Member Successes
John Q. McDonald’s short story “The Lorentz Contraction” has been published in the online literary journal Sequestrum. About 2/3 of the story is available free, with a subscription suggested in order …
John Q. McDonald
Member Successes & Publications
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. …
Member Successes
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 …
Member Successes: Cartooning Class & Publication
Author and illustrator Elaine Drew will introduce artists and writers to the benefits—and fun—of cartooning at a Pleasanton Art League Zoom meeting on Monday, April 12 at 7:30 pm in her talk, “Comics and Storyboards.” The Zoom link for the free meeting will be published on the PAL website https://www.pal-art.com starting April 6. John …
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Member Publications
Back in January, Yvonne Carder took part in a writers’ retreat beginning with a train ride from Los Angeles to Oakland and ending with a residence in the Bay Area where authors collaborated on stories inspired by the history and culture of California. The byproduct of the hard work culminated in an anthology titled, Journeys …
Member Successes
Elaine Drew read from Courting Trouble (a romantic comedy set in England in 800 AD) at the Lafayette Library Sunday, September 15, at 4 pm, as part of the Art Embraces Words program. Dr. Jac Fitz-enz is featured in the September 2019 issue of CFO magazine. Jac is quoted by David McCann …