.Writers Cauldron Update

Hello everyone

After major faults with our database I think I'm nearly back on track. If anyone is receiving this in error or if you get two (hope not), please don't get mad, just let me know (politely if you can) and I'll take your name from my address book. I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

I thought I'd send a quick message to say that we have raised the prize money in our artist and writing competitions. Details below.

We are also launching a new product.

We've just put our prize money up so I'm sending you our new updated files with the launch of a new product ... listed below.

Our web site will be updated this week, Wednesday 7th Feb 11pm GMT

Take care
Amanda
Editor Writers Brew Press

Novelists' Companion, ISBN 0 5936727 7 8, (big sister to the Authors' Notebook £2.50 and Writers' Pocketbook £1.50) A4 in size, spiral bound, heavy card cover & 52 pages. Price £4.99

To complete the writers notebook set the Novelists Companion is designed to help those writers who are working on a longer piece of work such as a novel or novella but can equally be useful for the short story writer too.

This book has a full compliment of charts, graphs and project planners that will be invaluable.

Along with a writers' diary, character sketch sheets, chapter checking tables, scene planners and advice notes to get you started, this one is just too good to miss.

£4.99 (P&P inc UK only)
From Writers Brew Press, P O Box 241, Oakengates, TF2 9XZ

Writers' Brew Press
Prizes Raised! 1st £200
Poetry Only
(Title:- Voice Of The Crowd)
ISBN 0 5936727 6 X
Open Poetry Competition
For All Types Of Poetry
Closing Date April 20th 2001
Your Vote -Your Choice - Your Win!
Formats accepted:
Floppy Disc for Word 97 or text file (accompanied by a printed copy)
Email OpenPoetry@writers.brew.clara.net
Paper submissions, typed or printed on one side of A4
Hand written poetry must be printed in block capitals.

Rules
1. Poems must be the artist own and he/she must hold copyright.
2. Poems must be no more than 30 lines and previously unpublished
3. Poems can be in any style or form, but the style must be noted, see next rule!
4. All poems must include a prefix to show the style used (Haiku, rhyme, sonnet, blank etc)
5. Haiku (and the like) entries can be up to 4 per A4 page (counts as one entry)
6. All entries must include a Stamped Self Addressed Postcard for acknowledgement of receipt
7. All entries must include the correct entry fee.
8. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence may be entered into.
9. All entrants will receive a copy of the book
10. All entrants will be expected to vote for their favourite poem
11. Put your name, address, the title and the first line of the poem on a cover sheet
12. Put your name and post code on the back of every poem
13. Up to 48 poems will be selected and published for the first stage of judging.
14. The top five winning poems will receive cash prizes and a Writers' Pocketbook.
15. Writers' Brew Press reserve the right to extend deadlines if there are insufficient entries into any competition.

Prizes 1st £200--2nd £50--3rd £25 and two prizes of £15
Entry fee for the first poem £5- - - - for each poem after £1.50
4 Haiku etc per page - Entry fee the same as above - Unlimited entries
Closing date 20th April for the first competition
Publication date-- August 2001 for the first issue of Poetry Only
Post to -
Writers' Brew Press, P O Box 241, Oakengates, TF2 9XZ
SSAE only if you want your poetry returned.

Dual Artist Competition
1ST PRIZE £100
For new and experienced artists
Young artist very welcome!
Deadline Extended and Prizes raised!

Design a front cover for Furry Fables magazine.
(any animal or mixture of animals)or line drawings/pictures/phone pad doodles! of just about anything. (no nude people or sex scenes please!)
Entry fee £1 per A4 page--No Age restrictions
Up to 4 drawings per page - colour or black and white - no photographs (all printing is black on coloured card or white paper)
NEW CLOSING DATE 28th MAY 2001
Any medium - ink, oil, water colour, pencil or pastels.
The winning artist for the cover artwork (full A4 only) will receive a copy of the magazine and £100 prize money.
The winning artist for line drawings will receive a copy of the magazine in which their work is used and a minimum of £10 payment per winning entry.

Rules
1. Artwork must be the artist own and he/she must hold copyright.
2. Include an appropriately sized Stamped Self Addressed envelope with all entries for return of work
3. All entries must include the correct entry fee.
4. No more than four pictures per A4 page
5. Cover art must be a full A4 page
6. The judge's decision is final.
7. All winning entries will receive a copy of the magazine in which their work appears.
8. Put your name and address on the back of each sheet.
9. Writers' Brew Press reserve the right to extend deadlines if there are insufficient entries into any competition.

Entries to
Writers Brew Press, P O Box 241, Oakengates, TF2 9XZ
(If you would like view our magazines - Furry Fables £3.00 each or Writers' Cauldron £4 each or send a 19p SAE for our information leaflet - please note, we cannot reply to general enquiries without an sae)

Writers' Brew Press
Prizes raised! £200 1st prize
Open Short Story & Poetry Competition
Closing Dates - March 30th & September 30th
Prizes for Poetry and Short Stories
1st £200 + publication + magazine
2nd £50 + publication + magazine
3rd £25 + publication + magazine
Formats accepted:
Floppy Disc for Word 97 or text file
Email: CompEntry@writers.brew.clara.net

1. Paper submissions, typed or printed on one side of A4 Single or double line spacing.
2. All work must be the authors own and not have been previously published or be entered into a current competition. (author maintains copyright)
3. Cover sheet containing: name address, phone, email if applicable, the title of the story/poem and word/line count.
4. Any genre of story or poem - any topic - except erotica or those containing bad language
5. Hand written material accepted if printed clearly.
6. Short stories up to 3,000 words.
7. Poetry up to 30 lines.
8. Every submission must be accompanied by the appropriate entry fees. Entry fee - Short stories £3 - Poetry £1.50.
9. Send SAE with all entries
10. The judges decision is final and no correspondence may be entered into
11. Writers' Brew Press reserve the right to extend deadlines if there are insufficient entries into any competition.
Post to -
Writers Brew Press, P O Box 241, Oakengates, TF2 9XZ Full critique available on short stories £5
Further publication offers are given to suitable short listed entries.

Independent e-Book Awards

The Independent e-Book Awards are designed to recognize and reward talent in electronic books, hypertext and digital storytelling from authors with independent publishers and self-published authors. The Awards will provide extensive national media campaigns and promotional events to highlight outstanding work in the field of electronic literature.

Awards

Finalists and Winners (20):
* Finalists and winners will be recognized at the Virginia Festival of the Book during a special luncheon on Saturday, March 24, 2000. http://www.vabook.org/
* Works will be reviewed in ForeWord Magazine. http://www.forewordmagazine.com/
* Finalists in the short story category will be published by Audible.com. http://www.audible.com/
* Finalists in all categories will receive annual membership in the Mystic-Ink Community and excerpts will be published on the website. http://www.mystic-ink.com

Winners (10):
* National media campaign.
* Winning works to be displayed on prominent Web sites. (TBA)

The Awards Committee has established the following ten categories.
(1)-(2) e-Books in Fiction and Non-Fiction (book-length manuscripts),
(3)-(4) Short Fiction and Non-Fiction (under 20,000 words),
(5)-(6) Children's e-Books in Fiction and Non-Fiction,
(7)-(8) Digital Storytelling in Fiction and Non-Fiction (use of multi-media enhancements to create stories on the internet),
(9)-(10) Hypertext in Fiction and Non-Fiction (electronic hypertext literature).

The works will be judged on: quality of content; professional presentation of the work; creative use of the medium; and innovation of marketing.

The Awards are open to authors and artists published by independent e-publishing houses or self-published authors. Eligible publishers may submit up to four entries in each category and self-published authors and authors published by independent publishers or authors who use non-exclusive publishers may submit one entry per category.

Works that are electronically published through December 31, 2000 are eligible. Some forms of electronic literature do not use ISBNs, therefore submissions are NOT required to have ISBNs. Acceptable file formats include ASCII, HTML, LIT, OEB, TK3, PDF, and RTF.

Entry Fee
Entries submitted between December 1-31, 2000 require a $25 (USD) fee.

Deadline
All entries must be received by midnight (PST), December 31, 2000.

Please refer to the Eligibility Requirements and the Information page for complete details.
http://www.e-book-awards.com/eligibilty/requirements.html
http://www.e-book-awards.com/info/aboutsubmissions.html

Conditions Of Entry

   a.. Both Competitions are open to anyone anywhere in the world except  staff and their families or Voyage magazine, Regent Publications and their  subsidiaries
    b. Competitors may enter as many poems or stories as they wish
   c.. Each entry must be the competitors original, untranslated work and must not have been published, broadcast, electronically reproduced or awarded any other prize anywhere.
    d.. Each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee of £4 (US$7). Cheques etc. payable to JGD.
    e.. Each Contestant is entitled to one back issue of Voyage magazine at the discounted rate of £2 or £2 off a new 6 issue subscription to Voyage/Colonies or Newswire.
    f.. Stories should be no longer than 10,000 words and poems no more than 250 lines. Entries can be on any theme or genre.
   g.. Manuscripts should bear only the story or poem name. The authors name, address and word/line count should appear on a title page.
   h.. Copyright remains with the author, but Voyage magazine reserves the right to publish winning or placed entries.
    i.. The closing date for entries is September 1st 2001.
    j.. All entries must be accompanied by an official entry form or photocopy and the appropriate fee. email entries must be accompanied by the details requested on the form. The fee should be sent with a duplicate form by post.
    k.. Prize winners and runners up will be notified by post or email. In the event that your entry is not in the aforementioned group and you would like notification of the results please supply a small envelope with second class stamp.

Full result will be included in the November issue of Voyage magazine, they will also be posted on our Internet site, in our e-mail newsletter and sent to print and on-line writers magazines in Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. If you require your manuscript to be returned please provide a 12x10 in envelop or larger with sufficient postage.

THE PRIZES

First Prize: The author of the winning story and the author of the winning poem will have the option of having an anthology of their stories/poems or a full length novel published, promoted and distributed world wide by Regent Publications. The authors will also receive a royalty on all sales.

Runners Up: The authors of ten placed short stories and ten placed poems will have their entries published in an anthology and promoted by Regent Publications. Each author will also receive a royalty based on sales. It is the hope of Voyage magazine and Regent publications that this competition and the subsequent books published will help launch the career of the winners and runners up.

Q&A - Common questions arising from last year's competition.

Q. Can I enter Children's/erotic stories?
A. Yes. All genres are welcome and judged on story telling and writing skills only. No preference is given to any genre.

Q. If I win do I have to pay anything to get my book published?
A. No, absolutely not. Regent Publications will bear all the costs of production, promotion and distribution.

Q. Can I sell my story/poem elsewhere or enter it in another competition once the Voyage competition ends?
A. Yes. If you win or are placed we use only one time publication rights. If you are not placed you retain all copyright and can use your story or poem as soon as the results are posted.

Q. Can I enter my story or poem in another competition at the same time?
A. Yes, but if you won both competitions you would only be able to claim one  prize and/or be published once.

Entry Form

       Name
       Address
       Post code
       Country
       e-mail

I wish to enter the following Stories/poems for the Competition

Please state where you heard about the competition.

Entry Fee enclosed £ (US$ )

Please return your completed form to Voyage Competitions, Regent Chambers, 14 Honor Avenue, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton. WV4 5HH. UK. Or e-mail it to john@voyage99.freeserve.co.uk.

Remember to make your cheques etc. payable to JGD

Please help us to make this the most sought after literary prize in the world and increase the number of prizes we can offer next year by passing these details on to all your writing contacts.

(Editors: Please feel free to publish this information if you deem it appropriate for your readers)

To view Altasian Serpent art by Cathy Buburuz within seconds, simply click on to: http://promartian.com/ccaltraserp.html

To view Altrasian Bug art by Cathy Buburuz within seconds, simply click on to: http://promartian.com/ccaltraart.html

To join the Creators Club (sponsored by ProMartian Publishing),and to collaborate with poets, artists and fiction writers, explore this website: http://promartian.com/creators.html

If anyone is inspired to write a poem or vignette based on the Altrasian art posted on the website, simply submit your work to Andree with CREATORS CLUB in the subject line: Andree@promartian.com