Come Join Us at Norwescon 38 (Part 2)

We're a day away from Norwescon, April 2-5, and we hope you'll be there too!

Come join the Fairwood Writers at our Norwescon Writers' Workshop social:

• Saturday, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Presidential Suite 1360 

The social is a perfect opportunity for you to meet and greet fellow writers. This is also an open event, and we look forward to seeing those who have been involved in the workshop before and those who are interested in participating in the future. 

We hope to see you there!

Come Join Us at Norwescon 38 (Part 1)

We're all getting ready for Norwescon, April 2-5, and we hope you'll be there too!

Come join the Fairwood Writers at our Norwescon readings:

•  Friday, 10 a.m., Cascade 1

              Harold Gross  reads...something.  You'll just have to show up to
              find out what, but mostly likely science fiction.

• Friday, 1:30 p.m., Cascade 1

              Renee Stern reads from "Protect and Serve": A retired New
              Orleans cop faces a hidden threat to his city during a
              Katrina-level storm.

• Friday, 4 p.m., Cascade 1

              John (J.A.) Pitts reads "Sarah Beauhall and the Bivalve
              Beatdown" – Urban Fantasy story set in the Black Blade Blues
              world.

• Friday, 8 p.m., Cascade 1

              Catherine Montrose reads from her YA novel, The Wayfinders.
              After his magical family vanishes, homeless teen Davy falls
              under the influence of a charismatic eco-terrorist who wants to
              exploit his powers.

• Friday 11 p.m., Cascade 1

              Brenda Cooper reads from Edge of Dark, a far-future
              exploration of what it means to be human.

• Saturday, 3 p.m., Cascade 1

              Kim Ritchie reads from "Smoke and Mirrors," a ghost story.

• Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Cascade 1

               Patrick Swenson reads from a novel in progress.

• Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Cascade 1

               Darragh Metzger reads from The Gate: Book Seven of the 
               Triads of Tir na n’Og series, the final book in the long-running
               Triads of Tir na n’Og series.

Countdown: One Week To Go

Get your manuscripts ready for the writers' workshop at Norwescon 38 next April!  We're counting down to our submissions deadline at midnight on Sunday, Nov. 30.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to have your fantasy, science fiction and horror short stories and novel excerpts critiqued by professional writers and editors.  You'll find our guidelines here.

The clock is ticking!  We hope to see you and your work at Norwescon!

Norwescon 38 Writers Workshop Guidelines Now Available

We are pleased to announce that the guidelines for the Writers' Workshop at Norwescon 38 in April, 2015 are now available!  If you've participated in the workshop since 2012, or inquired about the workshop within the last two years, you should have received a copy of the guidelines in your email.  If not, visit the Norwescon 38 website.

Here are the basics:

• In most circumstances, you can submit 2 pieces, no more than one of which may be a novel excerpt, and neither may be more than 10,000 words (18,000 words combined).
• Submissions are due November 30, 2014.  By around mid-December, we confirm whether we'll be able to place one or both of your submission into a workshop.  (Historically, we've accepted 99% of submissions. But we've operated at capacity the last few years, and the con's guest of honor next year is a big name. So things might get tight. The guidelines lay out how we'll handle capacity issues.)
• We offer both individual and round-robin style critique sessions.  Check our guidelines for details.
• You must have a con membership to participate, and we strongly encourage you to buy one as soon as we confirm that your story's been accepted. (See "big name guest" concerns above. Plus, memberships are pretty cheap right now--they'll be pricier closer to the con.)
• Got questions? First, read the guidelines. And if you still have questions, email us at the address included at the very end.

Don't worry if you haven't participated in a critique or workshop before, or if you don't feel that your work is perfect.  Writers at all levels are welcome to submit to the workshop!

Stay tuned! We'll be posting periodic updates about workshop submissions, our annual party, learning opportunities, and more.