Feb. 8 - workshop"Memoir: Your Life, Your Story" Part Three: "Voice" with Bill Kenower Feb. 13 - member meeting"Creating Setting" with Megan Chance Feb. 20 - workshop "50 Rookie Writing Mistakes" with Jason Black Feb. 21 - contest deadline PNWA Literary Contest
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Dear PNWA member,
E-Notes is your monthly electronic newsletter full of the latest news about the literary world. Our newsletter is a member benefit.
If you have an announcement about your work or the world of writing, please send us an email at pnwa@pnwa.org so we can include it in next month's E-Notes (80-100 words maximum, please).
(Announcements must be received by the 19th of the previous month to be included).
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February Member Meeting
Thursday, February 13 @ 7:00pm
King County Library Service Center
960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah, WA 98027
Creating Setting
Presented by bestselling author Megan Chance
Setting is about more than window-dressing in a novel. At its best, it is a kind of world-building that becomes a compelling character in its own right. Learn how to make your setting count. Megan Chance talks about how to utilize description, the senses, point-of-view, and research to create a setting so real it plunges a reader inescapably into another world.
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PNWA Literary Contest - deadline 2/21/14
It's your chance to shine! Every writer knows there comes a time to send their work out into the world. Don't miss this opportunity to put your work to the test and compete with some of the best in the country.
category definitions rules & guidelines entry form FAQs "Winning the PNWA Literary Contest Middle Grade category was a life-changer. After years and years of trying, my dreams are actually coming true -- and PNWA was right there when it happened. Any aspiring writer would do well to set their jaw and throw their writing out into the light of day, and this contest is a stellar way to do that."
-Dan Gemeinhart, first place winner, 2013 Middle Grade category
(Dan recently signed a two-book publishing deal with Scholastic, and his debut novel will be released in January 2015.)
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member news
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Brett Lawrence will be having an author event on March 6 at 7pm at the University Place/Pierce County Library. Brett will be discussing his science fiction novel and first book, Shadow Guardians. Entrance is free! Click here for more information. ---
Randall Reneau announces the release of Ruby Silver, the third novel in his Trace Brandon series: a mining, murder, short-selling, offshore-trading, mobbed-up thriller set in the Pacific Northwest, available at Amazon. Visit Randall at www.randall-reneau.com
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John Irby's debut novel, Red-tailed Rescue, will be released by WiDo Publishing on February 18. The book may be pre-ordered on Amazon, Goodreads, Celery Tree, and WiDo Publishing. For more information, visit www.johneirby.com
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Cheryl Townsend Winter's first book, The Aging Gracefully Pathway: A Toolkit for the Journey, will be released this April through CreateSpace. The book is a literature review of what has been published in the last 10-12 years with tips and quotes on how to age well. Visit www.aginggracefullypathway.com for details. ---
The Encounter, a young adult novel by Seattle author Rita Wirkala and winner of second place in the 2013 Latino "Books into Movies Award," is now available on Amazon in paperback and e-book. The Encounter is the English translation of the Spanish original El Encuentro (Pearson, Madrid 2011) which is also available in paperback on Amazon, and as an e-book at ebooks.pearson.es. El Encuentro was an International Latino Book Awards 2012 prizewinner. Visit Rita at ritasturamwirkala.com ---
Judith Kirscht announces the publication of her third novel, Home Fires, in e-book and paperback by New Libri Press. Home Fires centers on Myra Benning, whose idyllic world disintegrates when the discovery of her husband's infidelity drives her to decisions that carry her family into the murky underbelly of the idyllic Benning family surface. She is soon unsure of what is real, what's happening, and who is guilty of what. For more, see Judy's website and blog at www.judithkirscht.com
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Kate Lloyd's third book in her Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy, Forever Amish, will be released June 1 by David C. Cook. The first two novels in the trilogy, Leaving Lancaster and Pennsylvania Patchwork, were CBA (Christian Booksellers Association) bestsellers. The original characters are from Seattle and land in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, where they learn about forgiveness, family reconciliation, and find unexpected love. Get the book on Amazon or visit Kate's website at www.katelloyd.net --- Vaughn Entwistle is excited to announce that his debut novel, The Revenant of Thraxton Hall: The Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, will be published by Minotaur Books on March 25. The book was acquired by St. Martin's Press in a two-book, five-figure deal brokered by agent Kimberly Cameron of Kimberly Cameron & Associates. Titan Books (UK) has purchased the United Kingdom and Commonwealth publication rights and will publish a trade paperback version on March 28. Entwistle's book is already garnering great reviews on Goodreads and is available for pre-order from Amazon and most major booksellers. For more information, visit www.vaughnentwistle.com
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Undercover Stories Builds Community Around Books
ArtEAST and Eastside Writes will present "Undercover Stories: The Secret Lives of Books." The month-long event will include an exhibit of art created from books and a series of visual arts and writing workshops. "Undercover Stories" opens on Saturday, Feb. 8, at artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N. in downtown Issaquah.
The month-long festival will give community members of all ages the opportunity to view, create, remember and write about the excitement, self-knowledge and comfort that books provide. For a full schedule of events, workshop descriptions, and registration information, visit www.eastsidewrites.org
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Write to Publish
Portland State University's Ooligan Press is excited to announce its sixth annual Write to Publish conference, to be held on February 15, 2014 at the Native American Student and Community Center at Portland State University from 9:00am to 5:00pm. This year's theme, The New Adult Revolution, will feature a variety of authors and publishing professionals, including Kelly Williams Brown, Jamie S. Rich, Allison Moon, and Chris Roberson, speaking about publishing and discussing the twenty-something demographic and how their stories can be told authentically. The conference will be catered by Anna Bannanas Café, California Pizza Kitchen, and KIND Bars. Tickets can be purchased online now at www.ooligan.pdx.edu/writetopublish/tickets-and-registration or at the door; prices are $35 for students and $80 for non-students.
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