Writers Events April 2011

Hey writers I just wanted to post a few writing events occurring this month. 


Traverse City: Writer's Potluck: April 7th:
Sorry for the last minute post on this, but for writers in the Traverse City area, Michigan Writers is hosting its annual Spring Potluck tomorrow Thursday April 7th at 6 pm. The location is the Unitarian Universalist Church on Center Road in Traverse City, MI. 

Ludington: Chapbook Release: Friday April 8th:
 Ludington Center for the Arts is introducing two new chapbooks by Ludington area writers. 


Livonia: Michigan Spring Book Festival: Friday and Saturday April 15th and 16th:
Aimed at educating and encouraging youth to read and author books, this festival will bring together hundreds of book writers, role models and teachers of the literary craft. 


Ludington: Story on Stage II: Friday April 22nd:
Story on Stage (SOS) is a program of readings of contemporary short stories written by Michigan writers, but read by actors rather than by the writer.


Traverse City: National Writers Series Presents An Evening with Made in Michigan Writers: Thusday April 28th:

Writing Jobs for Tuesday April 5th

Writing Jobs in Michigan:

Technical Writer: Ann Arbor

Digital Journalist: Ann Arbor

Internal Social Media Specialist: Ann Arbor

Marketing Plan Writer/Marketing Consultant: Detroit

Content Marketing/Journalist: Detroit

Technical Writer: Detroit

Part Time Writer/Photographer: Dundee

Video Editors: Grand Rapids

Writer: Grand Rapids

Technical Writer: Kalamazoo

Copy Editor/ Designer: Port Huron

Editor: Warren

Telecommute

Talented Writers Needed 

Transcriber 

Experienced Website Copywriter

Freelance Writer Needed

Freelance Part-Time Copywriter

Grant Writer: Grand Rapids/Telecommute

Young Bloggers 

Resume and Cover Letter Writer

Travel Writing and Editorial Internship 

Academic Sample Essay Writing 

Virtual Assistant Wanted

Home Improvement Article Writer

Travel/Vacation Bloggers

Writer/Blogger for Stock Market Startup 

Rock Star Beauty Blogger 

Web Social Media Reporter 

Writer Wanted - Fashion 

Unpaid

Rock and Roll Writers

Video Game Bloggers

Call for Full Length and One Act Plays

Contests and Submissions

Chicago Screenwriters Contest

Accepting Novels and Memoirs 

The poetry of the earth is never dead.  ~John Keats

Writing Jobs for Friday April 1st

Happy April (and Aprils Fools) writers. Look below for some new writers' job listings for Michigan and from home.

Writing Jobs in Michigan 

Technical Writer: Ann Arbor

Sports Reporter/Producer: Clio

Service Writer: Dearborn

GLBT Writers Wanted - Unpaid: Detroit Metro

Social Marketing Intern: Detroit Area

Blogger: Farmington Hills/Telecommute

Grant Writer: Flint

Process Documentation Analyst/Writer: Grand Rapids

Spanish or Korean Document Translators: Grand Rapids

Professional Legal Writer for blog and website: Grand Rapids/Telecommute

Head Writer/Editor: Grand Rapids

Creative Grant Writers: Jackson

Pharmaceutical Technical Writer: Kalamazoo

Web Content Writer/E-Commerce Copywriter: Keego Harbor

Business Plan Writer: Plymouth/Livonia/Novi

Technology Blogger Wanted: Romeo

"Nightlife" Writer Wanted: Royal Oak

Technical Editor: Warren

Desktop Publisher: Warren

Technical Writer: Warren

Telecommute (From Home)

Transcriber

Foot Ball Journalist (unpaid) 

Data Review Specialist 

Comedy Show Writers (unpaid):  Grand Raids/Telecommute

Tennis and Facebook 

SEO Content Writers

Savvy Social Media Writer

Music Festival Executive Summary 

SEO Press Release Writer

Online Content Writer 

Indexer

Literary/Culture Bloggers (unpaid) 

Online Editor in Chief/Community Manager

I have great faith in fools - self-confidence, my friends call it.  ~Edgar Allan Poe

Writing the Short Story

Short stories are a fiction writer's toe in the water. They are short, or can be, poignant and usually must pack a punch if they're going to see publication beyond the tattered notebook in your top drawer. However, any writer who has written or attempted to write a short story knows that those 1,500 words may be the hardest you'll ever write. There simply is not enough space to delve as deeply as you want to - not enough pages to build to climax and then wrap it up in some meaningful way.

I have written and struggled to write short stories for years. I have obsessed over the words, closed the file and then refused to look at it for months afterwards, Eventually when I get some much need space, I can return to the work, edit it and start submitting. I get rejected frequently, but those few journals that say they're considering it and even one that accepted a short story and then later published someone else's - somehow keep the flame alive.

T.C. Boyle, fiction author and English Professor at the university of Southern California, stresses that "there are no rules," when it comes to writing short fiction. Boyle says that fiction is an art (I'm sure we all agree) and that it is merely an individual work by an individual person. Understanding this helps us to let go of a need to mimic greater writers or to drown ourselves in the self-deprecating tendencies that arise when we review and edit our own stories. Boyle, in his courses, advises students to read a lot - and not just the classics, but contemporary writers also. Additionally, he is a supporter of writing what you don't know (not the normal writing advice) because he believes that fiction is a process of discovery. (Read the full article here at Writers Digest.com)

Writing advice is everywhere these days, but read it anyway. Read it because in doing so - you're reading, you're seeing someone else's style and maybe you're gleaning some piece of advice that has not crossed your desk before. Then go for a walk in nature, return to your computer and let the words flow. If you like what you've written - look below for some online journals and magazines seeking submissions. 

Literary Laundry (submit shorts stories, poems and one act dramas) 

Burner (wants blood pumping poetry, short fiction and nonfiction)

Gertrude Journal (accepts poetry, fiction, nonfiction and art)

Inter-rupture (looking for poetry, fiction and art)

Soundzine (seeking poetry and flash fiction on the theme Luck) 

Dragnet Magazine (looking for literary short fiction and art)

Ghost Ocean Magazine (submit flash fiction and poetry)

Red Fez Publications (wants poetry, fiction, nonfiction and art)

Anomalous Press (accepts poetry, fiction and nonfiction) 

Contests 

Echoes of the Right to God - Accepts Essays, Fiction and Poetry - No Entry Fee - Deadline: April 16th

Writer Advice Sixth Annual Flash Prose Contest - Accepts Fiction, Memoir and Creative Nonfiction - Entry Fee: $10 - Deadline: April 15th 

Never be bullied into silence.  Never allow yourself to be made a victim.  Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.  ~Harvey Fierstein

Writing Jobs for Monday March 28th

Writing Jobs in Michigan 

Marketing Communications Writer: Ann Arbor

Grant Writer: Ann Arbor

Freelance Article Writers: Detroit

Spanish to English Translator: Detroit

Technical Writer: Detroit

Content Marketing Journalist: Detroit

Writing Tutor: Grand Rapids

Media Jobs: Grand Rapids

Multi-Media Journalist: Grand Rapids

Medical Writer: Kalamazoo

Technical Writer: Kalamazoo

E-Commerce Web Content Writer: Keego Harbor

News and Feature Writer: Livonia

Ghost Writer: Plymouth

Telecommute (From Home) 

Sports Writer

Craig's List Poster

Writers: Reviews, Content etc

Full Time Article Writer

Ongoing Blogger

Website Organizer and Content Writer 

Freelance Video Games Experts

Freelance Investment Articles 

Adult Fiction Writer Needed

Freelance Film Content Writers 

Blogger Needed 

Zen in the City Blog Writer

Submissions

Inspirational Stories: Flint/Michigan

Fiction, Poetry and Art Wanted 

Poetry and Short Fiction Submissions 

Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway.  ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966

Writing Jobs for Thursday March 24th

Well Spring had arrived, but it appears Mother Nature wanted one final reminder just who is in control around here. I hope that you are all staying warm, keeping safe on the roads and getting lots of exercise shoveling your driveways (like me). Look below for writing jobs in Michigan and From Home.

Writing Jobs in Michigan

Writer: Ann Arbor

Managing Editor: Ann Arbor

Technical Trainer/Writer: Ann Arbor

Writer/Editor: Auburn Hills

Grant Writer: Detroit Metro

Technical Writer: Detroit

Technical Writer: Detroit

Technical Writer III: Detroit Metro

Technical Writer: Dundee

Photographer/Editor: Edwardsburg

Assistant Community Editor: Flint

Community Content Coordinator: Flint

Process Documentation Analyst/Writer: Grand Rapids

IT Technical Writer: Kalamazoo

Copy Editor/Designer: Port Huron

Business Analyst/Tech Writer: Saline

Reporter/Editor/Producer: Southfield

Copywriter: Troy

Copywriter Internship: Troy

Senior Acquisitions Editor: Wayne State

Telecommute (From Home)

Fresh Healthy Vending Writer/Blogger

Fresh Healthy Vending Intern Internet Marketing/Blogger 

Business Website Seeks Writers/Researchers 

TurnEdit Seeks Editors  

Journalists Wanted (Unpaid) 

Short Articles 

Opportunities at Yahoo Contributor Network 

Smart Freelance Writers for WiseGeek

SEO Content Writers

Small Appliance Enthusiast

Daily Fashion Blogger Needed

Audio Transcriber 

Savvy, Skilled, Committed Editor Needed 

Write About Money for Demand Studios 

Art and Fashion Bloggers (Unpaid) 

Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along.  ~Hugh Allen

Writing Jobs for Sunday March 20th

Writing Jobs in Michigan

Technical Writer: Ann Arbor

Technical Writer: Ann Arbor

Technical Writer/Proposal Manager: Ann Arbor

Technical Writer/Document Writer: Detroit

Reporter/Editor/Producer: Detroit

Grant Writer: Flint

Journalist (unpaid): Grand Rapids

Editor/Proofreader: Grand Rapids

Technical Writer: Kalamazoo

Business Analyst/Tech Writer: Saline

Business Plan Writer: Sterling Heights

Technical Writer: Troy

Telecommute (From Home)

Freelance Review Writers

Poker and Gambling Writers

Associate Editor for Worldwide Jewish Daily

Ghost Writer: Pays Per Page 

Teen Music Writers (unpaid)

Content Writers Needed 

Reviewers and Bloggers for Software and Internet Topics 

Blogger Needed for Clothing Company 

Freelance Writers Wanted 

Copywriter for Baby/Maternity Shopping Website 

Copywriter

Blogger to Cover Bullying 

Blogger/Writer

Submissions

Avoid Facebook Contributors 

Guest Bloggers - Unpaid 

Poetry and Short Fiction Submissions 

I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head.  ~John Updike