Writing for Magazines Workshop
Chattanooga State Community College
Instructor: Randy Rudder (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Description: In this one-day workshop, participants will learn to generate article ideas, write successful query letters, target publications, write and revise the major types of feature articles, conduct successful interviews, incorporate research into stories, and keep good tax records and get home office deduction tips.
Cost: $69
Dates:
Jan. 30 / 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
June 12 / 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Call (423) 697-3100 to register (Thanks to newsletter subscriber Jenni Veal for this info.)
Christian Market Writers Group Meets Tues., Jan. 19, 6-8 p.m.
The group gathers at First Presbyterian Church on McCallie Avenue in Tower Room 405. Marcia Swearingen, moderator, is out of town due to a family emergency. If you have something to read (a list has already begun), please email Karen H. Phillips at kphillipso@aol.com . Looking forward to hearing your work.
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Member's Novel Released
Nancy Williams' fiction book, The Agenda 21 Conspiracy, unfolds in Knoxville, Tennessee and areas near the Nantahala Gorge in southwestern North Carolina. When Destin Campbell, CEO of a Knoxville defense industry, investigates the mysterious murder of a geologist near Andrews, North Carolina, the evidence points to the world's largest gold find in modern history.
For more information, go to Nancy's website at www.nlwilliamswriter.com. Review or retail copies of The Agenda 21 Conspiracy, are also available by calling 423-468-3541 or 828-735-0050, or by emailing nlwilliamswriter@comcast.net.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales, Out in February, Features Member's Story
Sherry Poff's story, "Not in My Class," appears in the book. This piece is one that she brought unfinished to a CWG small group meeting, where she received valuable input that helped her to polish it into its final form.
Resolution from Last Year Renewed
The above success story is a product of Sherry Poff's resolution to submit at least one thing a month during 2009. She aimed for 18 total, but managed only 12. Says Sherry, "Imagine what might have happened if I had done 18! I have renewed my pledge for the new year. I have an accountability partner, which helps tremendously."
Member's Poetry Published
Kitty Forbes' poem "In Japan" will appear in The Atlanta Review, spring 2010. Her poem "Loose Cookies, 1959" will appear in The McGuffin, spring/summer 2010.
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Member Has Three Environmental Poems Published
Ray Zimmerman's poems, "Reincarnation," "Glen Falls Trail," and "Cranes" appear in the latest edition of Hellbender Press, East Tennessee's environmental journal. The publication is free at various locations from Chattanooga to Knoxville.
Best Tweets for Writers--Weekly Links and Tips on the No Rules Blog at WD
http://tinyurl.com/yg8k3rr
An Actor Among Us
Ray Zimmerman will have a cameo appearance in a production of the play Arsenic and Old Lace at the Colonnade in Fort Oglethorpe during the last two weekends in February.
Farmers Aid
A Show of Support for SPC Farmer
American Legion Post 106, with the Trenton Arts Council
Two-part event on Friday, February 5th
7 p.m. at the American Legion Post (downtown Trenton)
North Main Street
Admission $10
The event is a fundraiser for SPC Farmer, presently serving in Afghanistan,
Meanwhile, back at home, someone stole everything he owns, including
his clothing.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. SPC Farmer will open the event with an introduction via live interactive video feed from Afghanistan.
First act: Trenton Arts Council Beatnik Poets accompanied by improvising jazz band, The Undoctored Originals.
Second act: Music by the bluegrass band, The Big Woods Band, based on Sand Mountain.
There will be an intermission of interactive discussion with SPC Farmer through the video feed. The evening will close with an old-fashioned Southern bluegrass pickin' circle.
For further information contact: Bill Lockhart 423-593-1572
American Legion Post 106 706-657-5275
Email southernposeur@yahoo.com
A fund has been set up in Farmer's name at the Bank of Dade. Contributions can be mailed to the American Legion's P.O. Box number 305; Trenton, GA 30752 c/o Jeffery Farmer
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Quote: A Sign of Good Writing
When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its
writing.
- Enrique Jardiel Poncela
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Please send writer news, accomplishments, opportunities, contests, etc. to Karen H. Phillips, kphillipso@aol.com.
Please put CWG NEWSLETTER in subject line, with brief description of the item you're sending.
Whenever possible, submit announcements at least one week in advance. For example, if you're a writers' group leader, submit your meeting information one week before your meeting, as it otherwise may not be published in time. Thanks for all the helpful information you send. We writers thrive with support and encouragement.
