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Mega Online Marketing for Authors

If you missed Jamie Saloff's workshop at the Pennwriters conference, you can view her 25 Sure-Fire Ways to Promote Your Book Online by clicking here. Thanks Jamie!

Posted by Julie on May 23, 2006
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C-Span2's Book TV Bus is Rolling Through!

C-Span2's Book TV Bus, on its first cross-country tour, will be in the Pittsburgh area this weekend at the following locations:

Friday May 12th 7-9 p.m. @ Joseph Beth Booksellers, South Side Works

Saturday May 13th 1-3:30 p.m. @ Cafe Kolache in Beaver. Saturday you can meet Beaver-area authors Thomas Young, who has a book on life insurance; Marilyn Nuttter, contributor to "Chicken Soup for the Soul"; Val Brkich, who writes tales his Catholic Education; Eileen English & Evelyn Adams, writers of local history; and Kristy McCaffrey, author of historical romance novels.

To see where the bus will stop next, go to Book TV.com

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Posted by Julie on May 08, 2006
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Pinkalicious by Elizabeth Kann

Our friend and fellow writer Elizabeth Kann has co-authored a children's book titled Pinkalicious (HarperCollins May 24 2006), about dessert, desire and discipline. So deliciously delightful, we bet you can't keep your hands off it! Congratulations to Elizabeth and to her sister Victoria who illustrated the book. Catch them at the launch party June 3 at Books of Wonder in NYC (which has an attached Cupcake Cafe). We'll keep you posted of upcoming author appearances.

Posted by Julie on May 02, 2006
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Books by Phillip Beard

Lost in the Garden (Viking Penguin) by Philip Beard is due out May 8th. Readers, especially those in Beard's hometown of PIttsburgh, will remember his first book Dear Zoe, which was named "One of the Ten Best First Novels of 2005" by the American Library Association and is now out in paperback. Lost in the Garden follows over privileged, under motivated golf-and-sex-obsessed Michael Benedict as he navigates a midlife crisis that is both comic and compelling. In the coming months, Viking Penguin will offer special opportunities for book clubs to visit with Beard in person, by phone or virtual appearances. For details click here.

Posted by Julie on May 02, 2006
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Contests

The 75th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition closes May 15th. You can compete in 10 different categories, from memoir to movie scripts. $3,000 grand prize.

Glimmer Train's summer Fiction Open closes July 15. First-place winner receives $2,000 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories. Visit the Glimmer Train Press Store for guidelines and to submit.

The Mystery of the Blood Award honors the best in unpublished dark fantasy/horror. Awards: 1st place, $350; 2nd place, $100; 1 honorable mention of $50. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: August 1, 2006 postmark. Submit 1 story of up to 3,500 words to J. DeCoteau, PO Box 307, Feeding Hills MA 01030. Include SASE.

Posted by Julie on May 02, 2006
This entry was posted in the following categories: Calls for submissions

"How to Write Killer Fiction" Seminar

We'd like to pass along the following information regarding an upcoming seminar being offered at Mystery Lovers Bookshop in Oakmont, PA.

Carolyn Wheat is author of the book How to Write Killer Fiction and will be presenting a seminar of the same name at MLB on Sunday, May 21, 2006 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

This workshop is for anyone interested in writing mystery or suspense. In addition, it would be of interest to any serious writer who wants to heighten (i.e. add depth) to her/his work-in-progress.

Cost is $20 and includes the two-hour seminar as well as a copy of Carolyn's book, How to Write Killer Fiction, a guide of equal use to beginners and seasoned writers alike.

Reservations are essential as space is limited.

Please call Mystery Lovers at 412-828-4877 if you can attend. You may also purchase your ticket online at http://www.mysterylovers.com [Ignore any services charges that may appear with your online ticket order. You will not be charged any service charges.]

It should prove to be a productive afternoon. Hope to see you there!

Posted by Judy on May 01, 2006
This entry was posted in the following categories: Coming attractions