We talked Small Beer Press last week to let you know we were hosting a Poppy Z. Brite excerpt, and this week we are back with an opportunity and tool for writers and aspiring writers from the people who have published some of the best! BSC has 3 copies of A Working Writer’s Daily Planner 2010.
What is it?
A Working Writer’s Daily Planner 2010 is made by writers for writers—all kinds of writers. Whether you’re published or not, a poet, a bestselling novelist, retired, in school, an academic, a short story writer, or researching your nonfiction opus, you’ll find that this calendar, while not quite everything for everyone, will be a powerful motivational tool which easily integrates into the workday. You’ll find inspiration in the stimulating exercises along with the daily and weekly structure you need to get the work done.
Every week has its own page with a handy list of upcoming deadlines, information on where to apply for residencies, as well as inspiring quotations or writing prompts and exercises and suggestions, Federal Holidays (extra writing time!), and, at least once a month, a suggestion for a magazine (or other market) to submit your work to.
A Working Writer’s Daily Planner is first and foremost a practical resource: Each deadline or residency application is accompanied by a website address so that you can go straight to the source for more information. However, most listings also have all the information you need to apply or to send in your submission as well as a simple code so that you can tell immediately if a program, award, or market is appropriate.Each month has a page for notes which you can use to plan ahead and at the back, you will find a handy Submissions Tracker to keep track of where and when you sent your work out, as well as many other features for you to use and enjoy throughout the year.
Catch a sample at Scribd.
This contest is open to all BSC readers, all you have to do is email us at contest@bscreview.com with SMALL BEER in the subject line. Please include your name and shipping information so that I can have the prize sent to you ASAP. You only need to send us one entry. Failure to adhere to any of the above disqualifies you from winning. I will announce winners on November 20th–all entries I get before the second I begin pulling winners from will be eligible.
Good luck!
BSC has a couple more active contests, one a chance to be one of 5 winners of a 10 Anniversary Edition of Steven Erikson’s Gardens of the Moon (ends tomorrow!), and a prize pack for the USA network’s White Collar (ends November 15th).
