Paul Atreides

We’re definitely feeling the love for the upcoming conference. Holy samolies! It’s less than a week away. Faculty member Alicia Dean is blogging about her excitement for the trip, the workshops she’ll be presenting, and meeting all the new people. You can read about it by clicking over to visit her website: Alicia Dean: An Exciting Writer’s Conference … Read more

The ribbon cutting was a huge success. We made a good showing – thank you to everyone who was able to make it. The presented certificate is attached for your viewing. RibbonCutting_HCC1 We also received one from the office of Congressman Joe Heck. RibbonCutting_JoeHeck1

Don’t forget the Henderson Chamber of Commerce will be doing a ribbon cutting for our group. All members are encouraged to attend, if possible. On Wednesday April 15, 2015 at 1:00 we will be having our official Ribbon cutting at the Henderson Chamber of Commerce. And, it’s a big deal. Really it is. The Chamber … Read more

On Wednesday, April 22, fellow member Barbra Wolfe is presenting a workshop to teach you how to maximize the traffic to your website through Search Engine Optimization. Yes, it’s a day before the conference begins, but it’s a very worthy presentation if you have a website, or plan to have a website – and, as an … Read more

Two new opportunities to show off your writing skills: Writers of Southern Nevada is once again teaming up with a visual artist. Submit your story (or stories) which can inspire the artist to create an artwork in the amount of time it takes to read the piece. The contest is open to all genre’s (except erotica). Four … Read more

The results of last evening’s elections are as follows: Gregory Kompes – President; Darrah Whitaker – Vice President; Toni Pacini – Conference Coordinator; Tina Willis – Publicity; Barbara Lloyd – Education Officer Congratulations to all. The new By-Laws were ratified. Please remember that any organization is only as good as its members. The people elected to … Read more

Don’t forget: Tonight marks the Annual Meeting and it’s time for elections. If you knew you couldn’t make it tonight, I hope you mailed in your Absentee Ballot. Tonight also begins our preparation for the Conference. If you’re planning to attend the conference and pitch your work to any of the faculty, you will need … Read more

Helen: A Literary Magazine is a new magazine here in Las Vegas. They will have a vendor’s table at the Las Vegas Writers conference for Friday and Saturday. They’ll be sharing the table with Gregory Robinson and 300 Days of Sun, the literary journal from Nevada State College. Jocelyn P. Kelly is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief; make it a point to stop … Read more

At last evening’s meeting, Darrah did a short presentation on preparing for the pitch sessions at the conference. A handout provided some bullet points for your Bio and Synopsis. I’ve attached a pdf you can download and use for reference as you work on those very important, needed items. We will not have any readers … Read more

The Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park is offering the weekend class with Rebecca Lowry this weekend,  April 4 & 5. Titled “Desert Experience: Transforming Observation Through Writing. For more information, contact Kevin Wong, Program Coordinator, Desert Institute Joshua Tree National Park Association at 760-910-1420. Link: www.joshuatree.org

Our guest speaker for tonight has come down with Laryngitis. She will be re-scheduled.