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50 Writing Contests in July 2024 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

It's been raining all day. Hope tomorrow is better.
by Fiona L. Woods with reporting by Panzer the cat
 Today Panzer made another stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. He's glad he did because he found a post about July's writing contests there.
 Erica Verrillo's list includes writing contests for fiction, nonfiction, short stories, novels, and more. None of the contests charge an entry fee. You'll need to hurry with your entries because some of the contests have July 1 closing dates.
 Panzer says, "Some of these have entry restrictions, so be sure to read the submission guidelines."
 Note: With coverage of 50 writing contests this is a long post.  You'll need to decide what snacks to bring for your reading time.
  To read the post tootle over to Writing Contests

26 Glorious Writing Conferences and Workshops in July 2024 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Something for everyone.
 by Fiona L. Woods with reporting by Panzer the cat
 Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our intrepid traveling kitty boy found a post about next month's writing conferences and workshops.
 Erica Verrillo's list of July conferences and workshops include fiction, nonfiction, novels, memoir, short stories, and more events. Some of these are in-person, some online and some both.
 Panzer says, "Be sure to read the guidelines. Some of these have restrictions."
 Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences and Workshops

June Issue of Killer Nashville Magazine Free

Interesting reading here.

Today, Panzer found the June issue of Killer Nashville Magazine is available online.
 The magazine site is set up as if it's a Table of Contents. Each title in the list is a link to the article or short fiction.
 
To read the issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on cats mathematical ability: 
Humans decided a long time ago that cats have limited intellectual potential.They believe it because we can't count beyond one.
But ...
I can count to one a lot of times. Guard the computers ... I am Binary Cat.*
And ... It's a miracle!
Humans have a name for this condition ...
It's called Binary.
Turns out cats have excellent math skills.


*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: If it fits, it's mine. - Sunday June 23

HintHere's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.
As always, at the puzzle site remember to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to If it fits, it's mine.

Free Classic Mystery Movie: The Chase

Save me some popcorn.
Panzer found tonight's mystery movie at the Sallis65 channel on YouTube.
 The movie The Chase is a classic thriller. It's a 1946 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 24 minutes long.
 Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy the thriller.
 To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie

Free Clean Regency Romance Audiobook: For the Lady of Lowena

Now I'll go find tonight's movie.
If you like clean regency romance, Panzer found this one for you.
 The Cornish romance For The Lady of Lowena is written by Deborah M. Hathaway. It's 8 hours 55 minutes long.
 Make a cup of tea, wrap up in a blanket and enjoy this romance.
 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Regency Romance

Free Hercule Poirot Mystery Audiobook: Evil Under the Sun

See you tomorrow.
For the Hercule Poirot fans out there Panzer found this mystery at the Audio Oasis on YouTube.
 The audiobook Evil Under the Sun is written by Agatha Christie. It's 6 hours 34 minutes long.

You can't listen to a Hercule Poirot mystery without a cup of tea, so brew one (or two) up now.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Agatha Christie

 

Free Enemies to Lovers Romance Audiobook: My Billionaire Grump

I'll go find your mystery now.
If you like your romances clean with a little humor, Panzer found this one for you.
The sweet rom-com My Billionaire Grump is written by Camilla Isley. It's 3 hours 22 minutes long.
Grab a cup of tea, a pillow, lay back and enjoy this romance.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Camilla Isley

Taylor & Francis Issues Expanded AI Guidance for Authors, Editors - Publishers Weekly

It's interesting reading the full statement.
Panzer found an interesting press release at the Publishers Weekly site today.
The press release includes a link to the full AI Policy statement. The statement is long and goes into details about the Policy statement expansion.
The press release is very short so you won't need to bring anything to snack on while you read. (This is actually longer than the press release.) If you follow the link to read the full AI Policy statement, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.
To read the press release tootle over to Taylor and Francis