Archive for March, 2008

Need Stories?

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

NEED STORIES to flesh-out your book? List your wants here. Focus on a
single topic and provide your contact information. Write tight: limit your
listing to 100 words. Conform to the format so we can Copy\Paste and do
not have to edit. Send your listing to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com. Put
“Stories Wanted” in the Subject line of your email. There is [...]

National Black Book Festival!

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored jointly by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-American retailer online, and the Houston Black Expo, the largest African-American tradeshow in the state of Texas. The event is held in conjunction with the Houston Black Expo and attracts a wide [...]

Barter Your Services

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

As entrepreneurs we often make the mistake of trying to do everything ourselves. This was a hard lesson for me to learn. We waste countless hours (and money) muddling our way through projects professionals can do in less time and much more professionally.
You might say, “I don’t have a lot of money for [...]

TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID SHORT STORY CONTEST

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Sixteenth year. Fourteen cash prizes totaling $5,250. Top
prize $2,000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works
of prose, up to 5,000 words. Winning entries published
online. Both published and unpublished work accepted.
Fee per entry is $12, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark
deadline: March 31, 2008. Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad.
Submit online or [...]