CWG Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, April 13
Place: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Forty Years of Writing with Author Tim Hollis
Poetry Group's Moderator Published
Helga Kidder's poem "Weather" will be published in the Tipton Poetry Journal in Indiana.
CWG Treasurer's Piece Published
In March, Patricia Paris's article, "A Snooty Redhead," was published in Still Moments, a magazine for women (in Canada).
KWG Summer Workshops
July 12-15 and 19-23
Nashville songwriter Steve Leslie, columnist Sam Venable, and poet Linda Parsons Marion will be among the presenters at this year's Knoxville Writers Guild Summer Workshops.
Co-sponsored by the English Department at Pellissippi State, the two- and three-hour courses take place July 12-15 and 19-23.
The following are confirmed speakers:
Kb Ballentine, poetry
Grant Fetters, public speaking
Alex Gabbard, travel writing
Steve Leslie, songwriting
Kali Meister, playwriting and erotica
Linda Parsons Marion, poetry
Kelly Norrel, promotional writing
Sam Venable, humor writing
Marianne Worthington, Appalachian nonfiction writing (or poetry)
For more information, check the Guild's website: http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/.
KWG Contest Deadline is extended to April 30
The Knoxville Writers Guild's Contest deadline has been extended to April 30. Please visit the website, http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/contests.htm, for specific guidelines. If you do not follow guidelines, your submission will be deleted from consideration.
Former Chattanoogan and CWG Speaker Receives Honor
On Monday, April 5 in London, England, Cherie Priest was nominated for a Hugo Award, given annually for outstanding writing in Science Fiction.
http://www.thehugoawards.org/
Read Around Tennessee
Saturday, April 17, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Winder Binder Gallery and Book Store
40 Frazier Avenue
Chattanooga's North Shore
Sponsored by
Tennessee Writers Alliance
Chattanooga Writers Guild
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Area authors will read at Winder Binder. Thanks to Winder Binder Gallery and Book Store for hosting us. Faux Bridge Festival by Winder Binder takes place the same day. Contact Ray Zimmerman, znaturalist@yahoo.com or 423-315-0721 for additional information about Read Around Tennessee, Chattanooga venue, or New Voices Poetry Readings.
Confirmed Participants in Read Around Tennessee--Reading in this order:
Sybil Baker Becky Wooley
Penny Dyer Ray Zimmerman
Bruce Majors N.L. Diwan
Jenny Sadre-Orafai Ben Fischer
Rebecca Cook Bob Dombrowski
E. Smith Gilbert
Member's Readings in April and May
Becky Wooley, author of Non-Prophet Murders: A Grit and Grace Mystery, will participate (seventh reader of eleven) in the Read Around Tennessee event at Winder Binder Gallery and Bookstore, 40 Frazier Ave., Saturday, April 17, from 2-4 pm. (423-413-8999).
She will also hold the following public readings and be available to sign copies of her work:
Sunday, April 25, 1-4 p.m., Mountain View Church of Christ, 1001 Mission Ridge Rd., Rossville, GA 30741-4214, (423-866-9096)
Sunday, May 2, 1-4 p.m. at Olde Towne Books, 3249 Brainerd Rd., 37411 (423-475-7187).
2010 Southern Christian Writers Conference
When: Fri.-Sat., June 11-12, 2010
Where: First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Keynote Speakers: Crystal Bowman and Edna Ellison, authors (their separate works added together total 79 books)
Email for conference: SCWCworkshop@bellsouth.net.
For additional information, email Becky Wooley: beckywooley@hotmail.com.
Quote: Twain, on the Right Word
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is like the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
-- Mark Twain
