1. Word of Success

a) "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

-John D. Rockefeller

b) "The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same."

- Colin R. Davis

2. Editor's Note

a) Hope all of you had a happy Ganesh Festival (Vinayaka Chaturthi).

b) The theme for the month of Sept 2019 - Short Stories - There is no specific theme this month. Any 5-6 good stories will be considered.

Your contributions can be submitted in the SUBMISSION FORM to all categories from 15th to 25th of each month.

c) We have 6 new writers who joined IWW community recently, and they are - Rianka Sarkar, Srivalli Chilakamarri, Kavya Sharma, Shabnum Khanum, Gayathri Devi Dutt, and Deeptangshu Das. There were more contributions from new writers, but I could not accept them for not following our simple rules.

3. New items published at IWW in Aug 2019.

Short Stories -
a) Redefining Completeness, b) Stranger Becomes Beloved, c) Tejimola's Aai, d) Sunshine, and e) The Real Name

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

Poems

a) Masked Identity, b) Virgin and Another Poem, and c) She Will Survive
These poems can be read on the main Poems page. IWW Poems

As You Say
Divorce on the rise in India

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

Perspective
a) The Infamous cabbies of Mumbai

This can be read on the main Perspective page. Perspective

Book Reviews
a) A Basketful of Lies, and b) A drop of you

These can be read on the main Book Review page. Book Reviews

Book Promotion A Pedestrain on a Highway authored by Gayathri Devi Dutt.

This can be read on the main Book Promotion page. Book Promotion

Recipes - Puttu, a Healthy and Tasty breakfast. Recipes

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

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4. Literature News
Check out these -

a) Women dominate 2019 Booker Prize longlist. https://bit.ly/2lVc9Lb

b) The labyrinthine Bitesize literature quiz. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z767f4j

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

a) Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Pen to Publish Contest. https://www.amazon.in/b?ie=UTF8&node=13819037031&ref=p2p_Both_gsearch_adLast Date - December 14, 2019.

b) Fresh Ink Fiction Contest https://fresh.ink/contest . Last Date - Dec 1, 2019.

c) A Monthly contest for High school aged children. No Fee. https://writetheworld.com/competitions.

d) Manchester Fiction prize - Last date - Sept 20, 2019. Stories can be up to 2500 words in length. The entry fee is £17.50. https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/writingcompetition/

e) Fellowshop For people living in America only. No fee.http://www.americanacademy.de/apply/apply-for-a-fellowship/

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6. Charity work.
Take a moment from your busy life to check out Navajeevan Trust Kottayam

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7. 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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