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The Newstream, February 2006
A Newsletter for the Woodstream Writing Community
www.woodstreamwriters.com

In this issue . . .

JOIN US: New Lake County CreativiTEA! PUBLISHED, LAUDED, AND APPLAUDED: Tobias Wolff Praises Young Woodstream Writer HOW NOW, BROWN COW?: Borders Wants to Pull YOUR Pet's Tale!

This newsletter offers us an opportunity to share our news with you--and your news with one another! The Newstream is now available on-line at www.woodstreamwriters.com/newsletter/index.html, where you'll find back issues archived as well.

Enjoy our second edition.
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Join Us!
Upcoming Woodstream Writing Events

Maitland Workshops begin Monday, March 20th. Join us for ten weeks of writing, commenting, and support. Seats available on Monday evenings, Tuesday mornings, or Tuesday evenings. We meet in a cozy loft in Maitland. Limited to eleven writers. Cost is $295.

NEW!! Eight-Week Creative Writing Workshop at Mount Dora's Dickens-Reed Bistro & Books. This AWA-style workshop is open to all writers, all genres. 8 Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9 p.m. Starts April 5th. Cost is $260.
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SpecialTeas? Woodstream Workshops is brewing up "An Afternoon of CreativiTEA" with Lake County's Princess of High Tea, Joa Jane. Joa and Jamie will serve up iced cakes and pots of inspiration--not to mention yummy quiche, crustless sandwiches, and scones with clotted cream! Join us on Saturday, April 22nd from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. for a rollicking (yet, ladylike) afternoon of writing, revelation, and lemon cream. The $55 cost includes lunch, tea, dessert(s!!), and a full, "eat-while-you-write-shop."
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Writing Marathon! At a Writing Marathon, we stretch our creative wings and FLY across an entire day of writing. Writers of all levels, all genres, join us Saturday, March 18th, 9 a.m.- 9:30 p.m., in Altamonte Springs. Engaged by a wealth of writing prompts, you'll wonder where the day has gone--until you see the pages you've produced!

Fully catered, we supply breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, beverages, and after-dinner wine. The cost is $90 for the day + $20 for a full day's worth of delicious meals. Only six seats left!

Contact Jamie Morris at jamie@woodstreamwriters.com or 407.644.5163 to register or for more information on these or any other Woodstream Writing Workshop, Intensive, or Writer's Retreat.
All Woodstream Writing Workshops follow the Amherst Writers & Artists method

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Published, Lauded, and Applauded!
Woodstream Writers' Latest Triumphs

"I'd never written anything as fine as this when I was the author's age," said This Boy's Life author, Tobias Wolff, about 20-year-old Woodstream Writer Luke Kupscznk's short story "Jessica Johnston." Wolff critiqued Luke's manuscript during February 2nd's Master Class held in Rollins' Bush Auditorium--though "appreciated" might be a more accurate word! Read Luke's story at www.rollins.edu/winterwiththewriters and see what you think.
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Paul Hiebing, novelist and nightlife aficionado, is now officially a freelance writer with the Orlando Sentinel! He has just been accepted to write bar and club reviews for the Sentinel's CityBeat's "Go Inside" pieces. (Ah, poor Paul, having to "go inside" O-Town's coolest clubs to bring back the scoop!) Look for this Woodstream Writer's work to appear on the CityBeat's website, http://orlandocitybeat.metromix.com/.
Good work Paul. Have a round on us!
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And two more Woodstreamers in the news: Drucilla Tyler and Alice Friedman both had letters to the Editor published recently in the Orlando Sentinel. Alice's letter decrying violence towards homosexuals was printed in February 1st's edition, while Dru's response to the question of Judge Alito's nomination ran in the "Friday Forum," January 20th. Congratulations to you both!
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Well, they're not applauding yet, but . . . Jamie Morris will offer a free AWA presentation at the New Writers Group, Friday, March 17th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Located at the Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, the meeting is part of a series--a FREE group of writers helping writers meeting the third Friday of each month. Contact Mike Whisenant to learn more: 407.538.1111 or m_whisenant@bellsouth.net .
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What's your news? Woodstream Writers, past and present, share your triumphs! Write to jamie@woodstreamwriters.com, so we can laud and applaud you, too!
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How Now, Brown Cow?
Publishing Information, Tips, and Opportunities

Short notice! Write fast! Borders seeks stories about pets for Pet Tails, a Borders' book due out Fall 2006. Submission deadline is Tuesday, February 28th. Complete and submit entries online--limit submissions to 500 words. Visit www.borderspetproject.com for details.
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About those letters to the Editor . . . Dru Tyler notes that "each week the Orlando Sentinel asks for letters 250 words or less about a specific topic . . . a very good discipline." And, Dru adds, she "was told long ago that getting letters to the editor printed was one good sign of getting near to being publishable in other places"! Thanks for the tip Dru.
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Looking for a job?? AWA founder Pat Schneider forwarded this delightful (and unusual!) writing opportunity: FREELANCE FIELD INTERVIEWERS wanted to conduct digital audio-only interviews for American version of Nick Park's U.K. animated TV series Creature Comforts. Looking for candidates nation-wide with a talent for finding local eccentrics, curmudgeons, and chatterboxes willing to share opinions on anything and everything. Sense of humor, an ear for offbeat detail and strong regional accents, and the ability to draw people out a must. For more information send cover letter and resume ASAP to:

Kit Boss, executive producer, Creature Comforts USA
c/o The Gotham Group (attn: Nick Brondo)
9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA 90069
fax: 310-285-0077 or to creaturecomfortsusa@hotmail.com

Write if you get work.
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Poetic Woodstream pal Summer Rodman shares 1) good news and 2) a call for submissions. First, Summer has two poems, "It's Because I Went Too Fast" and "Dream #9," in the latest issue of literary magazine One Less: Art on the Range. But also Summer tells us that One Less, which has themed issues, is calling for submissions on "film." Check it out at: onelessmag.blogspot.com. Congratulations Summer, and thanks!

Do you have a good publishing tidbit?
Send it to us so we can share it in the next issue: jamie@woodstreamwriters.com.

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Well, that's all for this issue! Remember to let us know what's news,
and . . .

. . . keep up the good work!
Jamie Morris,
Woodstream Writing Workshops

To stay up-to-date on other Central Florida literary events, go to http://www.sunscribbles.com/
and subscribe to Scribbles e-newsletter there.

The Newstream, January 2006
A Newsletter for the Woodstream Writing Community
http://www.woodstreamwriters.com/


Welcome to our first edition!

This newsletter offers us an opportunity to share our news with you--and your news with one another!

Each issue of The Newstream will feature three sections: In Join Us!, we'll let you know about upcoming Woodstream Writing Events.

Writing Marathon! C'mon. You know you want to!
More than just 26 miles of fast writing, at a Writing Marathon, we stretch our creative wings and FLY across an entire day of craft, prompts, and learning.

Writers of all levels, all genres, join us Saturday, March 18th, 9:00 a.m.- 9:30 p.m., in Altamonte Springs. Engaged by a wealth of writing prompts, you'll wonder where the day has gone--until you see the pages you've produced!

Fully catered, we supply breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, beverages, and after-dinner wine. Accepting sixteen writers; the cost is $110.

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Memorial Day Weekend Writing Retreat--Here's a chance to be a writer, just a writer, for two-and-a-half wonderful days in May. From Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, we'll write amidst the simple luxuries of private rooms, our own comfortable meeting space, delicious, catered meals, and a lovely, natural, Central Florida setting.

Participants will enjoy camaraderie and concentration, organized exercises and scheduled quiet time. Critique and writing consultations will be available, too, but no matter how you use your time, you'll be sure to create good work and good community over the course of your retreat days.

The $425 cost includes two nights single occupancy lodging at Canterbury Retreat Center in Oviedo, Florida; all meals from Friday evening, May 26th, through noon on Sunday, May 28th; unlimited use of 48 natural acres (including nature trails and paddle boats!). We have room for fourteen writers.

All writers, all genres welcome.

Contact Jamie Morris at jamie@woodstreamwriters.com or 407.644.5163 to register or for more information on these or any other Woodstream Writing Workshop, Intensive, or Writer's Retreat.

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Published, Lauded, and Applauded!

While J. R Davis has been busy working on his first novel, his wonderful poem ''Shades of Blue'' has been busy, too. It's been out and about getting itself published in the current quarterly issue (Jan-March) of The Training Wheel, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's training publication. Yay! J.R!

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Yes, Scribbles broke the news first, but thanks to Darlyn, we can add our congratulations to Woodstream Writer Estelle Lipp on her beautiful book of poetry, Heartspeak, available now in hard and soft cover: http://www.xlibris.com/bookstore We, too, are happy and proud, Estelle!

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Well, they're not applauding yet, but . . . Jamie Morris will offer a free AWA presentation at the New Writers Group, Friday, March 17th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Located at the Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, the meeting is part of a series--an informal group of writers helping writers that meets the third Friday of each month under the leadership of Mike Whisenant. Phone Mike to learn more: 407.538.1111, or contact him at
m_whisenant@bellsouth.net . The New Writers Group is always free and open to the public.


What's your news? Woodstream Writers, past and present, share your triumphs! Write to jamie@woodstreamwriters.com, so we can laud and applaud you, too!

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How Now, Brown Cow?

Novelist and Woodstream-er Jody Rehman shares this helpful publishing hint: Joan and Glen West, publisher and editor, respectively, of the Creative Writers Notebook, offer a special hard copy newsletter. In each issue, a literary and/or publishing agency reveals what that agency looks for from writers, manuscripts, and agents: their expectations, requirements, guidelines for submissions, queries, etc. Subscription to this monthly newsletter is $12 a year. To subscribe, send your name and address with your $12 check or money order to Creative Writers Notebook, 1004 San Felipe Lane, The Villages, FL 32159. Thanks Jody!


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Jeff Davis looked up from his computer long enough to share one of his friend's experiences with publish-on-demand (self-publishing) company Lulu.com. Here's what Jeff''s pen-and-ink pal has to say:

"I looked around for print-on-demand publishers, vanity presses, etc. A lot of bad deals out there! The best is Lulu.com. It's a free, publish-on-demand service. You don't pay anything to have your book published. No up-front costs, no minimum orders. Copies are printed as they are ordered, and all your costs come out of sold copies. But Lulu doesn't do any editing. They print what you give them.

"Once I got the book finalized, I simply uploaded the file. I got a chance to check it over completely later and approve the final result. They did a great job. Everything was exactly like I wanted it; the process was fast and simple."

Visit www.lulu.com and see what you think.

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Daphne Slocombe, Program Director of Amherst Writers & Artists (www.amherstwriters.com) has this good news: literary agent Maya Rock is looking for new authors. Maya works for Writers House, a literary agency founded in 1973 ''with a vision for a new kind of literary agency, one that would combine a passion for managing a writer's career with an integrated understanding of how storytelling works . . . . developing the careers of novelists and non-fiction authors . . .''

Maya is looking for good fiction, especially historical. She is drawn to stories with strong heroines. She likes literary, YA, romance, memoir, self-help, inspirational, narrative nonfiction, and tales focused on people at the edges of society.

For more about Maya, see her site at Publishers Marketplace
http://publishersmarketplace.com or e-mail mrock@WritersHouse.com
For more about Writers House, visit www.writershouse.com.

Do you have a good publishing tidbit? Send it to us so we can share it in the next issue: jamie@woodstreamwriters.com.

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Well, that's all for this issue! Remember to let us know what's news,
and . . .

. . . keep up the good work!
Jamie Morris,
Woodstream Writing Workshops
http://www.woodstreamwriters.com/

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To stay up-to-date on other Central Florida literary events, go to http://www.sunscribbles.com/,
and subscribe to Scribbles e-newsletter there.

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