A new issue of SPAWNews hits our subscribers email boxes this morning, as it does every first of the month. You don’t have to be a member of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network) in order to subscribe.
If you are a subscriber, and I know that many of you are, you’ve probably already read your copy and feel inspired and/or more well-informed. For those of you who do not subscribe, you can read the November issue here http://www.spawn.org Click on “SPAWNews.”
Click at the top left side of the page where it says “click here” and you will receive a subscription to the e-newsletter as well as a free ebooklet, “Promote Yourself, 25 Ways to Promote Your Work Whether You’re an Artist, Author or Small Publisher.”
In this month’s issue you’ll find information about writing the essay. Our editor, Sandra Murphy, interviewed the editor of the Christian Science Monitor about how to break into the magazine with an essay. It isn’t as difficult as you might think. Also in this issue, one of our esteemed members talks about how to write a personal essay and another one explains the difference between a personal essay and a memoir. Our resident Book Doctor answers more questions this week, including how to get involved writing a newspaper column. I offer a smorgasbord of mini-book reviews, including books on book marketing, self-publishing, writing children’s picture books, and making a living as a poet. And our president shares a few thoughts on whether or not you are thinking big enough about your book—beyond how much money you can make and more about what your book can bring into your life. Fascinating topic!
We always include member announcements, so you’ll get an idea about what some of our members are doing to promote their books, etc.
Are you interested in contests and various events occurring throughout the US? You’ll find several only a click away.
Each issue of SPAWNews (which is free to all subscribers) includes information about the SPAWN Market Update which is posted on the first of each month in the member area of the SPAWN website. This newsletter is available to members only and it is jam-packed with opportunities and resources for authors, artists, freelance writers. We also include information and resources for photographers, screenplay writers and other creatives. Herein you’ll find job directories, book marketing ideas and resources, current opportunities for authors seeking publishers or freelance writers with stories/articles to publish, for example.
The member area also includes dozens of interviews with publishing/book marketing professionals that you can download and listen to. Members can also participate in SPAWNDiscuss—our member online discussion group.
SPAWN will be going to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books again this year. If you have a book you’d like to exhibit and/or sell from our booth, you’ll definitely want to become a member. Watch for news about this beginning in the December SPAWNews.
It’s $65 per year to join SPAWN. http://www.spawn.org Click on “join/renew.”
Questions? Patricia@spawn.org.