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The Appalachian Writers Guild is a non-profit organization of writers, established for the purpose of advancing the creation and dissemination of literature and history relating to the Appalachian region. AWG is currently preparing a themed anthology of Appalachian...

(News forwarded courtesy of Joe McCabe and Terry McNemar)The Summer Play Festival for Emerging Writers is held in New York City each July in the Theater Row Complex in midtown Manhattan. Each year, the festival organizers read through hundreds of play and musical...

(News courtesy of WVW 2nd VP Terry McNemar)Anna Egan Smucker's latest book To Keep The South Manitou Light received the 2006 Award of Merit from the Historical Society of Michigan. It's the highest recognition presented by the state's official historical society and...

You’ve written the story. Now you want to send it in to a contest, publisher, magazine, agent, etc. How do you know it’s ready for them to see?It’s time to edit your story. Self-editing is difficult. When you read something too many times you will stop seeing what’s...

FROM: Savannah GuzHello~I write to learn if there are fellow writers close to Weirton, which is splayed across Hancock and Brooke Counties way up in the northern panhandle. I'm eager to get a group of like-minded people together, so that we too can have bi-weekly or...

Writer's Digest is holding its 7th Annual Short Story Competition.They're looking for 1500 words stories, any genre.First prize is $3000, second prize is $1500, third place $500, 4th through 10th place, $100. and the top 25 stories will be published in a special...