Ed Miracle wins Honorable Mention
“Submarine Dreams,” a personal-experience essay by Edward Miracle published in Tiny Lights 2011 received Honorable Mention award.
OMG! by Violet Carr Moore
OMG! Oh my God is not one of my favorite phrases. Can I change my vocabulary now that Oxford English Dictionary has declared these three letters to be spoken as a word? Probably not. God is a divine word for me, not a text or abbreviated phrase that scampers between an exclamation for spilled milk to a lost lottery …
April 2011 President’s Message from Violet Carr Moore
Tri-Valley Writers shuck raincoats and umbrellas as spring blossoms. Warm sunshine smiles on our authors lining up for Author’s Spotlight on Saturday, April 16th. Indulge in carrot cake or chocolate crisp mousse while a variety of member authors present book overviews or read from children’s books, health and humor, memoirs, military maneuvers, recipes, and other …
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Three TVW members published
Jamuna Advani had her submission “Something Happened that Day” published in Story Circle Network in March issue 2011. She has announced her book, Land of the Dancing Deer, is now available at www.lulu.com and www.amazon.com. Annette Langer has both her books: Healing through Humor: Change Your Focus, Change Your Life! and A Funny Thing Happened …
Awards for seven TVW members
Jacqueline Bardsley won third place for her poem “Adam” in the Beginnings & Ending category of the 85th Bay Area Annual Poet’s Dinner contest. She also received honorable mention in Poets’ Choice for “Midsummer Eve.” LaDonna Fehlberg‘s “Poetically Speaking” was a winning poem for “Wine Still Life,” a porcelain painting by artist Eugenia Zobel in …
A Blog by Patricia Bacon
At the request of my many fans, who do not want to be identified, and more importantly because the President of our organization has suggested all members submit “A BLOG”, I have decided to take the plunge. I have never written “A BLOG”, because frankly I think it sounds funny. Maybe it should be called …
Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Bringing Sensuality to the Page
A contributor to numerous journals, newspapers, magazines and anthologies, Linda Watanabe McFerrin is a poet, travel writer, novelist and workshop leader. She has served as a literary arts panelist for the National Endowment of the Arts, and was a winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction. Her novel, Namako: Sea Cucumber was named …
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Rejection Letters by Annette Langer
Not all publisher rejection letters are bad. Surely, some make you feel discouraged, frustrated, or downright angry. But others can cause you to smile. The one I received today (reproduced below) even made me say, “Awww.” Today is the deadline on the second extension for submissions to our Mother’s Day anthology. Unfortunately, we didn’t receive …
Annette Langer publishes through Smashwords
Annette Langer has listed both of her books on Smashwords. As part of Read a E-Book Week (March 6-12), both Healing Through Humor and A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the World are available as e-books. E-books can be downloaded to personal computers as well as e-readers from Smashwords.com.
Sondra Perry publishes children’s book
Henry Our Great Blue Heron by CWC Tri-Valley member Sondra Perry, is now available. Visit www.henrythegreatblueheron.com for details.