Starting tonight, November 10, the call for winter/holiday anthology submissions has begun! If you are interested in submitting a piece, please read the rules at the bottom of the journal entry, as well as read the information provided from the site. If you would like to help promote the anthology, please place a link in your signature, your profile, or at the end of your update! You are welcome...

To celebrate one of the most favoured times of the year; Chalk is going to put together an anthology in celebration of winter and the holidays. The anthology will be comprised of an introduction and then a series of themed stories submitted by young writers. These stories must be short stories, comprised of a maximum of three chapters completed, or roughly 2,500 words. Each author is allowed to...

Once more, this is a desperate plea for writers who have a keen eye for picking up errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and sentence structure who are willing to provide their services for struggling writers who need that extra set of eyes! Chalk is on the prowl for Tutors (otherwise known as Beta readers) who will offer their services publicly.There are many writers out there who need that...

As some of you may or may not know, I am the owner and administrator of a website called 'Chalk', which is dedicated to the writing community in various ways. A main part of Chalk is spreading the word of good authors, good stories, and authors that may be a diamond in the rough. It supports the beginner writer as well as the advanced and works in many ways to help further each writer within.One...

Writing sites and forums are exploding all over the web, giving young and aspiring writers a chance to find a community and share their hobby with potentially people all over the world. After the death of Quizilla, as many ex-Quizilla writers call it, many of its members moved over to either Fiction Press, or Mibba. Mibba, in question, allows for writers to customise their layout for both their...