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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Candy Maier Scholarship Fund Sponsors Kimberly Childs' Exhibit
THE “NATURE’S PATCHWORK” SHOW OF FABRIC ART OF KIMBERLY CHILDS WILL BE EXHIBITED IN A CHURCH GALLERY IN ASHEVILLE, NC
The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers and the First Congregational United Church of Christ team up to display "Nature's Patchwork," an exhibit featuring the fabric art of Kimberly Childs, in the church gallery June 7-30, 2009. The exhibit opens at 11:00 a.m. following morning services on Sunday June 7, 2009, in the church’s gallery hall.
The church will be open from 1-5 pm on Tuesday June 9th, Friday June 12, Friday June 19, and Friday June 26, 2009 so the public can view the artworks, speak with the artist and board members of The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers.
The exhibit features nine artworks within the theme of “Nature’s Patchwork”, titled, Park Scene I, Park Scene II, a 2-piece set of a different Park Scenes I & II, “Plenitessa-Kitchen Goddess”, “Feeding Koi”, “Words Words Words”, “Sweet Abundance” and “Homage To Monet”. Child’s pieces are vibrantly colored works of fabric marrying artisanal traditional quilting techniques with layers of landscape, figures and words.
Kimberly Childs is nationally known for her quilted fabric art and garments. A love of contra dancing and singing inspired her creativity with many of her artworks, but health challenges forced her to give up the dancing and singing that fed her artist’s soul. Her hands can no longer work with fabrics, and surgical damage to her vocal cords has silenced her singing voice forever. Even though she now uses a portable voice amplifier and struggles to speak above a whisper; her indomitable spirit refuses to give up or feel sorry for herself. Kimberly refuses to silence her artistic voice, and uses writing and watercolor painting as newer ways of expressing her creativity.
Kimberly wanted other women to experience the same comfort, joy and magic in writing that she and Candy Maier discovered on their artistic journeys. In 2007, she donated nine of her final fabric art pieces to The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers. All pieces exhibited at the church are available for sale, with proceeds benefitting The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers.
Candy Maier, according to her many friends, always lit up a room with her presence, sharing with everyone her zest for living. Her stories were often poignant, funny and meaningful, bringing joy to others.
The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers and the First Congregational United Church of Christ team up to display "Nature's Patchwork," an exhibit featuring the fabric art of Kimberly Childs, in the church gallery June 7-30, 2009. The exhibit opens at 11:00 a.m. following morning services on Sunday June 7, 2009, in the church’s gallery hall.
The church will be open from 1-5 pm on Tuesday June 9th, Friday June 12, Friday June 19, and Friday June 26, 2009 so the public can view the artworks, speak with the artist and board members of The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers.
The exhibit features nine artworks within the theme of “Nature’s Patchwork”, titled, Park Scene I, Park Scene II, a 2-piece set of a different Park Scenes I & II, “Plenitessa-Kitchen Goddess”, “Feeding Koi”, “Words Words Words”, “Sweet Abundance” and “Homage To Monet”. Child’s pieces are vibrantly colored works of fabric marrying artisanal traditional quilting techniques with layers of landscape, figures and words.
Kimberly Childs is nationally known for her quilted fabric art and garments. A love of contra dancing and singing inspired her creativity with many of her artworks, but health challenges forced her to give up the dancing and singing that fed her artist’s soul. Her hands can no longer work with fabrics, and surgical damage to her vocal cords has silenced her singing voice forever. Even though she now uses a portable voice amplifier and struggles to speak above a whisper; her indomitable spirit refuses to give up or feel sorry for herself. Kimberly refuses to silence her artistic voice, and uses writing and watercolor painting as newer ways of expressing her creativity.
Kimberly wanted other women to experience the same comfort, joy and magic in writing that she and Candy Maier discovered on their artistic journeys. In 2007, she donated nine of her final fabric art pieces to The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers. All pieces exhibited at the church are available for sale, with proceeds benefitting The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers.
Candy Maier, according to her many friends, always lit up a room with her presence, sharing with everyone her zest for living. Her stories were often poignant, funny and meaningful, bringing joy to others.
After Candy’s sudden death in 2005, her writing friends created The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers, an IRS 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which grants scholarships to Western North Carolina women over age twenty-one for shared writing classes from private teachers, universities and other sources.
Proceeds from the sale of the “Nature’s Patchwork” artworks will provide Candy Maier writing class scholarships to other women living in Western North Carolina in continuation of Candy Maier’s legacy.
The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers
Attn: Whitney Laura George 828-255-1847 whitneylgeorge@mindspring.com
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Attn: Gary Mitchell
20 Oak Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828- 252-8729
828-231-5856
http://uccasheville.org/
Friday, June 5, 2009
More Winners in 2009 Cherokee County Senior Games/SilverArts
In the 2009 Cherokee County Senior Games/SilverArts (SilverArts: one word, two caps), in addition to Brenda Kay Ledford and Blanche Ledford, who won the silver and bronze for their life experience entries, Jerry Hobbs won the gold medal for his short story "A Slippery Bar of Soap and the Rose Colored Bikini."
Jerry Hobbs also won the bronze for his essay, "How To Sweep Away The Silence." Peg Russell won the silver medal for her essay, "Hanging Around In North Carolina And Cherokee County."
Cherokee County Games is in its second year, and Jerry, Brenda Kay, and Blanche have won medals both years. Richard Argo won the NC state silver medal in 2008 for his poem "Ode to Rock and Roll."
Other NetWest participants in the 2009 Literary Arts included Shirley Uphouse, Richard Argo, and Mary Ricketson. Other medalists this year included Judith T. Lott and Carol McAfee, (who both also won last year), and John C. Tuffy
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Contest for Netwest Members deadline July 4th
If any of you have seen Silas House's new book on Mountaintop Removal, you may know it got a rave in the Washington Times.
Netwest is holding a contest for our members. Write a poem, story or essay that is environmentally focused. We want work that evokes a love of the land. It doesn't need to be preachy or even "environmental" in the literal/political sense.
Send one poem or an essay or story with no more than 450 words to Lana Hendershott lanadhnc@aol.com our moderator for this contest. Lana will send the blind entries to our judges.
The winning entry will be published on the Netwest blog, in the Netwest News and if possible, in the winner's hometown newspaper.
Netwest is holding a contest for our members. Write a poem, story or essay that is environmentally focused. We want work that evokes a love of the land. It doesn't need to be preachy or even "environmental" in the literal/political sense.
Send one poem or an essay or story with no more than 450 words to Lana Hendershott lanadhnc@aol.com our moderator for this contest. Lana will send the blind entries to our judges.
The winning entry will be published on the Netwest blog, in the Netwest News and if possible, in the winner's hometown newspaper.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
WHY AREN'T GOOD WRITERS PUBLISHED?
From Blue Pencil Editing
Lauren questions Wendy Burt-Thomas, editor, writer, mentor and teacher.
I excerpted a small part of her interview here because she speaks to a matter I have harped on for two years.
Lauren: You've been a mentor, coach, or editor for many writers. What do you think is the most common reason that good writers don’t get published?
Wendy Burt-Thomas replies:
Poor marketing skills. I see so many writers that are either too afraid, too uninformed, or frankly, too lazy, to market their work. They think their job is done when they write "the end" but writing is only half of the process. I've always told people who took my class that there are tons of great writers in the world who will never get published.
I'd rather be a good writer who eats lobster than a great writer who eats hot dogs. I make a living as a writer because I spend as much time marketing as I do writing.
Freelance writer/editor Wendy Burt-Thomas's third book is The Writer's Digest Guide to Query Letters.
Visit Wendy's site to learn more about her.
http://www.guidetoqueryletters.com/. If you have a writing-related question, you can post it to http://askwendy.wordpress.com/.
Lauren questions Wendy Burt-Thomas, editor, writer, mentor and teacher.
I excerpted a small part of her interview here because she speaks to a matter I have harped on for two years.
Lauren: You've been a mentor, coach, or editor for many writers. What do you think is the most common reason that good writers don’t get published?
Wendy Burt-Thomas replies:
Poor marketing skills. I see so many writers that are either too afraid, too uninformed, or frankly, too lazy, to market their work. They think their job is done when they write "the end" but writing is only half of the process. I've always told people who took my class that there are tons of great writers in the world who will never get published.
I'd rather be a good writer who eats lobster than a great writer who eats hot dogs. I make a living as a writer because I spend as much time marketing as I do writing.
Freelance writer/editor Wendy Burt-Thomas's third book is The Writer's Digest Guide to Query Letters.
Visit Wendy's site to learn more about her.
http://www.guidetoqueryletters.com/. If you have a writing-related question, you can post it to http://askwendy.wordpress.com/.
POETS OF WNC - DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO STUDY WITH CATHY SMITH BOWERS
There are still spaces available for the poetry workshop with Cathy Smith Bowers at the Network's Squire Summer Writing Residency, July 24-26, at Warren Wilson College.
Cathy has been described as "an inspiration and model for her students. Cathy is on fire with love for the written word and she fires up her students as well. Her students love and admire her; they flock to her creative writing classes."
Her work has appeared in publications such as the Atlantic Monthly, the Gettysburg Review, the Georgia Review, Poetry, the Southern Review, and the Kenyon Review. She served for many years as poet-in-residence at Queens University of Charlotte, where she received the 2002 J. B. Fuqua Distinguished Educator Award.
She now teaches in the Queens low-residency MFA in Creative Writing Program, and at conferences throughout the United States.
The Squire Summer Writing Residency offers:
Affordable three-day session includes daily classes, free writing periods, evening readings & discussions, and group meals
Commuter rates for those who do not wish to stay on campus
Limited number of dedicated writers in each workshop
In-class exercises and "hands on" discussion of work
The registration deadline is July 8th. Please visit our website to get more information and to register online. We hope you can join us for a weekend of poetry and community in the cool mountain air.
Best Regards,
Virginia Freedman
Administrative Director
North Carolina Writers' Network
P.O. Box 954
Carrboro, NC 27510
Phone: 919.251.9140
E-mail: http://www.blogger.com/
Website: http://www.blogger.com/
Cathy has been described as "an inspiration and model for her students. Cathy is on fire with love for the written word and she fires up her students as well. Her students love and admire her; they flock to her creative writing classes."
Her work has appeared in publications such as the Atlantic Monthly, the Gettysburg Review, the Georgia Review, Poetry, the Southern Review, and the Kenyon Review. She served for many years as poet-in-residence at Queens University of Charlotte, where she received the 2002 J. B. Fuqua Distinguished Educator Award.
She now teaches in the Queens low-residency MFA in Creative Writing Program, and at conferences throughout the United States.
The Squire Summer Writing Residency offers:
Affordable three-day session includes daily classes, free writing periods, evening readings & discussions, and group meals
Commuter rates for those who do not wish to stay on campus
Limited number of dedicated writers in each workshop
In-class exercises and "hands on" discussion of work
The registration deadline is July 8th. Please visit our website to get more information and to register online. We hope you can join us for a weekend of poetry and community in the cool mountain air.
Best Regards,
Virginia Freedman
Administrative Director
North Carolina Writers' Network
P.O. Box 954
Carrboro, NC 27510
Phone: 919.251.9140
E-mail: http://www.blogger.com/
Website: http://www.blogger.com/
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Silverarts Winners
Brenda Kay Ledford and Blanche L. Ledford received medals for their entries in the 2009 Cherokee County Silverarts literary competition May 16 during an award's ceremony held at Murphy First Baptist Church; Murphy, NC.Brenda received a silver medal for her entry, "Birthday Present." Blanche won a bronze medal for her story, "Red Shoes." Nancy Gadsby and Clarence Newton were the judges for the Silverarts literary competition.
Brenda is a member of North Carolina Writers' Network and North Carolina Poetry Society. Her work has appeared in OUR STATE, ASHEVILLE POETRY REVIEW, PEMBROKE MAGAZINE, and other journals.
Blanche's work has appeared in many publications including EXIT 109, MOONSHINE AND BLIND MULES, LIGHTS IN THE MOUNTAINS, and other journals.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Another Netwest Winner in Poetry
Congratulations, Janice Townley Moore, first place winner in poetry, Press 53 Open Awards anthology.
The results of the 2009 Press 53 Open Awards writing contest are posted online at http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024106115&msgid=1837059&act=KZ5G&c=416361&admin=0&destination=http://www.press53.com/OpenAwards_2009.html.
The results of the 2009 Press 53 Open Awards writing contest are posted online at http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1024106115&msgid=1837059&act=KZ5G&c=416361&admin=0&destination=http://www.press53.com/OpenAwards_2009.html.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Celebrate Nancy Simpson
Nancy Simpson celebrates her 100th post on her blog, Living Above the Frost Line. Look at the photo on her page today of some Netwest members back in 1998 when we soaked up Nancy's gifts in her classes at Tri-County Community College. Can you name those writers?
Friday, May 29, 2009
NETWEST SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT BOOK STORES
Curiosity Shop Bookstores in Murphy and Andrews, NC
sent their upcoming events list.
Friday, 5/29 - 5-7pm Hondo will be playing music at The Shoppes of Murphy.
5pm - Relay for Life in Konehete Park, Murphy
Saturday, 5/30 3-4pm The Bear Notes will play music at our Andrews location.
Saturday, 6/6 11:00am-1:00pm Senator Zell Miller will be in our Murphy store to sign his book, Purt Nigh Gone
The Murphy Spring Fest takes place that day downtown.
(If you can't be here that day and want him to sign a book, you may purchase in advance and we'll take care of it)!
Saturday, 6/13 11am-1pm Senator Zell Miller will be in our Andrews store.
Saturday, 6/20 6pm - 11pm Andrews "Cruise Night". Join us on our deck to watch the action!!
Saturday, 6/27 - Andrews Cultural Art Center Garden Tour
also, Andrews Music Festival
sent their upcoming events list.
Friday, 5/29 - 5-7pm Hondo will be playing music at The Shoppes of Murphy.
5pm - Relay for Life in Konehete Park, Murphy
Saturday, 5/30 3-4pm The Bear Notes will play music at our Andrews location.
Saturday, 6/6 11:00am-1:00pm Senator Zell Miller will be in our Murphy store to sign his book, Purt Nigh Gone
The Murphy Spring Fest takes place that day downtown.
(If you can't be here that day and want him to sign a book, you may purchase in advance and we'll take care of it)!
Saturday, 6/13 11am-1pm Senator Zell Miller will be in our Andrews store.
Saturday, 6/20 6pm - 11pm Andrews "Cruise Night". Join us on our deck to watch the action!!
Saturday, 6/27 - Andrews Cultural Art Center Garden Tour
also, Andrews Music Festival
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Waynesville book store - Osondu's coming events
This week's events at Osondu's books in Waynesville, NC
Friday the 29th
@ 7:00 p.m. tea tasting
Saturday the 30th
@ 11:00 a.m. tea tasting
@ 3:00 p.m. meet the author Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison is the author of Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen. Come out support Sarah by attending her signing. If you have never read her books or met her you will be so happy you came. If you have read and met her you will be thrilled to see her again. :)
@7:00 p.m Music with Lorraine Conard
This is our last Saturday night of music. So come in join us in thanking Lorraine for the year of music she has provided on Saturdays.
We will see Lorraine on many of the Friday Art after Dark evenings.
Tuesday June 2nd
@10:00 a.m. Mystery Book Club first meeting. All our welcome.
Friday the 29th
@ 7:00 p.m. tea tasting
Saturday the 30th
@ 11:00 a.m. tea tasting
@ 3:00 p.m. meet the author Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison is the author of Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen. Come out support Sarah by attending her signing. If you have never read her books or met her you will be so happy you came. If you have read and met her you will be thrilled to see her again. :)
@7:00 p.m Music with Lorraine Conard
This is our last Saturday night of music. So come in join us in thanking Lorraine for the year of music she has provided on Saturdays.
We will see Lorraine on many of the Friday Art after Dark evenings.
Tuesday June 2nd
@10:00 a.m. Mystery Book Club first meeting. All our welcome.
Squire Summer Writing Residency to be held in WNC
Western North Carolina Writers - Now is the perfect time to sign up for the Squire Summer Writing Residency at Warren Wilson College, near Asheville.
North Carolina Writers’ Network
SQUIRE SUMMER WRITING RESIDENCY
Friday–Sunday, July 24–26
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
Writing Workshops Featuring:
Poetry with Cathy Smith Bowers
Fiction with Tommy Hays
Nonfiction with Catherine Reid
Register by July 8 at http://www.ncwriters.org/ or call 336-293-8844.
North Carolina Writers’ Network
SQUIRE SUMMER WRITING RESIDENCY
Friday–Sunday, July 24–26
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
Writing Workshops Featuring:
Poetry with Cathy Smith Bowers
Fiction with Tommy Hays
Nonfiction with Catherine Reid
Register by July 8 at http://www.ncwriters.org/ or call 336-293-8844.
SILVER BOOMER BOOKS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Silver Boomer Books issues a Call for Submission
Two anthologies - be sure to check these links.
http://silverboomerbooks.com/submissions.htm
http://www.eaglewingspress.com/guidelines.htm
Karen Greene
abilenewritersguild.org
writing as:Kerin Riley Bishop
silverboomerbooks.com
silverboomers.com
frecklestowrinkles.com
Two anthologies - be sure to check these links.
http://silverboomerbooks.com/submissions.htm
http://www.eaglewingspress.com/guidelines.htm
Karen Greene
abilenewritersguild.org
writing as:Kerin Riley Bishop
silverboomerbooks.com
silverboomers.com
frecklestowrinkles.com
New Anthology is making progress
The new Netwest anthology will have a lovely cover, I'm sure, although it hasn't yet been chosen. Photos are coming each day and I get excited to see what the next envelope will hold.
Work on the book is moving along as CDs have been mailed to Nancy Simpson, Editor. Each story, essay or poem will be proof-read several times before all are combined into one file to go to Katje, Karen Holmes daughter, who will format the book for the printer. It will take many weeks, many hours of reading, and more reading before the manuscript is complete.
If your work was selected for the anthology, and if you cannot make a CD with your work and a fifty word bio, please contact Nancy
and we will work out something so that your poem or prose piece will not be left out.
Work on the book is moving along as CDs have been mailed to Nancy Simpson, Editor. Each story, essay or poem will be proof-read several times before all are combined into one file to go to Katje, Karen Holmes daughter, who will format the book for the printer. It will take many weeks, many hours of reading, and more reading before the manuscript is complete.
If your work was selected for the anthology, and if you cannot make a CD with your work and a fifty word bio, please contact Nancy
and we will work out something so that your poem or prose piece will not be left out.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
NETWEST MEMBER, JACK JOSEPH PRATHER RECEIVES RAVE REVIEWS
Jack Joseph Prather, author and poet, is reading and signing his highly praised new novel - The Day of the Knights.
Saturday, June 13th from 11:30-2 p.m. at Mike's On Main, Main Street and Third Avenue, Hendersonville, NC
Tuesday, August 18th from noon-1:30 at the Lanier Library, Chestnut Street, Tryon, NC
Thursday, August 20th from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Henderson County Library, Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC
Be sure to check out Jack's website: http://www.jackjosephprather.com/
Order The Day of the Knights from Amazon.com and other sites you will find on Jack's website.
One reviewer asks for a sequel, and others say this book is impossible to put down. A page-turner, it seems. If you have read Jack Joseph Prather's books, please leave a comment.
Saturday, June 13th from 11:30-2 p.m. at Mike's On Main, Main Street and Third Avenue, Hendersonville, NC
Tuesday, August 18th from noon-1:30 at the Lanier Library, Chestnut Street, Tryon, NC
Thursday, August 20th from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Henderson County Library, Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC
Be sure to check out Jack's website: http://www.jackjosephprather.com/
Order The Day of the Knights from Amazon.com and other sites you will find on Jack's website.
One reviewer asks for a sequel, and others say this book is impossible to put down. A page-turner, it seems. If you have read Jack Joseph Prather's books, please leave a comment.
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