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  • Galaxy Award Books of the Year: 2011 Galaxy Award Books of the Year: 201... Published on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 by admin
    Audible.co.uk Audiobook of the Year Winner: My Dear I Wanted to Tell You Louisa Young (HCAudio). Shortlisted: Any Human Heart William Boyd, narrator Mike Grady, Before I Go To Sleep S J Watson, narrator Susannah Harker, My Dear I Wanted to Tell You Louisa Young, narrator Dan Stevens,...
  • The Early Bird Catches the Worm: December Writing Competitions The Early Bird Catches the Worm: De... Published on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 by admin
    The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated. Please note that none have been verified by Virtual Writers, Inc. and we can, therefore, take no responsibility for them. You are advi...
  • Book Publishers A-Z Book Publishers A-Z Published on Friday, November 18, 2011 by admin
    A Ablex Publishing Ace Books Academic Press Addison–Wesley Adler Publishing Akashic Books Aladdin Paperbacks Allen & Unwin Anaphora Literary Press André Deutsch Andrews McMeel Publishing Anova Books Anvil Press Poetry Applewood Books Apress Arcade ...
  • The Early Bird Catches the Worm: November Writing Competitions The Early Bird Catches the Worm: No... Published on Monday, October 17, 2011 by admin
    The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated. Please note that none have been verified by Virtual Writers, Inc. and we can, therefore, take no responsibility for them. You are ad...
  • General Writing Competitions (International, US and UK) General Writing Competitions (Inter... Published on Monday, October 17, 2011 by admin
    The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated. Please note that none have been verified by Virtual Writers, Inc. and we can, therefore, take no responsibility for them. You are advi...
  • The Early Bird Catches the Worm: October Writing Competitions The Early Bird Catches the Worm: Oc... Published on Thursday, October 13, 2011 by admin
    The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated. Please note that none have been verified by Virtual Writers, Inc. and we can, therefore, take no responsibility for them. You are advise...
  • Writers’ News: New Online Venture from Penguin Writers’ News: New Online Ven... Published on Monday, September 5, 2011 by admin
    Book Country is a new free online venture from the Penguin Group. Although currently in beta mode, it looks promising. According to the website, "Book Country is a place where readers and writers of genre fiction come together to read original fiction, post work or comments, and make a nam...
  • UK Digital Books Sales UK Digital Books Sales Published on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 by admin
    According to the Publishers Association, UK digital book sales in 2010 increased from £4m to £16m from total book sales of £3.1bn....
  • Free Online Short Story Workshop Free Online Short Story Workshop Published on Thursday, April 28, 2011 by admin
    This intensive, month-long workshop, devised to toss participants head first into the process of writing a short story (1k – 10/20k words), begins Wednesday 4th May at 5pm PST and continues every Wednesday until month’s end. Each week we will tackle a different ingredient so part...
  • Huckleberry Hax Huckleberry Hax Published on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 by admin
    Interview first published in Role Magazine, November 2008 METAVERSIAN FICTION This world we inhabit has a knack of drawing us in, slowly at first until we are living and breathing the very virtual air that envelops us. Some of us become so intrinsically attached to this world that ...
Welcome to Virtual Writers, Inc.
Virtual Writers, Inc. furnishes both the professional and beginning writer with opportunities to meet other writers, share resources, learn about jobs, news and new writing markets, and showcase their work in a distinctive way. In addition, we provide the writer with an exciting way to meet other writers in an inclusive and friendly environment. Virtual Writers, Inc. is unique in that it has a fully functional 3d sim in Second Life® where daily writing events, such as word wars and dashes, author meet and greets, poetry open mics and book readings are held.
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