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Publicity Planner for 2012 from Paul J. Krupin

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Every year I create a forward-looking publicity calendar to help identify opportunities for people which is available in a free pdf file download.

It contains a lot of unusual holidays so that you can get creative, think ahead, and identify ways to tie-in to calendar events well in advance of the day they occur.

Here’s the link to the Publicity Planner for 2012:

• http://www.directcontactpr.com/files/files/PublicityCalendar2012.pdf

• Snip URL: http://goo.gl/YtBUi

Share freely.  Enjoy!

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Thank you Paul. We appreciate your calendar.

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Writer’s Digest Upcoming Contests

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

It is well worth the effort to enter writers contests. You can see two on www.ifwtwa.org for food wine or travel writers. scholarship-awards

However this is an excellent list from Writer’s Digest. Winning a contest provides a lot of credibility and salability.

It’s almost a New Year -
that means a clean slate and a fresh beginning!

To help you prepare for the coming year, here’s a comprehensive list of the Writer’s Digest competitions. Whatever your genre, whatever your skill level…we’ve got a competition for you. So mark your calendars – enter and expose your work to agents, to publishers, to peers and to your future fans!

Self Published Awards

  • The only competition exclusively for self-published books and self-publishing writers
  • Winning entries will be published in Writer’s Digest
  • Cash prizes, including $3,000 for the Grand Prize winner
  • 10 categories of competition
  • Deadline: April 20, 2012
  • Now Accepting Entries!

Writer’s Digest Annual Competition

  • Compete to win in 10 categories
  • Winning entries published in Writer’s Digest
  • Gain exposure to agents, peers and readers alike
  • Winning entries will be on display in the 81st Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection
  • Cash prizes, starting with $3,000 for the Grand Prize winner
  • Deadline: May 1, 2012
  • Now Accepting Entries!

Poetry Awards

  • Poems are 32 lines or fewer
  • Winners and winning poetry titles will be printed in the July/August 2012 Writer’s Digest
  • All winners will appear on www.writersdigest.com
  • Cash prizes, including $500 for the Grand Prize winner
  • Deadline: December 3, 2012
  • Learn More

Short Short Story Competition

  • Open to manuscripts of 1,500 words or fewer
  • The names and story titles of the 1st through 10th place  winners will be printed in the July/August 2012 Writer’s Digest,
  • Winners and winning titles are published on writersdigest.com
  • Cash prizes including $3,000 for the Grand Prize Winner
  • Deadline: December 15, 2012
  • Learn More!

Popular Fiction Competition

  • Seeking new fiction in 6 genres: SciFi/Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense, Young Adult, Romance, Crime, Horror
  • First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
  • Second Prize: The Second Place-Winner receives $500 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
  • Honorable Mention: Honorable Mentions will receive promotion in Writer’s Digest and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
  • Deadline:  September 14, 2012

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Finalist in the Writing and Publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, ”$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book,”

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Paul J Krupin Shares an Educational Article About Pitching Stories

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

The information below is from Paul J Krupin who shares an article about pitching stories.

Here is a link to a rather hilarious and educational article about pitching
stories to newspapers. Although it focuses on freelancing, the lessons
learned are applicable to all sorts of other publicity seekers and media as
well.

http://www.alligator.org/news/features/article_81ce33c8-1b1a-11e1-ada2-001cc
4c03286.html

Short link: http://goo.gl/IiGPL

The article supports my long-standing philosphy and the recommended tactics
about recognizing that media are publishers who seek to monetize their
publishing and will only publish stories that support their income streams:
subscriptions and advertising.

The article offers a fresh insight into the reasons for the trends about why
certain types of coverage (including things like book reviews), are sadly
dropping by the wayside.

It emphasizes the need for writers to focus on writing that interests people
and sells.

Paul J. Krupin, Direct Contact PR
Reach the Right Media in the Right Market with the Right Message
http://www.DirectContactPR.com

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