Jacqueline Bardsley won third place for her poem "Adam" in the Beginnings & Ending category of the 85th Bay Area Annual Poet's Dinner contest. She also received honorable mention in Poets' Choice for "Midsummer Eve." LaDonna Fehlberg's "Poetically Speaking" was a winning poem for "Wine Still Life," a porcelain painting by artist Eugenia Zobel in the juried Pleasanton … [Read more...] about Awards for seven TVW members
A Blog by Patricia Bacon
At the request of my many fans, who do not want to be identified, and more importantly because the President of our organization has suggested all members submit "A BLOG", I have decided to take the plunge. I have never written "A BLOG", because frankly I think it sounds funny. Maybe it should be called "A BOG" (wet, spongy ground characterized by decaying mosses). … [Read more...] about A Blog by Patricia Bacon
Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Bringing Sensuality to the Page
A contributor to numerous journals, newspapers, magazines and anthologies, Linda Watanabe McFerrin is a poet, travel writer, novelist and workshop leader. She has served as a literary arts panelist for the National Endowment of the Arts, and was a winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction. Her novel, Namako: Sea Cucumber was named Best Book for the Teen-Aged by the … [Read more...] about Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Bringing Sensuality to the Page
Rejection Letters by Annette Langer
Not all publisher rejection letters are bad. Surely, some make you feel discouraged, frustrated, or downright angry. But others can cause you to smile. The one I received today (reproduced below) even made me say, "Awww." Today is the deadline on the second extension for submissions to our Mother's Day anthology. Unfortunately, we didn't receive enough of a variety of … [Read more...] about Rejection Letters by Annette Langer
Annette Langer publishes through Smashwords
Annette Langer has listed both of her books on Smashwords. As part of Read a E-Book Week (March 6-12), both Healing Through Humor and A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the World are available as e-books. E-books can be downloaded to personal computers as well as e-readers from Smashwords.com. … [Read more...] about Annette Langer publishes through Smashwords
