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OK Conference '08
CONTESTS RULE FOR THE NEW YEAR!
What's the buzz for 2010? Contests. The kinds that get you published, recognized for your work or take you to the next level toward your writing goals.
What will it take? The usual tips of focus and commitment win the day here. But there's something else too about writing contests.
You compete. Like all races, you prepare, train, and then at the end, win with your heart.
Join us this year via the website and/or the Monday night meetings at Barnes & Noble to enter into the race of your life.
Be there. Win.
CONTEST LISTINGS: Check here each month for new contest listings:
Tell us what happened on a holiday away from the ordinary and you could be the NEXT WINNER!
Enter now to win prizes, recognition and more.
http://writingcontest.
$25 gift certificate goes to two winners.
Accepting entries until March 22
According to Writer's Mag:
Montana Prize in Fiction/Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction/ Patricia Goedicke Prize in PoetrySubmit fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry to the University of Montana's annual contests, hosted by its literary journal, CutBank. All submissions considered for publication. Winners in each category receive $500 and publication. Deadline: Feb. 28.
Sylvia K. Burack Scholarship Award Contest
Are you age 18 or older and a full-time undergraduate student at a university or college in the U.S. or Canada? Enter The Writer's 2010 Sylvia K. Burack Scholarship Award essay contest! This year's theme: "Select a work of fiction or poetry that has influenced the way you view the world and the way you view yourself. Discuss the work and explain how it affected you." The winner receives $500, publication in The Writer and a year's subscription to the magazine. Deadline: March 1.
NEW KRISTL'S KORNER
Kristl's present to everyone this year is a special workshop which she gave in December. She is in the process of posting her presentation with added comments and info in separate blog sections in her Kristl's Korner. If you're not writing but wish you were or are not sure what or when you will write next, check updates every week or so. She will give a collection of insights as well as practical guides to get you moving on your journey to your writing goals. Check out new updates every week.
Upcoming Events at Write Ingredients Workshop
Barnes & Noble at the Mall The Woodlands, Texas Monday night at 7:00-900 pm
THERE'S ROOM FOR YOU! HERE'S YOUR CHAIR
New January* Schedule
Bring your own pages to read at each meeting as time permits!
First Monday - Cuss and Discuss
Second Monday - Poetry Readings
Third Monday - Teaching Workshop
Fourth Monday - Flash Fiction Contest
Fifth Monday - Spotlight Speaker
Recycle a good book. At every meeting we draw for a books. Bring a buck and/or a book to participate.
* check calendar for more information
Email us to be added on a list for weekly updates.
jk.2writers@gmail.com
VOLUNTEER! CONTACT US TO BE AN INTERACTIVE MEMBER OF OUR WORKSHOP THIS YEAR. EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER!
EVERYONE'S A WINNER! 
Articles
Ancient Mysteries: A review by Brad Hindley
The book ANCIENT MYSTERIES, written by historian Peter James and archaeologist Nick Thorpe, makes a worthy attempt to decipher the puzzles left by civilizations and phenonmena of the past.
The words on the title cover begin: From the Statues on Easter Island to the Pyramids of Egypt...Ancient Astronauts to Lost Roman Armies... These introductive phrases make for a good sell to the would-be reader.
The inquiries into these enigmas are performed insightfully and realistically (although there is an anti-religious bias). The scepticism that is included is, I felt, quite healthy. I would recommend this book to any reader with an interest in history and archeaology, as well as anyone who is willing to study about the title's namesake: Ancient Mysteries, with an eye to realism.
Recent Global News
OUR ANNUAL FIELD TRIP
Every year we, as a group at Write Ingredients, journey to Oklahoma to attend the Oklahoma Writers Federation. Last year we placed in seven of the writing competition -- and won the Basket Wars! The deadline for getting in our entries is sometime in Feb. and it will be upon us before we know it. We need to win some first places!
Even though you may not go this year or not know if you are until the last minute, please consider entrying the contest anyway. We'll...
Recent Local News
Flash Fiction and Poetry
I'm seeing November as poetry month for us. We have the fifth Poetry Monday this month and three terrific award winning poet masters to do workshops. So let's go for it. Sharpen your pencils and write some poetry. A line or two a day as you go your merry way :-). Okay. Now write your own.
Flash Fiction needs the words "thanks" or "thank you" in the 99 words or the title in honor of Thanksgiving!
Kristl's Corner
Screen Play
Had some good news about one of my scripts. But have been there before.
Jonna's Journey
Coming Back Soon
Jonna is on medical leave at the moment. She'll be back soon.