. We’re always on the lookout for interesting writing-related info to share with you via our Twitter account, Linked In page, and our Facebook Page. We were recently informed, however, that some of you aren’t seeing our Facebook posts in your personal news feeds (the news feed you see when you first log in). This is because […]
\ Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA presents a FREE event Naomi Shihab Nye in conversation with Lisa Napoli Writing The Poetry Landscape Saturday, March 8 at the Fowler Museum Naomi Shihab Nye is an award-winning Palestinian-American writer, anthologist, educator and self-described “wandering poet.” She brings her wanderings to UCLA in conversation with a […]
. Loss Creates Abundance in Holly Prado’s Oh Salt / Oh, Desiring Hand Poetry Book Review by Sanora Bartels Holly Prado’s latest book of poetry Oh, Salt / Oh, Desiring Hand from Cahuenga Press takes its title from Part Two of the book and a line of her poem Herbs Oh Ancient Oh Tomorrow, a […]
. Glimmer Train announced a new call for submissions that offers a unique opportunity for new writers to publish their work. The Short Story Award for New Writers is a quarterly award open to “writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000.” Glimmer Train is one of […]
. Lunch Ticket is a biannual literary journal published by the MFA community of Antioch University of Los Angeles (AULA). On February 1st, editors will begin reading submissions for their Summer/Fall 2014 issue, and are requesting polished work in the following genres: fiction creative nonfiction poetry writing for young people visual arts AULA’s MFA program is devoted […]
. TV Writing Class Spend a day learning the basics of writing a television script. Your story is the engine of your show. Knowing your story, your characters, and how to boil your story down to a few sentences can make the difference between a pass and a sale. Come with your story idea (any TV category) and […]
. One-Act Play Submissions Due 2/17/2014 Studio C Artists wants to produce your one-act plays. Studio C Artists, Inc. is a production, casting, and arts education company, founded by Director John Coppola and Producer Michael Sonntag. In addition to operating a full-scale production house, providing casting services and acting workshops, Studio C Arts also produces a […]
Calling all writers/job applicants! The Sun Magazine is hiring an Associate Publisher. And while the job would require that you leave us in Los Angeles, and move to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, we still thought it a wonderful opportunity to share with the Los Angeles Writers Group community. In case you’re unfamiliar […]
Although we missed this bit of wonderful news over last weekend, we still thought it worthy of sharing: Nine LA Libraries resumed Sunday hours! Los Angeles Writers Group believes that all great writers should be voracious readers, and with the disappearance of many local bookstores, supporting our local libraries is a must. Los Angeles Mayor Eric […]
. Once in a while we will post about a workshop that complements our workshops, especially when they offer our readers a special discount! This legal workshop for writers seems like an important one for those of you about to send out query letters or book proposals. California Lawyers for the Arts presents: Publishing Agreements […]