Tri-Valley Writers was fortunate to be awarded a generous grant of $2700 by the Alameda County Arts Commission. The grants are awarded on a two-year cycle to 501(c)3 arts groups within Alameda County. While completing the application for the 2022-24 cycle, TVW learned that the branch’s parent organization, California Writers Club, as a 501(c)3 organization, …
The 2022 recipient of Tri-Valley Writers’ Las Positas Scholarship is Cate Berry. Cate said, “I am so honored to have been selected for this scholarship. I have been writing since elementary school! I’m currently working on a novel, a few short stories, and several original songs. My favorite genres are horror and fantasy.”
Tri-Valley Writers was fortunate to be awarded a generous grant of $1900 by the Alameda County Arts Commission. The grants are awarded on a two-year cycle to 501(c)3 arts groups within Alameda County. While completing the application for the 2020-22 cycle, TVW discovered that although the California Writers Club is a 501(c)3 organization, the branches …
Patricia Boyle, a past president of Tri-Valley Writers, is the 2020 recipient of the Sue Tasker Memorial Service Award. Established to honor TVW founder Sue Tasker, the award is given to a member who has shown loyalty, dedication, and creative service to the branch. Patricia led the branch as president in 2016-2018, and just finished …
On July 21, G. Karl Kumfert received the California Writers Club Jack London Award in appreciation and gratitude for his many years of exemplary service to Tri-Valley Writers (TVW). Karl started volunteering as Tri-Valley Writers’ webmaster almost as soon as he joined in late 2012. A technology entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, he …
Tri-Valley Writers has once again been awarded a grant of $1,700 from the Alameda County Arts Commission 2018 ARTSFUND Grants Program. There were 48 award recipients totaling $72,000. The branch will use the grant funds to assist with our 2019 Writers Conference and our 8th and 9th Annual High School Writing Contests. Congratulations Tri-Valley Writers!
The 2018 recipient of Tri-Valley Writers Las Positas Scholarship is Sara Riensche. She is studying Language Arts at LPC. Sarah, who plans to be a teacher, is excited about the ways writing and storytelling can be used in the classroom. She says, “Writing has been a passion of mine for several years, and I am …
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On June 16, 2018, Tri-Valley Branch honored Patrick Coyle with the Sue Tasker Memorial Service Award. Patrick has been a member of the branch since the year of its founding in 2005. He has served on the board of directors as secretary and is TVW’s photographer as well as the STEM critique group leader. In addition …
On July 23, Deborah ‘Jordan’ Bernal received the California Writers Club Jack London Award in appreciation and gratitude for her many years of exemplary service to Tri-Valley Writers (TVW). Jordan has served as TVW president (2014-2016), vice-president (2012-2014), NorCal rep, and membership chair. Her vision includes extensive outreach to the community. She was instrumental in …
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This spring Tri-Valley Writers sponsored a scholarship at Las Positas College. On May 17, 2017, Suzannah Collins was awarded the Tri-Valley Writers Scholarship at a ceremony held at the college. Suzannah is studying to be a translator. She says, “I’m fascinated with the origin of words and love to read and write. A career in translation …
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