From the ARIA website: «The Association of Rhode Island Authors (ARIA) is a non-profit organization of local,
published writers of both fiction and non-fiction committed to raising awareness of the outstanding written works crafted by writers in Rhode Island and other nearby communities.»
Ron is a well -
published writer of fiction and non-fiction and has won many awards for his writing, including a Pushcart Prize, a gold medal from the Faulkner Society, a James Michener Fellowship from the Copernicus Society, and many more.
Not exact matches
Makumbi is one
of eight
writers to receive Windham Campbell Prizes this year spanning
fiction, non-
fiction, drama and poetry — and is the only winner to have
published just one full - length work.
Full marks to Gollancz for
publishing this collection
of stories by one
of Britain's consistently finest science
fiction writers — but it, and other book publishers, would be doing themselves,
writers and readers a favour by providing more outlets for short
fiction.
On the site,
writers of fiction and nonfiction are welcome to write,
publish, and sell ebooks without constraint.
This fabulous contest closes on Feb. 2, so crime
fiction writers from anywhere in the world who haven't had a novel
published still have a few weeks to submit the first 3,000 words
of their manuscripts.
But I'm not sure I can offer any meaningful analysis
of the
publishing model, partly because I started with a higher profile than many
fiction writers might.
We Need Diverse Books Short Story Contest is open to emerging diverse
writers from all diverse backgrounds (including, but not limited to, LGBTQIA, people
of colour, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural and religious minorities) who have not been
published in a traditional print
fiction book format, including self -
published, independents, small and medium
publishing houses, in all genres whether for the children's or adult market.
I grew up as the daughter
of a struggling science
fiction writer; having witnessed my father's thankless, soul - crushing experiences with the
publishing industry, I never wanted to go through the process myself.
This is the official site
of Massimo Marino, Active Member
of SFWA - Science
Fiction and Fantasy
Writers of America, and represented by Booktrope
Publishing LCC.
More specifically, I queried: Will today's community
of literary
writers and readers always remain part
of the establishment
of traditional
publishing houses, or will it eventually evolve to be represented by indie
fiction?
Ploughshares Emerging
Writer's Contest is open to
writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to
publish a book.
is open to
writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to
publish a book.
Fiction writer Danielle Lazarin discusses five journals that have
published her short stories, some
of which appear in her debut collection, Back Talk, forthcoming from Penguin Books in February.
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Writer Resources Writing
Our three - day literary conference gives aspiring
writers a better understanding
of the craft
of fiction and nonfiction, prepares them for the ever - changing world
of publishing and promotion, and creates opportunities for meaningful networking.
Writer Unboxed
publishes empowering and provocative ideas about the craft and business
of fiction every day.
Publishing Perspectives spoke to editors and
writers on both sides
of the Atlantic to ask why dystopian
fiction is so popular and whether relief is coming.
The Science
Fiction and Fantasy
Writers of America governing body has approved bylaw changes that now accepts self -
published author for Active and Associate memberships in the organization.
Many people don't know that he
published several works before turning to crime
fiction with The Neon Rain, so no one thought
of my father as a mystery
writer during my formative years.
Even the recently announced science
fiction and fantasy
writers of America will now accept self -
published digital authors, BUT they have to sell books.
Jaden Terrell is the author
of Racing the Devil (Permanent Press), the first in a series featuring Nashville private detective Jared McKean, and is a contributor to Now Write Mysteries, a collection
of writing exercises
published by Tarcher / Penguin for crime
fiction writers.
Major writing organizations such as the Romance
Writers of America, Canadian Writing Union and
Published Authors Network all accept indie published authors as members and the Science Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do
Published Authors Network all accept indie
published authors as members and the Science Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do
published authors as members and the Science
Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do the same.
Self -
published authors need to rid themselves
of the attitude that they are «
writers» simply because they put words in a certain order to form sentences, regardless if their work is
fiction or non-
fiction.
This ever idiosyncratic
writer hasn't
published a work
of fiction since 2006, so this collection
of short stories is highly anticipated.
The Kenyon Review Short
Fiction Contest is only open to writers who have not yet published a book of f
Fiction Contest is only open to
writers who have not yet
published a book
of fictionfiction.
Plus the International Thriller
Writers, the most progressive
of the crime
fiction associations, recognizes self
published books along with traditionally
published ones.
Fiction Unboxed offers something that's never been offered before: a naked look into two
writer's process, as they wrote and
published a book in 30 days, from scratch, in front
of the world.
Boulevard's Short
Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers is open people who have not yet published a book of fiction, poetry or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed
Fiction Contest for Emerging
Writers is open people who have not yet
published a book
of fiction, poetry or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed
fiction, poetry or creative non-
fiction with a nationally distributed
fiction with a nationally distributed press.
To understand the industry and manage your career, there's Closing the Deal on Your Terms by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The Everyday Novelist: Business 101 by Daniel Sawyer, From Dreamer to Doer by Jude Wilhoff, Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows
of Indie
Publishing by Dean Wesley Smith, Write It Forward: From
Writer to Successful Author by Bob Mayer, Pros and Cons by Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett, and The Science
Fiction Professional by Mike Resnick.
And even though I'm starting to see it happen as my indie -
published pipeline fills up slowly, I don't really believe the idea
of fiction writers getting regular checks.
But so many
of the discussions about indie
publishing vs traditional
publishing don't take into account a very important, and sometimes critical aspect
of money for a freelance
fiction writer.
ireadiwrite
Publishing offers books by new
writers across a wide variety
of literary
fiction, poetry and selected non-
fiction genres.
And trust me, you will be a much better
fiction writer at the end
of the year with that much practice, and if you finished and mailed or indie
published everything, you will be on your way.
I am a member
of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), a founding member
of the Association
of Independent
Publishing Professionals (AIPP), a member
of the Authors Guild, an affiliate member
of the Science
Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), and I have been a supporting member
of WorldCon since 2016.
ACFW is The Voice
of Christian
Fiction, and our purpose is to educate, assist, and support writers in publishing Christian fiction by traditional means or indepen
Fiction, and our purpose is to educate, assist, and support
writers in
publishing Christian
fiction by traditional means or indepen
fiction by traditional means or independently.
Her self -
publishing books are based on her personal experience in self -
publishing genre
fiction — she hopes they will help her
writer - friends take their own leaps into the wild (and wonderful) world
of indie
publishing... and not only survive, but thrive.
Saunders has also been
published in Best
of Science
Fiction and Fantasy anthologies in the past so I think to some extent he is a genre
writer — although I don't think any
writer should be limited to a category as such.
We also sponsor annual education events, a
writers retreat, critique groups,
publish an e-newsletter, host free monthly events on the craft and business
of writing that are open to the public, and periodically
publish an anthology
of short
fiction showcasing the talents
of the Rocky Mountain writing community.
1) The Big Five: Since
publishing has gone from being a gentleman's business to being owned, run and operated by corporations, you have a much better chance
of getting your book
published if you are Snooki from Jersey Shore hawking your new diet manifesto than if you're an unknown (or even established but not famous)
writer who's written a brilliant work
of literary
fiction.
Jane is a
writer of romantic
fiction and, after
publishing two novels independently, she was signed by her agent, Felicity Trew
of the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency.
Just to give one example, I got to know Ben Wolf, editor - in - chief
of Splickety
Publishing Group, through the Florida Christian
Writers Conference and the Realm Makers speculative
fiction conference.
She's a former chapter president
of Mystery
Writers of America and served as the
published author liaison for the Rocky Mountain
Fiction Writers.
Tracy Marchini Literary Agent is on our list
of New Book Agents (new
publishing agents looking for
writers), Book Agents USA (
publishing agents in the United States),
Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book Agents (publishing agents who represent picture books for
Fiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book Agents (publishing agents who represent picture books for
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent picture books for kids).
This guest post was
published first on the American Christian
Fiction Writers website on May 14, 2015, and I had to share because this kind
of thing makes all the work completely and totally worthwhile!
Renee Fountain Literary Agent is on our list
of New Book Agents (new
publishing agents looking for
writers), Book Agents New York (
publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents NYC (
publishing agents in NYC), Book Agents USA (
publishing agents in the United States),
Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
Fiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent YA books for teens).
Book Marketing for the Reluctant
Fiction and Nonfiction Author http://www.venturacountywriters.com April 20 - 21, 2013 Los Angeles Times Festival
of Books University
of Southern California SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and
Writers Network) Booth # 201 Sat: 10am - 6 pm Sun: 10am - 5 pm http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/ April 13, 2013 Ojai Wordfest Book Fair Libbey Park Ojai, CA Patricia will represent the SPAWN booth Small Publishers, Artists and
Writers Network 10am - 5 pm http://wordfestbookfair.com April 12, 2013 Ojai WordFest / Foodie Friday Ojai, California Breakfast Presentation «How to Find the Onramp to
Publishing Success.»
3 min readAs a part
of our ongoing series looking at self - published writers who have used Helix Review, we interviewed Lulu author Kay Gossage, who wrote the fantasy fiction novel: The Sword Of Ages: The Tallah Trilog
of our ongoing series looking at self -
published writers who have used Helix Review, we interviewed Lulu author Kay Gossage, who wrote the fantasy
fiction novel: The Sword
Of Ages: The Tallah Trilog
Of Ages: The Tallah Trilogy.
We also sponsor annual education event,
writers retreat, critique groups,
publish a newsletter, host monthly events on the craft and business
of writing, and periodically
publish an anthology
of short
fiction showcasing the talents
of our members.
Fiction and nonfiction
writers who have recently
published a book that «contributes to our understanding
of racism and our appreciation
of the rich diversity
of human cultures» are eligible for this award, which offers $ 10,000 cash as well media and publicity opportunities.