Thought for the Month

Genuine beginnings begin within us even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities. - William Bridges

Hello Writers and Readers

Labour Day weekend always seems to mark that transition between the last of the summer heat and those changes in nature that herald the onset of autumn. While nature moves towards its fallow season, my creative juices are always invigorated at this time of the year. I plan new projects, take classes and meet again with other writers for the exchange of ideas. Think about joining a book club or a writers group or taking a class to invigorate your autumn creative time.

Sandra

Markets:

Snakeskin Poetry seeks e-mail submissions for their current issue. Submission details: http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~simmers/

Stride Magazine publishes new poetry, short prose, articles, news, and reviews. Submission details: http://www.stridemagazine.co.uk/

Words - Myth is currently accepting poetry and related articles. Submission details: http://www.words-myth.com/index.html

Crab Creek Review seeks submissions of poems, short stories or novel excerpts up to 6,000 words. Reading period starts in September. Submission details: http://www.crabcreekreview.org/index.htm

Fugue seeks submissions of poetry, fiction and nonfiction for their forthcoming reading period. Submission details: http://www.uidaho.edu/fugue/home.htm

Harpur Palate publishes works of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Submission details: http://harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/hphome.html

Jubilat seeks poetry submissions. Submission details: http://www.jubilat.org/n11/

Orchid seeks short fiction. Submission details: http://www.orchidlit.org/

A Public Space seeks fiction submissions beginning in September. Submission details: http://www.apublicspace.org/

The Strange Fruit accepts poetry, short fiction and nonfiction. Submission details: http://www.thestrangefruit.com/www.thestrangefruit.com/

Writing Tip:

The trick to get past the first selection process in a writing competition is to follow the submission rules exactly. Any disregard for any of them gives the adjudicators the opportunity to dismiss your submission before it is even read.

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Publishing News

In case you thought all the news about the Da Vinci Code had finally died, Richard Leigh and Michael Baigent will begin their attempt to overturn the judgement that Dan Brown did not plagiarise The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail in January 2007.

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The start of the Beijing Book Fair this week has focused our interest in Chinese publishing. Penguin plans to translate and release its classics in China, while HarperCollins plans to introduce Chinese literature to the rest of the world.

HarperCollins will also launch a new f~ree online English-Chinese dictionary in the autumn. The website will incorporate a full English-Chinese translation dictionary, as well as a dictionary designed for students learning English.

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If you are wondering what was selling well worldwide this summer try -THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER, Kim Edwards (Penguin Group, Paperback, 0143037145, $14.00)

Home News

There is great excitement in the Windshift Press office this month because we have taken a booth at Word on the Street in Vancouver. All Windshift Press authors will have the opportunity to have their books available to the expected 40,000 visitors. Throughout the day a number of authors will be signing copies of their books. If you are planning to attend the Fair stop by the Windshift Press booth to meet your favourite author or talk to us about publishing your next book.

http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/vancouver.php

And that's not all~!!! We will have a shelf of Windshift Press books at the Frankfurt Bookfair this October. For those of you who are new to the world of publishing the Frankfurt Bookfair is the premiere bookfair in the world. With 16,000 editors, agents, movie scouts and other publishing professionals from around the world looking for new projects it is a terrific opportunity.

In 2005 the total number of visitors to the Frankfurt Bookfair on all five days of the Fair was 284,838 people.

http://www.frankfurt-bookfair.com/en/portal.php

So along with our regular local and regional book promotions we are particularily busy this autumn. Watch our calendar of events to see if your favourite author is visiting your town.

Note: While every effort is made to check the markets suggested in this newsletter, writers must use their own judgment when submitting their work.

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