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THE LIT LIST: Special Holiday Issue No. 52

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, 1d 5h ago
This weekly newsletter lists the literature activities being hosted all over DeviantArt. As a bonus, this Special Holiday Issue features some great CLUBS THAT NEED SUBS, in the spirit of giving!

This issue features:

:bulletblue: Volunteer opportunities from #Scribblers-Anonymous and ~unknown-poet-project.
:bulletblue: Contests from *Prose-R-Us and #LyricsRus.
:bulletblue: Prompts from =RawEm0tion and ~fiftywordfiction.
:bulletblue: A new critique opportunity with *Prose-R-Us.
:bulletblue: New groups!

:iconlyricsrus: #LyricsRus is a new club that centers around lyric writers. If great songwriting is your thing, or you write poetry with an emphasis on musicality, then this place could be your new home. They're starting things off with a contest, so don't hesitate! Join Now!

:iconmovie-reviews: #Movie-Reviews, from the makers of #Book-Reviews, is designed to also encourage nonfiction writing in the form of, you guessed it, movie reviews! If you're a movie lover or a movie hater, they'd like to receive your well-written and thorough reviews. Join Now!

:iconplumeworks: #PlumeWorks is a brand new group devoted to featuring poetry and prose submissions by its members. Every week there is a special "Feature of the Week," an honour which happened to fall to ~deviantkupo for his humourous work Baking Through Suicide. If you're looking to promote your writing, please consider #PlumeWorks! Join Now!

LitBits: Issue 4

=KneelingGlory:iconKneelingGlory: reports, December 24
LitBits is a bi-weekly publication that lists projects, discussion, and events happening in dA's literature community. The aim of this publication is to bring as many lit-minded people together in as many ways as possible. If you have something you'd like mentioned in the next article, send a note to =KneelingGlory with the subject line For LitBits.

LitWIP'S SHOWCASE PROJECT (repost)

*LitWIP:iconLitWIP: reports, December 15
To improve the visibility of the stories we host, we are going to offer a new service for both authors and readers, so that...

AUTHORS will get an opportunity to highlight their work and tickle the readers' curiosity

READERS will be able to get an idea of what they are going to read, and choose according to their tastes

The Written Revolution – One Week In

=StarBoyDeath:iconStarBoyDeath: reports, December 15
#theWrittenRevolution is a group focused on literature, to give all writers a chance to develop and promote their work, whether it be prose, poem, song lyrics and any other form of writing. Our members are caring and supportive, as well as dedicated and talented writers. Anyone is welcome: if you love writing, or maybe just reading, you can be a part of the writing phenomenon that will rock the deviantART world.

Simplyprose: November's Submissions

*simplyprose:iconsimplyprose: reports, December 14
November's Submissions for *simplyprose.

THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 51

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, December 13
This weekly newsletter lists the literature activities being hosted all over DeviantArt.

This issue features:

:bulletblue: New prompts from #Writers-Workshop, =RawEm0tion, and #distinctreference.
:bulletblue: New contests from ~TheSoulAsylum, *TheWritersMeow, #the-haiku-club, and #lyriclub.
:bulletblue: Contest extensions from *Scribblers-Anonymous and #Critique-It.
:bulletblue: New critique opportunities from *writeaway and #Inked-Page.
:bulletblue: 3 new groups!

:iconeditwrimo: ~EditWriMo was inspired by the ever popular Writing Month's like National Novel Writing Month and National Poetry Writing Month. The group has selected January as it's month to encourage editing all month long. For this reason, the group is not fully operational, but keep your eye on it now in preparation for January!

:iconsuturehq: #SutureHQ Suture is back with a new group! For those of you who weren't around, Suture is like the Robin Hood of deviantART literature, bringing writers the information they need with no concern for noteriety. Now they're back with tons of resources for the needy.

:iconthewrittenrevolution: is a group that accepts written submissions for many forms of writing, including poetry, prose, songs, etc. The group is inclusive, accepting writers of all styles and levels of skill. The group is also dedicated to making literature a more prominent and catered-to art form on deviantART. Join the revolution!

Philanthropy Contest

=BleedingHeartsPoetry:iconBleedingHeartsPoetry: reports, December 11
Bleeding Hearts Poetry presents the December contest with an in-depth look at procedures, prizes, and requirements.

LitBits: Issue 3

=KneelingGlory:iconKneelingGlory: reports, December 8
LitBits is a bi-weekly publication that lists projects, discussion, and events happening in dA's literature community. The aim of this publication is to bring as many lit-minded people together in as many ways as possible. If you have something you'd like mentioned in the next article, send a note to =KneelingGlory with the subject line For LitBits.

Bleeding Hearts Literature - Issue 1

=BleedingHeartsPoetry:iconBleedingHeartsPoetry: reports, December 5
Bleeding Hearts Poetry is a club devoted to literature that captivates the reader with heartfelt words and the allure that literature possesses. Once a week, happenings within the club as well as within our affiliates are announced, and features from the group and our affiliates are also published. Our mission is to provide an informational outlet to all the wonderful things occurring in the community as well as informing the community of quality deviants and the often overlooked talent they possess. Please fave the news article to support our cause!

THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 50 **SPECIAL ISSUE!**

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, December 4
In this extra special issue of The Lit List, you will find a listing of some of the publisher, `ATrue's, favorite clubs on deviantART, followed by the regular, long-anticipated Lit List.

This issue features:

:bulletblue: New PROMPTS from =RawEm0tion, *versebyverse, *ProsePlease, ~writeaway, *simplyprose, ~writeaway, =PoetryPlease, :devfiftywordfiction, ~Soundzine, *distinctpoetry, and `leoraigarath.
:bulletblue: New CONTESTS from =Inked-Page, :devscibblers-anonymous:, *the-haiku-club, *aillesdors, and =Scarlettletters.
:bulletblue: New VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES with *Live-Love-Write, =project-improve, ~Book-Reviews, =Writers-Club, and *Scribblers-Anonymous.
:bulletblue: New CRITIQUE OPPORTUNITIES from *Prose-R-Us, *Critique-It, ~TheCritiqueBox,
:bulletblue: New CLUBS, ~PutPen2PaperClub and *LitWIP.

:iconputpen2paperclub: ~PutPen2PaperClub is a new all-inclusive club that accepts all forms of writing from poetry to prose, fiction to fanfiction. They are waiting for members before releasing prompts and contests though, so if the concept interests you then go show them some support. Join Now!

:iconlitwip: *LitWIP is a club designed for writers of original stories that are "works-in-progress." The point of the group is to provide a forum in which writers with unfinished or rough work to get helpful feedback towards completing their work. Join Now!

Literature News This Week

THE LIT LIST: Special Holiday Issue No. 52

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, 1d 5h ago
This weekly newsletter lists the literature activities being hosted all over DeviantArt. As a bonus, this Special Holiday Issue features some great CLUBS THAT NEED SUBS, in the spirit of giving!

This issue features:

:bulletblue: Volunteer opportunities from #Scribblers-Anonymous and ~unknown-poet-project.
:bulletblue: Contests from *Prose-R-Us and #LyricsRus.
:bulletblue: Prompts from =RawEm0tion and ~fiftywordfiction.
:bulletblue: A new critique opportunity with *Prose-R-Us.
:bulletblue: New groups!

:iconlyricsrus: #LyricsRus is a new club that centers around lyric writers. If great songwriting is your thing, or you write poetry with an emphasis on musicality, then this place could be your new home. They're starting things off with a contest, so don't hesitate! Join Now!

:iconmovie-reviews: #Movie-Reviews, from the makers of #Book-Reviews, is designed to also encourage nonfiction writing in the form of, you guessed it, movie reviews! If you're a movie lover or a movie hater, they'd like to receive your well-written and thorough reviews. Join Now!

:iconplumeworks: #PlumeWorks is a brand new group devoted to featuring poetry and prose submissions by its members. Every week there is a special "Feature of the Week," an honour which happened to fall to ~deviantkupo for his humourous work Baking Through Suicide. If you're looking to promote your writing, please consider #PlumeWorks! Join Now!

LitBits: Issue 4

=KneelingGlory:iconKneelingGlory: reports, December 24
LitBits is a bi-weekly publication that lists projects, discussion, and events happening in dA's literature community. The aim of this publication is to bring as many lit-minded people together in as many ways as possible. If you have something you'd like mentioned in the next article, send a note to =KneelingGlory with the subject line For LitBits.

EditWriMo Coming Soon!

~EditWriMo:iconEditWriMo: reports, December 21
A short explanation if you haven't seen it already, plus a couple of updates. Spread the word!

42 prompts.

~tiannangel:icontiannangel: reports, 20h 29m ago
a bit of an odd side to writing prompts...

:devlyricsrus: Lyrical Contest

*ladyshadowrage:iconladyshadowrage: reports, December 24
Lyrical Contest hosted by #LyricsRus
Open to all Lyrical writers

F*ck Cancer Contest Winner!

=Oden36:iconOden36: reports, December 22
Winner of the F*ck Cancer Contest by =pullingcandy

Bleeding Hearts Literature - Issue 3

=BleedingHeartsPoetry:iconBleedingHeartsPoetry: reports, 1h 41m ago
Bleeding Hearts Poetry is a poetry club committed to providing heartfelt literature and bringing the literature community together through working concertedly to bolster a healthy environment for the development of quality pieces created by deviants just like you on a daily basis. In order to do this, please take a few minutes of your time to read through activity in the community and fave this news article.

SLASH-YAOI-ORIG-FICS - new Club!

=madlodger:iconmadlodger: reports, 1d 19h ago
A new group catering specifically to slash/yaoi fiction connoisseurs :)

Great Poetry From a Friend!!!

~In-the-Dark11:iconIn-the-Dark11: reports, 1d 16h ago
These are just a few of the wonderful poems she has. Enjoy!

And he stil remember her

~Blurryblue:iconBlurryblue: reports, December 21
Heart and Soul

Literature


THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 48

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, November 1
If you want to affiliate with The Lit List, please use this [link] which will lead people to the most recent issue. Thank you!

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PRACTICE
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Poetry Prompts

October Prompts from *distinctpoetry.
Challenge #42 from =PoetryPlease.
Witches from =RawEm0tion.
Wishmaker Challenge from =RawEm0tion.
October Prompts from *simplypoetry.
:new:Villanelle from *versebyverse

Prose Prompts

Books We'd Like to See Reviewed from ~Book-Reviews.
Ghost Stories from *dAWriterStrike.
August Prompts from *distinctprose.
The Undead from ~fiftywordfiction.
Primitive from *ProsePlease's ProsePrompt section.
It's Halloween from *ProsePlease's Nonfiction Nook.
:new:November Prompts by *simplyprose.
1st Person Horror Story from *TheWritersMeow.
October Flash Fiction Prompt from ~writeaway.
All in the Interview from #Writers-Workshop.

General Prompts

Writing Activity 3 from *dAWriterStrike.
The PhotoLit Prompt from =echelon-maniac.
Change Your Spots Challenge from `innocencedied2nite.
Dreamland Writing Prompt from *jamberry-song.
October Prompts from *Letters-Words-Write.
from ~six-words.
Circus from ~soul-paper-lit-club.
What it said from ~Start-Writing-Club.
A Character To Fall In Love With from *ThornyEnglishRose.
45 Writing Prompts from ~veiled-eyes.
The Bodice Ripper Prompt from `WineWriter.
Avenue from ~Wordspill.
:new:More Metaphor, Please from #Writers-Workshop.
Two unique challenges from =writingclub.

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COMPETE
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Poetry Contests

Down With Cliches from =bekkia. Deadline Nov. 15, 2009.
Ode to Love from ~BiShoujoMiharu. Deadline Dec. 21, 2009.

Prose Contests

Proxy War from *Teeceeoh. Deadline Nov. 6, 2009.
:new:Creative Nonfiction Contest from *ProsePlease. Deadline Nov. 15, 2009.
The Ultimate Fanfiction Contest from ^ArtisticAunJuli. Deadline Nov. 20, 2009.
Subtle Absurdities from *ColdContactKiss. Deadline Nov. 30, 2009.
Write a Critique from *Critique-It. Deadline Dec. 1, 2009.
Write a Critique Guide from *Critique-It. Deadline Dec. 1, 2009.

General Contests

The Creativity Contest from =TheAnimeButterfly. Deadline Nov. 5, 2009.
Feelings of Autumn from *Live-Love-Write. Deadline Nov. 23, 2009.
Cancer Awareness Contest from =pullingcandy. Deadline Dec. 5, 2009.
All About Life from *Shards-of-Shame. Deadline Jan. 1, 2010.

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CHAT
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#booksnow, official room of ~BooksNowChat.
#cabal, official room of *The-Cabal.
#classiclit, just before the G spot.
#dalit, a rest stop and workplace for writers of all sorts.
#distinct, official room of *DistinctLiterature.
#flashfictionmonth:, official room of *Flash-Fic-Month.
#flashlit, a place for FlashLit players to play without disturbing anyone.
#getlit, official room of ~getLIT.
#litdeviations, the official room of =DailyLitDeviations.
#literazzi, a place for writers of all levels and folks who love literature.
#litfactory, a place where all poets and writers are warmly welcomed.
#litgdoncall, a room where lit GD's hang for the sole purpose of answering your questions.
#lithate, for those without free love.
#litliove, home of the supportive and encouraging literature community.
#litplease, official joint room of =PoetryPlease and *ProsePlease.
#litqna, a room strictly for questions regarding Literature.
#litshare, a room where you can share your lit pieces.
#LitteraeAmor, a locked chat (can you get in?).
#litterbugs, official room of *LitterBugs.
#projectimprovechat:, official room of *project-improve.
#rawem0tion, official room of ~RAWEMOTION.
#Scissors, for writers serious about developing, shaping and sharing their craft.
#scribesanctuary, official room of =ScribeSanctuary.
#theeapiooc, one of two official rooms of ~EAPIrp.
#theeapirp, one of two official rooms of ~EAPIrp.
#trashrock, official room of ~Trashrock.
#wlc, official room of ~WickedlyLoquacious.
#WriteAwayPoetryProse, the official room of ~writeaway.
#writersmeow, official room of :devwritersmeow:.

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SUGGEST
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*helping-the-unknown has a collection of literature that features little known writers, and they're always looking for more. Suggest Something
`smoking-mirrors is accepting prompt topic suggestions on behalf of *Flash-Fic-Month. Suggest Something
*TheFavoritesProject wants your poetry feature suggestions.
~Lit-Resources will enter you in a draw for prizes if you suggest someone to feature.
*Prose-R-Us wants suggestions for writers they can feature.

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CRITIQUE
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Give:

Critique With a Theme: Flow from ~TheCritiqueBox.

Receive:

=Hauos Critique Headquarters.
*Live-Love-Write offers Poetry & Prose Critiques.
*project-improve of Poetry & Prose Critiques.
`youthculture's Critique-A-Week Project.

Give & Receive:

:new:*Critique-It's November Critiques.
DeviantArt's Literature Workshop Forum
=Inked-Page's Comment Project.
*Lit-Lovers's Community Critique Box
=PoetryPlease's Workshop Forum.
*ProsePlease's Community Critics
*Prose-R-Us's Workshop.
~TheCritiqueBox's Critiquables.
*The-Novelist-Club's Writer's Circle Workshop.
~writeaway.'s Comment Service.
=writingclub's Critique List.

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VOLUNTEER
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Poetry Positions

=RawEm0tion is looking for Greeters and Spotlight Judges.
=PoetryPlease is looking for a Contest Admin.
=SongofthePoets is looking for a Co-Owner, a Contest Manager, and a Members Manager.

Prose Positions

*distinctprose is looking for a Co-Admin.
*ProsePlease is looking for a ProsePrompt Admin and Community Critics Admin.

General Positions

*DailyDeviants is looking for Literature Team Members.
=DailyLitDeviations is looking for Chatroom Administrators.
=Inked-Page is looking for several more admins.
*LITplease is in need of Chatroom Moderators.
~LyricalPoets is looking to fill a variety of positions.
~Scribblers-Anonymous is looking for someone to adopt the club.
~writeaway is looking for a Resource Manager.
=writingclub is looking for Submissions Staff and Club Critics.

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VOTE
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*Live-Love-Write wants you to vote for the winners of the Create Your Own Character contest by Nov. 5, 2009.
*TheDeviantAwards wants you to nominate your favorite for Best Literature Critic and Best Songwriter.
:new:*versebyverse wants you to vote for the winner of the best of form for the haiku prompt.
=writingclub wants you to vote for the winner of the Lost in Time Contest.

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QUICK LINKS
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Awesome as always! :clap: Will you be adding the NaNoWriMo chatroom for November?

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I want a spirit like the wind.
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:iconletters-words-write:
We launched a new critique event for the month of November.

As always, thank you for this compilation. :heart:

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