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…
First—my regular readers know that I’m always encouraging them to submit their writing to publications and contests. And voila! The Connecticut Press Club Awards were announced last week and featured several of our members. Libby Waterford came third in the novel section for her book, Take it All. Richard Seltzer got an honorable mention for…
Braving the frigid January weather here in the Northeast, a dozen of us met on Wednesday to talk about writing. One new member signed in from Egypt, pushing our Canadian member, Alison McBain to second place for the most distant attendee! I’m starting this post with the Indie Author Project Awards, which I won last…
For some reason, there’s a rush of workshops and writerly events coming up – starting tomorrow, November 18. I’ve listed them first in this post, so you don’t miss any of them! If you’re in Connecticut, twelve Connecticut authors and I will be signing books at Hubcap in Wallingford tomorrow from 11-3. Do join us!…
A belated Happy New Year! We had a record turnout this week for our first meeting of 2023, with writers at all stages in their writing journey. This generated a lot of discussion, and I’ve covered most of the topics with upcoming deadlines here. One subject members found interesting was the range of contests for…
We tried out our first-ever hybrid Rendezvous this week, with a few brave people turning out in person, and the rest on Zoom. Because I don’t have all the equipment I need to run this perfectly, it was something of an experiment, but those who came in person got the cookies (the delicious chocolate chip…
