One of the few independent bookstores left in the country, The York Emporium, located in York, Pa. not far from where I am, is sponsoring a science fiction writing contest. The owner, Jim Lewin, has asked me to help him get the word out.
The title of all stories, plays, and poems entered in the contest [...]
I love inspiring people. Though that’s not why I write. It certainly isn’t why I write poetry. But I got an e-mail yesterday telling me that I’ve inspired a local bookstore owner to start a blog. It made my day.
Jim Lewin runs the local independent bookstore and curiosity shop called The York Emporium. I’ve written [...]
The York Emporium in York, Pa. is sponsoring its first writing contest. The deadline is September 15, 2008.
Any genre of writing can be submitted – poetry, one-act play, or short story of 5,000 “words/ communication units/symbols/thought implants/squeaks or less.” The creators of the contest evidently have a sense of humor because their press release reads:
Plagiarism [...]