Notice from Michael Steven Gregory, Exec Director of the Southern California Writers Conferences in San Diego, Palm Springs, and Los Angeles area:
SAN DIEGO's
The WriteWay
THE eNEWSLETTER FOR SAN DIEGO'S
WRITING & PUBLISHING COMMUNITY
SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 No. 0001
To Subscribe, Click on: subscribe@SDWriteWay.org
To read eNewsletter online: www.SDWriteWay.org/newsletter
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To read San Diego’s WriteWay eZine,
full of the latest information, articles, links, resources, etc.,
Click on: http://www.SDWriteWay.org
GREETINGS
This is our first issue. In the future, we will grow as we network and
develop more contacts in the community. Lets work together to make this
publication a real assist to the community. Please send us your news items
and the email addresses of anyone who would be interested in receiving this
free newsletter on a monthly basis to: editor@SDWriteWay.org.
Sam Warren, editor
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CALENDAR
September 1 -- Sisters in Crime will be holding a workshop for writers. For
information, please call 858-748-6842 or visit the group's website at
www.sincsd.org.
September 6, 13, and 27 -- San Diego Writers Ink: Thursday Writers meet
Thursdays from 5:10 to 6:00 pm at Lestat's, 3343 Adams Avenue (under the
Normal Heights sign) Normal Heights area of San Diego. A $5.00 donation is
suggested.
September 6 -- Sisters in Crime's speaker is award-winning novelist, Don
Winslow the author of the The Winter Of Frankie Machine and The Death And
Life Of Bobby Z at at The Joyce Beers Community Center in the Uptown
District Shopping Center in Hillcrest, off University between 10th and
Vermont Street. www.sincsd.org.
September 7 -- San Diego Writers Ink: Open Mic Prose Reading on the First
Friday of Every Month from 7 to 9 pm (a $5.00 donation is suggested) at The
Grove at Juniper (30th and Juniper, South Park) Bring 3 minutes of your own
work to read to a growing and enthusiastic audience.
http://wwwthegrovesandiego.com
September 9 -- Rebecca's Coffeehouse on the 2nd and 4th Sundays: The Off
Beat Open Mic ( Poetry, Fiction and Alternate Universes)
http://www.rebeccascoffeehouse.com/
September 10 -- San Diego Writers Ink: Poetry Read & Critique on the Second
Monday, Sept. 10, 7-9pm at The Ink Spot. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/
September 16 -- On Sunday, September 16 at 3pm, Sunset Poets will feature
San Diego poet Harry Griswold, who will sign and read from his new book
“Camera Obscura.”
September 16 -- Sunday Brunch for all writers. Let's get out from behind our
computers and do a little socializing. Email me at editor@SDWriteWay.org and
if I get enough of a response, I'll email you back with the details.
September 17 -- The San Diego Writers/Editors Guild presents author and
educator Richard Lederer. Richard is a mile-a-minute presenter who always
provides a fun as well as informational evening. He has written more than a
dozen books on language and will discuss his first history book:
Presidential Trivia: the Feats, Fates, Families, Foibles, and Firsts of Our
American Presidents. The Guild meets on the third Monday of the month at the
Joyce Beers Center in the Uptown Shopping Center in Hillcrest starting at
6:30 networking and 7 pm program. http://www.SanDiegoWritersGuild.org
September 23 -- Rebecca's Coffeehouse on the 2nd and 4th Sundays: The Off
Beat Open Mic ( Poetry, Fiction and Alternate Universes)
http://www.rebeccascoffeehouse.com/
September 28 -- The upcoming Southern California Writers' Conference L.A.
(in Irvine), taking place Sept. 28-28, 2007. For details click on: SCWC
September 29 -- Publishers and Writers: Behind the Printing Press: A Guided
Tour of CPS Printing with guest expert Doug Strickland
http://www.publisherswriters.org/
September 29 -- Metropolitan Writing Works is pleased to announce its
upcoming creativity class: "Awakening Your Muse: A Creativity Workshop for
Writers" at the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Public Library, Cardiff, from 12:30 to
4:30 pm. The fee is $65 before Labor Day or $75 after. Pre-registration is
required. For information and registration, visit www.metrowriting.com or
call 760-208-1913.
OCTOBER
October 6 -- A workshop entitled Who Wants To Be A Published Author (via
Publisher/Agent/Vantage Press/Self-Publishing/E-Publishing and Print On
Demand) will be presented by local author Sally Gary, from 1-4 pm at
Grossmont College. Fee: $29 + $5 for Writers Resources. Call (619) 660-4350
for more information.
October 15 -- The San Diego Writers/Editors Guild: Four Corners-experiential
talking and learning about four areas of writing.
October 27 -- Publishers and Writers: Book Design Do's and Don'ts with guest
expert Ellen Goodwin. http://www.publisherswriters.org/
NOVEMBER, ETC.
November 19 -- The San Diego Writers/Editors Guild: Judy Reeves from the
Writer's Inc, will be the guest speaker.
December 17 -- The San Diego Writers/Editors Guild: Holiday/ Christmas/
Navidad/ Hanukkah/ Kwanza/ etc. Party. Everyone in the writing community is
invited. Other groups will have a table to share their organization
information.
January 25-27, 2008 -- Sharpen your pencils, grab your manuscripts, and head
to the SDSU Writers' Conference January 25-27, 2008. For additional
information, go to: http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/writers/
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Read Chet Cunningham's latest book just out, SCREAM TERROR, a mystery set in
San Diego. He's a professor of English Literature at UC at San Diego by day,
but by night he's a pedophile killer. Check with at my Email address. See
his web page at www.Chetcunningham.com.
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Here is your first chance to register for the twenty-three all-new 2008
Jenkins Group / Combined Book Exhibit book display opportunities and your
last call for the remaining eight 2007 library shows! For additional
information, go to LIBRARY
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Contest
FALL 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST IS NOW OPEN FOR ENTRANTS
The WritersWeekly.com Fall 2007 24-Hour Short Story Contest will be held in
September! It is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up, so don't
delay if you want to participate. The contest is tons of fun! You can see
the list of 85 prizes (first prize is $300, second is $250 and third is
$200 - plus 82 other prizes!), and sign up here:
http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html
Axiom Business Book Awards
Calling All Business Book Authors and Publishers - Entries now being
accepted into the 2007 Axiom Business Book Awards at
http://www.axiomawards.com/. The Axiom Business Book Awards are here to
celebrate the innovative, intelligent, and creative aspects of the books
that make us think, see, and work differently every day.
Letters to the Editor:
Hi Sam,
I really applaud you starting up this eZine. Very needed in the community,
esp. the community calendar. We've been trying to get our community calendar
up on our website for a long time and just haven't found the volunteer who
has the time or expertise. But it will happen. Meantime, we'd love to be
linked to the publication.
Writers are always asking me about how to find a writing group, so including
a listing for groups, esp. those that are open to new members, would be a
real gift to SD writers.
I love all your ideas for content, and, if you're looking for writers to
contribute to the articles on writing section, I'm sure some of the
instructors at SDW, Ink would contribute. I sure would.
Keep us posted! And let me know how SDW, Ink can support you.
With best regards and tons of best wishes for your project,
Judy Reeves
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Sam –
I'm delighted to hear of your new publication! I hope you'll include news
about local writers' successes, entry info for awards competitions, and info
on local agents.
You may be interested to know that I'm also starting up an online
publication called OurBackFence.org. It's a community magazine for East
County. At this point it's a collaborative voluntary effort, though I'm
hoping to have some money coming in once I begin selling advertising to
local merchants. Like you, I'm interested in developing some revenue
streams, so we should keep in touch and compare notes!
I am also looking for writers to contribute content. At this point, I don't
have a budget for payment. But many writers who believe in getting this
community magazine off the ground are donating their time. The magazine will
cover community news and politics (giving voice to people, groups and issues
not covered by the existing media out here, such as tribal issues, poverty,
social justice causes, working families' concerns, etc.). It also covers
features such as restaurant reviews, a calendar of events, and profiles of
people making a positive difference in the community, as well as columns and
a soapbox blog where readers can air their views.
We have Internet TV and lots of interactive features. Column topics include
media reform, socially responsible investing, “Left Hook” (covering poverty
and the middle class crunch), and Voter's Watchdog. We also have a “Take
Action” section where people can find out how their legislators and
Congressional representatives voted, contact info to reach their elected
officials, and eventually news of upcoming votes so people can weigh in with
their opinions. There will also be links to national/international news,
weather, and much more.
Currently I'm looking for someone to do book reviews of local East County
authors as well as a music reviewer or music columnist to cover local
musicians. I'd take free theater tickets to any playwright's plays in East
County, which we define broadly to include anything east of I-15. I also
welcome editorials and experienced writers willing to tackle serious
investigative reporting. In addition, I'm looking for students or interns to
assist with research, public records requests, and “starter” assignments for
those interested in getting their first bylines. Of course, we welcome news
tips and contributions for our regular features and columns, such as the
“They Said What?” column of outrageous or courageous statements made by
public officials representing East County.
The site is still under construction, but please take a look at
www.ourbackfence.org and let me know what you think! You can also leave
comments in the “Soapbox Blog” section (which was just loaded by our
webmaster last night and needs some cleanup; paragraphs are run together).
Finally, I am also seeking donors, grants, investors and advertisers. Our
first issue, nearly completed, was done entirely on a volunteer basis, but
we need money to produce future issues. There should be a fair sum to be
made off advertising, however I urgently need seed money to produce
advertising rate sheets as well as flyers to pass out at community festivals
and to insert into other local newspapers to grow our free subscription
base.
Miriam Raftery,
Editor. Our Back Fence http://www.ourbackfence.org
editor@ourbackfence.org (619)698-7617
NOTE: Raftery also writes investigative articles for Raw Story.com...
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