CWG News and Announcements

CWG NEWSLETTER--April 9, 2010

2010-04-08T21:53:00.005-04:00

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

Check Winder Binder on Facebook

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

CWG NEWSLETTER--April 2, 2010

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Chattanooga Writers Guild Monthly Meeting

Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Place: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

This meeting is free and open to the public.

Forty Years of Writing with Author Tim Hollis

By choosing not-so-typical topics, Mr. Hollis has created a long-lasting writing career. An example is his History of Rock City Gardens. He'll share his experience and wisdom at the CWG meeting, where writers can enjoy refreshments, encourage each other, and hear about one another's projects and accomplishments.

Local Authors Needed for Library Book Signing

Becky Wooley (beckywooley@hotmail.com) needs names and contact information for any living, local, published authors. Eastgate Branch Library will be promoting Local Authors' Month during either September or October. The library will host at least one book signing for multiple local authors during that month. Olde Towne Books on Brainerd Road will be donating a portion of the proceeds from local authors' works sold at their store during the chosen month.

Sunday, April 4^th, 1:00 p.m.

The Writers Show, Hosted by Member Joan Hetzler

Novelist and editor Kathryn Magendie is the guest. She discusses her novel, Tender Graces, a story about a young woman's return home to the Appalachian Mountains to find answers to her heritage and her mother's rejection. Kathryn also talks about her online literary journal, The Rose and Thorn. She explains how writers can submit their work to the website. Listen live on www.wawl.org at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, April 4. To find out more about The Writers Show or listen to past programs, visit http://sites.google.com/site/thewritersshow/.

Memoir Group Meets Tuesday, April 6, 6-8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

Turn in the driveway from McCallie Avenue to park behind the Tower. Enter the black Connector doors. To get on the list to share your memoir piece with the group, email Karen Phillips: kphillipso@aol.com.

CWG Members in Women's Studies Reading

KB Ballentine, Penny Dyer, and Helga Kidder, read their poetry on Wednesday, March 31, at 5:00 p.m. at Rock Point Bookstore. The UTC English Department invited the trio on completion of the March Women's Studies at UTC.

Quote: Will on Doubts and Fear

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

--William Shakespeare, whose birthday is traditionally observed this month.

CWG NEWSLETTER--March 26, 2010

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April Writers Show, Hosted by Member Joan Hetzler

New Voices Poetry Reading

Saturday, April 17

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Pasha Coffee House
3914 St. Elmo Avenue

Chattanooga, Tennessee

(423) 315-0721

Enjoy readings by local poets and improvisational jazz by The Undoctored Originals, including Dr. Jim Woodford, keyboards; Dr. Bob Vogt, saxophone; and friends. Contact Ray Zimmerman, znaturalist@yahoo.com, for additional information on New Voices Poetry or Read Around Tennessee, Chattanooga venue.

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 and the Chattanooga Writers Guild. Thanks to Winder Binder Gallery and Bookstore for hosting. Enjoy Art till Dark by Winder Binder the same day.

New Way to make $$$$ Writing

Search for Writing and see what people are writing for $5 these days

http://www.fiverr.com/

Editor Bobbie Christmas's Website Full of Writers' Resources

Look for a link on the main page to sign up for her monthly newsletter:

http://zebraeditor.com/

Quote: It's Already There

To write that essential book, a great writer does not need to invent it but merely to translate it, since it already exists in each one of us. The duty and task of a writer are those of translator.

Marcel Proust, novelist (1871-1922)

CWG NEWSLETTER--March 19, 2010

2010-03-18T22:36:00.003-04:00

Full House for Screenwriting Minicourse

The 3-night minicourse on screenwriting scheduled to begin next Thursday, March 25 at CreateHere is full and a waiting list started. Those on the waiting list will be first in line for a future class later in the year. This class developed based on the model of the memoir writing workshop last year at the St. Andrews Center.

New Voices Poetry Reading

Saturday, March 20 and Saturday, April 17

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Pasha Coffee House (423) 315-0721

3914 St. Elmo Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Enjoy readings by local poets and improvisational jazz by The Undoctored Originals, who include Dr. Jim Woodford, keyboards; Dr. Bob Vogt, saxophone; and friends. Contact Ray Zimmerman, znaturalist@yahoo.com, for additional information.

Nonfiction Group Meets Tues., Mar. 23, 7-9 p.m.

Nonfiction writers of the CWG meet at New Hope Presbyterian Church, near the Shallowford Road exit just off I-75, opposite the Krystal. If you plan to read, please bring copies of your work and email Sherry Poff, moderator, at poffmeister@comcast.net.

Meacham Writers' Workshop, Mar. 23-27

http://www.meachamwriters.org/

2010 Knoxville Guild Contests Deadline March 31

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 .

Read Around Tennessee

Saturday, April 17, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Winder Binder Gallery and Book Store

40 Frazier Avenue on Chattanooga's North Shore

Sponsored by Tennessee Writers Alliance and Chattanooga Writers Guild

Hosted by Winder Binder Gallery and Book Store. Art till Dark by Winder Binder takes place the same day. For more information, contact Ray Zimmerman, znaturalist@yahoo.com.

CWG Fiction Group Member Publishes Poetry Book

Marsha Mathews, Associate Professor of English at Dalton State College, announces the release of her poetry book, Northbound Single-Lane, on May 28. Over twenty years in the making, the book includes themes of separation and loss, survival and renewal. Included is Mathews' award-winning poem, "Homebound," and her poem, "Grasshopper," in its fourth reprint.

Advance Sales (orders received prior to April 2^nd) will determine the press run. A book launch is planned for July at Antonio's Mexican Restaurant to help Marsha celebrate her book's arrival.

Order Marsha's book online at www.finishinglinepress.com and click on "New Releases."

Or send a check to:

Finishing Line Press

PO Box 1626

Georgetown, KY 40324

Specify number of copies desired of Northbound Single-Lane by Marsha Mathews @ $14.00 plus $1.00 shipping and enclose name and mailing address.

Mountain Heritage Literary Festival (June 11-13)

Contests (Postmark Deadline Friday, May 14)

Festival: http://www.lmunet.edu/mhlf/index.shtml

Contests: http://www.lmunet.edu/mhlf/guide.shtml

The End of Publishing? Provocative Video

The End of Publishing

Quote--Finished, or Not (Writing, life, or both?)

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the

beginning.

-- Louis L'Amour

CWG NEWSLETTER--March 13, 2010

2010-03-13T21:51:00.006-05:00

CWG Christian Market Writers Meet Tuesday, March 16, 6-8 p.m.

Join the group at First Presbyterian Church on McCallie Ave. in

Tower 405. Park in the rear and enter the black Connector doors.

Judith Nembhard will moderate in Marcia's absence. If you're planning to read, please email Judith at jpnemb5@aol.com.

Meacham Writers Workshop, March 23-27

http://www.meachamwriters.org/

April 1^st Deadline: Southeast Review's Contests

Submit up to three of your strongest pieces of fiction (each under 500 words) to the WORLD'S BEST SHORT SHORT STORY CONTEST, send up to three stellar poems to The Southeast Review POETRY CONTEST, or mail one compelling essay of 6,000 words or less to The Southeast Review NARRATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST. Learn more by clicking here.

Sign Up for Poem-a-Day Emails in Celebration of National Poetry Month

Look under Knopf Poetry Newsletter.

http://poem-a-day.knopfdoubleday.com/

Upcoming Poetry Readings

New Voices Poetry Readings return to Pasha Coffee House,

3914 St. Elmo Avenue, Saturday, March 20th and Saturday April 17th, 6 to 9 PM.

Area poets read. Also features improvisational jazz by the Undoctored Originals.

Read Around Tennessee, Saturday, April 17th, 2 to 4 PM at Winder Binder Gallery,

40 Frazier Avenue. Words from Tennessee Writers.

WHO: CWG and AFFT* join with CREATEHERE

WHAT: 3 Night Mini Course in Screenwriting

WHERE: CREATEHERE offices 55 E. Main St. Suite 105
PARKING: Ample free parking in back

WHEN: March 25 -- April 1st -- April 8th

TIME: 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

*Association for the Future of Film and Television

The partnership came out of the AFFT's recent public meeting, where they asked local arts

organizations how they could partner to make Chattanooga more receptive to the growth

of a local film industry. The Chattanooga Writers Guild offered to partner to develop a strong

screenwriting guild. CreateHere quickly offered their space to make it happen.

The course will be free to members of the CWG and AFFT. Those who wish to take the course

will be given a choice of joining one of the two organizations. Annual dues are $25 for

either group.
Space is limited. To confirm a place email Lantz Powell at Lantzlp@aol.com

or call 423-893-5539 .

Information on the three organizations can be found here:

AFFT can be found at: http://www.affttennessee.org/

CWG can be found at: www.chattanoogawritersguild.org

CreateHere at: www.createhere.org


New Online Writing Discussion

Husband and wife writers Steven Barnes (novelist, screenwriter, and TV writer) and Tananrive Due

(novelist and conference speaker) have started a new, interactive writing group, totally free, and you can sign up

 for it at: http://thewriterscircle.ning.com

Tennessee Mountain Writers' Website

Check out conferences, contests, and more:

http://www.tmwi.org/

Join the Madness--Write a Poem a Day in April, and Win Recognition

Go to Writer's Digest Poetic Asides Blog

Quote--You're in good company

Anxiety accompanies the first true word we put on paper, and the last.

--Ralph Keyes

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--March 5, 2010

2010-03-05T15:14:00.005-05:00

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

2010-02-18T18:10:00.008-05:00

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.

CWG NEWSLETTER--February 12, 2010

2010-02-12T00:29:00.006-05:00

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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CWG NEWSLETTER--February 5, 2010

2010-02-04T19:01:00.006-05:00

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

2010-01-27T23:54:00.006-05:00

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

2010-01-21T21:35:00.006-05:00

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

2010-01-14T22:47:00.013-05:00

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.