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Top Literary Agent Kelly D. Sonnack from the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency is reading submissions.
Literary Agent, Alana Lennie, of theLennie Literary Agency & Authors Attorney is reading submissions.

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Shalla DeGuzman's experimental fiction,

"AlmostHome," will appear in the December issue

of Poetic Diversity.

Poeticdiversity is a quarterly literary

publication

For Poetic Diversity Submission Guidelines

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WRITING COMPETITION
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Mount Arrowsmith Novel Writing Contest, theme open. Grand prize $1000 Cdn. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: August 15, 2007.
Info: www.albernivalley.biz/arrowsmith07.html.


Whisper Poetry annual (schools and open) poetry competition; up to 32 lines. Entry fee: ₤5.00 per poem for the open competition and ₤1.00 for scholars. Deadline: September 30, 2007. Info: http://www.whisperpoetry.com/


Bards and Sages 4th annual speculative fiction writing contest. This year's contest will benefit the nonprofit Donorschoose.org. The theme of the 2007 contest is Legendary Horrors. Submissions should focus on traditional monster archetypes found in legend, myth, and folklore. Aliens, serial killers, and angst-ridden quasi-vampires need not apply. Awards: $150—$10 plus publication in a future Bards and Sages anthology. Entry fee: $5.
Deadline: October 1, 2007. Info: www.bardsandsages.com/2007contest.htm

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SHALLA CHATS with Robert Gregory Browne

“Crafting Characters that Jump Off the Page”

by Shalla DeGuzman

First of all, who ’s Robert?

Robert Gregory Browne began his career by selling a two-part mystery story, "Nothing but the Cold Wind," to EasyRiders magazine. Shortly thereafter, he won the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and found himself in the Hollywood fast lane.

His first screenplay, Low Tide, was picked up for production by Showtime only to be shelved after two years of “development hell.” On staff with Fox Kids/Saban, he wrote the hit animated TV show Diabolik and Spider-man Unlimited, then turned his back on the business to return to writing fiction. The result is the February release of Kiss Her Goodbye, the first of a two-book deal with St. Martin's Press. Robert recently signed another two-book deal with SMP.

New York Times bestseller Gayle Lynds (The Last Spymaster) calls Kiss Her Goodbye, "A first-rate novel that will glue you to your chair until you finish the last satisfying word." And Tess Gerritsen ( The Mephisto Club) declares it "A smashing good read."Shalla: Hello Robert. Congratulations on the success of Kiss Her Goodbye--looks like a winner--and you winning prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, what a great accomplishment.

Robert: Thanks, Shalla. It's been awhile since I won the Nicholl, but it certainly changed my life. For about a month after I won, my phone rang off the hook – agents and producers asking to read my script. After years of dreaming about it, I had finally arrived. It was an amazing experience.
Shalla: Please tell us about your two-part mystery story, "Nothing but the Cold Wind," that was published in EasyRiders magazine. How long have you been writing short fiction before it got published?

Robert: That story was actually one of the first short stories I'd ever completed. I'd had a few false starts and was mostly concentrating on music at the time – my second love – but suddenly had this idea for a “biker” mystery pop into my head and I figured, what the hell, I'll see if I can sell it to EasyRiders.

I sent them a draft and they turned it down. Then, a couple of years later, I decided to trim it and send it to them again. This time they went for it. Published it as a two-parter.

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