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Thursday, January 1, 2009
#97 News on Writing from the CWG
_______________________ NOTE LOCATION CHANGE January 13th
JANUARY CWG Meeting has been moved to UTC for the Doris Kearns Goodwin lecture at the Roland Hays Concert Hall --- 7:00 PM -- Inside the Fine Arts Center on the UTC Campus. Lecture is Free and Open to all and is brought by the Benwood Foundation.
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize Winning Author and Historian and recently released: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
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“The Beatniks are Back” …. A benefit for the Trenton Arts Council
The Trenton Arts Council is again presenting a Beatnik Poetry Reading.
The poets, including Naman Crowe, Bob Dombrowki, Ray Zimmerman, Jim Allen, and Ginnie Sams, among others, are poets who have read with the previous beatnik readings.
MeLinda Brown and Julie Alexander, also, will be a featured readers.
The Drum Circle will accompany the poets.
The Drum Circle is a collaboration of drummers that have been playing together for several years. The Drum Circle will provide an accentuation of the rhythms of the poems. They will provide a distinctive backdrop that anchors the poetic voice back into the recitations and incantations that were the emergence of our civilization.
The popularity of the Beatnik readings verifies a continuity of response to the emotional appeal of the beatnik legend.
Accompanying the poets will be several modern dancers from Contrapasso, including Katie Kasch, the artistic director, improvising an even more theatrical edge to the performance. Contrapasso has built a reputation of bold and experimental choreography.
“The Beatniks are Back” event will be at:
Contrapasso
1800 Rossville Avenue [off Main Street]
Saturday, January 17
8 pm
Admission: $10
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The Writer's Show
On the Writer's Show this Sunday at 1 pm, Jane Lael will talk about editing and share insights into getting a book publisher ready. Jane has been on the Board of Directors and an Officer of the Chattanooga Writers Guild for many years and is a professional editor. Listen through live streaming on the Internet at http://www.wawl.org/ (click listen live). For more information, contact Joan Hetzler at thewritersshow@gmail.com.
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Copyright Basics
Information about copyrights brought to you by the Huntsville Art Blog http://huntsvilleartblog.blogspot.com/
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The Daily Beast's writers pick Best Books of 2008
Something a little different from a great blog site. All the best books you should have read. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-12-27/2008-books-wrap/
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Glimmer Train Contests
If you are into contests keep in contact with Glimmer Train http://www.glimmertrain.org/
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The Power of Words Makes People Think
Jeff Biggers author of two books who visited us in the past got posted in Huffington Post with comments about the TVA Christmas flood this year. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/ash-christmas-yesterdays_b_153146.html
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Publication And Award News
Judith Nembhard: received an honorable mention in the Writer's Digest 77th Annual Writing Competition for her entry "Along a Winding Road"
Bruce Majors: His poems, "About Snow" and "Winter Sun" will be published in the July issue of Distillery. http://www.mscc.cc.tn.us/distillery/
KB Ballentine: Her poem "Daybreak at the Old City Park" will be in the same issue of Distillery.
Julianne Hale: CWG member writes in Chattanooga HealthScope
http://www.healthscopemag.com/Dec_2008/Fitness.aspx
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New Mag Starts
New Hampshire Authors Launch Publishing Company.Rochester, NH - New Hampshire authors Rick DeCost and Bob Griffin are proud to announce the launch of their publishing company and its online presence. Absent Willow Publishing LLC is an independent book publisher that will provide its readers with high quality stories of horror, fantasy and science fiction.
The Absent Willow Review plans to publish fictional stories in the horror,fantasy, and science fiction genre while allowing its readers access to the magazine anywhere in the world. Additionally, the Absent Willow Review will publish paperback anthologies from their collected works. “We're huge fans of the genres we publish,” remarked Griffin. “We started this company to find greats works of fiction and to locate the next generation of great writers.”
With its online magazine spotlighting new works and its print publications soon to be available through Amazon.com and other retailers, the Company is planning to renew interest in short works of fiction. “For new and established authors of short fiction in the horror or fantasy vein, the market is light,” DeCost added. “We are hoping to change that.”
For More Info: http://www.absentwillowreview.com/
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New Writing Blog Opens
http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/ – a new blog invites CWG writers to participate in their new site as contributors. The original concept came from the frustration – while watching, or listening, to TV and radio shows where guests/hosts could not finish their conversations because others kept interrupting them. They have expanded to include anyone who would like to “SpeakWithout Interruption”.
They have a tab entitled “TheWriter’s Corner” – They give CWG members an invitation to write. Their theory is to give both amateur, and professional,writers a forum to share their views and thoughts. If anyone is interested they can e-mail SpeakWithoutInterruption@gmail. and provide topics they would like to write about and post. Once participation is approved they will send a User Name and Password so the party can post articles as they desire.
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Christmas Party Mystery
Several people have asked us who brought the delicious sweet potato casserole. If it was yours please let Joyce Walters know.
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Finally -- When Dreams Die Have a Funeral
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/artsculture/when_dreams_die/Content?oid=880866
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