Got a Yarn? and Anderbo No-Fee Novel Contest

Writer’s Smile for the Week: There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.  ~ William Somerset Maugham

The Yarn web site http://yareview.net/  targets writers of young-adult literature. (They define young-adult as age 14 and up.) The web site includes interviews with published authors. If you have published a young-adult book, you can request an interview by e-mailing the editor at kerri@yarereview.net.

They also publish fiction, essays, and poetry but currently offer no payment.

ANDERBO NO-FEE NOVEL CONTEST
http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/andernovelcontest-02.html

Deadline: September 21, 2011

Submit the first 36 pages (up to 9,000 words) of your unpublished novel. The contest will be judged by the anderbo.com editorial staff; they guarantee to choose and use one manuscript-excerpt. The sponsor of this contest, Mercer Street Books & Records, will pay an honorarium of $500 to the winning author upon publication on Anderbo.

A win may or may not lead to full publication of your novel, but it would be a plus to mention in a query letter.

WriteOnCon free conference and The Road of Eerie

Writer's thought for the week: Writing time is like closet space: you use whatever you have and then want more.  ~ Susan Kelly
 

WriteOnCon

This free online children's writers conference will be held Aug. 16 – 18. The conference offers hourly events including live chats, blog posts, and videos created by agents, editors, and authors in children's publishing.

The curriculum is focused on picture book, middle grade, and young adult writers. However, much of the information provided applies to all writers, and many of the publishing professionals who participate cross over. To register or get more information, goto writeoncon.com.

If you missed last year's WriteOnCon, the videos and audios are available here: http://writeoncon.com/about/schedule/

The Road of Eerie   Deadline Sept. 15, 2011

http://www.readingwriters.com/contest.htm

Somewhere in a sleepy town or a hectic city or a vibrant field or a shaded wood... lies an old road, a neglected road, a downright eerie road. But on Halloween—the eeriest day of the year—it will become a rediscovered road. And your protagonist will never be the same. What's the story?

No entry fee to submit a short story (1,000 words max.) electronically. Attachments accepted. Only one story per author. Open to writers worldwide. Your story must not have been previously published.

The prize is $100 and publication in The Verb.