THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 13

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This list is a tiny bit later than usual, but it's been a crazy week for me. My whole family has been sick and I've been trying to prepare for an exam which ultimately I ended up rescheduling because I didn't get the studying done that I needed to. Bummer. But this list is important to me and I think is important for the community as well, so here it is! I've added a new chat room feature, but bear in mind that it's not for club chats, those can be included in the club section for those clubs in which the chat room plays an integral role. I've gotten some notes from people requesting features for certain things, and those are included as well. Next week, there will be more to add as I've unearthed some other great groups and resources, so keep your eyes open for next week's issue. Again, sorry for the lateness, but it's worth it!

Oh yes, and one more thing. This week's random feature is the <a href="This week's theme is "Father." Deadline Feb. 8, 2009. scribesanctuary.deviantart.com…">Father theme prompt</a> over at ScribeSanctuary.

~Jessica (ATrue)
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:new:dA Lit Chat Rooms

#dAlit. A rest stop and workplace for writers of all sorts. chat.deviantart.com/chat/dAlit
#FlashLit. A place for FlashLit players to play without disturbing anyone. chat.deviantart.com/chat/Flash…
#LitHate. For those without free love. chat.deviantart.com/chat/litha…
#LitLove. Home of the supportive and encouraging literature community. chat.deviantart.com/chat/LitLo…
#LitQandA. A room strictly for questions regarding Literature. chat.deviantart.com/chat/LitQa…


Individually Sponsored Activities

Contest: "This is me" from MermyLeDisko. Deadline Feb. 28, 2009. mermyledisko.deviantart.com/jo…
Contest: Random Emo Title Generator Poetry Contest from GaioumonBatou and joannastar. news.deviantart.com/article/66…
Contest: "Angel & Demon Love Affair," poetry, from Luvelia. Deadline Mar. 13, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/65…
Contest: "Magic of the Holidays" from Synith. Deadline Feb. 5, 2009. synith.deviantart.com/
Contest: "Simultaneous Lit," flash fiction & short poetry, various topics from Tmunky. Deadline Feb. 14, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/64…


Group Sponsored Activities

--------------Poetry Groups--------------

:iconjudas-poets: Judas-Poets aims to provide a safe and encouraging place for dA writers to show off their work and gain and offer critique and support conducive of mutual growth and learning. Also, we want to see each and every dA writer reach his or her potential.

Join: Please carefully follow the clubs joining instructions. judas-poets.deviantart.com/jou…


:iconpoeticpath: PoeticPath strives to pull the poets together to make a closer more friendly community while encouraging and suggesting how to improve people's work. This club runs contests and features the poems of its members in their gallery.

Staff: This club is looking for moderators, judges, and operators for various tasks. poeticpath.deviantart.com/
Contests: This club is looking for a new contest idea. poeticpath.deviantart.com/


:iconpoetic-peace: Poetic-Peace is a club for people who simply like poetry. The work of its members is displayed in its gallery.

Join: Watch and note the club and link in your journal. poetic-peace.deviantart.com/jo…


:iconpoetryplease: PoetryPlease is a non-exclusive club for poets that incorporates many activities including: contests, prompts, chat room activities, workshops, and mentoring services. This club is the oldest literature group on DeviantArt and by far the largest poetry specific club dA wide.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking to fill a variety of staff positions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: Challenge #34: Write in any style about a character and the month or season they hate. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Contest: "Epic Poetry." Deadline May 31, 2009. poetryplease.deviantart.com/ar…
Contest: "Inspiritors Contest," members only. Deadline Jan 31, 2009. poetryplease.deviantart.com/ar…
Other: Workshop poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo… and Chat Room chat.deviantart.com/chat/Poetr….


:iconrawem0tion: RawEm0tion was a small, close-knit community, and now that we have grown, we are even more about the community and full of emotional writers wanting to share their emotions with the world. From anger to love, from sadness to complete bliss, this is where it all happens!

Join: Please read the instructions. rawem0tion.deviantart.com/jour…
Staff: This club is looking for Greeters and Spotlight Judges. rawem0tion.deviantart.com/jour…
:new:Prompt: "The Lover Scorned." Deadline Feb. 8, 2009. rawem0tion.deviantart.com/jour…
Other: Level Up! RPG. rawem0tion.deviantart.com/jour…


:iconsimplypoetry: simplypoetry is a sister project to simplyprose and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplypoetry has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Staff: The project is still looking for someone to write monthly articles. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…
:new:Prompts: There are four types of prompts posted monthly: Voice, Form, Word Association, and Miscellaneous. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…


:iconthefavoritesproject: TheFavoritesProject "is a program designed to feature poetry" from all over DeviantArt. There is no submission process and no membership process; all featured poems are determined by a majority vote of its panel of appraisers.

Staff: This project needs a new manager. thefavoritesproject.deviantart…
Other: This project is always looking for poetry suggestions for new features. thefavoritesproject.deviantart…


:new: :iconunknown-poet-project: unknown-poet-project

Join: Watch and note the club.
Prompt: "Resolve." Deadline not posted. unknown-poet-project.deviantar…
Other: Comment for Poets Project. unknown-poet-project.deviantar…


:new: :iconversebyverse: versebyverse is a community for poets of all styles, traditions and techniques as well as those who love to read poetry.

Join: Watch the club. versebyverse.deviantart.com/
Prompt: The form for February 2009 is "Palindromes." versebyverse.deviantart.com/ar…
Prompt: Word Challenge "virtuoso." Deadline Feb. 15, 2009. versebyverse.deviantart.com/


:iconvisual-poetry-club: Visual-Poetry-Club is exactly what is sounds like: a club dedicated to visual poetry. The club accepts submissions by its members and also runs regular contests.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…
Contest: "Time." Deadline January 15, 2009. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…


:new: :iconwickedlyloquacious: We're about poetry! At WickedlyLoquacious, we hope to provide an environment where poets can not only share their work, but gain some recognition for it as well. Of course, there will be plenty of activities for aspiring poets to participate in.

Join: Please read the instructions. wickedlyloquacious.deviantart.…
Other: #WLC. chat.deviantart.com/chat/WLC


--------------Prose Groups--------------

:iconfanfictionasylum: FanfictionAsylum is just what the Doctor prescribed. Here is a haven for people who have lost their minds to Fanfiction. So if you need your daily fix then become a patient of FanfictionAsylum today!

Join: Carefully follow the joining instructions. fanfictionasylum.deviantart.co…


:iconfantasywritersunited: FantasyWritersUnited is a community of prose writers who enjoy working with the fantasy genre. Sword and sorcery, urban, steampunk, fairytale, comic, dark, heroic, mythic, innovative--we love it all! There have been no updates for this club since Oct. 2008

Join: Simply send a note to the club. fantasywritersunited.deviantar…


:iconstarrytownblues: Starrytownblues is a club that is about showing any kind of imagination,at any friction. We dont care who you are or what your bad past with writing might have been, Starrytownblues gives you a fresh start.


Join: Watch the club and note them with "join" in the subject line. Make sure to include your name in the note. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Staff: This club is looking to fill various staff positions. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…


:iconfictionworkshop: FictionWorkshop is a club dedicated to artists who write original fiction in the form of Novels, Novellas, Short Stories and Scripts. This club's purpose is to provide support, guidance and critique for Original Fiction Writers.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. fictionworkshop.deviantart.com…


:iconfiftywordfiction: fiftywordfiction is a club exactly as it sounds: based on the posted topics, writers are challenged to write a story around that theme.

Join: Simply send a note. fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "Gold." fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…


:iconproseplease: Active since 2005, ProsePlease is the most diverse prose club on DeviantArt. After so many years, "it is still the goal of ProsePlease to create a nurturing, creative atmosphere to bring prose authors together in the sharing, discussion, and improvement of their work." This club invites members of every caliber to participate in monthly prompts and features prose for the purposes of recognition and critique.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Staff: This club wants Prose Share and chat moderators. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Prompts: September ProsePrompt: There was a tragedy a long time ago; you thought you had recovered from it well. But now, something is happening to make you believe that the tragedy was no accident. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…


:iconprose-r-us: Prose-R-Us is a community created by prose lovers with the goal of having fun while sharing their writings, critiques, and ideas with other members.

Join Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. comments.deviantart.com/4/1072…
Staff: This club is looking to fill two more staff positions: Contest Manager and Recruiting Manager. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/
Other: Workshop. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/jour…


:iconrenderwonderland: RenderWonderland is a club for fantasy and sci-fi writers that just got back up and running after a brief hiatus.

Join: Simply watch the club, but make sure to read the rules first. renderwonderland.deviantart.co…


:iconromantic-fanfiction: Romantic-fanfiction is a project designed for fanfiction writers that prefer to focus on themes of romance. They run regular contests and feature the submissions in their gallery.

:new:Contest: "Connections." Poetry, not prose. Deadline Feb. 21, 2009. romantic-fanfiction.deviantart…


:iconshortstackstories: ShortStackStories is a club that encourages short story writers. [They] believe that short story writers don't get as much recognition as they should." Therefore, the club features submitted works by its members and encourages participation in various literature competitions around DeviantArt.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…
Prompts: A list of prompt topics is available. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…


:iconsimplyprose: simplyprose is a sister project to simplypoetry and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplyprose has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

:new: Prompts: February's prompts are up. Four types held monthly: scenario, character, word association, and miscellaneous. simplyprose.deviantart.com/jou…
Contests: "Strangers on a Train." Deadline Jan. 31, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/66…


:iconthe-novelist-club: The-Novelist-Club is designed to feature the novels of its members on a chapter-by-chapter basis.

Join: Watch and note the club. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…
Other: Submit to the workshop. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…


:iconwordcount: WordCount is a project that features prose deviations on a monthly basis. There is no submission process; all deviations are found by the staff members and selected based on staff discussion and administrator decision.

Staff: They currently have three fiction spots and all nonfiction slots open. wordcount.deviantart.com/journ…


--------------Poetry & Prose Groups--------------

:iconadopt-a-writer: Adopt-A-Writer is a club built to match up all kinds of writers, be you a creator of prose or poetry, and find you someone who will offer critique, help, and friendship! You have the chance to be an adopter, an adoptee, or both.

Join: Follow the joining instructions and fill out the Writer's Profile Form. "adopt-a-writer.deviantart.com/


:iconfotofriday: fotoFRIDAY"s concept is simple: write a poem, story, or short sketch inspired by the given picture. You can use the picture as a major component of your writing or just a small sliver--there is no definite rule in that regard. The only limit is your own imagination. Consider this a weekly prompt to get those creative juices flowing. This group has not been updated since Aug. 2008


:icongetlit: getLIT offers a chat room setting in which to receive critique from their experienced chat room moderators.

Other: #getLIT. chat.deviantart.com/chat/getLI…
Other: The Fabulous February Forum Foray. getlit.deviantart.com/journal/…


:iconinked-page: For all inky-fingered deviants, Inked-Page provides a place for critique, member spotlights, and frequent contests and prompts. This is a place where members can gain exposure and help other writers in the dA community.

Join: Watch and note the club with a 3-5 sentence description of yourself in the body. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Staff: This club is currently looking for staff. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Prompts: See the club's Challenges page for prompt topics to inspire you. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Other: The Comment Project. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…


:iconletters-words-write: Letters-Words-Write is your literature pit stop - share your work, give and receive critique, meet other authors! Stop wishing you were apart of the crowd and step in on the hustle and join today!

Join: Watch and note the club with "Join" in the subject line. letters-words-write.deviantart…


:iconliterary-minds: Literary-Minds doesn"t focus on a particular style of writing; it is for all genres from fantasy novels to emotive poetry. Anyone can join and submit so long as the rules are being followed.

Join: Simply watch and note the club. literary-minds.deviantart.com/…
Staff: This club is looking for two new Admins. literary-minds.deviantart.com/


:iconlit-lovers: Lit-Lovers is the ultimate club for lovers of all things literature related! Its fun yet sophisticated and all members get to submit poetry and stories that they have written and enter fab contests for great prizes! If you wanna get in on the action then join now!

Join: Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. Also add the club's icon to your journal. lit-lovers.deviantart.com/jour…
Other: The club would like you to answer a few questions on how to improve the club. lit-lovers.deviantart.com/jour…


:new: :iconlit-resources: Lit-Resources is a community designed to aid and inspire writers of all mediums and calibers. Find links from here to other areas of the dA Lit community as well.

Prompt: "Loving Carelessly." lit-resources.deviantart.com/


:iconlostbooks: lostbooks is a gallery of fragments, both text and image artifacts, connected by a common theme: The Deconstruction and Reimagining of Books and Book Culture in our Post-Literate Age. Entries may take the form of images of these artifacts, text descriptions of physical artifacts, text excerpts from lost books, and/or image and/or text explorations of things related to the main themes of this club.

Join: Watch the club and choose a membership category: Donor or Scout. lostbooks.deviantart.com/


:iconmonolith-verses: Monolith-Verses features the works of its members in its gallery.

Join: Note the club. monolith-verses.deviantart.com…
Staff: The club is looking for a recruiter. monolith-verses.deviantart.com…


:iconoriginal-fictions: original-fictions aims to promote the work of writers of poetry and prose of all genres on DA. Please enjoy your stay. This group has not be updated since Aug. 2008.

Join: Watch and note the club, and add icon to your journal. original-fictions.deviantart.c…


:new: :iconreadthismagazine: ReadThisMagazine is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run publication based in the heart of beautiful, literary Edinburgh, Scotland. The RT eds are a quintet of young poets, and we love to see fresh, original writing from unknown and emerging writers!


:new: :iconscribesanctuary: ScribeSanctuary is a place for writers of all skill levels to express themselves freely. Here, we accept all genres and styles no matter how proper or poor the grammar. It's our belief that a good story does not have to have perfect grammar. We do not force one another into "improving", yet offer a place where you can seek critiques and guidance if you so choose.

Join: Read the instructions. scribesanctuary.deviantart.com…
Prompt: This week's theme is "Father." Deadline Feb. 8, 2009. scribesanctuary.deviantart.com…
Other: #ScribeSanctuary. chat.deviantart.com/chat/Scrib…


:iconsix-words: six-words is a group that offers prompts that contain six words that must be incorporated in order and in their exact form into an original piece of poetry or prose.

Prompts: "appetite slake haunt lost satiate trance". Deadline Jan. 27, 2009. six-words.deviantart.com/journ…


:iconsoundzine: Soundzine is an online magazine produced by members of the deviantART community that features poetry, prose, music, and plays being read aloud.


:new: :iconstart-writing-club: Start-Writing-Club is for any teen writer, especially in Oregon. We encourage all forms of writing, and include a subgroup for comics (see our gallery folders). We hope our weekly prompts may inspire you and that submit art to our club to further expand your audience!

Join: Send a note to the club. start-writing-club.deviantart.…
Prompt: "Who am I?" Describe a room so that others may try to guess who inhabits it. start-writing-club.deviantart.…
Contest: "Fortune Cookie Message." Deadline Feb. 28, 2009. start-writing-club.deviantart.…


:iconthecanadianherald: At TheCanadianHerald, discover Canada from a unique perspective with our members as your Ambassadors. We are dedicated to providing an enriching experience for our members and presenting the best of Canada to the dA Community. The aim of the Canadian Herald is to offer a diverse perspective of our native land as seen by Canadians from the west to the east.

Join: Watch and note the club and link to the club. thecanadianherald.deviantart.c…
Staff: The club is looking for Reporters. thecanadianherald.deviantart.c…


:iconthe-literati: The-Literati is a club all about the members. We've always wanted you to feel involved and appreciated. The goal of The-Literati is to create a welcoming, nurturing environment for anyone. We want you to know that there is always someone here to help if you need it.

Join: Please carefully follow the joining instructions. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: New prompts posted daily. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Other: The Literati Book Club, "The Christmas Mystery by Jostien Gaarder. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…


:new: :iconthewritersmeow: TheWritersMeow is designed exclusively for writers looking for constructive criticism, writing tips, and encouragement. This club is not just to showcase work – it is for those who truly want to improve their skills! We showcase everything from fiction and articles and scripts, even poetry. Seasoned writers and novices with a dream of writing are encouraged to join this friendly, family-like community!

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon. thewritersmeow.deviantart.com/…
Contest: Write a poem or story based on the image provided. Deadline Feb. 17, 2009. thewritersmeow.deviantart.com/
Other: #writersmeow. chat.deviantart.com/chat/write…


:iconthewritersnook: thewritersnook's mission is have a community diversified by its members in every aspect of life and also in many levels of writing, many styles and also many genres. We pride ourselves on accepting every new member into the community with open arms and strive to achieve a community that anyone can belong and get involved in.

Join: Watch the club and add their icon to your front page. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/
Staff: They are looking for a Contest Assistant and a Community Colab Admin. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: There are 4 types of prompts posted weekly: word, sentence, paragraph, and emotion. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…


:iconthewritingclub: TheWritingClub accepts submissions by its members for any genre of writing and features them in their gallery.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. thewritingclub.deviantart.com/…


:icontrashrock: Where talent meets teeth! Trashrock is an avenue of literary improvement, advice and constructive critique that allows you, as a writer, to slowly evolve at your own discretion and by your own election. Join the Critique rumble, now!

Staff: This project currently has 4 positions vacant for poetry/prose critiquers. news.deviantart.com/article/61…


:iconvampirewriters: VampireWriters is dedicated to the immortal underground of prose and poetry writers, all with an affection for the fanged and the macabre...all submissions must be vampiric in nature, somehow. The club accepts relevant submissions from its members for featuring in its gallery.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/
Prompt: Write about stalking a mortal. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/


:iconwordspill: Wordspill is a new group designed to offer motivation for any level of writer who wants to get words on a page. At the core of Wordspill will be a themed fortnightly activity. One person who submits to this activity is selected to choose the next prompt topic.

Prompt: "Transitions." Deadline Feb. 6, 2009. wordspill.deviantart.com/journ…


:iconwriteaway: writeaway offers its members a chance to have their poetry or prose featured in the club's gallery. They also initiate occassional contests.

Staff: This club is seeking Recruitment Manager." writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…
:new:Prompt: February's Flash Fiction prompt is "Routines." writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…
Other: Comment Service. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…


:iconwriters-club: Writers-Club's goal is to promote and celebrate the foundations and evolution of the literature community in all aspects! We encourage all members and non-members alike to enjoy all submissions and activities we have to offer.

Join: Watch and note the club, and add their icon to your journal. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for someone to join their Submission Team. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…


:iconwritersgroup: The WritersGroup is a general group for all writers seeking for attention and friendly critique! Both prose and poetry writers are urged to join.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for 4 new Committee Members. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…


:iconwriters-in-progress: writers-in-progress is temporarily on hold due to technical difficulties but hopes to be back up and running soon.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writers-in-progress.deviantart…


:iconwritersunknown: writersunknown accepts submissions from its members for feature in their gallery and provides helpful prompts to get the creative juices flowing.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: January prompts are up, a free-for-all and a New Year's themed poem. Deadline Jan 31, 2009. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…


:iconwriters-workshop: Writers-Workshop is a literature community that focuses on the development of a writer. We are a non-competitive home for any writer who may want to improve, explore and experiment with their work.

Staff: The project does not need staff, but they are looking for workshop hosts. This would be a one-time commitment. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "Simply the Sonnet." Deadline Feb. 4, 2009. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…

Literature Resources

:iconfound-in-translation: Found-in-Translation helps members of DA in translating any writings that they may have. Just find the language you're interested in and click on the username.

Staff: This club will accept up to 4 translators per language. found-in-translation.deviantar…


:iconkindredchronicle: :devkindredchronicle: is inactive as a club, but they do list brief member profiles/bios that are useful for finding friends and writing partners.

Member Profiles: kindred-chronicle.deviantart.c…


:iconlitnews: litNEWS covers all the happenings of the DeviantArt literature community.


:new::iconlit-twitter: Tired of going through journals and news articles to find out what's happening in DevArt literature? Lit-Twitter will keep you in the loop!


:iconpoetic-forms: poetic-forms is a lit resource of just that- poetic forms. Learns how to work with traditional and modern poetic forms.


:iconpoetrylibrary: PoetryLibrary is a resource of articles to assist poets with the whole process, from writing to publication.


:iconprintsforlit: PrintsForLit provides excellent lit templates for poets to mount and sell their poetry.


:iconwritingresources: writingresources is a quiet library of resources for writers. The project proVides tuturials for building stories and characters, definitions of poetic forms, and guides for nonfiction writing. There are also general resources about the craft of writing.


FAQ


Why do some groups have a subcategory that others don't?

Only pertinent information that the group has made available will be included in the subcategories. This means that if the club is not actively looking for staff, there will not be a "staff" subcategory. You'll find all or none of the following subcategories below each group description:

:bulletyellow: the Join section informs you of the club's joining procedure.
:bulletyellow: the Staff section let's you know if the club or project is looking for staff
:bulletyellow: the contest and Prompt sections are exactly as they sound: lists of ongoing contests and/or prompts hosted by the club or project.
:bulletyellow: the Other section directs you to any area of special focus for the club or project, such as a chat room or forum

What do I do if I see information that is out of date or information that is missing?

Please inform me either by note or comment and include a link to the source of your information so I can verify that the information is accurate. I also want to know if a new group opens up or an inactive one becomes active again, so please let me know if this happens!

What is considered an "active" group?

An active group is one that has been updated in the past three months or, if it has exceeded this time, one that has expressed in advance that there will be a lull of activity for a specific amount of time.

How will I know what information has changed since the last article was published?

Every article includes a list of those groups that have new items on that particular article. They will also be marked with the :new: icon.
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You missed the ~Well-Versed project/resource! It's only about a month old, and slowly moving along right now, but things should be picking up!