Published on Friday, March 29, 2013 by admin Milk Wood's 4th Annual MARCH POETRY FEST We have much pleasure in announcing that this year's poetry fest will take place at Milk Wood Writers' Colony and Showcase from Friday 29th March - Sunday 31st March, 2013. The poetry fest will embody the edginess and energy that is springing up across the Second Life® poetry scene. It provides a 3-day opportunity for so...

Published on Monday, March 4, 2013 by admin We have much pleasure in announcing that Martina Meinster is the winner of our Winter Dash Contest. Martina Meinster's piece is rich both in imagery and vocabulary and is a fine example of seasonal poetry. Martina will receive a choice of either L$5,000 (Second Life® currency) or a $20 Amazon gift voucher. There will also be an opportunity for her to perform her po...

Published on Thursday, November 1, 2012 by admin We have some wonderful events planned for this year's National Novel Writing Month. We'll be partnering with the venerable Bookstacks to add twice the fun to this crazy literary marathon. We have a delectable calendar of delights to tempt you - daily word scrimmages, write-ins, as well as inspirational workshops and talks from successful authors. Our first write-...

Published on Monday, October 22, 2012 by admin NaNoWriMo Press Release 2012 Our NaNoWriMo Event Schedule Cartoon used with the permission of Debbie Ridpath Ohi at Inkygirl.com November is just around the corner and that can only mean one thing - that crazy literary marathon known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), where the sane lose their minds and attempt to pen a novel in 30 days. Yes, you ...

Published on Sunday, September 16, 2012 by admin Gaining new followers is as easy as pie when you join our hop! All you need do is scroll down and join our nudge list by hitting the ‘Click here to enter’. Once you have added your name to the list grab the linky code and paste it into your own blog post – an identical list will then appear on your site enabling readers to hop from blog to blog....

Published on Sunday, September 16, 2012 by admin Gaining new followers is as easy as pie when you join our hop! All you need do is scroll down and join our nudge list by hitting the ‘Click here to enter’. Once you have added your name to the list grab the linky code and paste it into your own blog post – an identical list will then appear on your site enabling readers to hop from blog to blog and f...

Published on Sunday, September 16, 2012 by admin Gaining new followers is as easy as pie when you join our hop! All you need do is scroll down and join our nudge list by hitting the ‘Click here to enter’. Once you have added your name to the list grab the linky code and paste it into your own blog post – an identical list will then appear on your site enabling readers to hop from blog to b...

Published on Saturday, May 26, 2012 by admin Gaining new followers is as easy as pie when you join our Twitter hop! All you need do is scroll down and join our nudge list by hitting the 'Click here to enter'. After your name appears - and as a common courtesy - click on the other members of the list and follow them. Try to drop by periodically to see if there are any new members. Be sure to let them know you fou...

Published on Monday, October 31, 2011 by admin We hope you can join us this November for some excellent write-ins at Milk Wood and Bookstacks. Bookstacks is also running weekly workshops. This is just an initial list of events, we're all scrambling to get it together with the imminent (and super sad) demise of the NaNo Cafe on sLiterary. Please keep an eye out for notices from Virtual Writers Inc and Bookstacks as...

Published on Monday, October 31, 2011 by admin October is ending (woo hoo)! Do you know what that means? November is here and with it comes NaNoWriMo! Yes National Novel Writing Month 2011 will commence for this year and we're kicking it off right here in Second Life®! Come join us for daily dashes and word wars at Milk Wood where we'll be counting down to the month of writing a full novel. If you've ever w...

Published on Thursday, April 28, 2011 by admin This intensive, month-long workshop, devised to toss participants head first into the process of writing a short story (1k - 10/20k words), begins Wednesday 4th May at 5pm PST and continues every Wednesday until month's end. Each week we will tackle a different ingredient so participants learn how to construct a short story, much like baking a cake. Areas Covere...

Published on Monday, April 18, 2011 by admin [caption id="attachment_1564" align="alignleft" width="292" caption="We all gathered at the north shore of Milk Wood to listen"][/caption] Milk Wood had an excellent time at the end of March. We celebrated the coming dawn of Spring and the beginning of National Poetry Month in April by hosting our 2nd Annual Poetry Festival. This weekend long party, stacked with ...

Published on Monday, April 18, 2011 by admin [caption id="attachment_1574" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="The southern stone circle was our reading site for Saturday."][/caption] Saturday's readings started with my set, a presentation of my chapbook, “you are here”. Thankfully, the crowd at the southern stone circle was receptive to my musings, and I became comfortable at the podium. Afterward...

Published on Monday, April 18, 2011 by admin [caption id="attachment_1582" align="aligncenter" width="512" caption="We had a full Library on Sunday afternoon."][/caption] Sunday started off clear and hilarious. Anjeljade Writer and her dear granny filled our Library with their Caribbean stylings. Full of the wit and wisdom of the islands, we laughed all the way until they had to run over to their normal Sun...

Published on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 by admin We have much pleasure in announcing that this year's March Poetry Fest will take place at Milk Wood Writers' Colony and Showcase from Friday 25th March - Sunday 27th March. The poetry festival will feature the work of  some of Second Life's® best-loved poets. Poetry Readings Friday 12 - 3pm + PST/SLT 12:00 - 12:30 rayn Woodrunner 12:30 - 1:00 Leslye Write...