Glenda Carroll, Author, October 15, 2022

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Glenda Carroll is the author of the Trisha Carson mysteries that are set in the San Francisco Bay area. Open water swimming is the undercurrent that runs through all the thrillers. The series includes Dead in the Water, Drop Dead Red,and Dead Code. She is currently working on the fourth Trisha Carson book, Dead to Me.  During her presentation, she’ll talk about:

How to use surroundings/location as a character

Take the journalistic approach – who, what why, where when, how

Be specific

Does the surroundings/locations reflect your protagonist’s mood/feelings

The more you look, the more you see

Kevin Fisher-Paulson, Author and SF Chronicle Columnist, September 17, 2022

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Kevin Fisher-Paulson will present “The Fourth Column” at the Tri-Valley Writers Saturday, September 17, 2022 meeting. Every writer has one column in them. The trick is to be the kind of writer who has one column in them every week.

Kevin will discuss the craft of writing from the perspective of purpose and structure. Specifically, the process of writing a weekly column for a major newspaper, like the San Francisco Chronicle. His unique brand of column is the one-week memoir, warts and all. Writing is a search for meaning, and Kevin talks about how the different forms represent different means of exploring experience. He includes choices—not habits—that usher the individual through the creative door.

In his weekly column, Kevin grapples with great issues but knows that the narrative must be satisfied in 750 words. As the reputation of this column grew, he became aware of consistency, fresh perspective, and the assertive reader.

Patricia Boyle

Member Successes

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Patricia Boyle’s poem “Musings on an Overcast Morning,” was published in Wingless Dreamer’s anthology,War Scars in My Heart. And her poem, “Apple Tree Roost,” has been accepted for publication in Wingless Dreamer’s anthology, Summer Fireflies. George Cramer attended the Public Safety Writers Association conference in Las Vegas on July 13-17, 2022. He was a panelist …

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2022 Alameda County Arts Commission Grant

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Tri-Valley Writers was fortunate to be awarded a generous grant of $2700 by the Alameda County Arts Commission. The grants are awarded on a two-year cycle to 501(c)3 arts groups within Alameda County. While completing the application for the 2022-24 cycle, TVW learned that the branch’s parent organization, California Writers Club, as a 501(c)3 organization, …

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Member Successes

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Patricia Boyle’s poem “Fog of Unreality” won an honorable mention award in Livermore’s science poetry contest Poetry in a Test Tube. James Morehead’s  poem, “the silent roar of haleakalā” has been accepted for the 2022 Alameda County Fair. Art Tenbrink’s poem, “Summer’s Caprice” won an Honorable Mention in the 2022 Alameda County Fair.

Members Publishing

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  Carole MacLean published her book, Believe/Practice/Choose: The Gift of Self Care, on May 1, 2022. It is available in print here.     Susan O’Leary published her mystery, Curiosity Killed The Cobbler, in April 2022. It is available in print and ebook here.     Monique Richardson published her memoir, When Then Became Now, …

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2022 Tri-Valley Writers Scholarship Award Winner

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The 2022 recipient of Tri-Valley Writers’ Las Positas Scholarship is Cate Berry. Cate said, “I am so honored to have been selected for this scholarship. I have been writing since elementary school! I’m currently working on a novel, a few short stories, and several original songs. My favorite genres are horror and fantasy.”