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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?
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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!
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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!
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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 [...]
It’s finally here! Today is the opening day for the Little Bird Writing Contest!
I think the grosbeak says it best:
I hope you can join me for the live chat with our judge Alix Ohlin TODAY at 2pm EST. RSVP now to get in on the [...]
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