May began with a vigorous celebration of writing. Towne Center Books held a Book Fight on May 3 – contestants were given five minutes to write a story based on three words chosen at random. TVW members Arleen Eagling, Alice Kight and Lani Longshore competed along with other writers from the community. After three rounds […]
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We are very proud of our Tri-Valley high school students and celebrate our 2014 writing contest winners.
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We are pleased to announce the winners for our 2014 high school writing contest. Please celebrate their achievement and encourage the written word with us at the Pleasanton Library on Sunday, May 18, 2014 2-4 p.m.
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Linda Watanabe McFerrin will be the guest speaker at the next monthly meeting of the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, May 17. Learn how poetry surrounds our everyday lives. Join us for a few short exercises that will help develop your creativity. Linda Watanabe McFerrin is a poet, travel writer, novelist and contributor to numerous newspapers, magazines and anthologies. She
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Deborah “Jordan” Bernal’s poem “Dreams,” was a winner in Booktrack’s poetry competition. You can read her poem at: Booktrack.
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Penny Warner will be the guest speaker at the next monthly meeting of the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, April 19, at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Penny Warner has published over 60 books for both adults and children. Her first mystery series featuring Connor Westphal, won a Macavity Award for Best First Mystery, and
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CWC Tri-Valley Branch is promoting our local authors world-wide, and entertaining U.S. troops at the same time. Members can donate signed copies of their own books at the April meeting. Vice President Deborah Bernal will collect the books and bring them to the San Ramon Blue Star Moms, who will send them to local military
“Hero in a White Coat,” Violet Carr Moore’s short story about choosing a primary care physician when she first moved to the Tri-Valley, has been published in Physician Heroes: A Tribute to ValleyCare Physicians.
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On Wednesday, March 25th I tried pitching my novel on a Twitter event hosted by author Brenda Drake. The hashtag #PitMad trended #1 on Twitter for a while, which is testament to how many people are looking for an agent. The rules were simple. Writers were asked to limit to 2 tweets per hour with
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Bonnie Lee will be the guest speaker at the next monthly meeting of the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. For over 20 years, as the owner of Taxpertise™ and as an enrolled agent, Ms. Lee has represented taxpayers across the country.
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