“To The Dandelion,” a poem by Alice Kight, was published in the Spring 2013 issue of Song of the San Joaquin. Alice Kight received Honorable Mention for her poem “Away” in the March contest for the California Federation of Chaparral Poets.
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Catherine Accardi’s two most recent books, Images of America-San Francisco Landmarks, and San Francisco’s North Beach and Telegraph Hill have been the basis for her many presentations in San Francisco. Those include one at Ghirardelli Square’s historic 1916 Workman’s Building for the Victorian Alliance and upcoming presentation for the San Francisco History Association later
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Arleen Eagling’s short story “Half a Good Chance,” has been accepted for publication by the Thema Literary Society. It will appear in A Week and a Day summer 2013 issue.
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Shelley Riley, author of Casual Lies – A Triple Crown Adventure, was featured by Towne Center Books on May 3, 2013 for a celebration of the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. Friends and fans donned their Kentucky Derby finery and drank a Mint Julep while Shelley took them behind the scenes at the Kentucky Derby. Shelley
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I spent the last week in April at the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) conference in Santa Fe. During one of the evening meet-and-greets, I was introduced to the woman in charge of blogs for the Northern California region. I mentioned my quilting sci-fi novels, and offered to write a blog about my experience as
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There is an old saying that you get back more than what you give. It has been true for me. As a volunteer for the Tri-Valley Writers and other nonprofit organizations in the area, I have had opportunities to meet people I would never have encountered otherwise. Many of these people have become lifelong
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Julie Royce‘s short story, “Headed North on a Southern Highway,” received second honorable mention and publication in an anthology, Times They Were A-Changing: Women Remember the ’60s & ’70s. Release date is scheduled for August 2013.
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I self published a second quilting science fiction novel, When Chenille Is Not Enough, with coauthor Ann Anastasio. We were offered a free ad in the program for the Studio Art Quilt Associates conference in April. Since quilters are our target audience, we jumped at the opportunity. We didn’t read the fine print, however, which stipulated the size
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Gretchen McNeill will be the guest speaker at our next monthly meeting on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Gretchen McNeil is an opera singer, clown, and writer. She has written the Young Adult horror POSSESS about a teen exorcist which debuted in 2011. Her follow up, TEN
J. K. Royce has published Pilz, her first novel. It is a suspense story that explores the sleazy underside of the medical profession, a world she witnessed when she was a state assistant attorney general in Michigan. Pilz is available on amazon.com in printed and Kindle versions.
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