Site’s Raison D’être
Seawoman and the writing community of Barbados mourn the passing of dedicated Co-ordinator of VOICES: Barbados Writers’ Collective and award-winning writer Deborah Callender. See thread on VOICES website NOTICE TO ALL and scroll down for Seawoman’s tribute and memories of her cherished spirit-sister Debby.
More web news about our warm word warrior Debbie can be found on my group CARIBBEAN WRITERS and De Carla Applwhaite’s Remembering Debbie Event on Facebook.com, as well as Ian Bourne’s blog THE BAJAN REPORTER.
DEBORAH CALLENDER
*Photo used with permission of De Carla Applewhaite
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They are out there.
Anthologies, journals, websites (for web content), magazines, publishers and e-zines are waiting for the rich and varied offerings of our Caribbean writers-whether widely celebrated or up-and-coming.
Spoken-word artists and oral storytellers with their audio offerings are finding more markets too, including streaming radio sites.
More and more outlets are flourishing right in our region too.
Very often established international publications and competitions, on and off the web, also include publishing opportunities for writers situated in the Caribbean and the wider Diaspora.
Photographers and visual artists are not be left out since several journals accept images too.
The downside is, after signing up for the news letter-perusing (and perusing) all of the articles and ads, getting excited about the possibility of gaining a big prize-you read further and find you (= Caribbean writer) are NOT eligible! Even worse, you DON’T double check and find you’re ineligible.
So, literary artists including freelance writers: After years of combing numerous e-newsletters, webrings, writing craft magazines and guides, websites, e-zines and post-it notes with scribbles (and hard drives crashing), I decided to put all my “two cents” in one place. Right here! Others seem to think the effort is worthwhile too.
BONUS: Won’t kill you with my emails anymore.
There’s been a great response so far but if you see:
- a niche I’m not filling
- broken links
- defunct publications
- a publication that you know personally that ignores writers’ rights
PLEASE let me know.
So voilà!
Blessings,
P.S. Hit me up wid some feedback, nuh?
DISCLAIMER
NB. While we make every effort to present accurate and up-to-date information and promote publications/resources that protect the rights of writers on this site, you use this information entirely at your own risk.
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