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 another great meeting, and members came up with some interesting questions and ideas, including the future of social media as a way of getting the word out about your writing, where to find an editor, and the value of Medium and Substack. The consensus was that the latter can provide a way of…
We had a small group today, which led to some invigorating conversation around various topics to do with writing. Best-selling author Kate Moore is hosting a free Ask Me Anything Q&A for any and all writers next Wednesday, September 25 at 1 pm ET via Zoom. This is a great chance to ask a New York…
Writing events and classes really ramp up in the Fall. Here’s a selection. Susan Hood will be launching her new book, Harboring Hope, at the Pequot Library in Southport, CT on September 21 at 7pm . Come celebrate the 80th anniversary of one of the most inspiring events of WWII—Denmark’s successful evacuation of its Jewish…
We had a fun meeting today, with several discussions about the various ways to publish, among other things. I found a couple of events starting soon that should be helpful. Before that, in case you couldn’t make it to see Kate White at the Westport Library last week – here’s the video of the event….
I had great fun this month getting together with other winners at the Connecticut Press Club Awards evening, emceed by best-selling author Jane Green. (Winners in the photo, L-R: Rendezvous members Alison McBain, Elizabeth Chatsworth and Mitzy Sky.) I was thrilled to see so many winners from the Writers Rendezvous – for which I take…
