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You are invited to join the Authors Guild’s Bay Area Chapter on March 5 for a free mixer and seminar on applying for grants, fellowships, and residencies. After we share light refreshments, Lyzette Wanzer, MFA will share insights and strategies […]
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Anne Edwards, prolific author and former president of the Authors Guild from 1981 to 1985, passed away on January 20, 2024, at the age of 96. She was a leader who fought passionately for authors’ rights and interests throughout her […]
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Fiction Contests Cai Emmons Fiction AwardEligibility: All writersPrize: $5,000 + publicationEntry fee: $25Deadline: January 15, 2024 The Masters Review Short Story Award for New WritersEligibility: Emerging writers onlyPrize: $3,000 + publication + agency reviewEntry Fee: $20Deadline: January 28, 2024 Nonfiction […]
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Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I started keeping a journal at age 11, writing every day. I […]
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Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? Writing is communication. Without communication the human race is doomed. And it’s important to me because it’s the only decent way I […]
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Being your own boss means that you should ideally be providing yourself with employee benefits, which can be daunting. After all, having a retirement package, health insurance, paid vacation time and an HR department to help is a major reason […]
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Officers Maya Shanbhag Lang Maya Shanbhag Lang is the author of What We Carry, named a New York Times Editors’ Choice and a Best Memoir of 2020 by Amazon, “Good Morning America,” and others. She is also the author of […]
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The Authors Guild is increasing its support for writers of color. Come meet fellow Bay Area writers and a Guild ambassador to learn how the Guild can help you achieve your writing goals and build your writing career. The Guild […]
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