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1. Word of Success

a) “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”- Theodore Roosevelt

b) “Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.”- Napoleon Hill

2. Editor's Note

The theme for the last month of 2018 - Dec 2018 - Short Stories is "Suspense".

Your contributions can be submitted in the SUBMISSION FORM to all categories from 15th to 25th of each month. Only the theme based stories will be considered for Short Stories. More details are on the notice board.

We have 7 new writers who joined IWW recently, and they are - Sangeeta Saha, Shashi Soreng, Alfisha Siddiqui, Devanapalli Veenavani, Ghazala Javed, Kanjika Ram, and Himanshi Shukla. There were more stories and poems from new writers, but I could not accept them for not following our simple rules.

3. New items published at IWW in Nov 2018.

Short Stories - Theme - Repentance
(a) I Tried to Kill My Daughter(b) Brave Daughter of Pavanpur(c) The Last Anniversary(d) To Be Or Not To Be

These stories can be read on the main page. IWW Short Stories

Poems

(a) Different Trajectory(b) My Parents: The Exceptional Souls(c) It Hurts!!(d) Balloons
These can be read on the main Poems page. IWW Poems

Perspective
(a) On a Dark Night(b) Woman of Soil(c) Dhara.
These can be read on the main Perspective page. IWW Perspective

As You Say
a) The Use of "EXIT" Philosophy in Practical Life . b) S/he

These can be read on the main As You Say page. IWW As You Say

Travelogues
Trip to Namakkal
This can be read on the main Bedtime Stories page. IWW Travelogues

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4. Literature News
a) "Jasmine Days" by Benyamin wins the 2018 JCB Prize for Literature. https://literaturenews.in/awards/jasmine-days-by-benyamin-wins-the-2018-jcb-prize-for-literature/

b) Long list for DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, 2018 - https://literaturenews.in/awards/long-list-for-dsc-prize-for-south-asian-literature-2018-released/

5. Contests (Copy these links, paste each one of them on your browser and check for details.)

a) Nowhere Magazine Fall 2018 Travel Writing Contest. - Deadline: December 31st, 2018 • Entry fee $20. http://nowheremag.com/contests/

b) Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee.)- https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free

c) Castle Craig’s 30th Anniversary – International Essay Writing Competition -Last date - Dec 30, 2018Castle Craig Hospital in Scotland is holding an international essay writing contest to celebrate their 30th anniversary. It is inviting students who are studying medicine, psychology, nursing, psychotherapy and social work.

The theme of the contest is: Focusing on Addiction - https://castlecraig.co.uk/contact-us/essay-competition/

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5. Charity work.
Take a moment to check out Deepa Academy

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6. Check out these books

a) A CHRISTMAS IN SCOTLAND - A travel memoir

b) CHERISHED

c) THE SECOND CHOICE

d) BEFORE THE SUNSET

e) VANISHED GIRL

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