Jim Aikin’s new novel, “Woven of Death and Starlight,” was published on November 18, 2021. It is now available on Amazon in both paperback and e-book format. It’s a mystery, and also a YA fantasy: There’s magic, romance, and also (be warned) a couple of scenes of graphic violence.
On November 12, 2021, the Pleasanton Weekly published an article about John Bluck’s latest book, Florida Grand Theft & Other Tales (released October 4, 2021). The article favorably mentions Tri-Valley Writers. Brian Gunney’s first novel, Dragon’s Ridge, is now available for pre-order and will be released on November 23, 2021. …
James Morehead’s poem, “Gallery,” which has been composed by Deon Nielsen Price, will premiere worldwide on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST, at the Presidio in San Francisco. “Gallery” will be performed by Welsh baritone Jeremy Huw Williams, accompanied by Paula Fan on piano. James will recite his poem before the performance. The …
Four Tri-Valley Writers’ members have pieces in the CWC 2021 Literary Review. Patricia Boyle for her poem, “Unidirectional Flow,” Connie Hanstedt for her poems, “Holding On for Dear Life” and “Letting Go,” Julaina Kleist-Corwin for her memoir, The Town Crier,” and Coralyn McGragor for her poem, “Rooted.” In addition, two members have their photos included: Monique …
James Morehead recently curated a Scary Poetry contest for the Dublin Arts Collective—the poems are on display at the F.CO. Art Gallery in Dublin along with incredible spooky / macabre art. If you are in Dublin, make sure to stop by (the show runs through Oct 31). The four selected poets agreed to record their poems …
John G. Bluck presents sixteen crime and sci-fi short stories in his new book, Florida Grand Theft & Other Tales. Its release date is October 4, 2021. Readers can immediately preorder e-book editions for $2.99; shortly after the book’s release the e-book price will rise to $3.99. Here are some major online bookstores now offering preorders of …
Reena Gupta’s debut work, Career Interrupted, has been published and is available on Amazon. Reena will launch her book at Towne Center Books on September 25, 2021. Launch details can be found here. Monique Richardson’s collection of short stories, The Unlikely Dreamcatcher has been published on Amazon, and is coming soon to Barnes and Noble. …
James Morehead’s poem “landscape (after bert weir)” successfully placed in Wingless Dreamer’s Spring 2021 collection here, and is now on sale. Also, James’s collaboration with Italian animator Gaia Alari, which transformed his poem “tethered” into a hand drawn animation, will be screened at festivals around the world and has already won an award. (https://youtu.be/n4l6vTDK4yE) George Cramer spoke on …
The Community Book Project: Celebrating the Little Things in Life was published June 17, 2021 in both print and ebook formats. This inspirational thought-of-the-day book brings together a community of contributors who wrote brief yet compelling essays about the little things that uplift them and make life more fun and interesting. Participating members and their writings include: …
Patricia Boyle’s poem, “Unidirectional Flow” (about rivers), won third place in the adult division of Livermore’s 5th annual Science Poetry contest. John Q McDonald‘s short story “The Lorentz Contraction” was accepted for publication on-line in an upcoming issue of Sequestrum Magazine ( https://www.sequestrum.org ) The journal is available as a digital download from Smashwords or print-on-demand from …
