Join us Saturday, November 19, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, as local newspaper columnist and mystery author Penny Warner presents "What's So Funny?" Penny will show us how to add humor to our stories, even if we don't feel that witty, by offering tips on where to find humor (usually Walmart), steps on how to use it … [Read more...] about Nov. 19, 2016: What’s So Funny?
Recycling by Violet Carr Moore
Long before recycling became popular—now mandatory in most counties in California—our single trash barrel for a family of four was seldom half-full for the weekly pickup. My mother repurposed every item. She bleached flour sacks and made dish towels. She sewed skirts from colorful floral chicken feed cloth bags when times were tough. During agriculture season when work was … [Read more...] about Recycling by Violet Carr Moore
May 21, 2016: Tri-Valley Writers 5th Annual High School Writing Contest Awards Ceremony
Join us Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, as Tri-Valley Writers hosts its 5th Annual High School Writing Contest awards ceremony. Student winners from the essay, poetry, and short story fiction categories will share their work in readings. Guest Speaker, Aashna Avachat, author of Going Places and a 2015 … [Read more...] about May 21, 2016: Tri-Valley Writers 5th Annual High School Writing Contest Awards Ceremony
Las Positas College 2016 Anthology
Several members of Tri-Valley Writers have been published in Sparks, the 2016 Las Positas College Literary Anthology. Julie Royce's “The Unconventional Recruit” won Third Place in the prose category. Copies are available for purchase at Las Positas College Bookstore. Prose Jordan Bernal: “Flight of Fancy” John Bluck: “It’s a Strike” and “Three-Hundred Pills” Patricia … [Read more...] about Las Positas College 2016 Anthology
Member Successes
Connie Hanstedt will give a local author talk at Livermore Library on Sunday, June 5 starting at 2:00 p.m. Connie will share her personal and compelling story of her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s in her first book, Don’t Leave Yet: How My Mother’s Alzheimer’s Opened My Heart. Judy Lussie’s article, “Mission in Action: From Vegetables to Bicycles” … [Read more...] about Member Successes
