CWG News and Announcements

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

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--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.

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

CWG NEWSLETTER--November 19, 2009

2009-11-19T00:35:00.007-05:00

Don't Forget CWG's Annual Christmas Party Tuesday, Dec. 8

Bring a covered dish and enjoy eating, visiting, and being entertained at the Signal Mountain

Community Guild.

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Member Ray Zimmerman Will Appear in Talent Show
Ray is scheduled to perform in the Chattanooga's Got Talent show, Tuesday, November 24,

6:30 p.m. at the Vaudeville Cafe - directly across from the Tennessee Aquarium.

Call (423) 517-1839 for tickets.

New Voices Readings of Poetry and Short Prose, Sat., Nov. 21, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Member Ray Zimmerman hosts and reads with Pam West, Ninian Williams, Nancy L. Diwan, Jane Starner, and Ginnie Sams at Pasha Coffee House, 3914 St. Elmo Avenue, Chattanooga, TN.

Call (423) 315-0721 for full information. Musical interludes are provided by Jim Woodford, Bob Voigt, and friends.

CWG Member Lantz Powell Gives Speech on "How to Make Your Memoirs Come to Life"

--provided from an article by Anne Ford Melton, new CWG member and member of the Colonial Dames

On November 12, Lantz Powell made a presentation to the statewide meeting of The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Tennessee. He encouraged the women present to put their individual memoirs in writing.

At the beginning of the meeting, Lantz asked for a show of hands of those members presently writing about their families and their lives. A few raised their hands. At the end of his talk, he asked the members, "Now who will be writing memoirs?" Everyone raised her hand.

His challenge to the audience? Start writing every day. He provided handouts which included the guidelines he'd outlined in his speech to the attendees. Anne's own memoir guidelines were also distributed.

Member's Latest Book Just Released

Nancy Williams' new novel, The Agenda 21 Conspiracy, is now available.

Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny.

-- Steven Pressfield, novelist

CWG NEWSLETTER--November 13, 2009

2009-11-12T20:26:00.006-05:00

Mark Your Calendar for CWG's Annual Christmas Party Tues., Dec. 8

CWG members will convene at Signal Mountain Community Guild. Watch for details in upcoming announcements.

Member Janie Dempsey Watts Published

Janie's story, "Spring Cleaning," appears in Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family. She writes about her mother-in-law's Sicilian custom to rid her house of the devil. The publishers are pushing this book for the Christmas season, since its stories are about "quirky and dysfunctional families." Janie finds herself laughing as she reads the stories, feeling in familiar territory!

Listen to Archived MP3's of The Writers Show

Download and listen to the most recent program here: http://sites.google.com/site/thewritersshow/current-program

Download and listen to past programs here:

http://sites.google.com/site/thewritersshow/test-file-cabinet

Congratulations in Order

Scott Thackett and his wife Megan announce a 7 lb. 8 oz. baby girl, Cael Dillon, born November 10.

We Mourn the Passing of Long-time CWG Member, Jan McDaniel

Jan and her husband, Charles, have attended many of our functions. She wrote several novels and was a local freelance writer. Her member profile may be found at: http://www.chattanoogawritersguild.org/janmcd.shtml

Blog on Fiction Technique

http://mlheath.wordpress.com/

Novel Idea for Success

I do not have superior intelligence or faultless looks. I do not captivate a room or run a mile under six minutes. I only succeeded because I was still working after everyone else went to sleep. -- Greg Evans, Novelist

CWG NEWSLETTER--November 6, 2009

2009-11-05T11:45:00.000-05:00

Chattanooga Writers Guild Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
Dr. Peter Messmore, a retired professor, will speak at the CWG's monthly meeting. He taught, conducted research, and was the Executive Director of the Genesis Teacher Education Project at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. He currently writes books and travels the world extensively. Accompanied by a Power Point presentation, Dr. Messmore will speak on his two historical novels:
Philip and Olympias: A Novel of Ancient Macedon, 2001. Philip and Olympias were the parents of Alexander the Great. Philip's third wife, the beautiful and vindictive Olympias, became his only unconquerable enemy.
Alexander the King: The Sequel to Philip and Olympias, 2004. After Philip is assassinated, Alexander becomes king of Macedon and a troubled empire. Alexander undertakes one of the greatest epic journeys of military conquest in the history of western civilization.
For more information about Dr. Messmore's books, travels, and other writings, visit his website,
http://home.comcast.net/~pmessmore/site/?/page/Books_by_Dr._Messmore/&PHPSESSID=a0776201af9d9bdbb5f8ad084b095dd9

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Writing as a Spiritual Practice A Six-Week Course
Mondays, 6:00 - 8:45 p.m.
November 9 - December 14, 2009 $150.00
The Center for Contemplative Writing
1401 Williams Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
For more information, contact Anne@fbright.com 423-605-0525
[Not a CWG-sponsored activity]

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Winter Writing Classes, 2009-2010, John C. Campbell Folk School
Call for free catalog describing writing and other classes at 1-800-FOLKSCH or visit the website
http://www.folkschool.org/ .
December 2009 - February 2010
Dec. 4-6, 2009
Creating Children's Picture Books (Weekend)
Instructor: Elizabeth Dulemba
January 17-22, 2010
Your Poetry and Your Life-World
Instructor: Gene Hirsch
January 31-February 5, 2010
Opening the Door to Your Novel
Instructor: Darnell Arnoult
February 7-13, 2010
Writing for Children
Instructor: Faye Gibbons
February 21-27, 2010
Leave a Written Legacy, Write Your Family Stories
Instructor: Glenda Beall

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Helpful Application for NaNoWriMo Participants
http://writeordie.drwicked.com/

CWG NEWSLETTER--October 30, 2009

2009-10-29T19:06:00.009-04:00

Chattanooga Writers Guild Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Dr. Peter Messmore, who travels extensively, will speak about his experiences as they relate to his writing.

CWG President Pris Shartle Interviewed for This Sunday's The Writers Show

Pris will talk with host Joan Hetzler (also a CWG member) about the Chattanooga Writers Guild. Listen to WAWL via the internet on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m. The website is http://sites.google.com/site/thewritersshow .

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Member Marcia Swearingen Published in Winter Edition

of Chattanooga Cityscope Magazine

Chattanooga Cityscope features Marcia's story, "Shepherds in the Field," an interview with seven men and women of all ages who have accepted the call of God to serve Chattanooga in ordained ministry.

A Clue Game Just in Time for Halloween

One winner of the game, chosen at random, will receive a print copy of the soon to be released mystery anthology, Murder in the Wind. Everyone gets a free download of the Second Wind Mystery Sampler. So, stop by the Second Wind blog for tricks and treats. http://secondwindpub.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/trick-or-treat-let-the-game-begin/
Happy Halloween from Second Wind Publishing!

CWG to Launch Memoir-Writing Group

Based on the interest shown during the CWG's September Workshop, "Writing Our Family Stories," participants are forming a memoir group. Any paid member of CWG may join. Final details are not settled, but the group most likely will meet at St. Paul's Episcopal Church downtown on a Thursday each month. Several members have volunteered to alternate as facilitator. If you're interested, contact Marcia Swearingen at mswearingen@comcast.net .

Friday, October 30, Last Open Mic of 2009 at Barnes & Noble, Led by KB Ballentine

Open Mic meets from 7:30-9:00 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in the Reference section. If anyone comes earlier (around 7:10 or so), a writing exercise is planned.

The list for this month included: something haunted/spooky, a geographical feature,

bridge, prism, salute, limp, pause/paws, collegiate, sacrosanct, simpleton.

The group will put together a couple of lists this time, with three months to write. B & N Open Mic will not meet again until the end of January.

Saturday, November 14, KB Ballentine Reads at Barnes and Noble at 7 p.m.

KB shares from her second collection of poetry, Fragments of Light. She would love to see you there and hear how your writing is coming along.

Writer's Digest Call For Poetry Entries Has December 15 Deadline

Enter the only WD competition exclusively for poets, the Writer's Digest Poetry Awards !
Regardless of style--rhyming, free verse, haiku and more--if your poems are 32 lines or fewer,
we want them all. Submit your entries by the December 15, 2009 deadline ... and your words could be worth cold hard cash!

First Place: $500 Second Place: $250
Third Place: $100 Fourth Through Tenth Place: $25
Eleventh Through Twenty-Fifth Place: $50 gift certificate to Writer's Digest Books

Plus, the names and poem titles of all First- through Tenth-Place winners will be printed in the August 2010 issue of Writer's Digest. All winners will receive a copy of the 2010 Poet's Market.

Writing as Dance

Filling this empty space constitutes my identity.

-- Twyla Tharp, choreographer

CWG NEWSLETTER--October 23, 2009

2009-10-23T00:20:00.004-04:00

CWG Nonfiction Group Meets Tuesday, October 27
Please join us at New Hope Presbyterian Church on Shallowford Road from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Contact Sherry Poff (poffmeister@comcast.net) if you'd like to be on the list for sharing your work. If you can, bring six to eight copies of your piece for the group. Feel free to announce news of interest to writers. Sherry looks forward to hearing your latest writings and welcomes interested visitors.

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ChattaRosa Adding Members
We are a writing group just for women. But it's not just a writers' group, it's a place for women to explore their lives and their writings. We meet once a month and read our writing and share "exorcises" we do as homework in between the meetings. It's really a serious group of women who end up having a lot of fun and helping each other through writer's block, truth telling, and celebrations. Our basic premise comes from the book: Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives. If you think you might be interested, please contact: Carol White carolwhite70@gmail.com. [This is not a CWG group.]

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National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL)
2010 Literature Competition in Writing the Short Story
NSAL promotes young artists, and this competition is for contestants ages 18-33. Since Tennessee does not have a chapter of NSAL, young writers in Tennessee may enter through chapters in other states. The closest is Birmingham, AL. The first prize awarded by the Birmingham Chapter is only $500, but the first place winner is automatically entered in the national contest with a first prize of $10,000. Please see NSAL's website for more details: http://www.arts-nsal.org/ .

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Member Finn Bille's Storytelling Schedule, October and November
Saturday, October 24, 2009--Finn tells ghost stories with other tellers, Lions' Club in Sale Creek, after 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 31, 2009--Finn tells ghost stories with VincentPhipps, Nashville Public Library, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 31--Finn tells the same ghost stories, Montgomery-Bell State Park, sometime after 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 7--Finn is featured teller in St. Elmo LivingRoom behind Blacksmith's and Pasha's in St. Elmo. At 7 p.m., this program will also have open mic for tellers, with Jim Pfitzer as the master of ceremonies. Come tell a story!
Saturday, November 14--Finn tells with several others at the Cleveland Tellabration, Foundation Room at Cleveland State Community College, 7 p.m.

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Weekly Poetry/Spoken Word Open Mics Every Monday Night
I host an open mic each Monday at the Mudpie (12 Frazier Ave.) from 8-10 p.m. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me or come check it out for yourself. We'd love to have you. –from Christian Collier, thespeakeasypoetry@gmail.com

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New Voices Poetry Reading, Saturday, November 21
Pasha Coffee House
3914 St. Elmo Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Call (423) 315-0721 for full information or visit http://znaturalist.blogspot.com/ .

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Poetry Foundation's Poetry Learning Lab Provides New Web Resource
The Poetry Foundation invites teachers and students to tap into its new online resource, the Poetry Learning Lab. Hosted on www.poetryfoundation.org/learninglab, the Poetry Learning Lab is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about poetry.

CWG NEWSLETTER--October 16, 2009

2009-10-15T21:54:00.004-04:00

New Voices Poetry Reading

Saturday, October 17th from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at Pasha Coffee House. Call (423) 315-0721 or visit http://znaturalist.blogspot.com.

Member Kevin Brown on Writer's Almanac, Reading at Lee University October 20

Kevin's poem "Diagramming Won't Help This Situation" will be read on The Writer's Almanac on Monday, October 19. Kevin Brown will also read from his new collection of poems Exit Lines October 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edna Minor Conn Theater at Lee University. There will be a brief Q&A afterwards. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing. This event is free to the public. For more information, go to http://www.kevinbrownwrites.com/.

Christian Market Critique Group Meets Tuesday, October 20 Marcia Swearingen reminds Writers for the Christian Market of the group's meeting this Tuesday, Oct. 20, at First Presbyterian Church, 6-8 pm in the Tower, Room 405. Email Marcia [mswearingen@comcast.net] if you have something to read and she'll start a list. She looks forward to hearing what members have been up to.

A book signing for Poetic Voices: Young Poets with Old Souls Glenwood Recreation Center, Sunday, October 18, 2009, 2:00 p.m. Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of Education, Arts, and Culture sponsored the book project, part of the pARTicipate program, which featured special arts activities funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, Allied Arts, and the City of Chattanooga.

Meacham Writers Workshop, October 28-31

This semiannual workshop is held at U.T.C. and Chattanooga State. For the Meacham schedule, go to: http://www.meachamwriters.org/schedule.htm This is free and open to the public.

Narrative Magazine Prize

$5,000 annually for best short story, novel excerpt, poem. More information at: http://www.narrativemagazine.com/node/421 Other Narrative Magazine contests: http://www.narrativemagazine.com/30-below-contest-09

Global Forum Connecting People and Ideas

http://bigthink.com/

Top Blogs in Literature Category http://www.wikio.com/blogs/top/literature

Listen to KWG's Contest 2009 Winners Read

Listen to the podcast of KWG contest winners reading from their works at the October 1 program: http://blogs.knoxlib.org . Click on "Download podcast here." Knox County Public Library made this podcast possible.

To Consider

Poetry makes new things familiar and familiar things new. --from a TED.com lecture

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CWG NEWSLETTER--October 9, 2009

2009-10-08T20:44:00.006-04:00

Chattanooga Writers Guild Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Katie Christie from the UTC Author's Society will speak about being a writer in school and building a community through the Author's Society.

For more information about the Society, check out their blog at http://utcauthors.blogspot.com/.

CWG Needs Webmaster

The Chattanooga Writers Guild needs someone experienced in website maintenance and design to administer our site. If interested, please contact Lantz Powell: Lantzlp@aol.com .

Meacham Writers Workshop - October 28-31

The schedule: http://www.meachamwriters.org/schedule.htm This event is free and open to the public. All members should be encouraged to get to know the greater Chattanooga writing community.

Absent Willow Review - Monthly Publication of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Read the stories as well as view science fiction artwork: absentwillowreview.com. Currently we are accepting story submissions for the Winter and Spring 2010 issues. To submit works of fiction please visit the website and click on the submissions page. We offer a $50.00 prize every other month for the best story.

Article about the Absent Willow Review:

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090330/GJBUSINESS_01/703309998

Bob Griffin

Rochester, NH USA

Editor - Absent Willow Review

Fiction in Hixson

Fiction group in Hixson meets at 5:30 on the first Tuesday of each month. We meet in the room at the back of Ryan's Family Steakhouse, 5104 Hixson Pike, near Northgate Mall.

While critiques are a major focus, we also discuss techniques from our own personal experiences to those we've read about and studied.

For more information, call Peter Sculley at 423-535-6278

Fiction on Ringgold Rd

The Wally's fiction group meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at Wally's at I-75 and Ringgold Road. (Last exit going south into Georgia)

Meeting starts at 7 p.m. sharp, but most come by 6:15 to eat. We meet in one of the back rooms. All CWG members are welcome. Ask at the cash register exactly where we are when you arrive (they move us from time to time). Or call Lantz at 423-893-5539

WritingRaw.com

Writing Raw is a FREE literary ezine dedicated to new and emerging writers of the following categories: FICTION, POETRY and ASSORTED writings. The goal at Writing Raw is simple—to serve the literary community with the opportunity to have their work online and out in the world. In this world of disappearing literary magazines, Writing Raw is providing the blank pages for writers to fill. www.WritingRaw.com

Jim Pfitzer, Storyteller, Shares Ghost Stories in October
10/8 - Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga, TN
10/31 - Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga, TN

A Writing Life - Conversations about the Creative Process

http://christinabakerkline.wordpress.com/

Website with Articles and Contests

http://christianfictiononlinemagazine.com/home.html

Blog for Creative Inspiration

http://lifedev.net/2009/09/dont-sell-out-you-were-born-for-a-reason/

CWG NEWSLETTER--October 2, 2009

2009-10-02T02:07:00.008-04:00

Chattanooga Writers Guild Meeting

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Contact: Chattanooga Writers Guild, cwg@chattanoogawritersguild.org

The program for the next meeting is Katie Christie from the UTC Author's Society. She will be speaking about being a writer in school and building a community through the Author's Society.

For more information about the Society, check out their blog at http://utcauthors.blogspot.com/.

October Writers Show Marcia Swearingen and Katie Mitchell from the Chattanooga Writers Guild talk on the theme of the August meeting. They discuss the advantages and ways to improve being in a writer's critique group as well as connecting through their readers with a blog or online column. Tune in through live streaming at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 4 at www.wawl.org and click the Listen Live option. For more information, or if you miss the program and want to hear it after that date, visit The Writers Show website at http://sites.google.com/site/thewritersshow/.

Member Blogs and Websites

Bill Stifler: web site http://www.billstifler.org/ blog: http://www.billstifler.org/blog/.

Tracy Cunningham: blog: http://joshua1-9bestrongandcourageous.blogspot.com

Member Judith Duvall Presents Poetry Program for Fountain City Book Club

In Knoxville at the September meeting of FCBC, Judith performed dramatic readings of her poems included in Bleeding Hearts, a sampling from the Poetry Workshop of the Knoxville Writers' Guild, published by Tellico Books, 2009. She presented other works from her series of poems about the World War II era and its impact on American families.

Southern Festival of Books Held Oct 9-11 in Nashville.

Come to hear and meet your favorite authors and buy their books.

CWG member KB Ballentine speaks Saturday, October 10, at noon in Rm. 31 at the Legislative Plaza. The panel is titled "Stone and Light: The Natural World in Verse" and includes poets Ted Olson (from ETSU) and Joan Gelfand (from the Bay area in CA) Please join them as they sign books from 1:30-2:00.

New Voices--The Third Saturday of each Month

Schedule for autumn, 2009

7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Saturday, October 17

Saturday November 21

Saturday, December 19

Pasha Coffee House
3914 St. Elmo Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Call (423) 315-0721 for full information.

The lineup of poets changes for each performance. To see the line up for the current month visit
http://znaturalist.blogspot.com .

CWG Member Marsha Brantley Wins Knoxville Writers' Guild Fiction First Prize

As the KWG honors the winners of its 2009 writing contests, the winners will read from their entries. The Knoxville Writers Guild's annual literary competitions are open to residents of Tennessee. The 2009 contest winners will receive more than $1,200 in prizes, divided among those who placed highest in four award categories: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Young Writers' Poetry. The KWG Award for Fiction is in memory of the late Knoxville author, Leslie Garrett. Marsha Brantley's work is entitled, The Likes of Her.

Top 10 Blogs for Writers

http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2009/09/21/top-10-blogs-for-writers-2009-winners/

Writers Can Set Goals and Keep on Track

http://www.successnet.org/articles/angier-stayontrack.htm

Subscribe to Writer's Digest Poetic Asides Poetry Blog and Wednesday Poetry Prompts

http://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/2009/09/23/WednesdayPoetryPrompts063.aspx

Instructive Blog on Fiction Writing

http://www.writingright-martin.blogspot.com/

If you're not Facebook friends with Katy McKenna, you might want to be to read her funny glossary on fiction.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=132874592861&ref=nf

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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.