Art Tenbrink won the award for Best Poem on the 2018 Alameda County Fair Theme “Summertime Fun” for his poem, “Route 66 Revisited.” Patricia Boyle won an honorable mention award for her poem, “Aurora,” in the Poetry in a Test Tube: Livermore’s Second Annual Science Poetry Contest. Arushi Avachat won third place in the Tri-Valley … [Read more...] about Contests and Awards
Publications
Two members had work published in The 2018 California Writers Club Literary Review. Connie Hanstedt, two poems, “Waiting for the Fisherman,” and “Satin Slippers.” Julaina Kleist-Corwin, memoir, “Care.” Yvonne Carder published, Luminata, the first book in the Meclauks Kingdom Young Adult fantasy … [Read more...] about Publications
2018 Alameda County Arts Commission Grant
Tri-Valley Writers has once again been awarded a grant of $1,700 from the Alameda County Arts Commission 2018 ARTSFUND Grants Program. There were 48 award recipients totaling $72,000. The branch will use the grant funds to assist with our 2019 Writers Conference and our 8th and 9th Annual High School Writing Contests. Congratulations Tri-Valley Writers! … [Read more...] about 2018 Alameda County Arts Commission Grant
2018 Tri-Valley Writers Scholarship Award Winner
The 2018 recipient of Tri-Valley Writers Las Positas Scholarship is Sara Riensche. She is studying Language Arts at LPC. Sarah, who plans to be a teacher, is excited about the ways writing and storytelling can be used in the classroom. She says, “Writing has been a passion of mine for several years, and I am very grateful to receive the Tri Valley Writers Scholarship. I am … [Read more...] about 2018 Tri-Valley Writers Scholarship Award Winner
2018 Sue Tasker Memorial Award Winner
On June 16, 2018, Tri-Valley Branch honored Patrick Coyle with the Sue Tasker Memorial Service Award. Patrick has been a member of the branch since the year of its founding in 2005. He has served on the board of directors as secretary and is TVW’s photographer as well as the STEM critique group leader. In addition to his ‘regular’ volunteer duties, Patrick has been a judge in … [Read more...] about 2018 Sue Tasker Memorial Award Winner
