Tri-Valley Writers is pleased to announce the publication of the 2021-2024 high school writing contest winners’anthology, My Story, My Vision 2021-2024, on November 12, 2024. The anthology is offered at the low price of $6.00, with any proceeds going toward the next TVW high school writing contest. The book is available for purchase on Amazon at the following link: https://a.co/d/0bMB8sC
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Join us for a free drop-in writing session, meet-and-greet, and informal discussion of all things. This month Tri-Valley Writers is exploring writing short stories. Participants will first tackle flash fiction, with writing prompts designed to create a high impact short story of no more than 100 words. Later, participants will experiment with a traditional length based on themes of family, holiday drama, gratitude, or betrayal.
There will be plenty of time to socialize. Current board members will be available to answer questions about the future of the branch.
While there is no fee for the meeting, we would like to know how many people to expect, so please register at treasurer@trivalleywriters.org by Wednesday, November 13.
Attendees are welcome to bring their own water and snacks as TVW won’t be providing them at this meeting.
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This month we will be celebrating California Writer’s Week with a program focused on noteworthy writers from our beautiful state of California. One essential tool for writers is the writer’s bio. This succinct and impactful statement will be our focus this month, as we craft our own author’s bio statements. It is often difficult to sing our own praises as we describe our own work, so come join in as we explore how to craft the perfect statement. Let’s celebrate the amazing authors in our own club as we deepen our friendships and support each other in our writing pursuits.
There will be plenty of time to socialize, as well as current board members available to answer questions about the future of the branch.
While there is no fee for the meeting, we would like to know how many people to expect, so please register at treasurer@trivalleywriters.org by Wednesday, October 16.
Attendees are welcome to bring their own water and snacks as TVW won’t be providing them at this meeting.
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Join us for a free drop-in writing session, meet-and-greet, and informal discussion of all things.
There will be plenty of time to socialize, as well as prompts for writing, and a little ice-breaker art project. Current board members will be available to answer questions about the future of the branch.
While there is no fee for the meeting, we would like to know how many people to expect, so please register at treasurer@trivalleywriters.org by Wednesday, September 18.
Attendees are welcome to bring their own water and snacks as TVW won’t be providing them at this meeting.
2024: A Time to Write, A Time to Talk Read More »
CWC’s Vision & Verse: A Fusion of Art, Photography, Prose and Poetry is now available on Amazon. The following TVW members have pieces published in this stunningly beautiful anthology: Monique Rardin Richardson for her artwork, “One With Nature;” Rose Owens for “Theft of Time,” “Abandoned,” and “Going Fast;” and Pamela Pan for “Waiting.”
https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Verse-Fusion-Photography-Poetry/dp/1735637211/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiSJ9.oySLt8IU4-hzcnBfiV7iI9utLOmgZMa5FU7i3aZeG4mJpYR3HFVVpZZ45izRwIassnI1A22CsUnYWwlT19UL6RjcnbJ5UlMGcq9zlqQ6yInAmAWm4AA46qEb8HMtQb2lJCuKIByFngoFxm-0Ob1Y15znWopAnvvv27QdfZHSgkrkXoo71KlDBHX8N94y2OkI6v07E-djWEQOt0Km5oR-n4s1QCdRuz8tob2ZSVaJoYg.otEbJWO59rEcLN0Ujf6pDK1TxAKjsT2v_aAEEM3LCHs&dib_tag=se&qid=1721153687&refinements=p_27%3ACalifornia+Writers+Club&s=books&sr=1-1&text=California+Writers+Club
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CWC’s Best of the Best: 2024 Literary Review, a collection of poems and stories selected from 20 CWC branch publications, is now available on Amazon. The following TVW members have pieces published in this 300+ page collection: Jordan Bernal for her poem, “Writing at Zero Dark Thirty;” Shannon Brown for her prose, “A Cheese Sandwich on Main Street;” Kate McCarroll Moore for her poem, “Nature Doesn’t Seem to Know or Care;” and Violet Carr Moore for her prose, “Search and Rescue.”
Best of the Best: 2024 Literary Review: CLub, California Writers, Apodaca, Mike, Margotta, Jenny, Tuck, Elisabeth, Zone, Richard, Krieg, Joyce: 9781735637235: Amazon.com: Books
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Linda Drattell’s second poetry collection, The Lighter Side of Horse Manure, is now published by Finishing Line Press. This collection shares the humorous (intentional or not) wisecracking wit of Linda’s mischievous aging farm animals. Pre-order now until August 23, 2024 for a discounted price of $17.99 plus shipping. After that date, the price will increase. Books will be shipped in October. https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/the-lighter-side-of-horse-manure-by-linda-drattell/.
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John Bluck’s short story, “Cold in Chicago,” was published on June 11th, in a book of short stories released by Murderous Ink Press in the United Kingdom. The book, CRIMEUCOPIA, Through the Past Darkly, includes stories by 21 authors about crime from 420 BC through to AD 1969. Here’s a link to the short story book: https://www.amazon.com/Crimeucopia-Through-Darkly-Various-Authors-ebook/dp/B0CX9HMDQQ/.
Diane Lovitt’s memoir, Butter Your Own Damn Bread: Discovering My Values and My Voice, was published on May 22, 2024 and is available on Amazon https://a.co/d/fuq2jrm .
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Jim Rowson’s Uncommon Scents (written with Bruce Berls and published in 2022) was shortlisted for the prestigious Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize. The Eric Hoffer Book Award is one of the largest international book awards for small, academic, and independent presses. Fewer than five percent of nominated books are shortlisted for the grand prize. Uncommon Scents was also a finalist for the First Horizon Award, given to debut authors, and received an Honorable Mention in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category. Uncommon Scents was a finalist in the First Novel category of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the largest International awards program for indie authors and independent publishers.
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