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From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

325 Paying Markets for Short Stories, Poetry, Nonfiction - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

 Panzer was shaken from his kitty nap by cheering and clapping coming from the Catosphere. Hopping into the Panzermobile he followed all the noise to the Publishing ... And Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about markets was causing all the hullabaloo.
 
[image error] It will keep you busy all weekend.
The post by site owner Erica Verrillo lists 325 paying markets for writers' submissions. There are markets for short stories, poetry and nonfiction. According to the post, many of the markets were listed on Duotrope and she added more of her own.
 Panzer says, "If you can't find a market for your work there, you're not really looking to sell it."
 Note: This is a humongous post. Bring two thermoses of tea, thirty muffins and thirty-three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for your searching mission today.
 To read the post tootle over to 325 markets

London Book Fair Announces Three-Week Format in June - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about the London Book Fair. In April Panzer told you about the London Book Fair's plans to be online only this year.
  [image error] Three weeks is a long time for a conference.
According to the post by Porter Anderson, the London Book Fair has announced the schedule for this year's Book Fair. The post is divided into three sections. The first section is an introduction about the time table for the Fair. This section also contains an explanation of a planned break from June 11 through June 20. The second section is the schedule for the annual conferences from June 7 through June 10. The third section is the schedule of the programming for June 21 through July 1.
 Panzer says, "There's a lot planned for those three weeks."
 Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and five chocolate chip cookies for today's reading.
 To read the post tootle over to London Book FairTo read Panzer's previous post, tootle over to London Book Fair digital only 

No Post Today

Do you know what Sunday is?

No post today. Mom is catching up on her work.
We'll be back tomorrow.

Children's Authors Show Off Their Treasures on Antiques Roadshow - Publishers Weekly

 Today Panzer stopped in at the Publishers Weekly site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about three authors and the Antiques Roadshow.
  It's true he's a dog, but those Snoopy comics are cute.
According to the post by Claire Kirch, three children's authors will be appearing on the PBS Antiques Roadshow this season. Because of COVID-19 travel restriction and problems, the show needed to find celebrities near the show's home base in Boston. In addition to other celebrities, this season's shows features children's author Jason Reynolds, and author-illustrators Marc Brown and Mo Willems and their treasures.
 Panzer says, "This just seemed really interesting to this little kitty."
 Note: This is a long post because it discusses the 'treasures' of each of the three featured authors. Bring a large cup of tea, a muffin and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading.
 To read the post tootle over to Antiques Roadshow 

#DisneyMustPay: Authors' Groups Join Forces to Advocate for Writers Owed Money By Disney - Writer Beware

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he suddenly heard booing and hissing outside the Panzermobile. Following the angry noises took our brave kitty pilot to the Writer Beware site. There he found a post about the Disney organization's treatment of writers.
 According to Victoria Strauss' post, the Disney company is not paying some writers their royalty payments. The company, also, is not responding to authors about their requests for payment. Seven writers' groups (Authors Guild, Horror Writers Association, National Writers Union, Novelist, Inc., Romance Writers of America, Science Fiction Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime) have joined together to help authors try to get their royalties paid. The group is using the Twitter hashtag #DisneyMustPay for discussions, to give out information and to learn about authors who aren't being paid.
  Careful. He left a big mess there.
Panzer says, "Hmm ... So, Mickey isn't paying his bills, huh?"
 Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a large muffin for today's reading.
 To read the post tootle over to Disney

A New Panzerism

 Panzer on learning new skills:
I heard What's His Name telling Mom he's going to teach me how to clean my own litter box.
Well ...
I've got some breaking news for him ...
[image error] It's simple. I just don't want to.*
We cats already know how to clean our litter boxes.
But ...
Why should we ...
When we've taught our humans to do it for us?




* From Cat Wisdom for humans

Writing is on the wall for Calibri: Microsoft to replace its default font and offers up 5 new choices - GeekWire

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he heard crying outside the Panzermobile. Following all the hoopla took our brave kitty boy to the GeekWire site. With no digging at all he discovered a post about Microsoft was causing all the angst.
  I still miss Times New Roman.
According to the post by Kurt Schlosser, Microsoft has announced it's removing Calibri as default font in Microsoft Office. There are other fonts under consideration as the replacement default. Each of the possible replacements are described in the post. A link to Microsoft's Twitter announcement is included in the post.
 Panzer says, "It's not even a nice breakup tweet."
 Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading enjoyment.
 To read the post tootle over to Calibri font

22 Great Writing Conferences in May 2021 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Today Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. With a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty found one about writing conferences scheduled in May.
Mystery is my middle name.
The post by Erica Verrillo lists twenty-two conferences. The conferences are all either online or by phone. There are poetry conferences, fiction conferences, nonfiction conferences, and even a science fiction conference. It looks like there's a conference for everyone except mystery writers. Use the included links to see how much each conference is charging to attend.

Panzer says, "Unfortunately, some of the conferences have April registration deadline dates, so it's too late to signup to attend them."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of cocoa, three muffins and four chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.
 To read the post tootle over to  May Writing Conferences

Plenty of Plaudits to Go Around - The Rap Sheet

 Panzer made a trip to The Rap Sheet site today. There our intrepid kitty traveler found a post about mystery and thriller writer awards competitions.
  That's a lot of awards.
According to J. Kingston Pierce's post, there has been a plethora of writers' groups and organizations announcing their awards contests recently. Shortlists of the contenders have been announced for the Crime Writers of Canada, the International Thriller Writers, and the British Crime Writers Association. The contestants and the title of their work for each of the awards for the different organizations are listed in the post and there are links to each organization.
 Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty didn't know there were that many different mystery and thriller writers."
 Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of tea and ten muffins for today's reading selection and all the links included in the post.
  To read the post tootle over to Mystery writing contests shortlists