Hey Women, do you have a great story about France? Seal Press is taking submissions for a new book, France, A Love Story, due out next Spring. Read on for the full submission guidelines, deadlines, and payment details. And if you love Seal Press, keep an eye on their regular submission guidelines page. Right now […]
» Read more...Month: September 2003
My website works, it really works!
Yesterday was pretty cool. My two biggest unrequited crushes of all time contacted me because they found my website. One from high school, the other from college. One emailed me after finding JenLeo.com, and the second showed up at Distant Lands when I was selling them some books. He found out about my LA “signing” […]
» Read more...Humor Writing Contest
Hey, while you're writing something up for Sand II, which we are calling Whose Panties Are These?, why not send it in to this humor award contest. The Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Non-Fiction Under 750 words, and $5 per entry. Deadline 12/1/03 They have to be unpublished so I’ll be adding this […]
» Read more...The BraMobile
I know you need a picture. I will try hard to get you one tonight. But suffice it to say that she's never looked better. Susan drove me to San Rafael to pick it up on Sunday. A few hours later Jennifer Colvin brought me a huge 38DD pink bra and I’ve hung it facing […]
» Read more...“It’s like speed-dating for lit freaks”
Litquake is here. Scott Esposito gives a good heads up on SF Station in “Litquake Rumbles Through Town”. I'm bummed that I’m going to be out of town. If you’re in the Bay Area this week, you won’t want to miss it. Here are some of the authors that will be present: Dorothy Allison, Thomas […]
» Read more...Congratulations Journeywoman!
Journeywoman.com is celebrating their 10th Anniversary. You are probably already aware of this website but it is worth a fresh visit to see how editor Evelyn Hannon continues to find new ways to connect and support women travelers. I enjoyed their last newsletter and was suprised to find all sorts of women travel tours and […]
» Read more...Islands Magazine Photo Contest
Have you ever dreamed of going to Tahiti? The Mexican Caribbean? How about the Dutch Caribbean or a luxurious week in Waikiki in Hawaii? Islands Magazine is running a photography contest and the prizes are pretty damn sweet. What do you need to enter? “Send us your best island photographs: landscapes, people, underwater, sailing, surfing, […]
» Read more...Meet Me in Berkeley!
Hey Bay Area WR fans, I'll be at Easy Going in Berkeley this Sunday from 1-3:00pm. Yep, with the BraMobile. Just hanging out, signing books if you don't already have one, and chatting with travel lovers while I pass through town. Come on by if you can. If you bring me a bra, you'll get […]
» Read more...Another One Bites the Dust
Andrea Johnson just showed me a card she got in the mail from Blue Magazine. It reads, “We regret to inform you that Blue Magazine has ceased publication…” Bummer. If you are a subscriber they are finishing your term with copies of Backpacker Magazine. First Trips. Now Blue. It’s too bad. What did you think […]
» Read more...Go! A New Travel Zine
Hey travel writers, what do you think of start ups? Brett Novick is starting a new travel zine called, Go! He’s looking for travel writers for his premiere issue that will launch this coming spring, and also for future projects or issues. Here’s what he said to me: “Specifically what I need for the first […]
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