Potpourri
Writers Conferences and Festivals
- Savannah Book Festival , Savannah, GA, February 15-19, 2012.
- Writing for the Soul Conference, Denver, CO, February 16-19, 2012.
- Southern California Writers Conference, San Diego, CA, February 17-20, 2012.
- Scene of the Crime Conference, Wichita, KS, March 16-17, 2012.
- Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, New Orleans, LA, March 21-25, 2012.
- University of North Dakota Writers Conference, Grand Forks, ND, March 27-31, 2012.
Literary Contests
- Iowa Review Writing Contest, opens January 1, 2012, deadline January 31, 2012.
- The First Line Spring Contest, deadline February 1, 2012.
- Write On the River Writers Competition (Wenatchee), deadline February 10, 2012.
- Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest (Seattle), deadline February 17, 2012.
- The Ledge 2012 Fiction Awards Competition, deadline February 28, 2012.
- Montana Prizes in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction, deadline February 29, 2012.
- The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction (Colorado), deadline March 10, 2012.
- Writers-Editors Contest, deadline March 15, 2012.
Do you have a favorite conference, contest, blog, or research site that would be of general interest to writers? Drop me a note about it and I may add it here.