We wish to acknowledge recent accomplishments of Idaho writer Christi Nogle*
We add our earnest congratulations and best wishes!
Applications are open for emerging and mid-career writers to apply for a six-month residency in Boise, Idaho.
The page on The Cabin’s website indicates:
The selected Residents will be responsible for developing and facilitating a series of public programs and will receive a $5,000.00 stipend to support their creative work and their time to develop these programs. These public programs may take the form of themed or open writing workshops, reading series, writing explorations, or other literary experiences.
The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer of color. This grant is intended to support the recipient in crime fiction writing and career development activities. The grantee may choose to use the grant for activities that include workshops, seminars, conferences, retreats, online courses, and research activities required for completion of the work.
The 2023 Submissions will be open February 1 – March 31. Learn more on the Sisters in Crime website.
Until 12 March — yes, it’s that time of year!
The Alexa Rose Foundation is currently accepting grant applications. This is open to all ages, all art mediums, all experience levels, but it’s for residents of Ada and Canyon Counties, and descendents of Boise Valley Tribes, only.
Grants range from $500 to $5,000.
Read more on the alexarosefoundation.org website.
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Today IWU would like to acknowledge what looks to be a terrifically useful resource — a wealth of over 80* no-fee, paying opportunities for writers.
*and that’s just for this issue of her newsletter
Erika Dreifus regularly serves up these huge piles of contests, competitions, and other opportunities — potentially saving writers an appreciable amount of online research.
Visit her Practicing Writing website and/or subscribe to her newsletter.
As they introduce themselves on their website: “Since 1982 the Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest has challenged participants to write an atrocious opening sentence to the worst novel never written. Our whimsical literary competition honors Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, whose 1830 novel Paul Clifford begins with ‘It was a dark and stormy night’.”
Celebrate the 2022 winner … and view all the other winners (by genre), along with the accompanying Dishonorable Mentions.
Great writerly fun!
Submit your work (1 November through 15 December 2022) for consideration for the Timberline Review (Willamette Writers, Oregon) and, for the first time, you’ll be entered into the Kay Snow Awards competition as well — no extra fee.
Categories are:
The entry fee is modest and the instructions are thorough, so read carefully. Enter your work before 15 December!
The Cabin has announced the theme of its latest Writers in the Attic writing competition, and it’s THREE.
If you’re not familiar with this periodic opportunity (and challenge!) from The Cabin, read more about it here. Be sure to submit your work according to the requirements and on time — by midnight 27 February 2023.
The Cabin in Boise is an active resource for both writers and readers. You might want to subscribe to their monthly newsletter (nicely not too frequent) to keep abreast of happenings, which this month include:
Like I said, you may want to sign up for their newsletter. (Scroll toward the bottom of their home page for a form.)
As we’d earlier mentioned, the Idaho Writers Conference, produced by the Idaho Writers Guild, was back with a bang this year. It looks like they already have a page in place ticking down the days to the 2023 conference.
This is a great opportunity for local and regional authors of all stripes, genres, publication methods, and levels of experience to meet, network, and learn from a slate of excellent presenters.
The IWG also conducts an annual writing contest which typically opens 1 January and closes around the end of March (so mark that on your calendar). We’d like to take a moment to recognize the winners of the contest as published in their monthly newsletter.
