The Writers Connection assists emerging writers as well as those who've tasted success. We've recently celebrated our second anniversary with A Passion for Writing Party. Many thanks to our panelists:
Jim Lynch (Border Songs, The Highest Tide),
Jan Walker (A Farm on the South Pacific Sea),
Randall Platt (Hellie, Jondoe),
Langdon Cook (Fat of the Land)
Elizabeth Wales (Agent)
Ingrid Ricks (Hippie Boy)
Theo Nestor (How to Sleep Alone in a King Sized bed)
Mike Lawson (The Joe de Marco series)
Thanks to Lucinda Wingard, Carol Wissmann, Wendy Hinman, The Chapel on Echo Bay, Fox Island, and to Murrayphotos.
Congratulations to the recipient of The Writers Connection Award for 2012-given for Writing Excellence and Community Contribution. Congratulations Randall Platt!
Dear Readers and Writers,
Please scroll below for information on resources – classes, conferences, residencies and Web sites. Our newsletter, now a quarterly publication, is published on the 6th of June, September, January, and March. Please contact us at
truwryter@comcast.net if you’d like to receive a free subscription to our newsletter.
We hope you find these resources helpful as you follow, or discover, your writing path.
Fondly,
Elizabeth Corcoran Murray, Founder and Publisher
Wendy Hinman, Editor
Resources are Updated the 7th of each Month
Conferences in Washington state
Pacific Northwest Writers Association -July 19 - 22
Resources — Gig Harbor, Kitsap, Tacoma
Gig Harbor Library,4424 Point Fosdick Dr NW, Gig Harbor
Mostly Books, 3126 Harborview Dr., Gig Harbor, Washington, 253-851-3219 SPONSORING:
7 P.M., Tues., May 15, Northwest author Rebecca Morris speaking and signing copies of her new book,
Ted and Ann: The Mystery of a Missing Child and Her Neighbor Ted Bundy at The Chapel on Echo Bay, A Seattle journalist takes an in depth look at an unsolved crime and widens the scope about the investigation and how the Burr family adjusted to life without Ann. She adds new information about Ted Bundy and his early life.
University Place Pierce County Library, 3609 Market Place West
Writing and Publishing in the Harbor 9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M., Sat., June 2, "Writing and Publishing in the Harbor" A writing and publishing symposium with authors from the Gig Harbor area sharing experiences, offering advice and answering questions. For further information regarding sessions, contact Jan Walker at
janwalker@centurytel.net.
Resources Seattle, Bainbridge Island
Elliott Bay Bookstore, www.elliottbaybook.com. Thank you Elliott Bay for the most comprehensive list of author events in Seattle. - Classes, workshops, special writers' events. O. . Forty five different classes from one-day to several week sessions. Every aspect of writing taught by stellar authors and poets. Open mics and special events throughout winter. First Monday ofthe Month, 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 PM, Works in Progress, Monthly Open-mic gives writers a chance to read in front of fellow writers and share their work.
Field's End, A Writers Community,
http://www.fieldsend.org, Bainbridge Island Library, 1270 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island. 7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M., Tues.,Third Tuesday of the month. FREE. Roundtable.
Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Seattle, 206-322-7030, on line catalog. www.hugohouse.org Forty five different classes from one-day to several week sessions. Every aspect of writing taught by stellar authors and poets. Open mics and special events throughout winter.First Monday of the Month, 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 PM, Works in Progress, Monthly Open-mic gives writers a chance to read in front of fellow writers and share their work.
Seattle Arts and Lectures, Series Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle, 1 (206) 215-4747
www.lectures.org SCBWI (Society of Children and Book Writer and Illustrators) Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall, Room 150. SPU is on the north side of Seattle's Queen Anne hill. Get Map and Directions here. To see the complete meeting line-up, please visit our Monthly Meetings page.
www.scbwi-washington.orgConferences and residencies - Washington and Oregon
From website: The Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency is a unique opportunity for a writer or pair of writers seeking a lengthy spell of unparalleled solitude for work and personal refreshment.
Web sites
Pacific Northwest Writers Association www.pnwa.org
Also:
http://www.publishersweekly.com Interviews from authors, a list of best selling books, classified ads, and the inside scoop on what's happening in the industry
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/index.html New York Times Book Review on line. Need I say more?
While we strive for accuracy, we suggest you check details before attending events listed on The Writers Connection. Changes often occur without notice.
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