Writers Thought for the Week: The most
regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who
felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power
nor time. ~ Mary Oliver
AGENT QUERIES
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your query to prospective agents? Here are 23 actual pitch letters that grabbed
an agent queries. Why 23? Because they represent 23 different genres.
Deadline: April 30, 2013
Did you survive an
illness, personal tragedy, abusive relationship, financial ruin, or other life
experience that brought you to your knees? Did Gloria Gaynor's disco-era song “I Will
Survive” inspire you to rise and thrive? If
so, share your story in a new book of personal narrative essays about survival and how the song influenced your life.
The book will include 50 stories of 1,000-2,000 words each. If your essay is
selected, you will receive $75 and a copy of the book signed
by Gloria Gaynor. Submit to either
glolo2004@me.com or susancarswell@aol.com
Deadline: June 1, 2013
Theme: Power
You may submit up to 6
unpublished poems up to 60 lines each. Pays $50/poem, plus one copy of the
issue containing your poem, for FNASR. The theme changes monthly.