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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
6:31 am	Congrats to our SHALLA Magazine authors! Congrats to our authors! Congrats SHALLA Magazine! On sale now SHALLA Magazine: Shakespearean Follies pocket-edition (Volume 4)     ~ Shalla DeGuzman (Editor)   http://www.amazon.com/Shakespearean-Follies-pocket-SHALLA-Magazine/dp/1449958877/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275565720&sr=1-5 Please click on the cover to read if your work is published in it.... Best! Shalla DeGuzman , New York
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
7:03 pm	SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Kelly Sonnack and Jennifer Unter and Sourcebook's Todd Stocke Links to our podcasts are here:  http://shalla.podomatic.com/  (Click where it says PLAY, the PLAY button is above and to the left of my picture for each one ) SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Kelly Sonnack (The Andrea Brown Literary Agency http://www.andreabrownlit.com/ )   SHALLA CHATS with literary agent Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency http://www.theunteragency.com/ )   SHALLA CHATS with the VP and Editorial Director at Sourcebooks, Todd Stocke (Sourcebooks, Inc http://www.sourcebooks.com/ ) Current Mood: accomplished
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
12:50 pm	Have you read our QandA with author Lauren Baratz-Logsted?   Have you read our Q&A with author Lauren Baratz-Logsted?   Read our Transcript here: http://shalladeguzmandotcom.blogspot.com/2005/08/lauren-baratz-logsted.html   It was at the ShallaDeGuzman Writers Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShalladeGuzman/   Now on Sale!     Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes by Lauren Baratz-Logsted   Read Excerpt Recommended Reads Self-Publishing: Should You Tell Literary Agents and Editors About Your Self-Published Book? by Ronnie Smith Listing your self-published book in the writing bio section of your cover or query letter may not be the best idea when you're trying to impress literary agents and editors. Before you mention your self-published book or books, you need to be certain you're not doing more harm than good.Finishing a book is a huge achievement- self-publishing a novel or book manuscript can also be an accomplishment worthy of real celebration and joy. However, unless your project has been exceptionally successful, you could shoot yourself in the foot if you mention your self-published book in your cover or query letters to literary agents and editors. Here are a few possibilities to consider before announcing your self-publications in your query and cover letters. Practice books. Publishing professionals know that it can take a few tries before a new writer is able to master the many complexities of writing a full-length book. Although you may adore your first few novels, a literary agent will likely look at them as "practice" books, not necessarily as fresh, high-quality projects that reach the top percentile. Practice books are important life achievements, but they are not to be confused with important publishing credits worthy of being listed in a query letter.Low sales = low enthusiasm. If you self-publish a book but then are not able to sell a significant number of copies, literary agents will have a hard time being excited about it, or they will presume that you have not done the necessary marketing. If you can't inspire readers' enthusiasm, an editor may doubt that you can inspire his/her enthusiasm. Negative Presumptions. Some self-published novels have done quite well. Many have become wildly popular, but keep in mind that they are the exception to the rule. The fact remains that the quality of self-published novels as a whole doesn't compare to the quality of novels that have been vetted and edited at traditional publishing houses. In other words, if you align yourself with the legions of others who have self-published, agents may presume your writing is weak. Also, agents may worry that you no longer hold all rights to your self-published book if you don't specify otherwise. Cutting Corners. Many people self-publish because they think it's easier than dealing with the submission process (though that's not always the case). There's some concern that a writer who has self-published is a writer who would rather settle for second-best and cut corners than go the distance. Low sales indicate lackluster motivation. Literary agents want to work with passionate, driven people who will stop at nothing to reach their dreams of being successful writers. *For more http://www.fictionf actor.com/ guests/self- publishing. html Get Published! (Disclaimer: Mention of a market/ contest in Let's Shalla Blog is not necessarily an endorsement. Check all guidelines in full before submitting) Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 2 http://www.ralan.com/antho/listings/besthorror09.htm Annual print anthology is seeking reprints of horror that were published throughout 2009. All branches of horror will be considered, from traditional- supernatural to the borderline, including high-tech sf horror, supernatural, psychological horror, dark thrillers.Guidelines are quite specific. Please read guidelines in full prior to submitting. Deadline: 15th December 2009 Phazehttp://www.phaze.com/ What We Look For * Strong, passionate, intelligent characters * Intense sensual tension and situations * Well-defined, well-executed romantic plot that illustrates the mutual relationship between two to four central characters (the romantic unit) and which includes plenty of opportunity for erotic exploration and variety. Submission Guidelines: http://www.phaze.com/submissions.html Shades of Romance Magazine http://www.sormag.com/ Seeking short stories between 500-1500 words. The short story must focus on the romance, and have an upbeat ending. All genres are considered, including historical, contemporary, paranormal, mystery, regency Futuristic, and Time-Travel. We do not publish erotica. Payment $20 on publication. Submission Guidelines: http://www.sormag.com/guide.html   *For more Paying Publisher Listings: http://www.fictionfactor.com/markets.html Happy Publisher Hunting! Current Mood: accomplished
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
4:08 pm	SHALLA MINGLES with VICTORe of the band, Tokadiscos “Tokadiscos Reggaes” by Shalla DeGuzman First off, who’s VICTORe? Well, I was born and have lived in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico my whole life, I’m 25. I’m the youngest of a family of five (My two older sisters always enjoyed to make me cry when I was a kid). I Studied Industrial Engineering here in Ensenada and I’m going thru a Professional Certificate in Construction Safety in the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). I like to learn new things in all aspects of life. Love roller coasters, rappel and willing to skydive as soon as I have some spare money. Recently I learned to scuba dive, and has become my new passion, I just love it =) Ensenada is a quite small town, and that’s what I like about it, it’s not crowded and if you want to see big concerts or the advantages of a big city, you just need to travel an hour to the north to get to Tijuana or cross the border and get to San Diego. We started Tokadiscos eight years ago (almost nine) with the idea of making music that we enjoy. There were no other bands in the town that would do anything like it. A curse of the small town is that 98% of the bands follow the trends instead of creating something because you feel it. Back then, everyone was playing like Nirvana, then Deftones, then Blink 182 and now Emo. I don’t mean to be rude to any style of music (I like Emo), but after the trend is over you can tell who actually liked it and who is migrating to a new trend. Pretty much like a mainstream Mexican band called Panda. So far we have two records and are working on the third one. The band hasn’t given us enough money to live yet, but has given us a lot of personal satisfaction. We’ve been in many places around Mexico and a few important cities in the US (San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix and Chicago). Roco and Pato form Maldita Vecindad recorded in our first record and we have some surprises for the next one. Shalla: Hello VICTORe, nice band. Have you been performing long? VICTORe: I’ve been playing for about ten years right now. I started a the School band and then moved to make my own music with some friends. In the band there are some older guys that have a longer road and some younger ones that have way less. We as a band as I said we have almost nine years and counting. Shalla: When did you know you wanted to be a musician? VICTORe: When I was about four years old I wanted to be a police officer (how wrong was I? Jaja), fireman or an Ice Cream Seller (I could get all the Ice Cream I could eat, can you imagine that???). After that I wanted to be a Professional Basketball player. As every average kid I used to play to be a singer with the comb as microphone, played the Air guitar since I started listening alternative music about the age of ten. But was at the age of 15 when I got my hands into a real drum set that I knew that I wouldn’t be able to drop the drumsticks anymore. Shalla: Which musical instruments do you play? What’s your favorite musical instrument? Did you take music lessons or just learned on your own? VICTORe: I Love and have respect for all instruments. But my passion is all kind of percussion. I play drums most of my time, but I play a little (very little jaja)of congas, guitar, bass and trumpet. Shalla: Do you play the drums? Is it hard to play the drums? VICTORe: Yes, Is as hard as any other instrument. There’s no hard or easy instrument. Drums attract most common people because they think it’s just hit, hit, hit. The truth is that anyone can play an instrument as long as you dedicate enough (a lot) time to practice really slow and then gain speed. It becomes a second nature, like breathing, you never think about it, but do it all the time. When you start you only focus in that specific rhythm and any single distraction takes you out of the beat. But as you keep doing it, you can talk, sing, or even think about the after party and keep playing without even think about it. Shalla: Do you write your own music? What’s your inspiration? VICTORe: We as a band write our own music. I personally only work with the arrangements. Most of the time Tozzy (lead singer) comes to a rehearsal with an idea and we all together work it out. As I told you, our ages are quite spread (from 17 to 31), so we all have different influences and all put a little of ourselves into the songs. Shalla: Any tips for other musicians on how to get your music out there? VICTORe: Well, forget about the record companies, the future of music is on-line. Make your own demos, records, and try to get it to all the audience possible. If they like your music they’ll start to ask for your shows and that’s how you start touring. Shalla: Oh, and can we feature more of your music on SHALLA Magazine? (we can put a link to it or something) VICTORe: Well, you can find our music, videos or info in: Music.com myspace.com/tokadiscos tokadiscos.com youtube.com/profile?user=victoretkd THANKS for the space =) Shalla: Thanks so much! Best with your projects! or more on Tokadiscos: http://www.tokadiscos.com/ Shalla DeGuzman's short stories have appeared in the Mosaic Literary Journal and Mad Hatters Review, her articles in The Scriptorium and L.A. Freepress, her skits at the Stella Adler Theatre. Her flash fiction Fish In My Bed recently won the FISH AND PLANE Competition and is featured in Issue 6 of Mad Hatters Review. Shalla, a former writer and producer of a health and fitness cable show, is currently writing a novel. She is President of The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShalladeGuzman/ ) where she interviews literary agents, publishers, editors, etc. For more about Shalla: http://www.shalladeguzman.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/shalladeguzman Current Mood: creative
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
1:42 pm	So you'd like to... Improve Writing Short Fiction: Dialogue SHALLA BOOK LIST for Writers.... DIALOGUE A guide by Shalla DeGuzman "Editor of SHALLA Magazine" Writing exercises and more! These books contain many exercises that will get you writing good dialogue. What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays A Writer's Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing Life by Caroline Sharp All writers must have a command of the language and a great vocabulary in order to write a short story (or a novel or an article ...) and proper dialogue so, here are books to improve your skill: Better Vocabulary in 30 Minutes a Day (Better English Series) Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella Write Great Fiction - Dialogue (Write Great Fiction) by Gloria Kempton How to Write Realistic Dialogue (Allison & Busby's Writer's Guides) by Jean Saunders For more: http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/R105Y88455V6JF/ref=cm_sylt_byauthor_title_full_2 Current Mood: creative
1:39 pm	Romancing Fire, Desire, Caramel tears.....Top 40 Romances     Romancing Fire, Desire, Caramel tears..... Top 40 Romances     A Listmania! list by Shalla DeGuzman "Editor of SHALLA Magazine"       We love romance. Here's a great list. Best, Shalla DeGuzman www.shalladeguzman.com It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Dream Man by Linda Howard A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux Outlander by Diana Gabaldon   For more: http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/R2BXFWK36V47RC/ref=cm_lm_pthnk_view?ie=UTF8&lm%5Fbb= Tags: top 40 romances, romance novel, book list Current Mood: accomplished
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
7:27 pm	SHALLA CHATS on YouTube.com New Releases! Who's on SHALLA CHATS? Know who Shalla has interviewed? Maybe you'll be next? Turn up the volume... Hear our musician, Moose (Mooska), with his reggae/ska, other, acoustic blues, roots, leftfield music. Featuring: Dorchester author, Tess Mallory; Artscape author, Frederick Ramsay; Hallie Ephron; Shara Lanel; Margaret L. Carter; Gena Showalter; Judie Aitken; NY Times Best Selling author, Barry Eisler; Chick-Lit author, Sonia Singh; Brett Battles; Michele Scott; multiple Emmy Award winning TV news producer & author Marianne Mancusi; Terry Spear; Andrea Wilder; Tina Gerow; Seamus Cashman; NY Times Bestselling author, Bob Mayer; Patricia M. Terrell and more! Produced and Directed by Shalla DeGuzman www.shalladeguzman.com Current Mood: artistic
7:19 pm	SHALLA CHATS on YouTube.com   New Releases!     Who's on SHALLA CHATS? Know who Shalla has interviewed? Maybe you'll be next? Turn up the volume... Current Mood: cheerful
Monday, September 24th, 2007
4:23 pm	SHALLA Magazine the EBook is here! SHALLA Magazine CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS   SHALLA Magazine ...welcomes submissions. Reprints and previously published work only please. --Shalla DeGuzman, Editor </a> SHALLA Magazine features high quality fiction (experimental, literary, genre, multicultural, etc), poetry, essays, excerpts from screenplays, one act-plays, etc. Although we mainly publish literary work, our submissions system is open to all forms of writing that have been previously published. That is right, we only like reprints. Please tell us where and when it has been published before. By submitting to SHALLA Magazine, you are guaranteeing that all rights to the work have already reverted back to you. *We especially like award-winning work.*     That's right, SHALLA Magazine is coming out as an e-book, just for you.   Here's our back cover. Yes, in our next issue, SHALLA Mingles with Mr. Austria, Alex Cristo--oh the humanity!     contents   home about chats THE ART OF SHORT FICTION What is it? Author Charles Blackstone tells. continue... WRITING GREAT SHORT STORIES Elizabeth Kadetsky who teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and at Columbia University’s School of Journalism serves up some advice. continue... CRAFTING CHARACTERS THAT JUMP OFF THE PAGE Punching up your fiction? Where there's a tipster, there's a way. Discover Robert Gregory Browne's secrets to getting multiple book deals. continue... BIOFICTION INTRODUCED Even as she receives 5 stars on Amazon for Trine Erotic while editing/publishing Entelechy: Mind & Culture, Alice Andrews takes time to chat about the esoteric world of this mind-bending read. continue... features editors submissions mailroom www.shallamagazine.com *** E-Crush by Shalla de Guzman now on WordRiot good writing. no remorse.   Shalla Wins Writing Competition in Mad Hatters Review Issue 6 Who is Shalla? *Writer *Artist *Model *Adventuress Shalla DeGuzman's short stories have appeared in the Mosaic Literary Journal, Mad Hatters Review, The Houston Literary Review, Brilliant Quarterly, WordRiot, etc.; her articles in The Scriptorium and L.A. Freepress; her skits at the Stella Adler Theatre. Her flash fiction Fish In My Bed recently won the FISH AND PLANE Competition and is featured in Issue 6 of Mad Hatters Review. Shalla, a former writer and producer of a health and fitness cable show, is currently writing a novel. She is President of The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group where she interviews literary agents, publishers, editors, etc. For more on Shalla: www.shalladeguzman.com     Check out the ShalladeGuzman Writers Group!   "Get Booked on Oprah" Also-- Learn how to get a 6 figure book advance!   Join Us!   For more: http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com/     Got questions for Editors and Literary Agents? Like to ask best-selling authors questions? JOIN US.     Meet top Editors, Agents, Publishers, etc. Write Fiction? Write Screenplays? Multi-cultural? Literary? Short Story? Poetry?   WELCOME.         ~ we love shalla ~   | View | Add Favorite             Now Live! Shalla Chats with Editors   Only at: www.shalladeguzman.com     SHALLA CHATS with Richard Peabody Writing and Publishing Literary Fiction by Shalla DeGuzman Who is Richard? Richard Peabody, a prolific poet, fiction writer and editor, is an experienced teacher and important activist in the Washington , D.C. community of letters. He is the founder and co-editor of Gargoyle magazine and editor (or co-editor) of fourteen anthologies including Mondo Barbie, Conversations with Gore Vidal, A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat Generation, Alice Redux, Sex & Chocolate, and Grace and Gravity: Fiction by Washington Area Women. He is the author of the novella Sugar Mountain, two short story collections, and six poetry collections including Last of the Red Hot Magnetos and I'm in Love with the Morton Salt Girl. He is currently working on Kiss the Sky: Fiction & Poetry Starring Jimi Hendrix (forthcoming 2007). Peabody holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in Literature from American University. He has taught at the University of Virginia, Georgetown University, The Writer's Center, and at Hopkins, where he has been presented the Faculty Award for Distinguished Professional Achievement. Peabody lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area. You can find out more at: www.wikipedia.org and www.gargoylemagazine.com.   For more: http://shalladeguzman.com/     Now Live! Shalla Chats with Literary Agents   Only at: www.shalladeguzman.com SHALLA CHATS with with Literary Agent Daniel Lazar Getting to Know You by Shalla de Guzman   So, who is Dan? Daniel Lazar is a literary agent at Writers House. He's been with the company for three years, as an intern, then assistant, and now building his own list. Dan represents all kinds of commercial and literary fiction, and pop-culture, parenting and narrative non-fiction. For more info, check out his absolutely stunning website: http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DanielLazar/   For more: http://shalladeguzman.com/     ***     Who is Shalla? *Writer *Artist *Model   Shalla interviews literary agents, editors, publishers, publicists, etc. Check out the ShalladeGuzman Writers Group! Current Mood: accomplished
Sunday, August 19th, 2007
3:34 pm	SHALLA NEWS: Shalla is in Poetic Diversity, Check out SHALLA Magazine, Writers Contests, more ******************* Shalla DeGuzman's experimental fiction, "AlmostHome," will appear in the December issue of Poetic Diversity. Poeticdiversity is a quarterly literary publication For Poetic Diversity Submission Guidelines *************************** WRITING COMPETITION *************************** Mount Arrowsmith Novel Writing Contest, theme open. Grand prize $1000 Cdn. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: August 15, 2007. Info: www.albernivalley.biz/arrowsmith07.html. Whisper Poetry annual (schools and open) poetry competition; up to 32 lines. Entry fee: ₤5.00 per poem for the open competition and ₤1.00 for scholars. Deadline: September 30, 2007. Info: http://www.whisperpoetry.com/ Bards and Sages 4th annual speculative fiction writing contest. This year's contest will benefit the nonprofit Donorschoose.org. The theme of the 2007 contest is Legendary Horrors. Submissions should focus on traditional monster archetypes found in legend, myth, and folklore. Aliens, serial killers, and angst-ridden quasi-vampires need not apply. Awards: $150—$10 plus publication in a future Bards and Sages anthology. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: October 1, 2007. Info: www.bardsandsages.com/2007contest.htm ******************* SHALLA CHATS with Robert Gregory Browne “Crafting Characters that Jump Off the Page” by Shalla DeGuzman First of all, who ’s Robert? Robert Gregory Browne began his career by selling a two-part mystery story, "Nothing but the Cold Wind," to EasyRiders magazine. Shortly thereafter, he won the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and found himself in the Hollywood fast lane. His first screenplay, Low Tide, was picked up for production by Showtime only to be shelved after two years of “development hell.” On staff with Fox Kids/Saban, he wrote the hit animated TV show Diabolik and Spider-man Unlimited, then turned his back on the business to return to writing fiction. The result is the February release of Kiss Her Goodbye, the first of a two-book deal with St. Martin's Press. Robert recently signed another two-book deal with SMP. New York Times bestseller Gayle Lynds (The Last Spymaster) calls Kiss Her Goodbye, "A first-rate novel that will glue you to your chair until you finish the last satisfying word." And Tess Gerritsen ( The Mephisto Club) declares it "A smashing good read."Shalla: Hello Robert. Congratulations on the success of Kiss Her Goodbye--looks like a winner--and you winning prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, what a great accomplishment. Robert: Thanks, Shalla. It's been awhile since I won the Nicholl, but it certainly changed my life. For about a month after I won, my phone rang off the hook – agents and producers asking to read my script. After years of dreaming about it, I had finally arrived. It was an amazing experience. Shalla: Please tell us about your two-part mystery story, "Nothing but the Cold Wind," that was published in EasyRiders magazine. How long have you been writing short fiction before it got published? Robert: That story was actually one of the first short stories I'd ever completed. I'd had a few false starts and was mostly concentrating on music at the time – my second love – but suddenly had this idea for a “biker” mystery pop into my head and I figured, what the hell, I'll see if I can sell it to EasyRiders. I sent them a draft and they turned it down. Then, a couple of years later, I decided to trim it and send it to them again. This time they went for it. Published it as a two-parter. For more: SHALLA Magazine Have a Great Summer! Current Mood: creative
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
12:21 pm	Check out SHALLA Magazine TOP PICKS Everyone's a Critic! Where our guest assistant editors choose their top 10's or top 5's or... Read what they say about each one! Shoe Schuster's TOP PICKS 1. Fake Fire and Rescue by Blake Butler 2. Homecoming by Bill Brocato 3. Sri Lanka by Byron D. Howell continue... Misty Day's TOP PICKS Who's made the cut so far? continue... Margaret L. Carter's TOP PICKS What kind of work does she like? Do you agree? continue... Current Mood: accomplished
Friday, May 11th, 2007
1:27 pm	Here’s Your Chance to Sign with a Literary Agent News! Literary Agent, Alana Lennie of theLennie Literary Agency & Authors Attorney will be reading submissions at SHALLA Magazine. Submit your short stories, poems, essays, screenplays, one-act plays today! For more: SHALLA MAGAZINE our press release http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200705/1178908504.html Current Mood: creative
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
1:21 pm	SHALLA Magazine Calls-4-Submissions SHALLA Magazine CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS   SHALLA Magazine "...welcomes submissions. Reprints and previously published works only please."   --Shalla DeGuzman, Editor SHALLA Magazine features high quality fiction (experimental, literary, genre, multicultural, etc), poetry, essays, excerpts from screenplays, one act-plays, etc. Although we mainly publish literary work, our submissions system is open to all forms of writing that have been previously published. That’s right, we only like reprints. Please tell us where and when it has been published before. By submitting to SHALLA Magazine, you are guaranteeing that all rights to the work have already reverted back to you. *We especially like award-winning work.*   • Please include a cover letter with the following information: Full name (as you wish to be credited in the magazine), contact information, and a brief bio citing previous publications. • Please title your email: SUBMISSIONS: “(title of your work)” –“(word count)”-"(genre)" • You can address your submission to: Shalla DeGuzman, Editor   Work is first scanned by one of our acquiring editors, if it passes that phase, it goes to our guest assistant editors, if it passes that phase, it goes to one of our guest editors, if it passes that it goes to one of our editors, then to Shalla DeGuzman.   For our latest Submission Guidelines, please visit our Official Website: www.shallamagazine.com   We look forward to reading your submissions!   Please email your submissions to shalla_editor@yahoo.com   Thank you. www.shallamagazine.com Search Engine Optimization and SEO Tools Current Mood: creative
1:18 pm	Q&A with Literary Agent, Dr. Uwe Stender of TriadaUS Literary Agency You’re invited! Join us for our free online Q&A with Literary Agent, Dr. Uwe Stender of TriadaUS Literary Agency. TriadaUS Literary Agency was incorporated in April 2004. Our Founder, Dr. Uwe Stender, has a Ph.D. in Literature from the University of Pittsburgh. He also studied at the University of California, Berkeley and the Universitaet Goettingen, Germany. He taught at both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh and has been widely published in scholarly journals and books. Uwe was a guest speaker at several major conferences including the SCWC in San Diego, the “Crimebake” (Mystery Writers of America New England Chapter), CAPA-U in Hartford, Connecticut and the Novels in Progress Workshop in Louisville. TriadaUS has established strong relationships with all the major publishing houses. We also have strong Hollywood contacts and are working very closely with Principal Entertainment for TV and Motion Picture rights. Our best known clients are former CNN anchor Daryn Kagan, bestselling author and relationship expert Dr. Joel Block, Today show and ivillage contributor and nutrition expert Amy Hendel, legendary NBA referee Bob Delaney, and popular Romance author Jennifer Horsman.   Q&A with Dr. Uwe Stender on: Thursday, May 10, 2007 11 am to 12pm pst (or 2pm-3pm est)   Registration is FREE at The ShallaDeGuzman Writers Group JOIN US! Shalla DeGuzman www.shalladeguzman.com   ****Permission to forward is granted and requested******** Current Mood: cheerful
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
1:47 pm	Coming this Summer! SHALLA CHATS with Publishers SHALLA CHATS with Nonfiction Publisher, David Smitherman “Writing and Publishing Nonfiction Books” by Shalla de Guzman First of all, who’s Dave? Dave is the publisher of Palari Publishing, a traditional, royalty-based publishing company that has produced fiction and nonfiction titles since 1998. Dave started as an editor for other publishers and soon formed Palari Books to produce interesting titles by deserving authors, especially first-time writers. Plus! SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman “Advice to Writers: from an Editor/former Book Publisher” by Shalla de Guzman First of all, who’s Seamus? Seamus Cashman was born in Conna, Co Cork in 1943. His latest poetry collection, That Morning Will Come is due from Salmon Publishing in June 2007. Previous collections are Carnival (Monarchline, Dublin, 1987); and Clowns & Acrobats (Wolfhound Press, Dublin, 2000). He has edited, with Bridie Quinn, The Wolfhound Book of Irish Poems for Young People, (Wolfhound Press, 1975; still in print today). In 2004 the O’Brien Press published his award winning Something Beginning with P: New Poems from Irish Poets, for young readers. He also edited and translated, with Sean Gaffney, Proverbs & Sayings of Ireland (Wolfhound Press, 1974; still in print today). He established Wolfhound Press in 1974 and it became a leading literary and cultural publishing house, and he was publisher there until 2001. He now writes, gives poetry and creative writing workshops, and advises writers and publishers. He lives in Portmarnock, Co Dublin. only at: www.shalladeguzman.com *read more *******************************   Previous Posts CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS: The Houston Literary Review CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS: The Southern Review CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS: Experimental Fiction SHALLA: Literary Journals to Check Out CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS: The Laurel Review CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS: Mid American Review Glimmer Train (a Top 10 Lit Journal) Granta (1 of the Top 10 Literary Journals) The Georgia Review (1 of the TOP 10 LITERARY JOURN... Literary Journals Looking for Submissions Current Mood: accomplished
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
12:45 pm	SHALLA CHATS with Editor Alice Andrews Coming April 4, 2007 **** ******* Coming April 4, 2007 SHALLA CHATS with Alice Andrews “Biofiction Introduced” by Shalla DeGuzman First of all, who’s Alice? Alice teaches psychology with an evolutionary lens at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and is the editor/publisher of Entelechy: Mind & Culture, an evolutionarily-informed interdisciplinary online journal. She is also the author of Trine Erotic, a novel that explores evolutionary psychology and other behavioral science themes. Alice is currently working on a book (based on her essay with the same title, published at Metanexus) called An Evolutionary Mind (to be published as part of Imprint Academic's series: "Societas: Essays in Political and Cultural Criticism"), and plans to begin writing another novel soon. only at: www.shalladeguzman.com What does Entelechy publish? Heard of BIOFICTION? Biofiction is not a neologism. (See below for its other uses and meanings.) In the sense that I am using it, however, it is new; it refers to fiction or creative nonfiction that uses biological, neurological, psychological and/or evolutionary language and/or lenses. That is, a work of biofiction might explicitly deal with biological and /or evolutionary ideas, or it might incorporate biolanguage (see below). It may also do both, as my writing often, but not always, does. For a while I used the term evolutionary fiction when writing about my own fiction and that of some others; but I soon realized that that term was too limiting (though I still use it in specific instances). At the same time that I felt evolutionary fiction was too restrictive, I was engaged in thinking about literature from a Darwinian and cognitive perspective and doing so primarily through a list called biopoets. -Alice Andrews, editor, Entelechy: Mind & Culture *read more *********************************** Read Shalla? "The Fish In My Bed" by Shalla de Guzman Shalla LIVE! On MadHatters Review Issue 6 *** And, ever dated someone from online? E-Crush by Shalla de Guzman now on Word Riot: good writing, no remorse ********************************* WRITING COMPETITIONS ******************************** Dark Tales Short Story Competition As well as accepting open submissions throughout the year we also hold a regular competition for short stories of up to 3000 words. Top prize is £100 sterling, second £30 and third £10, and all of these stories - plus the best shortlisted ones, which earn their authors £5 - are published in the magazine. Entries, as with general submissions, are invited from anywhere in the universe.. *read more CNW/FFWA Annual Florida State Writing Competition. Nonfiction (Previously Published and Unpublished); Fiction (Short Story and Novel Chapter); Children's Literature; Poetry. Awards: $100, $75, $50. Entry fee: $3–$20. Deadline: March 15, 2007. Info: Click for Guidelines and Entry form or send SASE to CNW/FFWA Contest, PO Box A, Nort Stratford NH 03590. 12th Annual Jane Cunningham Croly/GFWC Print Journalism Contest for Excellence in Covering Issues of Concern to Women. Award: $1000. Entry fee: $50. Must enter three articles published during calendar year 2006 that meet contest criteria. Deadline: March 15, 2007. Info: www.gfwc.org/contests.jsp?pageId=gfwc_org_57; mkriem@gfwc.org; (202) 347-3168; General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1734 N Street NW, Washington DC 20036. Robert Frost Poetry Festival (RFPF) Poetry Competition, unpublished only, 30 lines maximum. Awards: $150, $75, $50. Entry fee: $10. Postmark deadline: March 20, 2007. Info: Robert Frost Poetry & Haiku Contests, Heritage House Museum, 410 Caroline Street, Key West FL 33040; http://www.heritagehousemuseum.org/ or www.robertfrostpoetryfestival.org. RFPF Haiku Contest, must contain a sasonal or nature image. Awards: $75, $50, $25. Entry fee: $10. Postmark deadline: March 20, 2007. Info: Robert Frost Poetry & Haiku Contests, Heritage House Museum, 410 Caroline Street, Key West FL 33040; http://www.heritagehousemuseum.org/ or http://www.robertfrostpoetryfestival.org/. Current Mood: artistic
12:42 pm	SHALLA CHATS with Entelechy Editor Alice Andrews--Coming April 4, 2007 at www.shalladeguzman.com Coming April 4, 2007 SHALLA CHATS with Alice Andrews “Biofiction Introduced” by Shalla DeGuzman First of all, who’s Alice? Alice teaches psychology with an evolutionary lens at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and is the editor/publisher of Entelechy: Mind & Culture, an evolutionarily-informed interdisciplinary online journal. She is also the author of Trine Erotic, a novel that explores evolutionary psychology and other behavioral science themes. Alice is currently working on a book (based on her essay with the same title, published at Metanexus) called An Evolutionary Mind (to be published as part of Imprint Academic's series: "Societas: Essays in Political and Cultural Criticism"), and plans to begin writing another novel soon. only at: www.shalladeguzman.com What does Entelechy publish? Heard of BIOFICTION? Biofiction is not a neologism. (See below for its other uses and meanings.) In the sense that I am using it, however, it is new; it refers to fiction or creative nonfiction that uses biological, neurological, psychological and/or evolutionary language and/or lenses. That is, a work of biofiction might explicitly deal with biological and /or evolutionary ideas, or it might incorporate biolanguage (see below). It may also do both, as my writing often, but not always, does. For a while I used the term evolutionary fiction when writing about my own fiction and that of some others; but I soon realized that that term was too limiting (though I still use it in specific instances). At the same time that I felt evolutionary fiction was too restrictive, I was engaged in thinking about literature from a Darwinian and cognitive perspective and doing so primarily through a list called biopoets. -Alice Andrews, editor, Entelechy: Mind & Culture *read more *********************************** Read Shalla? "The Fish In My Bed" by Shalla de Guzman Shalla LIVE! On MadHatters Review Issue 6 *** And, ever dated someone from online? E-Crush by Shalla de Guzman now on Word Riot: good writing, no remorse ********************************* Joyce Carol Oates and Literary Journals that Feature her work ONTARIO REVIEW PRESSA literary publisher and home of the literary magazine Ontario Review. Both are run by Raymond Smith and Joyce Carol Oates. 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Sunday, February 11th, 2007
9:55 am	Coming 2007! A Smart Author's Toolkit: Insider's Guide to Literary Agents, Editors and Publishing www.shalladeguzman.com Current Mood: bouncy
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
3:58 pm	News! Shalla is now on SAVOY Online Feb. 2007 Issue; SHALLA CHATS with Editor Richard Peabody ******************************************* What are Editors looking for? What kind of stories do they like? SHALLA CHATS with Editor Richard Peabody only at shalladeguzman.com *read more ******************************** Did you know? Ploughshares, the Literary Journal at Emmerson College, BLOGS (ramblings, gossip, and disinformation about the literary world from the staff readers and editors of Ploughshares blog editors: Elisa Gabbert, Simeon Berry, Chris Tonelli, Laura van den Berg, and Kathleen Rooney) Pshares Blog ********************** NEWS! *********************** Shalla is now on SAVOY Magazine's February 2007 Issue   Find Shalla on SAVOY's Noir Notebook (Literati Section) Literati: Special contributor Shalla de Guzman. Of the Shalla de Guzman Writer’s Group. Shalla’s community connects new writers with editors, literary agents and each other. www.shalladeguzman.com     Also, meet SAVOY's Editorial Director, Zondra Hughes ***F.Y.I*** Zondra Hughes wrote the sizzling new novel, The M.O.O.D. Lounge How low will women go for ‘love’? Some women will hit rock bottom; but others will continue to dig. This is a tale about the diggers—and their ultimate redemption. Three emotionally wounded women: Eva James, an entertainment publicist in love with her only client; Fawn LaFollette, an accidental porn star; and Drusilla Vidal a prosecutor in lust with a convict; share an embarrassing secret: Their men are literally sexing them stupid. Time and again the women get entangled in compromising positions, erotic mishaps and sexual indiscretions, that is, until a renegade sex therapist offers the ultimate plot for revenge: Sexual independence. Armed with their battery operated boyfriends in tow, the women join forces to create Multiple Orgasms On Demand, and their official playhouse, The M.O.O.D. Lounge, is born. Part group therapy, part adult toy party, The M.O.O.D. Lounge offers a first-class tour of decadence and delight. Welcome to The M.O.O.D. Lounge. Come as you are. Come all you want. SHALLA: Previous Posts News! Shalla is now on SAVOY Online Feb. 2007 Issu... Have You Checked out Shalla at The ShalladeGuzman ... SHALLA NEWS: CALL-4-SUBMISSIONS AND SHALLA CHATS W... SHALLA: Know Flash Fiction? And, CALL-4-SUBMISSION... Shalla: HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Tips on Writing Short Stor... Shalla de Guzman Honors Nobel Prize Laureates Written a Novel? Like to know what's Next? PLUS! O... SHALLA READS: FICTION and FICTION MARKETS Where is SHALLA? And--Pearl: A Literary Magazine (... Shalla LIVE! On MadHatters Review Issue 6 SHALLA: Archives February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 shalladeguzman at 6:30:10 PM EST Link to this entry   Current Mood: creative
Thursday, January 25th, 2007
1:58 pm	Have you joined the ShalladeGuzman Writers Group yet? Hi Writers! Have you joined the   Join Us! Meet top Editors, Agents, Publishers, etc. For more: http://shalladeguzmandotcom.blogspot.com/   ************ NEWS: Shalla is now at Amazon! ************ Plus! Did you know? Shalla Chats with Editors Back-2-Back February 1, 2007 SHALLA CHATS with Richard Peabody Writing and Publishing Literary Fiction by Shalla de Guzman       Who is Richard? Richard Peabody, a prolific poet, fiction writer and editor, is an experienced teacher and important activist in the Washington , D.C. community of letters. He is the founder and co-editor of Gargoyle magazine and editor (or co-editor) of fourteen anthologies including Mondo Barbie, Conversations with Gore Vidal, A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat Generation, Alice Redux, Sex & Chocolate, and Grace and Gravity: Fiction by Washington Area Women. He is the author of the novella Sugar Mountain, two short story collections, and six poetry collections including Last of the Red Hot Magnetos and I'm in Love with the Morton Salt Girl. He is currently working on Kiss the Sky: Fiction & Poetry Starring Jimi Hendrix (forthcoming 2007). Peabody holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in Literature from American University. He has taught at the University of Virginia, Georgetown University, The Writer's Center, and at Hopkins, where he has been presented the Faculty Award for Distinguished Professional Achievement. Peabody lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area. You can find out more at: http://www.wikipedia.org/ and http://www.gargoylemagazine.com/ Only at: www.shalladeguzman.com April 4, 2007 SHALLA CHATS with Alice Andrews Biofiction Introduced by Shalla de Guzman First of all, who is Alice? Alice Andrews teaches psychology with an evolutionary lens at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and is the editor/publisher of Entelechy: Mind & Culture, an evolutionarily-informed interdisciplinary online journal. She is also the author of Trine Erotic, a novel that explores evolutionary psychology and other behavioral science themes. Alice is currently working on a book (based on her essay with the same title, published at Metanexus) called An Evolutionary Mind (to be published as part of Imprint Academic's series: "Societas: Essays in Political and Cultural Criticism"), and plans to begin writing another novel soon. Only at: www.shalladeguzman.com ShalladeGuzman Writers Group yet?