March Meeting

The workshop will be called "Let us Metaphor" and we will explore the definition, as devised first by Aristotle, and modern explanations of the filing system of the mind, mixed metaphors, and the blason 

(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.

Robin Scofield is the author of the chapbook, And the Ass Saw the Angel, and Sunflower
Cantos (Mouthfeel Press 2012), her full-length collection. Her poems have appeared in The
Paris Review, The Texas Observer, and The Warwick Review. Her poems appeared last fall in
The Mas Tequila Review, Cimarron Review, New Border Anthology, and Mezcla 2. She writes
with the Tumblewords Project and is co-editor of poetry at BorderSenses. Her next book of
poetry, Drive, will be published in 2015 by Mouthfeel Press.

February Meeting: How to Write Dynamic Dialog

How to Write Dynamic Dialog:

 L. C. Hayden will show you how to take your dialog to the next level. She'll discuss the no's and yes's of writing effective dialog.

Bio:

  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.

   Her inspirational books about miracles and angels are international best sellers, constantly hitting the Kindle Top 100 Best Sellers List.

   Hayden has also penned two children's books, both delighting children all over the world.

   Her newest releases are an Aimee Brent mystery, Vengeance in My Heart, and the children's book, Puppy Dog and His Bone. The royalties for the first four months earned for these books will be donated to charity.   

   Besides being an accomplished author, Hayden is a popular speaker who is often in demand. She has conducted workshops, school presentations, has spoken to clubs and organizations, and was recently hired by several cruise lines to speak about writing while cruising all over the world. From October 2006 to October 2007, Hayden hosted Mystery Writers of America's only talk show, Murder Must Air.

   Hayden, who taught high school English for twenty-six years, retired in May 2001 and calls El Paso, Texas, her home. Hayden holds a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso. 

   Besides writing, Hayden enjoys drawing, reading, traveling, and scuba diving.   

   Befriend her on Facebook at LcHayden

Preview page for Saturdays presentation

This is the preview page Tracy Thomason provided for his presentation on Saturday!


Click the link:

http://www.15minutemondays.com/EPWL

January 2015 Meet

Our special guest at this months meeting is Tracy Thomason, a writer and member of the Panhandle Professional Writer’s Association in Amarillo, Texas. He is a professional speaker on the topic of inexpensive and effective website development for small businesses, organizations, and authors.
In addition to meeting with us, he will be in El Paso to help train the officers of the local Toastmaster’s group.

2014 Contest Judges

Poetry:

Traditional

Valerie Bailey

Closed Form

Larry Thomas

Open Form

Valerie Bailey

Haiku, Tanka, Senryu, Ghazal

Larry Thomas

Prose, Non-Fiction:

Inspirational

Meloday Groves

Op-Ed/Feature Article

Meloday Groves

Southwest/Travel

Kathleen Reade

Reminiscence/ Memoir/Personal Essay

Kathleen Reade

Prose, Fiction:

Adult Short Story

Jamie Gray

Adult Flash Fiction

Jamie Gray

Children/YA Story

LC Hayden

Book Chapter

Shirley McKee

2014 Contest Winners List

Op-Ed/FeatureArticle:

1^st Failures of the Tech Revolution by SallySpener

2^nd Navigating my Healthy Writing Course by VondaFrampton

3^rd Adios, Curas Machistas by Cindy Alvarez

HM Creative Writing: The Heart / Brain Connection byChristine Susany

Adult Short Story

1^st Haciendado by Beverly Blout

2^nd Class of ’62 Reunion by Don Moss

3^rd Tiny Monroe by Vonda Frampton

HM Demented Gramma by Pat Phillips

Adult FlashFiction

1^st Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf byTina Dwyer

2^nd The Secondhand Conundrum by Julia Duncan

3^rd Blind Date by Bob Sanchez

HM Crow by Donna Helmling

Children/YAStories

1^st The Juicy and the Lean (YA) by NancyNatalicio

2^nd N/A

3^rd Patas de Gallina (YA) by Cindy Alvarez

HM A very Special Christmas (Children) by Tina Dwyer

Memoir/Reminiscence

1^st Doors by Vonda Frampton

2^nd My Time by Vonda Frampton

3^rd Lessons Learned by Christine Susany

HM Long Ago by Yvonne Collins

Book Chapter  Women’s Lit

1^st  Alaskaby Kathryn Forest

2^nd All She Requires by Vonda Frampton

3^rd Our First Thanksgiving by Heidi Hunt

HM N/A

Chapter Book Mystery-Suspense/Sci-Fi/Action

1^st The Soul Mender by Robyn Gold

2^nd Death of a Mascot by Tina Dwyer

3^rd Whiskey Park by Don Moss

1^st HM Thriver by Julia Duncan

2^nd HM Whistling by the Graveyard by VondaFrampton

Poetry,Traditional

1^st Before the Watchman Cries, “Alba!” byChristine Susany

2^nd Timbuktu: Ode to Country Music II by SallySpener

3^rd The Sisters Three by Christine Susany

HM N/A

Poetry, Open Form

1^st For Billy Collins by Nancy Natalicio

2^nd Murder for Hire by Heidi Hunt

3^rdThe Watering Hole by Christine Susany

HM Dusk at the Zócals

Poetry,Closed Form

1^st Spanish is more than Colors and Numbers by NancyNatalicio

2^nd Ballad of an Immured Princess by Tina Dwyer

3^rd  N/A

HM N/A

Poetry Haiku

1^st Creamy Shadows Pool by Christine Susany

2^nd Shimmering Jewel by Sally Spener

3^rd Iridescent Plumes by Sally Spener

HM N/A

Best of Best:

Poetry: Creamy Shadows Pool by Christine Susany

Nonfiction:  Doors by Vonda Frampton

Fiction:   The Juicy and the Lean by Nancy Natalicio