IWW Newsletter - Issue 47- December 2015

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1. Word of Success

"Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value." - Albert Einstein

"Opportunities don't happen. You create them." - Chris Grosser

"Whenever you see a successful person, you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them." - Vaibhav Shah

2. New Authors

We are delighted to announce that the following New writers have joined our IWW community during the month of November 2015 namely :

1) Nakshathra Jagannathan(Short story)
2) Deepika Srivastava (Short Story and Travelogue)
3) Hassan Noor Mahomed (Poem)
4) Rakhi Jayashankar (Poem and Book Review)
5) Nikitha Hingad (As You Say)

A hearty welcome to you all. Thanks for joining our community.

This time we have received many stories which were previously published elsewhere and we had to reject them. Please remember to submit your original work, which is not published elsewhere.

An article: Revising Your work
When writing a novel, the revision process can be brutal. Book editing is challenging—it's time consuming, frustrating and, quite frankly, not that much fun. Read the full article. Revising Your Work: 3 Easy-To-Use Revision Techniques

3. The new stories/articles/poems published at IWW during November 2015

Short Stories
(1)Another Universe (2) I love you too (3) The Birthday Surprise (4) The Waves, and (4) Changing Perspectives
These can be read on the main page. IWW Short Stories

Poems
1) For the Love of My Bird (2) Trauma (3) 498/A <4) Worthy of You
These can be read on the main page Poems

As You Say
Women Empowerment
This can be read on the main page As You say

Perspective
Remembering the Departed
This can be read on the main page Perspective

Book Reviews
(1) Desecrating Solomon (2) Live-in with a Ghost
These can be read on the main page Book Reviews. Book Reviews

Spiritual
Worship without Words
This can be read on the main page Spiritual. Spiritual

4. Contests & Publishing opportunities:
(Copy these links, paste each one them on your browser and check for details.)

a) Contests in India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/writeindia.cms

b) The 2015 Little A Poetry Contest - by Amazon

c) MAGIC OXYGEN LITERARY PRIZE http://www.magicoxygen.co.uk/molp/prize-rules/ £5 ENTRY FEE. Deadline December 31, 2015.
Accepts short stories up to 4,000 words (not including the title). Poetry up to 50 lines (not including title or lines between stanzas). The competition is open to writers all over the world above 16 and above. Short story: 1st prize £1,000, 2nd prize £300, 3rd prize £100, Highly Commended 2 x £50. Poetry: 1st prize £1,000, 2nd prize £300, 3rd prize £100, Highly Commended 2 x £50.

Paying Market
a) In India http://yourstoryclub.com/write-short-stories-for- money/

b) WANDERLUST http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/aboutus/writers The vast majority of our articles are commissioned specifically for the magazine, and written by experienced journalists, guidebook authors or travel experts. Wanderlust aims to cover all aspects of independent, semi-independent and special-interest travel. We do cover soft adventure but leave the crampons and adrenalin stuff to other magazines. Off-the-beaten-track destinations, secret corners of the world and unusual angles on well-known places are always of particular interest. Pays £220 per 1,000 published words.

c) AUTHORS PUBLISH http://www.authorspublish.com/call-for-submissions-how-i-got-my-book-published/ Deadline December 14, 2015. We are currently seeking submissions of essays on the topic “How I Got My Book Published.” We want personal, practical stories about how a writer got their book published with a traditional publisher. Or, how you sold a significant amount of books as a self published author (We would need to know the exact numbers). We are seeking essays on a variety of types of books – fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, literary, academic, genre, etc. We will pay 10 cents a word for these essays, with a maximum of $65. Essays should not exceed 1,500 words. We are open to reprints, but payment will be half.

Read Some inspirational stories.

94 Year Old Inspirational First Time Author.
You can also submit your own stories and poems on this site, for free.

Charity work

I just came to know about this site of doing charity work. If anyone is interested in helping these needy people please check out the site. mehelp.org

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5. Check out these books

Cherished - story of a young girl's eagerness to seek the love of her parents. Cherished

The Second Choice @ Flipkart
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