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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 \nSubmissions accepted: Entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a published book\, unpublished manuscript\, galley copy or Advanced Reader Copy written in English with a copyright/release date of 2025\, 2026\, or 2027.\nCategories: 80+\nEntry Fee: $80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
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-entries-next-generation-indie-book-awards/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Next Generation Indie Book Awards":MAILTO:info@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 \nSubmissions accepted: Unpublished short stories and poems (5\,000 words or less)\nCategories: 30+\nDeadline: February 25\, 2027\nEntry Fees: $25 for the first category entered and $20 for every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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ORGANIZER;CN="Next Generation Short Story Awards":MAILTO:info@shortstoryawards.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
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SUMMARY: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 April 1 through April 30. 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/novella-length-fiction-and-nonfiction/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunspot Literary Journal":MAILTO:SunspotLit@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:"Peter and the Star Catcher" at Bean-Brown Theatre\, Tuscaloosa
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a magical journey that explores the longing for adventure and the discovery of one’s true home. This imaginative tale reminds us that home can be found in the most unexpected places\, within ourselves and in the bonds we create. The play provides a backstory for the characters of Peter Pan\, Mrs. Darling\, Tinker Bell and Hook. It serves as a prequel to J. M. Barrie’s\, Peter and Wendy.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/peter-and-the-star-catcher-at-bean-brown-theatre-tuscaloosa/2026-04-19/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260421T173000
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SUMMARY:Join us for our Fourth Annual Poetry Read-Aloud!
DESCRIPTION:Our poetry read-aloud is a spring ritual — held annually in April in celebration of National Poetry Month. Friends and customers gather\, seated in a circle\, to share favorite poems which are read aloud. The sound of the words\, the lilt of the human voice — these are joyful music. It is wonderful to give an hour to thoughtful listening. Come be part of the fun. Bring two poems of your selection (can be two you’ve personally written or not) and find your way to The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, April 21 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/join-us-for-our-fourth-annual-poetry-read-aloud/
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:Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with Seth Panitch & Mollie Smith Waters
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in style at The Haunted Book Shop! On Saturday\, April 25th\, join us for exclusive merchandise\, in-store activities\, and all the books that haunt you! \nWe will have giveaways with purchase (while supplies last)\, exclusive merchandise for sale only available at indie bookstores (while supplies last)\, author signings\, storytime for the littles\, and Mr. Bingley will be on hand for head scratches and treats. Also\, get here early as the hunt for the Libro.fm GOLDEN TICKET starts at 11am. Be the lucky ONE customer to find it\, and you win 12 free audiobooks. That’s a year’s supply of audiobooks! \nHere’s the full lineup for this jam-packed celebration: \n11am: Libro.fm Golden Ticket hunt begins! \n11:30am: Storytime with actor and author Jodie Cain Smith \n1:30 – 3:30pm: Book signing with Mollie Smith Waters and her nonfiction book\, Historical Resting Places of Alabama \n4:00pm: In-conversation with author Seth Panitch with signing to follow of his novel\, Antique \nWhether you’re browsing\, listening to a children’s book reading or lively author conversation\, chatting up an author in the signing line\, or hunting for that Golden Ticket\, you’re sure to have a blast at IBD 2026! \nAll Independent Bookstore Day merchandise & giveaways are available while supplies last. \nSee you at your favorite indie on April 25th!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/celebrate-independent-bookstore-day-with-seth-panitch-mollie-smith-waters/
LOCATION:The Haunted Book Shop\, 9 S JOACHIM ST\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36602-2707\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Haunted Book Shop":MAILTO:info@thehauntedbookshopmobile.com
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SUMMARY:Two literary talents! A reading with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Kwoya Fagin
DESCRIPTION:Two literary talents gather at The NewSouth Bookstore to celebrate the release of Long Eye\, a new collection of poems by Kwoya Fagin Maples\, with a reading by recent works and/or works in progress by one of the South’s most significant voices\, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. We’re tremendously excited to welcome them both. Sunday afternoons don’t get better than this!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/two-literary-talents-a-reading-with-honoree-fanonne-jeffers-and-kwoya-fagin/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260427T193000
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SUMMARY:Alabama State Poetry Society Online Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for online poetry open mics the 4th Monday of each month! \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85693609367\nMeeting ID: 856 9360 9367
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-state-poetry-society-online-open-mic/2026-04-27/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama State Poetry Society":MAILTO:alabamapoets@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260428T173000
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SUMMARY:Elaine Weiss with Spell Freedom at the Civil Rights Memorial Center
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to host a talk with award-winning journalist Elaine Weiss\, author of the much-praised The Women’s Hour. In her new book\, Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement\, Weiss returns with the remarkable story — masterfully told — of four activists whose audacious plan to restore voting rights to Black Americans laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement. Co-hosted by the SPLC Civil Rights Memorial Center.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/elaine-weiss-with-spell-freedom-at-the-civil-rights-memorial-center/
LOCATION:Civil Rights Memorial Center\, 400 Washington Ave\, AL\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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