The Las Vegas Writers Conference
Sponsored by The Henderson Writers Group
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University at Tempe announces the upcoming Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference for Feb 16 – 18, 2017. In addition to this year’s keynote speaker—ASU Regents Professor Simon Ortiz—faculty include Benjamin Percy, Sanderia Faye, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Sally Ball, Adrienne Celt, Paolo Bacigalupi, Dominic Smith, … Read more
Binnie Tate Wilkin will our January speaker on the 23. She will present Sharing and Communication are the Objects of Both Verbal and Written Communication. Binnie has worked as a school librarian, a children’s librarian and a storyteller. As Children’s Specialist for the Los Angeles City Library, she received national attention for her creative participation in … Read more
2017 GINOSKO FLASH FICTION CONTEST: $500 Award, $5 entry fee, deadline for Contest #4 is March 1, 2017. Submit up to 2 pieces, 800 words maximum each piece. Awarded work will be published on Ginosko Literary Journal website and in forthcoming issue. Submit the work, along with a brief bio, and cover letter (if you wish). … Read more
Don’t forget the Idaho Writers Guild Annual Writing Contest. Final deadline is March 5. Each entry will be judged by two (or more) industry professionals with scorecards sent to you. The critique alone makes it worth your effort. Awards in Short Story, Novel First 10 Pages, and Non-fiction. For info and to submit: Idaho Writers Guild
November 21, we’ll have Brett Silver, Outreach and Public Awareness Coordinator for the Nevada Talking Book Services-Southern Office | Nevada State Library, Archives & Public Records . Blind since birth, Brett will discuss his life and growing up with the program and what we might do to not only support the program but add our own … Read more
Tim Szymanski, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Public Information & Education Officer, will speak before the Henderson Writers’ Group on Monday, September 19, 2016, 6:30 p.m., at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana. Mr. Szymanski’s topic: Fire & Rescue – Anatomy of a 911 Call. … Join us for an interesting and informative evening … Read more
Don’t forget: Author John Garth will be the guest speaker on Monday, July 25, at Community Lutheran Church. Shadow of the Past: How the ghosts of World War I came back to haunt The Lord of the Rings. Exactly 100 years after Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme, it’s time to see how … Read more
The 2016 Kauai Writers Conference event will take place this coming November, just when the weather starts to turn, and will feature a great line-up of presenters including bestselling authors (partial list): Christina Baker Kline (The Orphan Train) Luis Urrea (Pulitzer finalist) Jonathan Maberry (Bram Stoker awardee five times) Larry Barber (scriptwriter for the X-Files, … Read more
Audrey Silverman, director of US Partnerships for Reedsy, announces a new free program called The Editor. Reedsy connects authors and publishers with the world’s best publishing professionals (the likes of Stephen King’s designer, Neil Gaiman’s editor, or Walter Isaacson’s publicist) to produce and commercialize high-quality books. They won the Bookseller award for the best publishing startup of … Read more
Lloyd Center Barnes & Noble announce an upcoming lecture and book signing by diversity expert Devin James, Author of Inside Ferguson: A Voice for the Voiceless. The event will take place on Friday, February 12th, at 6 pm, to coincide with Black History Month. James’ book Inside Ferguson: A Voice for the Voiceless is up for … Read more
Don’t forget: Self-proclaimed, allegorical hit man, Lyn Robertson, will be at the Henderson Writers’ Group on Monday, January 11, 2016, for a short discussion on saving the editor and killing bad copy, or vice versa. Lyn Robertson hacked into a career of art, history, and all things fascinating through a life of compulsive education and … Read more
Self-proclaimed allegorical hit man, Lyn Robertson, will be at the Henderson Writers’ Group on Monday, January 11, 2016, for a short discussion on saving the editor and killing bad copy, or vice versa. Lyn Robertson hacked into a career of art, history, and all things fascinating through a life of compulsive education and bibliomania. She … Read more