, new enterprise
or embarked on a completely different career where they are thriving */or/* who met and formed relationships with their significant other
after they turned 40. Midlife is both rewarding and challenging. We are looking for authentic and original, /true-life/ love and success stories
that are previously unpublished. We welcome honesty, vulnerability, humor and inspiration…

visit www.secondwindstories.com for more information.

Midwest Writers Guild of Evansville

fiction/nonfiction contest

Details: Midwest Writers Guild of Evansville Writing Contest - Fiction or Non-Fiction
http://midwestwg.com/

Rules
The contest is open to anyone interested in entering. Each manuscript is to have a cover page with title, author´s name, address, phone number and e-mail address; also a short paragraph describing the story and genre.

The manuscript can not have been previously published in any manner, won any awards in previous contests or be submitted to a publisher where there would be a chance it could be published before the contest results are announced. No electronic manuscripts will be accepted.

Entry fees are $10.00 for the first manuscript and $5.00 for each one after that. Anyone wanting their manuscript returned needs to include $2.00 for envelope and postage.Manuscripts are to be 5,000 words or less, standard font (Times New Roman) 12pt. font size and double spacing.

Dates manuscripts will be accepted, will be from October 15, 2007 until February 1, 2008. As long as it is postmarked Feb 1 2008 it will be accepted if it is received after that date. Winners will be announced March 15, 2008 at the Book Fair at Washington
Square Mall in Evansville, Indiana.

Prizes will be $100.00 for 1st Place
$75.00 for 2nd Place
$50.00 for 3rd Place

And all three winners will be published in an anthology MWG of Evansville
will be putting together at a later date.

Make checks payable to:
Midwest Writers Guild of Evansville
Mail with the manuscript to:
MWG Writing Contest
D. Schenk
13000 Highway 41S
Robards, KY 42452

Deadline extended to May 12^th! We are accepting submissions for POLITICAL FICTION: Short Stories set in the World of Politics! A book of short stories to be published by Don Ron Books! Politics, whether by character, setting, or plot, must be central to the story; otherwise we want a range of styles & genres, set anywhere from the election trail to small town city halls to the White House, involving characters from US senators to mayoral aides to school board elected officials, etc. No language restrictions. Foreign political stories okay. We are NOT looking for political rants, but character driven stories. Political Fiction will be available at bookstores across the country & online. Stories cannot exceed 7,500 words; there is no lower word limit. Unpublished and unknown writers welcome. Previously published stories okay with proof that you have permission to republish. One submission per author. Fiction only; no poetry.