From The Smoking Poet:
The Smoking Poet Second Annual Short Story Contest Deadline: May 31, 2009
About: The Smoking Poet is a literary ezine, established in 2006, and published online on a quarterly basis. TSP’s first annual short story contest is open to all writers, whether they have been past contributors to TSP or not, and in any genre.
Prizes: First prize, $200; second prize, $100; third prize, $50.
Winners: All of the winners will be published in the summer issue of The Smoking Poet, online in mid June, 2009.
Entry fee: An entry fee …

Courtesy of Managing Editor, Kyra Shapurji:
LoftLife magazine, a quarterly shelter and lifestyle publication, seeks experienced writers to submit stories for our back page—“My Downtown.” We want to hear about a memory or a reflection on a space, moment, place, monument, or institution that reminds you why you still call your U.S. metropolitan city “home.” Please submit an article with a strong voice, savvy grammar skills, and a plethora of descriptive and sensory details. We would appreciate an essay that is kept to a maximum of 450 words. Chosen pieces will …

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Scouting the Internet, I found several great links for writing prompts. Sometimes all you need is something to get you started. If you’re stuck, try one of these sites to spark your creativity!
March prompts from The Teachers Corner
Virginia Donahue of Homeschool Blogger offers a download for her prompt calendar.
Here’s a list from James Wayne of Teacher.net.
Chris Dunmire offers some creativity prompts here.
Of course, Googling “spring writing prompts” will give you many, many more sources to search.
Have fun! And don’t forget to write, even when it seems like spring is buried …

Happy National Grammar Day!

Writers, it’s always a good idea to try to use good grammar whenever possible. (With the invention of the Internet it can often be tempting to throw good grammar to the wind.)
And if you don’t know how to spell something, use a dictionary! (My husband is dyslexic, and he calls me his built-in dictionary.)
In honor of this glorious day I’d like to introduce you to the recipients of the 2008 SPOGG Awards. (SPOGG stands for The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, started by Martha …