IWW Newsletter - Issue 37 - February 2015

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1. Word of Success

"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music the words make." -Truman Capote

"Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake." - E.L. Doctorow

2. New Authors

We have many new authors who have joined IWW, with their lovely contributions, this month. They are - Prajitha Nambiar, Sanjana Raheja, Shudhi, Praveen Dev, Sravya Rapaka, Hetal Joshi and Neeharika Pathuri with their Short Stories, and Gayatri Devulapalli with her Short story for kids and Poems, Sujaya Mohan with her articles for As You Say and Turning Point, and Yash Nandakumar Shinde with his article in Inspirational Story. A hearty welcome to you all.

3. New stories/articles/poems published at IWW in the last month (January 2015)

Short Stories

(1) The Prisoner (2) Night at the Fishermans' Creek (3) An Offer she couldn't refuse (4) Too late or Too soon? (5) Rain Drops (6) On the banks of Ganges (7) Moving On! (8) My girlfriend wants me to become a Star! (9) Sweet Sleep (10) Faith and Hardwork are keys to Success

These can be read on the main page. IWW Short Stories

Poems

(1) Chimera (2) Why? (3) Let me flow (4) Darkness.

These can be read here. IWW Poems

Perspective
Elephant in the Room Read it here - Perspective

As You Say
Love Thyself. This can be read here - As You Say

Stories for Children
Arjun's Speech Read them here - Stories for Children

Turning Point
A Privileged Life Read it here

Inspirational Stories
Life Changing Experience Read it here

4. Contests

a) PLAYBOY FICTION PRIZE https://playboymagazine.submittable.com/submit

Deadline February 13, 2015.

$3,000 and publication of their manuscript in Playboy's October 2015 issue. Second and third place winners will receive $300 and $150, respectively, and a year's subscription to Playboy.

(b)STRANGE HORIZONS http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction.php

Speculative fiction, broadly defined. Up to 10,000 words (under 5,000 preferred). Payment of 8¢/word USD, within 60 days of contract. Response time currently within 40 days.

5. Literature news

Romancing Indian Railways, some memoirs. Nostalgic accounts of travellers who rode the earliest trains in India, personal journeys of men who who have written memoirs of their life and struggle in the US and East Africa Read the full story

An interesting article - by Ruskin Bond Read it here

Salman Rushdie's new novel will be out in September 2015. Read the full story here.

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Finest Works of Fiction http://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/140

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