Member Success—Book Finalist
Brian Gunney’s novel, Dragon’s Ridge, was honored as a finalist in the 2022 American Fiction Awards, historical fantasy category.
Member News
Member Success—Contest Winner & Reading
Marilyn Dykstra’s poem, “In Sickness and In Health,” won second place in the 2nd Effie Lee Morris Writing Contest with the Women’s National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter. She read her poem at a virtual mixer on September 23rd.
Member Publications in Anthologies
Linda Drattell’s poem, “Fishing Trip,” is now published in Wingless Dreamer Publisher’s Summer Fireflies Anthology. https://winglessdreamer.com/winner-announcement-for-summer-fireflies-poetry-contest-2022/
John Q. McDonald’s short story, “Fido in the Night,” has been accepted for publication in the 2022 Ab Terra Sci-Fi anthology from Brain Mill Press. https://www.brainmillpress.com/ab-terra-books/
Pamela Pan’s poem, “100 More Years,” has been accepted by the poetry journey , Poets’ Express Review, to be published in the upcoming 2022 issue.
Monique Richardson’s poem, “Explosion of Truth,” will be published in Wingless Dreamer’s poetry anthology, Midsummer’s Eve, available at https://winglessdreamer.com/midsummers-eve/. And her poem, “Paddington Park,” was selected to be featured on Viewless Wings Publisher August Poetry Podcast.
Member Successes
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 …
Member Publication
Eve Sprunt’s book, A Guide to Career Resilience for Women and Under-Represented Groups, was published on July 16, 2022 and is available here:
Member Successes
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
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, …
Member Successes: Las Positas College Anthology
Las Positas College’s 2022 Havik has accepted the following submissions for publication from TVW members: Poem: “Conversations of a Silent Bystander” by Patricia Boyle Poems: “The Who That You Are,” “I Imagine Him Saying Thank You” and “Compassion” by Linda Drattell Poems: “Dear Jack Kerouac” and “Devotion” by Constance Hanstedt Poem: “Seeing” by Rose Owens …
Member Successes
John Q. McDonald’s short story “The Lorentz Contraction” has been published in the online literary journal Sequestrum. About 2/3 of the story is available free, with a subscription suggested in order …
Member Successes
Wingless Dreamer will be publishing two of Linda Drattell’s poems: “The Sparrow and the Oak” and “When Your Heart No Longer Beats,” which she wrote during a TVW poetry writers’ retreat. Lani Longshore presented a lecture via Zoom to the Sacramento CWC branch on March 19 titled, “Taking a Journey Together: Story Arcs and Your Readers.” …