Call for Submissions: Bylines Writer’s Desk Calendar 2013
February 21, 2012 by Debra Marrs
Filed under Blog, Book Reviews, Call for Submissions
“Bylines is for, by, and about writers,” reads the opening call for submissions for the 2013 edition of Bylines Writer’s Desk Calendar.
More than a weekly calendar, this annual journal is full of inspiration, humor, and passion. There’s space for setting your writing goals and tracking them. The calendar includes logs, lists, and writer resources that help you record your writing milestones. Associated with all 52 weeks of the year, writers share their joys, their aggravations, their fears and moments of triumph in succinct personal stories about the writing life. Every time I read a writer’s personal entry, I hear the voice of a kindred writing spirit.
In 2010 I submitted a winning entry and so did several of my students. We had fun writing and comparing our stories, and let’s admit it: who doesn’t like seeing their byline in a published journal?
So now it’s your turn. A winning entry might be an oh-wow success tale or a brief essay that reveals the naked truth about what motivates you. Humor, passion, joy, heartache, tough lessons… there’s room for all levels of emotionally charged inspiration in Bylines.
No doubt you have your own personal stories about what keeps you writing. Or it might be a snippet of personal wisdom about the writing life.
There’s still time to get your entry in to Bylines Writer’s Desk Calendar 2013. The deadline is March 1, 2012. Get the specific details (and read ALL the requirements carefully) here.
I’ll be submitting my entry for the 2013 Bylines Writer’s Desk Calendar. Will you?
