Violet Carr Moore was a winner in the February Super Bowl Snacks haiku contest. Her poem was published in the printed editions of Contra Costa Times and Tri-Valley Herald. It also appeared online in the San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune where it was linked to encyclopedia.com.
Annette Langer’s travel book, A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the World, will be released by the end of January 2010. The book chronicles her travels to all seven continents and the adventures that happened along the way.
Janie Hodges’ article “Teacher’s Kindness Goes On” was published on January 2, 2010, by the Bay Area Newspaper Group.
Violet Carr Moore’s true-life story “Miracle on a Train” was published in Christmas Miracles, an anthology by Cecil Murphey (St. Martin’s Press, October 13, 2009). She has also had two poems published in the Time Out section of The Valley Times and Tri-Valley Herald.
Patty Flaherty’s story “The Seating Plan” was published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love on Dec 29. Her short story Pillion won an honorable mention for the Carolyn A. Clark Flash Fiction contest, sponsored and judged by Carolyn A. Clark, National league of American Pen Women, Nob Hill Branch.
Mark Curtis is now the weekend news anchor and political reporter for WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, as well as the key investigative and political reporter for the station.
Elaine Schmitz’s Recipes & Recollections of My Greek-American Family was published in mid-December, and is available from Pharos Publishing, pharospublishing.com
Alice Kight’s poem, “A Matter of Course,” won second place in the category Poet’s Choice in this year’s Ina Coolbrith Circle contest.
Jack Russ has won first runner-up in the annual Berkeley Branch short story contest for “The Pink Letter.” He will be reading his story at the Berkeley Branch December Bash.
Albert Rothman will be reading at the 4th Street Studio Storytellers at Swirl on the Square on October 29.
