Congratulations to all the participants in, and especially to the winners of, the first Tri-Valley Writers High School Writing Contest. Students in grades 9-11 from ten area high schools competed for prizes in fiction, essay, and poetry. A celebration for the winners was held Saturday, June 30, at Towne Center Books, 555 Main Street, Pleasanton. Winning students received … [Read more...] about Tri-Valley Writers High School Writing Contest Reception at Towne Center Books
Past Meetings
Catherine Brady on Revisions
Just in time to inspire us before our summer break, Catherine M. Brady, Academic Director and Professor at USF, will speak on revisions. Brady is the author of Story Logic and the Craft of Fiction (2010), as well as three short story collections: The End of the Class War (1999), finalist for the 2000 Western States Book Award; Curled in the Bed of Love (2003), winner of the … [Read more...] about Catherine Brady on Revisions
Andrew Peterson on Plot
Andrew Peterson will discuss plotting and writing thrillers at the next TVW meeting. The author of two novels, First to Kill and Forced to Kill, Peterson began writing fiction in 1990. He sold a short story, "Mr. Haggarty's Stop", to San Diego Writers Monthly in October, 1992. He continued to write exploring both the novel form and screenplays. After attending his first … [Read more...] about Andrew Peterson on Plot
James Warner on “The Capture of Dreams”
James Warner will show how to thrive as a writer with his talk "The Capture of Dreams: How to retain perspective, keep challenging yourself,and grow your readership in uncertain times." He will discuss craft, marketing, and how to maintain a healthy attitude to writing, looking at what it means and what it takes to write fiction today. Warner is the author of the literary … [Read more...] about James Warner on “The Capture of Dreams”
Karen Joy Fowler, Kissing The Blarney Stone – Tips from a Professional Liar
Karen Joy Fowler will focus on how to bring a sense of authority and believability even to the most preposterous of stories with "Kissing the Blarney Stone - Tips from a Professional Liar." The key is in the details. Ms. Fowler is author of The Jane Austen Book Club, which spent thirteen weeks on the New York Times best sellers list and was a New Your Times Notable Book. Her … [Read more...] about Karen Joy Fowler, Kissing The Blarney Stone – Tips from a Professional Liar
