IWW Newsletter - Issue 159 - January 2026

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1. Words of Success

“All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney

2. Editor's Note

Good evening, everyone!

Hope you all are doing well and wish you a very happy and fruitful year in 2026. I'm sorry I'm unusually late this time to bring out this newsletter.

The new writer who joined our writing community recently is Shobhita Thakur. You are welcome to our community of writers. Thank you for joining us.

3. New items published at IWW in December 2025

Short stories

a) Bhumi

This can be read on the main page titled Short Stories

Perspective

a) Women on Women

This can be read on the main page titled Perspective

Travelogue

a) Guruvayur temple Kerala

This can be read on the main page titled Travelogues

4. Literature News

Nalanda Literature festival in December 2025 https://literaturenews.in/events/across-oceans-and-memory-girmitiya-voices-reclaim-language-culture-and-belonging-at-nalanda/

5. Contests (Copy these links, paste each one of them on your browser and check for details)

1) https://www.shortstoryawards.com/enteryourstory.php Fe 26, 2026 WOW! Women on Writing Creative non-fiction Essay Contest Entry Fee $10, Deadline Jan 31, 2026 https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest

2) Yeats Poetry Prize http://yeats.submittable.com/submit Entry fee $15 Deadline Feb 1, 2026

3) The Bristol Short Story Prize Deadline: 31 January 2026 Find out more: https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/11/27/enter-the-bristol-short-story-prize/

4) Short story competition https://www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-tips-and-writing-advice/short-story-competitions/

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7. Check out these books By buying these books you are directly helping the maintenance of the IWW site.

a) A CHRISTMAS IN SCOTLAND - A travel memoir

b) CHERISHED

c) THE SECOND CHOICE

d) BEFORE THE SUNSET

e) VANISHED GIRL
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