Chattanooga Writers Guild

CWG News & Announcements:

Monday, March 30, 2009
CWG NEWSLETTER -- TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009

CWG April Meeting
The next meeting of the Chattanooga Writers Guild will be held Tuesday, April14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. Guest speaker is Jim Johnston, publisher at Celtic Cat Publishing, an award-winning independent publishing company founded in 1995. This meeting is open to the public. April is poetry month!

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Not Too Late to Meet and Hear Your Favorite Southern Writers
With awards for students presented on Tuesday night, March 31, the Conference on Southern Literature begins full swing Thursday, April 2, at the Tivoli Theatre on Broad Street. Chattanooga Writers Guild members receive a discount on registration, which includes all events, even the luncheon on Saturday. Everything you need to know is at the website, including a registration form. Paid CWG members may deduct 20% from the registration fee.
http://southernlitconference.org/page/about-csl/bookmark-it

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Nancy K. Pearson to read poems from award-winning book, Two Minutes of Light.
When: Saturday, April 4, 7 PM
Where: Rock Point Books, 401 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN
Book-signing after the event.
Nancy K. Pearson’s first book of poems, Two Minutes of Light, published by Perugia Press in August 2008, won the 2009 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award. She is a current finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. Her poems appear in journals such as The Iowa Review, Black Warrior Review, Indiana Review, and Hayden’s Ferry Review. Pearson has received numerous awards including two seven-month Stanley Kunitz Endowed Fellowships at The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Originally from Chattanooga, TN, she now lives on Cape Cod.

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How to Choose a Critique Group
The CWG is always encouraging the growth of existing groups and the creation of new ones. For tips on how to find a group compatible for you, check out these guidelines at: http://writersdigest.com/article/how-to-choose-a-critique-club .

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Join CWG--Both Face-to-Face and on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=657881966&ref=name#/group.php?gid=58487447767

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Christian Book Expo Bombs in Dallas
What does this mean for religious/inspirational writing? Here is what Michael Hyatt, head of Thomas Nelson Publishing in Nashville, says on his blog about why the Expo failed: http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/03/christian-book-expo-my-analysis.html

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Support your Local Bookstore
Here is a collection of photos of some of the most amazing local bookstores in the world. http://www.miragebookmark.ch/most-interesting-bookstores.htm .

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Literary Tattoos
We hope you saw it here first. Is this going too far to put your or your favorite writer’s words in print?
http://www.contrariwise.org/ .

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