2016 California Writers Club Literary Review The CWC Literary Review magazine published seven selections from six Tri-Valley Writers members this year. The Lit Review offers a mixture of poems, memoirs, short stories and essays. Jordan Bernal: Poem, “Soul of a Writer” Patricia Boyle: Poem, “Saturday Morning Encounter” George Cramer: … [Read more...] about 2016 CWC Literary Review
The Questions We Don’t Ask by Lani Longshore
While watching Gettysburg on the 4th of July, my husband wondered aloud why no one developed a smoke canister to disorient the foe in those years . Smoke screens were used for tactical advantage, but I haven't been able to find anything about a smoke canister for 19th century cannons. If indeed it was never invented, perhaps the reason was in part because no one asked the … [Read more...] about The Questions We Don’t Ask by Lani Longshore
2016 Alameda County Arts Commission Grant
Tri-Valley Writers has been awarded a grant of $1,700 from the Alameda County Arts Commission 2016 ARTSFUND Grants Program. Of the 38 award recipients totaling $68,000, TVW is the only literary award winner. The branch will use the grant funds to assist with our 2017 Writers Conference and our 6th and 7th Annual High School Writing Contests. Congratulations Tri-Valley Writers! … [Read more...] about 2016 Alameda County Arts Commission Grant
2016 Sue Tasker Memorial Award Winner
On June 18, 2016, Tri-Valley Branch honored Sharon Svitak with the Sue Tasker Memorial Service Award. Sharon joined TVW in February of 2009. She promptly volunteered to be the newsletter editor, where she produced a rich monthly newsletter for three years. After that, she utilized her finance background to become not only TVW's treasurer, but the treasurer for the statewide … [Read more...] about 2016 Sue Tasker Memorial Award Winner
11 Things You Won’t Want To Miss by Lani Longshore
The Social Media Group discussed a post about blog titles recently. Savaged the post might be a better description. Yet, here I am, using the formula recommended by the author. Why? Because I can. What does this have to do with the writing life? Read on and see. 1. Cold water on a hot day. Seriously, dehydration is nothing to laugh at. Your little gray cells can't function … [Read more...] about 11 Things You Won’t Want To Miss by Lani Longshore
