Blue Mountain Seeking Book Submissions for New Publishing Line

Blue Rich Mountain by Kecko Creative Commons

Blue Mountain Arts has a new book division that is seeking submissions for gift books, teens and tween books, inspirational, motivational and so on.

Check out the post on Freelance Writing Jobs.

Publishing and the Financial Meltdown

$$$ Money's so Tight by Faungg Creative Commons

Nathan Bransford has a great blog from Friday rounding up the experts' take on how the financial armageddon will affect the publishing biz. Forewarned is forearmed.

Query on.

Register Now for the Saturday Writers Fall Workshop!

Saturday Writers is doing a fabulous "Turn the Page" workshop on October 25, 2008. It's a great opportunity to talk to an agent and book and magazine editors. The early bird deadline is coming up October 1, 2008. You can also get a critique for $25 from literary agent Krista Goering, but manuscripts must also be in by October 1st.

Mea Culpa. I'm planning to go, but I need to get registered. You can pay with paypal! Or mail a registration form and check payable to Saturday Writers to:

Tricia Sanders
90 Westwood Trails
Foristell, MO 63348

• Early Bird (received by October 1, 2008): ___ Member $50 ___ Non-Member $60
• After October 1, 2008:___ Member $60 ___ Non-Member $70
• At the Door: ___ Everyone $75

(Sorry, lunch will not be provided for those who register the day of the workshop.)

Workshop Details From the Website:
"October 25 - SATURDAY WRITERS PRESENTS "TURN THE PAGE" WORKSHOP from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Peters City Hall, Room A, One St. Peters Centre Blvd, St. Peters, MO. (Note different location from regular meetings.)

Finished your novel or almost have it finished? Have new ideas for a smashing article? Well, turn the page and join us for an all-day workshop featuring Krista Goering, literary agent from The Krista Goering Literary Agency LLC; Susan Swartwout, professor, director of the University Press and editor of Big Muddy; Rebecca French Smith, Managing Editor Missouri Life, and Anna Genoese, Consulting Editor for Tom Doherty Associates, LLC."