Carole MacLean published her book, Believe/Practice/Choose: The Gift of Self Care, on May 1, 2022. It is available in print here. Susan O’Leary published her mystery, Curiosity Killed The Cobbler, in April 2022. It is available in print and ebook here. Monique Richardson published her memoir, When Then Became Now, …
Las Positas College’s 2022 Havik has accepted the following submissions for publication from TVW members: Poem: “Conversations of a Silent Bystander” by Patricia Boyle Poems: “The Who That You Are,” “I Imagine Him Saying Thank You” and “Compassion” by Linda Drattell Poems: “Dear Jack Kerouac” and “Devotion” by Constance Hanstedt Poem: “Seeing” by Rose Owens …
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 …
James Morehead’s poem, “Gallery,” which has been composed by Deon Nielsen Price, will premiere worldwide on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST, at the Presidio in San Francisco. “Gallery” will be performed by Welsh baritone Jeremy Huw Williams, accompanied by Paula Fan on piano. James will recite his poem before the performance. The …
Four Tri-Valley Writers’ members have pieces in the CWC 2021 Literary Review. Patricia Boyle for her poem, “Unidirectional Flow,” Connie Hanstedt for her poems, “Holding On for Dear Life” and “Letting Go,” Julaina Kleist-Corwin for her memoir, The Town Crier,” and Coralyn McGragor for her poem, “Rooted.” In addition, two members have their photos included: Monique …
Reena Gupta’s debut work, Career Interrupted, has been published and is available on Amazon. Reena will launch her book at Towne Center Books on September 25, 2021. Launch details can be found here. Monique Richardson’s collection of short stories, The Unlikely Dreamcatcher has been published on Amazon, and is coming soon to Barnes and Noble. …
The art associations of Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin have put Elaine Drew’s talk on cartooning and storyboarding on their YouTube channel here. One of Monique Richardson’s short magical realism stories, “Camera with a Cost,” has captured the attention of the podcast, Pocket Pulp. Here are the links to hear her story beginning April 26, 2021: …
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 …
George Cramer won an Honorable Mention for his genre short story, “Hard Time” in the 89th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Contest. Deborah Grossman was the August featured member of the North American Travel Journalists Association with an interview about her adventures as a travel writer. In addition, her poem, “My Husband Has Cancer” [not …
