ESWA News . . .
The Delmarva Review opens new submission period on Sept. 1, for the 2010 issue!
The literary journal welcomes short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from all writers. The deadline is December 31, 2009, but early submissions are encouraged. Send your best work, after September 1. New “Guidelines” for writers are posted on the Review’s website: www.delmarvareview.com, or send an email to editor@delmarvareview.com
NEW - Bay to Ocean Writing Contest, sponsored by ESWA and Delmarva Quarterly, will honor first rate writing in three categories--Short Fiction, Creative Nonfiction and Poetry. It will be open to all writers, regardless of where they live, what type of writing they do, or what subject they choose. The submission period begins in September and runs through December 1, 2009. Only original, unpublished work will be considered. First-place prose and poetry will be considered for publication in Delmarva Quarterly magazine. The winning authors will receive $100 cash and complimentary admission to the Bay to Ocean Conference in February.
Judges will be: author Kate Blackwell for Short Fiction, Sheila Buckmaster, National Geographic Traveler editor at large, for Creative Nonfiction, and award-winning poet Anne Colwell for Poetry. Contest details will be announced soon and will be posted on the website: www.baytoocean.com.
Emerging Writer Fellowships - The Writer’s Center, in Bethesda, is currently accepting submissions for several competitive Emerging Writer Fellowships. Deadline is August 15. Fellows will be selected from applicants who have published up to two book-length works of prose and up to three book-length works of poetry (self-published and vanity press are not accepted). Writers of any genre, background, or experience are welcome. Selected Fellows will be featured at Emerging Writers Readings and will be invited to lead a Saturday workshop at the Center. See the website: www.writer.org or applicants call Charles Jensen, Director, for information at (301) 654-8664.
A Writers Workshop will be hosted by John Elsberg, of Bogg and Delmarva Review, from 1 to 3 p.m., on Saturday, August 8, at Caroline County Public Library, in Greensboro. John will encourage constructive feedback on effective writing. It’s free, and all are welcome to attend.
2nd Annual Lewes Creative Artists’ Workshop will be held Saturday, August 15 at the Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Ave., in Lewes, DE (phone 302-645-2733). Workshops cover novel writing, publishing, marketing, poetry, play writing, researching, photography, and pastel painting. Speakers include Billie Travalini, Maribeth Fischer, nonfiction author Tom Coyne, and ten others. Sponsors are: Lewes Public Library, American Pen Women, Diamond State Branch, Delaware Division of Libraries, Delaware Division of the Arts, and the Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild. The workshops are free but are filled on a first come basis. See the website for specific information and registration: www.leweslibrary.org.
On Thursday, August 27 - “Poetry at the Beach” will feature readings from poets JoAnn Balingit, Liz Dolan and Maggie Rowe at 7 p.m., at Rehoboth Beach Public Library, 226 Rehoboth Avenue (302-227-8044). On September 24, the program will present JoAnn Balingit, Gail Comorat and Abby Millager, at 7 p.m., at South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Avenue (302-539-5231). The annual program, in its 4th year, is sponsored by the Rehoboth Art League.
Play Writing Contest - The Hugh Gregory Gallagher Motivational Theatre, in Easton, is sponsoring an “Excellence in Writing” competition for veteran and aspiring playwrights. Deadline for scripts is Dec. 15, 2009. Winners will be announced by February 1, 2010 and will be honored at premiere performances of their new plays during the year. The goal is to raise awareness of disability and discrimination. Guidelines: original monologues or interactive plays of no more than four characters. Scripts should not exceed 15 pages, double spaced. For entry forms, write: Hugh Gregory Gallagher Motivational Theatre, Inc., P.O. Box 1048, Easton, MD 21601. Website: www.motivationaltheatre.com.
“The Write Group” welcomes everyone interested in memoir writing for inspiring weekly writing sessions at 11 a.m. on Thursdays, at the St. Michaels Community Center. No experience required. Everyone has a story to write.
Public Radio Delmarva Wants Essays - “Why I live where I live.” Public Radio Delmarva (WSCL), an NPR affiliate in Salisbury, seeks 500-700 word essays on “Why I Live Where I Live,” for broadcast, recorded by the author. All interested writers should send essays to producer Penny Hartman: Hartman45@msn.com. Please include a two or three sentence bio. Essays by ESWA’s Wilson Wyatt, Diane Marquette and George Merrill are on the “Jukebox” link on the website www.delmarvareview.net. This is an opportunity to have your work heard by thousands of interested listeners!
Creative Writing Center of Delaware offers a “Sanctuary Space” with free Internet connection for writers, at 17585 Nassau Commons Blvd., Suite 4, in Lewes, Delaware. For more information, contact Shelley Grabel at (302) 855-5905 or email: sgrabel@dtecc.edu.
Zoetrope Screenplay Contest seeks new creative and compelling film narratives. The deadline is September 8. First prize winner and ten finalists will be considered for film option, development and representation. For more information, see: www.zoetrope.com/contests.
Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Contest is open for submissions until October 1, 2009. The judge is PEN/Hemingway Award-winner Yiyun Li. Story length is less than 5,000 words. Three prize winners and seven honorable mentions will be considered for literary agent representation. For details, see the website: www.all-story.com.
10th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition is accepting entries until December 1, 2009. They are seeking “bold, brilliant…but brief” stories, up to 1,500 words. For guidelines and contest information, see: www.writersdigest.com/short.
G. M. Malliet, of Alexandria, won the 2009 Agatha Award for Best First Novel, for her mystery Death of a Cozy Writer. Her novel has been nominated for the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, and several others. Her latest novel, Death and the Lit Chick, was published in the spring. Congratulations!
Robert and Alice Jane Lippson’s new book, Life along the Inner Coast: A Naturalist’s Guide to the Sounds, Inlets, Rivers and Intracoastal Waterway, from Norfolk to Key West, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It will be released on October 29 by University of North Carolina Press in a hard bound edition, 624 pages including photography and meticulous ink drawings. The Lippsons live in St. Michaels.
Judy Reveal, of Greensboro, will speak and have a book signing at 7 p.m., August 6, at the Caroline County Public Library, in Greensboro. She will sign her new mystery, The Music Room, in addition to her last novel, Cheating Death, and her nonfiction book, Around Greensboro. Her website: www.justcreativewriting.com
Art Bounds is teaching a kids’ calligraphy class at 11 a.m., August 5 and 6, at Greensborough Trading Co., in Greensboro, for $20. He will also teach an adult class in “Black Gothic” calligraphy for five weeks, starting at noon, on August 12, for $50, at Greensborough Trading Co. See events at www.greensboroughtradingco.com
Gerald Sweeney, of Easton, will discuss his latest novel, Yo Columbia!, at a Meet the Author program at 1:30 p.m., September 11, at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in St. Michaels. The book is his third in a series of novels titled The Columbiad. Jerry’s website is: www.GeraldSweeney.com. The Meet the Author program is sponsored by the Academy for Lifelong Learning. There is a $10 fee. Contact Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-2916.
George Merrill, of St. Michaels, will present a discussion series “In the Imagination of the Heart” from 10:30 to noon, on Tuesdays, September 15 - November 10, at the St. Michaels Library Meeting Room. George is an essayist, photographer, and retired Episcopal priest. The program is sponsored by the Academy for Lifelong Learning. There is a $30 fee. Contact Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-2916.
Carlton Spitzer’s new play, “18 Days in July”, will be presented in a benefit performance at 8 p.m., October 9, at Avalon Theatre, in Easton. It is a production of Motivational Theatre Inc., a nonprofit corporation that “celebrates the power of the human spirit” through real life and fictional dramatizations of people challenged by physical, mental and developmental disabilities. Details on the website: www.motivationaltheatre.com
Margot Miller, of Easton, will lead a discussion series on “French Literature in Translation,” at 1:30 p.m., on Tuesdays, from November 3 - 24, in the Eagle House Conference Room of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in St. Michaels. The program will include a reading of Muriel Barberry’s bestseller The Elegance of the Hedgehog, translated by Alison Anderson. Cost is $30 for the program, sponsored by the Academy for Lifelong Learning. Contact Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-2916.
Kate Blackwell, of Neavitt and Washington, DC, will speak on writing and publishing “the literary short story” at 7 p.m., Thursday, November 12, at the Talbot County Library, in Easton. Her writing has been published in numerous literary journals, including the second issue of The Delmarva Review. Kate’s website is: www.kateblackwell.com.
Mala Burt, of St. Michaels, will discuss her writing at a Meet the Author program at 1:30 p.m., on November 13, at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in St. Michaels. Her novels are A Dream across Time and A Circle of Dreams, under her pen name Annie Rogers. She has written nonfiction books on children and step families, which landed her on the Donahue Show twice and on Oprah. Mala’s website is: www.annierogers.com. The program is sponsored by the Academy for Lifelong Learning for $10. Contact Helen Van Fleet at 410-745-2916.
Connections
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Current Connection requests:
Copyeditor - Looking for an experienced copyeditor for The Delmarva Review. Please send a description of your experience with your contact information to: editor@delmarvareview.com. The Review needs another great volunteer to help with the next edition!
Critique Group Needed in Delaware, within 20-mile radius of Middletown (Dover, Newark, Chestertown are all possible). Am willing to join or start a critique group. All interested writers, please contact Gail Johnston at gjohnstonv@aol.com or call 443-783-4770.
Poetry Writers’ Group forming, in Salisbury, seeking three or four poets who want to critique each others’ writing in a workshop setting. Contact Nancy Hickman at hickmannancy@hotmail.com or Kathleen Winter at poet221@comcast.net.
Children’s Writers - Looking for a small group (2 or 3) of serious children’s writers interested in email or periodic exchanges of works-in-progress for critiques. Contact Elizabeth (Liz) Paterra at: lizpat@mchsi.com.
African American essayists interested in having short essays broadcast on Public Radio Delmarva (WSCL) are encouraged to write for the theme “Why I Live Where I Live” and submit their work to Penny Hartman, producer. Ask Penny for details at: Hartman45@msn.com.
Actors Needed - The new Hugh Gregory Gallagher MOTIVATIONAL THEATRE is eager to audition African-American actors for several plays to be performed later this year. We will greatly appreciate your help identifying men and women who might be interested. Stipends are provided. I would be pleased to email detailed information on MOTIVATIONAL THEATRE for your reference. Contact Carlton Spitzer at: (410) 820-8316 or cspitzer@goeaston.net
Editors - Experienced editors needed for periodic referral to writers for manuscript and copy editing (fiction and nonfiction, books, reviews, etc.). There is always a demand for editors! Contact Wilson Wyatt at: ESHOREWRITER@aol.com
If you have timely information of interest to writers, please send it to us. We seek announcements of public writers’ events, workshops, conferences, readings, opportunities, and member accomplishments. Do you have a new book or publishing event? We’ll do our best to include it. You are our reporters. Let us know at: ESHOREWRITER@aol.com, or by mail to: ESWA, P.O. Box 1773, Easton, MD 21601.