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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 \nSubmissions accepted: Entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a published book\, unpublished manuscript\, galley copy or Advanced Reader Copy written in English with a copyright/release date of 2025\, 2026\, or 2027.\nCategories: 80+\nEntry Fee: $80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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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 \nSubmissions accepted: Unpublished short stories and poems (5\,000 words or less)\nCategories: 30+\nDeadline: February 25\, 2027\nEntry Fees: $25 for the first category entered and $20 for every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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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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SUMMARY:Charles Ghigna at Snail on the Wall Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:Charles Ghigna will be at Snail on the Wall Bookstore on October 29th at 6pm 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-snail-on-the-wall-bookstore/
LOCATION:The Snail on the Wall Bookstore\, 816 Wellman Ave NE\, Huntsville\, AL\, 35801\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jeanie Thompson and Larry Mitchell: 'The Myth of Water' Tour - Florence
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 29th\, at 7PM at The Mane Room in Florence\, master poet Jeanie Thompson teams up with Grammy Award-winning musician Larry Mitchell for special music project based on her award-winning collection of verse\, THE MYTH OF WATER: Go Into Your Life. Thompson’s new work recasts eight poems into songs\, telling the amazing story of author/activist Helen Keller and her native Alabama. This unique pairing of poetry and song captures the love\, loss\, and longing of Keller’s experience.\n\n\nDoors Open at 6pm; Show Starts at 7pm.\n\n\nNOTE: This performance will be filmed before a live audience for rebroadcast on\nAlabama Public Television in Spring 2027.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/jeanie-thompson-and-larry-mitchell-the-myth-of-water-tour-florence/
LOCATION:The Mane Room\, 10 North Pine Street\, Florence\, AL\, 36688\, United States
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