IWW Newsletter - Issue 134 - Dec 2023

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Hope all of you are doing well and are busy in the celebration of Xmas and welcoming the New year 2024. Wish you in advance a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

1. Words of Success

“Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise.” ―Frank Ocean

ii. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” ―Thomas Edison

2. Editor's Note

I am happy to welcome our new writers who have joined our community last month: They are -

Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal, Nikita Raikwar and Maria Sunisha Sunil

3. New items published at IWW in November 2023

Poem

- Devotional Songs to Babaji

- Hymn for Babaji

These poems can be read on the main page titled – Poems

Short Story

- Illuminating my Indian identity

This story can be read on the main page titled - Short Stories

As You Say

- Striking a Balance

This can be read on the main page titled - As You Say

Film Reviews

- Where the Crawdads Sing

This can be read on the main page titled - Film Review

Travelogue - Video

- https://youtu.be/gUAejYvBuXc

4. Literature News

i) Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot replicate the emotions and creativity of human authors - experts at an international conference in Bhubaneswar..

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/ai-cannot-replace-human-beings-in-creating-great-literature-experts/articleshow/105347444.cms

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

a) The Exeter Novel prize Last date - Jan 1,2024 Entry fee: £20 https://www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/2023-exeter-novel-prize.html

b) The Disquiet prize.

Last date - Jan 5, 2024 https://disquietinternational.org/the-program/contests-scholarships/the-disquiet-prize/

c) Gemini Poetry contest.

Entry Fee: $9 (up to 3 poems) Deadline: January 2, 2024 https://gemini-magazine.com/poetry-open-contest-2024/

d) The 2024 William Matthews Poetry Prize.

1-3 poems, any style, any theme, any length, with a $20 entry fee. https://ashevillepoetryreview.com/

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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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