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Margaret Lynch | Writer

@m_m_lynch

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Writer. Cyclist. Survivor. Past Chair @CNFCollective Winner @PenguinRandomCA Book Proposal Prize: "Transformed: When my DNA Changed So Did I." Agent @megwheelez

Toronto, Canada
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
1 year
Thrilled to learn my CNF essay, “A Perfect Serve,” is a finalist in the @ampersandreview 2024 essay contest. I'm honoured to be in the company of such fine writers. Congrats to all! #writingcommunity #writinglife #creative #nonfiction #writingcontest #essays #personalstory
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Catherine McKenna
10 months
Mike Myers playing Elon Musk on SNL and then busting out a CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE SHIRT at the end of the show is exactly the energy we need right now. 🤛❤️🇨🇦
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CreativeNFCollective
11 months
New year, new writing! This year's contest closes February 14th. Click the link for contest rules and submission guidelines: https://t.co/tiJXUt1ihO #WritingCommunity #cnf #Contest
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The Fiddlehead
1 year
🚨 Calling all Canadian writers! 🚨 Our regular contests might be closed for the year, but the fun isn’t over! The Fiddlehead and @cnfcollective have teamed up for a Canada-wide creative nonfiction contest and it’s open NOW! #CreativeNonfiction #CanLit
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
1 year
Start thinking about your submission. February will be here before you know it! #creativenonfiction #writing #Contest
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CreativeNFCollective
1 year
Enter the CNFC-@TheFiddlehd creative nonfiction contest! Members receive 50% off their entry fee. Contest closes February 15, 2024 at 11:59 PT https://t.co/tiJXUt0Ksg
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CreativeNFCollective
1 year
New on the CNFC blog today! @Hollay2 interviews @lucyemblack about her latest book: https://t.co/zaRGQ1fLVn
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CreativeNFCollective
1 year
Have you written a short piece about craft? Do you want to interview a fellow creative nonfiction writer about their work? The CNFC is always looking for member blog posts. Email us with your ideas!
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
1 year
“I would live to be eighty-seven, she said. So that’s what I’m aiming for, which means I’ve got another twenty years to go. Maybe when I get there, I’ll shift the goal post.” From my essay about superstition, prophecy and good luck charms: https://t.co/AkNJYrHO8G #fortuneteller
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When I smoked, I refused to light my cigarette off the same match used to light two other cigarettes. Even now, decades later, I follow the same process with tealight candles. For the first two, my...
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805 Lit + Art
1 year
We’re pleased to publish Volume 10, Issue 1. The poetry, prose, and art in this issue will linger with you like the last golden hours of summer, not yet ready to leave your doorstep. A special congratulations to Jake Huang, Logan Foster, Anna Han, and Olivia Wieland for debuting.
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
1 year
Great thread, thanks for the reco, Allison!
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Allison K Williams
1 year
Great thread about simple, effective ways to share your book with the world!
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
2 years
Congratulations to all the shortlisted writers and to the winners of the 2024 CNFC-HLR creative nonfiction contest! I appreciated hearing the authors read their essays aloud which added more depth to their words.
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CreativeNFCollective
2 years
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 CNFC-HLR creative nonfiction contest! Read judge Lisa Bird-Wilson's comments on our website: https://t.co/bdWEX8wPUS
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
2 years
Congrats to all the finalists! Look forward to the readings.
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CreativeNFCollective
2 years
The CNFC-HLR contest #shortlist has been announced! Special thanks to judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson. To learn more about the shortlisted writers and register for the May 23 readings and announcement of winners, click here: https://t.co/xzxtjNIJuL
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CreativeNFCollective
2 years
The CNFC-HLR contest #shortlist has been announced! Special thanks to judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson. To learn more about the shortlisted writers and register for the May 23 readings and announcement of winners, click here: https://t.co/xzxtjNIJuL
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
2 years
It's been 36 years since the experimental bone marrow transplant that cured my leukemia and saved my life. That’s why I'm back for my 14th Ride to Conquer Cancer. Learn more about why I ride: https://t.co/xuqlO41PSG. Grateful for your support 💙 #Cancer #Survivor #fundraiser
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
2 years
Congrats Marsha!
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
2 years
Thrilled to share excerpts from my essay "Endangered" about the challenges of a medically vulnerable couple navigating the pandemic. The Examined Life Journal is a literary publication of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. https://t.co/EKnrGhPoFg @ExaminedLife_UI
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
2 years
Brilliant and timely advice from the always-helpful Allison K Williams! Thank you🙏🏻
@GuerillaMemoir
Allison K Williams
2 years
There is a glorious moment in almost every manuscript where the editor realizes, "Aha! THIS is where the story starts!" and breathes a prayer of thanks that the author does indeed have a book. It's usually somewhere in pages 34-50.
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
2 years
Don’t worry If you didn’t tweak your submission this weekend … there’s still one more to go before the Feb. 29th deadline! #creative #nonfiction #contest #WritingCommunity
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CreativeNFCollective
2 years
Do your weekend plans include working on your CNFC/@HumberLitReview #contest submission? Perhaps they should....Deadline is fast approaching! https://t.co/tiJXUt0Ksg
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CreativeNFCollective
2 years
Do you love reading, writing, and talking about #memoir? Join the CNFC's new #MemoirBookClub, a low-pressure, easy-going, online get-together to chat about all things memoir. FREE for members. Registration required: https://t.co/TQZNEetOmq
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Margaret Lynch | Writer
2 years
Mark your calendars! There's an extra day this year to polish up your contest submission. #WritingCommunity #Creative #nonfiction #ContestAlert #cnfcontest
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CreativeNFCollective
2 years
Contest deadline alert! You have until Feb. 29th 11:59pm PST to submit to the @HumberLitReview CNFC Creative NonFiction Contest. See guidelines here: https://t.co/tiJXUt1ihO
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CreativeNFCollective
2 years
Contest deadline alert! You have until Feb. 29th 11:59pm PST to submit to the @HumberLitReview CNFC Creative NonFiction Contest. See guidelines here: https://t.co/tiJXUt1ihO
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