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The zine for future writers today.
Volume 7, Issue 13 - July 1, 2007
Publisher/Editor: C. Hope Clark Mailto: HopeClark1@aol.com -or-
Hope@FundsforWriters.com Published
biweekly and free for the asking. Spread it around. FundsforWriters/Writing Kid make no warranty as to the
accuracy of the contests, awards, etc. but we do try to
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63495-subscribe@zinester.com (young writer) **************************************************** WHO I AM (NOTES FROM THE EDITOR) **************************************************** We need guest articles.
Have you considered writing a
guest article for WritingKid? Are you a student, a parent,
a teacher? All are eligible. Just make sure the topic
touches upon writing. Those under 16 receive the book of
their choice. Those over 16 receive $10-$20. Send any
submissions to hope@fundsforwriters.com and label it
SUBMISSION TO WRITINGKID. ======== Time Management Skills for the Modern Writer by Veronica Engler, Age 16 Throughout history, writers have encountered obstacles:
expensive paper due to the Stamp Tax, eyes strained from
hours working by candlelight, and the unfortunate
oppression of a society that just doesn't understand
"creative genius." But today, it is neither
taxes, nor
lighting, nor narrow-mindedness that poses the greatest
difficultly. Our principal obstacle is lack of time. In
this face-paced world, our days are filled with countless
activities, erasing any available time for writing.
But fear not! There are ways to manage time, including:
finding time, making time and stealing time.
The first time-management strategy is "finding time". The
theory is simple. Instead of thinking "I will write when
I am done with everything else I need to do", a.k.a., "I
will get to it eventually", make writing a priority. Yes,
American Idol and Mario Brothers are indeed a fun part of
life, but during that hour spent on the couch,
you could
instead be writing a best-selling novel. Decide how important
writing really is to you.
The second strategy is called "making time". This strategy
involves creating a schedule and marking a specific time to
write (in pen, mind you, so as to eliminate the temptation
to erase "Monday 4:30-5:00" and change it to "eventually").
It may even mean getting up a little early or staying up a
little later. It is very important that you make it part of
your routine. In time, it should become as natural as
breathing. This strategy has proven itself over and over
with many writers, and if you are one who finds schedules
helpful and organization pleasant, this might work best for
you.
But for the hopelessly unorganized rest of us, there is the
final strategy (my personal preference): stealing time. You
know, the moments you spend standing in line at a fast-food
restaurant while the guy at the counter argues with the kid
working there about his burger, or sitting in the lobby of
the doctor's office waiting for an appointment scheduled for
two hours ago, or going shoe shopping with your little sister,
who feels the need to try on every shoe within a hundred-mile
radius. You know…those moments when you feel bored within an
inch of your life? Just keep a notebook and pen with you at
all times, so they'll be handy when you encounter a spare
twenty minutes.
And
those, my dear fellow writers, are my three main
strategies for time management. Feel free to try them all
and see what works for you. Good luck and happy writing! Bio Veronica Engler is sixteen and a junior in high school.
She started writing at six years old and was first
published at eleven years old. Veronica has been published
several times including works in Creative Kids, Potluck
Children’s Literary Magazine, Stone Soup, and Chicken
Soup for the Teenage Soul – The Real Deal: Friends. She
loves writing poetry and fiction. She hopes to someday own
a publishing company. ===== Good luck!!! And always keep writing. Hope PS
We cover elementary to college teens. Each week we
carry
12 or so opportunities for all ages. Read each
market closely. Some cover a wide range and others
address a very small age group. Always read the directions!
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Our archives for past WritingKid newsletters are at:
http://archives.zinester.com/63495 *******************************************************
1.
CAROLE MARSH MYSTERY CONTEST FOR CLASSROOMS
http://www.gallopade.com/client/client_pages/ContestIntro.cfm
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Sometime soon, a school class from somewhere in the United
States will be selected to STAR in an all-new Carole Marsh
Mystery! A teacher and students will be featured
in The
Creepy Crawly Classroom Mystery. This book will be the first
in the “You’re the Star! Mystery Series,” according to Allison
Fortune, Marketing Coordinator. “As far as we know there has
never been such an opportunity before! We anticipate thousands
of entries from classes who believe that they and their teacher
are truly worthy of playing the role of characters in a major
work of children’s fiction.”
The contest is easy: teachers and students submit an essay
and a photo telling and showing why they’d make great
characters in a mystery. But what about writing a mystery
starring possibly one adult and thirty kids? “Hmm,” admits
the author, “it’s a mystery to me how I’ll pull that off,
but I’m sure it can be done
and it will be fun and exciting!” The Creepy Crawly Classroom Mystery will be published and
distributed all across the United States in the spring of
2008 with the winner being named by the end of 2007. The
winning class will also receive an author visit by Carole
Marsh and a FREE set of mysteries for their class.
Deadline December 1, 2007. ===== 2.
THE TRAVEL ITCH
http://www.thetravelitch.ca/guidelines.pdf
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If you're below 18 years of age and still traveling with
your parents, we want to hear about your latest trip. Include
600 words or less on the things you enjoyed most and those
you wouldn't recommend, in order to help families better plan
their
time away. ===== 3.
BEYOND CENTAURI
http://samsdotpublishing.com/beyondguide.htm
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Beyond Centauri is a print magazine of sf/f/e-g* for younger
readers. Beyond Centauri buys and publishes stories, poems,
and black & white illustrations by adults for younger readers
[ages 9 to 18 and beyond]. It also buys and publishes stories,
poems, and illustrations BY YOUNGER READERS. We want to
present the words and art of the next generation as well as
those of this one. The magazine also features puzzles, articles,
pages to color, and an occasional contest. We've selected a fairly ambitious readership window: ages 9 to
18. That is a guide, not a limitation.
Each issue, therefore,
will have something in it for each age in that window. But each
reader should select the material she or he wants to read, not
on the basis of age, but on the basis of interest. And we hope
...even expect...that some parents will read to the younger
readers. We are NOT looking for--and parents and purchasers of
subscriptions [of whom, we hope, there will be many],
please take note: Beyond Centauri, like its online kin, KidVisions, does NOT
publish bad, foul, obscene, or otherwise "adult" language.
"Drat" is about as vehement as we will tolerate in the
magazine. Material containing objectionable language will
be deleted immediately...no, I'm not going to tell you what
the
words are. If you know what they are, you know what to
avoid. If you don't know what they are, there's no chance
you'll use them. Either way, surely you can write a good
story or poem without using them. ===== 4.
BIRDS AND BLOOM - YOU DON'T SAY
http://www.birdsandblooms.com/You-Don-t-Say--June-July/detail.aspx
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Nicholas Smith of Albany, New York took this amusing photo
of a squirrel checking out a jar of peanut butter. "I left
the remainder of my unsalted peanut butter outside to see
how the squirrels would react," he writes. Nicholas would
like to assure readers that the squirrel is not stuck in the
container. It's just
giving the jar a thorough inspection. If
you can think of a clever caption for this photo, send it to
us. We'll publish the best ones in the August/September issue
of Birds & Blooms, along with another photo that deserves a
clever caption. ===== 5.
THE BAD SEAFOOD WRITING CONTEST
http://www.funnydisasterstories.com/contests/
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NO ENTRY FEE
The Bad Seafood Story Contest is hosted by
funnydisasterstories.com, a place to share all those
disaster stories you can laugh about later in life.
The winner receives $400 and is decided by a two round
community vote. In the first round, the most popular and entertaining
stories (decided by me
and based partially on the number
of unique readers, so be sure to forward your entry to
all your friends) qualify for the category poll, where
all registered members get to vote on which 3 entries in
each category is the best. All category winners are then
entered into the final round, and again, all registered
winners can vote. The entry with the most votes wins,
and the author gets $400. This contest is open to all, and there is no fee to enter.
You must register as a user with the website to enter.
You can enter as many times as you want in as many
categories as you want. Categories range from vacation
disasters to drinking disasters. There is no cost to
enter or to join the forum. Your entry can be based either
on fact, or it can be creative. Winner is based on humor,
uniqueness, and disaster scale of your funny disaster
story. You must be over 13 years of age to enter.
Entries containing excessive violence, vulgarity or
inappropriate content will be removed. I am the sole
decider on this although people can flag your posts to
help me along.) I will also disqualify and ban you if
you respond to someone else's post in an insulting or
degrading manner.
Entries must be at least 250 words.
Entries must be in the system by July 31, 2007.
Each voting round will take one week.
Winner will be declared August 18th, 2007 ===== 6.
HAVE YOU WRITTEN A PLAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS?
http://www.artswest.blogspot.com/
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During the 2nd annual Humble Play Festival, October 1 – 7, 2007
there will be opportunities for children ages 11 – 17 to have
their own short play (10 minutes in length) or long play (one
act) performed for an audience at ARTS/West. There will also
be workshops available for young participants that are to be
announced as we get closer to the festival. So, put on your
creative cap and sit down with your note book and write a play.
Send an email to ARTS/West at artswest@ci.athens.oh.us or
download applications from the links below. Make sure you
have had your parent/legal guardian’s permission to apply and
they must sign the forms – no submissions will be accepted
without
these signatures. We’ll let you know all about what
to expect at the festival after we receive your work. If you have any questions you can email us at
artswest@ci.athens.oh.us or call 740/592-4315 and ask
for Kelly or Emily. The Humble Play: Appalachian New Play
Festival is presented by: ARTS/West: Athens Community Gateway
to the Arts and the Athens Municipal Arts Commission. ===== 7.
HUMBLE PLAY 2nd ANNUAL APPALACHIAN NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
http://www.artswest.blogspot.com/
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HEY YOU 11 – 17 YEAR OLDS!
ARTS/West is partnering once again with the Dairy Barn in Athens,
OH to offer a one day youth playwright’s workshop (age
11-17) at
the Dairy Barn: July 25, 2007, 9 AM-4 PM. Taught by Mary Tensing:
Actor, playwright, director, and teacher. A number of theatres
have commissioned her to write new works and she has directed
for The Women's Theater Initiative, The Know Theatre Tribe, and
The Children's Theatre, as well as a number of touring
productions for Cincinnati Opera's Education Ensemble and
Theatre IV. Mary is a graduate of Cincinnati's School for
Creative and Performing Arts and Northwestern University. Due
to a grant from the Athens Foundation this workshop is FREE.
SPACE IS VERY LIMITED. Please contact ARTS/West: (740) 592-4315
or artswest@ci.athens.oh.us to register or for more information.
The youth division of the Humble Play is supported by a grant
from The Athens Foundation. ===== 8.
IBN-KHALDOUN ESSAY CONTEST
http://www.atlasusa.org/V2/main/new.php?new_id=1373
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The Atlas Economic Research Foundation announces the second
annual essay contest about freedom in the Islamic Societies.
This year’s theme addresses the relationship between free-
market economic policies and freedom in the Islamic societies.
Students are invited to write about historical or modern-day
economic policy or policies in enhancing or diminishing freedom
and prosperity in their country or region. They may propose
policy recommendations, emphasizing the principles
of property
rights, free trade, globalization, etc. within the context of
Islamic economic thinking. We encourage you to be critical
and support your arguments with evidence or analysis. Your
conclusions should lead to practical policy prescriptions.
1st Prize Winner: $2,000
2nd Prize Winner: $1,000
3rd Prize Winner: $500
Two Honorable Mentions: $250 (each)
The contest is open to university students, undergraduate
and graduate levels, who are or below 30 years of age.
Deadline November 15, 2007. ===== 9.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY INTERNSHIPS
http://www.theatlantic.com/a/intern.mhtml#print
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The Atlantic Monthly's Editorial internship
offers college
juniors and seniors and recent graduates of all ages a
unique opportunity to be involved in many aspects of an
award-winning national magazine's editorial procedures. We have three intern sessions: Fall (September through
December); Spring (January through May); Summer (June through
August). We have up to four interns per session. We are
currently accepting applications for our fall internship.
Please submit applications no later than July 11, 2007.
Interns are paid at a rate of $10 per hour. Although we are
flexible regarding school and other part-time work
requirements, we expect interns to work 24-40 hours a week,
on a consistent schedule. In addition, we are happy to have
students use the internship
for college credit. ===== 10.
ABROAD VIEW
http://abroadviewmagazine.com/submissions.html
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Who can contribute...College, graduate, and high school
students; young college and graduate school alumni; college
faculty and study abroad professionals. Abroad View is an
in-depth magazine published twice a year (September and
February) and distributed to students through the support
and facilitation of U.S. college and university study abroad
offices and international centers. The spring issue is also
distributed to high school guidance counselors. Abroad View
publishes thoughtful and provocative articles on students’
international and cross-cultural
experiences and perspectives.
Students, young alumni, and faculty document academic,
experiential, and cultural research, and voice their views
on current global and regionally focused cultural,
environmental, political, and social issues and ideas.
Abroad View welcomes first-person articles, journalistic
features, research, commentaries, creative writing, poetry,
culture reviews and recommendations, e-mail excerpts,
selected blogs, photos, and artwork. Abroad View pays $25
for articles (including author’s photos when available to
accompany article) upon publication. The Cover, A Last Look,
and standalone photographs are also compensated $25.
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11.
NEWS WRITING INTERN
Location Chicago, IL
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?sc_extcmp=JS_JobAlert_Title&ipath=PSSK0&psa=1&Job_DID=J3I3SN6D1S48H5M07X9
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News Writing Internship (6 months post graduations-pays
minimum wage). Intern learns the duties of a TV news writer.
Write scripts for newscast, edit video using non-linear
desktop editing system, and communicate closely with
reporters, producers and editors. Must possess strong
writing skills and pass writing test. Must be available to
work 32 to 40 hours a week. Available to juniors/seniors or
recent graduates with a degree or suitable coursework in
"Broadcast Journalism". ===== 12.
CASE FOUNDATION GRANTS
http://www.casefoundation.org/make-it-your-own/awards/facts
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Do you want to make a difference in your community? We're
looking for inspired individuals and passionate teams who
are connecting people to discuss what matters, find smart
solutions, and take action. And we're awarding grants up to
$35,000 to help make it happen. If you're ready to work with
others to achieve lasting change, we want to hear from you.
We're looking for passionate individuals, or individuals
working with small, local organizations or groups, who reside
in one of the 50 U.S. states,
the District of Columbia, or
Puerto Rico, to submit an idea for one of these same locations
(no international projects). Applicants must be 14 years of
age or older. Twenty finalists will receive a $10,000 grant
to help make their idea a reality. The final four (chosen by
the votes of our online community) will get an additional
$25,000 grant -- for a total of $35,000. Everyone who applies
will receive GOOD Magazine and online tools to help them share
their idea with others and raise funds online. The top 100
finalists will get $100 from the Case Foundation to jump-start
their idea. Brief applications will be accepted online June 26-
August 8, 2007. ========================================================= Contact
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