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THE ART OF SHORT FICTION What is it? Author Charles Blackstone tells.

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WRITING GREAT SHORT STORIES Elizabeth Kadetsky who teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and at Columbia University’s School of Journalism serves up some advice.

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CRAFTING CHARACTERS THAT JUMP OFF THE PAGE Punching up your fiction? Where there's a tipster, there's a way. Discover Robert Gregory Browne's secrets to getting multiple book deals.

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BIOFICTION INTRODUCED Even as she receives 5 stars on Amazon for Trine Erotic while editing/publishing Entelechy: Mind & Culture, Alice Andrews takes time to chat about the esoteric world of this mind-bending read.


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Here's our winner of TOP PICK!


duotrope.com

“Duotrope Digest ”

"...think of Duotrope’s Digest as a matchmaker of sorts. If you write fiction or poetry, we can help you find appropriate markets for your work."
--Shannon Wendt, Duotrope creator

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Up Front

 



Do you write award-winning poetry?

Like to get nominated for the Pushcart Prize?

We welcome your poetry submissions...

 

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SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms Issue

(double-click the cover to read our latest picks!)


(double-click the cover to read our latest picks!)

 




Who are we nominating for the 2009 Pushcart Prize?

 

TOMATO


by Linda Leedy Schneider

THE REQUIRED ACCOMPANYING COVER LETTER


by Richard Fein

 

 

Congratulations!
 
Your submissions are the best literary work we received in 2008.

 

 (Remember, only 'literary' work are eligible for the Pushcart)

Good luck to our 2009 submissions!

 

 

Literary Agent

Alana Lennie's

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Who did we nominate for the 2008 Pushcart Prize?

 

Note: For greater objectivity, these submissions were read by our guest editor without names nor any information about the author.


 

Who's on SHALLA CHATS?

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Hear our musician, Moose (Mooska), with his reggae/ska, other, acoustic blues, roots, leftfield music.

Featuring: Dorchester author, Tess Mallory; Artscape author, Frederick Ramsay; Hallie Ephron; Shara Lanel; Margaret L. Carter; Gena Showalter; Judie Aitken; NY Times Best Selling author, Barry Eisler; Chick-Lit author, Sonia Singh; Brett Battles; Michele Scott; multiple Emmy Award winning TV news producer & author Mari Mancusi; Terry Spear; Andrea Wilder; Tina Gerow; Seamus Cashman; NY Times Bestselling author, Bob Mayer; Patricia M. Terrell and more!

Produced and Directed by Shalla DeGuzman
www.shalladeguzman.com


 

 

EXCLUSIVE

Advice to Writers: from an Editor/Book Publisher

In summary, three vital concepts for the process: Persist; Trust; Revise!

SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman of Wolfhound Press

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Meet SHALLA Magazine's Guest Editors who are reading submissions for this issue:

Literary Agents, Alana Lennie and Kelly Sonnack.




A Literary Agent Speaks

 

On the fiction side, I’m more inclined toward the cozies, novels with a current message and short stories, Michael likes historical works.

 

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Alana Lennie of the Lennie Literary Agency & Authors Attorney

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Actively Building A List

 

I love manuscripts that have a clever, or witty sense of humor.

 

The Los Angeles Times dubbed the Dijkstra Agency "the most powerful literary agency on the West Coast" and why wouldn't it? Kelly Sonnack's agency is known for establishing and guiding the careers of many fiction and nonfiction authors, including Amy Tan, Mike Davis, Lisa See, etc.

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Kelly Sonnack, from the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency (info also on Publisher's Marketplace)

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Call-4-Submissions

Most of our company’s success in TV and film has come from the sale of adaptations of books we represent. So it all starts with a great book.

SHALLA CHATS with Kelly Skillen, manager with PMA & Film Management, Inc.


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Tips from a Literary Agent

 

For fiction, I’ll look for writing credentials, such as publication credits (either magazines, literary journals or books published by mainstream publishing houses), writing prizes, or degrees in creative writing.

SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Ellen Pepus of the ELLEN PEPUS LITERARY AGENCY

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Everyone's a Critic!

Where our guest assistant editors choose their top 10's or top 5's or... Read what they say about each one!

 

 

 

Literary Agent

Kelly Sonnack's

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Who will we nominate for the Pushcart next?

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Mark Treitel 's

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1. THE REQUIRED ACCOMPANYING COVER LETTER by Richard Fein

2. Soap by Jared Wahlgren

3. HILLS LIKE PINK ELEPHANTS by Bruce Stirling

 

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Winter Blooms Issue

PICKS

 

Who are we nominating for the Pushcart in 2009?

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EXCLUSIVES


Advice to Writers: from an Editor/Book Publisher

In summary, three vital concepts for the process: Persist; Trust; Revise!

SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman of Wolfhound Press

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SHALLA MINGLES with Mr. Fitness, Alex Cristo

“Writers: Get Fit!”

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