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Name: Annie Daylon (pseudonym); Angela Day (legal) Website: www.anniedaylon.com Story: Buryin’ Day Today, was published in FREEFALL MAGAZINE (www.freefallmagazine.ca) in May, 2009 and, in December, 2009, was submitted by the publishers to the national JOURNEY PRIZE competition. It is the suspense-filled story of a young woman who, on a routine trip to the UBC campus, soon regrets choosing ‘this day, this bus.’ Process to get it published: I entered this story in Freefall’s annual short story competition and won second place. I found out about that competition (and about Wyn Lit) from the Canadian Writers’ Contest Calendar which is available annually from White Mountain Publications. Article: Have and Have Not was published twice, in THE PLACENTIA CHARTER (www.thecharter.ca) in May, 2009 and in the DOWNHOME (www.downhomelife.ca) magazine in December, 2009. THE CHARTER is a small paper based in my hometown and the DOWNHOME is a well-known east coast magazine published in St. John’s. Have and Have Not is a portrait of memories—my father’s and mine—and an offshoot of research for an in-progress novel which is set in Argentia, NL. It documents some of the upheaval created in the lives of the residents of Argentia during WWII when their tiny fishing/farming community was transformed, almost overnight, into a strategic U.S. naval base. Process to get it published: I initially sent this article just to DOWNHOME, waited a month, called the magazine and asked if they would mind if I also submitted the article to THE CHARTER … just a courtesy call, but it was worth it. The DOWNHOME said go ahead and that they would still consider the article for publication. THE CHARTER accepted the article immediately and asked if I would mind if they published it in two parts. (Of course I did not mind … why have your work published for one week when you can have it published for two?) After a while, I gave up on the idea of the article being printed in the DOWNHOME but, nine months after I submitted it, it appeared! Bio: I was born and raised in Placentia, Newfoundland and am very proud of my Newfoundland heritage. I now live in British Columbia, but watch NTV daily news and read the monthly Newfoundland “Downhome” magazine. My first love was books and I learned to read by following my busy mother around the house, pointing at a word and saying “What’s that word, Mommy?” As soon as she told me, I repeated the procedure. At that time, I was too young to go to school but wanted to go so badly that, one day, I followed my older sister right into her grade one classroom. The teacher, Sister Mary Marilyn, was very kind—even let me read to the class—but then she sent me home. After an interminable year of waiting, I was old enough to attend and I loved school. To this day, I am very grateful for the excellent education provided by the Presentation Sisters and lay teachers of St. Edward’s Elementary and of Sacred Heart and Laval High Schools. I attended three universities: Mount Allison (B. Music) in NB, where I met my wonderful husband, David; the University of Manitoba (Cert. Ed.) in Winnipeg, where I taught music in the Fort Garry School Division; and, the University of British Columbia (M. Ed.) in Vancouver where I began my BC teaching career as a substitute teacher. For many years, I taught grades four to seven at Capitol Hill Elementary School in Burnaby. My duties there included: Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Drama, Public Speaking), Music (Choir, Recorder, Orff, Guitar, Musical Production and Direction, Concerts, Assemblies) as well as all other subjects in the intermediate curriculum. And now, I am channeling my love of books and the many skills I acquired as an educator into my second career—writing! |
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Mary Quehe In October 2009 I was accepted to write articles for Suite 101.com. The address to my articles is: |
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Garfield McAdam Article: House of Tools... was published in the current issue of Looking Back Magazine (Feb/Mar 2010)...I originally submitted it to Good Old Days Magazine www.goodolddaysmagazine.com back in the fall...when they accepted it for publication, that’s where I expected it to be published even though I knew about the sister magazine, Looking Back...it is a memoir of my grandfather’s tool shed and some fond recollections of Grandpa...the magazine is located in Indiana and has a circulation of over 300 000... Publishing process:.. I found this magazine in a book called The Best of the Magazine Markets for Writers. The 2010 edition lists 1,842 of the best freelance markets. Each source gives full details of what they expect and submission procedures...I received an acceptance in about six weeks...not bad for a first time submission....I sent the ok back and got paid within a few weeks... Story: Attacked... this story, a novella about a group of young boys who grow into manhood seeking revenge on the mercenaries who attacked and burned their village, killing everyone but them in the process. While they watched in horror from their campsite on a nearby mountain, they vowed to avenge those lost in the raid. It is a story that grew out of an idea I had for a short story of about 1500 words. Publishing process:... this story was to be included in my collection Wishes Come True, which is some of my stories that made the win Lit 24’s, some that didn’t, and some, like Attacked, that were never part of the contests....Maggie saw it for the first time when she was type setting for Wishes. She called me and said this story needs to be in its own book and so Wynterblue published it in Dec. And now, my wife, and the Magpie have me working on a sequel....hah |
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Audrey Austin Since self-publishing SARA, a Canadian Saga with the assistance of Wynterblue Publishing I find myself in a position where I need to 'blow my own horn' , so to speak, in order to generate sales. Wynterblue's new Braggin' Writes Page gives me an opportunity to promote SARA and a chance to tell you about other things I have done so far.
Two years ago I retired from the
working world where I experienced filling the roles
of secretary, teacher, psychotherapist, business owner, and
legal transcriptionist. I do like to be kept busy but in my
younger adult days my motivation to multi-task came from the
fact that, as a single mom, I simply needed the money.
Since childhood I have enjoyed
writing stories. And this joy stays with me in my
retirement years. My educational background is in
psychology. I am a self-taught writer and, in spite of the
flaws this may create in my efforts, I have enjoyed some
writing success.
I have had four poems
published; one of them way back in 1994 entitled
BEYOND TIME which was published in Empowerment
Magazine, Toronto. Two of my poems found their way into
White Mountain Publications anthologies; Sylvan Jottings in
2006 and Moments in Time in 2008. The fourth poem entitled
IN THE FOREST was published in
Wynterblue Publications' Confab 2. In addition I currently
have two of my poems on Wynterblue's Christian Theme Page.
Also since retiring I wrote my
first one-act play entitled CHOCOLATE COOKIES.
It was presented by Elliot Lake's local theatre group,
ELATE, and I was thrilled when it was performed in a dinner
theatre format by local actors. Twice it was well received
at the Fireside Inn and once at Dennison House.
Several years ago I enjoyed
sales in Toronto outlets of two audio tapes. I wrote and
read the material in the tapes. One was entitled
The Psychic Within on Meditation and the
second The Psychic Within on Developing your
Psychic Power
Way back in the eighties my
short story entitled THE ISLAND WAY OF LIFE
won the Prince Edward Island CBC writing
competition and was presented on the CBC radio station.
I feel honoured that five of my
stories are published in Wynterblue's Confab 2. To date six
short stories have qualified to be published in Confab 3 and
for two years running I have survived WynLit 73 and look
forward to the publication of my two novellas.
My short story entitled
What Christmas Means to Me was published in
Elliot Lake's local newspaper, The Standard, just prior to
Christmas 2009. I have had a news article published in a
Christian publication and in 2009 I surprised myself by
writing and delivering my very first sermon in the Holy
Trinity United Church, Elliot Lake.
My focus today is on continuing
sales of SARA and I keep
very busy working to complete my second novel. It is
entitled REAWAKENING which is a very
unusual love story. I look forward to having this novel
self-published with the assistance of Wynterblue
Publications and I plan its launch to take place in this
years Word on the Street in Toronto.
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Maria Leclerc McAdam I am a Personality and Human Relationships (PRH) Educator. I have been licensed to give personal growth workshops and counselling for over 25years. During that time, I have written workshops and other growth work material for my own use and that of my organization. I have also submitted reflections for the Writer’s Spiritual page. I am a supporter and sponsor of Wynterblue. Since my husband has become a Wynterblue author, I am putting my gift as an editor to good use by being his first line editor and chief supporter. Often, I do his typing if he has written something long hand. To see what I do, visit me at www.whoami.viviti.com |