Publication Opportunity

Modest payment ($20) and publication are available for a student (or graduate, or faculty member) interested in compiling a bibliography of articles and books related to prose poetry. Compilation will involve aggregating several existing bibliographies and searching for recent publications in the area. The resulting bibliography will be published in Sentence #8 and in a forthcoming anthology of early Modern prose poetry, to be published by White Pine Press. Interested parties should email me.

CT Young Writers Shatter Entry Record

RECORD SHATTERED
nearly 800 entries
for CT Young Writers 2010

[ACTUAL total,
unofficial,
still being tabulated,
seems 2 b 795]
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The Connecticut Young Writers Trust
is a non-profit foundation
classified by the IRS as a 501 C (3) Public Charity.

Formal Announcement
2 folo Monday, 3-1-10
From CSU System's Bernard Kavaler

Prior top total:
647,
In 2000
1st yr competition went statewide

BACKGROUND clips:

~~~ Hartford Club Mag Makes Pitch For CT Young Writers

WNPR'S PREVIEW OF THE TRIPLE KO EVENT @ The Hartford Club

-- plz forward this post @ will
UPCOMING
regional celebrations
@ CSU System campuses in April
annual celebration
site &date 2 b announced.

--
NOTE TO SPONSORS
TY 4 KEEPING THIS PROGRAM ALIVE
FOLLOWING THE DEATH
OF OUR FOUNDING / PRIMARY SPONSOR LAST FALL

-- 2010 PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS R AVAIL AS FOLLOWS:

* biz card in program, $250

* county champion sponsor, $500

* state champion sponsor, $1,000

all donations greatly appreciated and publicly acknowledged

--------------plz send checks 2

CT YOUNG WRITERS TRUST
231 Beach St.
Litchfield, CT 06759


thank you thank you thank you

Connecticut Young Writers Trust Website

231 Beach St.
Litchfield, CT 06759

* 800-814-6931 * Fax- 860-567-9119
* tntcomm82@cs.com

ANDY THIBAULT
Chairman
Cell: 860-690-0211

I guess I can call myself a writer now

I was just notified yesterday that "1943" a chapter from my thesis-in-progress won the 2010 International Arts Movement Juried Competition in Fiction. I'll be doing a reading from my submission at IAM's annual conference at Cooper Union's Great Hall in Greenwich Village on Saturday, March 6th. Tickets are still available if you happen to be in the area and feel the burning desire to challenge the way you look at arts and the world.

Opportunity to Publish

As I mentioned previously, I am now serving as Managing Editor of the Thin Threads inspirational book series. This is a great opportunity for MFA students and alumnae to get a publishing credit, earn some cash, and possibly earn extra cash AND a donation to your favorite charity!

Click here for the link to the Thin Threads contest site or you can simply click on the post title above. Writers whose submissions are accepted are paid a permission fee of $100. For the contest, the winning story will receive a $500 cash prize AND $500 will go to the storyteller's favorite charity. Details can be found at the website by clicking the link.

When you're on the site two things worth mentioning:
-Contest deadline has been extended from March to May 2, 2010.
-Go to submission guidelines and you will see a list for the particular themes we are currently most interested in.

I encourage you to seriously look at this opportunity! I hope to be reading about many of your "thin thread" moments!

Mary Karr Reading and Book Signing in Fairfield

Mark your calendar for this Thursday, February 25th to meet Mary Karr at Fairfield University!

Join Mary Karr, award-winning poet and best-selling memorist for a reading and book signing of "Lit: A Memoir", the sequel to her bestseller, "The Liars' Club". The event is part of University's College's The Inspired Writer: The Distinguished Author Series.

Date: Thursday, February 25th Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Fairfield University, Barone Campus Center Oak Room

There is no charge for this event, but reservations are suggested and can be made by calling 203-254-4110.

Financial Aid for 2010-11

If you are planning to apply for Financial Aid from the university, including student loans, for next academic year, you should get your forms submitted by the March 15 deadline to ensure full funding. The Financial Aid office is recommending that you complete the forms online by March 1, in advance of the deadline.

Position Available at Hudson Valley Writer's Center

Click the title link for info on a $35K+benefits job as an Executive Assistant position at one of the better small literary centers in the NE--Hudson Valley Writer's Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY.

Join Fiction Think Tank

The first rule of Fiction Think Tank... don't talk about FTT.

Okay, maybe it isn't that serious. Anyway, I've created this blog to discuss creative collaboration, create and write collaboratively, and just work on projects together using technology and good writing.

I also have some Google Wave invites to try working collaboratively with this new Google development program (I only had to beg Google to let me in). If anyone wants to play and use this new feature, just shoot me an email. A potential interesting application.

Best to all
Ron
norlumas@gmail.com

New Program Name Approved

As you can see in the banner above, our proposed change to the name of the program has been officially approved. The change will be reflected in all future transcripts.