Jim Aikin’s historical mystery, While Caesar Sang of Hercules, was published on February 22, 2021, and is available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08X8PNM12/. And his fantasy short story collection, The House of Broken Dolls, released on February 17, 2021 also on Amazon. at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WWLRDWQ/. Finishing Line Press has accepted Connie Hanstedt’s poetry chapbook, Treading Water, for …
Patricia Boyle’s YA fantasy novel, Traitor in the Realm, (January 19, 2021) is now available. Kallan MacKinnon, and her foster brother, Matthew Webbe, become trapped in a besieged medieval kingdom. Their friendship is tested when they meet magically gifted teens from the new world, and they must tangle with prehistoric creatures and magical beings in …
Eve Sprunt co-authored Mentoring and Sponsoring, The Keys to Success (Springer, 11/12/20). While everyone was stuck at home because of the pandemic, Eve and her co-author, Maria, used Zoom to interview leaders from around the world who have excelled in a wide range of career paths. Those discussions revealed critical success factors for both sides of …
Back in January, Yvonne Carder took part in a writers’ retreat beginning with a train ride from Los Angeles to Oakland and ending with a residence in the Bay Area where authors collaborated on stories inspired by the history and culture of California. The byproduct of the hard work culminated in an anthology titled, Journeys …
The CWC anthology, Survival, contains 26 chilling stories of pandemic. Three TVW members are published in this anthology. Violet Carr Moore’s “Fatal” won 1st place. Lani Longshore’s “Wishing for the Light” and Ellen Turner’s “Shelter in Place” are also included. Survival is due for release in December. Elaine Drew has some of her illustration work featured in an online exhibit for The …
George Cramer won an Honorable Mention for his genre short story, “Hard Time” in the 89th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Contest. Deborah Grossman was the August featured member of the North American Travel Journalists Association with an interview about her adventures as a travel writer. In addition, her poem, “My Husband Has Cancer” [not …
Vee Byram’s novel, Song Of Latvia, won the Gold Award in Best Ebook Cover and Silver Award in Historical Literature Fiction—Contemporary. Connie Hanstedt’s poem, “Layers,” was awarded Honorable Mention in the Non-rhyming Poetry category of the 89th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Also, Connie’s chapbook, Treading Water, was named a finalist in Blue …
Four Tri-Valley Writers members have novels set for publication in the coming weeks. All four are available for pre-order now. The Mona Lisa Sisters is George Cramer’s debut novel. A historical fiction novel of Lura Grisham Meyer. Wealth cannot protect Lura from the tragedies that befall her in the late nineteenth century. She voyages to Paris after …
John Bluck was interviewed by Chat and Spin Radio, an internet radio station based in the U.K. Here’s a direct link to the interview: https://soundcloud.com/ian-johnson-75/monday-13th-july-mondays-evening-late-show-947pm-1035pm-uk-time-part-2 George Cramer had four writings place in the Public Safety Writers Association 2020 writing contest. Flash Fiction Non-Published First Place: “Joe,” Flash Fiction Non-Published Third Place: “Welcome Home,” Short Story Non-Published Honorable Mention: “Hard Time,” and Fiction Book Non-Published …
John Bluck has published a new mystery, Death in the Holler. The ebook is available now at Smashwords.com, while the print version will be available June 15. In addition, TVW members are invited to read a free ebook version at https://dl.bookfunnel.com/. Stacey Gustafson has two stories published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter …
