Patricia Boyle‘s short story “Remembrances” was published in the February issue of Fox & Quill. http://foxandquill.com/vol_7_issue_2_page_3.htm#next
Patricia Boyle in Fox & Quill
February 10, 2012 By
Alice Kight, Camille Minichino, Marilyn Slade in the news
January 23, 2012 By
“Breathing Lesson,” Alice Kight’s poem in the Benicia Love Poem contest, was published in the Benicia Patch, January 11, 2012. http://benicia.patch.com/articles/benicia-love-poem-breathing-lesson
Camille Minichino a/k/a Ada Madison, author of The Square Root of Murder, was honored with a brief review in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm/jury/
“Dance With Me My Darling,” a Benicia Love Poem contest entry by Marilyn Slade, was published January 9, 2012 in the Benicia Patch. http://benicia.patch.com/articles/benicia-love-poem-dance-with-me-my-darling
Patricia Bacon and Annette Langer in Fox and Quill
January 12, 2012 By
Two CWC Tri-Valley members are off to a great start, celebrating first success of a new year. Patricia Bacon and Annette Langer were published in volume 7 of Fox and Quill, www.foxandquill.com, an online newsletter for writers.
Tri-Valley Writers in Tapestries
December 16, 2011 By
Julaina Kleist, CWC Tri-Valley member, was selected by the Downtown Oakland Senior Center to emcee at the December 9th anthology launch. In addition to Julaina, Tri-Valley readers were Sheila Bali and Neva (Janie) Hodges. Jan Davies and Linda Todd were among the hundreds of listeners at this fifth annual event.
Fourteen Tri-Valley members published in Tapestries are (alpha order): Beth Aaland, Sheila Bali, Paula Chinick (Paula Christine), Jan Davies, Victoria Emmons, Neva J. Hodges, Alice R. Kight, Julaina Kleist, Violet Carr Moore, Reme Pick, Julie Royce, Marilyn Slade, Camille Defer Thompson, and Linda Todd.
Stacey Gustafson, Sherry Weaver Smith, and Hector Timourian published
December 16, 2011 By
Stacey Gustafson has a column on Pleasanton Patch. Enjoy her humorous writing at http://pleasanton.patch.com/articles/the-christmas-rewrapper.
Land Shapes, a haiku collection blending nature and memories by Sherry Weaver Smith accompanied by delicate Chinese brush paintings of Sylvia Van Strijthem, has been published by Richer Resources Publications. Sherry’s book is available at http://www.richerresourcespublications.com/Books/Poetry/Smith/LandShapes.htm) and www.amazon.com.
“Peter Loves Gloria,” a poem by Hector Timourian, submitted to the Benicia Love Poem Contest was published today, December 15, 2011 in the Benicia Patch. Read it online at http://benicia.patch.com/articles/benicia-love-poem-peter-loves-gloria.
NaNoWriMo news
December 1, 2011 By
Twelve CWC Tri-Valley members crossed the 50,000-word finish line in the National Novel Writing Month contest. This annual contest founded by Chris Baty, Executive Director of the Office of Letters and Light, concentrates on producing a first-draft novel in November. NaNoWriMo winners certificates have been awarded to Vee Byram, Paula Chinick, Pat Coyle, Lynn Goodwin, Julaina Kleist, Cindy Luck, Elena Manzo, Violet Moore, Kelly Pollard, Julie Royce, Sharon Svitak, and Linda Todd.
Honorable mention goes to member Bobbie Kinkead whose computer crashed. Although she didn’t make it across the finish line, Bobbie is commended for bouncing back with more than 33,000 words after the complete loss of her original story.
In Memory of Nancy O’Connell
October 27, 2011 By
Nancy O’Connell, charter member of California Writers Club Tri-Valley, passed away in her sleep, October 21 after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig’s). A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., at the Graham Hitch Mortuary, 4167 First Street, Pleasanton CA 94566.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to your favorite charity in Nancy’s memory or to the ALS Association Golden West Chapter, c/o Greater Bay Area Office, One Embarcadero Center, Suite 1530, San Francisco, CA 94111. (http://webgw.alsa.org).
Mary Boyce memoir published
October 7, 2011 By
Call Me Pop, a memoir of her father by Mary Boyce, is available from www.Amazon.com.
