IWW Newsletter - Issue 135 - Jan 2024

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1. Words of Success

"Obstacles are inevitable, but quitting isn’t It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up." – Vince Lombardi

ii. "Sometimes, success means being the first to fail It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." — Herman Melville.

2. Editor's Note

Wish you all a very happy New Year 2024. I am happy to welcome our new writers who have joined our community last month: They are - Shevaughn Pimenta and Bhoomika S. Kumar.

3. New items published at IWW in November 2023

Poem

- Mist - Stuck we remain - Split Second - Me at Thirty Nine

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

Perspective

- Mental Health

This article can be read on the main page titled - Perspective

As You Say

- RAAHI

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

Film Reviews

- The Responsible Creativity

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

Stories for Children

- Tale of Devi Vaishno and Bhairav Nath

This can be read on the main page titled - Stories for Children

4. Literature News

Recent updates from the world of literature and books – December 2023 https://literaturenews.in/events/recent-updates-from-the-world-of-literature-and-books-december-2023

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

a) The Azim Premji University Short Story Contest for Young Writers 2024. Last date - 10 Feb 2024 https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/contest/short-story-contest-for-young-writers-2024

b) Keekli Story Writing Competition . https://keekli.in/keekli-story-writing-competition-2024-join-the-pan-india- literary-challenge/

c) Biopage Storytelling Contest. Last date - 31 Jan 2024. https://www.biopage.com/contest

d) Voice Talent Scholarship Competition 2023-2024 Open to: Students enrolled in a university or college anywhere in the world.

Prize: 3 scholarships worth $3,000 Deadline: January 31, 2024

https://www.voicetalentonline.com/scholarship/about-the-scholarship/

e) Magma 2023/24 Poetry Competition . https://magmapoetry.com/magma-2023-24-poetry-competition/ Entry fee: £5 . Closing date: 31 January 2024

f) Story Unlikely Short Story Contest . This is one of the best short story competitions that welcome all genres: fantasy, sci-fi, memoir, and even nonfiction! All winning entries are published in the monthly issue of Story Unlikely and the winning entry may be published in the annual print issue.

Entry: Free! Closing date: 31 January 2024

g) The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New Writers 2024.

Entry fee is US$20. Last date 28 Jan 2024

https://mastersreview.com/winter-short-story-award-for-new-writers/

h) Short story contest

https://www.storyunlikely.com/#contest

Last date 31 Jan 2024

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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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