A couple of great writing opportunities found via the website of the fabulous Marcela Landres, editorial director and consultant, in NYC. She was a big help to me when I attended the VONA (Voices of our Nations Arts Foundation) writing retreat at University of San Francisco a couple years ago, and has been providing good advice since. Check out her site for additional opportunities...
WRITING MULTICULTURAL FICTION: A BOOT CAMP FOR NOVELISTS
Class: November 21-December 12
Part discussion, part workshop, part lecture, this course will take you from the philosophical (What is offensive?) to the practical (What are the mechanics of believable interior dialogue ethnic characters?) to the procedural (What is the market for multicultural fiction and how do I break into it?) Instructor Anita Doreen Diggs is the former Senior Editor/Director of One World Books, and is the author of three novels, The Other Side of the Game, A Mighty Love, and A Meeting in the Ladies Room. For more information and to register visit http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/cache/crs1017.asp .
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TWENTYSOMETHING WRITERS CONTEST
Deadline: November 24
Did you rush home from school to watch "Thundercats"? Did your mom miss the original Live Aid concert because she was busy giving birth to you? Was Dubya's run for office the first time you could vote? If so, Random House wants your life story, and it's willing to pay for it: the grand prize is $20,000. Random will publish the best 29 essays in a book titled Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers: The Best New Voices of 2006. For more information visit http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/20by20contest/
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