10/3 10/5 Hal Jackson Following the Royal Road A Guide ti the Historic Cameno Real Talke in car
10/10 10/12 Tom Chavez New Mexico Past and Future This is a compilation of lectures Dr. Chavez gave during his years as the Director of the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe
10/17 10/19 W. C. Jameson Hot coffee and Cold Truth Essays about the west
10/24 10/26 John Duncklee Disowned This is his latest Novel
Write On Four Corners runs on Wednesdays at 10:30 am and Fridays at 2:30 pm Mountain Time on KSJE FM 90.9 You can listen on the web at www.ksje.com in real time by clicking on listen live, or by going to Public Arts, then to podcasts, and then to Write On Four Corners. We usually send up the podcasts a little after the Wednesday broadcasts.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Friday, September 28, 2007
Authors' Coalition featured at West Hollywood Book Fair during Education Week
If you're in California at this time, come meet Write On Four Corners Author Carolyn Howard JohnsonConnie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
M E D I A R E L E A S E
Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com
For Immediate Release
Educators' Week a Feature of Authors' Coalition Booth at West Hollywood Fair
West Hollywood -- During this week designated to honor educators, Authors' Coalition will feature teachers in its booth at the West Hollywood Book Fair this Sunday, Sept. 30.
Among those signing at the AC booth (Booth #51-52F) will be educators Carol J. D'Amato, Janice Goliger and Carolyn Howard-Johnson.
The fair is at the West Hollywood Park, 647 N San Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069. It features a variety of pavilions with free panels and seminars.
Howard-Johnson is an instructor for the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. Her books in the HowToDoItFrugally.com Series of books for writers are recommended reading for her classes. Goliger is a teacher for Glendale Unified Schools and writes on self defense for children and D'Amato is a prolific writer of texts and how-tos for graduate students.
Other authors signing are Christine Alexanians, Kevin Gerard, Margaret Danielak, Erica Stux, Leora Krygier, Walter Brasch, Jay Bern, Sona Ovasapyan, Michael Wallach, and Nance Rosen. Their books include everything from nonfiction to poetry to genre fiction.
Students Alexa Gregorian and Rita Gabrielyan will serve as aids to earn volunteer credits required by their schools as well.
More information on the West Hollywood Book Festival may be found at. http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org/
For a schedule of author signing times go to http://www.authorscoalition.blogspot.com.
For more information on Authors' Coalition go to www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com .
M E D I A R E L E A S E
Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com
For Immediate Release
Educators' Week a Feature of Authors' Coalition Booth at West Hollywood Fair
West Hollywood -- During this week designated to honor educators, Authors' Coalition will feature teachers in its booth at the West Hollywood Book Fair this Sunday, Sept. 30.
Among those signing at the AC booth (Booth #51-52F) will be educators Carol J. D'Amato, Janice Goliger and Carolyn Howard-Johnson.
The fair is at the West Hollywood Park, 647 N San Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069. It features a variety of pavilions with free panels and seminars.
Howard-Johnson is an instructor for the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. Her books in the HowToDoItFrugally.com Series of books for writers are recommended reading for her classes. Goliger is a teacher for Glendale Unified Schools and writes on self defense for children and D'Amato is a prolific writer of texts and how-tos for graduate students.
Other authors signing are Christine Alexanians, Kevin Gerard, Margaret Danielak, Erica Stux, Leora Krygier, Walter Brasch, Jay Bern, Sona Ovasapyan, Michael Wallach, and Nance Rosen. Their books include everything from nonfiction to poetry to genre fiction.
Students Alexa Gregorian and Rita Gabrielyan will serve as aids to earn volunteer credits required by their schools as well.
More information on the West Hollywood Book Festival may be found at. http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org/
For a schedule of author signing times go to http://www.authorscoalition.blogspot.com.
For more information on Authors' Coalition go to www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com .
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Gotsch Wins Broadcast Award for KSJE Farmington
MEDIA RELEASE
CONTACT
Connie Gotsch
Imagination on Board
3101 Centenary Avenue
Farmington, New Mexico
87402
505 326 4969
For Immediate Release
Gotsch Takes Second Place for Radio Program at National Federation of Press Women
The National Federation of Press Women announced the winners in its 2007 Communications Contest Sept. 22 in Richmond, Virginia, at its annual conference.
Broadcaster and author Connie Gotsch received a second place in the Category Radio Special Programming for her documentary ‘Miracle in the Desert: The Story of the Santa Fe Opera.’ She wrote the hour-long work to celebrate the SFO’s 50th Anniversary, for KSJE FM, a public radio station in Farmington, New Mexico.
In addition, Gotsch was recognized as the New Mexico Press Woman Communicator of Achievement.
When she’s not attending meetings, Gotsch hosts the book program ‘Write On Four Corners’ and the classical music show ‘Roving with the Arts’ for KSJE.
She has written two novels A Mouth Full of Shell, and Snap Me a Future. Both are published by dlsijpress.com. Both have won National Federation of Press Women and New Mexico Press Women Communication Contest Awards.
To find out more about Connie Gotsch, KSJE-FM, and DLSIJ Press, go to www.conniegotsch.com www.ksje.com www.conniegotsch.blogspot.com or www.dlsijpress.com
CONTACT
Connie Gotsch
Imagination on Board
3101 Centenary Avenue
Farmington, New Mexico
87402
505 326 4969
For Immediate Release
Gotsch Takes Second Place for Radio Program at National Federation of Press Women
The National Federation of Press Women announced the winners in its 2007 Communications Contest Sept. 22 in Richmond, Virginia, at its annual conference.
Broadcaster and author Connie Gotsch received a second place in the Category Radio Special Programming for her documentary ‘Miracle in the Desert: The Story of the Santa Fe Opera.’ She wrote the hour-long work to celebrate the SFO’s 50th Anniversary, for KSJE FM, a public radio station in Farmington, New Mexico.
In addition, Gotsch was recognized as the New Mexico Press Woman Communicator of Achievement.
When she’s not attending meetings, Gotsch hosts the book program ‘Write On Four Corners’ and the classical music show ‘Roving with the Arts’ for KSJE.
She has written two novels A Mouth Full of Shell, and Snap Me a Future. Both are published by dlsijpress.com. Both have won National Federation of Press Women and New Mexico Press Women Communication Contest Awards.
To find out more about Connie Gotsch, KSJE-FM, and DLSIJ Press, go to www.conniegotsch.com www.ksje.com www.conniegotsch.blogspot.com or www.dlsijpress.com
Banned Bok Week Get Out and Read Check out happenings at Maria's book store
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.comCheck this out:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Libby Cowles, Events Manager
Maria's Bookshop
libby@mariasbookshop.com
(970) 247-1438
celebrate your freedom to read during banned books week!
DURANGO (September 25, 2007)-Banned Books Week - Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. This year, it
will be celebrated from September 29th through October 6th. Observed since
1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.
Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of American Publishers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Association of
College Stores. The Library of Congress Center for the Book endorses it.
Many bookstores and libraries across the nation, including Maria's Bookshop in Durango, join in the celebration with displays of books that have been
banned or threatened throughout history. These include works ranging from
the Bible to John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men."
Each year, the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom receives hundreds of reports on books and other materials that were "challenged" (their removal from school or library shelves was requested).
The ALA estimates the number represents only about a quarter of the actual
challenges. "Most Challenged" titles include the popular "Harry Potter"
series of fantasy books for children by J.K. Rowling. The series drew
complaints from parents and others who believe the books promote witchcraft to children.
The challenges reported reflect a continuing concern with a wide variety of
themes. Other "Most Challenged" titles include "The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, for its use of language, particularly references to race; "It's Perfectly Normal," a sex education book by Robie Harris, for being too explicit, especially for children; and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou, for the description of rape she suffered
as a child. For more information about this year's list of challenged
books, see http://www.abffe.org/bbw-booklist-detailed.htm.
In celebration of Banned Books Week 2007, Maria's Bookshop will be donating 10% from all gift card sales to the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) until supplies of the special "Freadom" gift cards run out.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Libby Cowles, Events Manager
Maria's Bookshop
libby@mariasbookshop.com
(970) 247-1438
celebrate your freedom to read during banned books week!
DURANGO (September 25, 2007)-Banned Books Week - Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. This year, it
will be celebrated from September 29th through October 6th. Observed since
1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.
Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of American Publishers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Association of
College Stores. The Library of Congress Center for the Book endorses it.
Many bookstores and libraries across the nation, including Maria's Bookshop in Durango, join in the celebration with displays of books that have been
banned or threatened throughout history. These include works ranging from
the Bible to John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men."
Each year, the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom receives hundreds of reports on books and other materials that were "challenged" (their removal from school or library shelves was requested).
The ALA estimates the number represents only about a quarter of the actual
challenges. "Most Challenged" titles include the popular "Harry Potter"
series of fantasy books for children by J.K. Rowling. The series drew
complaints from parents and others who believe the books promote witchcraft to children.
The challenges reported reflect a continuing concern with a wide variety of
themes. Other "Most Challenged" titles include "The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, for its use of language, particularly references to race; "It's Perfectly Normal," a sex education book by Robie Harris, for being too explicit, especially for children; and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou, for the description of rape she suffered
as a child. For more information about this year's list of challenged
books, see http://www.abffe.org/bbw-booklist-detailed.htm.
In celebration of Banned Books Week 2007, Maria's Bookshop will be donating 10% from all gift card sales to the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) until supplies of the special "Freadom" gift cards run out.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Farmington Public Library, Farmington New Mexico Hosts Author
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9/17/07
FARMINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS RETURN OF STEPHEN ALLTEN BROWN
FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO – The Farmington Public Library invites you to explore the wonder and mystery of Chaco Canyon with noted author Stephen Allten Brown. Mr. Brown will be at the Farmington Public Library on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 pm to discuss his book “The Shadows of Chaco Canyon." Mr. Brown was previously at the Farmington Public Library earlier this year. While he was here in February, Mr. Brown elaborated on the celestial events at Chaco Canyon, and how these elements play a significant role in his book. During this visit, he will further elaborate on the Great Houses, grand roadways, irrigation systems, and the solar and lunar markers at Chaco Canyon.
Stephen Allten Brown was born and raised in Albuquerque, graduated from the University of New Mexico, and is an avid outdoorsman. Keenly sensitive to the nuances of culture, he was captivated by the mysteriously spiritual ethos of Chaco Canyon upon his first visit in October, 2000. In his book “The Shadows of Chaco Canyon”, Mr. Brown has reanimated the miraculous world heritage site of Chaco Canyon with the addition of a fictional story that accompanies the real elements of Chaco Canyon.
Stephen Allten Brown’s perspective on the archeoastronomy of Chaco Canyon was an exciting and well received program at the library. Many Four Corners residents have requested another opportunity to hear his insights into how celestial events interact with the architecture of this local landmark. Mr. Brown will also be available for book signings after the discussion. “Chaco Canyon and its celestial features are a widely discussed topic here in the Four Corners,” stated Juris Odins, a Reference Librarian at the Farmington Public Library. “We felt this was a great opportunity to bring back Stephen Allten Brown so he could further discuss this amazing local attraction.”
For more information on the author talk and book signing with author Stephen Allten Brown, call the Farmington Public Library 599-1270 or log on to www.infoway.org.
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CONTACT:
Jenny Lee Bingmann
Program Coordinator
Farmington Public Library
Posted by Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
9/17/07
FARMINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS RETURN OF STEPHEN ALLTEN BROWN
FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO – The Farmington Public Library invites you to explore the wonder and mystery of Chaco Canyon with noted author Stephen Allten Brown. Mr. Brown will be at the Farmington Public Library on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 pm to discuss his book “The Shadows of Chaco Canyon." Mr. Brown was previously at the Farmington Public Library earlier this year. While he was here in February, Mr. Brown elaborated on the celestial events at Chaco Canyon, and how these elements play a significant role in his book. During this visit, he will further elaborate on the Great Houses, grand roadways, irrigation systems, and the solar and lunar markers at Chaco Canyon.
Stephen Allten Brown was born and raised in Albuquerque, graduated from the University of New Mexico, and is an avid outdoorsman. Keenly sensitive to the nuances of culture, he was captivated by the mysteriously spiritual ethos of Chaco Canyon upon his first visit in October, 2000. In his book “The Shadows of Chaco Canyon”, Mr. Brown has reanimated the miraculous world heritage site of Chaco Canyon with the addition of a fictional story that accompanies the real elements of Chaco Canyon.
Stephen Allten Brown’s perspective on the archeoastronomy of Chaco Canyon was an exciting and well received program at the library. Many Four Corners residents have requested another opportunity to hear his insights into how celestial events interact with the architecture of this local landmark. Mr. Brown will also be available for book signings after the discussion. “Chaco Canyon and its celestial features are a widely discussed topic here in the Four Corners,” stated Juris Odins, a Reference Librarian at the Farmington Public Library. “We felt this was a great opportunity to bring back Stephen Allten Brown so he could further discuss this amazing local attraction.”
For more information on the author talk and book signing with author Stephen Allten Brown, call the Farmington Public Library 599-1270 or log on to www.infoway.org.
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CONTACT:
Jenny Lee Bingmann
Program Coordinator
Farmington Public Library
Posted by Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Update on the New Mexico Book Awards
If you like Southwest writing, you might want to keep up with this. Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
JOIN US FOR THE NEW MEXICO BOOK AWARDS
The winners of the New Mexico Book Awards will be announced at the Banquet on November 9, honoring all 2007 winners. The banquet will be at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque (2020 Menaul Blvd) starting at 5pm. Casual Dress. Special guests for the event will be Tony Hillerman and Rudy Anaya, who will both be honored for their contributions to New Mexico's books. Cost is $28 per person if reserved before Oct 1 (cost is $34 after that date).
RSVP 505-344-9382. 925 Salamanca NW, Los Ranchos, NM 87107 You can make and pay for your reservation online at http://nmbookaward.com/winners.html
The finalists in the 2007 NM Book Awards will be announced at the October 19 Book Coop lunch meeting and will be posted on the Book Awards website immediately after that meeting.
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Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
LPD_Press@msn.com
http://nmsantos.com
JOIN US FOR THE NEW MEXICO BOOK AWARDS
The winners of the New Mexico Book Awards will be announced at the Banquet on November 9, honoring all 2007 winners. The banquet will be at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque (2020 Menaul Blvd) starting at 5pm. Casual Dress. Special guests for the event will be Tony Hillerman and Rudy Anaya, who will both be honored for their contributions to New Mexico's books. Cost is $28 per person if reserved before Oct 1 (cost is $34 after that date).
RSVP 505-344-9382. 925 Salamanca NW, Los Ranchos, NM 87107 You can make and pay for your reservation online at http://nmbookaward.com/winners.html
The finalists in the 2007 NM Book Awards will be announced at the October 19 Book Coop lunch meeting and will be posted on the Book Awards website immediately after that meeting.
--
Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
LPD_Press@msn.com
http://nmsantos.com
Tips for Authors with Carolyn Howard Johnson
Carolyn Howard Johnson has some good ideas for writers here.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
M E D I A R E L E A S E
September 19, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
E-Mail: HoJoNews@aol.com
Phone: 818-790-0502
Authors' Coalition Readies Third Semi-Annual All-Tips Issue
Glendale, CA—Pssst. Did you know?
That kind of approach has always caught our interest. We look for hot stuff on the stock market, best buys and, of course, better ways to do business. Now that authors find themselves in the positions of promoter and publisher as well as writer, they look for tips, too!
Tips, in fact, are the favorite feature of Authors' Coalition's newsletter, "Sharing with Writers." Founder of the organization, Carolyn Howard-Johnson, is editor of that letter and noticed that correspondence from readers was mostly about tips and more tips. Thus, the first-ever, all-new tips edition was born. After that, subscribers asked for more and the tips edition become a semi-annual event.
Authors' Coalition members are always encouraged to participate in the letter, to share with their fellows by sending articles and news. They came out in droves for this issue and the edition may need to become a two-part newsletter. Before September has waned, the third semi-annual edition will hit the email boxes of subscribers.
Authors' Coalition's site is under construction but interested authors may subscribe to the letter at http://authorscoaltionandredeneginepress.com) or do so by sending an e-mail with "subscribe" in the subject line to HoJoNews@aol.com.
The group also offers ad space, fee writing-related e-books, promotional ideas, a bookstore for to showcase their members' books, a blog focused on making humdrum booth at a book fair into a rousing success by using value-added promotions, (http://AuthorsCoalition.blogspot.com ), and more.
Directors of the group are published authors Pat McGrath Avery and Joyce Faulkner.
Howard-Johnson, the editor of "Sharing with Writers," is the author of USA Book News' Best Professional Book and Irwin Award winnner, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't. Hew new is release, The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success .
Among the sponsors of Authors' Coalition are WebforAuthors.com and Red Engine Press.
More information on Authors' Coalition principles may be found at:
http://www.JoyceFaulkner.com
http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com .
http://www.redenginepress.com.
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Support materials available on request.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
M E D I A R E L E A S E
September 19, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
E-Mail: HoJoNews@aol.com
Phone: 818-790-0502
Authors' Coalition Readies Third Semi-Annual All-Tips Issue
Glendale, CA—Pssst. Did you know?
That kind of approach has always caught our interest. We look for hot stuff on the stock market, best buys and, of course, better ways to do business. Now that authors find themselves in the positions of promoter and publisher as well as writer, they look for tips, too!
Tips, in fact, are the favorite feature of Authors' Coalition's newsletter, "Sharing with Writers." Founder of the organization, Carolyn Howard-Johnson, is editor of that letter and noticed that correspondence from readers was mostly about tips and more tips. Thus, the first-ever, all-new tips edition was born. After that, subscribers asked for more and the tips edition become a semi-annual event.
Authors' Coalition members are always encouraged to participate in the letter, to share with their fellows by sending articles and news. They came out in droves for this issue and the edition may need to become a two-part newsletter. Before September has waned, the third semi-annual edition will hit the email boxes of subscribers.
Authors' Coalition's site is under construction but interested authors may subscribe to the letter at http://authorscoaltionandredeneginepress.com) or do so by sending an e-mail with "subscribe" in the subject line to HoJoNews@aol.com.
The group also offers ad space, fee writing-related e-books, promotional ideas, a bookstore for to showcase their members' books, a blog focused on making humdrum booth at a book fair into a rousing success by using value-added promotions, (http://AuthorsCoalition.blogspot.com ), and more.
Directors of the group are published authors Pat McGrath Avery and Joyce Faulkner.
Howard-Johnson, the editor of "Sharing with Writers," is the author of USA Book News' Best Professional Book and Irwin Award winnner, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't. Hew new is release, The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success .
Among the sponsors of Authors' Coalition are WebforAuthors.com and Red Engine Press.
More information on Authors' Coalition principles may be found at:
http://www.JoyceFaulkner.com
http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com .
http://www.redenginepress.com.
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Support materials available on request.
Hillerman Conference Reminder
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Hello,
If you’ve been meaning to register for the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: Focus on Mystery, September 30—next Sunday—is the early registration deadline. www.hillermanconference has all the info on program and faculty, including the agents who will welcome your pitches. Please drop us a note if you have any questions. Hope you can join us! You can sign up later, of course, but it will cost a little more.
In other news, we received more than 150 entries for the mystery short story contest we offer with Cowboys & Indians magazine. The stories are now with our judge and the winner will be announced in November at the conference.
Hope to see you there!
Anne and Jean
Jean Schaumberg and Anne Hillerman
Tony Hillerman Conference: Focus on Mystery
Nov. 1-4 Albuquerque, N.M.
www.hillermanconference.com
Hello,
If you’ve been meaning to register for the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: Focus on Mystery, September 30—next Sunday—is the early registration deadline. www.hillermanconference has all the info on program and faculty, including the agents who will welcome your pitches. Please drop us a note if you have any questions. Hope you can join us! You can sign up later, of course, but it will cost a little more.
In other news, we received more than 150 entries for the mystery short story contest we offer with Cowboys & Indians magazine. The stories are now with our judge and the winner will be announced in November at the conference.
Hope to see you there!
Anne and Jean
Jean Schaumberg and Anne Hillerman
Tony Hillerman Conference: Focus on Mystery
Nov. 1-4 Albuquerque, N.M.
www.hillermanconference.com
Margaret Coel and The Girl with Braided Hair
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
A Journey to the Top
The trials and tribulations of Native Americans journey into today's society
Who: Margaret Coel
When: September 26th, from 7:00 - Noon Eastern
After enduring horrific conditions and laborious journeys, 21st Century Native Americans continue to become impoverished and are now forced to cope with the suffering of the previously afflicted generations. How can these tribes sustain living their own rich culture amongst today's high speed, high fashion, celebrity driven society with corrupt politicians, and steamy scandals?
New York Times Best-selling author Margaret Coel's latest novel, The Girl with Braided Hair, deals with the frauds against the Native Americans. Margaret weaves a parallel of the events of the heated summer of 1973, when activities of the American Indian Movement (AIM) were raging. She strives to showcase and prove that Native Americans are as normal and educated as your best friend. They are noble and flawed, brave and cowardly, funny and sad, good and not-so-good. They are people with a unique, wonderfully rich and ancient culture that can truly benefit all of us.
Margaret sheds light on the following:
§ How the rights of American Indians still get violated.
§ A historical context for the struggling plight of Native Americans.
§ How a tight-knit community can turn on its own and how such ostracizing can have deadly results or long-lasting repercussions.
§ How one approaches the solving of a cold case murder of nearly 35 years, with an unknown victim, no apparent motive, and no witnesses.
§ Why tales of the West still capture our curiosity.
About Margaret Coel: Margaret is the best-selling author of a Western novel series that centers on the Arapaho American Indians. The Girl with Braided Hair is her 13th in the Wind River series. She is a four-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and is also the winner of the Willa (Cather) Award for Best Novel of the West.
TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW WITH MARGARET COEL
PLEASE CONTACT CHRISTINA DECRESCENZO @ 212-583-5867 or decrescenzoc@plannedtvarts.com
Christina DeCrescenzo
Public Relations Intern
Planned Television Arts/ Ruder Finn Inc.
1110 Second Avenue
Third Floor
New York, New York 10022
Telephone:212.583.5867
Email: decrescenzoc@plannedtvarts.com
www.plannedtvarts.com
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A Journey to the Top
The trials and tribulations of Native Americans journey into today's society
Who: Margaret Coel
When: September 26th, from 7:00 - Noon Eastern
After enduring horrific conditions and laborious journeys, 21st Century Native Americans continue to become impoverished and are now forced to cope with the suffering of the previously afflicted generations. How can these tribes sustain living their own rich culture amongst today's high speed, high fashion, celebrity driven society with corrupt politicians, and steamy scandals?
New York Times Best-selling author Margaret Coel's latest novel, The Girl with Braided Hair, deals with the frauds against the Native Americans. Margaret weaves a parallel of the events of the heated summer of 1973, when activities of the American Indian Movement (AIM) were raging. She strives to showcase and prove that Native Americans are as normal and educated as your best friend. They are noble and flawed, brave and cowardly, funny and sad, good and not-so-good. They are people with a unique, wonderfully rich and ancient culture that can truly benefit all of us.
Margaret sheds light on the following:
§ How the rights of American Indians still get violated.
§ A historical context for the struggling plight of Native Americans.
§ How a tight-knit community can turn on its own and how such ostracizing can have deadly results or long-lasting repercussions.
§ How one approaches the solving of a cold case murder of nearly 35 years, with an unknown victim, no apparent motive, and no witnesses.
§ Why tales of the West still capture our curiosity.
About Margaret Coel: Margaret is the best-selling author of a Western novel series that centers on the Arapaho American Indians. The Girl with Braided Hair is her 13th in the Wind River series. She is a four-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and is also the winner of the Willa (Cather) Award for Best Novel of the West.
TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW WITH MARGARET COEL
PLEASE CONTACT CHRISTINA DECRESCENZO @ 212-583-5867 or decrescenzoc@plannedtvarts.com
Christina DeCrescenzo
Public Relations Intern
Planned Television Arts/ Ruder Finn Inc.
1110 Second Avenue
Third Floor
New York, New York 10022
Telephone:212.583.5867
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Colorado Art Ranch Has Residencies for Writers
Check this outConnie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Libby Cowles, Events Manager
Maria’s Bookshop
libby@mariasbookshop.com
(970) 247-1438
COLORADO ART RANCH WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE PRESENT TALK
AT MARIA’S BOOKSHOP
DURANGO (September 18, 2007)—Emily Wortman-Wunder and Marj Hahne, two writers in Durango for a one-month residency sponsored by Colorado Art Ranch, will present a collaborative discussion about their creative process at Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Avenue, on Wednesday, September 26th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m..
Wortman-Wunder and Hahne are two of six artists who are currently participating in the residency program in Durango. The group includes three writers and three visual artists. Emily Wortman-Wunder is a Research Associate in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University, from which she received her MFA in Writing. Marj Hahne, who lives in Lafayette, CO, is a poet and educator who has performed and taught at over 100 venues around the country, as well as been featured on public radio and television programs. Her poems have been published in literary journals, anthologies, and several art exhibits, and have been incorporated in the work of visual artists and dancers. She has a poetry CD titled notspeak
Colorado Art Ranch serves as a retreat for writers and visual artists. Artists and writers who attend Colorado Art Ranch have a place to immerse themselves in their work, time to experiment, think and develop their work, and an opportunity to collaborate with artists, writers, and the community.
Colorado Art Ranch takes place in small Colorado towns, but its benefits are wide-ranging. From Beowulf and the cave paintings to Robert Rauschenberg and Annie Proulx, writers and artists have changed the world. Artists and writers rouse us from our intellectual somnolence, inspire us, give us joy, and connect us to beauty. They give us glimpses into our own souls.
For more information on Colorado Art Ranch, visit www.coloradoartranch.org
For more information about the event, call (970) 247-1438 or visit www.mariasbookshop.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Libby Cowles, Events Manager
Maria’s Bookshop
libby@mariasbookshop.com
(970) 247-1438
COLORADO ART RANCH WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE PRESENT TALK
AT MARIA’S BOOKSHOP
DURANGO (September 18, 2007)—Emily Wortman-Wunder and Marj Hahne, two writers in Durango for a one-month residency sponsored by Colorado Art Ranch, will present a collaborative discussion about their creative process at Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Avenue, on Wednesday, September 26th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m..
Wortman-Wunder and Hahne are two of six artists who are currently participating in the residency program in Durango. The group includes three writers and three visual artists. Emily Wortman-Wunder is a Research Associate in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University, from which she received her MFA in Writing. Marj Hahne, who lives in Lafayette, CO, is a poet and educator who has performed and taught at over 100 venues around the country, as well as been featured on public radio and television programs. Her poems have been published in literary journals, anthologies, and several art exhibits, and have been incorporated in the work of visual artists and dancers. She has a poetry CD titled notspeak
Colorado Art Ranch serves as a retreat for writers and visual artists. Artists and writers who attend Colorado Art Ranch have a place to immerse themselves in their work, time to experiment, think and develop their work, and an opportunity to collaborate with artists, writers, and the community.
Colorado Art Ranch takes place in small Colorado towns, but its benefits are wide-ranging. From Beowulf and the cave paintings to Robert Rauschenberg and Annie Proulx, writers and artists have changed the world. Artists and writers rouse us from our intellectual somnolence, inspire us, give us joy, and connect us to beauty. They give us glimpses into our own souls.
For more information on Colorado Art Ranch, visit www.coloradoartranch.org
For more information about the event, call (970) 247-1438 or visit www.mariasbookshop.com.
Hampton Sides to Sigh Books in Durango, Colorado at Maria's Book Shop
Hampton Sides will appear on Write On Four Corners later this year.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
DURANGO (August 22, 2007)-Maria's Bookshop at 960 Main Avenue in Durango will host a celebration of the paperback release of Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American with award-winning author Hampton Sides on Wednesday, October 10th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Sides will read from and sign his book, which was selected as the best regional nonfiction title of 2006 by the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association (www.mountainsplains.com
In the fall of 1846 the venerable Navajo warrior Narbona, greatest of his people's chieftains, looked down upon the small town of Santa Fe, the stronghold of the Mexican settlers he had been fighting his whole long life.
He had come to see if the rumors were true-if an army of blue-suited soldiers had swept in from the East and utterly defeated his ancestral enemies. As Narbona gazed down on the battlements and cannons of a mighty fort the invaders had built, he realized his foes had been vanquished-but what did the arrival of these "New Men" portend for the Navajo?
Narbona could not have known that "The Army of the West," in the midst of the longest march in American military history, was merely the vanguard of an inexorable tide fueled by a self-righteous ideology now known as "Manifest Destiny." For twenty years the Navajo, elusive lords of a huge swath of mountainous desert and pasturelands, would ferociously resist the flood of soldiers and settlers who wished to change their ancient way of life or destroy them.
Hampton Sides's extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, but as is found in the best history, the same person might be both. At the center of it all stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson-the legendary trapper, scout, and soldier who embodies all the contradictions and ambiguities of the American experience in the West. Brave and clever, beloved by his contemporaries, Carson was an illiterate mountain man who twice married Indian women and understood and respected the tribes better than any other American alive. Yet he was also a cold-blooded killer who willingly followed orders tantamount to massacre. Carson's almost unimaginable exploits made him a household name when they were written up in pulp novels known as "blood-and-thunders," but now that name is a bitter curse for contemporary Navajo, who cannot forget his role in the travails of their ancestors.
Praise for Blood and Thunder
"Kit Carson's role in the conquest of the Navajo during and after the Civil War remains one of the most dramatic and significant episodes in the history of the American West. Hampton Sides portrays Carson in the larger context of the conquest of the entire West, including his frequent and often lethal encounters with hostile Native Americans. Unusually, Sides gives full voice to Indian leaders themselves about their trials and tribulations in their dealings with the whites. Here is a national hero on the level of Daniel Boone, presented with all of his flaws and virtues, in the context of American people's belief that it was their Manifest Destiny to occupy the entire West."
-Howard Lamar, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History, Yale University and editor of The New Encyclopedia of the American West
"The story of the American West has seldom been told with such intimacy and immediacy. Legendary figures like Kit Carson leap to life and history moves at a pulse-pounding pace-sweeping the reader along with it. Hampton Sides is a terrific storyteller."
-Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt
"Hampton Sides doesn't just write a book, he transports the reader to another time and place. With his keen sense of drama and his crackling writing style, this master storyteller has bequeathed us a majestic history of the Old West."
-James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys
"Blood and Thunder is a big-hearted book whose subject is as expansive as they come. Hampton Sides tackles it with naked pleasure and narrative
cunning: In his telling, the vast saga of America's westward push has a logical center. The dusty town of Santa Fe becomes the nexus around which swirl the fortunes and strategies of a mixed set of serious overachievers, from Kit Carson, the original mountain man, to James K. Polk, the enigmatic president whose achievements, in the dreaded name of Manifest Destiny, were almost biblical in scope. Sides is alive to the exuberance and alert to the tragedy of the taking of the West."
-Russell Shorto, author of Island at the Center of the World
"For a huge percentage of us immigrant Americans (those whose ancestors arrived after 1492), Hampton Sides fills a gaping hole in our knowledge of American history-a vivid account of how 'The New Men' swept away the thriving civilizations of the Native Americans in their conquest of the West."
-Tony Hillerman
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
DURANGO (August 22, 2007)-Maria's Bookshop at 960 Main Avenue in Durango will host a celebration of the paperback release of Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American with award-winning author Hampton Sides on Wednesday, October 10th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Sides will read from and sign his book, which was selected as the best regional nonfiction title of 2006 by the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association (www.mountainsplains.com
In the fall of 1846 the venerable Navajo warrior Narbona, greatest of his people's chieftains, looked down upon the small town of Santa Fe, the stronghold of the Mexican settlers he had been fighting his whole long life.
He had come to see if the rumors were true-if an army of blue-suited soldiers had swept in from the East and utterly defeated his ancestral enemies. As Narbona gazed down on the battlements and cannons of a mighty fort the invaders had built, he realized his foes had been vanquished-but what did the arrival of these "New Men" portend for the Navajo?
Narbona could not have known that "The Army of the West," in the midst of the longest march in American military history, was merely the vanguard of an inexorable tide fueled by a self-righteous ideology now known as "Manifest Destiny." For twenty years the Navajo, elusive lords of a huge swath of mountainous desert and pasturelands, would ferociously resist the flood of soldiers and settlers who wished to change their ancient way of life or destroy them.
Hampton Sides's extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, but as is found in the best history, the same person might be both. At the center of it all stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson-the legendary trapper, scout, and soldier who embodies all the contradictions and ambiguities of the American experience in the West. Brave and clever, beloved by his contemporaries, Carson was an illiterate mountain man who twice married Indian women and understood and respected the tribes better than any other American alive. Yet he was also a cold-blooded killer who willingly followed orders tantamount to massacre. Carson's almost unimaginable exploits made him a household name when they were written up in pulp novels known as "blood-and-thunders," but now that name is a bitter curse for contemporary Navajo, who cannot forget his role in the travails of their ancestors.
Praise for Blood and Thunder
"Kit Carson's role in the conquest of the Navajo during and after the Civil War remains one of the most dramatic and significant episodes in the history of the American West. Hampton Sides portrays Carson in the larger context of the conquest of the entire West, including his frequent and often lethal encounters with hostile Native Americans. Unusually, Sides gives full voice to Indian leaders themselves about their trials and tribulations in their dealings with the whites. Here is a national hero on the level of Daniel Boone, presented with all of his flaws and virtues, in the context of American people's belief that it was their Manifest Destiny to occupy the entire West."
-Howard Lamar, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History, Yale University and editor of The New Encyclopedia of the American West
"The story of the American West has seldom been told with such intimacy and immediacy. Legendary figures like Kit Carson leap to life and history moves at a pulse-pounding pace-sweeping the reader along with it. Hampton Sides is a terrific storyteller."
-Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt
"Hampton Sides doesn't just write a book, he transports the reader to another time and place. With his keen sense of drama and his crackling writing style, this master storyteller has bequeathed us a majestic history of the Old West."
-James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys
"Blood and Thunder is a big-hearted book whose subject is as expansive as they come. Hampton Sides tackles it with naked pleasure and narrative
cunning: In his telling, the vast saga of America's westward push has a logical center. The dusty town of Santa Fe becomes the nexus around which swirl the fortunes and strategies of a mixed set of serious overachievers, from Kit Carson, the original mountain man, to James K. Polk, the enigmatic president whose achievements, in the dreaded name of Manifest Destiny, were almost biblical in scope. Sides is alive to the exuberance and alert to the tragedy of the taking of the West."
-Russell Shorto, author of Island at the Center of the World
"For a huge percentage of us immigrant Americans (those whose ancestors arrived after 1492), Hampton Sides fills a gaping hole in our knowledge of American history-a vivid account of how 'The New Men' swept away the thriving civilizations of the Native Americans in their conquest of the West."
-Tony Hillerman
Monday, September 17, 2007
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Author A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico Schedule Change for Signings
The October 11th UNM date for Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz has been switched to October 16th. Unfortunately, there was a conflict in scheduling. Again, we apologize for any inconvenience.
Tuesday, October 16th, Noon – 2pm
Lecture, Reading, Book Signing & Reception, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Willard Reading Room, Zimmerman Library, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Contact: Beth Silbergleit (505) 277-0060; bsil@unm.edu
To see her full schedule go to the Sept. 7 post, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Author A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico on this blog
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Tuesday, October 16th, Noon – 2pm
Lecture, Reading, Book Signing & Reception, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Willard Reading Room, Zimmerman Library, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Contact: Beth Silbergleit (505) 277-0060; bsil@unm.edu
To see her full schedule go to the Sept. 7 post, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Author A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico on this blog
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Author DEE SULLIVAN Needs Your Vote for her novel Deadly Behavior
Would you mind following the link below to a Christian webpage that is having a contest for top singers and writers of 2007? You can fill out as much or as little of the vote form as you like, but I really need your vote for #25 Best Novel. Please (if your heart's agreeable) vote Dee Sullivan, Deadly Behavior. And thanks!
www.ccmmagazine.com
Then, click on Make Your Vote Count.
Dee is a member of the Write On Four Corners Family and will soon be reading again for us, I bet.Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
www.ccmmagazine.com
Then, click on Make Your Vote Count.
Dee is a member of the Write On Four Corners Family and will soon be reading again for us, I bet.Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Dick Benke New Mexico author Signs his City of Stone, a new book
9/20, 7PM: Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW, Albuquerque.
9/27, 7PM: Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego.
10/6 4PM: Vroman's Bookstore 695 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena.
10/8, 7PM: Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 4014 N Goldwater, Scottsdale, AZ.
10/14, 12PM: Treasure House Books, 2012 South Plaza NW, Albuquerque.
10/17, 7PM: Borders Sanbusco Square, 500 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe.
10/20, 2PM: Borders Uptown, 2240 Q Street NE, Albuquerque.
10/21, 1PM: Borders Westside, 10420 Coors Bypass NW, Albuquerque.
9/27, 7PM: Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego.
10/6 4PM: Vroman's Bookstore 695 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena.
10/8, 7PM: Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 4014 N Goldwater, Scottsdale, AZ.
10/14, 12PM: Treasure House Books, 2012 South Plaza NW, Albuquerque.
10/17, 7PM: Borders Sanbusco Square, 500 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe.
10/20, 2PM: Borders Uptown, 2240 Q Street NE, Albuquerque.
10/21, 1PM: Borders Westside, 10420 Coors Bypass NW, Albuquerque.
Lecture, Readings, Book Signing and Reception, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Simon Ortiz
New Thursday, October 11th, 2-4 pm.
Lecture, Readings, Book Signing and Reception, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Simon Ortiz
Willard Reading Room, Zimmerman Library,
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Contact: Beth Silbergleit (505) 277-0060; bsil@unm.edu Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Lecture, Readings, Book Signing and Reception, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Simon Ortiz
Willard Reading Room, Zimmerman Library,
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Contact: Beth Silbergleit (505) 277-0060; bsil@unm.edu Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Write On Four Corners/KSJE Author David Feela Publishes a Poem
Flash fiction master, humorist, high school teacher, outdoorsman, and Cortez, Colorado resident,David Feela has published a thought-provoking 9-11 poem called THE TOWERS OF BABEL. You can find it at http://www.newversenews.com/
Besides writing poetry and fiction, Mr. Feela has a column in the monthly paper 'The Four Corners Free Press.' Check him out.Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Besides writing poetry and fiction, Mr. Feela has a column in the monthly paper 'The Four Corners Free Press.' Check him out.Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Monday, September 10, 2007
richard Benke's Book Signing Schedule for Stone City
9/20, 7PM: Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW, Albuquerque.
9/27, 7PM: Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego.
10/6 4PM: Vroman's Bookstore 695 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena.
10/8, 7PM: Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 4014 N Goldwater, Scottsdale, AZ.
10/14, 12PM: Treasure House Books, 2012 South Plaza NW, Albuquerque.
10/17, 7PM: Borders Sanbusco Square, 500 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe.
10/20, 2PM: Borders Uptown, 2240 Q Street NE, Albuquerque.
10/21, 1PM: Borders Westside, 10420 Coors Bypass NW, Albuquerque.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
9/27, 7PM: Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego.
10/6 4PM: Vroman's Bookstore 695 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena.
10/8, 7PM: Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 4014 N Goldwater, Scottsdale, AZ.
10/14, 12PM: Treasure House Books, 2012 South Plaza NW, Albuquerque.
10/17, 7PM: Borders Sanbusco Square, 500 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe.
10/20, 2PM: Borders Uptown, 2240 Q Street NE, Albuquerque.
10/21, 1PM: Borders Westside, 10420 Coors Bypass NW, Albuquerque.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Here is the latest New Mexico Book CoOp News
SEPTEMBER 21 CO-OP MEETING — BOOKS AND ALIBI
Our guest at the September 21 Co-op lunch meeting will be Steve Robert Allen, publisher and book reviewer for Alibi in Albuquerque; he will talk about everything you ever wanted to know about books and Alibi. The meeting begins at 11:30 and will be at the HomeTown Buffet at 9261 Coors Blvd in Albuquerque. Cost is $8.29 plus tax and tip. Email info@nmbookcoop.com to reserve a seat at the meeting.
NEW MEXICO BOOK AWARDS
The finalists in the 2007 NM Book Awards will be announced at the October 19 Book Coop lunch meeting.
The winners will be announced at the Banquet on November 9.
The recipients of the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards will be announced at a public event honoring all 2007 winners on November 9 at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque (2020 Menaul Blvd) starting at 5pm. Casual Dress. Special guests for the event will be Tony Hillerman and Rudy Anaya, who will both be honored for their contributions to New Mexico's books. Cost is $28 per person if reserved before Oct 1 (cost is $34 after that date).RSVP 505-344-9382. 925 Salamanca NW, Los Ranchos, NM 87107 You can make and pay for your reservation online at http://nmbookaward.com/winners.html
PUBLISHER LOOKING FOR EDITORS AND DESIGNERS
Rio Grande Books is looking for a few good, qualified, and experienced editors (copy editors and content editors) and a few really good book cover designers. If you think you have the right stuff, send an email with your information to info@nmsantos.com.
EVENT CALENDAR
September 21 -- NM Book Co-op lunch with Steve Robert Allen on Books and Reviews at the Alibi
October 19 -- NM Book Co-op lunch with Harry Willson, Amador Books on what he has learned from author to publisher; and announcement of the finalists in the New Mexico Book Awards
November 9 — New Mexico Book Awards Banquet; winners will be announced at the event
November 16 -- NM Book Co-op lunch with Derek Buschman, manager of Borders Cottonwood, on what sells
January 25 -- NM Book Co-op lunch with Ruthie Francis, Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts on what we learned from the NM Book Awards
February 22 -- NM Book Co-op lunch
March 28 -- NM Book Co-op lunch
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Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
info@nmsantos.comConnie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
http://nmsantos.com
Our guest at the September 21 Co-op lunch meeting will be Steve Robert Allen, publisher and book reviewer for Alibi in Albuquerque; he will talk about everything you ever wanted to know about books and Alibi. The meeting begins at 11:30 and will be at the HomeTown Buffet at 9261 Coors Blvd in Albuquerque. Cost is $8.29 plus tax and tip. Email info@nmbookcoop.com to reserve a seat at the meeting.
NEW MEXICO BOOK AWARDS
The finalists in the 2007 NM Book Awards will be announced at the October 19 Book Coop lunch meeting.
The winners will be announced at the Banquet on November 9.
The recipients of the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards will be announced at a public event honoring all 2007 winners on November 9 at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque (2020 Menaul Blvd) starting at 5pm. Casual Dress. Special guests for the event will be Tony Hillerman and Rudy Anaya, who will both be honored for their contributions to New Mexico's books. Cost is $28 per person if reserved before Oct 1 (cost is $34 after that date).RSVP 505-344-9382. 925 Salamanca NW, Los Ranchos, NM 87107 You can make and pay for your reservation online at http://nmbookaward.com/winners.html
PUBLISHER LOOKING FOR EDITORS AND DESIGNERS
Rio Grande Books is looking for a few good, qualified, and experienced editors (copy editors and content editors) and a few really good book cover designers. If you think you have the right stuff, send an email with your information to info@nmsantos.com.
EVENT CALENDAR
September 21 -- NM Book Co-op lunch with Steve Robert Allen on Books and Reviews at the Alibi
October 19 -- NM Book Co-op lunch with Harry Willson, Amador Books on what he has learned from author to publisher; and announcement of the finalists in the New Mexico Book Awards
November 9 — New Mexico Book Awards Banquet; winners will be announced at the event
November 16 -- NM Book Co-op lunch with Derek Buschman, manager of Borders Cottonwood, on what sells
January 25 -- NM Book Co-op lunch with Ruthie Francis, Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts on what we learned from the NM Book Awards
February 22 -- NM Book Co-op lunch
March 28 -- NM Book Co-op lunch
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Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
info@nmsantos.comConnie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
http://nmsantos.com
Friday, September 7, 2007
Poet Luci Tapahonso woll Speak at San Juan College Farmington, New Mexico, on October 4
Poetry Reading and Booksigning – Luci Tapahonso
Writer Luci Tapahonso grew up on a New Mexico farm in a family of Navajo ancestry, and her body of work often evokes the imagery of this part of the country. Her works include Seasonal Woman (poems); A Breeze Swept Through (poems); Sáanii Dahataal: The Women Are Singing (poems and stories); Blue Horses Rush In: Poems and Stories, and Songs of Shiprock Fair, a children’s book illustrated by Anthony Chee Emerson.
Luci has appeared on many NPR, PBS, CBS, and ABC programs. Her work has been included in theater productions, and she is renowned for her poetry readings. She began to write poetry at the age or eight or nine. Luci is the mother of five children.
Where: Henderson Fine Arts Theater
When: Thursday, October 4, 2007 7:00 p.m.
FREE and Open to the Public
Sponsored by the SJC School of Humanities, Library, Honors Program, and Poetry and Prose Project
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Writer Luci Tapahonso grew up on a New Mexico farm in a family of Navajo ancestry, and her body of work often evokes the imagery of this part of the country. Her works include Seasonal Woman (poems); A Breeze Swept Through (poems); Sáanii Dahataal: The Women Are Singing (poems and stories); Blue Horses Rush In: Poems and Stories, and Songs of Shiprock Fair, a children’s book illustrated by Anthony Chee Emerson.
Luci has appeared on many NPR, PBS, CBS, and ABC programs. Her work has been included in theater productions, and she is renowned for her poetry readings. She began to write poetry at the age or eight or nine. Luci is the mother of five children.
Where: Henderson Fine Arts Theater
When: Thursday, October 4, 2007 7:00 p.m.
FREE and Open to the Public
Sponsored by the SJC School of Humanities, Library, Honors Program, and Poetry and Prose Project
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Author A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico
If you're interested in western land issues, this is a good one for you.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Calendar of Events
for
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Roots of Resistance:
A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico
ISBN 978-0-8061-3833-6, $19.95 paper
University of Oklahoma Press
"In the end, it's only by understanding our relationship to land that we can move toward justice. In her amazing book, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz provides the historical perspective we so desperately need to move forward in the rich tradition of resistance that is ours."
-Demetria MartÃnez, author of Confessions of a Berlitz Tape Chicana
Sunday, October 7th, 2 - 4pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz introduced by Demetria Martinez
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande Blvd., NW, Albuquerque NM 97107
(505) 344-8139, Event: Maggie Bunting: events@bkwrks.com
Monday, October 8th, Columbus Day, 12:30pm – 2pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne
Borders
3513 Zafarano Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 474-9450
Tuesday, October 9th, 6 -7:30pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne
Otowi Station
1350 Central Ave, Los Alamos NM 87544
(505) 294-2026, Peggy Durbin, Owner: peggy@otowistation.com
Wednesday, October 10th, 5:30 pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne
Tome on the Range
116 Bridge St., Las Vegas NM 87701
(505) 454-9944, Events: Janet Chapman, jchapman@hotmail.com or
tomeontherange@desertgate.com
Thursday, October 11th, 5 - 7pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne with Simon Ortiz
Barnes & Noble Coronado Center
6600 Menaul Blvd., NE, Albuquerque NM 87110
(505) 883-8200, CRM, Rob Cotton: CRM2049@bn.com
Friday, October 12th, 7pm
Reading & Lecture, Roxanne with Simon Ortiz
O'Shaughnessy Reading/Performance Space, Benildus Hall
College of Santa Fe
1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe NM 87505
Contact: Professor of Creative Writing, Valerie Martinez
(505) 424-5243, vmartinez@csf.edu Fe, NM 87505
Saturday, October 13th, 2 - 4pm
Informal Signing, Roxanne with Simon Ortiz
Moby Dickens
124-A Bent Street, Taos NM 87571
(505) 758-3050, Art & Susan Bachrach: mobyop@newmex.com
Saturday, October 13th at 6:30 p.m.
Lecture and discussion, Roxanne with Simon Ortiz
New Mexico Peace Action, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Board Room
118 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos NM 87571
For further information: Beryl Schwartz (505) 751-3634 or (505) 613-0782
Sunday, October 14th, 11:00am – Bring-your-lunch event
Reading & Lecture, Roxanne
Sky City Cultural Center and Haaku Museum
Acoma Pueblo NM
(P.O. Box 310, NM 87034)
General info and directions: (800) 747-0181 or (505) 552-7860 www.skycity.com
Contact: Prudy Correa (505) 552-7865, pvcorrea@skycity.com
Monday,October 15th, Noon - Bring-your-lunch event
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center,
2401 - 12th St NW
Albuquerque NM 87104
Melanie LaBorwit, Education Coordinator: (505) 843-7270, Ext. 3600 mlaborwit@indianpueblo.org, www.indianpueblo.org
Monday, October 15th, at 6pm
Guest Speaker & Reading, Roxanne introduced by Gwendolyn
Packard w/ poetry reading by Embudo poet, Levi Romero
Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice
202 Harvard Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Cecilia Chavez (505) 268-9557, mail@abqpeaceandjustice.org or
bookruth@swcp.com
For further information, review copies or author interviews, please contact:
Karen Villanueva (505) 764-8323, Cell: (505) 306-9213, e-mail: authorcare@aol.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Calendar of Events
for
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Roots of Resistance:
A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico
ISBN 978-0-8061-3833-6, $19.95 paper
University of Oklahoma Press
"In the end, it's only by understanding our relationship to land that we can move toward justice. In her amazing book, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz provides the historical perspective we so desperately need to move forward in the rich tradition of resistance that is ours."
-Demetria MartÃnez, author of Confessions of a Berlitz Tape Chicana
Sunday, October 7th, 2 - 4pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz introduced by Demetria Martinez
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande Blvd., NW, Albuquerque NM 97107
(505) 344-8139, Event: Maggie Bunting: events@bkwrks.com
Monday, October 8th, Columbus Day, 12:30pm – 2pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne
Borders
3513 Zafarano Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 474-9450
Tuesday, October 9th, 6 -7:30pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne
Otowi Station
1350 Central Ave, Los Alamos NM 87544
(505) 294-2026, Peggy Durbin, Owner: peggy@otowistation.com
Wednesday, October 10th, 5:30 pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne
Tome on the Range
116 Bridge St., Las Vegas NM 87701
(505) 454-9944, Events: Janet Chapman, jchapman@hotmail.com or
tomeontherange@desertgate.com
Thursday, October 11th, 5 - 7pm
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne with Simon Ortiz
Barnes & Noble Coronado Center
6600 Menaul Blvd., NE, Albuquerque NM 87110
(505) 883-8200, CRM, Rob Cotton: CRM2049@bn.com
Friday, October 12th, 7pm
Reading & Lecture, Roxanne with Simon Ortiz
O'Shaughnessy Reading/Performance Space, Benildus Hall
College of Santa Fe
1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe NM 87505
Contact: Professor of Creative Writing, Valerie Martinez
(505) 424-5243, vmartinez@csf.edu Fe, NM 87505
Saturday, October 13th, 2 - 4pm
Informal Signing, Roxanne with Simon Ortiz
Moby Dickens
124-A Bent Street, Taos NM 87571
(505) 758-3050, Art & Susan Bachrach: mobyop@newmex.com
Saturday, October 13th at 6:30 p.m.
Lecture and discussion, Roxanne with Simon Ortiz
New Mexico Peace Action, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Board Room
118 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos NM 87571
For further information: Beryl Schwartz (505) 751-3634 or (505) 613-0782
Sunday, October 14th, 11:00am – Bring-your-lunch event
Reading & Lecture, Roxanne
Sky City Cultural Center and Haaku Museum
Acoma Pueblo NM
(P.O. Box 310, NM 87034)
General info and directions: (800) 747-0181 or (505) 552-7860 www.skycity.com
Contact: Prudy Correa (505) 552-7865, pvcorrea@skycity.com
Monday,October 15th, Noon - Bring-your-lunch event
Reading & Discussion, Roxanne
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center,
2401 - 12th St NW
Albuquerque NM 87104
Melanie LaBorwit, Education Coordinator: (505) 843-7270, Ext. 3600 mlaborwit@indianpueblo.org, www.indianpueblo.org
Monday, October 15th, at 6pm
Guest Speaker & Reading, Roxanne introduced by Gwendolyn
Packard w/ poetry reading by Embudo poet, Levi Romero
Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice
202 Harvard Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Cecilia Chavez (505) 268-9557, mail@abqpeaceandjustice.org or
bookruth@swcp.com
For further information, review copies or author interviews, please contact:
Karen Villanueva (505) 764-8323, Cell: (505) 306-9213, e-mail: authorcare@aol.com
Latest News from Word Harvest Writers Workshops in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dear Writers,
Get a preview of the upcoming Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: Focus On Mystery, November 1- 4 inAlbuquerque, NM. Conference faculty authors Bill O’Hanlon and David Morrell talk about their writing and the conference. The podcast also features writer and conference organizer Anne Hillerman. Click onwww.hillermanconference.com
or http://www.santaferadiocafe.org/podcasts/ and go to August 28!
O’Hanlon will present the November 1 pre-conference workshop, “Getting Published: A Bootcamp for Writers.” With 28 books to his credit, Bill is a master teacher known for his storytelling, irreverent humor and enthusiasm. O’Hanlon will also teach “Slouching Toward the 21st Century the Easy Way: The Internet for Authors” as a breakout session November 2.
Morrell, the creator of the Rambo character in his novel, “First Blood” is a prolific writer, skilled teacher and co-president of the International Thriller Writers organization. We are honored to have him open the conference with his take on the mystery genre, “The History of the Mystery—and What It Means To You.”
Jean Schaumberg and Anne Hillerman
Tony Hillerman Conference: Focus on Mystery
Nov. 1-4 Albuquerque, N.M.
www.hillermanconference.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Get a preview of the upcoming Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: Focus On Mystery, November 1- 4 inAlbuquerque, NM. Conference faculty authors Bill O’Hanlon and David Morrell talk about their writing and the conference. The podcast also features writer and conference organizer Anne Hillerman. Click onwww.hillermanconference.com
or http://www.santaferadiocafe.org/podcasts/ and go to August 28!
O’Hanlon will present the November 1 pre-conference workshop, “Getting Published: A Bootcamp for Writers.” With 28 books to his credit, Bill is a master teacher known for his storytelling, irreverent humor and enthusiasm. O’Hanlon will also teach “Slouching Toward the 21st Century the Easy Way: The Internet for Authors” as a breakout session November 2.
Morrell, the creator of the Rambo character in his novel, “First Blood” is a prolific writer, skilled teacher and co-president of the International Thriller Writers organization. We are honored to have him open the conference with his take on the mystery genre, “The History of the Mystery—and What It Means To You.”
Jean Schaumberg and Anne Hillerman
Tony Hillerman Conference: Focus on Mystery
Nov. 1-4 Albuquerque, N.M.
www.hillermanconference.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Inkspotter Publishing/Heritage Writer
InkSpotter is run by Betty Dobson in Halifax. It's a company for people who want to self publish, and also has a lot of writing resources. Check the link on this blog or cut and paste http://inkspotter.com/ Also ask her about her Heritage Writer News Letter. It's a fun one to write for.
Betty Dobson
InkSpotter Publishing......http://inkspotter.com/
Phone: 902-444-1691........Fax: 902-482-3403
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Betty Dobson
InkSpotter Publishing......http://inkspotter.com/
Phone: 902-444-1691........Fax: 902-482-3403
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Latest Libros from New Mexico Book Association
The New Mexico Book Association is a great for Southwest US authors and readers to meet. Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
September Book and Literary Events in New Mexico
But First, These Important Messages!
One: September 1 is registration day to show your books at the NMBA/PMA booth at the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Trade Show in Denver, Sept. 28-30. We need copies of one or two of your titles, page for the catalog, and $60. Details below. MPBA draws bookbuyers from the chains, indie bookstores, and elsewhere! Call me now: Richard Polese (505) 983-1412
Two: September 14 is NMBA’s Second Friday Networking Luncheon. "Self-Publishing Basics" is the focus of our discussion. Bring your information, insights and questions to share. We meet at the Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1pm, brown bag format, free to all!
Three: October 3 is date of "Book Distribution Decoded." NMBA’s latest Professional Development Workshop takes place that Wednesday evening at The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 6:30-8:30pm. Panelists will unravel the mysteries of book distribution today: Patricia Nelson, a national sales rep; Dorothy Massey, retailer; and David Quinn of Baker & Taylor Books. Cost: $20 for NMBA members, $25 non-members. Reserve your place now! Send name and check to: NMBA, PO Box 1285, and Santa Fe NM 87504. Contact Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214 for details.
SEPTEMBER 2007 Book Events
Sept. 1: Membership Renewal Date for all NMBA members (except for those who joined after May 15, 2007). Send your $62 dues check to: NMBA, PO Box 1285, and Santa Fe, NM 87504 Fe. Include any changes in address information and your latest news.
Sept. 1: Self-Publishing and Local Author Book Fair, Page One Bookstore Cafe, first Saturday every month, 3-5pm, 11018 Montgomery, NE, Albuquerque. (505) 294-2026.
Sept. 1: SOMOS Book Sale, Taos, 1-3pm. www.somostaos.org, (505) 758-0081.
Sept. 1: Zephyr Press "World in Poetry" series featuring Iraqi poetry and music, Court Youth Center, Las Cruces, 7:30pm,(505) 524-1474.
Sept. 6: Writers at the Mission Cafe, DeVargas Street, and Santa Fe. Facilitator Suzan Hall organizes this gathering for fiction and non-fiction writers every second Tuesday. $16 per meeting, $115 for 8 weeks. Suzan Hall, (505) 954-9931, suzanh@cybermesa.com
Sept. 6-9: Las Poetistas Amigas, poetry dance and music performance featuring five Latin American poets of the early 20 th century, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, $12 and $10. (505) 473-0143.
Sept. 14: NMBA Networking Luncheon: Discussion of "Self-Publishing Basics," at the Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey Santa Fe, 11:30-1:30pm., Free. Bring your bag lunch and a friend. No reservations necessary. (505) 231-1755.
Sept. 15: DEADLINE! October Libro (both the print edition and Libro October email book events calendar). (505) 231-1755, mail@nmbook.org, or send to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504.
Sept. 15: DEADLINE! Tony Hillerman/Cowboys & Indians Mystery Short Story Contest. 2500-word stories must be postmarked by Sept.15,$1500 prize. www.hillermanconference.com/contest.htm
Sept. 15: "Getting Down the Story of Your Life" with Carol Franco, Southwest Literary Center & Narrative Arts Center, Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 10am-4pm, $95 includes her book! litcenter@recursos.com, www.thelegacyguide.com, carolfranco@comcast.net.
Sept. 21-23: Lisa Lenard-Cook Weekend Intensive Workshop, Narrative Arts Center, Carson, NM. Contact lhlenard@earthlink.net.
Sept. 21: NM Book Coop Luncheon "Books and Alibi" with Steve Robert Allen, editor/arts&lit editor, Home Town Buffet, 9261 Coors Blvd, Albuquerque, $8.29 plus tax, tip. (505) 344-9382, info@nmsantos.com.
Sept. 22: Sean Murphy Short Fiction Workshop, “Sizzling Short Fiction” Santa Fe. www.wordharvest.com/onedayworkshops.php
Sept. 25: DEADLINE: DIY Book Festival Book of the Year entries. $1500 cash prize. Visit www.diyconvention.com, (323) 665-8080.
Sept. 28-30: Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association Trade Show. Denver Tech Marriott. Only $60 to display up to two titles at our NMBA booth. Check needed by Sept. 1, catalog pages by Sept 8: NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe NM 87504, (505) 231-1755.
Sept. & Oct.: "Stage Presence for the Shy Author," with Barbara Mayfield, publicist. Information: (505) 231-4774, bjmayfield@cybermesa.com.
+ On the Horizon
Oct. 1: DEADLINE: Carl Hertzog Award for excellence in book design. $1000 cash prize for books printed in 2006 and 2007. Write for entry form: Hertzog Award Competition, University Librarian, UTEP Library, El Paso, Texas 79968.
Oct. 2: "Coming to the Center," a yoga and poetry workshop with Pat Shapiro and Lorraine Schecter, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs, $175. (505) 466-6656, shapiro@comcast.net.
Oct. 3: "Book Distribution Decoded" NMBA Professional Development Workshop. Panelists unravel the mysteries and frustrations of book distribution today. The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 6:30-8:30pm. Patricia Nelson, a national sales rep; Dorothy Massey, retailer; and David Quinn of Baker & Taylor Books. Cost: $20 for NMBA members, $25 for non-members. Reserve your place now! Send check to: NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe NM 87504 (marked "Distribution"). Contact Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214 for details.
Oct. 7: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Roots of Resistance: A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico, Bookworks, Albuquerque, (505) 344-8139 or call Karen Villanueva, 764-8323. Also, Oct. 9, Otowi Station in Los Alamos; Oct. 10, Tome on the Range in Las Vegas; and Oct. 11 at Barnes & Noble, Coronado Center, Albuquerque. MoreTBA.
Oct. 4-6: Santa Fe Short Story Festival, at New Mexico School for the Deaf. Contact David Olson thwork@theaterwork.org and visit www.santafeshortstory.org.
Oct. 11-17: Santa Fe Design Week ("Design Matters"), Santa Fe Indian School. Product show Oct. 13 and 14.) Contact Sarah Ellis, (505)955-7003.
Oct. 12: NMBA Nertworking Luncheon, The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1pm, free.
November: "Reading in Public" NMBA Professional Development Workshop at The Writers Room, Santa Fe. Watch for date in October’s Libro Calendar of Events. Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214.
Nov. 1-4: Tony Hillerman Conference: "Focus on Mystery," with opportunity to meet with literary agents interested in mysteries, Hyatt Regency, Albuquerque.www.hillermanconference.com
Nov. 9: New Mexico Book Awards, MCM Elegante Hotel, Albuquerque. Casual New Mexico wear (bolos and boots) New Mexico Book Association is a sponsor of the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards. Cost: $28 before Oct. 1, $34 after. (505) 344-1382
Dec. 8: Holiday Book & Craft Fair, St. John’s Cathedral, Albuquerque, 10am-4pm.. Application form at www.nmbookcoop.com/advent.doc
+ Author Readings and Signings
Sept. 10: John Trever, Manana Republic: A New Mexico Cartoon Album, Page One Books, Albuquerque, 7pm (505) 294-2026
Sept. 14: Laura Santoro, Mercy, Mable Dodge Luhan House, 240 Morada Lane, Taos, 7:30pm. (505) 758-0081.
Sept. 14: "Becoming a Spiritual Scientist," 12-week course with author and counselor Rebecca Skeele, $100 application, $900 tuition. (505) 984-1739.
Sept. 16: Duende Poetry Series: Four Women, featuring Diana Huntress and Margaret Randall, Anasazi Fields Winery, Placitas, NM, 7pm.
Sept. 23: Dear Diary Readings, with six notable women writers, Film Center, 1616 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe, 3pm, $15 donation. Call (505) 483-9747 or contact beastofbengal@yahoo.com.
Sept. 28: Jon Scieszka, Cowboy and Octopus, Page One, Albuquerque, 7pm.
Sept. 29: Leslie Shipman and Jessica Powers, Borders Cottonwood booksignings, Albuquerque. (505) 344-9382.
Oct. 1: "Voices from Guantanamo" poetry with Lucy Lippard and other readers. First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave., Santa Fe, 7pm, free. (505) 988-5185, www.pennm.org.
Oct. 4: Richard Rhodes, Arsenals of Folly. Otowi Station Bookstore, 1350 Central Ave, Los Alamos, 5-7pm. (505) 662-9589, books@otowistation.com
+ On the Air
The Reading Sampler with Dorothy Doyle, KSFR 90.7 FM. Thursdays, 6:30-7pm:
Sept. 6: The Walk, by William Debuys
Sept. 13: Leaving New Buffalo Commune by Arthur Kopecky
Sept. 20: Coyota, a novel by Martha Egan
Sept. 27: Speak Like Singing, by Kenneth Lincoln
Attention Calendar participants! All event information must be received in this simple format: Date, Event Name, Sponsor, Location, Time, Cost (if any), and a Contact phone or email. Sorry, but we will no longer edit from longer descriptions.
Welcome new NMBA members! Douglas Bullis (Atelier Books), Mary Lou Heaphy, and Nathan Williams (Sidewinder Publishing) recently joined NMBA. Welcome aboard!
News and Additions: Contact mail@nmbook.org (not authorcare@aol.com, please).
New Mexico Book Association is the state’s nonprofit dedicated to the success of all book and literary professionals. Visit www.nmbook.org
September Book and Literary Events in New Mexico
But First, These Important Messages!
One: September 1 is registration day to show your books at the NMBA/PMA booth at the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Trade Show in Denver, Sept. 28-30. We need copies of one or two of your titles, page for the catalog, and $60. Details below. MPBA draws bookbuyers from the chains, indie bookstores, and elsewhere! Call me now: Richard Polese (505) 983-1412
Two: September 14 is NMBA’s Second Friday Networking Luncheon. "Self-Publishing Basics" is the focus of our discussion. Bring your information, insights and questions to share. We meet at the Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1pm, brown bag format, free to all!
Three: October 3 is date of "Book Distribution Decoded." NMBA’s latest Professional Development Workshop takes place that Wednesday evening at The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 6:30-8:30pm. Panelists will unravel the mysteries of book distribution today: Patricia Nelson, a national sales rep; Dorothy Massey, retailer; and David Quinn of Baker & Taylor Books. Cost: $20 for NMBA members, $25 non-members. Reserve your place now! Send name and check to: NMBA, PO Box 1285, and Santa Fe NM 87504. Contact Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214 for details.
SEPTEMBER 2007 Book Events
Sept. 1: Membership Renewal Date for all NMBA members (except for those who joined after May 15, 2007). Send your $62 dues check to: NMBA, PO Box 1285, and Santa Fe, NM 87504 Fe. Include any changes in address information and your latest news.
Sept. 1: Self-Publishing and Local Author Book Fair, Page One Bookstore Cafe, first Saturday every month, 3-5pm, 11018 Montgomery, NE, Albuquerque. (505) 294-2026.
Sept. 1: SOMOS Book Sale, Taos, 1-3pm. www.somostaos.org, (505) 758-0081.
Sept. 1: Zephyr Press "World in Poetry" series featuring Iraqi poetry and music, Court Youth Center, Las Cruces, 7:30pm,(505) 524-1474.
Sept. 6: Writers at the Mission Cafe, DeVargas Street, and Santa Fe. Facilitator Suzan Hall organizes this gathering for fiction and non-fiction writers every second Tuesday. $16 per meeting, $115 for 8 weeks. Suzan Hall, (505) 954-9931, suzanh@cybermesa.com
Sept. 6-9: Las Poetistas Amigas, poetry dance and music performance featuring five Latin American poets of the early 20 th century, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, $12 and $10. (505) 473-0143.
Sept. 14: NMBA Networking Luncheon: Discussion of "Self-Publishing Basics," at the Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey Santa Fe, 11:30-1:30pm., Free. Bring your bag lunch and a friend. No reservations necessary. (505) 231-1755.
Sept. 15: DEADLINE! October Libro (both the print edition and Libro October email book events calendar). (505) 231-1755, mail@nmbook.org, or send to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504.
Sept. 15: DEADLINE! Tony Hillerman/Cowboys & Indians Mystery Short Story Contest. 2500-word stories must be postmarked by Sept.15,$1500 prize. www.hillermanconference.com/contest.htm
Sept. 15: "Getting Down the Story of Your Life" with Carol Franco, Southwest Literary Center & Narrative Arts Center, Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 10am-4pm, $95 includes her book! litcenter@recursos.com, www.thelegacyguide.com, carolfranco@comcast.net.
Sept. 21-23: Lisa Lenard-Cook Weekend Intensive Workshop, Narrative Arts Center, Carson, NM. Contact lhlenard@earthlink.net.
Sept. 21: NM Book Coop Luncheon "Books and Alibi" with Steve Robert Allen, editor/arts&lit editor, Home Town Buffet, 9261 Coors Blvd, Albuquerque, $8.29 plus tax, tip. (505) 344-9382, info@nmsantos.com.
Sept. 22: Sean Murphy Short Fiction Workshop, “Sizzling Short Fiction” Santa Fe. www.wordharvest.com/onedayworkshops.php
Sept. 25: DEADLINE: DIY Book Festival Book of the Year entries. $1500 cash prize. Visit www.diyconvention.com, (323) 665-8080.
Sept. 28-30: Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association Trade Show. Denver Tech Marriott. Only $60 to display up to two titles at our NMBA booth. Check needed by Sept. 1, catalog pages by Sept 8: NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe NM 87504, (505) 231-1755.
Sept. & Oct.: "Stage Presence for the Shy Author," with Barbara Mayfield, publicist. Information: (505) 231-4774, bjmayfield@cybermesa.com.
+ On the Horizon
Oct. 1: DEADLINE: Carl Hertzog Award for excellence in book design. $1000 cash prize for books printed in 2006 and 2007. Write for entry form: Hertzog Award Competition, University Librarian, UTEP Library, El Paso, Texas 79968.
Oct. 2: "Coming to the Center," a yoga and poetry workshop with Pat Shapiro and Lorraine Schecter, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs, $175. (505) 466-6656, shapiro@comcast.net.
Oct. 3: "Book Distribution Decoded" NMBA Professional Development Workshop. Panelists unravel the mysteries and frustrations of book distribution today. The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 6:30-8:30pm. Patricia Nelson, a national sales rep; Dorothy Massey, retailer; and David Quinn of Baker & Taylor Books. Cost: $20 for NMBA members, $25 for non-members. Reserve your place now! Send check to: NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe NM 87504 (marked "Distribution"). Contact Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214 for details.
Oct. 7: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Roots of Resistance: A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico, Bookworks, Albuquerque, (505) 344-8139 or call Karen Villanueva, 764-8323. Also, Oct. 9, Otowi Station in Los Alamos; Oct. 10, Tome on the Range in Las Vegas; and Oct. 11 at Barnes & Noble, Coronado Center, Albuquerque. MoreTBA.
Oct. 4-6: Santa Fe Short Story Festival, at New Mexico School for the Deaf. Contact David Olson thwork@theaterwork.org and visit www.santafeshortstory.org.
Oct. 11-17: Santa Fe Design Week ("Design Matters"), Santa Fe Indian School. Product show Oct. 13 and 14.) Contact Sarah Ellis, (505)955-7003.
Oct. 12: NMBA Nertworking Luncheon, The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1pm, free.
November: "Reading in Public" NMBA Professional Development Workshop at The Writers Room, Santa Fe. Watch for date in October’s Libro Calendar of Events. Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214.
Nov. 1-4: Tony Hillerman Conference: "Focus on Mystery," with opportunity to meet with literary agents interested in mysteries, Hyatt Regency, Albuquerque.www.hillermanconference.com
Nov. 9: New Mexico Book Awards, MCM Elegante Hotel, Albuquerque. Casual New Mexico wear (bolos and boots) New Mexico Book Association is a sponsor of the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards. Cost: $28 before Oct. 1, $34 after. (505) 344-1382
Dec. 8: Holiday Book & Craft Fair, St. John’s Cathedral, Albuquerque, 10am-4pm.. Application form at www.nmbookcoop.com/advent.doc
+ Author Readings and Signings
Sept. 10: John Trever, Manana Republic: A New Mexico Cartoon Album, Page One Books, Albuquerque, 7pm (505) 294-2026
Sept. 14: Laura Santoro, Mercy, Mable Dodge Luhan House, 240 Morada Lane, Taos, 7:30pm. (505) 758-0081.
Sept. 14: "Becoming a Spiritual Scientist," 12-week course with author and counselor Rebecca Skeele, $100 application, $900 tuition. (505) 984-1739.
Sept. 16: Duende Poetry Series: Four Women, featuring Diana Huntress and Margaret Randall, Anasazi Fields Winery, Placitas, NM, 7pm.
Sept. 23: Dear Diary Readings, with six notable women writers, Film Center, 1616 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe, 3pm, $15 donation. Call (505) 483-9747 or contact beastofbengal@yahoo.com.
Sept. 28: Jon Scieszka, Cowboy and Octopus, Page One, Albuquerque, 7pm.
Sept. 29: Leslie Shipman and Jessica Powers, Borders Cottonwood booksignings, Albuquerque. (505) 344-9382.
Oct. 1: "Voices from Guantanamo" poetry with Lucy Lippard and other readers. First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave., Santa Fe, 7pm, free. (505) 988-5185, www.pennm.org.
Oct. 4: Richard Rhodes, Arsenals of Folly. Otowi Station Bookstore, 1350 Central Ave, Los Alamos, 5-7pm. (505) 662-9589, books@otowistation.com
+ On the Air
The Reading Sampler with Dorothy Doyle, KSFR 90.7 FM. Thursdays, 6:30-7pm:
Sept. 6: The Walk, by William Debuys
Sept. 13: Leaving New Buffalo Commune by Arthur Kopecky
Sept. 20: Coyota, a novel by Martha Egan
Sept. 27: Speak Like Singing, by Kenneth Lincoln
Attention Calendar participants! All event information must be received in this simple format: Date, Event Name, Sponsor, Location, Time, Cost (if any), and a Contact phone or email. Sorry, but we will no longer edit from longer descriptions.
Welcome new NMBA members! Douglas Bullis (Atelier Books), Mary Lou Heaphy, and Nathan Williams (Sidewinder Publishing) recently joined NMBA. Welcome aboard!
News and Additions: Contact mail@nmbook.org (not authorcare@aol.com, please).
New Mexico Book Association is the state’s nonprofit dedicated to the success of all book and literary professionals. Visit www.nmbook.org
Ann Wylie Writing Coach Reving up the Readership
Ann has a blog to her newsletter that she'd like to share. It's http://www.wyliecomm.com/newsletter_signup.shtml The news letter has some great writing tips that would be useful to anyone trying to write memos, business letters, novels, just about anything you can think of.
Connie Gotsch Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM Farmington (www.ksje.com) and author of two novels 'Snap Me a Future,' and 'A Mouthful of Shell,' available dlsijpress.com
Connie Gotsch Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM Farmington (www.ksje.com) and author of two novels 'Snap Me a Future,' and 'A Mouthful of Shell,' available dlsijpress.com
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Richard Benke
Richard Benke, who will be on Write On Four Corners early next summer has a novel out called The Stone City. He'll be doing booksignings. Go meet him. He's fun to talk to.
Connie Gotsch Host Write On Four Corners Author Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available DLSIJ Press.com
Dick Benke’s book signings lined up for NM are:
Thursday, 7 pm, Sept. 20, BookWorks, Albuquerque (4022 Rio Grande a block north of Griegos.)
Sunday, 12-2 pm, Oct. 14, Treasure House, 2012 S. Plaza St., Old Town Albuquerque.
Wednesday, 7 pm, Oct. 17, Borders Santa Fe (the downtown store on Sanbusco Square, 500 Montezuma, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Phone 505-954- 4707).
Saturday, 2 pm, Oct. 20, Borders Uptown Albuquerque Store. (2240 Q Street NE Albuquerque, NM 87110. Phone 505-884-7711
Sunday, 1 pm, Oct. 21, Borders Cottonwood, West Side (10420 Coors Bypass NW Albuquerque, NM 87114.
Phone 505-792-3180.)
Additional signings scheduled in California and Arizona include Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego on Sept. 27 and Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale on Oct. 8.
Connie Gotsch Host Write On Four Corners Author Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available DLSIJ Press.com
Dick Benke’s book signings lined up for NM are:
Thursday, 7 pm, Sept. 20, BookWorks, Albuquerque (4022 Rio Grande a block north of Griegos.)
Sunday, 12-2 pm, Oct. 14, Treasure House, 2012 S. Plaza St., Old Town Albuquerque.
Wednesday, 7 pm, Oct. 17, Borders Santa Fe (the downtown store on Sanbusco Square, 500 Montezuma, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Phone 505-954- 4707).
Saturday, 2 pm, Oct. 20, Borders Uptown Albuquerque Store. (2240 Q Street NE Albuquerque, NM 87110. Phone 505-884-7711
Sunday, 1 pm, Oct. 21, Borders Cottonwood, West Side (10420 Coors Bypass NW Albuquerque, NM 87114.
Phone 505-792-3180.)
Additional signings scheduled in California and Arizona include Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego on Sept. 27 and Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale on Oct. 8.
Ann Wylie Writing Coach Reving up the Readership
Hi all you writers,
Here's a web site for yohttp://www.revvingupreadership.com/ I heard Ann speak at a National Federation of Press women Meeting several years ago. She has some good ideas, and a news letter called Writing Tips. You can cut and paste this web site, or go find it on my blog right here.
Connie Gotsch Host Write On Four Corners, KSJE Farmington Author 'A Mouthful of Shell' and 'Snap Me a Future.'
Here's a web site for yohttp://www.revvingupreadership.com/ I heard Ann speak at a National Federation of Press women Meeting several years ago. She has some good ideas, and a news letter called Writing Tips. You can cut and paste this web site, or go find it on my blog right here.
Connie Gotsch Host Write On Four Corners, KSJE Farmington Author 'A Mouthful of Shell' and 'Snap Me a Future.'
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Announcing the Sept Cosmic Raccoon
If you'd like a copy of writer Gwynne Spencer's Cosmic Raccoon, check her out
gwynnespencer@aol.com
www.gwynnespencer.com
gwynnespencer@aol.com
www.gwynnespencer.com
Write On Four Corners Author Carolyn Howard-Johnson wins American Businesswo
M E D I A R E L E A S E
Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com
Fax: 818-790-4299
Phone: 818-790-0502
For Immediate Release
Business Women Honor Author with National Award
Anaheim, CA -- Award-winning author Carolyn Howard-Johnson will receive the American Business Women's Association's (ABWA) Outstanding Woman Award at the their 19th national American Business Women's Day Celebration, Sat., Sept. 8, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Anaheim, CA. Lynn White Shelby, Burbank, CA, nominated her for the National Award.
The ABWA is an organization that brings together businesswomen of diverse occupations and provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. Their motto "Together we can do it" unites tens of thousands of members throughout the world who benefit from membership and its national magazine Women in Business.
Howard-Johnson is the author of a novel, book of creative nonfiction and poetry, all award-winners. Her fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. She was named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the 43rd and 44th Districts of the California Legislature. She speaks on Utah's culture, tolerance and subjects relating to writing and publishing and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She is also is an instructor for UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program. Her book The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't was named USA Book News' Best Professional Book and earned the Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin award and her newest book, The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success will be released Oct. 1.
Howard-Johnson is also the founder of Authors' Coalition, an organization for writers (http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com.
Howard-Johnson may be reached at (HoJoNews@aol.com) Information is also available at http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com .
The ABWA site is www.abwa.org.
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(Photos, book cover art and a full media kit are available electronically or by post upon request.)
Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com
Fax: 818-790-4299
Phone: 818-790-0502
For Immediate Release
Business Women Honor Author with National Award
Anaheim, CA -- Award-winning author Carolyn Howard-Johnson will receive the American Business Women's Association's (ABWA) Outstanding Woman Award at the their 19th national American Business Women's Day Celebration, Sat., Sept. 8, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Anaheim, CA. Lynn White Shelby, Burbank, CA, nominated her for the National Award.
The ABWA is an organization that brings together businesswomen of diverse occupations and provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. Their motto "Together we can do it" unites tens of thousands of members throughout the world who benefit from membership and its national magazine Women in Business.
Howard-Johnson is the author of a novel, book of creative nonfiction and poetry, all award-winners. Her fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. She was named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the 43rd and 44th Districts of the California Legislature. She speaks on Utah's culture, tolerance and subjects relating to writing and publishing and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She is also is an instructor for UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program. Her book The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't was named USA Book News' Best Professional Book and earned the Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin award and her newest book, The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success will be released Oct. 1.
Howard-Johnson is also the founder of Authors' Coalition, an organization for writers (http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com.
Howard-Johnson may be reached at (HoJoNews@aol.com) Information is also available at http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com .
The ABWA site is www.abwa.org.
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(Photos, book cover art and a full media kit are available electronically or by post upon request.)
New Mexico Book CoOp News September
NEW MEXICO BOOK ASSOCIATION
Street: 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe New Mexico 87505
Mail: Post Office Box 1285, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
Richard Polese, Executive Director: (505) 983-1412 e-mail: oceantree@earthlink.net
Office Fax: (505) 983-0899 NMBA Website: www.nmbook.org
__________________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release: September 4, 2007
NMBA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP SERIES
“BOOK DISTRIBUTION DECODED”:
How do books reach the reader? Finding a book distributor, dealing with national and regional wholesalers, and getting books into book stores and libraries are challenges that continue to vex today’s independent publishers and self-published authors. NMBA has put together a stellar panel of experts to unravel the mysteries and frustrations of book distribution today! Open to the public. Handouts.
PANELISTS:
Dorothy Massey, Owner, Collected Works Bookstore; Patricia Nelson, National Sales rep for MIT/Harvard/Yale University Presses; and David Quinn, Retail Sales Representative for national wholesaler, Baker & Taylor Books. Jim Mafchir, Owner, Western Edge Press and Sherman Asher Publishing, will moderate.
DATE: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm
PLACE: Writers' Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey,
COST: $20 NMBA members, $25 non-members. Seating is limited!
RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION: Jim Mafchir (505) 988-7214
or email: westernedge@santa-fe.net
NMBA Publicity: Karen Villanueva (505) 764-8323, email: authorcare@aol.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Street: 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe New Mexico 87505
Mail: Post Office Box 1285, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
Richard Polese, Executive Director: (505) 983-1412 e-mail: oceantree@earthlink.net
Office Fax: (505) 983-0899 NMBA Website: www.nmbook.org
__________________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release: September 4, 2007
NMBA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP SERIES
“BOOK DISTRIBUTION DECODED”:
How do books reach the reader? Finding a book distributor, dealing with national and regional wholesalers, and getting books into book stores and libraries are challenges that continue to vex today’s independent publishers and self-published authors. NMBA has put together a stellar panel of experts to unravel the mysteries and frustrations of book distribution today! Open to the public. Handouts.
PANELISTS:
Dorothy Massey, Owner, Collected Works Bookstore; Patricia Nelson, National Sales rep for MIT/Harvard/Yale University Presses; and David Quinn, Retail Sales Representative for national wholesaler, Baker & Taylor Books. Jim Mafchir, Owner, Western Edge Press and Sherman Asher Publishing, will moderate.
DATE: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm
PLACE: Writers' Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey,
COST: $20 NMBA members, $25 non-members. Seating is limited!
RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION: Jim Mafchir (505) 988-7214
or email: westernedge@santa-fe.net
NMBA Publicity: Karen Villanueva (505) 764-8323, email: authorcare@aol.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Monday, September 3, 2007
New Link Write On Four Corners Family Member Gwynne Spencer and Cosmic Raccoon
Gwynne Spencer describes herself as a recovering children's book store owner, and she puts out a newsletter called Cosmic Raccoon, which is fun. She writes for kids, and does art therapy. She's been on Write On Four Corners with one of her kids' cookbooks designed to encourage reading. Check out her web site at http://www.gwynnespencer.com/
or on this site. If you want to see Cosmic Raccoon, email her at gwynnespencer@aol.com
Connie Gotsch host of KSJE FM's Write On Four Corners, author of 'Snap Me a Future' and 'A Mouthful of Shell' available DLSIJ Press. Check out conniegotsch.com ksje.com and dlsijpress.com
or on this site. If you want to see Cosmic Raccoon, email her at gwynnespencer@aol.com
Connie Gotsch host of KSJE FM's Write On Four Corners, author of 'Snap Me a Future' and 'A Mouthful of Shell' available DLSIJ Press. Check out conniegotsch.com ksje.com and dlsijpress.com
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