Deborah Grossman co-authored an article, “Spring Wine, Food and Activity Tour in Paso” with Joan Gelfand which was published on March 27, 2015 in the Huffington Post. Check it out at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-gelfand/spring-wine-food-and-activity-tour-in-paso_b_6890392.html.
Violet Carr Moore and her twin, Vi Parsons, launched Double Take, their short-story memoirs of growing up in Chowchilla, California on March 10, 2015 at a luncheon at Farnesi’s and a Meet the Authors open house at the Chowchilla Branch Library. The book is available on Amazon.com and Carr Twins & Co.
George Cramer has been selected for the MFA in Creative Writing program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. The program, limited to thirty students each year, will begin July 25, 2015 at the Santa Fe, New Mexico campus.
Glen Robins’ novel, Off Kilter, was published on March 4, 2015 and is now available as a Kindle ebook on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UA9Z8K8.
Stephanie Bolaños placed runner-up at the 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference for her fiction piece, “As Snow in the Time of Harvest.” Alice Kight’s poem, “Post Office Rush” received an Honorable Mention in Benicia’s annual poetry contest.
Shelley Riley’s short story collection, For Want of a Horse was published December 29, 2014, and is now available on Amazon, both in paperback and digital format. The book is a collection of Thoroughbred short stories written over the last year. It’s an eclectic assortment which includes several genres; contemporary, historical, and even a fantasy. …
John Bluck was interviewed about science-fiction/science-fact and his book, The Ship Finder via Skype for broadcast on a London, England radio station. The broadcast streamed live at www.resonancefm.com. Stacey Gustafson was a guest on Caryn FitzGerald’s international radio show, “Coffee and Coaching with Caryn.” Stacey discussed her writing process, debut novel, and retold the …
Two Tri-Valley members have won awards in the 2014 BellaOnline Ebook Awards: Jordan Bernal: Gold Award Winner in Science Fiction & Fantasy for The Keepers of Éire Paula Chinick: Silver Award Winner in Mystery & Thriller for Red Asscher—Living in Fear The BellaOnline Ebook Awards celebrate the talent, creativity, and determination of today’s small press …
Several of our members have had their work published recently. Patricia Boyle’s Summer 2014 runner up flash fiction contest story “Shaken and Stirred” published on the Women on Writing (WOW) website. Read Patricia’s story here: http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/62-FE1-Summer14Contest.html Alice Kight’s poem “Searcher” published in the fall issue of Song of the San Joaquin. Lynne Menon’s article “Chris Corrales Relieves …
Fred Norman participated in two events. On Wednesday, November 5, Fred was the featured reader at Sacred Grounds Café, San Francisco. On Tuesday evening, November 11, Fred read a new poem, Atonement, at the annual Armistice Day/Veterans’ Day Vigil at the Crosses of Lafayette.
