1. Word of Success

a) "To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.”

-Eva Young

b) "Everyone who works with love and with intelligence finds in the very sincerity of his love for nature and art a kind of armor against the opinions of other people."

-Vincent Van Gogh

2. Editor's Note

We have introduced a new section called Informative Articles. Please remember to check it out.

As usual, we had too many submissions last month too, and could not accommodate them all. Many new writers continue to submit their work to the site without adequately checking it out. Please follow the rules properly.

We have 4 new writers who joined IWW community recently, and they are - Simra Sadaf, R.G.Asha Nandhini, Ishita Shukla, and Sharanya Shukla.

3. New items published at IWW from Sept to December 2020.

Short Stories -
- The Scientist and the Alien, Summer of 1992, and Revenge

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

Poems

- 5 Short Poems, The Pandemic and 2 other Poems, and A Guest on Our Planet
These poems can be read on the main Poems page. IWW Poems

Perspective

- What Makes One an Onion

This can be read on the main Perspective page. IWW Perspective

Stories for Children
- The Lesson

This can be read on the main page Stories for Children. IWW Stories for Children

Bedtime Stories
- The Prize

This can be read on the main page Bedtime Stories. IWW Bedtime Stories

Book Review
- English Patient. - Interpreter of Maladies, and - Before the Coffee Gets Cold

These can be read on the main book review page. Book Reviews

Informative Articles
eSanjeevani - an Online Healthcare Portal

This can be read on the main Informative Articles page. Informative Articles

IWW Youtube Channel.
Thanks for the friends who have subscribed to our Youtube Channel - Indusvlog. IWW Indus Vlog Youtube Channel .

New video - https://youtu.be/dhAokHiP20I 

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4. Success Stories

Being an IWW author, has it helped you in any way? If so, please send us your success story, telling us how induswomanwriting.com made a difference, opened a door, helped you get some place you wanted to be. Send it to lakmen76@gmail.com marked "Success Story" on the subject.

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5. Literature News
Check out these -

a) Meet these teen authors from India.https://www.newkerala.com/news/2021/19241.htm

b) JCB Prize for Literature 2020: Malayalam author S Hareesh's Moustache, translated by Jayasree Kalathil, wins the awardhttps://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/jcb-prize-for-literature-2020-malayalam-author-s-hareeshs-moustache-translated-by-jayasree-kalathil-wins-the-award-8990611.html

c) Costa Book of the Year: 'Utterly original' Mermaid of Black Conch wins.https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55816858

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

a) International Young Writers Prize (for High School Aged Writers) last date: 2 March 2021.The Young Writers Prize is open to all genres of creative writing: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, & writing for children. https://hungermtn.submittable.com/submit/126776/contest-international-young-writers- prize-for-high-school-aged-writers

b) Katherine Paterson Prize (for Young Adult & Children’s Literature). Fee $20.https://hungermtn.submittable.com/submit/6902/contest-katherine-paterson-prize-for-young-adult-childrens-literature

c) RUTH STONE POETRY PRIZEhttps://hungermtn.submittable.com/submit$20 ENTRY FEE. Deadline March 1, 2021. Please submit up to three poems in one entry (all three poems in one Word document or PDF). One first-place winner receives $1,000 and online publication, and one runner-up receives $100 and online publication.

Paying Markets.
a) HERAhttps://www.herabooks.com/submissions/We're looking for crime and thriller, romance, saga and general fiction. Please note we are not publishing nonfiction, young adult or children’s fiction, poetry, science fiction and fantasy or short stories. Please send a one-page synopsis, the whole manuscript as a Word document and contact details to submissions@herabooks.com We promise to read every single submission we receive and respond to each one. We aim to get back as soon as possible, ideally within 12 weeks.

b) MILLS & BOONhttps://www.millsandboon.co.uk/pages/submission-processAt Mills & Boon we have a romance for every reader. If you're interested in writing for us, please consult each of the series guidelines. =========================================================

7. Charity work.
Take a moment from your busy life to check out Angels Orphanage

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7. Check out these books By buying these books you are directly helping the maintenance of the iww site.

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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