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on the home page. . .

1. We're back! Wedding Pics & Commentary  Not all the pics are available yet - that's the problem with 35mm film . . .
    

2. Wyn Lit 24 #42 will be held on September 4. 2010
    

3. 2four ink launch
             

4. NOPC launch
    

5. Call for submissions
    

6. Who made the Wyn Lit #40 Short List?
    

7. Confab 3 Results: The Public Decides
    

8. New content in Christian Writers Give Praise
   (new psalm, new daily prayer, new bible study, new poetry and short story!)

Introducing:

2four ink is a small literary magazine designed to give
all participating Wyn Lit 24 authors one more publishing venue.
It will be launched during the NOPC launch
in North Bay on September 11, 2010

All past, present and future 24 submissions
are eligible to be published in this magazine.
The magazine is available by subscription only.

2four ink
Submission Guidelines:

1. All 1500 word short stories written during the Wyn Lit 24 are eligible.
   (Stories that contain more than 1500 words will not be considered.)
    

2. The editor of the magazine decides which stories will be included. This decision is separate from any and all judges' decisions regarding the Wyn Lit 24 Short List. In other words, you do not have to make the 24 Short List in order to be considered for inclusion in the magazine. By entering the 24, you are simply submitting your short story the same way as usual, but in doing so, you get a second chance to get published in a format other than Confab.
    

3. The publication is bi-monthly. Your one year subscription includes:
   6 issues of 2four ink  + 1 supplement issue + 1 Wynterblue yearly calendar
    

4. Authors are paid and receive a complimentary copy of the issue which contains their work. Payment is currently set at $10 per published story - but it is our hope that as the subscription base grows, so will the payment to our authors. A printable subscription form is available here.
    

5. One dollar from every subscription will go to each of the following grant funds.

Thank you for your donation to these grant funds
 through your subscription to 2four ink! 

The candle burns . . .

The purpose of these grants is to provide modest financial support to a writer
whose ability to continue writing will be enhanced by such support.

Gail Gernat Writer's Grant

        Gail is inspired by the north’s beauty, its people and its unique voice. 
Unfortunately, Gail has been stricken with terminal cancer.
Yet, in spite of this devastating event, Gail continues to write creatively,
entertaining us with her written words,
and encouraging the rest of us to do all we can to make our dreams a reality.
      This grant is available to Northern ON writers only.   

Garfield McAdam Writer’s Grant
        
        Like many authors, Garfield’s writing career began in his later years.
His life’s lessons, joys and pains are reflected in a fictitious voice that inspires
all senior authors to pick up the ink and just do it - write.
        This grant is available to all Canadian authors ages 50 and up only.

Wynterblue Candle Writer's Grant

 This grant is available to all Canadian authors who are not eligible
to receive either of the above grants.

nopc

NOPC Launch

The Launch for White Mountain Publication's
Fifteenth Collection of winning Poetry will be held at
2:00 pm on Saturday Sept 11, 2010
Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre
in the Lakeshore Room
700 Lakeshore, North Bay, ON

 more info about the NOPC launch

Wynterblue Publishing Canada Inc will be launching the first issue of
2four ink during this event!
Also, an exciting Wynterblue announcement will be made during the NOPC launch.
We hope to see you there!

call for submissions

“I Think I’m With The Right Person”
Stories of despair, mistrust and passion
Chapbook
Publishing in February 2011
Edited by Kyle Fowle & Brett Greene
I THINK I’M WITH THE RIGHT PERSON is a collection of stories
detailing love gone awry, of unrequited lust, of bad luck and
worse behaviour which is set for publication in February 2011 —
just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Short fiction and non-fiction prose, poetry, essays, dramatic
work, doodles & other strange musings will be considered for
publication. The only criterion is excellence; any style or subject
matter is welcome, so send us your hard boiled detective stories,
your romantic trysts, your comedic prose…
anything that fits the theme!

SUBMISSION CRITERA
This Call for Submissions is open to all Ontario authors; students are especially encouraged to submit work. The editors ask that no more than two (2) pieces be entered for consideration and that pieces be no longer than 10 pages or 2500 words apiece.
Remember: we’re interested in reading all forms and genres!
All work must be sent electronically as an attached MSWord .doc or .rtf file to the e-mail address below.
Please use the Subject line, “I Think I’m With The Right Person”.
Along with your chosen works,
please submit your full name, contact details and a brief biography of no
more than 200 words no later than SEPTEMBER 30, 2010.
Proceeds from the sale of I THINK I’M WITH THE RIGHT PERSON benefits the Ontario Literacy Coalition.

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Wyn Lit 24 #39
June 2010

AND THE WINNERS ARE:
(In no particular order - except for the top three)

How important is that first paragraph in your short story?
Well, if it doesn't pull  the reader into the wordfest, nothing will . . .

1.  Waiting for Liam ~ by Ann Savage

2. The Freak Parade ~ by Debbie Johnson

3.  Freaks Like Me ~ by Lindsey McDonald

4. The Legend of Leon's Cavern ~ by Mary Lou Pearce
5.  Crash Landing ~ by Christian Heindl
6. The Journey Begins for Aiyana - by Mary Quehe
7.  Freaky ~ by Derik Watson
8.  Leon's Last Words ~ by Melissa Brownlow
9.  Loser Freak  ~ by Nicholas Rainey
10. Dream Echoes ~ by Aspen Delainey ~~ JUDGES' PICK for opening paragraph: "The house groaned behind me. I jumped, whipping around; my heart in my throat. I dunno what I expected to see. Maybe that deathless visage, the one with the scythe? Felt like the kind of night Death might ride, looking for victims. I watch way too many scary movies."

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