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Grind Writers

News

CTOBER 2013

Where the

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3 The BC Writers Autonomous Fan Region

3 Serial get-aways to Salt

meet & write

Spring

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4 Correcting everybody’s

grammar & punctuation does not make you an “arsey pedant”

4 Twerk: our evolving language

5 RAINDANCE - a new selfpubbed authors’ fair in Richmond

6 Things to do/people to see/places…

7 Twisted Poets 8 Beyond the Basics:

Advanced Copy Editing – EAC workshop

9 Submit. (you know you want to)

Grind Writers’ Group meeting schedule

11 Free-write picture prompt: C’mon, just do it!

The artist date to end all artist dates

TheVancouver Public Library BIG HUGE BOOK SALE (The books are not necessarily huge but the sale is)

a brand new,

Thurs Oct 24 10am – 9pm

all-day festival for

Fri Oct 25

10am – 6pm

self-published authors

Sat Oct 26

10am – 6pm

in November

Cash only Bring your own bags

All items are $2.50, with a few exceptions

in Richmond See page 5.

You need more books, right? 2

autonomous Bookworld online at Issuu now

BC BOOKS

Includes back issues. Showcase BC books to your friends around the world. Send them the link: http://issuu.com/bcbook world/doc

Get outta town!

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An excuse for serial getaways to Salt Spring AND writing  

Lorraine Gane  Circles of Discovery: Writing with the Labyrinth - Walk the labyrinth at St Mary’s Lake and discover gateways into deeper creativity and well-being. Ahava Shira  A Year to Love: A Journey of Creative Discovery for Women Take a 12-month transformational journey and discover your power to create.

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Wendy Judith Cutler o Nov 20/2013 - Journaling & Journeying Through Transitions - Journaling for women in the midst of change. o Jan 2014: Journaling for Self-Care - Explore journaling and life-coaching for self-care, strengthening inner resources.

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Correcting everybody’s grammar & punctuation does not make you an "The ability to spot a minor grammar error is proof that you are “arsey pedant” amazing, it has been confirmed. “Researchers at the Institute for Studies found that people who loudly exclaim about apostrophes and ‘who versus whom’ are actually better than everyone else. “Professor Henry Brubaker said: ‘In no way are any of these people vain, arsey pedants.

OUR EVOLVING LANGUAGE

 twerk  fomo  selfie  srsly  digital detox  unlike*

“ 'Grammar perfectionists are both intellectually and morally superior to other types of human.' " Rest of story here.

– just added to the Oxford Dictionary *(as a verb in a social media context) “The 150-year-old dictionary adds up to 1,000 new entries to its online version every year. Concise Oxford English Dictionary adds retweet, sexting and cyberbulling: more here Oxford English Dictionary adds , big dat, crowdsourcing, and mouseover: more here

New festival for selfpublished authors Richmond November 9 October 18–20 2013

“Sundance for Books”

12 Annual

Sat. November 9, 2013 10 AM to 4 PM At Lansdowne Centre, 5300 No. 3 Road, Richmond Vivalogue Publishing and Black Bond Books are pleased to announce Raindance – a new book festival celebrating and supporting local independent authors. Visitors will be able to meet authors and browse a fascinating range of books, while aspiring authors will be able to attend a range of informative workshops and events.

Book Fair  Morning session (10AM-1PM) showcasing children’s and young adult books  Afternoon session (1-4PM) showcasing adult fiction and non-fiction  Event catalogue including all participating authors' featured titles with reviews Whew, no  Live book readings

Each yearwe strive to bring the very best Canadian and international authors to Whistler for a weekend packed with readings, workshops, and lots of opportunities for you to meet some of your favourite authors. It’s a chance for readers and writers alike

renew & recharge

to . And what a beautiful place to get inspiration, tucked in

mountains

the listening to and talking with your favourite authors.

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readings…! Workshops  How to Turn a Manuscript into a Book (10AM – noon)  How to Promote and Sell Your Self-Published Book (2-4PM)

Blue Pencil Sessions  Throughout the day: The Editors Association of Canada (BC) will be providing detailed advice and suggestions to authors and aspiring authors who submit a sample of their work in advance. Book Drive Authors, workshop attendees and visitors will be encouraged to donate new and gently used books in support of local literacy programs funded by Frontier College. Black Bond Books and Vivalogue Publishing will also be donating a portion of the day’s proceeds to support Frontier College. Reception Participating authors, aspiring independent authors and bibliophiles are invited to attend a private reception at Earl’s Restaurant (Lansdowne Centre) from 4-6PM. This is a fundraiser for Frontier College, which funds literacy programs across Canada. A highlight of the reception will be the Round Table Critiques: on-the-spot critiques of writing submitted anonymously by one of the attendees.

This year our opening night

jazz and

gala

books hosted by local scribe, Stephen Vogler will include award-winning writer Patrick deWitt, Mary Swan, Peter Zuckerman, Janet Love Morrison, Roberta Rich and our 2013 Writer in Residence Ania Szado. The

fireside chat

evening will see a with guest authors who will also read snippets from their latest books.

More information - much more information: Website: www.whistlerreadersandwritersfestival.com Blog: http://whistlerwriters.wordpress.com/ The Book & Bed Festival Rate In partnership with the Fairmont Chateau Whistler the festival is offering the "Book & Bed" special rate to festival attendees, press here to book.

Places to go, people to see, things to . . .

BOOK TALKS

Raindance a new self-publishing festival in Richmond

Book Club 2nd Wednesday of the month 6:30 – 8:30 pm Britannia Branch Library 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver

Nov 9, Lansdowne Centre A new Richmond Book Festival will focus on Self-published authors while supporting literacy Black Bond Books and Vivalogue Publishing will jointly host Raindance: A Festival for Indie Authors .

Bring your favourite passages, points of interest, and share your reading experiences. Drop-ins are welcome.

Not only will this celebrate local self-published authors, but it will raise funds and awareness for Frontier College, Canada’s original literacy organization.

Schedule and books:

Individuals wishing to reserve exhibition space, attend a workshop or book an editorial consultation, must pre-register at http://www.vivalogue.com/raindance_book_festival.html.

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Oct 9 - Clouded Leopard by Wade Davis

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Nov 13th - Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Dec 11 - Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill

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Jan 8, 2014 - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind

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Feb 12 – Books We Love - Book Recommendation Night

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March 12 - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Registration is on a first come, first served basis and began Sept. 10.  

For $20, established and aspiring authors can learn how to turn their manuscript into a book or how to market their selfpublished book. For $50, writers can book a private ½ hour consultation with a professional editor.

All other info here.

Presented by Pandora’s Collective Hosts: Mary Duffy and Sita Carboni More info here.

A database with 79 writing contests & counting: here

TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON Twisted Poets runs the 2nd Wednesday and 4th Thursday of the month. More info 7

3 DAYS OF WRITING IMMERSION! October 25–27 in Surrey Oct. 25 – 27, 2013 Presenters & workshop topics here.

EDITORS’ ASSOC. CANADA SEMINAR Saturday, October 19, 2013 SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. | Room TBA

Beyond the Basics: Advanced Copy Editing with Maureen Nicholson You know language; you’re a master of style and syntax; you can spot a typo or a format glitch from metres away. What more can you do to improve the language you work with? This workshop deals with advanced copy editing: What is it? How do you do it? What are its best practices? What are the best resources? How do you schedule it? What can you charge for it?

Issuu.com Hundreds of free magazines - loads of writers’ mags & much much more.

Participants who will benefit most from this all-day workshop will be competent copy editors with successful experience editing in different publication formats. They may also be preparing to write the November 2013 EAC Certification Copy Editing Test. The workshop will require preparation and active participation throughout the day. Come prepared to share your skills and experiences. Maureen Nicholson has 30 years’ experience as an editor. She coordinates and teaches in the professional writing program at Douglas College, is a past-president and honorary life member of the Editors’ Association of Canada, and now, for the most part, edits books. ________________________________________

Register online — Member $140, Non, $200 http://www.editors.ca/members/connect/events/2012-0718/editing-style-beyond-basics-maureen-nicholson 8

LITERARY MAGAZINES Listings for every type of literary magazine.

Submit.

The Granville Island Writers’ Festival

POETRY & SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline: Entries must be uploaded & payment confirmed by 5pm October 27, 2013 Prizes in each category: 1st $500; 2nd $350 Contest rules here.

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Contests and calls for submissions Calls for submissions listed by deadline date Deadline: Novemer 10, 2013 Prism magazine Submissions for the Love & Sex issue We are now accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama, and translation for our Love & Sex theme issue. Theme issue submissions will be accepted from July 2 to Nov. 10, 2013. Before you submit, go here, and read all about it. Editors will also be posting info on what they are looking for in submissions. Literary Review of Canada (LRC) Submissions beginning May 1st for publication July/Aug–Dec 2013 For 2013, each issue will feature poems that share a common form or theme. For more information, check out our full submissions guidelines here. Ongoing Call for submissions Roundup of poetry contests here. Call for submissions No deadline as at Jan 2013. Two-Countries: Daughters and Sons of Immigrant Parents seeks poems, essays and flash memoir. For details, please go to this link.

Ongoing calls Poetry Is Dead magazine. Call for Submissions for The Humour Issue Deadline: “before Dec. 1, 2013” We’re interested in funny. We’re interested in weird and strange. We’re interested. We’re calling out to the Louis CKs and Sarah Silvermans of poetry. Send us poems with humour because we’re

seeking submissions for the Humour Issue of Poetry Is Dead. Send your poems (maximum of 5 per submission) along with a cover letter and bio to dina@poetryisdead.ca before December 1st, 2013. Ongoing call Geist Emerging Writer-of-the-Month Emerging writers are invited to submit short written works online. Read the FAQ. Ongoing call Dead Beats The Beats are dead; long live Dead Beats focused on bringing you the highest quality literature from talented unpublished writers. We are happy to receive submissions from everyone, regardless of experience, of poems, short stories (max. 2000 words), experimental pieces and reviews, the best of which we will publish on the site. If you would like to submit some of your work please send it in the body of an email to: deadbeats@live.co.uk. We aim to reply to all emails, though this may take some time given the number of submissions we receive. http://www.deadbeats.eu/submission Ongoing call Are you over 60? - Wit and Wisdom of the Sages Have insightful stories you’d like to share with your grand-children? Great Depression/ WW2/ Vietnam era? Seeking narratives up to 3,500 words. Send manuscripts, or for guidelines email jnjscher@yahoo.com. 1966 - An online journal of creative nonfiction, seeks pieces of literary nonfiction with a research component—anything from immersion memoir to nature writing to reportage to travel writing to—? For submission guidelines: www.1966journal.org. Ongoing call Anderbo.com -- “Best New Online Literary Journal.” Publishes writers in fiction, “fact” (creative nonfiction), and poetry. We’re always looking for new voices.

We’ll also consider nonfiction features, short memoirs, novellas, published-book excerpts, photography, essays, and photo essays. Now in our 9th year! For submission information and guidelines, visit www.anderbo.com. Changes in Life A monthly online newsletter is seeking personal essays from women of all ages. New writers are encouraged to submit their work. For details and submission guidelines, see www.changesinlife.com.

The Holler Box Rolling submissions year-round. All submissions are completely free. You may submit in multiple genres. If so, send a separate submission per genre. If your submission does not get accepted you may continue to submit, we encourage it. Please wait at least 30 days before submitting something new. Read the guidelines: https://thehollerbox.submittable.com/submit. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines may not be considered. The Evening Street Review The ESR is centered on the belief that all men and women are created equal. Reads poetry/prose submissions year-round. Replies in 3 months or less. Sometimes includes comments. Send 4–6 poems or 1–2 prose pieces. 7652 Sawmill Rd., #352, Dublin, OH 43016 or editor@eveningstreetpress.com. For contests and guidelines visit: www.eveningstreetpress.com. Ongoing call “Got a poem?” Submit any subject, any style, any length, any number, any time by e-mail or by mail with SASE. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are welcome. The Great American Poetry Show, P.O. Box 69506, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Email: info@tgaps.net. Website: www.tgaps.net (Caveat emptor – check it out). Subterranean Blue Poetry Subterranean Blue Poetry is an Internet Poetry and Art Publishing Café. We thrive on new original words and New Age art. All poets and their poetry are welcome and we are especially looking for homegrown poets from the Canadian first nations/American Indian Community; Quebec; small town Canada; international poets and anyone who was ever considered “the other.” New Age art offerings are for the masthead of each issue. Read all info here.

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Ongoing call The Quotable This online magazine wants writer-readers to submit stories based on their monthly prompts. Info here. Regime magazine - Short stories, poetry & performance writing. Not only do they want your work but they offer that you can tack $20 on your submission and they’ll send you back a detailed one-page critique. Note: do your due diligence. Read it all carefully. Full submission info here. Calling all poets! Coastal Spectator A new arts-based review and commentary site operating independently out of the U. Vic. We want to publish, on our home site, one new poem each week for a year, so if you have a new piece of work -- that is a haiku or up to 25 lines long -- do submit. Read all about it here. Multimedia journal: 5OVER4 5 OVER 4. New multimedia journal seeks crossgenre work made by jazzy, creative people who embrace the unknown. Poetry videos, multimedia sculpture, hand-stitched book art, JPEGs collaged with audio, sound poems via video chat, interactive projects. Live and online events. Web: 5over4.blogspot.com. Email Monique Avakian: monava9@gmaom

We will frown or smile upon your piece, and reply within 1 week (2 weeks max) with a muffin or a tumbleweed. All things minimalistic and mind-slicing wanted. The

MEETUPS Please email before you attend for the first time. We occasionally meet elsewhere.

WHERE WE MEET

occasional selfless snark and sneer accepted. True wit appreciated, along with foldable grit, pocket-size memoir moments and frame by frame congeniality. Perspective: any—as long as artfully executed and self reflecting; avoid sending ego balloons and unintended mirroring. Mirrors and led wanted. Gates, doors, and attics most appreciated.

 WISH LIST  Poetry, prose-poetry, flash fiction, nonfic; art; science illustration; amazing Q & A’s; music playlists with captions, time documents Multiple submissions are allowed, but single submissions are preferred. Please limit the multiple submission to no more than 3 different categories, and feel free to submit once monthly. The guidelines for each category are to be applied. THERE’S MORE — READ THE SUB GUIDELINES HERE.

Grind Gallery Café 4124 Main Street at 25th In the back room 10 am–12:30 pm THANKS To Mr. & Mrs. Kim, the Grind’s owners, for allowing us meet in the Back Room for the last six years - and for their support of the arts in general. They provide gallery space to many local artists. Please buy something while you’re there to support the Grind.

Grind Writers Meeting Schedule 2013 An online journal of gutsy narratives We’re looking for engaging stories told in honest voices. Most of all, we want to feel something. We want to reach the last word and immediately crave more. We want your work to leave a brilliant bruise. Send us your gutsiest narrative and we’ll do our best to get your voice heard.

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MINI WORKSHOP Creative Writing with Dr. James Webster

Malcolm van Delst on Sarah Selenky's Story is a State of Mind: http://www.storyisastateofmind.com

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Freewrite photo prompt

Free-writes: 1 easy rule Write what comes to mind when you look at the photo: what does it evoke for you? Don’t think. Just start writing, and see where it goes. Write for 15 minutes by a timer. Don’t stop, don’t correct. Keep writing -- you can edit later. Bring your output to the next Grind Writers.