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Member Update

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Member Barbara Wolfe has a new author website and blog and she’d like you to drop by and give it a gander. You can sign up with your email address to receive updates. And, like every good group member should, she’s provided a link from her website to the HWG. Link: Barbara Wolfe She’d also … Read more

A Free Contest?

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No way! Way. Aurore Lebas, editor of Brilliant Flash Fiction, an Irish-based online magazine is now sponsoring a photo-prompt writing contest with no entry fee and a nice prize of 100 euro (or equivalent in your currency).  Spread the word to group members, in case they would like to enter. Our photo prompt can be used as a writing … Read more

Success!

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I made it to the Grand Opening of the Writer’s Block bookstore and would call it a rousing success. Fellow member Amanda Skenandore made an appearance, too. Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Councilman Coffin, and representatives from Senator Reid and Congresswoman Dina Titus all made presentations welcoming the new business and touting the importance of reading and … Read more

Grand Opening

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The new downtown indie bookstore, The Writer’s Block, will have its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow, February 3, at 11:00pm. Mayor Carolyn Goodman will be on hand to assist in the festivities. Co-owners Scott Seeley and Drew Cohen have so many wonderful things planned. In addition to readings and other performances,  there will be classes … Read more

Contest Deadline Today

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Your May calendar could fill up quickly as Maui sends word of theirs. Beginning May 1 and running through May 3, the conference focuses on fiction and memoir with a panel including best-selling authors, editors, and agents. They plan to offer a self-publishing track, scholarships, and writing contests for kids. There’s even group discounts. Interested in … Read more

Idaho's Premier Writer's Conference

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I hope you’ve registered for our very own Las Vegas Writer’s Conference.

But do you love attending writer’s conferences and making new contacts? Well, the Idaho Writer’s Rendezvous will be held May 14 – 16, at the Boise Center, Boise, Idaho. This is the state’s premier writer’s conference where you’ll have the chance to mingle with fellow authors, dine a presenter, and pitch to agents one-on-one, or get a personal manuscript evaluation by a professional editor. Early bird registration ends on Feb 1. Here’s a link to the site for more info: 2015 Idaho Writers Rendezvous

New Blog Admin

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Well, I’ve agreed to administer the blog. Despite having a blog on my own website I’m fairly new at this blogging thing, so bear with me. If you’ve got something you’d like to share with the group – a short story, an essay, writing tips, contests, or news of agents / editors looking for new … Read more