Morning All & Apologies for my absence (still smoke-free: yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!) I see quite a few of you have checked in (probably wondering when the heck this chick would feed you some writing competitions), so here they are: (PS I'll tell you about my crazy friend in the chair ++ tonight's reading after:) 1. Event Non-Fiction Contest! Deadline: April 15th. Although I tend to stick to fiction, I couldn't pass this one up. Despite the steep entry fee ($29.95) for a maximum word count of 5,000, the prizes are as follows: 3 prizes of $500 each + Publication. See here for more details. 2. The Writers' Union of Canada Writing for Children Competition Deadline: April 24; Entry Fee: $15 per entry. $1,500 Prize + Entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three publishers of children's books for consideration. Please see here for more details. Now about my crazy friend!! Tonight, I know a few of you who follow my blog will be at Chris Benjamin's house for a night of readings from the varied voices of Halifax literature where we will carry you to seven new worlds! And I will be resuscitating the world of Isabelle (and her friend Caroline who is based on my crazy friend in the chair:) and taking you to Cape Breton, or what I like to call it: Goddess' country (I let my Newfoundlanders friends have God:) I will be joined by poets Zach Wells and Rachel Lebowitz, as well as novelists Stephanie Domet, Jon Tattrie, Jenni Blackmore, and Chris Benjamin! Oh and Tanya! (aka Caroline) is celebrating a birthday on Monday! Here's to a friendship that has sustained decades and still keeps me smiling! Cheers, TartanFrog P.S. A glimpse of the roads Caroline and I will be driving through in tonight's reading. Even if you can't make it, you can always read the prologue of the book (Garden of the Gods) by clicking here or to read a longer excerpt of the novel you can go to Google Books here.
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Tanya
3/25/2011 12:45:41 am
Hey Fruitloop!! I would love to travel any road with you....I think we need to plan a midlife crisis!! heehee
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TartanFrog
3/27/2011 11:31:21 pm
To plot a midlife crisis - now there's my kind of thinking!! The benefit was frickin' awesome. I'll see you Friday...And Happy Birthday my Friend!!!!
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