CWG News and Announcements

CWG NEWSLETTER--March 5, 2010

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Chattanooga Writers Guild Monthly Meeting

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Place: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
Time: 7:00 p.m.
This meeting is free and open to the public.
Program: Poetry Coffeehouse

The Chattanooga Writers Guild Poetry Group, in an early celebration of April's National Poetry Month, will host a Poetry Coffeehouse.
The CWG is proud to present KB Ballentine, Finn Bille, Nancy Diwan, Kitty Forbes, Roger Meyer, and Helga Kidder as they share with you readings from their own original poetry in an informal coffeehouse atmosphere.

Member's Article Published Online

Read Phyllis Q. Freeman's article here:

http://www.youpublish.com/files/28921/Simple-Joy

"Stocking Your Spiritual Pantry," page 18, March, 2010 issue of Simple Joy

Mountain Mirror Poetry Contest--Deadline March 12

Poem submissions must be no longer than 200 words, and must make at least three references (clever wins every time) to William Shakespeare's body of work.

Please email your poems to Andrew Clark at

mtncped@bellsouth.net, or snail mail to: Mountain Mirror Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 99, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350. Please include a telephone number and your home address.

Winners will not only have their poems published in the Mirror, but they will also be invited to recite their poetry at the highly anticipated Signal Mountain Library Poetry Night in April (date to be announced).

Listen to The Writers Show at www.wawl.org on March 7 at 1 p.m.

Amber Nagle will talk about the new Chattanooga Writer's Guild memoir group that she is co-facilitating. Amber will also share some of her memoir newspaper columns and talk about the nonfiction freelance market. Programs also can be heard after March 7 at http://sites.google.com/site/thewritersshow.

Meacham Writers Workshop, March 23-27

http://www.meachamwriters.org/

Blog on Freelancing in the Digital Age

Word Count: Freelancing in the Digital Age

Quote--If you have a talent...

If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.

--Brendan Francis

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Nancy L. Diwan

Roger Meyer Helga Kidder

KB Ballentine Finn Bille

Chattanooga Writers Guild Meeting

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Place: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Time: 7:00 p.m.

This meeting is free and open to the public.

Program: Poetry Coffeehouse

The Chattanooga Writers Guild Poetry Group, in an early celebration of April's National Poetry Month, will host a Poetry Coffeehouse.

The CWG is proud to present KB Ballentine, Finn Bille, Nancy Diwan, Kitty Forbes, Roger Meyer, and Helga Kidder as they share with you readings from their own original poetry in an informal coffeehouse atmosphere.

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Memoir Group Meets Tues., Mar. 2, 6-8 p.m.

This new writers' group meets at First Presbyterian Church, Tower 405, McCallie Ave. Park behind the Tower and enter the black doors of the Connector. If you have a memoir piece to read, email Karen at kphillipso@aol.com.

Screenwriting Mini-Course in Works

The CWG is partnering with the local AFFT (Association for the Future of Film and Television) (http://www.affttennessee.org/ ) to present a mini-course on the basics of screenwriting. The workshop will take place on three nights in March, similarly to our recent popular memoir classes. Cost of the class is free to dues-paid CWG and AFFT members. If you want to help with this program, please contact Lantz Powell at Lantzlp@aol.com. When the class ends, we hope to form a screenwriting group, which will meet on a regular basis.

The Writers Show

Listen to The Writers Show at www.wawl.org on Sunday, March 7 at 1 p.m. Amber Nagle will talk about the new Chattanooga Writers Guild memoir group that she co-facilitates. Amber will also share some of her memoir newspaper columns and talk about the nonfiction freelance market. This program also can be heard after March 7 at http://sites.google.com/site/thewritersshow. Check for other archived shows.

Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition Winner

The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition (www.shortstorycompetition.com), in its 30th year, supports and encourages the efforts of emerging writers of short fiction. As part of the partnership, The Post will have the first serial rights to and annually be the exclusive magazine publisher of the competition's winning story. "Lazarus," by 2009 winner Gregory Loselle, can be read in the magazine's current issue.

Throughout its history, The Saturday Evening Post has introduced and published fiction and poetry from a long list of celebrated writers, including Edgar Allan Poe, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, Jack London, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The magazine's new alliance with the competition is part of The Post's recent restoration of fiction as an important component of its editorial mix.

Mountain Mirror Poetry Contest--Deadline March 12

The twenty-third day of April has traditionally been celebrated as the anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth in 1564. Tradition maintains, too, that the Bard of Avon passed from these earthly realms on April 23, 1616.
Regardless of the Bard's actual birth and death dates, the Mirror would like to honor Shakespeare's literary legacy during April--and celebrate National Poetry Month--with a poetry contest. The contest is for young and old, and everyone in between.
Selected by our editorial board, winning compositions will be published in the April Mountain Mirror.
Poem submissions must be no longer than 200 words, and must make at least three references (clever wins every time) to William Shakespeare's body of work.
Please email your poems to Andrew Clark mtncped@bellsouth.net,

or snail mail to: Mountain Mirror Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 99, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350. Please include a telephone number and your home address.
Winners will not only have their poems published in the Mirror, but they will also be invited to recite their poetry at the highly anticipated Signal Mountain Library Poetry Night in April (date to be announced).

10 Rules for Writing Fiction

This is the first part of the article. The link for Part Two is found in two places on this page.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/20/ten-rules-for-writing-fiction-part-one

KB Ballentine Included in Tipton Poetry Journal

Tipton Poetry Journal's Issue #16 (Winter 2010) has been published.
The online version will be posted within the next two weeks. Copies of the Winter 2010 issue, as well as back issues, and subscriptions can be purchased online at: http://tiptonpoetryjournal.com.

Meacham Writers' Workshop March 23-27

The deadline for submitting work has been extended to March 5.

Find more information here:

http://www.meachamwriters.org/schedule.htm

CWG NEWSLETTER--February 19, 2010

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Correction to Link for John Mannone's Rhysling Award-Nominated Poem

Here is the correct link to the poem (and accompanying painting): "Layers of Man"

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Nonfiction Group--Tuesday, February 23, 7-9 p.m.

Take I-75 to Shallowford Road exit. New Hope Presbyterian Church is on the left as you go toward the mall. If you plan to read from your nonfiction work, email Sherry: poffmeister@comcast.net .

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Wintersong 2010 Songwriter Workshop and Concert
Sat., Feb. 20
Workshop 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Concert 7:30 p.m.

Wintersong 2010 will offer songwriters and songwriters-to-be, the opportunity to network, hone their craft and receive feedback from experienced professional songwriters. Workshop instructors include Louisa Branscomb, Kathy Reed, Earl Brackin, and Thomas Brown. The topics addressed in this workshop will cover the art and craft of songwriting, the business aspects of songwriting, and creative exercises. Participants will also have an opportunity to receive feedback on their compositions.

The cost of the WinterSong Workshop is $55.00 per participant, $45.00 to members of SEBA, NSAI, and the Bluegrass Songwriters Association. Each participant will also receive a ticket to the evening concert on February 20, 2010. The first 10 registrants will receive a WinterSong 2009 T-Shirt. Concert admission for the general public is $10 advance, $15 at the door.

In addition to the Songwriter workshop, there will be concerts by guest songwriters at 7:30 p.m. Performers include Louisa Branscomb, whose Grammy cut, Steel Rails, is the longest running #1 song on the bluegrass charts, Atlanta singer/song writer Kathy Reed, as well as Earl Brackin, David Crawford, Martha Ann Brooks, and Noah Collins. The two-hour evening performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. You may register online, purchase tickets online, or by U.S. mail.

To request info email wintersongworkshop@gmail.com or visit http://wintersongworkshop.com .

Barking Legs Theater
1307 Dodds Ave
Chattanooga TN 37404
423-624-5347
www.barkinglegs.org

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February 28 Deadline for NPR's 3-Minute Short Story Contest

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123573329

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KWG Writing Contests -- Deadline March 31, 2010

The Knoxville Writers' Guild sponsors the following annual literary contests with more than $1,200 in prizes for poetry, fiction, and essays.

Enter as many of these contests as you like:

KWG Award for Poetry, in honor of Libba Moore Gray

KWG Award for Fiction, in honor of Leslie Garrett

KWG Young Writers' Prize in Poetry

KWG Prize for Creative Nonfiction

For more information about general guidelines and entry fees, visit http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/contests.htm

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Member and published author Judy DiGregorio's website:

http://judyjabber.com/

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Member's Poem Accepted

The California Quarterly will publish Kitty Forbes's poem "Gravity" in the current issue.

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Poetry Group Moderator Published, Nominated

Helga Kidder's poem, "Watching You Get A MOM Tattoo," will be published in an anthology called Relationships and Other Stuff.
Her poem, "Mars Meets Venus," was finalist for the Parnell Poetry Prize.

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Daytime Writers Now Meet Once Monthly

Once a twice-monthly group, Daytime Writers will meet on the second Thursday of each month. The group lunches at Panera Bread in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, on Battlefield Parkway at 12:30 p.m. Discussion of pre-submitted work lasts from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. If interested, contact Joyce at walters4757@bellsouth.net .

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Member Makes Debut in Arsenic and Old Lace

Never have murder and mayhem been this much fun. Brought to you by Stageworks Entertainment, this clever and dark comedy features Abby & Martha Brewster, two elderly sisters who share a morbid secret--a secret that is about to be revealed to their nephew.
Throw in a befuddled brother who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt, another brother that looks like Boris Karloff, and a few dead bodies--you have all the makings of one crazy evening at the Brewster house.
You can purchase tickets online at www.colonnadecenter.org, call (706) 935-9000, or at the box office.
DATES & TIMES:
February 19 & 20, 26 & 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinee: February 27 at 1:00 p.m.

Cast includes Ray Zimmerman.

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Member Quoted on Poetic Asides Blog

Karen H. Phillips' comments on love poetry were included in the Valentine's Day post:

http://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/2010/02/14/WritingLovePoems.aspx

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Quote

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.
- Orison Swett Marden

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Please send writer news, accomplishments, opportunities, contests, etc. to

Karen H. Phillips, kphillipso@aol.com . Please begin subject line in all caps with two hyphens: NEWSLETTERCWG-- followed by important dates/deadlines, and brief description of the item you're sending. Using the beginning subject words above will send the email to my CWG Newsletter folder. The visual reminder in the email subject line will help me keep news timely.

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.

CWG NEWSLETTER--February 12, 2010

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Free PoetryValentine E-Card

This Valentine's Day, spread some love with a free e-card from Knopf, featuring poems from

If There is Something to Desire, the new collection from Russian poet Vera Pavlova and her husband and translator Steven Seymour.

http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/ecards/valentine2010/index.html

Christian Market Group Meets Tuesday, February 16, 6-8 p.m.

Join moderator Marcia Swearingen at Tower Room 405, First Presbyterian Church, 554 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga. (For those who are new, there is parking behind the church. You can come in the rear entrance--three black doors at the Connector--and the security guard will direct you to the elevator.) If you plan to read from your inspirational work, please email Marcia at mswearingen@comcast.net .

Beginners Basics: Publishing in the Christian Market

Thursday, March 11, 2010

4:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Bradley Baptist Association, Cleveland, TN

Led by Lettie Kirkpatrick Burress

This class will introduce writers to the how-to's of getting published in inspirational magazines and periodicals. Instructor has been published in

Discipleship Journal, Focus On The Family Magazine, Today's Christian Woman, Christian Parenting Today, and many more.

Course cost of $55 per person includes supper and materials. Please call for more information or to pre-register (423) 479-2063.

Please visit website at www.WritingForHim.com .

Member Receives Poetry Award Nomination

John Mannone has been nominated for the Rhysling Poetry Award for his work,

"Layers of Man." Poets appearing in past Rhysling anthologies (a collection of speculative fiction from which

nominees are chosen) include:

Isaac Asimov, Margaret Atwood, Diane Ackerman, Alan P. Lightman, and Ray Bradbury.

Here is the link to the poem. Scroll down to the last one.

The poem was selected on its own merit, but was inspired by the accompanying art of paint and charcoal.

http://www.liquid-imagination.com/Issue4/CollabIssue4.html/

Young Writers' Short Story Competition Offers Awards of up to $10,000

Deadline: March 1, 2010 Postmark

The National Society of Arts and Letters invites young writers 18 to 33 years of age to participate in its 2010 Short Story Competition which will take place in Clearwater, Florida on May 21, 2010. Contestants must not have reached the age of 33 on the date of the competition and must first compete at the Chapter level.

For further details, including how to enter, go to www.arts-NSAL.org and/or email Loretta Brown of the Birmingham chapter: Rhettvgb@aol.com.

Chattanooga Artists Collaborate, Send Love and Relief to Haiti Through Music, Dance, Spoken Word, and Poetry

On Feb. 20 the Urban League Young Professionals Association, The Creative Underground, Lindsay Street Hall and CreateHere, will host To Haiti With Love, a benefit concert to raise money for the relief effort in Haiti. Money raised will go to Chattanooga Red Cross. The event will be held at Lindsay Street Hall from 7 p.m. till midnight. Tickets will be available at the door and cost $10. Artists hope to raise $5,000.

Places You Can Have Your Book Reviewed

http://karinafabian.com/index.php?name=Content&pid=28

Quote--Love Songs

You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs.

But I look around me and I see it isn't so.

Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs.

And what's wrong with that?

--Paul and Linda McCartney

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Please send writer news, accomplishments, opportunities, contests, etc. to Karen H. Phillips, kphillipso@aol.com . Please begin subject line in all caps with two hyphens: NEWSLETTERCWG-- followed by important dates/deadlines, and brief description of the item you're sending. Using the beginning subject words above will send the email to my CWG Newsletter folder. The visual reminder in the email subject line will help me keep news timely.

CWG NEWSLETTER--February 5, 2010

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Chattanooga Writers Guild Monthly Meeting

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Place: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Program: Reinforce Your 2010 Resolutions

We'll begin with our Writers' Resource:

Express Your Heart's Desire for Your Writing.

Then, using moderators who'll lead small group discussions, we'll come up with strategies to set, accomplish, and reinforce writing goals for the coming year. Handouts will be provided as a group and take-home resource. At the evening's conclusion, groups will report their suggestions and solutions to the Guild. We'll go home inspired to make this our best writing year ever!

This meeting is free and open to the public.

Member Promotes New Novel

Becky Wooley appeared at 12:30 PM, Thursday, February 25, on News Channel 9,"This 'n' That" with Don Welch, to advertise her new clerical crime novel, Non-Prophet Murders: A Grit and Grace Mystery. Signed copies are available from her or on Amazon.com. Becky will sign books at Brainerd Church of Christ, Sunday, Feb. 28 from 11:45 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. in the fellowship hall. She has a book signing at Rock Point Books, March 19, at 5:00 p.m.

Member Has Devotions Published in Several Venues

Phyllis Q. Freeman published online with Christian Devotions :

http://www.christiandevotions.us/labels/phyllisfreeman.html .

Phyllis also had four devotionals published online at the following site:

http://mysolutionbox.com/womens/index.php?page=how-cmsms-works .

She recently received her copy of Devotions, containing her seven assigned devotions from Standard Publishing in Cincinnati.

The Writer's Show This Sunday

Listen on Sunday, February 7, at 1 pm on http://www.wawl.org/ to The Writer's Show. The guest, David Magee, will discuss his latest book, The Education of Mr. Mayfield, the story of a white art teacher who educates a black artist at a southern university before its integration. Mr. Magee also serves as a freelance columnist for the Times-Free Press and co-owns Rock Point Books in Chattanooga. In addition to his latest book, he will talk about the craft of writing and the publishing industry.

Member Finalist in Writer's Digest Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge

Out of over 150 entries, Karen H. Phillips was named in the top 21 chapbook manuscripts submitted. She themed her entry, entitled River-Hearted City, on her affinity for the Tennessee River and its environs in Chattanooga. Learn more about the outcome of the November challenge here: http://tinyurl.com/ChapbkChallFinalists .
The overall winner was Nancy Posey, with Let the Lady Speak. Some of her poems appear here: http://tinyurl.com/NancyPoseyWins .

Free or Inexpensive Online Courses on Writing, Photography, or Technology

Improve your writing while wearing pajamas: News University offers courses, from editing and revision to web site-building skills.

http://www.newsu.org/courses/all?price[min]=0&price[max]=25

"Throw Your Heart Over the Fence," Speech to Writers: 4 Things True Writers Do

http://diamondhour.com/MauiWritersConference.en.html

Nominate an Online Story for the Million Writers Award

http://www.jasonsanford.com/jason/2010/01/storysouth-million-writers-award-now-open.html

Quote--Calendars

Calendars ... do little more than synchronize us with the rest of society...We cannot do without these devices, which in a manner of speaking help us pay what we owe to Caesar, but there is no reason why we cannot keep one calendar for Caesar and another for ourselves. At best, this subversive calendar should ignore the usual pattern of weeks and months, reflecting instead the homogenous and coherent flow of time, the natural similarity of one day to another...Leaving schedules and obligations to the conventional calendar, we should consecrate our own to a more internal dynamic: to essential outlays of vital energy--our growth, achievement, pleasure, and love.

-- Ciro di Pers, 17th century poet

CWG NEWSLETTER--January 29, 2010

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Chattanooga Writers Guild Meeting

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Place: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Time: 7:00 p.m.

This meeting is free and open to the public.

Program: Reinforce Your 2010 Resolutions

We'll begin with our Writers' Resource:

Express Your Heart's Desire for Your Writing.

CWG Member Janie Dempsey Watts Published in Southern Women's Review

Janie's short story appears at www.southernwomensreview.com, an on-line literary journal. She calls the site a good read for lovers of poetry and prose.

Member John Mannone Guest Blogs on "What Is Flash Fiction?"

http://tinyurl.com/whatsflashfiction

Speaking Opportunity for Local Authors

The Morning Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care in Hixson, Tennessee seeks local authors to visit their residents and talk about the books they have written. Please contact Lisa Manus, the Program Director, if you are interested.

Member KB Ballentine's Reading, Plus Two Poems Published

KB will be reading from her second poetry collection Fragments of Light this Thursday, January 28, at 6.00 pm at the Dayton Regional Library in Rhea County. Two of her poems, "Absolution" and "Slated," will appear in the Tipton Poetry Journal at the beginning of February.

Poets and Writers' Tip Page

http://www.pw.org/writers_recommend

Member Kevin Brown Published

Kevin Brown's essay "Songs, Poems, and Missing the Point Completely" was published in the January/February 2010 issue of Eclectica (http://www.eclectica.org/v14n1/brown.html).

Networking Opportunities on Facebook

Meet other writers on Facebook--there are thousands of them. Join the CWG's Facebook Group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=140111310462&ref=ts . We'll send you reminders of the meeting, and you as members can start discussions on the page.

Watch for the Upcoming (in February) A-List Blogging Camp--Free!

The camp, online and by email, is led by Write to Done's Leo Babauta. Here's a link to get you started. Blogging is addictive--just ask any blogger.

How to Create a Blog in 19 Minutes or Less

On Becoming an Artful Writer

http://meanderingsandmuses.blogspot.com/2010/01/on-becoming-artful-writer-by-robert-w.html

Fun Stuff to Wear and Drink from While You Write

http://shop.cafepress.com/writers?page=1

Daytime Writers Group Needs You

With two members moving away, this group would like to have a few more people to share and critique. Daytime Writers meet on 2nd. and 4th Thursdays at Panera Bread on Battlefield Parkway in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Come at 12:30 p.m. to eat (most do) or 1:00 pm. if not eating. The meeting ends no later than 3:00. For further information, contact Joyce Walters at walters4757@bellsouth.net .

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sunsphere..."

Dale Mackey, a member of Knoxville Writers Guild, is organizing a storytelling cabaret.

The event will take place as part of Tennessee Stage Company's new play festival. The theme for the event is "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sunsphere: True Stories In and About Knoxville."

Participants interested in telling their own stories set in Knoxville or having to do with Knoxville need to submit a story or an outline and a short (100 words or less) bio by February 15th via email at mackeyda@gmail.com

The reading will be Thursday, February 25th at 7 p.m. at Remedy Coffee House. Readers should arrive at 6 p.m. and stay through the performance, which should last about an hour and fifteen minutes. If possible, memorize your story, but if you need a few notes, that's fine, too. The whole thing will be quite casual. Contact Dale with any questions at mackeyda@gmail.com.

Quote--Discovery

The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having new eyes.

--Marcel Proust

CWG NEWSLETTER--January 22, 2010

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Nonfiction Group Meets Tues., Jan. 26, 7-9 p.m.

This group meets at New Hope Presbyterian Church, just off the Shallowford Road exit of I-75. Email Sherry Poff at poffmeister@comcast.net if you plan to bring something to read. If possible, bring several copies to make critique easier.

Writing Tips Page

http://www.robinfalls.com/magrrwwritingtips.html

Blogcritics Looking for TV Show Reviews

24 and a ton of great shows are going uncovered on BC: sign up to cover a

show, or even a channel/network, or a TV-related theme of your own device, and

live large! In addition to network shows in prime time, no one is covering late night, news

programs, soaps, syndicated shows, or very much on cable. TV is Blogcritics' most popular

section on a per-article basis. Apply at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blogcritics/join . View

the site at http://blogcritics.org/ . Non-paying market, but opportunities to get articles

syndicated and viewed by many. This makes an acceptable clip for a resume.

Julianne Hale, CWG member published in HealthScope

http://chattanoogahealthscopemag.com/Winter_2009/Facts_About_the_Flu.asp

Conferences on Fundraising for Nonprofits and Individual Projects

http://www.capstoneconferences.com/fundraising.html

Job description: Contnet development for eNewsletter, blog and case studies

Technical skills: Word and Constant Contact

Billable hours: estimated at about 5-10 hours per month with opportunity to grow

Pay rate: negotiable, but going rate seems to be about $40/hour or less.

Location: This is a work at home opportunity with business HQ in Chattanooga and

supervision in Knoxville. Might need to visit Chattanooga office once a month or so.

Samples: I am most interested in newsletter samples and feature writing.

Please send writing samples by early next week to be contacted for interviews in

Chattanooga Thursday. ( I am based in Knoxville). Samples and a resume should be sent

to me at mschaefer700@gmail.com .

Truth in Writing

The truth does not ride on a clever response, but on something immediate, irrational, torn

directly from the soul.

 ~ Stephen Nachmanovitch

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Write on!
Karen H. Phillips, Newsletter Editor, Chattanooga Writers Guild
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.

CWG NEWSLETTER January 15, 2010

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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 5^th

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.

CWG NEWSLETTER--January 8, 2010

2010-01-07T18:55:00.005-05:00

CWG Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

7:00 p.m.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Attorney and author Maury Nicely will share how he researched, wrote, and published his books, Chattanooga Walking Tour & Historic Guide, already published, and The East Tennessee Walking Tour & Historic Guide, to be published in 2010.

Resolved:

We're still looking for writing resolutions to share in upcoming newsletters and possibly a program. Please send one resolution or goal, such as "write ___words a day" or "send out a query/poem/article/story a month to editors" to kphillipso@aol.com .

See beatnik poets at Contrapasso:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1rTISlKP4I

Extraordinary Legacy--In Memoriam: Ruth Lilly, 1915-2009 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/article.html?id=238462

Members' Writing Resolutions

To complete my book proposal for "Stories of Victory: When the Pain Remains"

--Phyllis Q. Freeman

In 2010, I resolve to continue writing in my journal every morning and to

find more concentrated writing time for my writing projects: Poems,

childhood and immigration stories, Rules for Crafting Poetry and How to

Break Them (Very tentative title). I hope to publish several poems and a

poetry chapbook, a CD of stories, and--together with John Mannone and KB

Ballentine--to move the Rules book several steps closer to completion and

publication. I plan to research my grandmother's life for a biography to

accompany her poems. Check out my website at www.finnbille.com .

--Finn Bille

If I write two pages and walk two miles every day in 2010, I will lose pounds and gain a sequel to my book. I'm not making any promises, just hanging a skinny carrot on a long stick.

--Becky Wooley

Member Kevin Brown Featured in Two Publications

Kevin's essay "Songs, Poems, and Missing the Point Completely" will be published by Eclectica in January, and his poem "Kakistocracy" will appear in Atlanta Review.

Rebecca Carroll's blog:

www.sunnybrooktales.wordpress.com

The Missouri Review Audio & Video Contest Extended Deadline: January 16, 2010
TMR's Audio & Video Contest is bigger than ever, offering $4,500 total in cash prizes, and $1,500 to first-place winners in each of two in two: Audio/Voice-Only Lit and Video Documentary Short. Judges seek artistic quality and technological proficiency.

The competition is an opportunity for emerging audio and video artists, as well as writers interested in exploring the possibilities of digital media. The Video Documentary winner will be screened at the True/False Film Festival, which attracts more than 20,000 film-lovers to Columbia, MO each year. All entrees are considered for publication or screening in The Missouri Review Online.

The contest fee of $24 includes a 1-year subscription to The Missouri Review digital or print edition.

Find detailed information about the TMR Audio & Video contest on the Guidelines Page at www.missourireview.com. Learn more about the True/False Film Festival at www.truefalse.org .

February 21 - 27 at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC

Leave a Written Legacy, Write Your Family Stories

Record what life was like before cell phones, before Blackberries, before FAX machines and video games, before families were too busy and were scattered all over the country and around the world. Each has a unique story. By the end of the week, each student will have several stories completed and written in an entertaining and interesting form. Each student will take home a number of tools he/she can use after the week is over. By the end of the week, each student will have several stories completed and written in an entertaining and interesting form. Each student will take home a number of tools he/she can use after the week is over. They may recover old memories using family photos, keepsakes and drawings. In the small class, members will feel comfortable and enjoy sharing with classmates in a friendly atmosphere. This class is for beginning to intermediate writers who want to get started or who need motivation and ideas to continue a project in progress.

Students spend a week in a mountain setting in the southwestern part of North Carolina, where there is very little snow in February.

Check out the website for John Campbell Folk School: http://www.folkschool.org

Online registration is available, with more about the class here .

Instructor, Glenda C. Beall

Author of Now Might As Well Be Then, poems by Glenda Council Beall, and Profiles and Pedigrees, Tom Council and His Descendants

www.profilesandpedigrees.blogspot.com

www.glendacbeall.blogspot.com

glendabeall@msn.com

Future of Authors and Publishers Two takes on what will probably happen and what should happen in publishing. http://personanondata.blogspot.com/

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6708101.html

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

--Agatha Christie, 1890-1976, Mystery Novelist

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Write on!

Karen H. Phillips, Newsletter EditorChattanooga Writers Guild

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.

CWG NEWSLETTER--December 30, 2009

2009-12-30T10:37:00.006-05:00

CWG Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

7:00 p.m.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Do you make resolutions or goals for your writing at the beginning of the New Year? Any new ones this year? Any old ones you're renewing or trashing? We'd like to share some of those in upcoming newsletters and possibly a program. Please send one resolution or goal, such as "write __ words a day" or "send out a query/poem/article/story a month to editors" to kphillipso@aol.com .

Read about the CWG in Signal Mountain/Free Press news. Click on the photo of Pris and Jim (upper left) to magnify. Zoom out to turn pages and read article on page eight. (Again, click to magnify.) http://media.timesfreepress.com/epaper/community/sm/12-30-2009/index.html

Writers' Resolutions/Goals, 2010 My goals for the coming year are to pull the draft together [her NaNoWriMo novel] into a readable manuscript, find an agent, and get the thing published. -- Ellen Secrest

I am writing a historical fiction novel [based on work begun by her late grandfather in France in the World War II era], about three-fourths done, and it is my absolute goal to finish it by the end of this spring. I have done most of the research, and have written about 250 pages. (so another 100 or so to go.) -- Francine Fuqua

In 2010, I'd like to spend at least 10 minutes writing daily or write 100 words each day. Just think--365 X 100 words! -- Karen H. Phillips

Here's fodder for resolutions. Jonathan Fields blogs about work, life, entrepreneurship, and play:

http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/whats-your-trajectory/

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. -- Pearl S. Buck, 1892-1973, Writer

CWG NEWSLETTER--December 18, 2009

2009-12-17T15:31:00.004-05:00

CWG Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, January 12 , 2010

7:00 p.m.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Local attorney Maury Nicely will share his tips on doing research and other experiences related to the publication of his book, Chattanooga Walking Tour and Historic Guide. Formerly with Miller and Martin, Maury now works for Volkswagen

Nonfiction Group Meets Tuesday, December 22, at 7:00 p.m.

New Hope Presbyterian Church

Folks with things to share should email Sherry at poffmeister@comcast.net.

New Voices, a Poetry Reading Event

Pasha Coffee House

Saturday, December 19th

Call (423) 315-0721 or visit http://znaturalist.blogspot.com for more information.

Member's Poem Accepted

Front Range will feature KB Ballentine's poem "New Hope, Texas" for publication in its 2010 issue.

Hellbender Press Resumes Publication

After an 18 month hiatus, Hellbender Press will feature Ray Zimmerman's poems "Reincarnation," "Cranes," and "Glen Falls Trail" in the winter issue, now available free at locations in Knoxville, Chattanooga, and the Tri-Cities.

Member Mentions CWG in News Interview

Janie Watts shares with Catoosa County News.

http://tinyurl.com/CWGMemberInterviewedCatoosaNew

CWG Members Published in Winter Edition of Chattanooga HealthScope Magazine

Marcia Swearingen wrote the cover story (Women's Health section) on genetic testing for cancer risk. Rebecca Rochat had two articles and Pris Shartle one in the Healthy Living section. See their stories online at www.HealthScopeMag.com .

Still Looking for Your 2010 Writers' Resolutions

You can go on record anonymously, but we'd love to know what you hope and plan to accomplish as a writer in the New Year. Please send one of your resolutions or goals to Karen H. Phillips, kphillipso@aol.com .

Speaking of Resolutions and Goals...

http://successnet.org/cms/index.php/Top-Ten-Reasons-People-Don-t-Achieve-Their-Goals.html

Merry Christmas to All, Happy Hanukkah to You, and No Newsletter Next Week

See you next year!

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Write on!

Karen H. Phillips, Newsletter Editor

Chattanooga Writers Guild

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.

CWG NEWSLETTER--December 11, 2009

2009-12-10T20:20:00.002-05:00

Christian Market Group Meets at Rembrandt's Tuesday

Members are asked to bring a Christmas piece to read when they convene for a one-time change of venue, Tuesday, December 15, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The coffee shop and bakery is located on High Street in Bluffview Arts District. If you're bringing something to read, email Marcia Swearingen at mswearingen@comcast.net .

New Member Has Chapbook in Print

Dean Gardner's Collected Chapbooks 1997-2009 includes four chapbooks, "Journey of a Martyr," "Fatherhood and Sonship," "The World on Stilts," and "Seasons with an Unearthed Soul." For more information, visit his website, www.chapbookwriter.com .

Grinch Crashes CWG Christmas Party

All members and guests ate hearty, sang along with the entertainment, and survived the fog and rain, but the Grinch showed up unannounced. For pictures of the festivities, stayed tuned to the CWG Facebook Group Page.

Member Hits Trifecta of Publishing Credits

Kevin Brown's essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education can be viewed at http://chronicle.com/article/Living-in-a-Different-World/49357/. His poem, "Misdelight," will be published by Inscape, and "Wallace Stevens' Secretary" will be published by Folio.

Christmas Parable Is Member's Latest Publishing Clip

To read John Manone's poem, go to http://www.americandiversityreport.com/#, select "5" next to "display" by the Faith & Inspiration section. At the "top story" slot is the poem, "The Christmas Tree: A Parable."

For Word Freaks Only

If reading the dictionary or thesaurus sounds like your kind of fun, check out http://wordsmith.org . You can sign up to receive "A Word a Day" in your inbox and stretch your vocabulary beyond belief.

We Want YOUR Writer's Resolutions or Goals for the Upcoming Year

Do you make resolutions or goals for your writing at the beginning of the New Year? Any new ones this year? Any old ones you're renewing or trashing? We'd like to share some of those in an upcoming newsletter and program. Please send one resolution or goal, such as "write _ words a day" or "send out a query/poem/article/story a month to editors" to kphillipso@aol.com. Please let me know whether to include your name or make your contribution anonymous.

Thinking Ahead to 2010's Writing Plan

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Jim Rohn
1930-2009, Author and Speaker

CWG NEWSLETTER--December 4, 2009

2009-12-04T00:39:00.003-05:00

CWG Christmas Party/Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, December 8 -- 6:00 p.m.

Signal Mountain Community Guild Room

Signal Mountain Town Center

1111 Ridgeway Avenue, Signal Mountain, TN

Directions from our usual meeting place, the Downtown Library, can be found at the following MapQuest link:

http://tinyurl.com/librarytosignaltownhall

Bring an appetizer, side dish, or dessert to share, as well as the serving utensil. Entertainment will be provided by musicians Tom Morgan and Lynne Haas.

Sun., Dec. 6--The Writers Show Shares Christmas Gift Ideas from Danielle Hargis

The owner of Books Never Ending, an independent store located in North Georgia on Cloud Springs Road, provides The Writers Show host Joan Hetzler with book gift ideas for all ages, including gifts for writers. Danielle also tells the advantages of an independent bookstore.

Listen live Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at http://www.wawl.org . Past shows are archived at Joan's website, http://sites.google.com/site/thewritersshow .

Member John Mannone Receives Prestigious Nomination

John has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in poetry by the small press, Inglis House, for his poem, Hauntings, about a disabled veteran in the Iraq War.

Member's Poem Accepted

Kitty Forbes will have a poem published in the magazine, Oxford American.

DailyLit Is now FREE

The DailyLit blog is now free for anyone who wants to sign up. It is a great way to read books and about books:

http://blog.dailylit.com/2009/12/01/dailylit-announces-move-to-all-free/

Chicken Soup for the Soul Seeks Stories of Good Times with Dad

Deadline: December 14, 2009.

This book, subtitled Thanks, Dad, needs funny, quirky, and unusual stories, as well as heartwarming stories about unique ways our fathers help us and show their love for us.
Eulogies, life stories, very serious stories, or stories about children are not needed. This book is about Dad and for Dad.

About 75 great stories have been selected so far for this book, and the editors want 30 more. The database for Thanks, Dad will reopen for two weeks, so if you have a great story about your father, submit it now.
Study the Chicken Soup website for guidelines, requirements, and payment.

Submit to: http://chickensoupforthesoul.com/form.asp?cid=submit_story.
Scheduled publication is April 20, 2010, and selected participants will receive free copies in advance of that.

Member Jamie Quatro Is Published in Three Periodicals

Jamie has work appearing in the current issues of the Cincinnati Review, the Hopkins Review (Johns Hopkins UP), and the Oxford American's 11th Annual Music Issue.

New Blog for Writers

The Blogger is Lea Schizas, coordinator of the Muse Online Conference for writers, which takes place online every October. http://penperfectassociates.blogspot.com/

Suzanne Lieurance Offers Writing Articles on Website

She also provides subscribers to her emails a free download or resource each week. http://workingwriterscoach.com/

Blog Claims to Help Creative People Create

http://lifedev.net/2009/11/the-high-seas-showed-me-how-pitifully-unproductive-i-am/

Online Reporters/Writers Now Have Better Chance of Winning the Pulitzer

http://tinyurl.com/onlinepulitzereligible