Upcoming Events Calendar

ASJA's 29th Annual Writers' Conference
April 29-30, 2000
NYC
Website: http://www.asja.org.

Malice Domestic XII
May 5-7, 2000
Washington, DC

World Horror Convention 2000
May 11-14, 2000
Denver, Colorado

BookExpo America
June 2-4, 2000
Chicago, Illinois
Website: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com.

Contests

Mightywords has announced the American Perspectives Writing Competition. In the competition contestants tell Mightywords what the Bill of Rights means to them in today's world in 1,000 to 5,000 words. The contest includes two categories, one for writers under age 18 and for writers over age 18. A winner in each category will receive $15,000 plus publication on the MightyWords website. Entries must be received via e-mail or U.S. mail by Friday, May 12, 2000.

The USA Songwriting Competition has announced the launch of the Year 2000 songwriting event. Entrants have a chance to win a grand prize of over US$50,000 in cash and merchandise. Songs may be entered in 15 different categories including Pop, Rock, Country, R&B, World, Hip-Hop/Rap, Folk, Jazz, Latin and others. The entry deadline is May 31, 2000. For more information on this event's rules, regulations and entry forms visit the competition website.

The Southwest Writers Workshop is sponsoring a contest in conjunction with its annual conference. The Grand Prize is the $1000 Storyteller Awards. There are also smaller prizes in each category. The entry deadline is May 1, 2000.

The Santa Fe Writers Project is offering a new content with cash awards, including a first prize of $7,500 in both prose (fiction/nonfiction) and screenwriting categories. Judges include novelists Kate Horsley and Ray Robertson, and the final judge is award-winning author Richard Currey. Entry Fee: $45. Visit the website for more information.

For more writing conferences and literary events visit Writers Write Events.

Return to the April 2000 issue of The IWJ.