Tri-Valley Writers is gearing up for a busy year. I volunteered to put together the flyers for our upcoming events. I love designing newsletters, brochures, posters and the like. I’m quirky that way. I’ll also help again this year decorating the bulletin boards advertising our events at local libraries. Along with other TVW dedicated volunteers, …
Camille DeFer Thompson’s humorous blog post, “Married Life: The Princess and the Patient” was featured on Midlife Boulevard on October 5.
How might a musician answer the question, “Why do you play?” What would an artist reply to, “Why do you paint?” My fascination for the written word began early in life. At the tender age of eleven, I submitted a short story to the children’s column of the Oakland Tribune, and won top honors. Over …
Stacey Gustafson performed a one-woman stand-up show at the Firehouse Bar & Grill in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 6, 2016. Her story, “What’s on your Bucket List: Performing Stand-up Comedy Was at the Top of Mine,” was featured on page 11 of the June 2016 issue of Toastmaster Magazine.. Camille DeFer Thompson’s humor piece, “Panting to …
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/
I just emailed a piece to a favorite blog site. They requested a bio and a head shot. The photo is not a problem. I use the same one for every submission. The bio, on the other hand, not so much. As any published writer knows, it’s important to get this piece right. It provides …
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 …
