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Art History Project: Literature
A Fantastical Journey
Tricksters in Modern Literature
Tricksters in Fantasy Literature
American Realism and Naturalism
Intrigue Behind the English Dictionaries
An Interview with nonculture
Shakespearean Tricksters
An Interview With A Bird
Tricksters in Folktales and Fables
An Interview with PinkyMcCoversong
An Interview With Ali
Tricksters in Mythology and Folklore
Art History Project: Isaac Asimov
Prosepoetry: A History and Feature
An Interview With A 'Historical Figure'- Art History Literature: Weeks 2 and 3 Roundup
- Art History: Week 1 Roundup
Literature Links
^neurotype wants to know: " As a Lit CV, should I be posting more literature?"
CRLiterature: Now Sponsoring Contests
Literary Art with Interviews
=SilverInkblot asks "Have you entered my Color Poem Contest?"
Interview With *babydollvain
NaNoWriMo is slowly creeping up on us. Got some advice for someone trying to do it this year?
PE Chat Transcript: Breaking into Publishing
Submissions to Cahoodaloodaling are due today, September 30th.
Are you a writer? Subquestion: How much do you read?
Asking people smarter questions: Google first!
~illuminara wants your writing article suggestions!
YA novelists! Get published!
=HillsOfMyst wants to know "what you do when my weekly lit feature appears in your inbox"?
"What kind of literature do you feel is underrepresented in the DD section?" asks ^NicSwaner
.:Sweet Everythings Three:.
#SixWordStories Feature: September 10 - 24
ITU Feature 5 - September 24th, 2012
Prose Blood Country and Poetry Screams
"Shameless self-promotion is... "
WritersInk Monthly Round-up - September 2012
#WritersInk's Weekly Round-up
#Written-Imagination's Feature Time 1 and Feature Time 2
Does good written horror have to be psychological?
Group News:
It's coming... #LiteraryAbandon posts a prep blog for NaNoWriMo.
"Ready for a new prompt?" asks #Letters-To-Myself.
#LOVE-Original-LIT breaks down their contest judging criteria.
#Authors-Academy posts some news concernign contests and other things.
Some news and updates from #PoetryMagazine.
#LovingHowYouWrite's poetry folder is open to submissions again.
#The-Writers-Study's Writer Of The Week! - Third Edition
#We-Write-To-Escape's one year anniversary is in a month and issues a challenge to it's members.
An update from #Literary-Limits.
#EliteLiterature's Lit of the Week 42! Obsidian-Nightfall, Jaybird101 and mystichuntress
#RomanceforEveryone gives a welcome back as they are accepting submissions again.
Motifs in Your Story
Some News Updates and Affiliated and Members Projects from #Love-Literature.
NaNoWriMo... success or an epic fail?
#YWP-NaNoWriMo has a new founder and asks members for some input.
The Sad Story contest winners have been announced.
#TeenagedLiterature is looking to become a super group.
#Penpa posts their prompt results.
Fall News from #LiteratureAnonymous
#Live-Write-Now has a new founder
An update about NaNoWriMo from #NaNoWriMo-MLP.
Contest winners and lots of news from #PowerfulWriting.
#APictureToA1000Words is holding a Critique Craze Raffle for their members.
=DailyLitDeviations asks "How are the entries coming for the first part of our Write and Revise contest?"
#The-Writers-Study reveals the winners of their 'Summer's Gone contest.
Let The Festivities Begin, #Written-Imagination is now one year old and celebrating.
An update from #lacoterie.
#Teenage-Writers has some updates and has the aight installment of their Writter's Knitting Circle
Literature Links [in other languages!]
#LiteraturaEspanol has extended the deadline for voting on their 30th excersice. [Spanish]
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This Weeks Group Spotlight
No group spotlight this week because I would really, really like you to send me reasons why you love dA's Literature Community!
Looking for more groups?
- `leoraigarath's Literature Groups List
- #Realm-of-Fantasy's list of literature groups[Fantasy, Sci-fi and General]
- My journal has a small list that I've compiled.
League of Lit Groups: Vol. 4
If you're still not finding a group you like check out the list of all literature groups on dA: Click here!
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Inspiration (Workshops, Prompts and Challenges)
Weekly:
ITU Prompt 1: 'What inspires you to write?' [October 11th]
Prompt #24: Obsession is #Heart-of-Poetry's newest weekly prompt. [October 1st]- #Live-Love-Write's Weekly Writing Prompt: "Déjà Vu " [September 23rd]
#FightToWrite's Theme of the Week - Remixed
'The Human Body' is #Writing-to-Live's weekly prompt
#Unseen-Writers' Theme of the Week: Bird
Weekly Spontaneity: 27 from #SixWordStories- "Metamorphosis" is the current weekly theme for #RawEm0tion
- ~Writers-Cove's Weekly Theme 6
- One Word Prompt Thursday: Pocket from #TheWritingObsession
- #Writingstream's Prompt #6
- #House-of-Playwrights' fifth July weekly prompt is a Series of Images.
Bi-Weekly:
#Letters-To-Myself's Writing Prompt: Letters To a Monster. [November 1st]- Bi-Weekly Prompt: July 29, 2012 from #theWrittenRevolution.
- #PromptMe's Prompt #8
Monthly:
#MidtownMagic's monthly prompt [October 31st]
"Culture" is ~LiterarySanctuary's September monthly prompt. [October]- #transliterations' Prompt 13: The Beginning! [October 15th]
- ScreamPrompt #28, September 2012[September 30th]
- #APictureToA1000Words' September prompt: "Perfection / Imperfection" [September 30th]
- #Horror-Stories' September Monthly Theme. [September 30th]
- 'Going Back', #Writers-Of-Our-Time's monthly prompt. [September 30th]
- #lacoterie's August Prompts [September 25th]
#SixWordStories' Word and Theme Prompts- #LITplease's Poetry and Fiction Prompts #18: True Olympians [August 27th]
Workshops and Challenges:
Writer's Workshop Weirdness [October 31st]- A FreeWriters Marathon [October 31st]
Forum Challenge: Five Sentence Stories- FFF 11: Cinquain Refrain Challenge
- Forum Challenge: Pirate poetry!
- Challenge #4: Autumn Colors
- #Authors-of-Fantasy and #FantasyLiterature's Feedback Pack--September Sign Up [Monthly]
Other:
- #Self-Publishing's Prompt #4 [September 30th]
- "What If" prompt from #WritersOfTheWorld [September 30th]
- #Love-Literature's weekly and monthly prompts.
- 'Key' is #SPOTLIGHTWRITERS' current prompt.
- #YouAsTheNarrator's weekly, bi-weekly and monthly prompts.
- Flash Fiction Lives: Creation 5: Ghosts
- Sweet Melody is #Inspiring-Words' current prompt.
Ongoing Challenges[No Deadline]:
- #SixWordStories’ Inspiration Project Take III-- September
- Literature Lesson 1.04, Literature Lesson 1.03, Literature Lesson 1.02, Literature Lesson 1.01
- 100 Word Challenge hosted by #JustKeepWriting
- A List of Prompts from #FeatheredWords.
- #full-moon-poetry's 18 themes.
- #LITplease's 100 Themes Challenge
- Write 50 Reason's Why You Love Yourself Challenge
- Poetic Journey Project hosted by #Masters-of-Poetry.
- #Writers-Universal's Publicity Project
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Lit Contests Galore!
These include contests that are purely Literature based and those that have other categories as well, but still accept Literature.
New Contests:
#Love-4-Dark-Poetry's Contest (October 10th)
"Beginnings of War" (October 26th)
Short and Not-So-Sweet [Please see link for details] (October 31st)
#LovingHowYouWrite's Contest [2,500 prose word limit; 40 line limit for poetry; please see link for details] (October 31st)
The Darker Side of Autumn Contest (November 1st)
'Escape' (November 7th)
'An Autumn Night' (November 21st)
ACG's Literature Deleted Scene NBC Contest [1,000 word limit; please see link for details] (December 29th)
Holiday Prompt Contest [1,500 word limit; please see link for details] (December 31st)
Contests Ending This Week:
- Aztec Myths (September 30th)
- 'Dandelion Wine'' (September 30th)
- Brittingham Prize in Poetry and the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry [Off dA Contest; poetry only please see link for details] (September 30th)
- L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest [Off dA Contest; prose only; please see link for details] (September 30th)
- The Iowa Short Fiction Award [Off dA Contest; prose only; please see link for details] (September 30th)
- #Writing-Painting's Contest [Please see link for details] (September 30th)
- Inspiration Contest [Please see link for details] (September 30th)
- #WriterSociety's Contest [Please see link for details] (September 30th)
- Favorite Song Contest (September 30th)
- 'Frustration' (September 30th)
- "Pan-BioWare Crossover Competition" (October 1st)
- 'Haters Stop Hating' [Poetry Only] (October 1st)
So I Heard You Like Limericks [Limericks only; 5 line limit; please see link for details] (October 2nd)
Quality Prose Contest [Prose only; 300 word limit; please see link for details] (October 5th)
#Shelf-of-Friends September Contest [Prose Only] (October 7th)
Color Poem Contest [Poetry only; please see link for details] (October 7th)
Contest Extensions:
- There is also a group dedicated to listing Literature contests around dA, #DALiteratureContests, if you're still looking for more contests!
- Or join ~WeeklyLitContests, which does exactly as their name implies and holds a contest every week, Monday through Saturday.
#Writers-and-Editors has begun their own list of Literature contests.
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Resources
Regular Lit Articles
- The Ladies of Lit: Volume XXIV
- Writers With a Promise - Issue 15
The Saturday Spotlight for September 29th, 2012
Demonstrably Deviant: Issue XI
Friday Night Features LXVI
PoetryToTheMasses Weekly Feature 82- DLD to DD July 27th, 2012
- 30 Writers You Should Discover: Volume XI
- The Favorites Project #165, #166, #167
Special Sundaes- Sammur-amat's Sunday Features
Let's Talk Writing: Issue 11
Fantastic Feature Tuesday #12
General Resources
#theWrittenRevolution's Lit News Journal- LadyLincoln's Journal
- lovetodeviate's Resource Central [Now moved to `apocathary’s journal]
- julietcaesar's List of Useful Writing Blogs
- #SixWordStories Community Happenings
- WorldWar-Tori's Literature Resources
- #Critique-It's Resources: Writing
- #FantasyLiterature's Helpful Links
- Tips for the Messy Writer
Writing Resources [General]
- Writing Resources for Everyone
- Jump Start Your Story
- Guides and Lessons for Effective Writing
- LaMonaca's Writing Guides
- #LitResources' folder for Literature Tutorials
- How to Write Fan Fiction - P1
- How to Write Euphonically
- OokamiKasumi's Writing Tips and Tricks
- English 101 Index: A Grammar Series
Prose Resources
- ElaineRose's Writing Lessons
- Ten Tips for Writing
- 10 Tips for Novel Writers
- Back-To-Basics Screenwriting With Snappy
- Organizing Your Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novel
- Style vs. Voice - A Guide
- Grammar and Your Story
- Three Act Structure
Poetry Resources
- The Hard Work of Poetry
- Tips For Editing Poetry
- Haiku Theory Part 1
- Haiku and Eastern Poetry
- Poetic Forms
- Poetry Self-Edit Quick Start Guide and Checklist
- "Poeticks: On Imagery" 1 of 3, "Poeticks: On Imagery" 2 of 3, and "Poeticks: On Imagery" 2 of 3
Critiquing and Miscellaneous Resources
- Search Engines for Serious Writers
- The NonVerbal Thesaurus
- How to Write Without Editing
- 9 Editing Tips You (Possibly) Haven't Heard Before
- Writing Useful Critiques
- Prose Critique Basics
- Beta Reading Tutorial
- A Verbose Guide to Critiquing
- Murdering Mary Sue
- Extrasuperfabulous
- Characterization and Names
- Character Development: From Beginning to End
- Describing your Characters
- Rehab for Roleplayers
Publishing Resources
- SadisticIceCream's Publishing Resources List
- leoraigarath's Resources on the Side
- Resources for Aspiring Authors
- On-Writing - Getting Published
- Getting Published the Hard Way
- Tips on Self Publishing
- Writing Exercise-Book Proposal
- How to Get a Literary Agent
- What Makes A Good Editor?
- `apocathary has created a customised calendar for submissions to Australian journals and competitions. [It can still be useful for others as some listed accept international submissions too.]
- Current 2012 Canadian Magazine Writing Contests
- Divertir Publishing is an independent publisher and they also publish short story collections. Check out their dA: #DivertirPublishing
- An Idiot's Guide to Publishing
- An Idiot's Guide to Book Publishing
E-Zines/Magazines
- Harmless [Magazine]
- Steampunk Tales
- G.W. Review
- Fuselit
- The Missing Slate
- Second Look
- Verandah Literary Journal
- Machine of Death
- Cram Magazine
- Voiceworks
- Shimmer
- dotdotdash Magazine
- Alliterati Magazine
- Linear Literary Journal
- Grawlix Poetry E-Zine
- choodaloodaling
- Artsmiths
- Chautauqua Literary Journal
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Looking to help out the Lit Community?
Voters and weekly and monthly bloggers are wanted at #Letters-To-Myself
#FightToWrite is looking for a Co-Founder and Contributor.- Updated: One admin position is available at #TeenagedLiterature.
- #RomanceforEveryone would like Bi-Weekly Blog Feature Manager, Bi-Weekly Blog Feature Helpers, Resources Director, Critique Approvers, and some General Administrators.
- #Writingstream would like someone to help with a few group things.
- 2 Contributor positions are open at #InspireTheUninspired
- A Gallery Mod is needed at #WritersInk.
- #LOVE-Original-LIT would like some critique and contest admins.
- A Co-founder and general admins are wanted at #ThreeThousandWords.
- #WreckingHavocOnPaper needs someone to take over the group.
- #FictionWriters101 needs a co-founder and contributors.
- 2 assistants, prize commissioners, 1 News crew, and critics are #APictureToA1000Words’s current admin vacancies.
- General admins are needed to help with submission at #Masters-of-Poetry.
- A Founder is needed to take over #Writers-Extrodinaire
- #ItsAllAboutWriting would like a few contributors.
- Critics/Commenters are wanted in the group, #Live-Love-Write.
- A co-founder and general admins are needed to help run #lit-lash.
- A Sci-Fi Short Story Folder Manager is needed at #FantasyAuthorsGuild.
- Critics are wanted at #CritiqueForPoints.
- #WritingForEveryone still needs a few contributors.
- General Administrators are wanted at #Poetry-is-AWESOME.
- Foreign Language Administrator is the current open position at =DailyLitDeviations.
- #DesperateWriters is hoping for a few new moderators and a co-founder to help out the group.
- The group, #Written-Imagination, is looking for a variety of staff members.
- #Soul-Poets is looking to fill their contributor positions.
- #YouAsTheNarrator is looking to fill the following positions: 2 Gallery Moderators, 2 Character Bio Moderators, 4 Chatroom Moderators, 4 Promotion Moderators, 2 Gallery Contributors, and Comment Contributors.
- ~WeeklyLitContests would like 1 more contributor.
- 2 Community Liasons and 2 Critics are needed over at #LITplease.
- #SuperWritersHelp is in need of prose and poetry critics.
- #WriMo-Writers would like some more admins to help with behind-the-scenes work.
- Motivators, Workshoppers, and Bloggers are needed at ~FocusOnLit.
- #Wannabe-Novelists is looking for some new admins.
- #Adopt-A-Writer is looking mentors and mentees.
- Two admin positions need to be filled at #WriterSecretSanta.
- #EditorialSquad is in need of various staff.
- #Poetry-Screams wants some administrators.
- #WA-writersblock is in need of a new founder.
- New admins are wanted at #Unconventional-Story.
- 2 Affiliates/PR Admins, 2 Pay It Forward Admins, and 4 Critics are open at #lacoterie.
- Members to host workshops and Contributors are needed at #Writers-Workshop
- Critics, admins, and people "interested in helping run and set up events and projects" are needed at #devLIT.
- 8 Critiquers, 3 Lit-Pickers, and 1 Affiliate Admin are needed at #LitResources.
- Open Positions over at #SixWordStories, they need: Project Managers and Contest Managers.
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Literature Community Relations
Go on and send your literature DD suggestions to them!
#CRLiterature Community Relations Literature Chatroom
Literature CR Update - July 2012
Literature Forums
Literature Forum
Posting Guidelines - Literature Forum
Monthly Literature Critique Thread: September
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Contacting Me
Hugs, love and thanks to:
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