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Submissions Open for Twitter Fiction Festival #TwitterFiction #lowell #library

 

twitter fictionNEW YORK, NY; February 18, 2015— The Association of American Publishers (@AmericanPublish), Penguin Random House (@PenguinRandom) and Twitter (@Twitter) today are announcing dates and Featured Authors for the third Twitter Fiction Festival. It will take place, virtually and globally, May 11-15, 2015.

The digital storytelling extravaganza features 22 authors from a variety of publishers around the world. Margaret Atwood, Jackie Collins, Lemony Snicket, and Chuck Wendig and others will share creative works via words, photos, and videos. During the festival, writers will receive daily time slots, during which tweets will be live-streamed to the Twitterverse.

Twitter Fiction Festival will again host a competition for aspiring writer participants through an open call for submissions beginning March 2. Storytellers from across the Twitterverse are also encouraged to embrace and explore their own creative fiction during the May festival using the hashtag #TwitterFiction.  Follow @twfictionfest    Read more here.