LaDonna Fehlberg submitted poems to the 2016 Alameda County Fair. Four were juried into the fine arts exhibition: “Seasons,” “Summer Day,” “In our Younger Years,” a photo poem, and “The Lost Years,” a photo poem. “Summer Day” received a Silver cash award. Camille DeFer Thompson’s piece, “My Love Affair with the French Language,” was featured July 20 on …
2016 California Writers Club Literary Review The CWC Literary Review magazine published seven selections from six Tri-Valley Writers members this year. The Lit Review offers a mixture of poems, memoirs, short stories and essays. Jordan Bernal: Poem, “Soul of a Writer” Patricia Boyle: Poem, “Saturday Morning Encounter” George Cramer: Poem, “Betrayal at Sandy Creek” James Mills: Memoir, “Surviving Gravity” Julie …
Sharon Svitak’s latest novel, Simply Provocative: A Spruce Creek Romance, is now published and available for purchase. Sharon writes sweet romance under the pen name Sharon Burgess. Camile DeFer Thompson’s humor piece, “Fifty Shades of Pale,” is featured on the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop blog. http://humorwriters.org/2016/06/26/fifty-shades-of-pale/
Fred Norman read his poetry at two events: Readers Bookstore on May 26, 2016 at Fort Mason in San Francisco and at the evening Memorial Day Vigil at the Crosses of Lafayette. Stacey Gustafson presented her humor at Tommy T’s Comedy Club in Pleasanton on June 8, 2016. Art Tenbrink read …
Several members of Tri-Valley Writers have been published in Sparks, the 2016 Las Positas College Literary Anthology. Julie Royce’s “The Unconventional Recruit” won Third Place in the prose category. Copies are available for purchase at Las Positas College Bookstore. Prose Jordan Bernal: “Flight of Fancy” John Bluck: “It’s a Strike” and “Three-Hundred Pills” Patricia Boyle: “Green Ink” Patrick …
Connie Hanstedt will give a local author talk at Livermore Library on Sunday, June 5 starting at 2:00 p.m. Connie will share her personal and compelling story of her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s in her first book, Don’t Leave Yet: How My Mother’s Alzheimer’s Opened My Heart. Judy Lussie’s article, “Mission in Action: …
George Cramer’s short story, “Coming Home,” has been accepted for publication in the Institute of American Indian Arts 2016 anthology available on September 4, 2016. J. Mills recently completed a freelance photojournalism assignment covering the California Boating Congress at the State Capital. The assignment included writing four press releases, a newsletter article, and …
Juhi Kunde’s gift book for mothers, Expressions of Milk, is available at Towne Center Books in Pleasanton and Rakestraw Books in Danville. Just in time for Mother’s Day! Glen Robins’s second book, Off Course, was published on March 4, 2016, and is available on Amazon. Camille DeFer Thompson’s short story, “Just …
Look for Patricia Boyle’s byline in articles publicizing Livermore-Amador Symphony concerts in the Arts and Entertainment sections of the Livermore Independent and the Pleasanton Weekly. After writing anonymously for two seasons, both publications began including her byline last season. Stacey Gustafson’s story “For Your Eyes Only” and Camille DeFer Thompson’s story “Prank’d in Produce” are included …
Stephanie Bolanos’s short story, “Shades of Regret”, is now available online at The Literary Nest. Erika Gardner’s The Dragon in The Garden, is currently available for preorder on Nook, Kindle, Apple, Smashwords, and Kobe. The book will download to your device/go live on February 19th. See more about the book at Tirgearr Publishing. …
