WE HAVE NEWS!
But first...
It's September's Insecure Writer's Support Group event! Occurring on the first Wednesday of every month, writers post about their insecurities, or share news, and of course support our fellow writers. You can join HERE.
Many thanks to our host, Alex Cavanaugh, and to the many co-hosts that help make this event happen every month. This month's co-hosts are: Toi Thomas, T. Powell Coltrin, M.J. Fifield, and Tara Tyler!
This month's optional question is: What publishing path are you considering/did you take, and why?
I chose self-publishing to begin with. It allows your work to get out into the world quicker and of course you have more artistic control over your work. It's also more work because you're in charge of everything from writing and editing, to formatting, book covers and then the dreaded marketing!
HOWEVER, after winning the 2017 IWSG Short Story Anthology Contest (Tick Tock: A Stitch in Crime), and being published by Dancing Lemur Press, I became a hybrid author. I find dabbling in both self-publishing and traditional publishing very appealing--sort of the best of both worlds!
AND speaking of the IWSG Short Story Anthology Contest, guess who's been invited to judge this year's contest?!
It's ME!
I am so thrilled and honored to be asked. And the company I'll be keeping? Let's just say that I am totally fangirling right now, but I'll try to keep it together lest I make a fool of myself like Lucy Ricardo.
Check it out!
The 2018 Annual IWSG Anthology Contest
Word count: 3500-6000
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Theme:
Masquerade
A Masquerade can be a false show or pretense, someone
pretending to be someone they aren't. It can be a ball, a fancy dress party, it
can be a mask. Open to interpretation.
Submissions accepted: September 5 - November 4,
2018
How to enter: Send your polished, formatted
(Double spaced, no page numbers), previously unpublished story to admin @ insecurewriterssupportgroup.com
before the deadline passes. Please include your contact details, your social
links, and if you are part of the Blogging, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter
IWSG group.
Judging: The IWSG admins will create a
shortlist of the best stories. The shortlist will then be sent to our official
judges. This year, we are honored to have seven incredible judges:
Author Elizabeth S. Craig
Author Elana Johnson
Agent Kelly Van Sant, Red Sofa Literary Agency
Author S. A. Larsen
Write Club founder, D. L. Hammons
Author Kristin Smith
Author and previous anthology winner, Gwen Gardner
Prizes: The winning stories will be edited and
published by Freedom Fox Press next year in the IWSG anthology. Authors will
receive royalties on books sold, both print and eBook. The top story will have
the honor of giving the anthology its title.
Which publishing path have you chosen?
Will you be entering the #IWSG Anthology Contest?
