Winners in Julaina Kleist-Corwin’s “Choices” poetry contest: Second Place: Tanda L. Clauson for “If You Want to Exist Do Not Choose Left” Third Place: Kate Ann Scholz for “About Choices” Honorable Mention: Mona Dawson for “By My Choice” Read the winning poems on Julaina’s blog at www.timetowritenow.com.
Tri-Valley Writers has been awarded a grant of $1,600 from Alameda County Arts Commission/ARTSFUND Grants. Of the 38 award recipients totaling $72,000, we are the only literary award winner. The branch will use the grant funds to assist with our 2015 Writers Conference and our 4th Annual High School Writing Contest. Congratulations Tri-Valley Writers!
H. Peter Alesso published his second novel, Lieutenant Henry Gallant. It is available at Amazon. John Bluck has released a YA version of his novel, Ship Finder. It is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords. Stacey Gustafson published her debut novel, Are You Kidding Me? My Life With an Extremely …
Sheldon Siegel will help us kick off the new 2014-2015 season as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, Sept 20. Sheldon Siegel is the New York Times best-selling author of seven critically acclaimed legal thrillers featuring San Francisco criminal defense attorneys Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez, two of the most beloved characters in contemporary …
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Congratulations to member Jordan Bernal whose novel, The Keepers of Éire, was awarded a Gold Medal in the Fantasy/Contemporary category.
Congratulations to member P.C. Chinick whose novel, RED ASSCHER – Living in Fear, was awarded a Gold Medal in the Thriller Fiction category.
Congratulations to member Shelley Lee Riley, whose memoir, Casual Lies – A Triple Crown Adventure, was awarded a Bronze Medal in the Sports/Fitness/Recreation Non-Fiction category
The following Tri-Valley members were published in the 2014 CWC Literary Review Paula Chinick, “A Minor Perception” Alice Kight, “If I Changed Places” Julie Royce, “Coup de Grace”
John Bluck had an article about him posted in the San Jose Mercury on 4/10/14 “Around Livermore: Retiree Pens First Novel After Fascinating Career”. B. Lynn Goodwin’s story “Hello, Lynn,” has been accepted for publication in Small Miracles From Beyond (Sterling Publishing). She also has an article, “My Niche—My Way” coming out in Writing After Retirement (Scarecrow Press). …
Marilyn Slade won the Theme Award Prize (second highest award after Best of Show) for her poem “Is There a Fair as Fair as Our Fair.” Susan Condeff won the Silver Medal for her poem “Woman in the Water” and Honorable Mention for her poem “Summer Storm Perfect”. Alice Kight has three poems exhibited at Alameda County …
