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Got Magic? Enter Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2018 Short Story Award

February 18, 2018 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley tagged as Bethlehem Writers Roundtable, BWG, Writing contests

Got Magic?

Enter Bethlehem Writers Roundtable

2018 Short Story Award

Sweet, Funny and Strange Tales of the Paranormal

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2018 Short Story Award is accepting entries. Send us your stories about wizards, clairvoyants, other-worldly creatures, vampires, werewolves, telekenetics, hosts, goblins, witches, mediums, poltergeists, the supernatural, and other unexplainable experiences.

The First Place winner will receive a $200 cash award and publication of the winning story either in the Bethlehem Writers Group’s upcoming anthology of paranormal stories, Untethered: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales of the Paranormal, or as a featured story in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. (Publication anticipated in late 2018).

For more information and to enter please got to Bethlehem Writers Roundtable

The 2018 Guest Judge

Kimberly Brower of

Brower Literary & Management, Inc.

Kimberly fell in love with reading when she picked up her first Babysitter’s Club book at the age of seven and hasn’t been able to get her nose out of a book since. She holds a BS in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge, and received her JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Although she loves all things romance, she is also searching for books that are different and will surprise her, with empathetic characters and compelling stories. She takes great pride in her client list, from the debut authors to #1 NY Times bestsellers, and likes to consider them all her favorite authors. Connect on Twitter: @KimberlyBrower, or on their website: http://browerliterary.com

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Funny Stories

January 24, 2018 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Writing Contest tagged as Bethlehem Writers Group, BWG, Funny stories, Paranormal Stories, Short Story Award

Announcing the

2018 Short Story Award

Opening on January 1, 2018

We are looking for unpublished stories

of 2000 words or fewer

on the theme of

Tales of the Unexplained

Send us your stories about funny

wizards, clairvoyants, other-worldly creatures,

vampires, werewolves, telekenetics,

ghosts, goblins, witches, mediums,

poltergeists, the supernatural,

and other unexplainable experiences.

Untethered | Short Story Award | A Slice of Orange

The First Place winner will receive a $200 cash award and publication of the winning story either in the Bethlehem Writers Group’s upcoming anthology of paranormal stories, Untethered: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales of the Paranormal, or as a featured story in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. (Publication anticipated in late 2018).

For more information, rules, requirements and submissions

Contest closes March 31, 2018

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Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales of the Unexplained

January 8, 2018 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Writing Contest tagged as Bethlethlem Writers Group, BWG, Writing contests

Announcing the

2018 Short Story Award

Opening on January 1, 2018

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable is looking for unpublished stories of 2000 words or fewer on the theme of Tales of the Unexplained

Send us your sweet, funny, or strange stories about wizards, clairvoyants, other-worldly creatures, vampires, werewolves, telekenetics, ghosts, goblins, witches, mediums, poltergeists, the supernatural, and other unexplainable experiences.

Contest closes March 31, 2018

For more information: https://sites.google.com/site/bethlehemwritersroundtable/short-story-contest

Winning stories from the Bethlehem Writers Round Table Short Story Award have been featured in the following anthologies:

A CHRISTMAS SAMPLER

DEATH IN GLENVILLE FALLS

DAY OF THE DARK

WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW

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November Featured Author: Sally Paradysz

November 13, 2017 by marianne h donley in category Featured Author of the Month tagged as BWG, Featured author, Memoir, Sally Paradysz, Short Stories

In Memory of Sal

October 29, 2017

Emily P. W. Murphy

Two weeks ago, we unexpectedly lost a very dear friend of mine. Today her friends and family are gathering together to remember her life. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there.

It has taken this long for me to get my mind around writing about our loss. Sal was a remarkable, inspiring, enigmatic, gentle, loving soul. She inspired so many, and made every one of her many, many friends feel special, valued, and loved. I am so sorry for the loss felt by her family and friends, but also truly sorry for those of you who will not get to meet her.

Sal had a lot to do with who I am today. I’ll never forget the morning she wrote asking if I would consider professionally editing her memoir. This was before we were great friends. She felt shy even asking me, when in fact she was offering me an incredible opportunity. See, this was before I identified myself as an editor– honestly, before I even felt truly comfortable saying I was a writer. Yet, she trusted me to help shape the way she presented her life story to the world. What an honor. As we worked together, Sal’s faith in me helped me find faith and confidence in myself.

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Her memoir, From Scratch, is now a publication that has reached countless readers. Sal’s commitment and hard work produced a book that is so much more than just an interesting story from her life, but also a source of inspiration for others. If you haven’t read it yet, I recommend you do so. I’ve read it more times than I can count (in all of its various incarnations) but you can bet I’ll be rereading it in the near future. Once my heart can handle it.

I miss you, Sal. ♡

Emily