Top 5 Submission Guides & Writing Resources for Poets/Authors

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Top 5 Internet references for Writers and poets who want to improve and submit their work

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1.) WRITER’S RELIEF:

This site is extremely useful. It offers information about where and how to to submit poetry and fiction work. The site also provides answers to common questions about submitting and guides for formatting.

http://www.writersrelief.com/

2.) SCRIPT FRENZY

Close the pop-up window when you reach the site in order to access content.

This website is no longer updated at this address, but I offer this link because it allows you to view content without becoming a member. Script Frenzy is very useful to all writers. It offers writing guides that focus on every form of creative writing as well as recommendations of free and cheap writing software.

http://2012.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/whatisscriptfrenzy

3.) PW: POETS &WRITERS

By far one of the best places to visit if you are interested in finding high quality literary magazines to read and submit to. This site allows you to browse a directory of lit mags, contests, and other content. It also offers basic writing guides and forums where you can receive feedback on your work.

http://www.pw.org/

4.) AGENT QUERY

This site provides free resources for authors seeking representation as well as instructions for new writers who are unfamiliar with the query process. The search is very simple, and the agents are listed by the genres that they represent.

http://www.agentquery.com/

5.) PLAY SUBMISSIONS HELPER

This is an excellent site for playwrights who do not have the ability to produce their own work. It offers solicitations for plays. These calls often ask for plays of specific lengths on specific themes. It’s helpful in that it can provide direction to those who are struggling to write something new.

http://playsubmissionshelper.com/blog/?main1

Transition

floating through autumn,

he tastes something sweet

in orange and burgundy

leaves

as they fall

snow on the back

of the heat

as it travels

to spring

in the lands that are far

far away

Transition by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse

Artwork: “Helios” by Valentina Ramos

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Head’s up

“Head’s Up” collage by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse

The Occasional Review: Sects, Cults, and Mind-control

SECTS, CULTS, AND MIND CONTROL

at the Cinefamily

The clips themselves were outrageous, I will never forget the final 5 minutes of the night, when we watched in horror and delight as newly-initiated fanatics shook spastically in the nude while throwing pillows at each other.

The Cinefamily is an independent theater in Hollywood which focuses on making movie-going a social experience through creative, film-related events. The theater itself was once a silent movie theater, and the old marquee still hangs above its entrance: a charming detail which encompasses everything you feel upon entering: nostalgia, warmth, and a loving appreciation for art and film.

Last week, Meaghan and I attended “Sects, Cults, and Mind Control”, an artful and informative look at how cults use mind-control techniques to gain and keep followers. Through lecture, bizarre clips, and montages of news footage set to music, the event provided insightful commentary about how the birth of psychology set the stage for the concept of social engineering. The desire to understand the human mind, many times, is fueled by the desire to manipulate and control the thoughts of others.

The clips themselves were outrageous, I will never forget the final 5 minutes of the night, when we watched in horror and delight as newly-initiated fanatics shook spastically in the nude while throwing pillows at each other. But the absurdity was only a fraction of the event’s intrigue. What keeps us coming back is the intimate setting and sincerity of all the people who work there. There were maybe 100 people in attendance, and the curators of the event spoke to their audience as if they were old friends gathering for beer and cheetos in the living room.

– Angie