Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp. – Responds to defamation lawsuit filed by a teacher over an article that raised abuse accusations.
John Wiley and Sons – Wins piracy lawsuit over Dummies series. Two individuals ordered to pay $7K each for downloading illegal copies of a Dummies book.
When we lived up north, I always looked forward to the WritersWeekly Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest because, while living in Bangor, Maine, in January, we were guaranteed a few feet of snow on the ground and weeks of cabin fever. During contest weekend, I was always enjoyed a break from the grind and some awesome entertainment in the form of stories flying in via email from participants.
Living in Florida, I’m still excited despite the fact that it’s going to be in the 80s on Saturday. (It’s supposed to be 85 today!)
2013 marks our 12th year of hosting the quarterly WritersWeekly.com 24-Hour Short Story Contests!
Here are all the past contest topics. We’ve never published these in one place before so we hope you enjoy perusing these…
Thanks so much for the promotional tool. I began reading it the moment I signed the contract with you. It has been so helpful! I have already been getting replies from author websites because of what you teach in your book!
Just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your company and your staff.
Thanks again,
Tracee Ford
The Fine Line
Bad things happen to good people, including good editors. Sometimes they’re faced with a hole in the periodical’s layout when the deadline to go to print looms. Your story can save the day if you’re the editor’s go-to writer and they’ll likely return the favor to you…
I am a longtime reader of your newsletter and short time freelance writer. I won an essay contest in May. My check was supposedly lost or stolen in the mail and I have still not received payment. I don’t want to make waves or any rookie mistakes in my correspondence with them that would create problems for me so early in my career path…
Back when I didn’t know where my first magazine sale would come from, a friend who was an established writer offered me a story assignment that a personal crisis was going to prevent her from completing. Her generosity opened the door to the nearly endless publication possibilities of food writing…
Winona Post – Settles lawsuit filed by former Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) Chair Stacey Mounce Arnold while claiming “the judge assigned to our case did not understand the rights of the press under the First Amendment.”
Amazon.com – Must pay $455K fine for (allegedly) “labeling and advertising textile products made of bamboo fibers that were actually rayon.”
I love Christmas but I am SO relieved it is over. One of my favorite pastimes is writing and holiday mayhem sends my muse into hiding. She is back, however, and begging to be let out to play…
Just two weeks ago, we published this article: Around 75% of Americans DON’T Own Ebook Readers – Are you ignoring 75% of the book buying market?!
Coincidentally, Publisher’s Weekly released their new annual survey results this week.
As expected, the number of print book readers dipped slightly (only 3%) while the number of ebook readers rose 16%. This is good news on both fronts. Most people are still reading print books (triple the number of those reading ebooks) and those reading ebooks can buy more books because ebooks are less expensive.
Only 5% of library patrons reported borrowing ebooks. That means 95% of them borrowed print books…