IWW Members Published and in Print

As we do every week, here we present the stories of seven days of
success by members of the IWW. And, as usual, we have a grand
collection today!

First, take a look at Karna Converse's special "yahoo" in a post here
last week--just scroll down a little.

And then look at these:


Dawn Goldsmith

I've been waiting for awhile for several essays to be published in
the Christian Science Monitor. They were readily accepted, but not
published immediately. One of my favorites that was critted on the
nonfiction list is up today. Thanks everyone for your help. The
editors took a few liberties I would have rather they didn't, but for
the most part the essay is intact.


Kathy Highcove

Hello critters; I have learned that my submitted flash fiction piece,
"Feathered Dust-up," has been published in the Winter issue of Clever
Magazine. Thanks to the critters of the Practice list who helped me
re-edit the story several months ago. Cheers!


Ann Hite

Here's a link to my story "The Sleepover," published in Long Story
Short's December Issue. Hope you enjoy!


Kristen Howe

I have a Yahoo to proclaim. It's a weird one. Nearly twelve months
ago, in early January, 2007, I submitted a poem to Real Eight Poetry
Ezine. They have a 6-8 week response time. After that was up, I
inquired in the spring twice and heard nothing. I claimed it was no
response. Last year, I heard back from Real Eight. The editor
apologized for getting back to me and asked if my poem "Safe
Return" was still available for publication. I said sure, since it's been
rejected. I heard back from him today. He said he would like to use
it, and it should be online on 1/2/08. There's no pay. Better late
than never. There are so many markets I submitted to earlier
this year that I've discounted as a no-response. I'll post the link
next month.


Louisa Howerow

Poems in Toward the Light: Journal of Reflective Word & Image,
Winter, 2007.

An interesting contributor is Jalal Barzanji, a Kurdish journalist
and poet from Iraq who is now Edmonton, Alberta's first
Writer-In-Exile. I'm honoured to have my poems in the same issue
as his.

Toward the Light comes out twice a year. This issue includes 98
glossy pages, perfect bound; poetry, fiction, non-fiction (interviews,
creative non-fiction/personal essay); and black and white
photography. The journal is published in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. It accepts manuscripts from all over the world. Issues
are themed--check the website for themes, and dates, etc.
Although you send work in hard copy, the response and
further correspondence is by e-mail, so contributors don't have
to worry about SASE, and, for International contributors, reply
coupons.

Hoping this journal is a good fit for your work--do give them a go.


Mel Jacob

Doing a search on my book Train to Yesterday (by Nell DuVall), I
discovered the release date is Feb. 28, according to Barnes and
Noble, and they offer a nice discount on the book. Now if only the
big three of library publications (Library Journal, Kirkus, and
Booklist) will review it as well. Cross your fingers or rub that rabbit
foot or whatever you do for luck. In this crazy business we need all
the good vibs we can muster. :)

My ARCs arrived on Thursday. They look pretty good. Not happy
they shifted release date to Feb 28, but I got a Publishers Weekly
review anyway--tepid, but with some quotable bits.

Hope you are all well and have a Happy rest of this year whatever
holiday you celebrate.


Mridu Khullar

Another quick yahoo. My piece "No Men Allowed," about a
ladies-only train in Mumbai, India, now appears in the January
2008 issue of Trains magazine. The piece is not up online, but here's
their Table of Contents.


Jassy Mackenzie

A lovely big Yahoo...

My novel Random Violence has just been accepted for publication
by Umuzi Publishers (the South African imprint of Random House).
It will hopefully be included on their list for 2008.

I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone in the Novels crit group
who helped me with the 17 chapters that I have submitted so far.
Your comments have been invaluable, and the feedback you've given
me has also assisted me in advance with polishing the second half of
the book.

I didn't know what to expect when I joined the Internet Writing
Workshop. However, the enthusiasm and encouragement that I have
received (as well as the brilliant suggestions for improvement) have
been more valuable than I ever thought they would be. I've learned
so much about writing during the past year, and a major amount of
it has been thanks to my talented, dedicated (and honest!) fellow
writers in the Novels critique group. Thank you to everyone who
administers this group--it is an invaluable resource.


Sharon McElwee

My blog, which I mentioned last week, has just made its first dollar
($1.08 to be exact)!!

Right now I am trying to build up traffic, and I am using Google
Adsense and Amazon to generate revenue. Google Adsense includes
ads and a search box at the top. Amazon includes a banner, and
banners selling related books, as well as an Amazon store. Basically,
the Google is pay-per-click and Amazon is pay per product actually
sold (no money of that one yet).


Bob Sanchez

On Saturday I won second place in the book-length fiction category
at the El Paso Writer's League Awards Banquet. This is for my
unpublished mystery, Little Mountain. Don't tell the IRS, but my
prize exceeded the entry fee.


Wayne Scheer

I'm happy to report that two essays of mine and a 55-worder are
available on the Web. Also, two flashes have been accepted for
future publication, allowing me to brag at another date.

"What's Wrong with Me?" an attempt at humorous creative
nonfiction, is up at The Sylvan Echo. This one is important to me
because it's one of the first creative efforts I wrote after I retired
and before I had any idea what creative nonfiction was. Also
available on the Echo is a fine story by one ofour own who seems to
be too shy to announce his success, but if you click on Fiction there's
a good read for you.

My first and only attempt at writing a film review is up at Feel the
Word. It's a review of the recent movie directed by Robert Redford,
"Lions for Lambs."

And, as for the 55- worder, "Seen from the Road" is up at Pen
Pricks. I think of it as a kind of prose haiku.

Finally, Wild Violet has accepted two recent flash stories of mine.
"Aftershock" will appear in their winter issue and "One Down,
Three to Go" will appear in the spring. Both of these works were
begun in the Practice list.


Jack Shakely

My article "The Little Brother of Civil War" will be published in the
April/May issue of Civil War History magazine. It's about
the Civil War in Indian Territory, also the subject of my book.


Joanna M. Weston

Two poetry reviews, Stephens and Ross, up at The Danforth
Review--always a good place to be!

And I've a poem, "A Dead Affair," in the Cranberry Tree Press
anthology Delicious--all about the seven deadly sins!

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