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Call for Submissions: New Anthologies JWP 2024

Call for Submissions: Voices on the Gift of Aging Jack Walker Press invites writers to submit personal essays for our upcoming anthology, “Voices on the Gift of Aging” (working title). We seek reflections, and insightful and transformative narratives exploring the multifaceted aging journey. We aim to celebrate the richness, wisdom, and unique experiences that come …

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LitFriends Newsletter: New Year, New Projects

Jan 2024 LitFriends Newsletter

Subscribe to LitFriends First Name: Email: I agree to receive email updates and promotions. Submit LitFriends: New Year, New Projects Dear LitFriends, Happy New Year to our esteemed community of writers and readers. We hope this message finds you immersed in the joy of storytelling and creative exploration. If not, we hope you find inspiration …

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Gift-Writing Unleashed: Introducing Write-A-Gift Launchpad

Gift-Writing Unleashed: Introducing Write-A-Gift Launchpad Click Here To Learn More How wonderful would it be to transform your appreciation for others and your way with words into cherished gifts that don’t break the bank and certainly won’t end up gathering dust in the yard sale or the back of the closet? Imagine gift-writing without running …

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LitFriends Newsletter: Making Writing Harder Than It Should Be

LitFriends Newsletter: The Personal Essay and Resistance Are You Making Writing Harder Than It Should Be? (I am) LitFriends, every time I overcome resistance to writing, I feel better. I wish resistance would go away, but it never will. I wanted to write this little intro days ago, but I was working in my head …

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New look at ‘Corners; Voices on Change’

New book trailer for ‘Corners; Voices on Change” I’ll be honest here.  We had a book trailer created for Corners when it first came out.  We never released it because it felt like the wrong tone.  The music sounded like an alternate theme to the Mission Impossible movie series.  Corners; Voices on Change is about the …

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Spotlight on Betsy Robinson and Friendship

Betsy Robinson and Amy Lou Jenkins in a Conversation About What can be Learned Within Friendships of Contrast Buy Friends at Amazon or your favorite bookseller including your indie bookstore. ALJ  Hi Betsy, I loved your essay, ‘Two Kinds of Gardeners,’ in Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship and I admit, I tend to …

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Win a free copy of Friends: Voices On The Gift of Companionship

A Chance To Win a Free Copy of ‘Friends: Voices on The Gift of Companionship’ This promotion has ended and all winning copies have been sent, you can still request a digital review copy of’ ‘FRIENDS.’ By requesting, you agree to publish an honest review in print or web and to email AL@JackWalkerPressDOTcom to share …

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Friends: Voices On The Gift Of Companionship

A book for and about Friends

Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship twenty-four true stories of friendship “An uplifing celebration of essays about the value of friendship” Midwest Book Review Give FRIENDS to say “I cherish you.” BUY TODAY ON AMAZON SHOP YOUR LOCAL INDIE BOOKSTORE Praise for ‘Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship’ International Review of Books “A …

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‘Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship’ Anthology Update and More

Tell your friends you cherish them

Dear friend and reader, are you okay? We know the country and world is suffering. All the more reason, that we should tell our stories. Our stories, our history, our art can nudge the world to a better place. We have received all our contracts back for the ‘Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship’ …

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Friendship Anthology Update and Thoughts on Release Date

Our anthology about friendship is progressing, yet we still are not ready to send contracts, as expected. Most of the writers have received notification that their essays were short-listed, meaning we expect to be sending a contract for inclusion. Some of our favorite writers from the previous anthology sent some later entries.  We are still evaluating …

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