BlogINK nationwide blogger search

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Nov 152012
 

BlogINK, part of Harlequin UK, is offering a 12 month paid contract as MIRA Ink’s book-reviewing blogger. The winning blogger will be paid £250 a month for four posts and also receive a new laptop or iPad. The competition is open to UK and Republic of Ireland citizens only.

Round one is now open for entries. Here’s what you need to do:

  1. Write a blog – there are only two rules; it needs to be about books and no longer than 500 words.
    Tip: Your blog doesn’t have to be a straightforward review… It can take any form you like, so use your imagination.
  2. Post it on tumblr. - You’ll need to sign up for a free tumblr. account if you don’t have one already click here to make one. (Don’t forget to tag your entry with ‘blogINK’)
  3. Send the link - To submit your entry, copy and paste the link to your tumblr. blog in the box at the BlogINK website here: https://hqnuk.bpiagency.com/BlogInk/Enter/#.UKOhXIZEaSo before midnight on the 25th November.

If you have any other queries about blogINK you can contact them at blogINK@hqnuk.co.uk

FAQs here: https://hqnuk.bpiagency.com/BlogInk/FAQs/#.UKOhe4ZEaSo

Science Fiction Holiday stories market

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Nov 182011
 

This one is probably of most interest for American readers, as we don’t really grasp the concept of ‘the holidays’ on this side of the pond. What with it being dark and gloomy and most of us working right up to 24 December.

Carina Press, the ‘digital first’ imprint of Harlequin Press, are looking for science fiction novellas between 18,000 – 35,000 words with a winter holiday theme. The chosen titles will be published both individually as ebooks and together as a print anthology in December 2012. Stories must contain elements of SF, and can also feature romantic, mystery, thriller, horror or other sub-genres. The only absolute givens are that stories must fit some definition of science fiction and the narrative must revolve around the winter holidays as understood in the US – i.e. Halloween through Thanksgiving to Christmas.

The anthology will be edited by Carina’s Executive Editor Angela James, who says that stories should be ‘interesting, creative and well written’ but does not want to impose further restrictions so as not to miss out on ‘something amazing’.

To submit send your complete manuscript with cover email to submissions (at) carinapress.com by March 15th, 2012. In the subject line write SciFi Holiday: ‘Manuscript Title and Your Name’. More details here. Full guidelines are always worth reading before submitting and finding you’ve got something vital wrong. All stories will be selected by 30 April. Email enquiries to above address.

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