tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28291571111737222292024-02-18T17:54:09.128-08:00El Paso Writers' LeagueBob Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-11406637826962528892015-08-03T10:48:00.003-07:002015-08-03T10:48:42.801-07:00Information for our members!!!!<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Marta Knobloch and Kip Piper, editors at MTC Publications</span></div>
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<span class="s1">announce a call for submissions of stories or poems for the</span></div>
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<span class="s1">anthology, "Necessity is a Mother: Toolbox Tales When All Else</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Fails"</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The theme of the anthology is "Stories of Positive, Practical</span></div>
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<span class="s1">and Often Comical Solutions When a Toolbox Is Not Handy."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This will be an anthology of stories about funny and wacky</span></div>
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<span class="s1">situations where a tool or tools are needed but not available,</span></div>
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<span class="s1">and the atypical and ingenious resources used to solve the</span></div>
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<span class="s1">problem.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We invite writers to share true, personal stories and poems</span></div>
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<span class="s1">about silly circumstances, amusing anecdotes, and much-better-</span></div>
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<span class="s1">than-expected outcomes when resorting to the use of items</span></div>
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<span class="s1">available as alternative tools when in a bind.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">· What was the problem?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">· What tools were needed and not available?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">· What crazy things or alternative tools did you use?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">· What inspired you to use the alternative tools?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">· What was the outcome?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Stories should be funny, entertaining and vividly</span></div>
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<span class="s1">descriptive so readers can enjoy the writer's ridiculous</span></div>
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<span class="s1">experience.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Word length:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Prose: up to 1200 words; Poetry: open line count.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Payment:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">1 contributor’s digital copy in both PDF and MOBI format,</span></div>
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<span class="s1">plus 1 coupon for printed copies at a discount.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Copyrights revert to authors upon publication of this</span></div>
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<span class="s1">anthology, "Necessity is a Mother: Toolbox Tales When All</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Else Fails".</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Deadline: Submissions accepted from July 25, 2015 to</span></div>
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<span class="s1">deadline of January 25, 2016.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Read anthology guidelines at:</span></div>
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<span class="s2"><a href="http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=9XP3Q&m=3ZVxwfHsDA0tcnA&b=n4nJDiDINVw34gcJpx0ulg">http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=9XP3Q&m=3ZVxwfHsDA0tcnA&b=n4nJDiDINVw34gcJpx0ulg</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Kip and I are looking forward to reading your stories</span></div>
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<span class="s1">and poems.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Cordially,</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Marta Knobloch</span></div>
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Your Creative Juices Flowing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Writing
exercises to challenge your imagination and technique.” <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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members have found themselves staring at a blank piece of paper or computer
screen, not knowing where to start or what to write.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our July program is designed to wake us from
our summer doldrums and spur our imaginations through a series of creative
writing exercises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will lead the group
through a series of prompts and challenging but time-limited assignments
designed to spark creativity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will
be an interactive program with members sharing what they’ve written.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring pencil, paper, tablet, or laptop to
join us for this fun hands-on workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-17432891337015352052015-06-11T06:50:00.002-07:002015-06-11T06:50:44.498-07:00June Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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“Write from Wrong: Exploring Values & Tolerance” examines various aspects of human judgment—from the nature of prejudice, to falling in love, feeling judged and establishing healthy boundaries. This workshop explores a much-needed dialogue about personal perceptions, attitudes and actions in American culture.</div>
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Monica Gomez is an award-winning writer, poet, singer/songwriter, on-air and voice talent, and long-time martial arts student and teacher. An accomplished teaching artist, Monica works with diverse populations using creative writing for self-discovery. Her self-published workbook, Expressercize: Write Answers, offers more than 100 innovative writing exercises. From 2007 to 2014, Monica produced and hosted State of the Arts —a weekly arts program on KTEP, El Paso’s National Public Radio affiliate.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-46913655105307426182015-03-06T14:43:00.003-08:002015-03-06T14:43:49.076-08:00March Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(a form in which the beloved is compared to a series of objects). We will have a couple of writing exercises and plenty of examples.</div>
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Robin Scofield is the author of the chapbook, And the Ass Saw the Angel, and Sunflower<br />Cantos (Mouthfeel Press 2012), her full-length collectio<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">n. Her poems have appeared in The<br />Paris Review, The Texas Observer, and The Warwick Review. Her poems appeared last fall in<br />The Mas Tequila Review, Cimarron Review, New Border Anthology, and Mezcla 2. She writes<br />with the Tumblewords Project and is co-editor of poetry at BorderSenses. Her next book of<br />poetry, Drive, will be published in 2015 by Mouthfeel Press.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-80096234746134217242015-02-09T09:50:00.001-08:002015-02-09T09:50:30.080-08:00February Meeting: How to Write Dynamic Dialog<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"> L. C. Hayden is the award winning and best selling author of mysteries, inspirational, and children's books. Her mysteries include the Harry Bronson and the Aimee Brent series. These books have been finalist for the Agatha Award for best novel of the year,the Watson Award for Best Characters, and made the Penn. Top 10 books list. They have also been Kindle Best Sellers.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> Her newest releases are an Aimee Brent mystery, <i>Vengeance in My Heart</i>, and the children's book, <i>Puppy Dog and His Bone</i>. The royalties for the first four months earned for these books will be donated to charity. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-67422964346173910982015-01-08T09:26:00.000-08:002015-01-08T09:26:27.389-08:00 Preview page for Saturdays presentation <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">This is the preview page Tracy Thomason provided for his presentation on Saturday!</span><br />
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1<sup>st</sup> Failures of the Tech Revolution by SallySpener</div>
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2<sup>nd</sup> All She Requires by Vonda Frampton</div>
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3<sup>rd</sup> Our First Thanksgiving by Heidi Hunt</div>
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2<sup>nd</sup> Death of a Mascot by Tina Dwyer</div>
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3<sup>rd</sup> Whiskey Park by Don Moss</div>
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2<sup>nd</sup> HM Whistling by the Graveyard by VondaFrampton</div>
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1<sup>st</sup> Before the Watchman Cries, “Alba!” byChristine Susany</div>
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2<sup>nd</sup> Timbuktu: Ode to Country Music II by SallySpener</div>
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3<sup>rd</sup> The Sisters Three by Christine Susany</div>
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1<sup>st</sup> For Billy Collins by Nancy Natalicio</div>
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3<sup>rd</sup>The Watering Hole by Christine Susany</div>
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1<sup>st</sup> Spanish is more than Colors and Numbers by NancyNatalicio</div>
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2<sup>nd</sup> Ballad of an Immured Princess by Tina Dwyer</div>
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1<sup>st</sup> Creamy Shadows Pool by Christine Susany</div>
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2<sup>nd</sup> Shimmering Jewel by Sally Spener</div>
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3<sup>rd</sup> Iridescent Plumes by Sally Spener</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-37176150604328791902014-11-05T05:55:00.000-08:002014-11-05T05:55:40.509-08:002015 Board Elections <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Just a little reminder that we will elect the 2015 Board this Saturday. We have approached several of our members, but still do not have a full slate. If you would consider volunteering for any of the Board positions or chairs or have questions about any of the positions send me a message! Thank you!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-36340448929185442502014-11-04T18:48:00.001-08:002014-11-04T18:48:41.487-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><u>-POETRY:</u></b><b><i> ANY TOPIC (Nature, Southwest, Humorous, or whatever inspires you.)</i></b></div>
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<b>Traditional: </b>Poetrydistinguished by the prosody of historic structures of meter, rhythm, rhyme,and versification, (including <b>Blank Verse</b>).</div>
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<b>Closed Form: </b>Poetryin specific and traditional patterns recognizable by their structure, e.g.couplets, ballad, sonnet, villanelle, limerick, sestina, among others.</div>
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<b>Open Form (Free Verse): </b>Poetry that does not conform to any established or historicmeter, rhyme, or stanza structure. Such poetry derives its poetic qualitiesfrom the repetition of words, phrases, grammatical structures, arrangementof words or lines on the printed page, or any other innovative means of expression.</div>
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<b>Haiku, Tanka, Senryu, Ghazal, </b>and other forms of international poetic expression.</div>
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<b>Inspirational: </b>Think <i>Chicken Soup</i> stories. What are thewords of wisdom that have guided you along your life’s path? What inspiringmessage or insights would you like share with others?</div>
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<b>Op-Ed/Feature Article: Discussion</b> of a single subject from a personal point of view. Thinknewspaper <i>Editorial Page </i>or <i>Living Section</i>. Challengeothers to think about, act upon, or appreciate your perspective on issues ofcommon interest or concern.</div>
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<b>Character Profile: </b>Description of the qualities and characteristics that contributeto a particular person op-et’s unique personality.</div>
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<b>Reminiscence/Memoir/Personal Essay: </b>An account of your personal reflections about memorable time orevent that had a significant impact upon you and your life.</div>
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<b><u>EL PASO WRITERS' LEAGUE 2014 RULES & GUIDELINES </u></b></div>
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<b>-<u>ELIGIBILITY</u></b></div>
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<b>Thecontest is exclusive to EPWL members who have paid their annual dues in fullbefore the contest deadline.</b></div>
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- Submissions must be <b>original andunpublished</b>.</div>
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- Submissions <b>may not have been awardedprizes in either an EPWL or any other literary contest</b>.</div>
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- Manuscripts being considered, but notunder contract, by publishers are eligible for submission in this contest.</div>
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- All entries must follow the ruleswritten in this document.</div>
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A member may enter any or all categories, but no more than twoentries per category.</div>
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<b>Submit two copies</b> ofeach entry along with an official Entry Form to the contest chairs bythe deadline: <b>Sept. 13, 2014</b>.</div>
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$20 for 1-5 submissions and $3 for each additional entry. If acontest entrant brings in a sponsor of $60 or more, the$20 entry fee will bewaived.</div>
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Categories with fewer than five entries will be assigned to thesecond choice category.</div>
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- All submissions are to besubmitted anonymously, enclosed in the manila envelope provided, with the nameand telephone number and e-mail address of the author on the label on theoutside of the envelope.</div>
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- Use standard size, plain whitepaper. <b>Do not</b> staple the pages ofyour entry. Instead, hold the pages together with are movable clip.</div>
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- All contest entries <b>must be typed</b>, and with the exceptionof poetry, double-spaced. Use one-inch margins all around. Indent the firstline of each paragraph 5 to 7 spaces.<b>Entriesmust be typed according to appropriate, professional form.</b> Contest entriesmust be clean and neat. <b>Misspellings, strike-overs, hard-to-read, and old or yellowed manuscripts are not acceptable.</b></div>
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- Do not use fancy or scriptfonts for your text, except when stating character’s thoughts. Those go initalics. Stick to Times New Roman or one of the other fonts that mostpublishers use. Use 12point size.</div>
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- The category and subjectmatter of each entry must appear in the <b>lefthand margin of the first page</b>. (Example: Fiction: Romance or Book Length:Nonfiction or Poetry: Children’s, etc<b>.)Word count of prose entries needs to appear on the right.</b>Wordcount for poetry is unnecessary. On the following pages, type a key wordfrom the title of the contest entry in the upper left-hand corner and pagenumber in the upper right-hand corner. Donot put your name on any page of the manuscript.</div>
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- Do not include a coverpage, illustrations, or pictures in the manuscript.</div>
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- Please sign your officialEntry Form (to be given out at the August meeting) with your name, the titlesof your entries, and the amount of money you submitted with the entries.</div>
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- Any deviation of these rules could be basis for disqualification.</div>
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<b>-<u>DEADLINE</u></b></div>
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<b>El Paso Writers’ League</b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">NONFICTION:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Inspirational:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Op-Ed/Feature Article:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Character Profile:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Southwest/Travel:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">FICTION:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Adult Short Story:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Adult Flash Fiction:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Children/Young Adult:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Book Chapter:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> -Mystery-Suspense/Sci-Fi/Action:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> -Women’s Lit/Romance:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Theater/Screenplay:</span></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-9405230299783801642014-05-12T11:38:00.000-07:002014-05-12T11:38:03.058-07:00Non-Fiction Writing Panel<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">May 17 from 10 a.m. until noon</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Roundtable Speakers:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">*Dan Aranda</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Writer focused on Apache history</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">*Rick Hendricks</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">New Mexico State Historian and author</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">*Frank Newby</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br />Historian and author of 17 books<br />*Dave Thomas<br />Writer focused on local history<br /><br />This presentation is appropriate for those who wish to write books,<br />magazine articles, web articles and more. Topics will include selecting a<br />topic, researching non-fiction pieces, making your writing entertaining and<br />informative, and bringing your character to life.<br /><br />Location: Good Samaritan – Las Cruces Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle<br />The meeting room is downstairs next to the auditorium.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829157111173722229.post-26753494029911485142014-05-09T13:02:00.002-07:002014-05-09T13:02:29.848-07:00Non-Fiction Writing Panel<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
Las Cruces Press Women present:</div>
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<b>Non-Fiction Writing Panel</b></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_222632914" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">May 17 from 10 a.m.</span></span> until noon</b></div>
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Roundtable Speakers:</div>
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*Dan Aranda</div>
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Writer focused on Apache history</div>
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*Rick Hendricks</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
New Mexico State Historian and author</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
*Frank Newby</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
Historian and author of 17 books</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
*Dave Thomas</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
Writer focused on local history </div>
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<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
This presentation is appropriate for those who wish to write books, </div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
magazine articles, web articles and more. Topics will include selecting a </div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
topic, researching non-fiction pieces, making your writing entertaining and </div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
informative, and bringing your character to life. </div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
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<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
Location: Good Samaritan – Las Cruces Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle</div>
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The meeting room is downstairs next to the auditorium.</div>
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