First – congratulations to the members of the Writers Rendezvous and WritersMic who placed in the Connecticut Press Club Awards. First place winners move forward to the national awards (NFPW). Winning members include: Lisa Bernard, Wayne Lysobey, Laurie Neukirk, Mitzy Sky, Libby Waterford, Marty Kivell, and Aline Weiller. Several more friends from the CTRWA (Connecticut…
We had fun at our monthly meeting of the Writers Rendezvous, with several new members coming to check us out. If you’re reading this and you’re too far away from Westport, CT, to attend, you can also join us via Zoom – also true of our monthly WritersMic. Contact me if you’d like more information….
Here’s the rest of this month’s information – find out about indie publishing, two events for crime and mystery-lovers, and ways to have your work read aloud for editing purposes, a party, and more. April 9 at 7PM ET, the Westport Writers’ Workshop is hosting an online panel of writers who’ll be talking and answering…
It’s National Poetry Month, and on Sunday, April 23, Shakespeare’s birthday, The Poet’s Salon organized a celebration at the Fairfield Library. In addition to members Alison McBain and Ed Ahern, who organized the event, panelists included Laurel K. Peterson, William P. Hayden, and Janet Krauss. The open mic was excellent, as was the wonderful Jonathan…
We had an interesting meeting yesterday, and I canvassed people to see how they felt about Zoom versus in-person Meetups. The general consensus was that Zoom worked better, because we had people coming from New York and New Jersey (and occasionally from even more exotic locations), who might not otherwise be there. So, I plan…
I love the Zoom meetings we’re having with people from across the country. Writing can be lonely, but the lockdown has brought to the fore this great way of communicating. So, the WritersMic on Tuesday welcomed people from as far away as Texas, as well as New York and Connecticut. And the Writers’ Rendezvous provides…
