This month, news from Marcia Lebre, Jennifer K. Dick, Corneliu
Mitrache, FIONA SZE-LORRAIN, CINDY DEPASQUALE, NIZAKET ALI, Ted Stanger, MONICA
ALI, Rosalia Gitau, Parselelo Kantai, Lethem & Helen Schulman, Meredith Mullins, Smashwords, the De Groot
Foundation Novella Contest and the PWN Short Story Contest!
First of all, on behalf of many writers here in
Marci Lebre, Director of the Paris Writers Workshop, is retiring this
year. Her energy, enthusiasm and seemingly limitless patience helped to make the
PWW a wonderful learning (and social) event for writers. Thank you, Marcia! We’ll
miss you!
Jennifer K. Dick, poet, workshop leader, teacher, chronicler of Paris Literary
Events and PhD in comp lit, will be leaving
Wed 07 July | 19h30 American Library in
MONDAY 12TH JULY
July Writer's meetup :
Apparemment Café 18, rue des Coutures St-Gervais 75003
Classes
Week of July 12: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10 am
until
New Paris Writers News Interview: Rosalia Gitau talks with Parseleeo Kantai about writing in Kenya and beyond
New Kindle book!
FROM DEATH ROW WITH LOVE by Corneliu Mitrache (now on Kindle)
When an English teacher from
Corneliu Mitrache’s plays have
been staged in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and Paris. His first novel was
translated and published as "La Traversée du Styx" by Editions
Denöel/Gallimard,
Novella contest : 10 000 euro prize! For more information, see
here.
Short story contest : Twelve stories will be selected for publication
in the Best and Most Delightful Stories About Paris, to be published in 2011
A big thank you to all who attended my talk on digital technologies : risks and opportunities for writers-- at
the PWW! As part of my ongoing personal research, I've been expertimenting with Smashwords, which offers to convert Word files into ipad, Nook and other e-book readers formats. Theoretically, you can now view or download 15% of my book Sorbonne Confidential on any reader FOR FREE.
In addition Smashwords is encouraging authors and publishers to offer books on sale at 25%, 50% or even 75% off for the month of July, promistng more exposure in exchange. I set the discount at 50% of the Smashwords price (use discount code SWS50). During the summer promotion, the reader can purchase the e-book of Sorbonne Confidentiel for $4.50 (instead of $9.99 on Kindle or $20 paperback). Reminder: Smashwords pays the author/publisher 85%.
Check it out and let me know what you think! -- Laurel