“I couldn’t see how to make it funny, so I went full-on heartwarming this time.” That’s how I explained the difference in tone from previous pieces I had asked my good friend and trusted critic, Stacey, to read. Before starting the piece, I had combed through stories from one edition of the popular anthology series …
Two Tri-Valley Writers members are published in Clash of the Couples, an anthology released November 3, 2014. Stacey Gustafson’s “Home Almost Alone,” tells about the time she locked her baby daughter inside an empty house, blaming the entire incident on her husband. Let’s just say that there was a hammer, a serious threat, and cursing …
Lani Longshore’s “The Family Tree” has been published in Eve’s Requiem: Tales of Women, Mystery, and Horror, edited by Fern Brady and Patricia Flaherty Pagan (Spider Road Press). Lani’s story takes place in a small town in Minnesota where Sylvia Lund seeks refuge with her great aunt. She learns about her heritage, ancient Viking customs, …
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Come celebrate the official launch of our anthology, Voices of the Valley: Encore on Saturday, January 25, from 2-4 pm at Towne Center Books. Readings, snacks, and camaraderie for all.
Join us on January 18, 2014 as we celebrate Voices of the Valley: Encore, the second anthology of the Tri-Valley Writers. Sample the joys and sorrows, the inevitable highs and lows, the truths and deceptions in the indelible scenes of life. Share in the readings as we journey through the stories and poetry crafted by the members of Tri-Valley …
Julie Royce‘s short story, “Headed North on a Southern Highway,” received second honorable mention and publication in an anthology, Times They Were A-Changing: Women Remember the ’60s & ’70s. Release date is scheduled for August 2013.
Jennifer Basye Sander will be speaking about avenues for becoming published at our next monthly meeting on February 16, at 2 pm at the Four Points Sheraton on Hopyard in Pleasanton. She is the author of more than 50 books including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published, the bestseller Christmas Miracles (1997) and her …
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“Enough Time for Christmas”, a short story by Julaina Kleist-Corwin about Adrian Toryfter, her deceased son’s short story written when he was a high school student, has been published in A Miracle Under the Christmas Tree: Real Stories of Hope, Faith and the True Gifts of the Season anthology (Harlequin 2012).
Triple congratulations to Hector Timourian for his poem “The King”; a short story, “Coffee Brewing Trouble”; and a memoir, “The Legend of Enrique Santos” published in the Livermore Adult Education Creative Writing Group anthology.
Congratulations to Albert Rothman for his nonfiction story “A New Traveler in the Adventure of Love” published in Heartscapes: True Stories of Remembered Love, an anthology by Spruce Mountain Press. The anthology theme is every love is special. Heartscapes is available online at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
