tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92091143653175818142012-02-16T05:40:44.856-08:00Presented by the Tampa Marketing CompanyBill Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06959441619502853118noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209114365317581814.post-35981330839346435002009-02-22T11:27:00.001-08:002009-03-01T09:59:28.674-08:00The <strong>Tampa Marketing Company</strong> is seeking contributing authors for <strong>Five Books</strong> to be published in June 2009. The Collections for 2009 are:<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cccccc;">1. Ghost Stories and Unusual Tales.</span></strong><br />Fictional stories about ghosts, spirits, and the paranormal<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cccccc;">2. What Sports (and Sports Viewing) Is Really About</span></strong><br />Fictional stories about why people are so attached to sports activities. Stories can be about the activity itself, friendships made, or almost any aspect of the sports world.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;"><strong>3. Depression/Recession ? The Economy in 2009.</strong><br /></span>Fictional and/or testimonial stories about hardships faced in todays economy.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cccccc;">4. Relationships: the Good , the Bad, and the Funny</span></strong><br />Fictional stories about the good, the funny, and the bad side of relationships.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;"><strong>5. Measures of Time, A Collection of Contemporary Poetry.</strong><br /></span>Creative poetry reflecting todays emotions, living, and times.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;"><strong>Compensation and Submission Information:</strong><br /></span>Short Story writers will be paid $50 upon approval of their story for publication and will receive 4 books upon publishing. Poets will receive $25 and 2 books for each poem accepted.<br />Authors may submit more than one story or poem. Fees will be paid within 30 days of receipt of an executed Writer Acceptance Agreement.<br />Story must be original, on topic, and all rights to the story must belong to the author.<br />Deadline for entry is March 31,2009.<br />Selections will be made by April 10, 2009.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;"><strong>To Submit a Story:</strong><br /></span>Email story to <a href="mailto:bill@tampamarketingcompany.com">bill@tampamarketingcompany.com</a><br /><br />Heading must indicate which subject area the story belongs to and title of the article.<br />Name, address, phone, and email of the author must be provided. Story must be submitted in a Microsoft Word File. Stories to not be longer than 3,000 words. <strong>Poetry</strong> limited to 1,500 words<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cccccc;">Availability of Finished Books.</span></strong> The books will be available for pre-order and will be extensively marketed through all available store and online outlets. ORDER BOOKS AND GET MORE INFORMATION at <a href="http://writercollections.com/">http://writercollections.com/</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cccccc;">About Us:</span></strong> Tampa Marketing Company publishes the Davis Islands Community News, a 24,000 distribution monthly publication in Tampa, Florida. Additionally, the Company own/manages/or represents almost 1oo websites including <a href="http://www.sohotampa.com/">http://www.sohotampa.com/</a> and <a href="http://www.tampagold.com/">http://www.tampagold.com/</a>. Company President Bill Sharpe is President of the Davis Islands Chamber of Commerce and Tampa Ghost Watchers, Florida's largest Paranormal investigative team.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9209114365317581814-3598133083934643500?l=tampamarketingcompany.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bill Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06959441619502853118noreply@blogger.com25