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Creative Capital Art & Literature Direct Funding and Career Development Contest

February 23, 2018Contests, LiteraryAnimation, Architecture, Art, Artists, Authors, books, Budget, Career, Creative Capital, Dance, Design, Development, Disciplines, Fiction, Film, Funded, Funding, Games, Guidelines, Investing, Letter of Inquiry, Literature, Manuscripts, Media, Monetary Prize, Money, Multimedia, Music Theater, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Painting, Performing, Photography, Poetry, Project, Rules, Sculpture, Stories, Sustainable Practices, Video, Vision, Visual, Work, Works On Paper, Writerspdpabst

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Creative Capital is helping artists working in all creative disciplines realize their vision and build sustainable practices. Creative Capital provides each funded project with up to $50,000 in direct funding and career development services valued at $45,000, for a total commitment of up to $95,000 per project.

Um, need I repeat that? Up to $95,000!

This month (February 2018), they are accepting submissions in 34 disciplines. These include works in film, literature, performing arts, visual arts, and a number of other media. Here are some of the works they’ll consider:

Animation
Architecture
Dance
Design
Music-Theater
Documentary Film
Narrative Film
Games
Photography
Video Art
Painting
Poetry
Sculpture
Multimedia
Works On Paper
And much, much more!

For a complete list of projects and guidelines, go here. But hurry, the deadline to send Letters of Inquiry and budget is February 28, 2018. And as always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Writing With The Stars

January 8, 2018Contests, Literary, Mentor ProgramAdvice, Applications, Art, Artists, Aspiring, Authors, コンテスト, books, Childrens Books, Concorso, Concours, Concurso, Creative, Development, конкурс, Guidelines, Illustrators, Insight, Mentee, Mentors, Mentorshop, състезание, Opportunity, Picture Book, Published Author, Publishing, Stars, Submissions, Tara Luebe, Wedstrijd, Wettbewerb, Writers, Writing With The Stars, yarışmapdpabst

Tara Luebe is hosting Writing with the Stars, which is a mentorship opportunity for aspiring picture book writers and illustrators to win a free, three-month mentorship with a published author or author/illustrator. Mentors will help mentees further develop their craft and share invaluable advice and insight into the publishing world.

The application window will be open from January 8, 2018 through midnight January 13, 2018 EST. Each contestant is allowed three “star” picks to send their applications for consideration. Click the star mentors to learn about each one. And go here for complete guidelines.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst

2018 Minnesota Writing Workshop

December 29, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways2018 Minnesota Writing Workshop, 3 Seas Literary, Agents, Authors, Bethany House Publishers, Betsy Amster Literary, books, Books & Such Literary, Conference, D4EO Literary, Development, Donald Maass Literary, Editors, Experience, Flux Press, Graywolf Press, How To Get Publsihed, ideas, Inspiration, Jolly Fish Press, Manuscripts, Minnesota, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Published, Red Sofa Literary, St. Martin's Press, St. Paul, Stories, The Seymour Agency, Unpublished, Writers, Writingpdpabst

The 2018 Minnesota Writing Workshop is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (150 total). This workshop is a full-day “How to Get Published” writing event in St. Paul, MN on February 17, 2018.

Agents and editors confirmed to be in attendance and/or available to pitch are:

literary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
literary agent Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary)
editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press)
literary agent Mary Cummings (Betsy Amster Literary)
literary agent Kelly Van Sant (D4EO Literary)
editor Mari Kesselring (Flux and Jolly Fish Press)
literary agent Cynthia Ruchti (Books & Such Literary)
literary agent Laura Zats (Red Sofa Literary)
literary agent Jennie Goloboy (Donald Maass Literary)
literary agent Erik Hane (Red Sofa Literary)
literary agent assistant Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency)
editor Yana Makuwa (Graywolf Press)
editor Raela Schoenherr (Bethany House Publishers)
and possibly more to come.

For information on how to enroll and where to stay, go here. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

2018 Laura Crawford Memorial Mentorship

November 25, 2017Contests, Literary, Mentor ProgramApplications, Art, Authors, books, Children's Fiction, Chilidren, Critique, Development, dreams, Editing, Experience, Feedback, Fiction, Genre, Illustrator, Inspiration, Julia Durango, Kids, Laura Crawford Memorial Mentorship, Manuscripts, Memborship, Mentorship, Opportunity, Picture Book, Published, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Stories, Writers, Writingpdpabst

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators will open for applications to the Laura Crawford Memorial Mentorship. The mentorship was established in memory of picture book author Laura Crawford.

This year’s mentor will be author Julia Durango, who will help with one picture book manuscript for a six month period.

Julia Durango

In order to apply, you must be a SCBWI member with an application dated between December 1-7, 2017. Applicants must never have had a picture book traditionally published. For complete details, go here.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA Fiction.

2017 Book Pipeline Early Entry Ending Soon!

August 13, 2017Contests, Literary$10000, Academy Award, Adaptations, Age of Adeline, Agencies, Authors, Book Pipeline, books, Circulation, Competition, Deadline, Development, Fee, Fiction, Film, Genre, Good Fear Film + Management, Grand Prize, Lakeshore Entertainment, Managers, Manuscripts, Million Dollar Baby, Nonfiction, Prisoners, Production Companies, Projects, Published, Rings, Scripts, Silent R Management/Jewerl Ross, Stories, Television, The Ark, Underworld, Unpublished, Worldwide, Writerspdpabst

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The 4th Annual Book Pipeline Competition seeks material for film or television adaptation. Open to writers worldwide, the contest accepts any genre, fiction or non-fiction. Published and unpublished works are both acceptable.

One Grand Prize Winner receives $10,000 and circulation to:

Lakeshore Entertainment (Age of Adaline, Million Dollar Baby, Underworld)
Good Fear Film + Management (Rings, Polaroid)
Madhouse Entertainment (The Ark, Prisoners)
Silent R Management / Jewerl Ross (reps Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins, director of Moonlight)
Other leading production companies, managers, and agencies best-suited for developing the selected projects.

Early Deadline: August 15th, 2017 with a $55 entry fee. Regular Deadline: November 1, 2017 with a $65 entry fee. For guidelines on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

#ShoreIndie Contest

May 31, 2017Contests, Critiques, Literary, Mentor Program#ShoreIndie, Adult, Author, Book Blurbs, Business Skill, Development, eBook, Editing, Editorial Services, Editors, Fiction, Graphic Desiger, Hybrid Author, Indie Author, Manuscripts, Marketing, Marketing Director, Mentorship, NetGalley, Novellas, novels, Online Communities, Promo Images, Publishing, Reedsy, Self-Published, Software, Twitter, Write!, Writer, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Thinking about self publishing your manuscript? Have you noticed the contest buzz for #ShoreIndie on twitter? It’s a contest supporting emerging indie authors! Oh yes, you heard me write…I mean right. This new 2017 contest helps by providing quality editing services and book marketing resources, creating a Twitter-based learning community for established as well as emerging indie and hybrid authors, and connecting with existing online communities that share their mission of supporting the development of writing craft as well as the technical and business skill and knowledge needed for a successful indie author career. (Phew! That’s a mouth full.)

GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE (est. value: over $3,465 USD):

Up to 100K words of copy editing on one manuscript by Laura Dennison at Book Light Editorial
Cover design and interior design/formatting for ebook and print by CardboardMonet
A graphic design package of five promo images and cover design consultation by USA Today bestselling author and former graphic designer and marketing director Elise Kova
Mentorship from USA Today bestselling indie author Rebecca Syme in the form of two video chats and some email availability
One month of New Author Marketing Counsel with Cynthia T. Luna
A one-month listing on NetGalley, donated by Weapenry
A copy of Write! distraction-free word processing software
How to Market a Book (3rd ed., ebook) by Joanna Penn
Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook (ebook) by Helen Sedwick
Supercharge your Kindle Sales (ebook) by Nick Stephenson

RUNNER UP PRIZE PACKAGE (est. value: over $1,780 USD):

Up to 100K words of copy editing on one manuscript by Tayna Jarvik
Cover design by one of Reedsy’s professional cover designers
A graphic design package including FB & Twitter headers and two promo post graphics by Balance Less Author Assistant Services
Mentorship from indie author Scott Burtness in the form of three 1-hour voice or video chats
A copy of Write! distraction-free word processing software
How to Market a Book (3rd ed., ebook) by Joanna Penn
Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook (ebook) by Helen Sedwick
Supercharge your Kindle Sales (ebook) by Nick Stephenson

ADDITIONAL GIVEAWAYS:

6 authors will win half an hour of marketing brainstorming with Cynthia T. Luna
5 writers will win a copy of Write! distraction-free word processing software
5 lucky winners will receive How to Market a Book (3rd ed., ebook) by Joanna Penn
5 indie authors will win Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook (ebook) by Helen Sedwick
5 ShoreIndie community members will win Supercharge your Kindle Sales (ebook) by Nick Stephenson
We’re also ecstatic to be running giveaways of books written by each of our Featured Authors and our Judges!

Submissions begin on June 3rd (9am EST) and end on June 5th (9am EST), 2017. Don’t forget to check out their additional savings to all the ShoreIndie community on Write! software and services from Reedsy. Please note, this is for previously unpublished novels AND novellas (YA, NA, and Adult). As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst

Blogger and author of MG/YA fiction

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