Sep 21, 2006
WV Writers would like to call attention a collection of essays and short stories written by one of our members, Betty Ingram. It's entitled Peppermint Sticks & Bannana Peels and can be found for sale at Buy Books on the Web.com. Check it out.
Sep 19, 2006
(This news courtesy of Terry McNemar.)The Intensive Journal workbook is the basic instrument in which you write about your life. It is a three ring binder containing tabs, each of which covers a specific area of your life. Examples include personal relationships,...
Sep 18, 2006
From WVW President Emeritus Sandy Tritt:A friend of mine, Sherry Wilson, is offering an email course on building a novel in just ten weeks. Sherry is a fabulous writer and editor. She was the 2005 judge for the WVW Spring Competition, Children's Stories. Be sure to...
Sep 17, 2006
Mark your calendar! The sixth annual West Virginia Book Festival will be held October 21& 22, 2006, at the Charleston Civic Center. Each year the festival offers something for book lovers of all ages and interests: authors, publishers, book vendors, the Festival...
Sep 16, 2006
(This news courtesy of WV Writers 2nd VP, Terry McNemar)The National Society of Newspaper Columnists is sponsoring a Will Rogers Writing Contest, which is open to writers everywhere who are interested in the writings of Will Rogers, the philosopher-humorist whose...
Sep 11, 2006
We are now accepting poetry submissions for the West Virginia Writers Newsletter, upcoming (October) edition. All submissions are welcome: rhyming, free verse, seasonal, etc. We'd love to hear from members who have never before been published in the newsletter, though...