Congratulations to all the winners in the 2010 KWA Prose and Poetry Contest! Click here to see the complete list, or click on the KWA Contest tab at the top of the page. Our next contest will open in August and continue through November. Write now and be ready this fall!
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Live Blog from the Scene Seminar
We kept a live blog going during the KWA Scene Seminar with speaker Kirt Hickman. If you couldn’t make it, check out a sample of what you missed! — Erin Perry O’Donnell, Scene Seminar Coordinator 4:19 p.m. Critiques–everyone needs them. Many of us fear them. How do you keep those comments about your life’s work–your…
Your Email Signature is Your Easiest Promotional Tool
In today’s world we communicate via email. Of course many of us still make phone calls and text, too. But the common way we communicate with friends and family, our readers, our agents, our editors, and our publishers is via email. Your signature is an important way to reveal information about you. It is the…
E-book Sales Continue to Grow
E-book sales continue growing wherever you look. Barnes & Noble announced that e-book sales are more than double that of print book sales. As of January 29, they estimated they have 25% of the e-book market with Nook sales. Amazon reports that sales of Kindle e-books now outnumber traditional paperback sales. They stated that for…
Children’s Authors Wanted for Panel
KWA Member Carol Martin is looking for three or four children’s authors to hold a book talk/panel discussion at the Ark City Public Library in April. This event is sponsored by the Cowley County Writers Guild. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please email Carol at cjmartin62@yahoo.com.
Get Published in the KWA Sampler
KWA Board member-at-large Sonny Collins has put together an exciting project exclusively for KWA members together with his publisher, Prairie Moon Publications. You can be published on demand for free, no strings attached. Here’s the scoop straight from Sonny: For all the members of KWA, I have some exciting news. If you have ever wanted…
Finally! Kindle’s software update is almost here!
We have been hearing talk about this new software update that will have real page numbers and a couple other improvements. The update is almost here! The update will be delivered via a Wi-Fi connection in the next few days. Kindle owners should be receiving a notice in their email about what to do. In…
The Agent’s Role in Digital Publishing
The world of publishing continues to evolve, including the world of digital publishing. Is having an agent important? What is an agent’s role in this changing digital world? The FF&P (Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal) chapter of Romance Writers of America is hosting a Yahoo! email loop workshop on “The Agent’s Role in Digital Publishing” presented…
An imagination roaming again…
As a writer who takes the business of writing seriously, I also like to escape the “seriousness” from time to time. My Blossom stories give me the opportunity to veer away from my many commitments in both life and with my publishers. They give me the chance to just let my imagination roam free. I…