Shannon Brown

Indie Author Day: Book Promotions

Congratulations to TVW members who participated in the Livermore Library Indie Author Day event on October 13. Ann Parker moderated the program, and Andy Weir, New York Times best-selling author of The Martian and Artemis, was the keynote speaker. Jordan Bernal, Eloise Hamann, E. Ruth Harder, Julaina Kleist-Corwin, Annette Langer, and J.D. Lassica were among the fifteen Bay Area independently …

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Published Books and Awards

  Shannon Brown has published Parlor Tricked, a novel about a reluctant psychic, a dead rock star, and a cursed linen outlet, all in suburban Ohio. Parlor Tricked is available on Amazon.     Stacey Gustafson has released Are You Still Kidding Me? This second book in her humor collection is available on Amazon. She also draws from hilarious experiences to shape …

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Publications

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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Tri-Valley Writers and Dublin Library Local Author Showcase, June 9, 2018

The California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch and the Dublin Library invite you to our Local Author’s Showcase! Join us on June 9 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Dublin Library Community Room at 200 Civic Plaza. Fifteen local authors will each have a table at the event and will host a meet-and-greet with anyone who would like to …

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Contest Awards

  Shannon Brown’s entry, “Facing the Music,” from her new adult romance novel Beyond the Music, won honorable mention in the Division 330 – Publisher’s Choice Novel Chapter Contest for the San Mateo County Fair.   Five TVW members have won awards in the Tri-Valley Writers High School Writing Contest: Vidhima Shetty, first place for her poem “When the Home No …

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Members Published in Magazines and Books

Bay Woof Magazine, a free monthly newspaper for San Francisco dog lovers, featured Stacey Gustafson’s stories, “A Therapy Dog Makes a Difference,” in July, and “When a Dog Loves a Cat,” in the November issue.  The Monthly, East Bay’s Premier Magazine of Culture and Commerce, featured Stacey in their November issue, “The New Erma Bombeck,” by Paul …

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Member Book News

  Shannon Brown’s new book, Beyond the Music, won an honorable mention in the Scintillating Starts Writers Advice contest. Shannon will be release the book sometime this fall.     Sondra Perry has released her third children’s book, Crunchy Carrots: Carrots of Wisdom for Little Ones. This is the second book in the Kids Carrots Book Series, featuring Henry, the …

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Books and Anthologies

B. Lynn Goodwin-Brown has inked a deal with Eternal Press for her YA novel, Talent. Carolyn Fenzl has published her debut novel The Debt Collectors: A Lucy Vaughn Mystery and launched a new website http://carolynfenzl.com. Sondra Perry has published her second children’s book Baby Carrots -Carrots of Wisdom for Little Ones. The 2014 Oakland Anthology Word …

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