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The Little Bird Winner!
By Sarah Selecky On May 7, 2013 · 11 Comments · In Little Bird Writing Contest, News & Announcements
The winner of the Little Bird Writing Contest is Leslie Greentree, author of “The Room of Pickled Things.” Congratulations, Leslie!
The prompt that started her story:
Write a scene that involves pickled carrots and supermarket eggs.
And three cheers for our runners up:
“Cola Bottle Light” by Emily Coon
Write a story [...]
The Little Bird Deadline is on Sunday!
By Sarah Selecky On March 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Little Bird Writing Contest, News & Announcements
We’ve received a stack of stories already, and I must say, they have some enchanting titles. (I can only see the titles, because the names are hidden, of course.) I’m so excited to hand these over to Alix next month.
There are still two days left before the submission deadline! Are you ready?
Submit [...]
Read it backwards. Deep Revision: Part 5.
By Sarah Selecky On March 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Little Bird Writing Contest, Technique & Mad Skills
This is Part Five of a 5-part tutorial called Deep Revision. This series is designed to help you prepare for The Little Bird Writing Contest. The contest is now open!
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To be a good editor of your own work, you have [...]
Cut it up. Deep Revision: Part 4.
By Sarah Selecky On March 12, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Little Bird Writing Contest, Technique & Mad Skills
This is Part Four of a 5-part tutorial called Deep Revision. This series is designed to help you prepare for The Little Bird Writing Contest. The contest is now open!
Subscribe to the series and contest updates at the bottom of this post.
One of the hardest things about attempting revision [...]
Read for influence. Deep Revision: Part 3.
By Sarah Selecky On March 5, 2013 · 4 Comments · In Little Bird Writing Contest, Technique & Mad Skills
This is Part Three of a 5-part tutorial called Deep Revision. This series is designed to help you prepare for The Little Bird Writing Contest. The contest is now open!
Subscribe to the series and contest updates at the bottom of this post.
Don’t pirate my editions; do plunder my visions. [...]
The Little Bird Salon
By Sarah Selecky On March 1, 2013 · 4 Comments · In Inspiration & Support, Little Bird Writing Contest, Technique & Mad Skills
On March 1st, 2013, I spoke to Giller nominee and Little Bird Writing Contest judge Alix Ohlin about the pleasures and perils of writing life.
In just over an hour, we were able to go surprisingly deep. We answered a wide variety of thoughtful (and tricky) questions from our audience, including:
How do you get [...]
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