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Dance With Words: A new Writers Portal for the experienced and the amateur writerMargot Van Sluytman Are you a writer looking for a great place to share stories, experiences, to communicate with other creative souls And individual who wishes to meet new and interesting people If so, you need to visit www.dance-with-words.com A diverse culture of writers with a wide range of experience and savvy participate in this group. Unlike other writing groups, www.dance-with-words.com is a free writers community, where you can find affordable resources for self-publishing, printing, and on-line courses that can inspire you to tap into your creative spirit. Description of the Group: “In this Group we will speak about the love we have for language and how using words motivates us to write poetry, meditations, stories, dialogues, journal entries, novels, novellas, all genres and styles, in order to both create and find joy and meaning. We will share the work of those poets and writers who have and do inspire and teach.” I am Margot Van Sluytman, Published Poet and Writer, Administrator of www.dance-with-words.com, and I am holding the First International Dance-With-Words Poetry Contest. I am a Professional Member of the Canadian Author’s Association, Peterborough Chair of the Federation of Canadian Poets. Lover of language. I have a wonderful dream of dancing around the world with language, with words, sharing within communities and groups who value how the process of using words inspires richness, springing from soul, even souls that have been hurt – finding and creating joy. www.dance-with-words.com was create to have a place to go to talk with respect and passion, to write poetry and prose, to listen to the words of others. To dance. To dance. To dance. It is my other dream to promote artists who would otherwise not be able to promote themselves – to create a site for the work of individuals whose work must be known. Must be shared. The First International Dance With Words Poetry Contest, which has already drawn television and newspaper coverage, offers an opportunity to showcase your work. Let me introduce those involved with: “First International Dance With Words Poetry Contest” **the individual who offered $175.00 for the contest prizes, and who wishes to remain anonymous; **Rick McKenna www.rpm-computing.com who has donated all of his time to www.dance-with-words web design and marketing and who has committed to creating the web site for the artists we will promote; **Joan E.Cadham, National President of the Canadian Author’s Association, who believes deeply along with our members in the motto, Writers Helping Writers. www.canauthors.org She is a judge on the panel. **Lesley Parrott, well known public speaker and media interviewee. She is particularly noted for delivering uplifting and inspiring messages, based on life experiences. She runs a successful Toronto-based consulting firm. www.lesleyparrott.ca She is a judge on the panel. **Gerry McCarthy, publisher of the highly successful, incredibly well written e-Zine, with mind-blowing content www.thesocialedge.com He is a judge on the panel. For more information contact: info@margotvansluytman.com or visit: www.dance-with-words.com I look forward to sharing this amazing dance with you all, Margot.
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