Did anyone notice this recent post by Janet
Reid?
And, are you in the NYC area this May?
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If so, the Backspace Writers’ Conference may be perfect for
you, especially as they are offering THREE scholarships via the “This Manuscript HAS to Become a Book!” Scholarship Contest. This contest could end up with your book being published J
I signed up, so I might see you then, (he wished, while
crossing both fingers and big toes.)
Here’s some details taken
from the Web site:
“Thanks
to the generosity of an anonymous sponsor, Backspace is awarding 3 full
scholarships to the 2013 Backspace Writers conference!
Scholarships cover registration fees
for the 2013 Backspace Writers Conference and Lane Shefter Bishop’s evening
logline workshop ($765 value). Travel, hotel, and incidental expenses are the
responsibility of scholarship winners. Please do not enter unless you are in a
position to attend the conference.
How the Backspace “This Manuscript HAS to Become a Book!” Scholarship Contest works:
When you’re browsing in a bookstore (and thankfully, we still have those!) typically, after a title catches your eye, you check out the back cover blurb, then crack open the book to read a few pages. Based on that sample, you then decide whether or not to purchase the book.
That’s exactly how the “This
Manuscript HAS to Become a Book!” contest will be judged. The entries submitted
to this contest aren’t books–yet. But they could be. Some of them SHOULD be.
And YOU can help make that happen!
Read the entries posted here. Which
book concept and writing style absolutely blows you away? Which do YOU wish was
already a published book? Which writer’s project shows such potential that they
just HAVE to go to New York to attend the Backspace conference and meet with
literary agents in person so they can hopefully-possibly-maybe-eventually get a
book deal?
REMEMBER:
Entry deadline: March 1
Voting: March 5 – March 15Winners announced: March 17”
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Good luck if you enter J
Happy Friday, y'all and remember... the sky is the limit!
Happy Friday, y'all and remember... the sky is the limit!
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19 comments:
At least the NYC weather should be decent in May... ;)
Won't be anywhere near New York.
And this morning the sky was filled with a meteor over Russia!
That will be a great opportunity for those lucky winners. Hope you are one of them!
Sounds like an awesome conference. Have fun! I wish I could go. :)
I was just thinking about you the other day, by the way. I was noticing how many chapter books there are for girls and how few for boys. (I have one of each and shopping for one is much easier than the other.) And I thought, "Whe could write a super funny book for young boys?" Hmm. . .Mark!
So yeah, get on that. ;)
Best of lucks for you in this contest, Mark!
Crossing fingers for you!
Conferences are pricey. I'm not planning on NY any time soon. Any conferences I'll attend will be much closer to home.
This one sounds like a good opportunity and I'm wishing you the best for it!
Sia McKye OVER COFFEE
Good luck Mark. Sounds interesting.
And yes, btw, per your comment this morning I'm totally okay with disagreement :) And I kinda didn't expect the guys to get why Clinton is so crushworthy!
Best of luck, Mark and have a great weekend!
Bonne chance, Mark. (:
I really wish I could be in NY in May, but I can't be there if I'm saving up for HAWAII!!!
Seriously - it's all I can think about! LOL
Can you fly me there by chance??? No??? Fine...
Good luck on the scholarship! I won't be in NY, but sounds fantastic. Great pic choices for your post, too. Some day I'd like to take photos like that.
Shannon at The Warrior Muse
Hmmm, I actually will be in NY at the end of May. For the first time ever! But its for vaca... unfortunately no time for writing things :(
Sounds like a fantastic contest. Good luck to everyone.
I haven't visited Janet Reid's site in months. Thanks for the link. I'd love to take the dam to New York! But kids are in school so we can't make it.
Sadly, I won't be near NYC, but I know Backspace offers some pretty great opportunities for people who can go!
That's a very cool contest. NYC is about as far as Hawaii for me, so I'll have to sit that one out. :)
I hope you make it, Mark! Good luck!
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