Indie Publishing Contest For Writers

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to share info from San Francisco Writers Conference, San Francisco Writers University, Author Solutions & Author Hive…

I just got back from the ALL ABOUT eBOOKS Symposium where I was presenting a session with Rachel Balik of Vook on the Future of Ebooks.  This event was produced in association with the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference and the newly formed San Francisco Writers University.   I’ve been a speaker at the San Francisco Writers Conference for the past few years.  It’s one of my favorite conferences for writers.  I am really excited to be part of the faculty of their latest endeavor.  You can check it out at www.sfwritersu.com.  Many classes are free and the premium classes are only $10.

I am happy to spread the word about their new contest.  Write, Win AND Publish!
New ‘Indie Publishing Contest’ Revamps the Traditional Writing Contest with the Benefits of Indie Publishing.

And don’t forget to sign up for my Media Brand Workshop.  We read everything you’ve got and work with you to shape your content and marketing messages over the next 5 weeks.  There is a teleseminar lecture on Monday evenings and then small group office hours and private consults in addition to the online group and fantastic group on content creators working on both fiction and non-fiction projects across film, tv, books, media and marketing.  I only have a few spots left.  Register at: http://www.yourmediabrand.com

Here’s all the info:

Authors to Compete for $30,000 in Self-Publishing and Promotional Services Prizes as Authors Solutions, Inc., San Francisco Writers Conference, and San Francisco Writers University Partner for Inaugural “Indie Publishing Content”

Since when can a writing contest turn the winner into an author with a published book…and provide a staff of book marketing professionals to help get the book into book stores and publicized?  This is the new reality of combining traditional writing contest with the myriad advantages of indie publishing.  Representatives from the non-profit San Francisco Writers Conference and San Francisco Writers University announced they are partnering with Author Solutions, and its integrated author marketing division, AuthorHive, to launch the inaugural Indie Publishing Contest for Writers.  The winner of this newly created contest will be announced at the 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, February 18 – 20.

“In this new era of digital publishing with EBooks, Print on Demand (POD) books and more, there are now many paths to publication,” said Laurie McLean of San Francisco Writers University and the San Francisco Writers Conference.  “While the Holy Grail remains a contract with one of the big six publishers in New York, the reality is that goal is getting more elusive for writers.  We are offering an indie alternative – establishing the credibility for indie publishing that the indie film and music industries enjoy today.”

Writers can begin submitting entries for consideration immediately.  The deadline for entries is January 5, 2011.  The contest is open to all North-American based writers who are invited to enter up to the first 5,000 words of an unpublished, finished manuscript, short story, essay or poem in the categories of: fiction, non-fiction/memoir, children’s/young adult, and poetry.  Cost per entry is $35 for fiction, non-fiction/memoir and children’s/young adult.  Poetry entries are $25 each.  Go to www.sfwriters.org and click on CONTEST menu button for more information.

See you at the conference in February.  Or in my online workshop at http://www.yourmediabrand.com

To your success,

Philippa

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