The Scary Story Challenge is a creative writing competition open to writers worldwide. When the competition begins on October 31, writers are placed in groups where they will be judged against other writers within their same group. Each group will receive three prompts: a scare, a character, and an action. The writers then have 48…
We had another great meeting, with two new members, which is always fun! We covered a lot of ground, and answered questions about AI (what a writer can use it for without getting into trouble), self-publishing, open mics, writing workshops, and more. This online ‘summit’ has already started, but I think you can still join…
Welcome to Part 2 of the August updates. Today we have some writing workshops, some contests, a Facebook group you can join, and a host of other resources for writers. I’ve sorted them into categories to help you find your way around. WRITING WORKSHOPS On September 4 at 7 pm the Fairfield County Writers Studio…
This month’s Rendezvous brought up some interesting topics, and several events, workshops and writing opportunities. Instead of listing them by the event date, they appear in order of their deadlines that offer early booking, or for applications for writing positions, for example. Gotham Writers Workshop in New York City is offering two in-person One-Day Intensives…
Braving the frigid January weather here in the Northeast, a dozen of us met on Wednesday to talk about writing. One new member signed in from Egypt, pushing our Canadian member, Alison McBain to second place for the most distant attendee! I’m starting this post with the Indie Author Project Awards, which I won last…
