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<br> &nbsp; - A military plot to hack databases of every research institute in America. <br> &nbsp; - A daughter of a conservative dynasty, with an old sexual grudge to settle.<br> &nbsp; - A publishing conglomerate poised to crush its competition.<br> &nbsp; - A most unlikely m&#769;enage a4 trois.<br> &nbsp; - A fishing village in a remote country on the brink of civil war. <br> &nbsp; - And at the center of it all, Desmond Coates -- software developer and former male model, with a synesthetic gift for tasting the souls of women.<br> &nbsp;</font></p> <hr size="1" width="300" align="CENTER" COLOR="#000099"> --> <P> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <img height="94" hspace="8" src="images/calendar1.jpg" width=125 align=left vspace=10 border=0><B><a href="thisweek.html">This Week&#39;s Writing Events: January 22 - 28</a></B><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;<br> An email from Brad Pauquette of the Columbus Creative Cooperative Blog arrived this week, requesting mss submissions on the theme &quot;While You Were Out.&quot; The deadline is February 10, and details are available on <a target="_blank" href="http://columbuscoop.org/blog/?p=780"> the blog&#39;s site</a>.<br> <br> For this week, don&#39;t forget the January meeting of the Peripatetic Poets (7:00 p.m. at the Whetstone Gardens,3700 Olentangy River Road), with featured reader Ann Townsend, followed by an open mic.</font></P> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Visit our <a href="dates.html">monthly calendar</a> or our "<a href="thisweek.html">This Week</a>" page for more information on these events and lots of others</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="-2">Updated: January 21, 2011</font></p> <!-- <p><img height="84" alt="Call for manuscripts" hspace="3" src="images/reader.gif" width=100 align=left vspace=3 border=0><font face=Arial size=2><b><a href="mss.html">Calls for Writers</a></b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">The Lorain Hemingway Short Story Competition has issued a call for submissions to their 2009 contest. The deadline is May 15. All genres of fiction are welcome, with a maximum word count of 3,000.<br><br>More information is available at their site: <a href="http://www.shortstorycompetition.com">www.shortstorycompetition.com</a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="-2">Updated: February 21, 2009</font></p> --> <hr align="center" width="300" color="#000099" size="1"> <!-- <p><img src="images/fireworks3.gif" alt="Special events" align="LEFT" width="120" height="59" border="0" hspace="3" vspace="3"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="http://www.cscc.edu/comm/news/conference2.html" target="new">Special Event: Columbus State's Second Annual Writers Conference</a></b><br><br>The Communication Skills department at Columbus State Community College will offer a two-day writers conference called "Writing Your Life" on Friday, April 30, through Saturday, May 1. Sessions cover creative nonfiction, performance poetry, working with agents, screenwriting, fiction, web writing and more.<br><br>Advance registration is $45 ($15 for students with ID), which includes a Friday evening buffet, and a light breakfast and lunch on Saturday. For more information, check out the <a href="http://www.cscc.edu/comm/" target="new">Columbus State</a> site. (This is an external link that will open in a new browser.)<br><br><b><font size="-2">Posted: March 20, 2004</font></b></font></p><hr size="1" width="300" ALIGN="CENTER" COLOR="#000099"> --> <p> <img height="100" alt="Businesses looking for writers" hspace="3" src="images/pen2.gif" width=99 align=left vspace=3 border=0><font face=Arial size=2><b><a href="need1.html">Businesses Looking for Writers</a></b><br><br>The Downtown Writers Network offers free want ad space to local businesses that are looking for freelancers and other writers. If you're a writer, <a href="need1.html">check our listings</a> frequently. If you have a business, please feel free to use <a href="bus.html">our job posting service</a>.<br><br><font size="-2"> Updated: November 6, 2010</font></font></p><!-- <hr size="1" WIDTH="300" ALIGN="CENTER" COLOR="#000099"> <p> <img border="0" src="images/ohio.gif" width="74" height="81" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Regional News and Events</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br><br>On Saturday, April 16th, the University of Akron Wayne College (in Orrville, about ten miles east of Wooster) will hold its second annual Writers Workshop, a real deal at only $25.&nbsp; Information available at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/LearCen/writersworkshop"> www.wayne.uakron.edu/LearCen/writersworkshop</a><br> <br> The James Wright Poetry Festival takes place at the Martins Ferry Public Library, April 15-16.&nbsp; Call 740-633-0314 for information.<br> <br> The Antioch Writers Workshop will celebrate its 20th anniversary July 9-15, 2005, in Yellow Springs, offering lectures, panels, and <br> intensives led by noted authors. The workshop is widely recognized for creating a congenial writers' community where participants can meet informally with faculty.&nbsp; Visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.antiochwritersworkshop.com"> www.antiochwritersworkshop.com</a> or call 937-475-7357 for additional information or to register for the workshop. <br> <br> The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.appalachianauthorsguild.com"> Appalachian Authors' Guild (AAG)</a> has established a new website explaining its latest initiatives in supporting writers in a swath of eastern states, including several nearby counties in Ohio.<br> <br> <b><font size="-2">Updated: April 2,&nbsp; 2005</font></b></font></p> --><!-- <hr size="1" WIDTH="300" ALIGN="CENTER" COLOR="#000099"> <p> <img src="images/news.gif" align="LEFT" width="129" height="56" border="0" hspace="3" vspace="3"><a href="news2.html"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">News about Central Ohio Writers</font></b></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><br><br>What are other central Ohio writers up to? Just as important, what have <i>you </i>been doing lately? </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Julie Clark Robinson, a former Columbus resident now living in Cleveland, has placed as a finalist in the USA Book News Award Contest for her self-help book <i>Live in the Moment</i>.<br> <br> Columbus native Kat Jaske, an Upper Arlington High School graduate, has recently had her first novel published, <i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.forhonor.com">For Honor: An Adventure of What Might Have Been </a></i>.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> <br><br><font size="-2">Updated: September 24, 2004</font></font></p> <hr size="1" width="300" align="CENTER" color="#0000FF"> <!-- <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>In Memory: Jim Bosveld</b><br><br>Jim Bosveld, CFO of Pudding House, passed away last week after a long illness. <br><br>Together with his wife Jennifer, Jim was a tireless supporter of central Ohio writers. They established Pudding House in Johnstown back in 1987, and together turned it into one of the most progressive and innovative publishing houses for poetry in the country. <br><br>The workshops and programs that Jim developed with Jennifer have been helping local writers find their voices and hone their craft for more than a decade. There are hundreds of us in this community who are grateful to him for his kindness and support.<br><br>Jim was also a staunch advocate for the poor and the homeless. Before being ordained as a Unitarian Universality Minister in 2003, Jim served as a Commissioned Lay Leader for a Columbus congregation for many years, and worked for the Legal Aid Society since the mid 1980s.<br><br>We will miss Jim's wit, his passion for aiding the poor and the powerless, and his goodness. Our hearts go out in sympathy to Jennifer.<br><br><b><font size="-2">Posted: March 22, 2004</font></b></font></p> --><!-- <p><img src="images/computer.gif" align="LEFT" width="115" height="100" border="0" vspace="8" hspace="8"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="articles/database2.html">2003 Update on the Downtown Writers Database of Local Professional Writers</a></b><br><br>During 2003, Columbus business clients searched the Downtown Writers database of professional writers over 1800 times. <br><br>They were looking for central Ohio writers to create their reports, brochures, advertising copy, catalogs, scripts and public relations material.<br><br>At Downtown Writers, we're using the global power of the Internet to create a dynamic local network of commercial writers who are reaching out to the business community in innovative ways. <a href="articles/database2.html">(More)</a></font></p> <hr size="1" width="300" align="CENTER" color="#0000FF"> <p><img src="images/market.gif" align="RIGHT" width="127" height="83" border="0" hspace="7" vspace="7"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><a href="articles/localmarket.html">A Local Market for Columbus Writers and Businesses</a></b><br><br>The Downtown Writers Network provides an online marketplace where central Ohio writers and business clients can find each other easily.<br><br>Strange as it may sound, we based the idea on the small town farmers' market. 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