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SUMMARY:CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest International awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. \nSubmissions accepted: Entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a published book\, unpublished manuscript\, galley copy or Advanced Reader Copy written in English with a copyright/release date of 2025\, 2026\, or 2027.\nCategories: 80+\nEntry Fee: $80 for the first category entered and $65 for every additional category entered for the same title\nDeadline: Friday\, February 12\, 2027.\nWinners’ Prizes: Winners in each category are given $100 cash prizes\, gold medals\, complimentary stickers\, social media coverage\, website exposure\, possible representation by a leading literary agent\, and recognition as one of the top independently published books of the year. Three Grand Prize Winners will be selected from all entries received and will be awarded cash prizes of $1500\, $750 and $500 based on their order of win. All Winners are invited to attend the Indie Book Awards gala ceremony.\nFinalists’ Benefits: Winners in each category are given silver medals\, complimentary stickers\, social media coverage and website exposure. All Finalists are invited to attend the Indie Book Awards gala ceremony.\nEnter at: www.indiebookawards.com
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LOCATION:Online\, NC
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SUMMARY:CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Short Story Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories. \nSubmissions accepted: Unpublished short stories and poems (5\,000 words or less)\nCategories: 30+\nDeadline: February 25\, 2027\nEntry Fees: $25 for the first category entered and $20 for every additional category entered for the same story\nWinners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive $75 cash prizes\, gold medals\, digital promotional stickers\, social media coverage\, literary exposure\, story publication in an Anthology of Winners\, and a complimentary copy of the Anthology of Winners. Three Grand Prize Winners will be selected from all entries and awarded $500 for 1st Prize\, $300 for 2nd Prize and $200 for 3rd Prize and will be invited to attend the Next Generation Indie Book Awards gala ceremony.\nFinalists’ Benefits: Finalists in each category are awarded digital promotional stickers\, literary exposure\, social media coverage and have their name and title of story mentioned in the Anthology of Winners. A copy of the Anthology of Winners is available to purchase at half price and silver medals are available to order.\nEnter at: www.shortstoryawards.com
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-entries-next-generation-short-story-awards/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Next Generation Short Story Awards":MAILTO:info@shortstoryawards.com
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SUMMARY:Open Call: Novella-length Fiction and Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:For a limited time\, Sunspot Lit is calling for single works of novella-length fiction or nonfiction in any category\, including memoir\, literary\, genre\, and historical. Open October 1 through 31. See guidelines and submission form\, along with the journal’s other open calls (including art)\, here: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/open-call-novella-length-fiction-and-nonfiction-2/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunspot Literary Journal":MAILTO:SunspotLit@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore's Fourth Annual Sidewalk Sale!
DESCRIPTION:Our annual fall Sidewalk Sale is coming up! We’re on the patio the very last week in September for our fourth annual Sidewalk Sale. We’re pulling books for it every day now\, books that’ll be priced at $5\, $3\, and $1. Literally thousands of volumes get displayed over four days for your browsing pleasure. These are in every conceivable category — with real deals as well as special gems to be discovered. Stop by once\, stop by twice. Find us outdoors for this amazing event starting on Wednesday\, September 30 at 10am and running through Saturday\, October 3.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstores-fourth-annual-sidewalk-sale/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:Judith Resnik visits for a talk about her magisterial new book\, Impermissible Punishments
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome legal scholar Judith Resnik for a talk about her new book\, Impermissible Punishments\, a history of the invention of the corrections profession and of ensuing debates about punishment’s purposes and prisoners’ rights. The work explores the history of punishment inside prisons and how governments grappled with obligations to justify the punishments they impose. Hers is an incisive examination of incarceration as a deeply flawed institution in tension with modern democracy. Don’t miss this special event on Thursday\, October 1 at 4pm. (Please note the earlier event start time.)
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/judith-resnik-visits-for-a-talk-about-her-magisterial-new-book-impermissible-punishments/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Charles Ghigna at Homewood Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Charles Ghigna will be at Homewood Public Library on October 1st for The Lost Book of Life\, “a poetic journey through five decades of wonder\, memory\, and love\, where the ordinary becomes sacred and every line leads home.”
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/charles-ghigna-at-homewood-public-library/
LOCATION:Homewood Public Library\, 1721 Oxmoor Road\, Homewood\, Alabama\, 35209\, United States
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SUMMARY:Clue
DESCRIPTION:Colonel Mustard\, Mrs. Peacock\, Professor Plum\, and all your favorite board game murder suspects take to the stage in this hilarious and chilling whodunit based on both the Hasbro classic and the motion picture. At an unusual dinner party\, a sordid assortment of deadly weapons find their way into the hands of our motley crew. When the host turns up dead\, the guests use every campy clue at their disposal to riddle their way to the truth!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/clue/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:Bean- Brown Theatre\, 600 Greensboro Ave\, Tuscaloosa\, AL\, 35405\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Theatre Tuscaloosa":MAILTO:tickets@theatretusc.com
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