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Welcome to the Appalachian Writers Forum Helpful information to assist you in getting the most from this Forum.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: Welcome, pooradopame... on Yesterday at 02:42:30 PM
Child Boards: Forum Objectives/Rules, Welcome Wagon, Site News/Upgrades, Comments/Suggestions, Site Help
Calendar Events If you, your group, organization or association would like to place an interesting event here, please contact a moderator.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by an ordinary woman in Re: National Storytellin... on October 03, 2007, 09:20:35 PM
Child Boards: 2007, 2008, 2009
Writing Contests Post interesting contests to share them with other Forum members. Please notify a moderator so we can link the deadline to the calender.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: A Message From Autho... on April 28, 2008, 01:59:39 PM
Child Boards: 2007, 2008, 2009
Writing Workshops If you have or are trying to put together a workshop on writing, feel free to post it here.	6 Posts 2 Topics	Last post by an ordinary woman in Re: Workshops on January 17, 2008, 02:17:29 PM
Helpful Links If you come across a link or two that may be be beneficial to this forum, this is the place to post them.	28 Posts 13 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: Bent Pin Quarterly on April 01, 2008, 07:53:08 PM
Site Promotion Help us grow by getting the word out about our site. Use anything you find here as a promotional tool on sites you run or have access to.	6 Posts 3 Topics	Last post by Genie in Re: Found a new and inte... on February 28, 2008, 07:06:39 AM

Appalachian Writer's Forum Bookstore

About the Appalachian Writer's Bookstore Here you'll find books written by our very own member-authors. You are encouraged to comment on and question these authors about their works.	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in About the Bookstore on January 06, 2008, 05:16:37 PM
G. Rayner Check out the writings of AWF member-author, Genie Rayner. Moderator: Genie	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Song of the Blessing Tre... on January 06, 2008, 09:03:37 PM
L. Wright Check out the works of one of resident authors, Laura Wright. Moderator: Laura_writes	3 Posts 2 Topics	Last post by Genie in Re: Timeslips & Terrors on January 18, 2008, 02:59:30 PM
M. Dawn You won't want to miss out on the edge-of-the-seat fiction of Mountain Dawn Moderator: mtndawn	2 Posts 1 Topics	Last post by Genie in Re: The People of Spirit... on January 18, 2008, 02:56:49 PM

Reading Room

Recommended Books Variety of books for everyone to consider reading; whether they write or not.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by an ordinary woman in Re: the Blistered Cat by... on May 05, 2008, 08:52:24 AM
Child Boards: On Writing, Resource, General reading
Book Reviews For those members who feel compelled to do so, this is the place to post formal book reviews following a specified format.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by KyPlowboy in Collapse: How Societies ... on September 04, 2007, 11:22:27 PM
Child Boards: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Children/YA, Technical/Scientific, Published Articles/Essays, Published Short Stories
Recommended Periodicals Know of any good writing periodicals or journals? Share them with us here	6 Posts 2 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Re: Another magazine you... on October 21, 2007, 12:43:03 PM
Recommended Reading Websites If you have some favorite sites you frequent just for reading enjoyment, feel free to post them here.	10 Posts 7 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: NEW SITE FOR READERS on March 27, 2008, 11:03:40 PM

Classroom

Library A collection of writers resource materials and sites	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Under Construction on August 28, 2007, 10:01:03 PM
Editing All types and levels of editing will be discussed here.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by an ordinary woman in Re: The Critique on April 23, 2008, 10:32:12 AM
Child Boards: The Critique, Self, Others
Language Skills Topics such as active/passive voice, style, voice and grammar will be discussed here.	24 Posts 4 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Re: It's All About the F... on January 01, 2008, 04:41:55 PM
Organizational Skills Topics on keeping everything in focus while working on a project.	3 Posts 2 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Stop Killing Your Book D... on April 06, 2008, 11:31:47 AM
Tricks of the Trade Various alternative methods writers use to accomplish a specific objective.	26 Posts 8 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: The Loss Of Writing on February 06, 2008, 08:22:32 PM
Copyrights/Ethics Topics for discussion here will be for copyright considerations and trade ethics.	17 Posts 6 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Re: The Threat of Plagia... on April 05, 2008, 06:51:28 PM
Publication Anything and everything about the field of publishing.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Genie in Re: Speaking To The Hear... on Today at 07:11:51 AM
Child Boards: Publishers Soliciting Work, Editors, Literary Agents, Freelancing, Promotions, Assembling a Portfolio, Query Letters, Submitting Manuscripts, Traditional Publishing, Self-Publishing/POD Publishing, Electronic Media Publication
Tutorials Tutorials offered by our esteemed members for your learning experience.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Keeping Your Pencil Shar... on September 21, 2007, 12:00:58 AM
Child Boards: Keeping Your Pencil Sharp
Appalachian Writers Forum Challenges The site will post three prompts per month - 1 Fiction, 1 Nonfiction and 1 poetry. Details inside.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Genie in Re: December AWF Poetry ... on December 08, 2007, 07:58:11 AM
Child Boards: Rules for Challenges, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
AWF Member Challenges Any member may post challenges in any category. No awards will be offered here at this time.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Ok, here's a challenge! on September 19, 2007, 12:31:41 AM
Child Boards: Rules for Challenges, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

The Stadium

Submissions for Critique (Please Read Inside Before Posting or Reviewing Work) There are three (3) proficiency levels of critique available on this site. Pick the one that suits your skill level.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Genie in Re: When posting for a C... on April 26, 2008, 05:08:56 PM
Child Boards: Writers, Reviewers
Freshman A place for the beginner to post to get some constructive direction in improving skills.	17 Posts 2 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: Needs New Title, hel... on April 29, 2008, 11:59:23 PM
Junior Varsity Intermediate skill levels should post their work here for critique for a more thorough review.	44 Posts 8 Topics	Last post by an ordinary woman in Re: Open My Eyes on April 23, 2008, 10:21:23 AM
Varsity Post here if you want a total dissection of your piece by some of best writers on the site. It will be tough going but a valuable learning experience. Not for the thin-skinned.	231 Posts 42 Topics	Last post by Genie in Re: Father Frank Ruminat... on Today at 07:09:59 AM

General Discussion by Genre

By Writers For Writers General discussions covering all facets of writing	10 Posts 2 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Writing Contests: 10 Tip... on April 26, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
Fiction Post work for reading only or discuss this area of the writing craft.	34 Posts 9 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Never too old to start w... on January 12, 2008, 11:27:01 AM
Nonfiction Post work for reading only or discuss this area of the writing craft.	59 Posts 15 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: ONE OF THE MOST ROMA... on April 20, 2008, 06:17:41 PM
Poetry Post work for reading only or discuss this area of the writing craft.	148 Posts 42 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: Mark Hanna Explains ... on April 22, 2008, 09:47:32 PM
Humor/Satire Discussions and postings of humorous/satirical work.	26 Posts 6 Topics	Last post by Lady in Re: Two Dogs and a Chris... on December 24, 2007, 01:52:00 PM
Essay/Research Post work for reading only or discuss this area of the writing craft.	17 Posts 5 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in How To Choose Essay Writ... on Yesterday at 05:15:56 PM
Writing for the Web All facets of writing for the Internet will be discussed here.	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Targeted Article Marketi... on April 06, 2008, 06:02:05 PM
Child Boards: Web Journaling (Blogs), Web Content/SEO, Copywriting, eBooks, eZines/Newsletters
Marketing/Promotions Considerations in this genre are discussed	0 Posts 0 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Need a Little Help with ... on January 29, 2008, 04:38:46 PM
Child Boards: Resumes, Sales Letters, Press Releases, Whitepapers
Storytelling/Public Speaking This genre are discussed	15 Posts 5 Topics	Last post by an ordinary woman in Re: Overcome Anxiety and... on December 31, 2007, 04:54:04 PM
Screen/Stage/Lyrics Writing for the performing arts. Post work for reading only or discuss this area of the writing craft.	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last post by Appalachian Writers in Writing a Screenplay - E... on April 26, 2008, 01:29:52 PM
Hand-written Journals/Diaries Discussions on this topic	9 Posts 2 Topics	Last post by an ordinary woman in Re: Blooks on October 17, 2007, 08:30:46 AM
Odds & Ends Pieces that don't really fall directly into a specific category.	19 Posts 4 Topics	Last post by Genie in Re: formatting? on January 25, 2008, 08:33:00 AM

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