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We provide you with a curated collection of resources for writers here. Now you don’t have to wade through the vast ocean of information available to writers to find the very best.

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Florida Book Awards

by Mary Ann de Stefano on July 19, 2011

The Florida Book Awards has kicked off its sixth annual competition with a call for entries in eight categories.

Established in 2006 and now the most comprehensive state book awards program in the nation, the contest recognizes and celebrates the year’s best books penned by full-time residents of the Sunshine State (with the exception of submissions to the Florida Nonfiction category, whose authors may live elsewhere.)

The contest categories include General Fiction, Young Adult Literature, Children’s Literature, Florida Nonfiction, Poetry, Popular Fiction, Visual Arts, and Spanish-Language Book. Entries, which can be submitted by anyone (e.g. publisher, author, or literary agent), must be professionally published and have both an original publication date between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2011, and an International Standard Book Number (ISBN).

Submission Guidelines

2010 Florida Book Award Winners

Florida Book Festivals & Writers Conferences

by Mary Ann de Stefano on June 29, 2011

You’re not going to believe how many book festivals and writers conferences happen annually in Florida. I was amazed at how many I found, and yet I suspect this list is not complete.

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Literary Magazines & Contests

by Mary Ann de Stefano on May 29, 2011

How to submit your work to literary magazines and contests

#1: If we want to be seen in print, we perhaps we should also support print with our subscriptions. Poets & Writers has been the premier source for information, support, and guidance for creative writers for more than 4o years.  Subscribe to the magazine or have it delivered to your Kindle. P&W has some great online resources, too:

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