Deathmatch Deadline One Week Away!
The Indie Writers Deathmatch deadline has been extended until January 15, so there is still one more week to submit your […]
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Poster Boy: Dril On Art, Philosophy, Life Beyond Twitter, All That Garbage
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Deathmatch Deadline Extended to January 15
Your prayers have been answered. Broken Pencil has extended the submission deadline for the Indie Writer’s Deathmatch to January 15 at 11:59 PM. The […]
Deathmatch Deadline One Week Away!
December 31st is the last day to submit short stories to this year Deathmatch. With press editor Veronica Liu, agent Sam […]
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Signs You Were Born to Enter The Indie Writer’s Deathmatch
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