Toasted Announcements 2008-05-01T23:10:30Z tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2008, snarker A Midsummer Tale Now Open! 2008-05-01T23:10:30Z 2008-05-01T19:10:30-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.176 2008-05-01T23:10:30Z The theme of the June 2008 A Midsummer Tale contest... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Contests The theme of the June 2008 A Midsummer Tale contest is: Snapshots. Full contest rules are here. Deadline for entries is June 21, 2008.

Questions? Please ask at Just the Place for a Snark.

]]> Three Cheers Winners! 2008-04-30T18:02:28Z 2008-04-30T14:02:28-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.175 2008-04-30T18:02:28Z The Bellman and Baker are pleased to announce the winners... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Contests The Bellman and Baker are pleased to announce the winners of the Spring 2008 Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest:

Gold: "Forever Saffron" by Melynda Sylvestre

Silver: "Lily's Miracle " by Shannon Schuren

Bronze: "Bloom and Die" by Beth Sawicki

Honorable Mention: "Truth Stalker" by Wendy Lovato

Winning stories will be published in the June issue of Toasted Cheese. Congratulations!

TC's next contest is the A Midsummer Tale Writing Contest for Creative Non-Fiction, which opens tomorrow. Be sure to check back for details.

]]> Should Writing be a Job? 2008-04-16T15:37:55Z 2008-04-16T11:37:55-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.174 2008-04-16T15:37:55Z April's Absolute Blank article is "All in a Day's Work:... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Articles April's Absolute Blank article is "All in a Day's Work: Should Writing be a Job?" by TC Editor Erin Nappe (Billiard).

]]> Million Writers Award 2008-03-24T18:56:37Z 2008-03-24T14:56:37-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.173 2008-03-24T18:56:37Z "The purpose of the Million Writers Award is to honor... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Literary Journal "The purpose of the Million Writers Award is to honor and promote the best fiction published in online literary journals and magazines during 2007."

Toasted Cheese's nominations for the storySouth 2008 Million Writers Award for Fiction are:

"The Path to Mental Health" by Brandy Langenwalter

"Jumping the Tracks" by Margo McCall

"The Year Michael Got His Own Page in the Yearbook" by Nick Seagers

Congratulations and good luck with the competition!

]]> Three Cheers and a Tiger! 2008-03-21T21:14:03Z 2008-03-21T17:14:03-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.172 2008-03-21T21:14:03Z The Spring Contest is now open! See details here. Thanks... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Contests The Spring Contest is now open! See details here.

Thanks to all who participated in the Three Cheers Spring Contest. The judges are deliberating now. Winners will be announced at the end of April.

]]> Show and Tell 2008-03-17T04:29:05Z 2008-03-17T00:29:05-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.171 2008-03-17T04:29:05Z This month's Absolute Blank article is Show and Tell 101... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Articles This month's Absolute Blank article is Show and Tell 101 by TC Editor Amanda Marlowe (The Bellman).

]]> March issue of Toasted Cheese 2008-03-02T02:53:03Z 2008-03-01T21:53:03-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.170 2008-03-02T02:53:03Z TC 8:1 features flash fiction by Charles D. Phillips, Wayne... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Literary Journal TC 8:1 features flash fiction by Charles D. Phillips, Wayne Scheer, Janice D. Soderling & Meg Pokrass; fiction by Karen Carlson, Jessica Smartt Gullion, Howard Waldman & Sarah Yost and creative non-fiction by Arwen Dewey & Erin M. Pushman.

Also look for Dead of Winter Writing Contest winning stories by Kristi Petersen Schoonover, Robert T. Knight, Fay Bouman & Tara McDaniel.

This issue's Best of the Boards winner is Steve Krause.

Congratulations to everyone. Happy reading!

]]> Celebrate Freedom to Read Week! 2008-02-24T18:24:53Z 2008-02-24T13:24:53-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.169 2008-02-24T18:24:53Z Visit the forums and tell us what you're reading... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Community Freedom to Read Week 2008

Visit the forums and tell us what you're reading this week!

]]> Poetry 202 2008-02-19T22:18:32Z 2008-02-19T17:18:32-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.168 2008-02-19T22:18:32Z This month's Absolute Blank article is Poetry 202: Sight &... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Articles This month's Absolute Blank article is Poetry 202: Sight & Sound by TC Editor Theryn Fleming (Beaver).

]]> 2007 Dead of Winter Winners! 2008-01-31T20:28:15Z 2008-01-31T15:28:15-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.167 2008-01-31T20:28:15Z Judges Baker, Billiard & Bellman have made their decision, and... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Contests Judges Baker, Billiard & Bellman have made their decision, and the winners are:

1st: "King of Bull" by Kristi Petersen

2nd: "Vespers" by Robert T. Knight

3rd (tie): "Movement of Skin" by Fay Bouman & "The Purchased Bride" by Tara McDaniel

Congratulations!

Winners receive Amazon gift certificates: $20 for first, $15 for second, $10 for third. The winning stories will be published in the March issue of Toasted Cheese.

Our next contest is the spring Three Cheers and a Tiger competition, which this year will be held the weekend of March 21-23.

]]> Resolve to Evolve! 2008-01-15T22:34:35Z 2008-01-15T17:34:35-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.166 2008-01-15T22:34:35Z This month's Absolute Blank article is Resolve to Evolve as... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Articles This month's Absolute Blank article is Resolve to Evolve as a Writer by TC Forum Host Faith Watson (fmwrites).

]]> Transition to New Server 2008-01-15T18:07:14Z 2008-01-15T13:07:14-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.164 2008-01-15T18:07:14Z Our service provider completed TC's move to a new server... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Community Our service provider completed TC's move to a new server last night. Please see Bellman's post at Just the Place for a Snark.

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]]> Submissions 2008-01-08T18:57:03Z 2008-01-08T13:57:03-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2008://1.165 2008-01-08T18:57:03Z Just a reminder for those submitting to the literary journal:... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Literary Journal Just a reminder for those submitting to the literary journal: we never open attachments. Please include your submission in the body of your email, as per the submission guidelines.

Also, if you are re-submitting after receiving a notification, please do not send your new submission to the editor who sent you the notification. All submissions must be sent to submit -at- toasted-cheese -dot- com. This ensures that all the editors receive your submissions.

Finally, please make sure that your subject line includes the word Submission, along with the genre of your submission. We receive hundreds of spam messages each day and this allows us to easily sort the real submissions from the spam.

Thank you.

]]> Term Paper Tips 2007-12-18T22:13:14Z 2007-12-18T17:13:14-05:00 tag:www.toasted-cheese.com,2007://1.163 2007-12-18T22:13:14Z December's AB article is Tips for Writing a Term Paper... snarker editors@toasted-cheese.com Articles December's AB article is Tips for Writing a Term Paper by TC Editor Theryn Fleming (Beaver).

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