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Sept. 19, 2015: Writing and Promoting a Very Personal Memoir: It May Not Be About Profit ― It’s All About Connections

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Dr. Hanson is a seasoned health educator, public speaker, workshop facilitator and writer residing on the Monterey Peninsula. Former co-chair of the Monterey/Santa Cruz chapter of The National Writers Union, she has emceed Open Mikes for Writers monthly for 15+ years. She lectures nationally on Aging Positively and is a columnist for the magazine Crone: Women Coming of Age (www.cronemagazine.com) and GRAND …

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TVW & Open Mic Featured in Bay Area News Group

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Tri-Valley Writers and Open Mic with My Friends at the Pleasanton Library was featured in the July 30, 2015 Valley Journal of the Bay Area News Group. Correspondent Beth Jensen interviewed TVW President Deborah ‘Jordan’ Bernal along with TVW members and Open Mic attendees Fred Norman and Shelley Riley for an article that highlighted the benefits of …

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Members Speak at Conference

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George Cramer participated in two panels, “Writing in Different Genres” and “The Art of Writing Novels and Short Stories,” at the Public Safety Writers Association annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in July. George’s short story “Why Me?” won third place.   Julie Royce also took part in the panel entitled “Writing in Different Genres” at the Public Safety …

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Member Successes: Published

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  Stephanie Bolanos’ short story, “A Stranger in the House,” has been accepted for publication by the 3Elements Review. It will be available online this summer.   Victoria Emmons’ poem,”Sir Chemo” has been published on the Poetry Wall at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto.   Lakshmi Warrier’s feature article, “The Little Independent Bookstores that Could” has been published …

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2015 Alameda County Fair Poetry

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LaDonna Fehlberg had three poetry submissions juried into the 2015 Alameda County Fair. “Two of Me”—photo/poem was awarded Silver. Photo/poem “Dune Maiden” and poem “Finally” were awarded Honorable Mentions. Art Tenbrink’s poem, “Sesquicentennial,” won Best of Theme (Rock Red, White, and Blue) in the 2015 Alameda County Fair.  

June 20, 2015: Chasing Your Screenwriting Dreams — The Agony and the Ecstasy

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David Congalton will share the agony and ecstasy of chasing your screenwriting dreams as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. David Congalton is a radio talk show host and writer who spent 25 years chasing his …

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Las Positas 2015 Anthology, Impressions

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Tri-Valley Writers award-winning members published in 2015 Las Positas anthology, Impressions. Patrick Coyle won first place in prose for his piece, “Time of Your Life”. Patricia Boyle won Honorable Mention in Prose for her piece, “Pathfinder”. Alice Kight won Honorable Mention in Poetry for her piece, “Glimpse”. Julaina Kleist-Corwin won Honorable Mention in Prose for her piece, …

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Member Successes: Short Stories Published

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Stephanie Bolanos’ short story, “Child of the Mountain Peaks”, has been accepted for publication in the fall 2015 issue of Bosque magazine. Another Stephanie Bolanos’ short story, “Assembly Required”, appeared in the spring 2015 edition of Barbaric Yawp, the literary magazine of BoneWorld Publishing.   J. Mills’ fiction short story, “Blizzard”, was accepted by The …

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