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Friday, June 26, 2009
CWG NEWSLETTER--June 26, 2009
Chattanooga Writers Guild Meeting Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library This meeting is free and open to the public. Sybil Baker spent twelve years teaching in South Korea prior to accepting a position as an assistant professor of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga after earning her MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. During her extensive travels throughout Asia, she became increasingly interested in the allure and alienation of American travelers and expatriates, and this has heavily influenced her writing. Ms Baker's novel, The Life Plan, just released from Casperian Books is now available online and in bookstores. Like many women, Kat Miller dreams of having a satisfying career, a loving
*********************************************************************************************** CWG member Ray Zimmerman leads book discussion Saturday, June 27 11 a.m. Book Discussion for Readers, Writers Rock Point Books Reading Like a Writer is an in-depth examination of segments of great works of literature with an emphasis on how the reader can learn from these writings and apply the techniques to their own writing. Join us for a book discussion lead by local writer and CWG member, Ray Zimmerman, on Francine Prose's Reading Like a Writer. Participants are invited to obtain and read the book before coming to the meeting, and come prepared to share an example of great writing they have read. Reading Like a Writer is available at Rock Point Books at 10% off for participants.
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Listen to The Writers Show on Sunday, July 5, at 1 pm through live internet streaming at www.wawl.org. Local author, Eleanor McCallie Cooper, discusses her biography of her relative, Grace Liu. Grace grew up in Chattanooga in the early 20th century and moved to New York to become an opera singer. Grace then fell in love with and married a Chinese engineering student and moved to China in the 1930s. She lived through the invasion of the Japanese in WWII and through the communist revolution. Grace's story provides a unique perspective as she was one of few westerners to remain in China. In addition, Ms. Cooper talks about her research in compiling the story through family letters, newspaper clippings, taped conversations, and visits to China.
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Webmaster Wanted--Paid PositionJarrod Whaley, who has served the CWG well maintaining our website, will be leaving Chattanooga soon. If you know of someone who can replace him, please contact Lantz Powell: Lantzlp@aol.com . Our funds are limited, but we can afford a small monthly fee.
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Narrative Magazine New Literary Magazine online.
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Fuzzy on Writing Terms? Send us words that need clarification to the email address below, and ANSWERMAN will seek a solution.
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