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 KWG Weekly Update
Keep up with events as they occur and watch for the
East Tennessee Writer every month!
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Storms Keep You Away? Watch KWG on TV
 Tune in to Community Television on Channel 12 tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11 a.m. and enjoy KWG's annual Open Mic Night! The annual KWG event took place last Thursday night at the Laurel Theater. Now you can watch this revue of talented writers on TV. It will play again July 18.The Knoxville Writers' Guild has its own Community Television Show now airing at 11 a.m.. each Wednesday on CTV. The show can also be watched online at http://ctvknox.org/
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Award Winning Nonfiction Author to Speak
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The publishing industry has changed, leaving behind many ill equipped writers. At the next Knoxville Writers' Guild meeting, author John Tullock will help writers understand how to navigate this new world.
The event, which will be open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2 at the Laurel Theater, at the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Street in Fort Sanders. A $2 donation is requested at the door. The building is handicapped accessible. Additional parking is available at Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave. Click here for more information!
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Contest Judging Underway!
The Knoxville Writer's Guild 2012 Contests are now closed. Thank you for your entries. They will go out to screeners soon. Continue to check the website for updates, and congratulations on all of your hard work!
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Recognitions and Events
Candance Reaves
Candance Reaves will read at Union Ave Books at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 15. The reading is part of the bookstore's popular Poets3 event. Come enjoy it for yourself at Union Ave Books, 517 Union Avenue downtown. Judy DiGregorio
Humorist Judy DiGregorio, author of LIFE AMONG THE LILLIPUTIANS, MEMORIES OF A LOOSE WOMAN, and JEST JUDY (CD), is the guest speaker for a Brown Bag Lunch Seminar at the Y-12 National Security Complex on July 26 at Jack Case Center. She will speak on the humor-filled life. Judy will also be heard on the Tennessee Shines WDVX Live Radio Show on July 30 during the 7 PM show. She will read two of her humorous stories.
Vicki Lane North Carolina mystery writer Vicki Lane will be the next speaker in this year's Historic Rugby Appalachian Writers Series. She will speak at 7:00 p.m. eastern on Saturday, July 21, in the Historic Rugby Visitor Centre. The event is free and a book signing will follow. She will have copies of her novels to sell, as well. For additional information, email rugbylegacy@highland.net or phone toll-free 888-214-3400. Historic Rugby, founded in 1880 by British author Thomas Hughes, is located on Tennessee route 52 in northern Morgan County. |
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Submit Your News!
Send your news of readings, writers and writers' events to the KWG Weekly Update, Kelly Norrell, webmistress, at norrellmedia@gmail.com, and to the East Tennessee Writer, Daryl Yearwood, Editor, at daryl.yearwood@yahoo.com.
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 *Is your Guild membership current?
Life gets busy, and sometimes we forget. Please update your Guild membership and rejoin your Knoxville-area circle of writers, publishers, poets, and performers. To renew, please visit http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/orderpaypal.htmIf you are unsure about your membership status, please contact the Guild's Membership Coordinator. Click here.
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Disclaimer: As a service to members, KWG shares announcements of literary competitions and publishing opportunities. If you have any questions about the listings, please contact the sponsor. Unless specifically noted, these are not KWG-sponsored projects.
The Knoxville Writers' Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at the Laurel Theatre, 16 St. and Laurel Ave., Knoxville, TN at 7:00pm. For more information about the Guild, visit www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.
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