NEXT MEETING: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Ransom Stephens, PhD, will discuss his journey with The God Patent. A professor of particle physics turned writer and speaker, Stephens first published his novel on Scribd.com, but it has since been released in print by Numina Press. The SF Chronicle called The God Patent “a milestone not only for Ransom but for the book industry as well, as the first debut novel to emerge from the new paradigm of online publishing.”
Tri-Valley Member News
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July 31, 2010
Lynn Goodwin, Camille Minichino, Ann Parker at Festival Look for three TVW members – Lynn Goodwin, Camille Minichino (aka Margaret Grace) and Ann Parker – among the authors featured at the Northern California Storybook & Literature Festival. The event will be held at the Maidu Library and Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, on Saturday, July 31, from 10 am to 5 pm. For more information e-mail library@roseville.ca.us.
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July 5, 2010
Marilyn Slade and Violet Carr Moore Marilyn Slade and Violet Carr Moore, winners in Summer Travel at the Speed of Haiku contest, were published July 5, 2010, in the Contra Costa Times, Tri-Valley Herald, and affiliated Bay Area News Group newspapers. In addition, Marilyn’s poem “I am a Proud Raisin,” won the Alameda County Fair theme award.
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June 11, 2010
Mark Curtis first place award Danville author and political reporter Mark Curtis has won a 2010 International Book Award for The Making of the President 2008, Age of Obama: A Reporter’s Journey with Clinton, McCain and Obama. His book received first place in the Current Events/Political-Social category. The book is available in print or Kindle from http://www.amazon.com/.
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June 11, 2010
Marilyn Slade haiku winner Marilyn Slade’s Pet Peeve haiku was published in the June 7, 2010 printed editions of The Tri-Valley Herald and Contra Costa Times/Valley Times. The online edition can be viewed at www.InsideBayArea.com/haiku.
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Upcoming Events
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August 1, 2010
Laugh Out Loud Poetry! Laugh Out Loud Poetry! featuring Marilyn Slade, Sunday, August 1, 2010, from 2 to 4 pm at Century House, 2401 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton. For more information, contact Michele Russo mrusso@ci.pleasanton.ca.us or Deborah Grossman at pleasantonpoetry@gmail.com. Open mic after featured readers. Event fee: $5
