The Conservatory of American Letters
Is a non profit tax exempt literary educational foundation.
The IRS requires we publish our purpose:
To conserve and make public literary works of exceptional merit
without regard to commercial potential.
To encourage
and develop literary talent.
To offer the
reading public an alternative to mass marketing mediocrity.
GO TO "ABOUT C.A.L." BELOW WHERE UNDERLINED WORDS ARE LINKS
What's New at C.A.L.
6/21/07
SUMMER NORTHWOODS JOURNAL JUST MAILED.
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of J. R. Clifford as our reviews editor. P;ease send books for revie or written reviews to him at J. R. Clifford 3017 Ashburton Way, Mt Pleasant SC 29466. Reviews require a reading fee of $2.00. Books for reviews require a reading fee of $4.00, and include a 50 word ad for the book. Reviews written by authors or publishers pay $4.00 and the ad is included. Reviews must state at least one place where book is available (not just "from author" or "from publisher."
Make checks payable to J. R. Clifford. We review small press and self published books only.
J. R Clifford's book, Double Daggers is an award winning finalist in the Historical Fiction category of the National Indie Excellence 2007 book Award.
Congratulations Jamie!
6/13/07
The Northwoods Journal announces a need for three editors. We need 1) a fiction editor 2) a
Features editor 3) a Reviews editor. This is an opportunity for three people interested in small press. Pay is but token, probably not even minimuum wage. Each editor would work alone in his or her own home. Job description: find (or write it yourself) good stuff to print. Don't expect us to find it for you. Reading fees are your pay, plus as any other writer if you write something we use. Plus commissions.
5/10/07 WITH POSTAL RATES INCREASE AS OF 5/14, WE ARE FORCED TO INCREASE OUR SHIPPING CHARGES FROM $3.50 FOR FIRST BOOK TO $3.95. THIS INCREASE DOES NOT EVEN COVER POSTAL INCREASE FROM $1.59 TO $2.13. SUBSEQUENT BOOKS @ .65 DOES NOT CHANGE.
Soft target, the Air. A new novel just contracted, By Joel Narlock. (Expected publication date, OCTOBER. 2007.) probably ready by june 15, though. If you fly, or expect to, or enjoy flying. DON'T READ THIS BOOK!
I accepted it thinking it was 100% fiction. Including the Entomopter. I thought the entomopter was a science fiction device. Turns out it is not. It is a genuine technological wonder designed to fly in the thin to no atmosphere on Mars. In this otherwise fictional story, a terrorist gets hold of a few entomopters (sold to some middle eastern men for the purpose of protecting oil fields from sabotage) and brings down three jet liners with the device. It is un-stoppable by any security systems currently in place. The perpetrator just has to be able to see a plane taxi onto a runway for take off. He can then send the device to the plane where it will attach itself to the landing gear. When the landing gear is retracted the entomopter, carrying a small bomb, is on board. When the craft hits atitude, boom! its all over. No way our present security systems can stop it. I'll be sending a manuscrpt copy of the novel to all security-law enforcement agencies.
Don't believe me? Go on line, google up Entomopter. then:
Have a good flight!
9/21/06
BIG NEWS: NEW PHONE NUMBER. 207/226-7528. WE HAVE FINALLY BEEN ABLE TO TELL THE PHONE COMPANY TO BUZZ OFF. OUR PHONE IS NOW DELIVERED BY TIME-WARNER CABLE and we can now return all calls. (don't tell anyone, but we always have, only now we'll actually be able to afford it,)
8/7/06 FREE BOOKS to anyone requesting them., We have many books that we can't sell, books sent us for review, a few of our own titles remaindered, books sent to us as samples by printers, etc. We would rather give them away than throw them away, so if you'll send money for postage we'll send you free books, First pound of books is $2.17 (that's $1.59 book rate post and a .58 shipping bag) we'll stuff a bag and send it to you. For each additional pound add .59. for up to three pounds, then add another .58 for another shipping bag. Any excess you send will be counted a donation and we truly need it.
cheers
R
Always:
If I don't respond to an e mail that needs a response within 24 hours, better call 207/226-7528. My spam blocker will (rarely) block something it shouldn't. I check e mail several times a day Mon-Fri. I do not normally work on weekends. Not much use to call before early afternoon. I normally sleep from about 2 AM to 10 AM, don't get in much before 1 pm, after a grueling 4-5 hour day I usually quit about 6. (but I do return ALL calls)
FALL '07 NORTHWOODS JOURNAL!
DEADLINE: Northwoods Journal, a magazine for working writers, Get ready for Summer (Deadline AUGUST 15) We're always short of good poetry. Would like to see well written articles on marketing. We'd like to feature a small press author each issue, with interviews, bibliographies, good photos, etc.We pay a small advance, but royalties can increase pay significantly. Check out our link below.
While I fully realize I'm not much of a promoter. (I have a conflict there. The magazine is done 100% by me by hand. It is laborius, repetitive, mindless work I hate, and I really don't want to make many more than the 125 or so I make each issue.) I never hear from anyone, so why bother? The December issue will include a chapbook of all the poems we published in 2006 so the readers can vote cash prizes to the best. Please be sure and vote.
9/21/06 CAL announces search for a successor to founder Robert Olmsted, as he has used up his three score and ten. BUT WAIT, I can't find three score and ten in the bible, but I did find Genesis 6 v 3 which says we get to live to be 120. I've still got 50 years to go. (but I'd still like to find a successor.) We've had three show interest, but they quickly bowed out.
Did you know? We produce a CD with every book of poetry. Especially valuable for performing poets.
About C.A.L.
In order to
accomplish our objectives, we own and operate the following companies and plans. Northwoods Press, the poet's press, publishes poetry, local and family histories and works about them. It offers a teacher's custom publishing arm. Northwoods Press also publishes the
quarterly Northwoods Journal, a magazine for writers. and the annual Northwoods Anthology.
Dan River Press publishes only fiction and biography and the annual
Dan River Anthology (since 1984)
Century Press publishes in all areas.
Perhaps most
importantly (at least used by more writers than any other service) is our Personal Publishing Program (PPP) where you are your own publisher. We believe that if you can't get a royalty contract this is the best way to go. Click on the underlined link and go there.
You'll find prices and other propaganda.
Check out other Services.
Click on any of those
underlined links and go to the press, where you will find catalogue and guidelines for
submission.
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