Steve Bernstein never imagined himself a writer. He says his sister Amy, who died about twenty years ago, was the writer in the family. Towards the end of 2019, Bernstein signed a publishing contract for what started off as a self-published project. What changed that moved him from a non-writerMore
The North Street Book Prize is run by Northampton-based Winning Writers. Now in its 6th year, it offers winnings of up to $5,000 plus expert marketing services for a self-published book. Submissions open from February 15 to June 30, 2020. GUIDELINES Submit one or more self-published books in these categories:More
At the beginning of May, Straw Dog Writers Guild started accepting submissions for their ‘Pandemic Poetry & Prose: Writers Respond to Corona’ project. The goal of this endeavor is to ‘solicit and feature work by writers that speaks to some aspect of life during these unique times. By publishing online,More
Straw Dog Writers Guild has put out a call for poetry and literary prose inspired by and related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the details they have provided: In an attempt to keep our community connected during these isolating times, we hope to give writers a platform to expressMore
All across America this week, children, their parents and grand parents have been celebrating what would have been the 116th birthday of Dr. Seuss, the Springfield MA native whose books have been read by millions of children around the world. We put together a little compilation of videos to showMore
When Ted Giesel died in September 1991, aged 87, over 600 million copies oh his famous children’s books had been sold around the world, translated into more than 20 languages. The world knew him then, and still does today, by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. He was born and raisedMore
Jesmyn Ward, Author of Sing Unburied Sing will be in the valley to headline the 5th edition of Amherst College‘s literary festival which takes place from February 27th to March 1st. Ward will be in conversation with Jennifer Acker, founder and editor in chief of The Common. Ward is a MacArthurMore
In the face of copyright laws, there has always been this niggling question in many creative minds; “What if we could share some elements of creativity and use them as enablers for the greater creative movement? What if we could create things and put them into the ether for othersMore
The Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Hampshire Life has announced that it is relaunching its short fiction competition. The competition had been discontinued for a number of years. In an announcement published yesterday on the newspaper’s website, features and Hampshire Life editor, Dave Eisenstadter, said the competition would be open for entriesMore