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Announcing our next Contest
Fall/Winter Contest: Your First 2500 Words
About Submit the first 2,500 words, or less, from your work in progress. Compete for recognition or pay extra to receive edits and written feedback from a professional editor!
PLEASE SEE THE RULES AND JUDGING CRITERIA BELOW.
We look forward to reading your entries!
Entry Submission Rules
Be sure to comply with all requirements. As with most professional writing submissions, there is no leeway on the rules. Questions? Please contact: kvhoffman@att.net.
1. Must be a member of Palm Springs Writers Guild with current, active status. 2. Entries accepted between the opening date and submission deadline posted above. 3. Please enter contest by registering online with a $40 entry fee for each entry; you can enter up to 3 times. Submit multiple entries separately. 4. Each entry is 2,500 word maximum 5. Must be submitted as a MS Word document 6. One inch margins, double-spaced 7. 12-point Times Roman or Times New Roman 8. Indented paragraphs 9. Title must be included in the document header. You may not use the contest theme as your title 10. Pagination must be included in the document footer. 11. Do not include your name anywhere on the submitted document, only in the body of your e-mail. 12. Please submit your entry as an email attachment and send it to kvhoffman@att.net, no hard copies accepted. 13. The subject line of your email will read the title of your work (not the contest theme name) 14. Blind submission entries are critiqued by a professional editor. 15. For an additional $35.00 entries will be returned with edits and feedback on your story and presentation. 16. There are no refunds for this event.
Winners Will Receive
1. $100 or one free Workshop and one free Online Lab.
2. Announcement in Tuesday Tiding, PSWG Social Media and January Writers Forum.
Judging Criteria
Announcing our upcoming
September Writers Forum
In-person monthly gathering. Come experience our new panel discussions and member-to-member knowledge sharing! Expect to leave with a better understanding of Screenplay Formatting.
Whether blockbuster or bust, every movie begins with a blank page, a blinking cursor, and a writer with a dream. But how do you sell that dream? Learning to format it into a screenplay is what separates amateurs from Hollywood pros. Who knows... maybe your novel or memoir has tinsel town dreams! Join screenwriters Charlotte Hunter-Copper and Eduardo Santiago for a panel that could put you on the road to Oscar glory!
REGISTER
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Event Contact: Eduardo Santiagosantiagogo@aol.com
Announcing our next In-Person Workshop
Get Out of Your Own Way—Overcoming Negative Self-Talk Jayce Carter
About Jayce Carter
Jayce Carter is a romance author who has published over forty novels and novellas. Her work has been turned into audiobooks, translated into multiple languages, and released internationally. She is passionate about telling stories that feature strong female characters, complex world building, and compelling relationships. When not writing, she spends her time working with other writers by teaching workshops on subjects such as the craft of writing, romance, working as a neurodivergent person, and productivity, along with participating in the local literary community. She lives in the Morongo Basin with her husband, two kids, and one furry land shark.
Description of talk:
Are you passionate about writing, but have trouble forcing yourself to sit down and write? Have you always 'wanted' to write a book, but something holds you back? Then join Jayce Carter as she goes over what these mental roadblocks look like, how to overcome them, and how to start getting your book written.
Takeaways:
To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration.
We may take photos and/or videos at any of our events for promotional purposes.
Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m.
Ready to become a member of the Palm Springs Writers Guild? Please click here.
Event Contact: Jayce Carterhfheyns@gmail.com
Camaraderie, Creativity & Cocktails
Free Write and Mingle
TUESDAYS! HOST: Kristina Van Kirk
Join fellow members to write and socialize! We will have writing prompts to spark our imagination, then transition to happy hour! Registration is not required for this free event, and please feel free to bring a guest!
Location:Tommy Bahama's Resort at Miramonte Lobby Bar 45000 Indian Wells Lane Indian Wells, CA 92210 (442) 305-4500
Registration is not required for this free event, but we'd appreciate it if you did.
Members only. Feel free to bring a guest.
Free Write begins at 3:30 p.m. Mingle begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. Attend either or both.
Event Contact: Eduardo Santiago (323) 377-9730 (323) 377-9730 santiagogo@aol.com
Register to display and sell your book(s)
PSWG Book Festival
Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory
About The Festival
40 published local authors will be at the Rancho Mirage Library's Community Room meeting with the public, selling and signing their books from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In a corner of the Community Room there will be an intimate circle where visitors can hear authors read a page or two from their work. During those hours, in the Library's Cafe, there will be panel discussions with select authors on topics regarding Mystery/Thriller, Romance, Memoir and Fantasy. You must be a registered member of the Palm Springs Writers Guild to sell your books at this event.
Registration opens September 8, 2025.
To cancel your registration so someone else may register, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration.
Book Festival begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m., December, 2025.
Event Contact: President, Kristina Hoffman kvhoffman@att.net
