Wendy Burt-Thomas, full-time freelance writer
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Wendy Burt-Thomas is the author of:
• “Oh, Solo Mia! The Hip Chick’s Guide to Fun for One” (2001, McGraw-Hill)
• “Work It, Girl! 101 Tips for the Hip Working Chick” (2003, McGraw-Hill)
• “The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters” (Dec. 2008, Writer’s Digest Books)
• “The Everything Creative Writing Book” (June 2010, Adams Media)
Other credentials include more than 1,000 published articles, short stories, essays, reviews, poems and greeting cards. She taught “Breaking Into Freelance Writing for eight years and has worked as an editor, columnist, writer and PR specialist.
Wendy lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, two kids and two black labs. She is a full-time freelance writer, editor and PR consultant.
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Ask Wendy – All things writing!- De-Framing the Frame – FREE writing contest May 31, 2012$3,000 prize; create collage of text and image; must be uploaded to YouTube; details HERE: http://www.murderedtheweb.com/contest.htmlaskwendy
- Neil Postman Award for Metaphor (FREE writing contest) May 30, 2012rolling deadline; winner gets $500; details HERE: www.rattle.comaskwendy
- 2012 Rattle Poetry Prize (writing contest) May 29, 2012$5,000 prize; 10 finalists also get $100 each; details HERE: www.rattle.comaskwendy
- Autumn House book-length poetry, fiction and nonfiction contests May 28, 2012all categories have a June 30, 2012 deadline; winners get $1,000 advance and $1,500 travel grants; $30 entry fee per book; details HERE: www.autumnhouse.orgaskwendy
- 2012 Guy Owen Poetry Prize contest May 26, 2012June 15, 2012 deadline; submit 3-5 poems with $20 entry fee (includes 1-year subscription to Southern Poetry Review); $1,000 prize; details HERE: www.southernpoetryreview.orgaskwendy
- Lots of free contests May 25, 2012FanStory.com has more than 50 new contests every month. Contests are free to paid members and have cash prizes. Some upcoming contests: 5-7-9 poetry contest – May 31 deadline Horror Story writing contest – June 6 Faith Poetry Contest – June 13 Free Verse Poetry Contest – June 19askwendy
- Wabash Prize for Nonfiction May 24, 2012entry fee is $15; deadline November 1, 2012; $1,000 prize plus publication; 7,500 words max; details HERE: www.sycamorereview.com/contest/askwendy
- Southern Sin Essay Contest May 23, 20124,000 words max; prize is $5,000; deadline is July 31, 2012; entry fee is $20; details HERE: http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/submittocnf.htm#southernsinaskwendy
- Seeking submissions on PARENTHOOD for Chicken Soup book May 22, 2012From ChickenSoup.com: They always say it’s the best job and the worst job. But basically it’s the best! We are looking for your stories about parenting – the hard work, the joy, the unconditional love, the funny times and the occasional sad ones too. Whether you’re a new parent of one or an “experienced” parent [...]askwendy
- Chicken Soup call-out: Advice for making changes May 21, 2012From the Chicken Soup website: Have you ever read a Chicken Soup for the Soul story that had a wonderful nugget of advice in it that made a difference in your life? We are looking for stories that contain great pieces of advice, whether they are little things that improve our everyday lives, or major [...]askwendy
- De-Framing the Frame – FREE writing contest May 31, 2012
The Book Rack
Marcella Simmons
106 Fletcher Drive
Logansport LA 71049
318-609-4751 or 318-697-5649
Email: marcies04@bellsouth.net
Website: http://www.bookrack.biz
September 4, 2009
Dear Publishers,
We are writing to you today to inform you about our new website representing the book market. We have several freelance writers on board who are reviewing books every month. We want to review books from any category – if we don’t have that category on our web site, then we’ll add it…
We have chosen a selection of books that we’d like to review and/or advertise on our website. Please send this selection of books along with press releases, and others – we have unlimited space and will include every book you can send…
Can you please send review books (I’ve included a list of several that are of interest – but this does not exclude others) to our company – we have a children’s book review writer (Theresa Smith); religious/spiritual book review writer (Rev. Jackie Meeks – Calvary Abundant Life Tabernacle); romance book and drama review writer (Brandie Owens); romance book, and historical fiction (Tina Gibbs); other genres, Marjorie Bull (fiction), and last but not least I will be reviewing the following categories: all nonfiction and new releases ON WRITING and other nf topics. My reviews will be publicized on several websites:
THE WRITER’S NOTEBOOK
http://writersnotebook.homestead.com
Email: marcies04@bellsouth.net
ARKLATEX WRITER’S CIRCLE
http://arklatexwriterscircle.homestead.com
Email: marcies04@bellsouth.net
THE BOOK RACK
http://bookrack.biz
Email: marcies04@bellsouth.net
EVERY BOOK that is sent to us will be publicized – send a press release kit along with review book and we’ll also include a business card size (2 x 4) free of charge for your company that will remain on our site as long as we’re publicizing your books and your company. It will be set up in such a way that readers can click on your ad and it links directly to your website.
Send all books for publicizing to:
THE BOOK RACK
Marcella Simmons
106 Fletcher Drive
Logansport LA 71049
PLEASE INCLUDE PRESS RELEASES FOR EACH BOOK YOU SEND.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Marcella Simmons, Owner/Publisher
P.S. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE UNLIMITED SPACE AND A SENDING OUT A CALL FOR REVIEW BOOKS AND PRESS RELEASES ON ANY AND EVERY SUBJECT AVAILABLE. Check out our website and see the variety of categories we’d like to fill for our readers – send as many books and press kits along – we’ll publicize every one for you. On top of that, remember that you receive a 2” x 4” display ad free of charge for as long as you’re sending us review books.
HERE IS OUR REVIEW WISH LIST:
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