Patricia Boyle

NorCal Building Better Branches Leadership Conference

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On September 29, 2018, more than 60 members of the fourteen CWC branches in northern California met for a day-long conference at National University in Pleasant Hill. TVW past president and NorCal Rep, Jordan Bernal; Vice President, Marilyn Dykstra; Newsletter Editor, Patricia Boyle; and Membership Chair, Haihong Liao represented Tri-Valley Writers at the event. Jordan Bernal gave the keynote talk, …

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Contests and Awards

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  Art Tenbrink won the award for Best Poem on the 2018 Alameda County Fair Theme “Summertime Fun” for his poem, “Route 66 Revisited.”     Patricia Boyle won an honorable mention award for her poem, “Aurora,” in the Poetry in a Test Tube: Livermore’s Second Annual Science Poetry Contest.   Arushi Avachat won third place …

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Publications

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Two members had work published in The 2018 California Writers Club Literary Review.   Connie Hanstedt, two poems, “Waiting for the Fisherman,” and “Satin Slippers.”       Julaina Kleist-Corwin, memoir, “Care.”     Yvonne Carder published, Luminata, the first book in the Meclauks Kingdom Young Adult fantasy series. Behind castle walls, Jessi Kleinfield dreams of …

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Publications and Honors

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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 …

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Writing Recognition-Poems, Short Stories, and Books

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        Patricia Boyle’s poem, “Unraveling the Natural World,” and Yvonne Carder’s poem “Life on a Slide” won honorable mention awards in March in Livermore’s first annual science poetry contest, Poetry in a Test Tube.   Annette Langer was interviewed by a columnist from the Pleasanton Weekly newspaper about her writing in general, and …

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2016 CWC Literary Review

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  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 …

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Las Positas College 2016 Anthology

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Several members of Tri-Valley Writers have been published in Sparks, the 2016 Las Positas College Literary Anthology. Julie Royce’s “The Unconventional Recruit” won Third Place in the prose category. Copies are available for purchase at Las Positas College Bookstore.  Prose Jordan Bernal: “Flight of Fancy” John Bluck: “It’s a Strike” and “Three-Hundred Pills” Patricia Boyle: “Green Ink” Patrick …

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Members Published

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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 …

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Las Positas 2015 Anthology, Impressions

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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, …

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Other Member Publications

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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 …

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