Shannon Brown’s new book, Beyond the Music, won an honorable mention in the Scintillating Starts Writers Advice contest. Shannon will be release the book sometime this fall. Sondra Perry has released her third children’s book, Crunchy Carrots: Carrots of Wisdom for Little Ones. This is the second book in the Kids Carrots Book Series, featuring Henry, the …
Camille DeFer Thompson’s humorous blog post, “Married Life: The Princess and the Patient” was featured on Midlife Boulevard on October 5.
Judy Lussie’s novel Lake Biwa Wishes has been published and is available for purchase. A book release is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. on October 16, 2016 at the Dublin Library Community Room. Sharon Svitak’s novel, Simply Irresistible: A Spruce Creek Romance, was chosen as the solo “medalist winner” in the romance category of …
Jamuna Advani’s article “Finding Opportunities in Obstacles” was published in August, 2016 in North East Travel and Life, a journal of people and places. B. Lynn Goodwin’s story, “How I Learned To Share My Love with my Dog,” appeared in Purple Clover on September 10, 2016. It’s her third story for Purple Clover.
Stacey Gustafson performed a one-woman stand-up show at the Firehouse Bar & Grill in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 6, 2016. Her story, “What’s on your Bucket List: Performing Stand-up Comedy Was at the Top of Mine,” was featured on page 11 of the June 2016 issue of Toastmaster Magazine.. Camille DeFer Thompson’s humor piece, “Panting to …
LaDonna Fehlberg submitted poems to the 2016 Alameda County Fair. Four were juried into the fine arts exhibition: “Seasons,” “Summer Day,” “In our Younger Years,” a photo poem, and “The Lost Years,” a photo poem. “Summer Day” received a Silver cash award. Camille DeFer Thompson’s piece, “My Love Affair with the French Language,” was featured July 20 on …
2016 California Writers Club Literary Review The CWC Literary Review magazine published seven selections from six Tri-Valley Writers members this year. The Lit Review offers a mixture of poems, memoirs, short stories and essays. Jordan Bernal: Poem, “Soul of a Writer” Patricia Boyle: Poem, “Saturday Morning Encounter” George Cramer: Poem, “Betrayal at Sandy Creek” James Mills: Memoir, “Surviving Gravity” Julie …
Sharon Svitak’s latest novel, Simply Provocative: A Spruce Creek Romance, is now published and available for purchase. Sharon writes sweet romance under the pen name Sharon Burgess. Camile DeFer Thompson’s humor piece, “Fifty Shades of Pale,” is featured on the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop blog. http://humorwriters.org/2016/06/26/fifty-shades-of-pale/
Fred Norman read his poetry at two events: Readers Bookstore on May 26, 2016 at Fort Mason in San Francisco and at the evening Memorial Day Vigil at the Crosses of Lafayette. Stacey Gustafson presented her humor at Tommy T’s Comedy Club in Pleasanton on June 8, 2016. Art Tenbrink read …
Several members of Tri-Valley Writers have been published in Sparks, the 2016 Las Positas College Literary Anthology. Julie Royce’s “The Unconventional Recruit” won Third Place in the prose category. Copies are available for purchase at Las Positas College Bookstore. Prose Jordan Bernal: “Flight of Fancy” John Bluck: “It’s a Strike” and “Three-Hundred Pills” Patricia Boyle: “Green Ink” Patrick …
