Check here for a list of Lit Magazines and their submission guidelines.
2007 WritersFest
Concept to Contract: How to Write and Sell Your Book
A Seminar Designed to Move You from Idea to Published Book
Featuring
Nancy Pickard and Todd Stone
Cost of Seminar includes the books, Novelist’s Boot Camp & Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path – A $34.00 value!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Comfort Inn & Suites
18375 Chesterfield Airport Road
Chesterfield MO 36005
For more information, go to their website http://www.sincstl.org
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Go to the OWL Bookstore page to purchase OWL member, Jean Lafferty's, new book
Hand-Me-Down Cowboy
"Take a breath of fresh air . . ." That's what it says on the freshare web site. This is an interactive web page that invites the sharing of ideas and perspectives from their readers. It's a news, sports and entertainment site that invites you to participate. Check out their writer's guidelines and then "take a breath of fresh air." http://www.freshare.net.
A native of Arkansas, Velda Brotherton has been writing for 20 years. Her first articles appeared in local newspapers, then she became features editor for a weekly paper near her hometown. Velda is a valued member of OWL. Check out her new web site at: http://www.veldabrotherton.com
New E-Publishing company accepting submissions for their anthology series.
Welkin Press presents its After Midnight series with the premier issue of Shadows After Midnight now found at: http://stores.ebay.com/Welkin-Press
The second anthology, Murder After Midnight should be posted during the last week of March. Welkin Press is accepting submissions for future anthologies in the series: western, sci-fi, murder and romance. Contact pbsmith@wt.net
http://www.authorhouse.com/ContactUs/Publish.aspx
Find out how Merry Old England helps their writers:
Hey, OWL members, check out Mary Nida Smith's new Blog:
http://www.marynidasmith.blogspot.com
This website has a lot of great stuff just for writers.
Websites for classes, festivals, conferences and contests:
www.thefriendsofthelibrary.org
http://www.txia.org/conference/conf.html
www.TrinityWritersWorkshop.com
http://www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/
http://www.writersleague.org/agents2006.htm
For more information about how to buy Velda Brotherton's books, contact her at: vebrotherton@gmail.com
Go to: http://www.jacquelinepotter.com for information about Jacqueline Potter's remarkable book of 2-Minute Retreats.
http://www.ozarksmountaineer.com
Sleuth's Ink meets the 2nd Saturday of every month. Contact Shirley McCann for more info.
417-889-1409
The Write Stuff meets the 1st Saturday of every month in Kimberling
City, Mo. Contact Ronda Bel Boccio for more info. rondadel@centurytel.net
Twin Lakes Writers is a not-for-profit group whose purpose is to bring together writers and share literary knowledge throughout northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. They meet once a month and give everyone an opportunity to have a short piece of work critiqued. No membership dues are charged, although donations are welcome to help pay for the meeting room.
Go to http://www.twinlakeswriters.org for more information.
Check out the Writers Hall of Fame of America at:
http://www.missouristate.edu/writershalloffame.org
Enjoy good Southern action? Checkout Izark County Badlands by OWL writer,
Wiley Russel. www.wileyrussel.com
Leon Frederick's Hooligan Sailor is one Coast Guardsman's sage during World War II, contact
Leon at: tiny@interlinc.net
Do you have a collection of short stories you're thinking of publishing? Contact Cave Hollow Press. Check out their website for submission guidelines:
http://www.cavehollowpress.com/contest.html
If you'd like to see some of Lee Ann's work, got to the Missouri State Poetry Society's website at
Saturday Writers is a chapter of the Missouri Writers Guild and is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2002.
http://www.saturdaywriters.org
Karen's book, On My Honor, can be seen at www.karenwaggoner.com
Ahead of the Game
In Hot Pursuit
A Lady Never Trifles With Thieves
West of Bliss; North of Clever; South of Sanity; East of Peculiar
writing under the name of C.J. Winter
www.publishedauthors.net/jenniferdicamillo/
Regina Cook Williams is editor of Storyteller Magazine. For subscription information, or writers guidelines, contact:
The Storyteller
2441 Washington Road
Maynard, AR 72444
http://wwwfreewebz.com/fossilcreek/
Douglas County Writer's Group: 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Ava, Mo,
Middle School. Contact Barbara Roworth, Rt. 2 Box 575 Ava, Mo 65608
417-683-5971 broworth@hotmail.com
Lebanon Poet's Societ: Contact Velvet Fackeldy, P.O. Box 1667 Lebanon, Mo. 65536
Missouri Center for the Book: P.O.Box 87, Jeffereson, City, Mo 65102
Missouri Poets and Friends: 4th Monday, 7:00 p.m. Brentwood Library, Springfield, Mo Contact David Thomas, 1848 E. Berkely, Springfield, Mo 65804 417-883-3884 dthomas03@yahoo.com
Missouri Writer's Guild: Annual meeting and contest. Check out their website www.missouriwritersguild.org
Northwest Arkansas Writers' Workshop: Thursdays, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Springdale, Arkansas contact Velda Brotherton, 14280 Sunset Road, Winslow, Arkansas 72959 479-634-3155 veldabro@valuelinx.net
Ozark Pen Masters Guild: Contact Roberta Page, 351 Clark Ave. Lebanon, Mo. 65536 417-532-3505
Ozarks Romance Authors: 1st Saturday of each month. The Library Station - Frisco Room 2535 N. Kansas Expressway, Springfield, Mo. Meeting times may vary due to special events, so please contact us. Usually, meeting times are : Critque Group 10:30; lunch at noon; workshop and meeting 1:00 Contact Dina Locke or Jill Henry
OzarksRomanceAuthors@yahoo.com
Springfield Writers' Guild: 4th Saturday, 1:00 p.m. at the Heritage Cafeteria, 1364 E. Battlefield, Springfield, Mo. E-mail Lee Ann Russell at lar1111@sbcglobal.net or go to www.swgsite.org
Check out Missouri's Literary History at http://books.missouri.org/heritage/south.html
You'll find a neat essay about the literary history or Missouri and of the Ozarks, with a brief mention of Ozarks Writers League.
OWL is a not for profit organization with 501c3 status. We welcome donations and contributions. Contact Grant Chairman, Dennis Edwards or President, Jeanie Horn, for more information.
