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It's summer reading time
in July!
Upcoming Events
I Believe
Professional Writers of Prescott
member & Prescott College English instructor Nancy Owen Nelson is
Associate Producer of the local access Channel 13 program "I
Believe", which airs on Sunday evenings at 5:30 p.m. and Mondays at
3 p.m. PWP Member Elisabeth Ruffner is the host.
Upcoming programs feature:
Sunday, June 22, 5:30
p.m. or
Monday, June 2, 3:00 p.m.:
Landscape architect Barnabas Kane talks
with Elisabeth Ruffner about the implications of Mayor
Wilson's 2050 plan for Prescott.
Candace McNulty
discusses her early motivation toward progressive causes, as
well as her current work as editor and writer for
readitnews.com, Prescott's online alternative
newspaper. Join us on Local Access 13 for her
conversation with Elisabeth Ruffner,
Sunday, June 29 at
5:30 p.m. and Monday, June 30 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday,
July 6 at 5:30 p.m.
or Monday, July 7 at 3:00
p.m., Howard Shanker,
candidate for Congress, District One,
talks with
Elisabeth Ruffner about his legal advocacy of the Navaho
Nation, the Yavapai Tribe, and other tribes in the San
Francisco Peaks controversy regarding sacred lands. Tune in
to get important information about this progressive
candidate.
At a later date we will be airing a conversation with one of
Shanker's opponents, Ann Kirkpatrick.
"I Believe" can be viewed at
www.prescottlivetv.com/ via webstream. Be sure to click
on "Access 13" channel. The program runs about 60 seconds behind the
live program.
As always, thanks for
watching!
Nancy Owen Nelson
Associate Producer
For more
information about the programs, call Nancy at 308-0875.
Northern Arizona Romance Writers will be hosting RWA recognized
agent, Scott Eagan, of the Greyhaus Literary Agency, on Saturday
July 19th from 10:00-2:00.
He will discuss the do’s and don’ts of query letters,
proposals and how to engage an agent with that important first
chapter, as well as industry trends, the status of the romance
market, and what he’s personally looking for in a client. In
addition, he will offer an open forum to answer any questions
and will accept pitches from romance writers with
completed works.
The cost of this special
engagement and wonderful opportunity is $25, to include lunch,
and is limited to the first 35 people. We’ll have great door
prizes and raffle baskets. Registration opens June 25th. Location:
Pete’s Family Restaurant at 1355 Iron Springs Road, in
Prescott.
Don’t miss out on this
opportunity to meet with one of the romance industry’s fastest
up and coming agents while he’s here in your own backyard.
Please fill out the
attached registration form and mail, with your $25 check payable
to NARWA, and postmarked no sooner than June 25th,
to:
Julie Stevens
924 Old Stage Road
Prescott, AZ. 86303
Feel free to contact
Julie Stevens at
authorjulie@att.net, or Diana
Taylor at
drtaylor@wildblue.net, with any
questions. Don’t forget to check out Scott’s website and what
he's accepting at
http://www.greyhausagency.com/
In
celebration of the 5th anniversary of the annual
WRITE NOW! Workshop, Desert Sleuths, the local
chapter of Sisters in Crime, has brought together a
terrific group of speakers for 2008. Five award-winning
authors and industry experts will lend their expertise on
how to perfect your manuscript, market it (and promote
yourself) and capitalize on new opportunities in the
publishing industry.
Breaking and Entering: The Door to
Publication
Saturday, July 19, 2008 8A.M. – 5 PM
STONECREEK GOLF CLUB
4435 E. Paradise Village Parkway
Paradise Valley, AZ 85032
Faculty:
Ken Kuhlken,
“Crack the Code: Create a Publishable Manuscript”
Jennifer Ashley,
“Partners in Crime: Who You Need in Your Corner”
Simon Wood,
“Storm the Gates: Sell Your Manuscript”
Lynn Wiese Sneyd,
“Steal Top Billing: Plan Your Market & Market Your Plan”
Jerry D. Simmons,
The Big Payoff: New Trends and Opportunities”
Workshop Fee: $60 (includes Lunch, Coffee,
Snacks, Door Prizes)
Mail check or money order payable to “Sisters in Crime” to:
JEAN STEFFENS,
Treasurer
Desert Sleuths Sisters in Crime
12637 E. Laural Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Saguaro Romance
Writers' July meeting features Golden Heart
and Golden Quill award winner Anita Gordon (writing as
Kathleen Kirkwood) and chapter vice president Marilyn
Johnson. The two will continue our series on Dwight
Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" by covering
the principles of scene and sequel and the function of
peaks and valleys in story tension. We meet on Saturday,
July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at El Parador
Tropical Restaurant in Tucson, 2744 E Broadway Blvd. To
reserve a spot, email Suzanne Moore at
suz72350@hotmail.com.
The cost includes lunch: $15 for SRW members, $20 for
non-members.
The Grant
Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal
Writing Workshop will be held at the University of
Phoenix - Phoenix Campus from September 10 - 12, 2008.
Interested development professionals, researchers,
faculty, and graduate students should register as soon
as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up
quickly. Please forward, post, and distribute this
e-mail to your colleagues and listservs.
All participants will receive
certification in professional grant writing from the
Institute. For more information call (888) 824 - 4424 or
visit The Grant Institute at www.thegrantinstitute.com.
The Grant Institute
Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal
Writing Workshop
will be held at the
University of Phoenix - Phoenix Campus
Phoenix, Arizona
September 10 - 12, 2008
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tom Bird’s "Releasing Your
Author Within Retreat" begins on Friday
evening September 12th from (5:30 PM-9:30 PM) run
through Saturday, September 13th from (9:00 AM-4:00 PM)
and conclude on Sunday the 14th going from (9:00
AM-noon).
As
you may know, this retreat is excellent for anyone
wanting:
*
To get the proper instruction, guidance, understanding
and momentum not only to begin a book, but to finish it
in as little as a few weeks after attending the retreat
*
Get over the hump to finally finish a book that he or
she has been working on for a considerable amount of
time
*
Renew one's association with "The Tom Bird Method"
before beginning on another book.
Please note that a special $200 off discount for the
retreat is offered to anyone signing up by Friday,
August 29, 2008 (as long as spaces are available). If
signing up by the above deadline, prices for the retreat
are as follows:
IIWC
Student - $295 Former Retreat Student - $345
Former Student of Tom's classes - $395 New Student -
$495
To
sign up for the Releasing Your Author Within Retreat,
contact Sharrie at 928-203-0265. A more thorough
description of the Retreat follows below. I hope to see
you in September...
Tom
First, Tom will help you master, at
will, your ability to connect with your Author Within,
so when you walk out of the retreat on Saturday you will
be able to self-induce, on your own, this most essential
of all states, any time you want the mood to strike you.
Second, Tom will aid you in connecting
with the book trying to get out of you. Since most
students who initially attend Tom's classes or retreats
either don't know specifically what it is they want to
write, or are slightly off-base in one way or another
about what it is they are writing. It is essential that
they learn how to tap into exactly what it is that is
trying to come out. Be prepared for surprises.
Third,
most of the students who attend this retreat walk away
after three days having written a number of words
equivalent to one-tenth the length of their books.
Accomplishing this is very important. Since the majority
of the mistakes new authors routinely make transpire in
the first tenth of their book, it is important to get
beyond that point of no return as soon as possible.
Fourth, you will not only be writing,
but also completing your query letter for your book in
class before you leave. Thus, you will be ready to
submit your query letter to the publishing contacts Tom
will provide to you immediately afterward. Doing so will
cement your commitment to continue on with the writing
of your book, and also enable you to reel in the
acceptances you deserve from these sources.
Tom also has upcoming appearances at local and
out-of-state colleges and universities:
July
2008:
- Mesa Community
College: July 22nd and 23rd, 2008
- University of New
Mexico/ABQ: July 25th and 26th, 2008
August
2008:
- Emory
University/Atlanta: August 6th and
August 7th, 2008
September 2008:
- Pima Community
College: September 20th, 2008
- Emory
University/Atlanta: September 24th and
25th, 2008
- University of
Tennessee/Knoxville: September 26th and
27th, 2008
Please Note: Each college
or university handles their own registration
for Tom's classes. The following is a list
of website addresses:
Chandler-Gilbert CC:
www.cgc.maricopa.edu
Emory
University:
www.emory.edu
Mesa CC:
www.mc.maricopa.edu/communityed
Paradise
Valley CC:
www.paradisevalley.edu/ce
Pima CC:
www.pima.edu
Scottsdale
CC:
www.scottsdalecc.maricopa.edu
University
of New Mexico:
www.unm.edu
University
of Tennessee/Knoxville:
www.outreach.utk.edu/ppd
See
Tom's website for more
information about his work.
Southwest
Writers Series -
Author readings
and informal dialogues sponsored by Yavapai College during the
Spring & Fall semesters.
Distinguished Visiting Writers Series - The Piper Center for Creative Writing
at Arizona State University brings visiting
writers of exceptional talent to the ASU campus and
the greater Phoenix area for public lectures during the Spring &
Fall semesters. For
more information visit www.asu.edu/piper.
The
local chapter of
NARWA meets the third
Saturday of the odd-numbered months (Jan, March, May,
July, Sept. Nov) at Pete's Family restaurant off of
Iron Springs Road in Prescott from
11-2.
In
addition, we have a plotting group, known as
Brainstormers, that meets in the even-numbered months
in Flagstaff from 10-1. We usually form a
carpool for those in the Prescott area who would like
to attend those meetings.
Your first visit with us is free, except for the cost
of your lunch, and thereafter it's either $5 a
meeting, or you're more than welcome to place
membership for $18 a year.
On behalf of NARWA, I welcome you to come to our
meetings. If you have any further questions, please
don't hesitate to contact me, and I hope you're able
to join us.
Sincerely,
Julie Stevens
Northern Arizona Romance Writers of America
bandjstevens@att.net
http://www.narwa.com/)
The Monday
Critique group for
writers of children's literature
meeting every other
Monday at 6 pm at Prescott College's Library conference room has
been put on hold until further notice. Contact
Michelle Tissot for more info or
call 928-710-9064.
SEDONA
WRITER WORKSHOPS SUMMER 2008 MEETING SCHEDULE
 Willma
Gore, leader of writer workshops for High Hopes of
Sedona, Village Writers, and Serious Scribes, announces the Summer
2008 schedule:
High Hopes of Sedona
(openings available in this group) - Meets on the 1st and
3rd Thursdays at 10 a.m., Worm Books & Music in the
Village of Oak Creek Outlet Mall. (No meetings on the 5th
Thursday).
High Hopes of Sedona evening meeting
(openings in this group) - Meets on the 1st and 3rd
Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Sedona Winds, 405 Jacks Canyon Rd. VOC,
Card Room mezzanine floor.
Village
Writers (no openings at
this time) -Meets on the 2nd and 4th
Thursdays at 10 a.m., Worm Books & Music, Outlet Mall.
Village
Writers afternoon group (two openings in this group) - Meets the 2nd
and 4th Thursdays 2 p.m., in my apartment, #138,
Sedona Winds, 405 Jacks Canyon Rd., VOC. Note: 2 p.m. is a change
from the former time of 1 p.m.
Serious
Scribes (no openings at this time) - Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday
mornings at 10 a.m. in the Sedona Winds Library. This group is for
those who have published books and are reading chapters of new books
in progress.
Format for
meetings: My main focus in these groups is to help members get published and to
be paid for their words in shorter formats. However, we are happy to
hear chapters of books (adult or juvenile) in progress. Members read
in order of sign-in with first-timers reading last. It is helpful,
but not required, that the author bring two copies of his/her
work. One copy goes to me. I will either read it aloud or listen as
author reads--optional for author. (When I have a copy in front of
me I can more easily make grammar/punctuation/spelling
corrections—if needed--than I can in listening only.)
Willma asks that
each person bring $2 per meeting to help cover her costs of printer
ink and paper.
All present are
invited to comment on each work read. I make marketing suggestions,
offer comments on focus and title. Some members bring poetry from
time to time, and we are happy to hear it. Although I have sold and
have published some poetry, I do not consider myself capable of
judging modern poetry—but, as with all writing, we are happy to hear
it.
Note for all groups: We never meet on the 5th Wednesday
or Thursday in the few months of the year these occur.
Please call
or
e-mail
Willma - (928)284-2703 - in advance of your
visit or to join a group. Locations change according to needs for
space at Sedona Winds.
Language, Arts, and Music
Events at Prescott's Mad Linguist
Weekly
/ Monthly workshops at Sedona's
Well Red Coyote
Bookstore
Every
Wednesday at 7:30 PM: The ever-popular NORAZ Poetry
Salon, under the direction of Sedona poet, Rebekah
Crisp. Readings, writing exercises, plus lots of fun
and support. All levels of experience are welcome,
locals and visitors alike. Open to the public.
Annual AZ
Conferences & Workshops
National
/ International Conferences & Festivals
-
36th Annual
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
, June 21-26, 2008, Santa Barbara, CA.
-
Writers at Work - June 23-27,
2008, Salt Lake City, UT.
-
Thriller
Fest - July 9-12, 2008, NYC.
Craft Fest
& Agent Fest July
9-10, 2008, NYC. Agent Fest available only as
part of a Thriller Fest or Craft Fest
package.
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-
Maui Writers Conference and Retreat - August
22-September 1, 2008, Honolulu.
-
2009 Speculative Fiction Writers
Conference - October 1-5, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska.
-
Writing the Path - October 5-9,
2008, Gateway Canyons Resort, Gateway, CO.
AZ
Readings & Book Signings
- Southwest
Writers Series - Author
readings and informal dialogues sponsored by
Yavapai College during the Spring & Fall
semesters.
- Prescott
Writers Meeting -
6 - 8:00 PM
in the Founders Room of the Prescott Public
Library lower level on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
SW
Book & Film Festivals
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