December Top Picks: Opportunities for Writers
Welcome to the December 2017 edition of "Writing Life Essentials," a monthly hand-curated list of contests, grants, scholarships, submissions calls, and awards, with a focus on opportunities that are at least one of the following: local, free to apply, and/or committed to celebrating and supporting writers from historically marginalized communities
December 11, 2017 | Sarah Colwill-Brown
News from DeadDarlings
We are in the thick of it. Winter means shorter days and longer shopping lists. If you've been wondering how you are going to find time for fiction between all the festivities that come with the season, don't despair. Here at the Dead Darlings office, we've got you covered with three things that every writer needs.
December 8, 2017 | The Editors at Dead Darlings
Author Newsletters--Yay or Nay?
By Katrin Schumann
Media marketing experts agree that maintaining a robust newsletter is one of the best ways for an author to build a core audience--a group of people who will be more interested and committed to you and your work than, say, that stranger lurking on twitter or the random people liking your Instagram shots.
December 6, 2017 | Katrin Schumann
Lit Boston: What’s Happening in December?
In the December 2017 edition of "Best of Boston," we bring you our top five Boston lit events this month, curated from the Boston Literary District's event calendar, an essential source of literary goodness.
December 4, 2017 | GrubWrites
Gifts for the Socially Savvy Author (or Those Who Want to Be)
It's that time of the year when we're all decking the halls, turning up the holiday music and biting our nails about the perfect gifts to give.
If you know an author with a book out or a book in the works, then chances are they are also trying to figure out how to boost their social media presence to reach more readers. Forget the coffee mugs and sharpened pencils...this year give them the gift of bettering their digital platform.
December 1, 2017 | Crystal King
@GrubWriters
