The story of Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, and Tiny Tim comes to life
in a fresh and exciting way with a twist of science fiction and
time-travel added to the mix. Join members of the Garden State
Speculative Fiction Writers as they perform their imaginative retelling
of this classic tale.
at the Old Bridge Public Library:
http://www.oldbridgelibrary.org/event/ebenezer-scrooge-unbound/
Upcoming Events
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Tues. Oct. 11 - Get Ready for NaNoWriMo
Tues. Oct. 18 - Tricks and Tips for Writing a Novel
Sat. Oct. 22 - Member Fall Event
Tues. Nov. 1 - Write-In #1 - NaNoWriMo Kick Off
Sat. Nov. 5 - Character Dreaming with David Sklar
Tues. Nov. 15 - Write-In #2 - NaNoWriMo Half Way There
Fri-Sun Nov. 18-20 - Philcon
Monday, December 12, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016
Congratulations to all our
Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers
Contest Winners!
From the Depths of NJ 22nd Annual Short Story Contest
- 22 short stories
- Over 76 thousand words
- Stories from Canada, UK, India and US including NJ, PA, NY, NC, OH, IL, CO, AZ
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Clinton Road Revisited by Jay Seate
Cryptid Conclave by Chris Bauer
The Devil You Know by C.I. Kemp
Never Ending Litany by Diane Arrelle
Please Do Not Climb on the Alien Death Machine – Falling Hazard by Patrick Flanagan
3rd PLACE
Slick Nick and the Pow Wow Man by Tom Joyce
2nd Place
Even Weirder, New Jersey by Joe Nazare
1st Place
The Ghost of Nicky Newark by James Edward O’Brien
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Workshop at the Old Bridge Public Library
Last night was the first NaNoWriMo workshop at the library. Six writers came out to to learn about NaNo, talk about writing, and for fun we did a few idea-generating exercises. As anyone who's done NaNo knows, you need a lot of ideas to fill 50,000 words!
The next workshop will be Tuesday at OBPL, 7pm. This one will be on "Tricks and Tips" for writing a novel.
Then on November 1st and 15th, we will have Write-ins at the library, where you can hang out and write with other people instead of sitting home alone.
https://www.meetup.com/Garden-State-Speculative-Fiction-Writers/events/234686005/
Last night was the first NaNoWriMo workshop at the library. Six writers came out to to learn about NaNo, talk about writing, and for fun we did a few idea-generating exercises. As anyone who's done NaNo knows, you need a lot of ideas to fill 50,000 words!
The next workshop will be Tuesday at OBPL, 7pm. This one will be on "Tricks and Tips" for writing a novel.
Then on November 1st and 15th, we will have Write-ins at the library, where you can hang out and write with other people instead of sitting home alone.
https://www.meetup.com/Garden-State-Speculative-Fiction-Writers/events/234686005/
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers
presents
From the Depths of Jersey:
22nd
Annual Short Story Contest
Theme: What if the jersey devil
still lurks in the bogs of the Pine Barrens? What if the ghost of Jimmy Hoffa roams
the marshes of the Meadowlands? What if the souls of the deceased wander the
air station where the Hindenburg went down? What if Snooki was human? What really happens on Clinton Road?
This year’s stories must feature a product, person, or place from New
Jersey. You may want to take an existing myth or legend from New Jersey and make
it your own. Or take a historical event from NJ, and give it a fresh
alt-ending. All that we ask is that your story be speculative in nature,
meaning it must contain an element of horror, fantasy, science fiction, or any
combination thereof.
Submission
Period: The contest closes at 11:59pm
Eastern Standard Time on Sunday October 23,
2016.
Eligibility
and Prizes: The contest is open to everyone. All entries will be judged
by Neil Morris, GSSW Contest Coordinator, and Frederick Doot, Managing Editor
of Fantasy Scroll Magazine. The top
three stories will move on to our final round, judged by Iulian Ionescu,
Editor-in-Chief of Fantasy Scroll Magazine.
The 1st Place
story will be published in a future issue of Fantasy Scroll Magazine, as per editor’s timeline and discretion,
and the author will receive the Graversen Award ($75), in honor of the GSSW’s
founder, Patricia Graversen. The 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive
$40 and $25, respectively. There is NO ENTRY FEE. Multiple submissions
are NOT allowed. Current members of the GSSW will receive a critique by Neil
Morris, Contest Coordinator.
Format: Stories
must be original and unpublished. Manuscripts must be double spaced and
no more than 5,000 words in length (firm). Judging is blind, so please remove identifying information from the
manuscript, including all headers and footers. Only the title should
precede the text on the first page of the manuscript. Failure to meet
these conditions will result in automatic disqualification.
Where
to Submit: Electronic submissions ONLY. Email manuscripts as an
attachment in .rtf file format to GSSWcontest@gmail.com. Include
contact information (name, mailing address, phone number, email address) in the
body of the email and note the story title in the subject line.
Contest results
will be announced at the GSSW’s meeting on November 5, 2016 at the public
library in Old Bridge, NJ. All entrants are invited to attend. Prize
money will be issued in the form of a check payable to winner. Winners
unable to attend the meeting will receive their prizes by mail. All
contestants will be notified of the results via email and receive critiques no
more than 30 days after the public announcement.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
News from GSSW
Hi Folks,
The website's been cleaned up a bit, and now includes our current schedule for 2016 and updated Meet Our Members pages. Still looking for more member news, so if you've done something, let us know!
As always, please email me at dooteronomy at yahoo dot com if you want to be added to the member list.
Lastly, we're officially on twitter. Visit and follow us at: @GSSpecWriters
Hopefully see all of you next week as we welcome guest speaker Myke Cole.
See you then!
The website's been cleaned up a bit, and now includes our current schedule for 2016 and updated Meet Our Members pages. Still looking for more member news, so if you've done something, let us know!
As always, please email me at dooteronomy at yahoo dot com if you want to be added to the member list.
Lastly, we're officially on twitter. Visit and follow us at: @GSSpecWriters
Hopefully see all of you next week as we welcome guest speaker Myke Cole.
See you then!
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
GSSW's Winter Event
Fellow Writers and Readers,
Join us on Wed. January 20 as we invade the KGB Fantastic Fiction ( http://kgbfantasticfiction.org/
) reading series, hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matt Kressel. The
evening's speakers are Delia Sherman and Ilana C. Myer. The event begins
at 7, and they suggest getting in early to make certain you get a seat.
Hope to see you there!
A new year, a new website
Welcome to the Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers group!
More content coming soon. Suggestions always welcome and encouraged.
Until then, here's a little about us:
The GSSW is a non-profit multi-genre writers group catering to the needs of writers from all walks of life. We offer monthly meetings, guest speakers, workshops, critique groups, online resources, guideline and sample copy libraries, a national short story contest, and much more
More content coming soon. Suggestions always welcome and encouraged.
Until then, here's a little about us:
The GSSW is a non-profit multi-genre writers group catering to the needs of writers from all walks of life. We offer monthly meetings, guest speakers, workshops, critique groups, online resources, guideline and sample copy libraries, a national short story contest, and much more
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