Barbara Flores‘ memoir, Separated Acting Badly: For the Love of Food, A Man, and Me, is now available on Amazon (Kindle and paperback). Barbara’s funny, and ultimately family-affirming book chronicles the transition from marriage to divorce, and what she learned from herself and her well-meaning friends. Alice Kight‘s poem “Beloved Eyewitness” won first place in …
Eight TVW members have been published in the 2017 Las Positas Literary Anthology, Beyond the Window: Connie Hanstedt: Four poems, “Taking Inventory” (first place, poetry category), “Beginnings,” “Night Watch,” and After “35 Years” Sally Kimball: Three short stories, “Betrayal” (second place, prose category), “The Scotsman,” and “Shadows of the Past,” and a poem “Poulnabrone Dolmen” Ellen Aubry: Two short …
Tri-Valley Writers award-winning members published in 2015 Las Positas anthology, Impressions. Patrick Coyle won first place in prose for his piece, “Time of Your Life”. Patricia Boyle won Honorable Mention in Prose for her piece, “Pathfinder”. Alice Kight won Honorable Mention in Poetry for her piece, “Glimpse”. Julaina Kleist-Corwin won Honorable Mention in Prose for her piece, …
Alice Kight had three poems recently published. The first, “A Visit to Alden Lane”, is posted in the passageway at Alden Lane Gardens and Nursery in Livermore. “Diary” and “Verities”, two winter poems, were published in the February issue of Song of the San Joaquin.
Stephanie Bolaños placed runner-up at the 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference for her fiction piece, “As Snow in the Time of Harvest.” Alice Kight’s poem, “Post Office Rush” received an Honorable Mention in Benicia’s annual poetry contest.
Several of our members have had their work published recently. Patricia Boyle’s Summer 2014 runner up flash fiction contest story “Shaken and Stirred” published on the Women on Writing (WOW) website. Read Patricia’s story here: http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/62-FE1-Summer14Contest.html Alice Kight’s poem “Searcher” published in the fall issue of Song of the San Joaquin. Lynne Menon’s article “Chris Corrales Relieves …
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”
Alice Kight’s poem “A Soft Answer” has been published in the 2013-2014 Ina Coolbrith Circle Anthology, The Gathering 12.
Alice Kight takes second place for her poem “Shopping Spree,” in the California Federation of Chaparral Poets bi monthly contest themed Dance.
LaDonna Fehlberg has been awarded honorable mention for “The Vigil” and “Words” and her poem “Free Range” is also displayed. Alice Kight – “At the Fair and Beyond,” “Shopping Spree” and “Change of Course.” Marilyn Slade – “Alameda County ‘5’ Star Fair,” “Everything of Mine,” and “The Day They Ran out of Chocolate-Dipped Bacon at the …
Poets LaDonna Fehlberg, Alice Kight and Marilyn Slade at Alameda County Fair Read More »
