Nov.1, 2011–Yes, Monday, my usual blog day has passed but a surprise  (and most welcome) visitor from my "olden days" arrived for a great re-cap of old times yesterday leaving no time for Blog Monday.

I was the guest speaker this morning at one of the (hundreds– maybe more?) nation-wide branches of P.E.O. a women's organization.  (Philosophical Educational Organizations)  More than 25 gracious women applauded my talk and offered complimentary words as well as purchasing 11 copies of my four published books.  Most gratifying.

But my main purpose with this blog is to be as helpful as possible for any readers out there in blogland who tune in:  I announced the Central Coast Writers Contest last week.

The Sacramento Branch of California Writers Club also announces its 2012 Short Story Contest.   750 words max. Prizes $100, $50, $25.    Entry fee $10.  Deadline, Jan. 31, 2012.  Details to be announced.  I will relay these a.s.a.p.

A Writers Conference will be held in San Francisco Feb. 16-20 with best selling writers lined up to speak.  See the website at www.sfwriters.org for full details.  Register by Dec. 31 an save $100 on the enrollment price.

Sharpen your pens–or your keyboard fingers, and enter contests.  I won a second place and $50 in a recent CWC contest. Good way to get the juices flowing.  Willma

Oct. 9, 2011– Following a "hitch" in sending Blogs, I hope I am back and reaching "subscribers" again.

This has been a busy week with dear writer/visitor from California. As to writing news, I'm not sure that I reported my 2nd place win for short story "Peligro" in the Inland Empire annual contest.

My coming week is full with visitor gone but workshops meeting Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Investigate the Saturday Writers Short Story Contest; $7 entry fee.  First place $100. Deadline Nov. 1, 2011  Open subject, open genre.  Word limit 2011.  More info at: http://saturdaywriters.blogspot.com/2011/O8contest-information.html

See SAFERY PIN REVIEW.  Send one to three pieces of unpublished fiction of no more than thirty words each to safetypinreview@gmail.com   Pays $1 per story.

Good luck, Willma

9/28/11– What happened, I do not know, but I am not a capable solver of cyberspace mysteries.  I just learned that my Blogs of  Sept. 18 and Sept. 26 did not get posted.  Therefore, I'm trying again here and will repeat the  info I offered on contests in those two messages.  The guidelines for the Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction, 750 word limit: http://www.bradschreiber.com/mona.htm

Annual Funds For Writers, word limit 750. Guidelines:www.fundsforwriters.com/annualcontest.htm

Crab Creek Review Fiction Contest, 3000 words, max. $10 entry fee.  Mail to Crab Creek Review Contest, c/o 7315 34th Ave. NW. Seattle WA 98117

Wordsprint, a quarterly, carries prize of $100–$5 entry fee.  See www.lagosliteraryjournal.com.  essays, poetry, fiction for each quarterly issue.

Will try to discover what I'm doing wrong.  Bood luck, Willma