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Hoffer Award Seeks Entries
NMPW Awards
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Quick Links
Wordharvest
Anne Hillerman
Greetings!
Santa Fe had touch of winter last week. Ski Santa Fe is open and the twinkle lights shine from the trees on the Plaza. A great time to hunker down and get that writing project finished before the year ends.
Thanks again to everyone who made the 2011 Hillerman Writers Conference such a success. To see a snapshot of this year's conference, watch this video.
For 2012, we are considering adding a Bulletin Board section to our website and a sponsor section to our e-newsletters where editors and perhaps authors could buy an ad or listing to let our readers know about their services and/or books. Please let us know what you think of the idea and if you might be interested in participating.
Hillerman Prize and Hillerman Short Story Contests
Thanks to both partners, St. Martin's Press and New Mexico Magazine for agreeing to work with us again in 2012. The deadline for manuscripts for the Hillerman Prize is June 1.
The deadline for the short story contest is September 15. You'll find the guidelines for both contests here.
Please help us spread the word to other writers' groups, reading clubs, college writing classes and individuals who might be interested.
Hoffer Award seeks entries
The 2012 Eric Hoffer Award is open to academic, independent, small press, and self-published books that were released or copyrighted in the last two years. (Books more than two years old may enter the Legacy Fiction or Legacy Nonfiction categories.) Deadline is Jan. 21, 2012. Find general information here.
New Mexico Press Woman Awards open for entries
Women who live in New Mexico or have a strong connection to the state, and published non-fiction book over the past three years are invited to submit their books for consideration for the Zia Award. The contest is open to all subgenres of nonfiction, from memoir to textbook. Submissions can be made by the author or by someone else on her behalf, such as a publisher. The book may have been published anywhere. To be eligible to receive the award, selected winners must be available to read from their work at the award luncheon during the 2012 New Mexico Press Women conference May 4-6 in Santa Fe.
Entries must be postmarked no later than Friday, Jan. 13, 2012.
New Mexico Press Women also welcome books of many genres, by men and women, in the annual Communications Contest.
2012 Hillerman Writers Conference: Save the date
We are pleased to announce that the conference will be back at Hotel Santa Fe in Santa Fe, N.M. Save the dates: November 8-10, 2012. According to evaluations, there's demand to learn more about the mysterious and potentially lucrative world of e-books. That topic is on our radar, along with an opportunity for newly published authors to introduce themselves and their books, and a re-formatted edition of "Writing with the Stars."
Video from the conference including interviews with attendees and writing tips from our faculty, will soon be on our website and our Facebook page. Take a look. Thanks to Ashley M. Biggers for doing the interviews and creating these movies. Watch for our WORDHARVEST channel soon on You Tube.
We want to give a big thanks to Laureen Pepersack who runs the conference bookstore. Her calm demeanor and organizational skills are key to our success. We couldn't do it without her.
Also thanks to Felicia Lujan for such nice mentions of the conference on her blog. You can read all about it here.
Warm wishes for the holiday season,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
WORDHARVEST
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Next Meeting—Holiday Party
Next lunch meeting of the New Mexico Book Co-op is Friday, December 16. 2011, at the Golden Corral on Alameda & Coors in Albuquerque. It is no host, no program but we will talk. Come as early as 11am.
Hats off to Florentin Smarandache
We have said it many times – the New Mexico Book Awards are for you to make something of it. Florentin Smarandache has had info of his award go to people all over the world and UNM has a story about him on their website. We like to see someone go full tilt. He is a math/physics professor and his natural inclination is to promote. If it is good for math people you should take something from his playbook!
Speaking of the New Mexico Book Awards
We are asking all Co-op members to think of someone who would like to judge in the New Mexico Book Awards next year. We will start sending out books to judges in February. They have at least two months to read their books, have a one sided score sheet to fill out on each book, and can pick the categories and the number of books they like. If you have someone in mind email us with their email. We anticipate that there will be more entries in 2012. We take care of getting them books and picking up books. There is no compensation for judges but if we are able they can request books they like and we will give them their choices.
Need Your Feedback
The Arizona Book Publisher’s Association has gone out of business and will cease all operation before December 31, 2011. This means that the major book award program in Arizona will cease as well. We think it is a shame and want to invite them to enter our Book Awards. If this happens we will have to rename the Book Awards to reflect their involvement. We would also create some categories just for Arizona publishers and authors and keep ones for just New Mexicans. Our schedule would stay the same. If they get back on their feet they can reclaim their awards. This may give our awards even greater visibility since we are covering two states. What do you think? Email us ASAP so we can make a decision. Timing is good for us.
Sad News
Richard K. Harris died at home on November 24 after a short illness. Richard was the author of more than 30 books, mostly travel related; and editor or designer/producer of some 250 books. Richard was a founding member and past president of New Mexico Book Association and continued on the board until the end. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to Ambercare Hospice, www.ambercare.com, Santa Fe.
Excellence in Communications Context Includes Books
New Mexico Press Women (NMPW) invites entries for the 2012 Communications Contest, recognizing excellence in print or electronic media, books, photography, advertising, public relations, graphic arts, blogs/websites, and academic journalism throughout New Mexico. You don’t have to be a member of NMPW to participate in this open competition. The contest is meant to improve professional skills with critiques from judges and by rewarding communications that are skillfully executed, well directed to their target audience, and achieve their objectives. Entries must be postmarked by Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. To be eligible, the work must have been distributed, published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. With 81 categories, NMPW offers the largest range of categories for work. Entry fees are $15 for the first entry and $10 for each succeeding entry, for members; $20 for the first entry and $10 for each succeeding entry, for nonmembers. Organizations – including media, companies and institutions – can take advantage of the member rate for all its entries. Send submissions to: Sherry Robinson, PO Box 70323, Albuquerque, NM, 87197. All the details on contest categories and submission rules are available online at www.NewMexicoPressWomen.org. Entries will be judged by out-of-state media and communications professionals. All award places, including honorable mentions, receive a certificate. The awards will be announced at the NMPW annual conference to be held in April in Santa Fe. First place winners that are NMPW members as well as members of the National Federation of Press Women, will go on to compete nationally.
Contest for Women Authors of Nonfiction
An outstanding New Mexican writer will be honored for her work in nonfiction next spring when her book receives the prestigious Zia Award. New Mexican women writers are invited to submit their books for consideration for the award, given each year by New Mexico Press Women at the annual spring conference. To be eligible to receive the award, selected winners must read at the award luncheon during the 2012 conference in April. The 2012 Zia Award will be given to the author of an outstanding nonfiction book published in 2009, 2010 or 2011. The contest is open to all subgenres of nonfiction, from memoir to textbook. Submissions can be made by the author or by someone else on behalf of the author, such as a publisher. Membership in New Mexico Press Women is not required, but the writer must be a woman who lives in or has a strong connection to New Mexico. The book may be published anywhere. To submit for consideration for the Zia Book Award, send a brief cover letter including complete contact information, the author’s biography (including her connection to New Mexico) and a description of the book, a copy of the book and a check for the $10 entry fee payable to New Mexico Press Women to:
Sari Krosinsky
Zia Book Award Chair
315 Terrace Street SE
Albuquerque, N.M. 87106
Scholarship Opportunity
Los Alamos Employees Scholarship Fund (LAESF), administered by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation, has established a new scholarship program for non-traditional students. These scholarships are awarded to motivated students returning to a formal education after a hiatus for other pursuits. Candidates may have left formal education for business, the military, or other reasons, possibly for an extended period, and are now seeking to expand their opportunities with a certificate or a two-year degree through a program in the regional area. Applicants must be a resident of the 7 counties of Northern New Mexico: Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Taos as well as Pueblos in the same region. Additional information as well as the on-line application are available at: http://lanlfoundation.org/Scholarships/LAESF-RCRS-2012/.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Next lunch meeting of the New Mexico Book Co-op is Friday, December 16. 2011, at the Golden Corral on Alameda & Coors in Albuquerque. It is no host, no program but we will talk. Come as early as 11am.
Hats off to Florentin Smarandache
We have said it many times – the New Mexico Book Awards are for you to make something of it. Florentin Smarandache has had info of his award go to people all over the world and UNM has a story about him on their website. We like to see someone go full tilt. He is a math/physics professor and his natural inclination is to promote. If it is good for math people you should take something from his playbook!
Speaking of the New Mexico Book Awards
We are asking all Co-op members to think of someone who would like to judge in the New Mexico Book Awards next year. We will start sending out books to judges in February. They have at least two months to read their books, have a one sided score sheet to fill out on each book, and can pick the categories and the number of books they like. If you have someone in mind email us with their email. We anticipate that there will be more entries in 2012. We take care of getting them books and picking up books. There is no compensation for judges but if we are able they can request books they like and we will give them their choices.
Need Your Feedback
The Arizona Book Publisher’s Association has gone out of business and will cease all operation before December 31, 2011. This means that the major book award program in Arizona will cease as well. We think it is a shame and want to invite them to enter our Book Awards. If this happens we will have to rename the Book Awards to reflect their involvement. We would also create some categories just for Arizona publishers and authors and keep ones for just New Mexicans. Our schedule would stay the same. If they get back on their feet they can reclaim their awards. This may give our awards even greater visibility since we are covering two states. What do you think? Email us ASAP so we can make a decision. Timing is good for us.
Sad News
Richard K. Harris died at home on November 24 after a short illness. Richard was the author of more than 30 books, mostly travel related; and editor or designer/producer of some 250 books. Richard was a founding member and past president of New Mexico Book Association and continued on the board until the end. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to Ambercare Hospice, www.ambercare.com, Santa Fe.
Excellence in Communications Context Includes Books
New Mexico Press Women (NMPW) invites entries for the 2012 Communications Contest, recognizing excellence in print or electronic media, books, photography, advertising, public relations, graphic arts, blogs/websites, and academic journalism throughout New Mexico. You don’t have to be a member of NMPW to participate in this open competition. The contest is meant to improve professional skills with critiques from judges and by rewarding communications that are skillfully executed, well directed to their target audience, and achieve their objectives. Entries must be postmarked by Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. To be eligible, the work must have been distributed, published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. With 81 categories, NMPW offers the largest range of categories for work. Entry fees are $15 for the first entry and $10 for each succeeding entry, for members; $20 for the first entry and $10 for each succeeding entry, for nonmembers. Organizations – including media, companies and institutions – can take advantage of the member rate for all its entries. Send submissions to: Sherry Robinson, PO Box 70323, Albuquerque, NM, 87197. All the details on contest categories and submission rules are available online at www.NewMexicoPressWomen.org. Entries will be judged by out-of-state media and communications professionals. All award places, including honorable mentions, receive a certificate. The awards will be announced at the NMPW annual conference to be held in April in Santa Fe. First place winners that are NMPW members as well as members of the National Federation of Press Women, will go on to compete nationally.
Contest for Women Authors of Nonfiction
An outstanding New Mexican writer will be honored for her work in nonfiction next spring when her book receives the prestigious Zia Award. New Mexican women writers are invited to submit their books for consideration for the award, given each year by New Mexico Press Women at the annual spring conference. To be eligible to receive the award, selected winners must read at the award luncheon during the 2012 conference in April. The 2012 Zia Award will be given to the author of an outstanding nonfiction book published in 2009, 2010 or 2011. The contest is open to all subgenres of nonfiction, from memoir to textbook. Submissions can be made by the author or by someone else on behalf of the author, such as a publisher. Membership in New Mexico Press Women is not required, but the writer must be a woman who lives in or has a strong connection to New Mexico. The book may be published anywhere. To submit for consideration for the Zia Book Award, send a brief cover letter including complete contact information, the author’s biography (including her connection to New Mexico) and a description of the book, a copy of the book and a check for the $10 entry fee payable to New Mexico Press Women to:
Sari Krosinsky
Zia Book Award Chair
315 Terrace Street SE
Albuquerque, N.M. 87106
Scholarship Opportunity
Los Alamos Employees Scholarship Fund (LAESF), administered by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation, has established a new scholarship program for non-traditional students. These scholarships are awarded to motivated students returning to a formal education after a hiatus for other pursuits. Candidates may have left formal education for business, the military, or other reasons, possibly for an extended period, and are now seeking to expand their opportunities with a certificate or a two-year degree through a program in the regional area. Applicants must be a resident of the 7 counties of Northern New Mexico: Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Taos as well as Pueblos in the same region. Additional information as well as the on-line application are available at: http://lanlfoundation.org/Scholarships/LAESF-RCRS-2012/.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Nadia Sahari
HELLO SUPER STARS!!!
Cindy Williams, Ph.D. Is the Executive Director of Women Are Dreamers Too, Inc., which is a non-profit organization helping victims of domestic violence, transcend poverty. Williams joins The Nadia Sahari Show to discuss the goals and initiatives of this organization as well as how the public can become more involved with insuring all homes and communities are violence free.
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT — LISTEN IN AND CALL OUR GUEST:
CLICK ON THIS LINK:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nadiasahari/2011/11/30/cindy-williams-phd
LIVE YOUR DREAM! YOU ARE WORTHY!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
NaConnie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
dia Sahari
Cindy Williams, Ph.D. Is the Executive Director of Women Are Dreamers Too, Inc., which is a non-profit organization helping victims of domestic violence, transcend poverty. Williams joins The Nadia Sahari Show to discuss the goals and initiatives of this organization as well as how the public can become more involved with insuring all homes and communities are violence free.
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT — LISTEN IN AND CALL OUR GUEST:
CLICK ON THIS LINK:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nadiasahari/2011/11/30/cindy-williams-phd
LIVE YOUR DREAM! YOU ARE WORTHY!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
NaConnie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
dia Sahari
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
New Mexico Book CoOp News
January Lunch
The first New Mexico Book Co-op lunch of the New Year will be Friday, January 27 – What We Have Learned From the 2011 Book Awards and the Announcement of the 2012 New Mexico Book Awards. At the Golden Corral – Alameda & Coors in Albuquerque.
Speaker Series
We get a number of calls for authors to be speakers to various groups. The NM Book Co-op is setting up a Speakers Bureau. If you want to be on the list of available authors to speak go to WEBSITE and fill out the form. We will list available authors for any organizations to contact.
QR Codes for Coop Website
Scan the QR Code to the right on your Android or iPhone to go directly to the NM Book Co-op website.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
The first New Mexico Book Co-op lunch of the New Year will be Friday, January 27 – What We Have Learned From the 2011 Book Awards and the Announcement of the 2012 New Mexico Book Awards. At the Golden Corral – Alameda & Coors in Albuquerque.
Speaker Series
We get a number of calls for authors to be speakers to various groups. The NM Book Co-op is setting up a Speakers Bureau. If you want to be on the list of available authors to speak go to WEBSITE and fill out the form. We will list available authors for any organizations to contact.
QR Codes for Coop Website
Scan the QR Code to the right on your Android or iPhone to go directly to the NM Book Co-op website.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Friday, November 18, 2011
News from Carolyn Howard Johnson
USA BOOK NEWS ANNOUNCES
WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF
THE USA “BEST BOOKS 2011” AWARDS
Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, Random House, Penguin, Harper Collins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons and hundreds of Independent Houses contribute to this year’s Outstanding Competition!
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LOS ANGELES – USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced two of Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s books were among those that placed in THE USA “BEST BOOKS 2011” AWARDS on November 1, 2011. Awards were presented for titles published in 2010 and 2011.
Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said this year’s contest yielded an unprecedented number of entries. Winners and finalists traversed the publishing landscape: Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, Random House, Penguin, Harper Collins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons and hundreds of independent houses contributed to this year’s outstanding competition. Keen adds, “Our success begins with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and continues with our distinguished panel of industry judges who bring to the table their extensive editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise.”
Award highlights include the following:
(Full results listing available on USABooknews.com)
• The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or partnering with your publisher (Second Edition) by Carolyn Howard-Johnson won best business book in the writing category.
• Blooming Red: Christmas Poetry for the Rational by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball was a finalist in the poetry category.
• Prodigal Father Pagan Son: Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Club by Anthony Menginie and Kerrie Droban (St. Martin's Press) was honored in the “Autobiography/Memoirs” category
• Oprah: A Biography by Kitty Kelley (Crown Books/Random House) was awarded “Best Biography"
• Perfect One-Dish Dinners: All You Need for Easy Get-Togethers by Pam Anderson (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) placed number one in “Cookbooks”
• The Daughter's Walk by Jane Kirkpatrick (Water Brook/Random House) took home the “Best General Fiction” prize
One reviewer said reading Howard-Johnson’s books is like picking the brains of a master marketer. It received plaudits from industry shakers like Marilyn Ross, founder of Small Publishers or North America and Tim Bete, director of Dayton University’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Conference. The new one carries endorsements from the likes of Dan Poynter and Tony Eldridge.
Howard-Johnson, an instructor for nearly a decade at UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program, chose to have the new edition published in both e-book format and paperback in order to give her struggling students and clients affordable and convenient choices. Whichever format a reader chooses, The Frugal Book Promoter assures an author’s book the best possible start in life. Full of nitty-gritty how-tos for getting nearly free publicity, the author shares her professional experience as well as practical tips gleaned from the successes of her own book campaigns. A former journalist and publicist (she wrote media releases for fashion designers like Christian Dior), she tells authors how to do what their publishers can’t or won’t and why authors can often do their own promotion better than a PR professional. Her poetry is published in dozens of literary and review journals worldwide.
USABookNews.com is an online publication providing coverage for books from mainstream and independent publishers to the world online community. JPX Media Group, in Los Angeles, California, is the parent company of USABookNews.com.
A complete list of the winners and finalists of The USA “Best Books 2011” Awards are available online at http://www.USABookNews.com.
Learn more about Howard-Johnson at http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com and http://carolynhoward-johnson.com..
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Cover image and media kit available on request at HoJoNews@aol.com.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF
THE USA “BEST BOOKS 2011” AWARDS
Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, Random House, Penguin, Harper Collins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons and hundreds of Independent Houses contribute to this year’s Outstanding Competition!
________________________________________
LOS ANGELES – USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced two of Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s books were among those that placed in THE USA “BEST BOOKS 2011” AWARDS on November 1, 2011. Awards were presented for titles published in 2010 and 2011.
Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said this year’s contest yielded an unprecedented number of entries. Winners and finalists traversed the publishing landscape: Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, Random House, Penguin, Harper Collins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons and hundreds of independent houses contributed to this year’s outstanding competition. Keen adds, “Our success begins with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and continues with our distinguished panel of industry judges who bring to the table their extensive editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise.”
Award highlights include the following:
(Full results listing available on USABooknews.com)
• The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or partnering with your publisher (Second Edition) by Carolyn Howard-Johnson won best business book in the writing category.
• Blooming Red: Christmas Poetry for the Rational by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball was a finalist in the poetry category.
• Prodigal Father Pagan Son: Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Club by Anthony Menginie and Kerrie Droban (St. Martin's Press) was honored in the “Autobiography/Memoirs” category
• Oprah: A Biography by Kitty Kelley (Crown Books/Random House) was awarded “Best Biography"
• Perfect One-Dish Dinners: All You Need for Easy Get-Togethers by Pam Anderson (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) placed number one in “Cookbooks”
• The Daughter's Walk by Jane Kirkpatrick (Water Brook/Random House) took home the “Best General Fiction” prize
One reviewer said reading Howard-Johnson’s books is like picking the brains of a master marketer. It received plaudits from industry shakers like Marilyn Ross, founder of Small Publishers or North America and Tim Bete, director of Dayton University’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Conference. The new one carries endorsements from the likes of Dan Poynter and Tony Eldridge.
Howard-Johnson, an instructor for nearly a decade at UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program, chose to have the new edition published in both e-book format and paperback in order to give her struggling students and clients affordable and convenient choices. Whichever format a reader chooses, The Frugal Book Promoter assures an author’s book the best possible start in life. Full of nitty-gritty how-tos for getting nearly free publicity, the author shares her professional experience as well as practical tips gleaned from the successes of her own book campaigns. A former journalist and publicist (she wrote media releases for fashion designers like Christian Dior), she tells authors how to do what their publishers can’t or won’t and why authors can often do their own promotion better than a PR professional. Her poetry is published in dozens of literary and review journals worldwide.
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Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts Win Award
LOCAL PUBLISHERS HONORED WITH INAUGURAL HILLERMAN LEAPHORN AWARD
Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts of Los Ranchos, New Mexico, will receive the inaugural Leaphorn Award at the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference in Santa Fe, November 12, at the Hotel Santa Fe. The Award is named after Tony Hillerman’s legendary Navajo detective, Joe Leaphorn.
“We are honored to present the first Leaphorn Award to Awalt and Rhetts for their generous efforts to call attention to the world of literary talent in New Mexico,” Anne Hillerman said. “Just as Joe Leaphorn never gave up on a case, Paul and Barbe continue to work tirelessly to help our state’s writers and publishers receive the recognition they deserve.”
Awalt and Rhetts are the owners of LPD Press/Rio Grande Books and founders of the New Mexico Book Co-op with over 1,000 members. LPD Press/Rio Grande Books is a regional publisher and one of the biggest independent publishers in New Mexico. They specialize in New Mexico titles and authors. Awalt and Rhetts have won many awards for their books and work including the 2006 Laureates for the Mother Teresa Award. That year the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Dalai Lama were also recognized.
Awalt and Rhetts have also received awards for their magazine Tradicion Revista now available online. They have also received awards from the Public Relations Society of America and the National School Public Relations Association. Their books have received awards from the Border Regional Library Association, Pima/Tucson Library Association, New Mexico Press Women, and the New Mexico Book Awards. They annually present awards for New Mexican Hispanic art at the New Mexico State Fair and Contemporary Hispanic Market.
The New Mexico Book Co-op formed the New Mexico Book Awards five years ago and recognizes New Mexico books published each year. The New Mexico Book Co-op, the largest book advocacy organization in New Mexico, has promoted literacy projects, libraries, schools, New Mexico magazines and newspapers, as well as New Mexico books and New Mexico authors. Activities have included book fairs, a store in Cottonwood Mall, special events, and workshops, while the Book Co-op survives and grows with no dues. The New Mexico Book Co-op has published its’ first book Voices of New Mexico commemorating New Mexico’s Centennial with 35 contributors and the book is a Finalist in the New Mexico Book Awards. This year the Book Co-op also instituted Nuevo Books - a book publishing service for authors.
Awalt and Rhetts are particularly pleased with the Award because the books of Tony Hillerman helped them make the decision to move from Maryland to New Mexico, 22 years ago. Joe Leaphorn has always been one of their favorite characters and epitomizes the drive of New Mexicans
The Award will be presented as part of the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference and Workshop at the annual banquet.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts of Los Ranchos, New Mexico, will receive the inaugural Leaphorn Award at the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference in Santa Fe, November 12, at the Hotel Santa Fe. The Award is named after Tony Hillerman’s legendary Navajo detective, Joe Leaphorn.
“We are honored to present the first Leaphorn Award to Awalt and Rhetts for their generous efforts to call attention to the world of literary talent in New Mexico,” Anne Hillerman said. “Just as Joe Leaphorn never gave up on a case, Paul and Barbe continue to work tirelessly to help our state’s writers and publishers receive the recognition they deserve.”
Awalt and Rhetts are the owners of LPD Press/Rio Grande Books and founders of the New Mexico Book Co-op with over 1,000 members. LPD Press/Rio Grande Books is a regional publisher and one of the biggest independent publishers in New Mexico. They specialize in New Mexico titles and authors. Awalt and Rhetts have won many awards for their books and work including the 2006 Laureates for the Mother Teresa Award. That year the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Dalai Lama were also recognized.
Awalt and Rhetts have also received awards for their magazine Tradicion Revista now available online. They have also received awards from the Public Relations Society of America and the National School Public Relations Association. Their books have received awards from the Border Regional Library Association, Pima/Tucson Library Association, New Mexico Press Women, and the New Mexico Book Awards. They annually present awards for New Mexican Hispanic art at the New Mexico State Fair and Contemporary Hispanic Market.
The New Mexico Book Co-op formed the New Mexico Book Awards five years ago and recognizes New Mexico books published each year. The New Mexico Book Co-op, the largest book advocacy organization in New Mexico, has promoted literacy projects, libraries, schools, New Mexico magazines and newspapers, as well as New Mexico books and New Mexico authors. Activities have included book fairs, a store in Cottonwood Mall, special events, and workshops, while the Book Co-op survives and grows with no dues. The New Mexico Book Co-op has published its’ first book Voices of New Mexico commemorating New Mexico’s Centennial with 35 contributors and the book is a Finalist in the New Mexico Book Awards. This year the Book Co-op also instituted Nuevo Books - a book publishing service for authors.
Awalt and Rhetts are particularly pleased with the Award because the books of Tony Hillerman helped them make the decision to move from Maryland to New Mexico, 22 years ago. Joe Leaphorn has always been one of their favorite characters and epitomizes the drive of New Mexicans
The Award will be presented as part of the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference and Workshop at the annual banquet.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Monday, October 31, 2011
nEW mECIVO bOOK aSSOCIATION nEEDS aDMINISTRATOR
URGENT!
New Executive Administrator Needed
Due to a family health issue, Valerie Stasik, our executive administrator, has resigned effective October 31. We are looking for a replacement who has word processing, spreadsheet, and other computer skills; internet communication; strong written and verbal communication abilities; and experience with organizing and maintaining systems and procedures. Knowledge of the aspects of book publishing is helpful.
The job involves
• coordinating volunteer activities
• overseeing membership matters
• communications
• overseeing finances
• assisting with events
• general office matters
The board is able to offer a modest stipend, plus you will be able to place a free advertisement for your business in Libro and on our website.
For more information or to apply, please contact
Jim Mafchir
(505) 988-7214
westernedge@santa-fe.net
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an
New Executive Administrator Needed
Due to a family health issue, Valerie Stasik, our executive administrator, has resigned effective October 31. We are looking for a replacement who has word processing, spreadsheet, and other computer skills; internet communication; strong written and verbal communication abilities; and experience with organizing and maintaining systems and procedures. Knowledge of the aspects of book publishing is helpful.
The job involves
• coordinating volunteer activities
• overseeing membership matters
• communications
• overseeing finances
• assisting with events
• general office matters
The board is able to offer a modest stipend, plus you will be able to place a free advertisement for your business in Libro and on our website.
For more information or to apply, please contact
Jim Mafchir
(505) 988-7214
westernedge@santa-fe.net
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an
Friday, October 28, 2011
Greetings!
Thank you for staying in touch via our e-newsletter. Jean Schaumberg and I, the worker bees behind WORDHARVEST, value your comments and welcome your suggestions--and news of your personal writing successes.
We'll be announcing the winner of the Hillerman Prize for First Mystery and the Hillerman Short Story Contest at the conference on Nov. 12, and we'll post the names on our website after that. Thanks to all who entered. (If you'd like to join us at the conference, there's still room and one-day passes are available.) For other highlights from this year's conference program, check out this video!
Santa Fe in the News (Again)
Travel + Leisure magazine's "America's Favorite Cities" 2011 survey again puts Santa Fe (the location of the Hillerman Writers Conference) at the top or in the top ten in several notable categories. The magazine's readers ranked Santa Fe ranked especially high as a place for culture, fine food, peace and quiet, shopping, and romance.
The survey respondents compared Santa Fe to some of America's other great cities such as San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, and New York. An online survey that appeared on travelandleisure.com was used to gather ratings during a 90-day period this spring and summer. Thirty-five cities were included in the survey and respondents were asked to rate cities in seven different categories: Type of Trip, Nightlife, Culture, Shopping, Food/Drink/Restaurants, Quality of Life/Visitor Experience, and Best Times to Visit. Visitor's responses are published in the November issue of the magazine. Full results can be seen on the magazine's website.
Faculty and Alumni Updates
Sally Denton's newest book, The Plots Against the President: FDR, a Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right is due for release in January. The book already is receiving positive reviews from
Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. Kirkus wrote: "Investigative journalist Denton (Pink Lady: The Many Lives of Helen Gahagan Douglas, etc.) follows critical moments in the career of four-term president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who, demonized by far left and far right, escaped an assassin's bullet and a bizarre coup plot. In this tale of a popular president, resentful Wall Street bankers and wacko wing-nuts,the author has found a story whose parallels to today are eerie..."
WORDHARVEST and the Tony Hillerman Conference are mentioned in writer-editor Wolf Schneider's blog.
Several WORDHARVEST students and faculty are among the finalists for the New Mexico Book Award. Rob Kresge, Best Historical Fiction; Christine Barber, Best Mystery; Tania Caselle, Best Travel; Margaret Tessler, Best Mystery and Best Romance; Anne Hillerman, Best Garden Book; Susan Guyette, Best Nature/Environment and Best Self-Help; Joan Logghe, Best Poetry. The winners will be announced November 19. Bravos to you all!
Hillerman Conference featured speaker Jo-Ann Mapson was among the presenters at the New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival sponsored by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation earlier this month. Past faculty Suzy McKee Charnas, Judith Van Gieson and conference organizer Anne Hillerman also were among those authors honored to be invited as presenters.
Judith Van Gieson is working with two different filmmakers on television series based on both her Neil Hamel and Claire Reynier novels. "Both of these filmmakers are wonderful. Working with them and getting to know them has been an amazing experience for me," she writes.
Sandi Ault was one of three featured authors at the second annual Conversation with Authors, sponsored by the Loveland Colorado branch of the American Association of University Women. Proceeds fund scholarships for deserving women. Sandi is teaching our pre conference workshop, "A Writer's Toolkit."
Santa Fe author Robert Mayer's twelfth book, his tenth novel-was published Sept. 13. The Origin of Sorrow is a 578-page book of historical fiction set in a Jewish ghetto in Frankfurt in the 1770s. Longtime New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte has called it "a masterpiece." Congratulations!
Douglas Preston's comments on the case of Amanda Knox, the American held in an Italian prison on charge of murdering her roommate, drew international attention when they were published by the U.K. Guardian. Preston's own brush with the Italian legal system forms an exciting part of his non-fiction book, Monster of Florence. He will discuss his experience on Nov. 12 in Santa Fe. The talk is included with registration for the conference that day, or may be purchased here.
Author Hampton Sides recently gave the will deliver the Sirchio Lecture at Cranbrook in Bloomfield, Michigan. Sides is editor-in-large for Outside magazine and is author of the award-winning Ghost Soldiers, and other works such as Hellhound on His Trail, and Americana. A Memphis, Tenn. native and graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in history, Sides is part of the 2011 Hillerman Writers Conference faculty.
Romance and romantic suspense author and teacher Robin Perini sold four books from February to August this year, and will have four books coming out over the next twelve months. Her newest books are: In Her Sights, Amazon Montlake Romance (Nov. 2011) and Finding Her Son, Unwilling Witness, and Royal Secrets (coming in 2012) all from Harlequin Intrigue. Her book Stolen Lullaby received the Golden Heart award from Romance Writers of America.
Thank you to all who have registered for the Hillerman Writers Conference! We look forward to seeing you in November. If you'd like to come, there's still room for you.
Remember: You can connect with fellow writers throughout the year on our Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
WORDHARVEST
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Thank you for staying in touch via our e-newsletter. Jean Schaumberg and I, the worker bees behind WORDHARVEST, value your comments and welcome your suggestions--and news of your personal writing successes.
We'll be announcing the winner of the Hillerman Prize for First Mystery and the Hillerman Short Story Contest at the conference on Nov. 12, and we'll post the names on our website after that. Thanks to all who entered. (If you'd like to join us at the conference, there's still room and one-day passes are available.) For other highlights from this year's conference program, check out this video!
Santa Fe in the News (Again)
Travel + Leisure magazine's "America's Favorite Cities" 2011 survey again puts Santa Fe (the location of the Hillerman Writers Conference) at the top or in the top ten in several notable categories. The magazine's readers ranked Santa Fe ranked especially high as a place for culture, fine food, peace and quiet, shopping, and romance.
The survey respondents compared Santa Fe to some of America's other great cities such as San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, and New York. An online survey that appeared on travelandleisure.com was used to gather ratings during a 90-day period this spring and summer. Thirty-five cities were included in the survey and respondents were asked to rate cities in seven different categories: Type of Trip, Nightlife, Culture, Shopping, Food/Drink/Restaurants, Quality of Life/Visitor Experience, and Best Times to Visit. Visitor's responses are published in the November issue of the magazine. Full results can be seen on the magazine's website.
Faculty and Alumni Updates
Sally Denton's newest book, The Plots Against the President: FDR, a Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right is due for release in January. The book already is receiving positive reviews from
Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. Kirkus wrote: "Investigative journalist Denton (Pink Lady: The Many Lives of Helen Gahagan Douglas, etc.) follows critical moments in the career of four-term president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who, demonized by far left and far right, escaped an assassin's bullet and a bizarre coup plot. In this tale of a popular president, resentful Wall Street bankers and wacko wing-nuts,the author has found a story whose parallels to today are eerie..."
WORDHARVEST and the Tony Hillerman Conference are mentioned in writer-editor Wolf Schneider's blog.
Several WORDHARVEST students and faculty are among the finalists for the New Mexico Book Award. Rob Kresge, Best Historical Fiction; Christine Barber, Best Mystery; Tania Caselle, Best Travel; Margaret Tessler, Best Mystery and Best Romance; Anne Hillerman, Best Garden Book; Susan Guyette, Best Nature/Environment and Best Self-Help; Joan Logghe, Best Poetry. The winners will be announced November 19. Bravos to you all!
Hillerman Conference featured speaker Jo-Ann Mapson was among the presenters at the New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival sponsored by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation earlier this month. Past faculty Suzy McKee Charnas, Judith Van Gieson and conference organizer Anne Hillerman also were among those authors honored to be invited as presenters.
Judith Van Gieson is working with two different filmmakers on television series based on both her Neil Hamel and Claire Reynier novels. "Both of these filmmakers are wonderful. Working with them and getting to know them has been an amazing experience for me," she writes.
Sandi Ault was one of three featured authors at the second annual Conversation with Authors, sponsored by the Loveland Colorado branch of the American Association of University Women. Proceeds fund scholarships for deserving women. Sandi is teaching our pre conference workshop, "A Writer's Toolkit."
Santa Fe author Robert Mayer's twelfth book, his tenth novel-was published Sept. 13. The Origin of Sorrow is a 578-page book of historical fiction set in a Jewish ghetto in Frankfurt in the 1770s. Longtime New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte has called it "a masterpiece." Congratulations!
Douglas Preston's comments on the case of Amanda Knox, the American held in an Italian prison on charge of murdering her roommate, drew international attention when they were published by the U.K. Guardian. Preston's own brush with the Italian legal system forms an exciting part of his non-fiction book, Monster of Florence. He will discuss his experience on Nov. 12 in Santa Fe. The talk is included with registration for the conference that day, or may be purchased here.
Author Hampton Sides recently gave the will deliver the Sirchio Lecture at Cranbrook in Bloomfield, Michigan. Sides is editor-in-large for Outside magazine and is author of the award-winning Ghost Soldiers, and other works such as Hellhound on His Trail, and Americana. A Memphis, Tenn. native and graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in history, Sides is part of the 2011 Hillerman Writers Conference faculty.
Romance and romantic suspense author and teacher Robin Perini sold four books from February to August this year, and will have four books coming out over the next twelve months. Her newest books are: In Her Sights, Amazon Montlake Romance (Nov. 2011) and Finding Her Son, Unwilling Witness, and Royal Secrets (coming in 2012) all from Harlequin Intrigue. Her book Stolen Lullaby received the Golden Heart award from Romance Writers of America.
Thank you to all who have registered for the Hillerman Writers Conference! We look forward to seeing you in November. If you'd like to come, there's still room for you.
Remember: You can connect with fellow writers throughout the year on our Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
WORDHARVEST
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Friday, October 21, 2011
Sandoval Historical Society
The Sandoval Historical Society will be holding its Annual Book Event, Sunday, November 13, 2pm at the Delavy House in Bernalillo.
Moderator Don Bullis will sign copies of his new book, New Mexico Historical Biographies. Nasario Garcia will sign Fe y Tragedias and his new book on Ruben Cobos called An Indelible Imprint. Irene Blea will sign Susana. Paul Rhetts and Barbe Awalt will sign 25th Anniversary Contemporary Hispanic Market and Rhetts will sign The World Comes to Albuquerque. Centennial Poet Levi Romero will sign his books and Melody Groves will sign her new book, Hoist A Cold One. Richard Melzer will sign a History of New Mexico Since Statehood and Mario Martinez will sign Converso. Robert Torrez, former State Historian, will sign Rio Arriba and Sherry Robinson will sign Apache Voices. Jim Jones will sing and sign Colorado Moon. Many books will be on sale for gifts and for personal libraries.
The event is free and open to the public. Delavy House is located off Rt. 550 at 151 Edmund Road, near Santa Ana Star Casino.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Moderator Don Bullis will sign copies of his new book, New Mexico Historical Biographies. Nasario Garcia will sign Fe y Tragedias and his new book on Ruben Cobos called An Indelible Imprint. Irene Blea will sign Susana. Paul Rhetts and Barbe Awalt will sign 25th Anniversary Contemporary Hispanic Market and Rhetts will sign The World Comes to Albuquerque. Centennial Poet Levi Romero will sign his books and Melody Groves will sign her new book, Hoist A Cold One. Richard Melzer will sign a History of New Mexico Since Statehood and Mario Martinez will sign Converso. Robert Torrez, former State Historian, will sign Rio Arriba and Sherry Robinson will sign Apache Voices. Jim Jones will sing and sign Colorado Moon. Many books will be on sale for gifts and for personal libraries.
The event is free and open to the public. Delavy House is located off Rt. 550 at 151 Edmund Road, near Santa Ana Star Casino.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Loretta Hall
OUT OF THIS WORLD AUTHOR LORETTA HALL SIGNS AT ALL THREE COSTCO STORES IN ALBUQUERQUE
Loretta Hall, author of Out of This World (a Finalist for the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards), is signing her new book at all three Albuquerque Costco stores.
The schedule is:
Costco at Cottonwood, Saturday, October 29, 1-3pm
(9955 Coors Bypass NW)
Costco at Renaissance, Sunday, October 30, 1-3pm
(1420 Renaissance Blvd NW)
Costco at Eubank, Saturday, November 5, 1-3pm
(500 Eubank Blvd SE)
The book is a history of space exploration and space travel in New Mexico, including the Spaceport. Costco realized this would make a great gift for the holiday season and scheduled Hall at all three Costco’s in the Albuquerque area.
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PRESS RELEASE
October 18, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382
OUT OF THIS WORLD AUTHOR LORETTA HALL SIGNS AT ALL THREE COSTCO STORES IN ALBUQUERQUE
Loretta Hall, author of Out of This World (a Finalist for the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards), is signing her new book at all three Albuquerque Costco stores.
The schedule is:
Costco at Cottonwood, Saturday, October 29, 1-3pm
(9955 Coors Bypass NW)
Costco at Renaissance, Sunday, October 30, 1-3pm
(1420 Renaissance Blvd NW)
Costco at Eubank, Saturday, November 5, 1-3pm
(500 Eubank Blvd SE)
The book is a history of space exploration and space travel in New Mexico, including the Spaceport. Costco realized this would make a great gift for the holiday season and scheduled Hall at all three Costco’s in the Albuquerque area.
-30-
PRESS RELEASE
October 18, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382
Loretta Hall, author of Out of This World (a Finalist for the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards), is signing her new book at all three Albuquerque Costco stores.
The schedule is:
Costco at Cottonwood, Saturday, October 29, 1-3pm
(9955 Coors Bypass NW)
Costco at Renaissance, Sunday, October 30, 1-3pm
(1420 Renaissance Blvd NW)
Costco at Eubank, Saturday, November 5, 1-3pm
(500 Eubank Blvd SE)
The book is a history of space exploration and space travel in New Mexico, including the Spaceport. Costco realized this would make a great gift for the holiday season and scheduled Hall at all three Costco’s in the Albuquerque area.
-30-
PRESS RELEASE
October 18, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382
OUT OF THIS WORLD AUTHOR LORETTA HALL SIGNS AT ALL THREE COSTCO STORES IN ALBUQUERQUE
Loretta Hall, author of Out of This World (a Finalist for the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards), is signing her new book at all three Albuquerque Costco stores.
The schedule is:
Costco at Cottonwood, Saturday, October 29, 1-3pm
(9955 Coors Bypass NW)
Costco at Renaissance, Sunday, October 30, 1-3pm
(1420 Renaissance Blvd NW)
Costco at Eubank, Saturday, November 5, 1-3pm
(500 Eubank Blvd SE)
The book is a history of space exploration and space travel in New Mexico, including the Spaceport. Costco realized this would make a great gift for the holiday season and scheduled Hall at all three Costco’s in the Albuquerque area.
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PRESS RELEASE
October 18, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382
Monday, October 17, 2011
2011 - 2012 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
NETS FOUR MONTH BONUS
At the Octobe 14, 2011, Board meeting, the membership year was changed to January through December instead of September through August.
All members who have joined or renewed get an additional four months of membership - September 2011 through December 2012.
Renew now to be sure you continue to have access to the membership section of the website and other member privileges.
You may renew online at www.nmbook.org or mail your check and any changes to your contact information to
New Mexico Book Association
P.O. Box 1285
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Questions? Email admin@nmbook.org or call 505-660-6357
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
NETS FOUR MONTH BONUS
At the Octobe 14, 2011, Board meeting, the membership year was changed to January through December instead of September through August.
All members who have joined or renewed get an additional four months of membership - September 2011 through December 2012.
Renew now to be sure you continue to have access to the membership section of the website and other member privileges.
You may renew online at www.nmbook.org or mail your check and any changes to your contact information to
New Mexico Book Association
P.O. Box 1285
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Questions? Email admin@nmbook.org or call 505-660-6357
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Friday, October 14, 2011
Join Centennial Author Don Bullis at Bookworks
on Oct. 15 at 3pm for a talk and book signing
4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM
505/344-9382
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
on Oct. 15 at 3pm for a talk and book signing
4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM
505/344-9382
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Halloween Howl NM Book Coop
Shop with some of New Mexico's best authors
Come to the Los Ranchos Community Barn at 6718 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos, NM on October 29 from 8am to 3pm
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Come to the Los Ranchos Community Barn at 6718 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos, NM on October 29 from 8am to 3pm
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
nM Book CoOp News
Halloween Holiday Howl at the Barn in Los Ranchos – Saturday, October 29
Though there was no Lavender in the Village this summer, the Barn in Los Ranchos, just north of Albuquerque, is the setting for a spooky, Saturday afternoon for the whole family on October 29. Visit with some of New Mexico’s most important, local writers and artists. The event has local books, foods, jewelry, soaps, art, and is a fundraiser and awareness project for ReadWest Literacy. There will be bargains, new titles, and arts.
Authors signing books include: historian and New Mexico Centennial Author Don Bullis at 11am signing "New Mexico Historical Biographies" and his other books; Loretta Hall signing at 9am her new book "Out of This World" and "Underground Buildings;" Jerry Davis will be signing his new book on "Michigan Barns" all day.
Other crafts include jewelry by Gertrude Zachary and the yarn necklaces of Kathy Barco. Santos by Charlie Carrillo and the pottery by Debbie Carrillo will be featured.
Los Ranchos’ favorite was Tony Hillerman and his daughter Anne will be one of the local authors. Her book, "The Gardens of Santa Fe," photographed by her husband Don Strel is a Finalist for this year’s New Mexico Book Awards. The Winners will be announced November 18. The Los Ranchos store, New Mexico Food & Gift Showcase will have tempting foods made in New Mexico. Slim Randles will be available to sign copies of his new book "A Cowboy’s Guide To Growing Up Right." His other book "Sweetgrass Morning" and "A Cowboy’s Guide" are both Finalists for the New Mexico Book Awards this year.
No book show would be complete without an appearance by Travelin’ Jack – the unofficial dog governor of New Mexico. He will paw-tograph copies of his new book "From Shelter to Star." Jack’s book is also a Finalist for this year’s New Mexico Book Awards.
Sci-Fi and tales of the dark side by David Corwell and Kirt Hickman will have plenty to stimulate your Halloween mood. Laughing Turtle Soap will have a gift selection. Stampin’ Up will have handcrafted ornaments. Melody Groves will have her new book "Hoist a Cold One" about the historic bars of the Southwest. Jonathan Miller will have his series of books set in New Mexico. Artemesia Publishing will have books for kids, young adults, and even art by Jerry Davis. Other authors include: Rob Kresge, Michael Arkin, Dolores Valdez de Pong, Jaima Chavalier, Hank Bruce, Tomi Falk, Jack Hudson, Gary Wilson, Jean Nevin, Joanne Bodin, Hana Samek Norton, Roger Long, Cynthia Davis, and many more. Karen Villanueva and Author Services will have many local titles.
The Barn Halloween Holiday Howl is open 8am to 3pm and is free. The Barn is located at 6718 Rio Grande Blvd. next to the Village of Los Ranchos firestation. Come early and enjoy the Grower’s Market and parking is right at the Barn.
PRESS RELEASE
October 13, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Though there was no Lavender in the Village this summer, the Barn in Los Ranchos, just north of Albuquerque, is the setting for a spooky, Saturday afternoon for the whole family on October 29. Visit with some of New Mexico’s most important, local writers and artists. The event has local books, foods, jewelry, soaps, art, and is a fundraiser and awareness project for ReadWest Literacy. There will be bargains, new titles, and arts.
Authors signing books include: historian and New Mexico Centennial Author Don Bullis at 11am signing "New Mexico Historical Biographies" and his other books; Loretta Hall signing at 9am her new book "Out of This World" and "Underground Buildings;" Jerry Davis will be signing his new book on "Michigan Barns" all day.
Other crafts include jewelry by Gertrude Zachary and the yarn necklaces of Kathy Barco. Santos by Charlie Carrillo and the pottery by Debbie Carrillo will be featured.
Los Ranchos’ favorite was Tony Hillerman and his daughter Anne will be one of the local authors. Her book, "The Gardens of Santa Fe," photographed by her husband Don Strel is a Finalist for this year’s New Mexico Book Awards. The Winners will be announced November 18. The Los Ranchos store, New Mexico Food & Gift Showcase will have tempting foods made in New Mexico. Slim Randles will be available to sign copies of his new book "A Cowboy’s Guide To Growing Up Right." His other book "Sweetgrass Morning" and "A Cowboy’s Guide" are both Finalists for the New Mexico Book Awards this year.
No book show would be complete without an appearance by Travelin’ Jack – the unofficial dog governor of New Mexico. He will paw-tograph copies of his new book "From Shelter to Star." Jack’s book is also a Finalist for this year’s New Mexico Book Awards.
Sci-Fi and tales of the dark side by David Corwell and Kirt Hickman will have plenty to stimulate your Halloween mood. Laughing Turtle Soap will have a gift selection. Stampin’ Up will have handcrafted ornaments. Melody Groves will have her new book "Hoist a Cold One" about the historic bars of the Southwest. Jonathan Miller will have his series of books set in New Mexico. Artemesia Publishing will have books for kids, young adults, and even art by Jerry Davis. Other authors include: Rob Kresge, Michael Arkin, Dolores Valdez de Pong, Jaima Chavalier, Hank Bruce, Tomi Falk, Jack Hudson, Gary Wilson, Jean Nevin, Joanne Bodin, Hana Samek Norton, Roger Long, Cynthia Davis, and many more. Karen Villanueva and Author Services will have many local titles.
The Barn Halloween Holiday Howl is open 8am to 3pm and is free. The Barn is located at 6718 Rio Grande Blvd. next to the Village of Los Ranchos firestation. Come early and enjoy the Grower’s Market and parking is right at the Barn.
PRESS RELEASE
October 13, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Please come by to say BOO to Travelin' Jack at the Halloween (or is it HOWLoween?) Howl at the Barn in Los Ranchos!
From books to Halloween tricks and treats
...from Arts to Crafts
...from Pups to People
.....sure to be a howling good time for all!
Here's what NM Book Coop has to say about Travelin' Jack's participation at Halloween Howl------
No book show would be complete without an appearance by Travelin’ Jack – the unofficial dog governor of New Mexico. He will paw-tograph copies of his new book "From Shelter to Star." Jack’s book is also a Finalist for this year’s New Mexico Book Awards.
Hope to see you there! FREE ADMISSION. 9AM - 3PM, Saturday, October 29th!
Travelin' Jack and Jill
PS In addition to Jack's book, Jill will also have her other children's books .....as well as "Voices of New Mexico" and the JUST now released "Holiday Word Gifts". There are two of Jill's short stories in these two wonderful anthologies. All these make great holiday gifts for you and your friends/family!
jill
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
From books to Halloween tricks and treats
...from Arts to Crafts
...from Pups to People
.....sure to be a howling good time for all!
Here's what NM Book Coop has to say about Travelin' Jack's participation at Halloween Howl------
No book show would be complete without an appearance by Travelin’ Jack – the unofficial dog governor of New Mexico. He will paw-tograph copies of his new book "From Shelter to Star." Jack’s book is also a Finalist for this year’s New Mexico Book Awards.
Hope to see you there! FREE ADMISSION. 9AM - 3PM, Saturday, October 29th!
Travelin' Jack and Jill
PS In addition to Jack's book, Jill will also have her other children's books .....as well as "Voices of New Mexico" and the JUST now released "Holiday Word Gifts". There are two of Jill's short stories in these two wonderful anthologies. All these make great holiday gifts for you and your friends/family!
jill
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
NMBA News
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, NEW MEXICO BOOK CO-OP LUNCH FEATURES LYNN BACA OF SAR PRESS & RENEE TAMBEAU OF MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
The Friday, October 28, 2011, New Mexico Book Co-op Lunch will feature Lynn Thompson Baca, Director of SAR Press, and Renee Tambeau, Marketing Director of Museum of New Mexico Press. They will discuss “What Our Presses Are Doing in This Challenged Book-Selling Environment.” Both will talk about the closing of Borders, bookstores with financial problems, ebooks, marketing, limited budgets, and new trends in book publishing.
The lunch will have an update on the Halloween Holiday Howl, The New Mexico Book Awards Banquet, and other book events in New Mexico.
The lunch starts at 11am with networking and lunch and the meeting begins at noon. Attendees pay for their own lunches. The lunch is held at Golden Corral at Coors & Alameda in Albuquerque.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
The Friday, October 28, 2011, New Mexico Book Co-op Lunch will feature Lynn Thompson Baca, Director of SAR Press, and Renee Tambeau, Marketing Director of Museum of New Mexico Press. They will discuss “What Our Presses Are Doing in This Challenged Book-Selling Environment.” Both will talk about the closing of Borders, bookstores with financial problems, ebooks, marketing, limited budgets, and new trends in book publishing.
The lunch will have an update on the Halloween Holiday Howl, The New Mexico Book Awards Banquet, and other book events in New Mexico.
The lunch starts at 11am with networking and lunch and the meeting begins at noon. Attendees pay for their own lunches. The lunch is held at Golden Corral at Coors & Alameda in Albuquerque.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
News from Carolyn Howard Johnson
More than a dozen authors, mentors, and nationally known book marketers will offer thousand in bonus gifts focused on the needs of authors when novelist, poet, and book marketer Carolyn Howard-Johnson releases the second edition of the first book in her HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers, The Frugal Book Promoter.
Among those supporting Howard-Johnson’s book are self publishing gurus Dan Poynter and Shelley Hitz, book marketers Dana Lynn Smith, Patricia Fry, D’vorah Lansky, and Aggie Villaneuva and even some fun stuff like a full book of poetry from Magdalena Ball and advice on feng shui from Anna Maria Prezio, Ph.D. Leading the charge is Amazon and book launch expert Denise Cassino.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Collectively, these bonses offer an inestimable value in career boosting bonus gifts to anyone who pays a mere $9.95 for The Frugal Book Promoter in its Kindle iteration (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkProKindle) or $12.82 (discounted from $17.95) for the paperback on Amazon (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo).
The project will reach a crescendo on Wednesday, October 8, when an unprecedented number of people will visit Howard-Johnson’s launch page and launch her valuable to number one on Amazon.com, a great way to help make this book visible to even more authors who need it. Check out her site on October 8 at http://frugalbookpromoter.homestead.com/index.html
Howard-Johnson, an instructor for nearly a decade at UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program, chose to have the new edition published in both e-book format and paperback in order to give her struggling students and clients affordable and convenient choices. Whichever format a reader chooses, The Frugal Book Promoter assures an author’s book the best possible start in life. Full of nitty-gritty how-tos for getting nearly free publicity, the author shares her professional experience as well as practical tips gleaned from the successes of her own book campaigns. A former journalist and publicist (she wrote media releases for fashion designers like Christian Dior), she tells authors how to do what their publishers can’t or won’t and why authors can often do their own promotion better than a PR professional.
Howard-Johnson even assigned a new subtitle to this edition of her book to reflect its appeal to a broader array of authors. It is now The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or partnering with your publisher. She says, "With the advances in Internet marketing and the role social media plays in communicating, it was high time even writers who had the first edition had access to my frugal (frugal of both time and money!) ideas for new networking opportunities." The big, fat book (416 pages) also has money-saving ads in the back and an amazing new cover—the epitome of “frugalness”—by Chaz DeSimone, www.chazdesimone.com.
Howard-Johnson is the recipient of the California Legislature’s Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award, her community’s Character and Ethics award for her work promoting tolerance with her writing. She was also named to Pasadena Weekly’s list of 14 women of “San Gabriel Valley women who make life happen.” She has worked for Good Housekeeping Magazine and as a journalist for several newspapers and has been a popular presenter at writers’ conferences nationwide like the one at San Diego State University and the Sinclair Lewis Writers’ Conference. She is also a novelist and poet, which informs the advice she gives to authors of those genres.
Learn more about Howard-Johnson at http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com and http://carolynhoward-johnson.com.
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Support materials available on request
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Instructor for the renowned UCLA Extension Writers' Program
Author of the multi award-winning series of HowToDoItFrugally books:
The Frugal Book Promoter
The Frugal Editor
The Great First Impression Book Proposal
Great Little Last-Minute Edits
E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com
Web site: http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com
Among those supporting Howard-Johnson’s book are self publishing gurus Dan Poynter and Shelley Hitz, book marketers Dana Lynn Smith, Patricia Fry, D’vorah Lansky, and Aggie Villaneuva and even some fun stuff like a full book of poetry from Magdalena Ball and advice on feng shui from Anna Maria Prezio, Ph.D. Leading the charge is Amazon and book launch expert Denise Cassino.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Collectively, these bonses offer an inestimable value in career boosting bonus gifts to anyone who pays a mere $9.95 for The Frugal Book Promoter in its Kindle iteration (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkProKindle) or $12.82 (discounted from $17.95) for the paperback on Amazon (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo).
The project will reach a crescendo on Wednesday, October 8, when an unprecedented number of people will visit Howard-Johnson’s launch page and launch her valuable to number one on Amazon.com, a great way to help make this book visible to even more authors who need it. Check out her site on October 8 at http://frugalbookpromoter.homestead.com/index.html
Howard-Johnson, an instructor for nearly a decade at UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program, chose to have the new edition published in both e-book format and paperback in order to give her struggling students and clients affordable and convenient choices. Whichever format a reader chooses, The Frugal Book Promoter assures an author’s book the best possible start in life. Full of nitty-gritty how-tos for getting nearly free publicity, the author shares her professional experience as well as practical tips gleaned from the successes of her own book campaigns. A former journalist and publicist (she wrote media releases for fashion designers like Christian Dior), she tells authors how to do what their publishers can’t or won’t and why authors can often do their own promotion better than a PR professional.
Howard-Johnson even assigned a new subtitle to this edition of her book to reflect its appeal to a broader array of authors. It is now The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or partnering with your publisher. She says, "With the advances in Internet marketing and the role social media plays in communicating, it was high time even writers who had the first edition had access to my frugal (frugal of both time and money!) ideas for new networking opportunities." The big, fat book (416 pages) also has money-saving ads in the back and an amazing new cover—the epitome of “frugalness”—by Chaz DeSimone, www.chazdesimone.com.
Howard-Johnson is the recipient of the California Legislature’s Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award, her community’s Character and Ethics award for her work promoting tolerance with her writing. She was also named to Pasadena Weekly’s list of 14 women of “San Gabriel Valley women who make life happen.” She has worked for Good Housekeeping Magazine and as a journalist for several newspapers and has been a popular presenter at writers’ conferences nationwide like the one at San Diego State University and the Sinclair Lewis Writers’ Conference. She is also a novelist and poet, which informs the advice she gives to authors of those genres.
Learn more about Howard-Johnson at http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com and http://carolynhoward-johnson.com.
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Support materials available on request
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Instructor for the renowned UCLA Extension Writers' Program
Author of the multi award-winning series of HowToDoItFrugally books:
The Frugal Book Promoter
The Frugal Editor
The Great First Impression Book Proposal
Great Little Last-Minute Edits
E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com
Web site: http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com
October Coop Meeting
Next NM Book Co-op Lunch is October 28 at the Golden Corral on Coors and Alameda in Albuquerque. Lynn Baca, Director of SAR Press, and Renee Tambeau, Marketing Director at Museum of New Mexico Press, will be the speakers; they will talk about how their presses are adapting to today's changes in book publishing. Email info@nmbookcoop.com or call 505/344-9382 if you want to reserve a seat at this meeting. Lunch begins at 11:30am and the programs starts at 12 noon.
Five Spaces Left for Halloween Book Event
There are still a few spaces available for the Halloween Holiday Howl, October 29, at the Barn in Los Ranchos on Rio Grande. Details to get a spot are HERE. The cost is $50 per table and space sharing is allowed. We have just a few spots left so see if you can share a table and save some money and sell some books! Any other crafts, foods, or art is also invited. Remember we want a lot of people come. An ad has been put in the October Village Vision Magazine and we will do our part sending out press releases but you have to do your part!
Book Awards Banquet
The winners in the 2011 NM Book Awards will be announced at the Banquet on Friday, November 18. The cost is $40 per person until November 1 (it goes up to $48 after Nov. 1). Come be at the biggest gala event in books in New Mexico. Get your reservation by CLICKING HERE.
Award Finalist Stickers Available
Stickers are available for anyone who was named as a finalist in the 2011 NM Book Awards. The cost is $18 (same as last year). CLICK HERE to order stickers.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
QR Codes for Coop Website
Scan the QR Code to the right on your Android or iPhone to go directly to the NM Book Co-op website.
Next NM Book Co-op Lunch is October 28 at the Golden Corral on Coors and Alameda in Albuquerque. Lynn Baca, Director of SAR Press, and Renee Tambeau, Marketing Director at Museum of New Mexico Press, will be the speakers; they will talk about how their presses are adapting to today's changes in book publishing. Email info@nmbookcoop.com or call 505/344-9382 if you want to reserve a seat at this meeting. Lunch begins at 11:30am and the programs starts at 12 noon.
Five Spaces Left for Halloween Book Event
There are still a few spaces available for the Halloween Holiday Howl, October 29, at the Barn in Los Ranchos on Rio Grande. Details to get a spot are HERE. The cost is $50 per table and space sharing is allowed. We have just a few spots left so see if you can share a table and save some money and sell some books! Any other crafts, foods, or art is also invited. Remember we want a lot of people come. An ad has been put in the October Village Vision Magazine and we will do our part sending out press releases but you have to do your part!
Book Awards Banquet
The winners in the 2011 NM Book Awards will be announced at the Banquet on Friday, November 18. The cost is $40 per person until November 1 (it goes up to $48 after Nov. 1). Come be at the biggest gala event in books in New Mexico. Get your reservation by CLICKING HERE.
Award Finalist Stickers Available
Stickers are available for anyone who was named as a finalist in the 2011 NM Book Awards. The cost is $18 (same as last year). CLICK HERE to order stickers.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
QR Codes for Coop Website
Scan the QR Code to the right on your Android or iPhone to go directly to the NM Book Co-op website.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, October 3rd, 7:30pm
Swarthmore, PA
Josey Foo, Leah Stein & Leah Stein Dance Company Dancers
Scheuer Room at Kohlberg Hall
Swarthmore College
500 College Ave
Swarthmore, PA
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Swarthmore, PA
Josey Foo, Leah Stein & Leah Stein Dance Company Dancers
Scheuer Room at Kohlberg Hall
Swarthmore College
500 College Ave
Swarthmore, PA
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Jews from poet Joey Foo
A Lily Lilies is the product of an 8-year collaboration between poet Josey Foo and Leah Stein, and is a cross-genre book of poetry, photography, and notes for choreography. It maps space through language, language through movement, and both space and movement through pictures in sections that move from immense spaces of the American Southwest to a dance stage in Philadelphia to the space of the self.
"A swallow swallows, a lily lilies . . . living beings, in a manner, keep living"
Mapping across space/time, cultures and sensibilities A Lily Lilies expresses the interweaving of the poetry of dance and the dance of poetry. Beautiful work!—Pauline Oliveros
What Josey Foo and Leah Stein have created here is a dramaturg's delight — poetry and movement on the page, with hints for the stage, and sound poems that may live only in the reader's mind. Foo's poems and Stein's responses become layered experiences in the synergy between the two artists. In their introduction they state that "Words and music contain pace and rhythm for movement in both illusionary and physical space." Let us now witness the grace of poetic imagery and the elegance of dance in words. Poetic images and stage images and stage directions and more morph and mingle into a sweet work of art.—Martha Wade Steketee
SEPTEMBER 2011
Saturday & Sunday, September 24-25th, 12-7pm
Blanco, NM
Josey Foo & Liz Stannard at a booth at the Harvest Festival -- 2 serendipitous days of celebration.
Wines of the San Juan
233 Highway 511
Blanco, NM 87412
(505) 632-0879
OCTOBER 2011
Tuesday, October 4th, 6pm
Philadelphia, PA
Leah Stein, Josey Foo, Emma Crandall and Lonely Christopher. Readings followed by roundtable discussion on influence, emergence and culture.
Kelly Writers House
University of Pennsylvania
3805 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Wednesday, October 5th, 7pm
New York, NY
Josey Foo, Leah Stein & others in readings, performance and dialogs on poetry and movement.
Asian American Writers Workshop
110-112 West 27th Street, Ste 600
New York, NY 10011
(212) 494-0061 or desk@aaww.org
Friday, October 7th, 5-7pm
Mt Airy, Philadelphia, PA
Josey Foo & Leah Stein
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
"A swallow swallows, a lily lilies . . . living beings, in a manner, keep living"
Mapping across space/time, cultures and sensibilities A Lily Lilies expresses the interweaving of the poetry of dance and the dance of poetry. Beautiful work!—Pauline Oliveros
What Josey Foo and Leah Stein have created here is a dramaturg's delight — poetry and movement on the page, with hints for the stage, and sound poems that may live only in the reader's mind. Foo's poems and Stein's responses become layered experiences in the synergy between the two artists. In their introduction they state that "Words and music contain pace and rhythm for movement in both illusionary and physical space." Let us now witness the grace of poetic imagery and the elegance of dance in words. Poetic images and stage images and stage directions and more morph and mingle into a sweet work of art.—Martha Wade Steketee
SEPTEMBER 2011
Saturday & Sunday, September 24-25th, 12-7pm
Blanco, NM
Josey Foo & Liz Stannard at a booth at the Harvest Festival -- 2 serendipitous days of celebration.
Wines of the San Juan
233 Highway 511
Blanco, NM 87412
(505) 632-0879
OCTOBER 2011
Tuesday, October 4th, 6pm
Philadelphia, PA
Leah Stein, Josey Foo, Emma Crandall and Lonely Christopher. Readings followed by roundtable discussion on influence, emergence and culture.
Kelly Writers House
University of Pennsylvania
3805 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Wednesday, October 5th, 7pm
New York, NY
Josey Foo, Leah Stein & others in readings, performance and dialogs on poetry and movement.
Asian American Writers Workshop
110-112 West 27th Street, Ste 600
New York, NY 10011
(212) 494-0061 or desk@aaww.org
Friday, October 7th, 5-7pm
Mt Airy, Philadelphia, PA
Josey Foo & Leah Stein
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Word Harvest News
Greetings!
We have some exciting news to share: information on our free Thursday evening program about the people and places involved in real cold war espionage in Santa Fe; a podcast about writing and the creative process; success stories from former students and faculty; and more writing tips from David Morrell.
Don't fret if you missed the early registration deadline for the Conference. We know how crazy life can be! We still welcome your online registration. For your convenience we will also take onsite registrations beginning before the pre-conference workshop on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Please be aware that the Hotel Santa Fe needs advance notification to accommodate special needs such as vegetarian and gluten-free meal options.)
.Greetings!
We have some exciting news to share: information on our free Thursday evening program about the people and places involved in real cold war espionage in Santa Fe; a podcast about writing and the creative process; success stories from former students and faculty; and more writing tips from David Morrell.
Don't fret if you missed the early registration deadline for the Conference. We know how crazy life can be! We still welcome your online registration. For your convenience we will also take onsite registrations beginning before the pre-conference workshop on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Please be aware that the Hotel Santa Fe needs advance notification to accommodate special needs such as vegetarian and gluten-free meal options.)
.
Free presentation on real-life spy stories
A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe, a free evening presentation about espionage, will open the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference on Nov. 10. Created by Edward Held (author of A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe and Albuquerque), the program will reveal some of the locations used by KGB operatives to meet with informers and gather information on atomic secrets. The KGB's single greatest intelligence and counterintelligence coups, and the planning of the organization's most infamous assassination, all took place within one mile of Saint Francis Cathedral in historic Santa Fe.
A retired CIA agent, Held served as Chief
of Counterintelligence at Sandia National Laboratories and is now Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C.
KSFR radio podcast
Catch the podcast of the delightful radio interview with conference presenters Douglas Preston and Hampton Sides, and organizer Anne Hillerman, from Tuesday, September 13th Santa Fe Radio Café with Mary-Charlotte Domandi on KSFR 101.1FM via Santa Fe Public Radio.
News from students and faculty
Hampton Sides, a presenter at the 2011 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, got a mention in an op-ed piece in the Denver Post. The article concerned the potential closing of Colorado's historic Fort Lyon. Legendary mountain man Kit Carson died at the home of the post's doctor. The article notes that in Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides' account of America's westward expansion, which uses Carson's life as its driving wheel, Fort Lyon is described as "a dreary place." Click here to read more about the historic fort.
Jo-Ann Mapson, a presenter at this year's conference, Wordharvest's Judith Van Gieson, and Anne Hillerman are among the 75 New Mexico women authors invited to participate in the Fourth Annual New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival. Presented by the Museum of New Mexico at the New Mexico History Museum, the festival runs Sept. 30-Oct. 9. For a complete list of faculty and events, all free, click here.
Congratulations to past faculty member Cindy Bellinger on the release of her newest book, Into the Heat. And to conference student Joan K. Maze on a new paperback. Joan writes: "My book, Murder By Mistake, is now available in paperback on Amazon. To see this, type in Murder By Mistake or J. K. Maze and scroll down (far down) until you get to the paperback version. This is the Mollie Fenwick Mystery Series."
On Sunday, October 16th, from 2-4 p.m., New Mexico author and long-time Conference attendee and volunteer Rob Kresge will conduct a workshop for aspiring mystery writers at the Taylor Ranch Library, 5000 Bogart St., NW, in Albuquerque. Rob will offer handouts and advice on the query process, seeking agents and publishers, classic mysteries and helpful books on writing. Rob is the author of the Warbonnet mystery series, of which the first, Murder for Greenhorns, was a finalist for the 2011 Bruce Alexander Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery. The sequel to Greenhorns, Painted Women, will go on sale in October. Both novels were published by ABQ Press.
Peter Thorpe designed the cover for Kent Anderson's new book, Territory Tales, also to be published by ABQ publishing. Anderson is a past winner of the Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Contest. Thorpe, best known for his Tony Hillerman mystery book covers, also designed the covers for Judith Van Gieson's books published by HarperCollins.
Writing Tip: The Truth About Inspiration
by David Morrell
In my writing classes, I devote a session to daydreams, which are spontaneous messages from our subconscious. After one of my presentations, a puzzled member of the audience raised his hand and asked what a daydream was. Others were surprised, but I wasn't. Not everyone has a daydream-friendly mind. In fact, some people have been taught to repress daydreams as a distraction and a waste of time. Fiction writers, however, tend to have plenty of daydreams, and they should not only welcome those daydreams but train themselves to be aware of them. Daydreams are our primal storyteller at work, sending us scenes and topics that our imagination (i.e. our subconscious) wants us to investigate. Each day, we should devote time (I usually do this before sleeping) to reviewing our daydreams and determining which of them insists on being turned into a story. The more shocking the daydream, the more truthful about us it is, but often we push away those daydreams that make us uncomfortable when we should actually embrace them.
David Morrell, the author of numerous thrillers and three non-fiction books, created the character Rambo. A long-time student of the book business, he will speak about the latest trends in publishing at the 2011 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference.
Thank you to all who have registered for the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference! We look forward to seeing you in November. Remember: You can connect with fellow writers throughout the year on our Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
WORDHARVEST
Free presentation on real-life spy stories
A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe, a free evening presentation about espionage, will open the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference on Nov. 10. Created by Edward Held (author of A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe and Albuquerque), the program will reveal some of the locations used by KGB operatives to meet with informers and gather information on atomic secrets. The KGB's single greatest intelligence and counterintelligence coups, and the planning of the organization's most infamous assassination, all took place within one mile of Saint Francis Cathedral in historic Santa Fe.
A retired CIA agent, Held served as Chief
of Counterintelligence at Sandia National Laboratories and is now Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C.
KSFR radio podcast
Catch the podcast of the delightful radio interview with conference presenters Douglas Preston and Hampton Sides, and organizer Anne Hillerman, from Tuesday, September 13th Santa Fe Radio Café with Mary-Charlotte Domandi on KSFR 101.1FM via Santa Fe Public Radio.
News from students and faculty
Hampton Sides, a presenter at the 2011 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, got a mention in an op-ed piece in the Denver Post. The article concerned the potential closing of Colorado's historic Fort Lyon. Legendary mountain man Kit Carson died at the home of the post's doctor. The article notes that in Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides' account of America's westward expansion, which uses Carson's life as its driving wheel, Fort Lyon is described as "a dreary place." Click here to read more about the historic fort.
Jo-Ann Mapson, a presenter at this year's conference, Wordharvest's Judith Van Gieson, and Anne Hillerman are among the 75 New Mexico women authors invited to participate in the Fourth Annual New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival. Presented by the Museum of New Mexico at the New Mexico History Museum, the festival runs Sept. 30-Oct. 9. For a complete list of faculty and events, all free, click here.
Congratulations to past faculty member Cindy Bellinger on the release of her newest book, Into the Heat. And to conference student Joan K. Maze on a new paperback. Joan writes: "My book, Murder By Mistake, is now available in paperback on Amazon. To see this, type in Murder By Mistake or J. K. Maze and scroll down (far down) until you get to the paperback version. This is the Mollie Fenwick Mystery Series."
On Sunday, October 16th, from 2-4 p.m., New Mexico author and long-time Conference attendee and volunteer Rob Kresge will conduct a workshop for aspiring mystery writers at the Taylor Ranch Library, 5000 Bogart St., NW, in Albuquerque. Rob will offer handouts and advice on the query process, seeking agents and publishers, classic mysteries and helpful books on writing. Rob is the author of the Warbonnet mystery series, of which the first, Murder for Greenhorns, was a finalist for the 2011 Bruce Alexander Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery. The sequel to Greenhorns, Painted Women, will go on sale in October. Both novels were published by ABQ Press.
Peter Thorpe designed the cover for Kent Anderson's new book, Territory Tales, also to be published by ABQ publishing. Anderson is a past winner of the Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Contest. Thorpe, best known for his Tony Hillerman mystery book covers, also designed the covers for Judith Van Gieson's books published by HarperCollins.
Writing Tip: The Truth About Inspiration
by David Morrell
In my writing classes, I devote a session to daydreams, which are spontaneous messages from our subconscious. After one of my presentations, a puzzled member of the audience raised his hand and asked what a daydream was. Others were surprised, but I wasn't. Not everyone has a daydream-friendly mind. In fact, some people have been taught to repress daydreams as a distraction and a waste of time. Fiction writers, however, tend to have plenty of daydreams, and they should not only welcome those daydreams but train themselves to be aware of them. Daydreams are our primal storyteller at work, sending us scenes and topics that our imagination (i.e. our subconscious) wants us to investigate. Each day, we should devote time (I usually do this before sleeping) to reviewing our daydreams and determining which of them insists on being turned into a story. The more shocking the daydream, the more truthful about us it is, but often we push away those daydreams that make us uncomfortable when we should actually embrace them.
David Morrell, the author of numerous thrillers and three non-fiction books, created the character Rambo. A long-time student of the book business, he will speak about the latest trends in publishing at the 2011 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference.
Thank you to all who have registered for the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference! We look forward to seeing you in November. Remember: You can connect with fellow writers throughout the year on our Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
WORDHARVEST
We have some exciting news to share: information on our free Thursday evening program about the people and places involved in real cold war espionage in Santa Fe; a podcast about writing and the creative process; success stories from former students and faculty; and more writing tips from David Morrell.
Don't fret if you missed the early registration deadline for the Conference. We know how crazy life can be! We still welcome your online registration. For your convenience we will also take onsite registrations beginning before the pre-conference workshop on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Please be aware that the Hotel Santa Fe needs advance notification to accommodate special needs such as vegetarian and gluten-free meal options.)
.Greetings!
We have some exciting news to share: information on our free Thursday evening program about the people and places involved in real cold war espionage in Santa Fe; a podcast about writing and the creative process; success stories from former students and faculty; and more writing tips from David Morrell.
Don't fret if you missed the early registration deadline for the Conference. We know how crazy life can be! We still welcome your online registration. For your convenience we will also take onsite registrations beginning before the pre-conference workshop on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Please be aware that the Hotel Santa Fe needs advance notification to accommodate special needs such as vegetarian and gluten-free meal options.)
.
Free presentation on real-life spy stories
A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe, a free evening presentation about espionage, will open the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference on Nov. 10. Created by Edward Held (author of A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe and Albuquerque), the program will reveal some of the locations used by KGB operatives to meet with informers and gather information on atomic secrets. The KGB's single greatest intelligence and counterintelligence coups, and the planning of the organization's most infamous assassination, all took place within one mile of Saint Francis Cathedral in historic Santa Fe.
A retired CIA agent, Held served as Chief
of Counterintelligence at Sandia National Laboratories and is now Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C.
KSFR radio podcast
Catch the podcast of the delightful radio interview with conference presenters Douglas Preston and Hampton Sides, and organizer Anne Hillerman, from Tuesday, September 13th Santa Fe Radio Café with Mary-Charlotte Domandi on KSFR 101.1FM via Santa Fe Public Radio.
News from students and faculty
Hampton Sides, a presenter at the 2011 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, got a mention in an op-ed piece in the Denver Post. The article concerned the potential closing of Colorado's historic Fort Lyon. Legendary mountain man Kit Carson died at the home of the post's doctor. The article notes that in Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides' account of America's westward expansion, which uses Carson's life as its driving wheel, Fort Lyon is described as "a dreary place." Click here to read more about the historic fort.
Jo-Ann Mapson, a presenter at this year's conference, Wordharvest's Judith Van Gieson, and Anne Hillerman are among the 75 New Mexico women authors invited to participate in the Fourth Annual New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival. Presented by the Museum of New Mexico at the New Mexico History Museum, the festival runs Sept. 30-Oct. 9. For a complete list of faculty and events, all free, click here.
Congratulations to past faculty member Cindy Bellinger on the release of her newest book, Into the Heat. And to conference student Joan K. Maze on a new paperback. Joan writes: "My book, Murder By Mistake, is now available in paperback on Amazon. To see this, type in Murder By Mistake or J. K. Maze and scroll down (far down) until you get to the paperback version. This is the Mollie Fenwick Mystery Series."
On Sunday, October 16th, from 2-4 p.m., New Mexico author and long-time Conference attendee and volunteer Rob Kresge will conduct a workshop for aspiring mystery writers at the Taylor Ranch Library, 5000 Bogart St., NW, in Albuquerque. Rob will offer handouts and advice on the query process, seeking agents and publishers, classic mysteries and helpful books on writing. Rob is the author of the Warbonnet mystery series, of which the first, Murder for Greenhorns, was a finalist for the 2011 Bruce Alexander Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery. The sequel to Greenhorns, Painted Women, will go on sale in October. Both novels were published by ABQ Press.
Peter Thorpe designed the cover for Kent Anderson's new book, Territory Tales, also to be published by ABQ publishing. Anderson is a past winner of the Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Contest. Thorpe, best known for his Tony Hillerman mystery book covers, also designed the covers for Judith Van Gieson's books published by HarperCollins.
Writing Tip: The Truth About Inspiration
by David Morrell
In my writing classes, I devote a session to daydreams, which are spontaneous messages from our subconscious. After one of my presentations, a puzzled member of the audience raised his hand and asked what a daydream was. Others were surprised, but I wasn't. Not everyone has a daydream-friendly mind. In fact, some people have been taught to repress daydreams as a distraction and a waste of time. Fiction writers, however, tend to have plenty of daydreams, and they should not only welcome those daydreams but train themselves to be aware of them. Daydreams are our primal storyteller at work, sending us scenes and topics that our imagination (i.e. our subconscious) wants us to investigate. Each day, we should devote time (I usually do this before sleeping) to reviewing our daydreams and determining which of them insists on being turned into a story. The more shocking the daydream, the more truthful about us it is, but often we push away those daydreams that make us uncomfortable when we should actually embrace them.
David Morrell, the author of numerous thrillers and three non-fiction books, created the character Rambo. A long-time student of the book business, he will speak about the latest trends in publishing at the 2011 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference.
Thank you to all who have registered for the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference! We look forward to seeing you in November. Remember: You can connect with fellow writers throughout the year on our Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
WORDHARVEST
Free presentation on real-life spy stories
A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe, a free evening presentation about espionage, will open the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference on Nov. 10. Created by Edward Held (author of A Spy's Guide to Santa Fe and Albuquerque), the program will reveal some of the locations used by KGB operatives to meet with informers and gather information on atomic secrets. The KGB's single greatest intelligence and counterintelligence coups, and the planning of the organization's most infamous assassination, all took place within one mile of Saint Francis Cathedral in historic Santa Fe.
A retired CIA agent, Held served as Chief
of Counterintelligence at Sandia National Laboratories and is now Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C.
KSFR radio podcast
Catch the podcast of the delightful radio interview with conference presenters Douglas Preston and Hampton Sides, and organizer Anne Hillerman, from Tuesday, September 13th Santa Fe Radio Café with Mary-Charlotte Domandi on KSFR 101.1FM via Santa Fe Public Radio.
News from students and faculty
Hampton Sides, a presenter at the 2011 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, got a mention in an op-ed piece in the Denver Post. The article concerned the potential closing of Colorado's historic Fort Lyon. Legendary mountain man Kit Carson died at the home of the post's doctor. The article notes that in Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides' account of America's westward expansion, which uses Carson's life as its driving wheel, Fort Lyon is described as "a dreary place." Click here to read more about the historic fort.
Jo-Ann Mapson, a presenter at this year's conference, Wordharvest's Judith Van Gieson, and Anne Hillerman are among the 75 New Mexico women authors invited to participate in the Fourth Annual New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival. Presented by the Museum of New Mexico at the New Mexico History Museum, the festival runs Sept. 30-Oct. 9. For a complete list of faculty and events, all free, click here.
Congratulations to past faculty member Cindy Bellinger on the release of her newest book, Into the Heat. And to conference student Joan K. Maze on a new paperback. Joan writes: "My book, Murder By Mistake, is now available in paperback on Amazon. To see this, type in Murder By Mistake or J. K. Maze and scroll down (far down) until you get to the paperback version. This is the Mollie Fenwick Mystery Series."
On Sunday, October 16th, from 2-4 p.m., New Mexico author and long-time Conference attendee and volunteer Rob Kresge will conduct a workshop for aspiring mystery writers at the Taylor Ranch Library, 5000 Bogart St., NW, in Albuquerque. Rob will offer handouts and advice on the query process, seeking agents and publishers, classic mysteries and helpful books on writing. Rob is the author of the Warbonnet mystery series, of which the first, Murder for Greenhorns, was a finalist for the 2011 Bruce Alexander Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery. The sequel to Greenhorns, Painted Women, will go on sale in October. Both novels were published by ABQ Press.
Peter Thorpe designed the cover for Kent Anderson's new book, Territory Tales, also to be published by ABQ publishing. Anderson is a past winner of the Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Contest. Thorpe, best known for his Tony Hillerman mystery book covers, also designed the covers for Judith Van Gieson's books published by HarperCollins.
Writing Tip: The Truth About Inspiration
by David Morrell
In my writing classes, I devote a session to daydreams, which are spontaneous messages from our subconscious. After one of my presentations, a puzzled member of the audience raised his hand and asked what a daydream was. Others were surprised, but I wasn't. Not everyone has a daydream-friendly mind. In fact, some people have been taught to repress daydreams as a distraction and a waste of time. Fiction writers, however, tend to have plenty of daydreams, and they should not only welcome those daydreams but train themselves to be aware of them. Daydreams are our primal storyteller at work, sending us scenes and topics that our imagination (i.e. our subconscious) wants us to investigate. Each day, we should devote time (I usually do this before sleeping) to reviewing our daydreams and determining which of them insists on being turned into a story. The more shocking the daydream, the more truthful about us it is, but often we push away those daydreams that make us uncomfortable when we should actually embrace them.
David Morrell, the author of numerous thrillers and three non-fiction books, created the character Rambo. A long-time student of the book business, he will speak about the latest trends in publishing at the 2011 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference.
Thank you to all who have registered for the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference! We look forward to seeing you in November. Remember: You can connect with fellow writers throughout the year on our Facebook page.
Sincerely,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
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Friday, September 23, 2011
New Mexico Book Awards Finalists
Finalists in 2011 New Mexico Book Awards
The Finalists in 2011 New Mexico Book Awards were announced today at the regular monthly meeting of the New Mexico Book Coop, a not-for-profit organization serving authors and book publishers. Finalists have been selected in thirty-six categories ranging from children's and parenting/family issues books to romance and science fiction and New Mexico history. One hundred and eighty-four books were selected as finalists this year, about the same number as last year. But entries in this year's program were about double those of last year. This is the fifth year for the New Mexico Book Awards.
The complete list of finalists can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE.
The winners will be announced at the annual Awards Banquet on November 18 at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque, NM.
The New Mexico Book Awards is organized by The New Mexico Book Co-op and Category sponsors include: Alamosa Books, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Artemesia Publishing, AZRO Press, Bookworks, Friends of the Albuquerque/Bernalillo Co Public Library, Hope Kiah-Santa Fe Web Design, Humanist Society of New Mexico, LithExcel Communication, LPD Press & Rio Grande Books, Miche Bags New Mexico, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Breeze Newspaper, New Mexico Business Weekly, New Mexico Centennial Office, New Mexico Coalition for Literacy, ReadingNewMexico.com, ReadWest, Rio Rancho Public Library, Santa Fe Public Library, Southwest Writers, Sunbelt Shows, Sunstone Press, Tradición Revista Magazine, Treasure House Books & Gifts, University of New Mexico Press, WalMart, Word Harvest Writers Conference, and Zimmermann Library (University of New Mexico).
New Mexico Book Co-op 925 Salamanca NW Los Ranchos, NM 87107 info@nmbookcoop.com
www.nmbookcoop.com
505/344-9382
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
The Finalists in 2011 New Mexico Book Awards were announced today at the regular monthly meeting of the New Mexico Book Coop, a not-for-profit organization serving authors and book publishers. Finalists have been selected in thirty-six categories ranging from children's and parenting/family issues books to romance and science fiction and New Mexico history. One hundred and eighty-four books were selected as finalists this year, about the same number as last year. But entries in this year's program were about double those of last year. This is the fifth year for the New Mexico Book Awards.
The complete list of finalists can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE.
The winners will be announced at the annual Awards Banquet on November 18 at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque, NM.
The New Mexico Book Awards is organized by The New Mexico Book Co-op and Category sponsors include: Alamosa Books, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Artemesia Publishing, AZRO Press, Bookworks, Friends of the Albuquerque/Bernalillo Co Public Library, Hope Kiah-Santa Fe Web Design, Humanist Society of New Mexico, LithExcel Communication, LPD Press & Rio Grande Books, Miche Bags New Mexico, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Breeze Newspaper, New Mexico Business Weekly, New Mexico Centennial Office, New Mexico Coalition for Literacy, ReadingNewMexico.com, ReadWest, Rio Rancho Public Library, Santa Fe Public Library, Southwest Writers, Sunbelt Shows, Sunstone Press, Tradición Revista Magazine, Treasure House Books & Gifts, University of New Mexico Press, WalMart, Word Harvest Writers Conference, and Zimmermann Library (University of New Mexico).
New Mexico Book Co-op 925 Salamanca NW Los Ranchos, NM 87107 info@nmbookcoop.com
www.nmbookcoop.com
505/344-9382
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Thursday, September 22, 2011
New Mexico Women Author’s Festival
Remember to attend the 4th Annual New Mexico Women Author’s Festival September 30 – October 9, at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe. Details on all of the speakers are on newmexicocreates.com. Especially new is the Voices of New Mexico Panel at 2pm on Sunday, October 9, and the Publishers Panel 12:30pm on Sunday, October 9. All events are free. You don’t have to be a woman to attend!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Remember to attend the 4th Annual New Mexico Women Author’s Festival September 30 – October 9, at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe. Details on all of the speakers are on newmexicocreates.com. Especially new is the Voices of New Mexico Panel at 2pm on Sunday, October 9, and the Publishers Panel 12:30pm on Sunday, October 9. All events are free. You don’t have to be a woman to attend!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
New Mexico Publisher news
FOUR LARGEST BOOK PUBLISHERS IN NEW MEXICO PRESENTING PANEL AT THE SANTA FE WOMEN AUTHOR’S FESTIVAL OCTOBER 9
UNM Press, LPD Press/Rio Grande Books, SAR Press, and Museum of New Mexico Press are going to tell it–like–it–is at a panel at the Women Author’s Festival at the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium in Santa Fe, Sunday, October 9, at 12:30pm. The four panelists: John Byram, Director of UNM Press; Barbe Awalt, Senior Partner of LPD Press/Rio Grande Books; Lynn Baca, Director of SAR Press; and Renee Tambeau, Marketing Director of Museum of New Mexico Press, will talk about the future of book publishing, how to be published, Print On Demand, EBooks, and books stores. This is the first time four of the largest book publishers in New Mexico are doing a panel for interested attendees. The panel is a new addition to the Women Author’s Festival. The Festival is scheduled from September 30 to October 9 will presentations by women authors in all genres. All events are free and open to the public. For a full list of authors visit newmexicocreates.org.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmbookcoop.com.
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PRESS RELEASE
September 16, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382 or info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
UNM Press, LPD Press/Rio Grande Books, SAR Press, and Museum of New Mexico Press are going to tell it–like–it–is at a panel at the Women Author’s Festival at the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium in Santa Fe, Sunday, October 9, at 12:30pm. The four panelists: John Byram, Director of UNM Press; Barbe Awalt, Senior Partner of LPD Press/Rio Grande Books; Lynn Baca, Director of SAR Press; and Renee Tambeau, Marketing Director of Museum of New Mexico Press, will talk about the future of book publishing, how to be published, Print On Demand, EBooks, and books stores. This is the first time four of the largest book publishers in New Mexico are doing a panel for interested attendees. The panel is a new addition to the Women Author’s Festival. The Festival is scheduled from September 30 to October 9 will presentations by women authors in all genres. All events are free and open to the public. For a full list of authors visit newmexicocreates.org.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmbookcoop.com.
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PRESS RELEASE
September 16, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382 or info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Tony Hillerman Conference
Greetings!
We'd like to give you a friendly reminder that the deadline for early-bird registration to the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference is quickly approaching! This year, our conference will be held in the lovely Hotel Santa Fe, just steps away from the dynamic Railyard district with its shops and restaurants. The conference program includes a day devoted to the craft of writing and one dedicated to the business of writing. We're proud that experts like Douglas Preston, David Morrell, Sandi Ault, and Hampton Sides are joining our faculty. And, don't forget the opportunity for manuscript critiques with Sean Murphy and Tania Casselle. Be sure to register before September 24 to take advantage of great rates!
And, don't forget: October 9 is the last day to reserve a room at Hotel Santa Fe to the conference rate.
Psst! Be sure to join our growing community of writers on Facebook, where you may just find a special offer for Conference registration.
Sincerely,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
WORDHARVEST
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
We'd like to give you a friendly reminder that the deadline for early-bird registration to the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference is quickly approaching! This year, our conference will be held in the lovely Hotel Santa Fe, just steps away from the dynamic Railyard district with its shops and restaurants. The conference program includes a day devoted to the craft of writing and one dedicated to the business of writing. We're proud that experts like Douglas Preston, David Morrell, Sandi Ault, and Hampton Sides are joining our faculty. And, don't forget the opportunity for manuscript critiques with Sean Murphy and Tania Casselle. Be sure to register before September 24 to take advantage of great rates!
And, don't forget: October 9 is the last day to reserve a room at Hotel Santa Fe to the conference rate.
Psst! Be sure to join our growing community of writers on Facebook, where you may just find a special offer for Conference registration.
Sincerely,
Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg
WORDHARVEST
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Monday, September 19, 2011
The Corrales Historical Society will feature authors, publishers, journalists, and collectors, Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts, speaking about “New Mexico Art & Culture: Santos, Balloons, Food & History.” Owners of one of the largest book publishing companies in New Mexico and Tradicion Revista Magazine, Awalt and Rhetts have an expertise in New Mexican Hispanic santos and have taken their collection all over the country. They have recently published the award-winning official Balloon Fiesta book The World Comes To Albuquerque. Awalt and Rhetts also received the Mother Teresa Award for their furthering of New Mexico Hispanic art and culture.
The talk takes place Thursday, September 22, at 7pm, in the Old San Isidro Church – 966 Old Church Road and is free and open to the public. Awalt and Rhetts will bring some of their santos for display and some of their books for sale including the recent Contemporary Hispanic Market 25th Anniversary and the Centennial Grant book, New Mexico Biographical Histories, by Don Bullis.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmsantos.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
The talk takes place Thursday, September 22, at 7pm, in the Old San Isidro Church – 966 Old Church Road and is free and open to the public. Awalt and Rhetts will bring some of their santos for display and some of their books for sale including the recent Contemporary Hispanic Market 25th Anniversary and the Centennial Grant book, New Mexico Biographical Histories, by Don Bullis.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmsantos.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Book signiong
AWARD-WINNING BOOK — THE WORLD COMES TO ALBUQUERQUE — TO BE SIGNED AT TREASURE HOUSE ON OCT 1
The Award-winning book, The World Comes To Albuquerque: The Dream Takes Flight, the official book of the 40th Balloon Fiesta, will be signed by authors Dick Brown, Kim Vesely, Tom McConnell, and Paul Rhetts on Saturday, October 1, from 2-4pm at Treasure House on Old Town Plaza. This signing the first weekend of Balloon Fiesta and appropriately features the 40 years of Balloon Fiesta and the history of hot air ballooning in New Mexico. The book won the 2011 Caliente Award from Reading New Mexico. The World Comes To Albuquerque is 192 pages and with 190 photos in hardback and softback.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmsantos.com.
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PRESS RELEASE
September 18, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382 or info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
The Award-winning book, The World Comes To Albuquerque: The Dream Takes Flight, the official book of the 40th Balloon Fiesta, will be signed by authors Dick Brown, Kim Vesely, Tom McConnell, and Paul Rhetts on Saturday, October 1, from 2-4pm at Treasure House on Old Town Plaza. This signing the first weekend of Balloon Fiesta and appropriately features the 40 years of Balloon Fiesta and the history of hot air ballooning in New Mexico. The book won the 2011 Caliente Award from Reading New Mexico. The World Comes To Albuquerque is 192 pages and with 190 photos in hardback and softback.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmsantos.com.
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PRESS RELEASE
September 18, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382 or info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
NMBA News
Reminder
It's MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME
NMBA'S new membership year begins September 1. Everyone delighted with words and interested in publication, book art or the literary professions is invited to join. We also welcome out-of-state members.
Cost:
• First-time members $50
• Renewal dues $65; add $20 to include a partner
• If you are a member, and you sign up a new member, you get to renew for $50 as well
• Institutional dues $65
How to renew or apply:
• Go online to nmbook.org
• Complete your secure online registration, or print out the membership application and send it in along with your check made out to New Mexico Book Association to New Mexico Book Association, P.O. Box 1285, Santa Fe, NM 87504
Renewal Deadline is September 30. (New members may apply any time, but applying now gives you a full year of benefits.)
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Also of Interest
Red Mountain Press celebrates the publication of
Drawing the Line ~ A Passionate Life by Susan Gardner.
Sunday, September 25 at 3:00 p.m. at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Ste H, Albuquerque
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And Coming in October--Understanding & Managing Social Media
Another presentation in our professional development program will give us a good glimpse into Facebook and Twitter, how they work, and why these Internet phenomena have become such powerful marketing tools.
• Tuesday, October 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• St. Bede's Episcopal Church on W. San Mateo off St. Francis Dr. in Santa Fe
• Presenters: Jan Zimmerman (author of Web Marketing for Dummies) and Joan Sotkin (gives workshops about Facebook, Twitter, blogs, website development and Internet marketing)
• Cost: $20 at the door or pay online at nmbook.org
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Deadline for Nov/Dec LIBRO is OCT. 15. Go to www.nmbook.org to submit all events. Click on the Calendar and Event Submission Form; then follow the prompts.
For more event listings, please visit www.nmbook.org. NMBA is New Mexico's only nonprofit serving all book professionals.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
It's MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME
NMBA'S new membership year begins September 1. Everyone delighted with words and interested in publication, book art or the literary professions is invited to join. We also welcome out-of-state members.
Cost:
• First-time members $50
• Renewal dues $65; add $20 to include a partner
• If you are a member, and you sign up a new member, you get to renew for $50 as well
• Institutional dues $65
How to renew or apply:
• Go online to nmbook.org
• Complete your secure online registration, or print out the membership application and send it in along with your check made out to New Mexico Book Association to New Mexico Book Association, P.O. Box 1285, Santa Fe, NM 87504
Renewal Deadline is September 30. (New members may apply any time, but applying now gives you a full year of benefits.)
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Also of Interest
Red Mountain Press celebrates the publication of
Drawing the Line ~ A Passionate Life by Susan Gardner.
Sunday, September 25 at 3:00 p.m. at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Ste H, Albuquerque
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And Coming in October--Understanding & Managing Social Media
Another presentation in our professional development program will give us a good glimpse into Facebook and Twitter, how they work, and why these Internet phenomena have become such powerful marketing tools.
• Tuesday, October 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• St. Bede's Episcopal Church on W. San Mateo off St. Francis Dr. in Santa Fe
• Presenters: Jan Zimmerman (author of Web Marketing for Dummies) and Joan Sotkin (gives workshops about Facebook, Twitter, blogs, website development and Internet marketing)
• Cost: $20 at the door or pay online at nmbook.org
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Deadline for Nov/Dec LIBRO is OCT. 15. Go to www.nmbook.org to submit all events. Click on the Calendar and Event Submission Form; then follow the prompts.
For more event listings, please visit www.nmbook.org. NMBA is New Mexico's only nonprofit serving all book professionals.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Writing Tip: Stay Organized
by Tricia Fields, 2010 Winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize for The Territory
Writing a novel without a clear plan for organizing the project-from broad plot outline down to specific details-would be a nightmare for me. Here are three different methods that I use to maintain order.
1. The Spreadsheet: I use Microsoft Excel extensively. The different tabs enable the writer to store and sort a variety of information that is important to keep track of when writing a full length book. For example, I have a character tab that lists the basics for each character in the book: name, age, physical description, distinguishing traits, etc. I have another tab for businesses in town, another tab houses my scene outline, another lists ideas for future books in the series..
2. The Binder: I maintain a reference binder to store all of the printed material that can't be easily stored in an Excel file. For example, I have a section on average weather ranges in West Texas for each month of the year, a section for newspaper/magazine stories that relate to the area or the topic I'm writing about, etc.. I keep state, county and town maps that I have either copied or created myself. Detailed maps of my fictional town have proven extremely helpful in writing both my books.
3. The Notecards: Post-It notes, or stickable notecards, are another great tool for organizing the storyline. Most of my book is plotted out in a scene outline using Excel. Each scene is written on a separate row with specific details noted in the columns (POV, Characters, Purpose, etc.). Post-it notes serve a similar purpose, but they allow me to see more of the story at one time. Each scene can be summarized on a sticky note. For the BIG picture, post a piece of butcher block paper on a wall and map out each scene using sticky notes. This gives you the flexibility to easily move and add scenes as your changing plot dictates. This is also a great exercise to check the pacing in your book.
If you are interested in more detailed information you can visit my Sunday Afternoon Writer's Blog.
Tricia Fields is well into her second book in a mystery series to be published by St. Martin's/Minotaur in October.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
by Tricia Fields, 2010 Winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize for The Territory
Writing a novel without a clear plan for organizing the project-from broad plot outline down to specific details-would be a nightmare for me. Here are three different methods that I use to maintain order.
1. The Spreadsheet: I use Microsoft Excel extensively. The different tabs enable the writer to store and sort a variety of information that is important to keep track of when writing a full length book. For example, I have a character tab that lists the basics for each character in the book: name, age, physical description, distinguishing traits, etc. I have another tab for businesses in town, another tab houses my scene outline, another lists ideas for future books in the series..
2. The Binder: I maintain a reference binder to store all of the printed material that can't be easily stored in an Excel file. For example, I have a section on average weather ranges in West Texas for each month of the year, a section for newspaper/magazine stories that relate to the area or the topic I'm writing about, etc.. I keep state, county and town maps that I have either copied or created myself. Detailed maps of my fictional town have proven extremely helpful in writing both my books.
3. The Notecards: Post-It notes, or stickable notecards, are another great tool for organizing the storyline. Most of my book is plotted out in a scene outline using Excel. Each scene is written on a separate row with specific details noted in the columns (POV, Characters, Purpose, etc.). Post-it notes serve a similar purpose, but they allow me to see more of the story at one time. Each scene can be summarized on a sticky note. For the BIG picture, post a piece of butcher block paper on a wall and map out each scene using sticky notes. This gives you the flexibility to easily move and add scenes as your changing plot dictates. This is also a great exercise to check the pacing in your book.
If you are interested in more detailed information you can visit my Sunday Afternoon Writer's Blog.
Tricia Fields is well into her second book in a mystery series to be published by St. Martin's/Minotaur in October.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
News of Howard Bryan
passing of Howard Bryan, a long-time journalist and one of New Mexico's giants in the field of history. Howard received the Friends of New Mexico Authors Award in the 2009 New Mexico Book Awards. He also received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1994 as well as a SPUR Award from Western Writers of America. He was a journalist for 42 years.
A funeral will be this Friday 8:30 am at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe.
A Remembrance & Celebration to his life will be held at the Albuquerque Press Club on Saturday September 24th 1:00pm to 5:00pm. The Press Club is at 201 Highland Circle SE, (Off Central); 243-8476.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
A funeral will be this Friday 8:30 am at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe.
A Remembrance & Celebration to his life will be held at the Albuquerque Press Club on Saturday September 24th 1:00pm to 5:00pm. The Press Club is at 201 Highland Circle SE, (Off Central); 243-8476.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
SEPTEMBER NEW MEXICO BOOK CO-OP LUNCH FEATURES DON BULLIS & THE FINALISTS IN THE NM BOOK AWARDS
The Friday, September 23, 2011, lunch meeting of the New Mexico Book Co-op features New Mexico Centennial Author Don Bullis. Bullis will speak about his experiences with publishers, New Mexico history, and his new book, New Mexico Historical Biographies that won a New Mexico Centennial Grants in 2010. Bullis lives in Rio Ranchos and has written many award-winning books in addition to a newspaper column for the Rio Rancho Observer and he was a contributor for New Mexico Magazine. Bullis is also Vice President of the Historical Society of New Mexico and is Sheriff (President) of the Albuquerque Corral of Westerners.
The Finalists for the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards will also be announced. The Winners will be announced at the November banquet.
Lunch is at the Golden Corral at Coors and Alameda in Albuquerque. Attendees pay for their own buffet, tax, and tip.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmbookcoop.com.
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PRESS RELEASE
September 4, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382 or info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
The Friday, September 23, 2011, lunch meeting of the New Mexico Book Co-op features New Mexico Centennial Author Don Bullis. Bullis will speak about his experiences with publishers, New Mexico history, and his new book, New Mexico Historical Biographies that won a New Mexico Centennial Grants in 2010. Bullis lives in Rio Ranchos and has written many award-winning books in addition to a newspaper column for the Rio Rancho Observer and he was a contributor for New Mexico Magazine. Bullis is also Vice President of the Historical Society of New Mexico and is Sheriff (President) of the Albuquerque Corral of Westerners.
The Finalists for the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards will also be announced. The Winners will be announced at the November banquet.
Lunch is at the Golden Corral at Coors and Alameda in Albuquerque. Attendees pay for their own buffet, tax, and tip.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmbookcoop.com.
-30-
PRESS RELEASE
September 4, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382 or info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com
Friday, September 2, 2011
October Write On Four Corners Schedule
10/5 Nasario Garcia Fe Y Tragedias Faith and Tragedies Hispanic Villages of New Mexico Rio Grande Books 10:30 Wed
10/7 Kris Neri High Crimes on the Magical Plane Red Coyote Press Fri 2:30
10/12 B. Frank Livin the Dream Raven’s Eye Press 10:30 Wed.
10/14 Betsy McKee Henry How to Be a Zen Mama Zen mama Publishing 2:30 Fri
10/19 William (Bill) Ramsery Tapacitos Create Space South Carolina 10:30 Wed.
10/21 Martin Janowski Not Just New Mexico’s Senat5or 2:30 Friday Rio Grande Books
10/26 Kathleen McGowan The Poet Prince Simon and Schuster 10:30 Wed
10/28 Junie Davis (Lloyd Olivia Davis) confessions of an uppity woman ABQ press Fri 2:30
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
10/7 Kris Neri High Crimes on the Magical Plane Red Coyote Press Fri 2:30
10/12 B. Frank Livin the Dream Raven’s Eye Press 10:30 Wed.
10/14 Betsy McKee Henry How to Be a Zen Mama Zen mama Publishing 2:30 Fri
10/19 William (Bill) Ramsery Tapacitos Create Space South Carolina 10:30 Wed.
10/21 Martin Janowski Not Just New Mexico’s Senat5or 2:30 Friday Rio Grande Books
10/26 Kathleen McGowan The Poet Prince Simon and Schuster 10:30 Wed
10/28 Junie Davis (Lloyd Olivia Davis) confessions of an uppity woman ABQ press Fri 2:30
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Writing Contest for Romance Writers
YourNovel.com Celebrates 20 Years:
Writing Contest Features $35,000 in Prizes
RALEIGH, NC, September 2, 2011 -- Romance writer wannabes have the chance to see their work published in a book and win one of 10 romantic getaways (total value of more than $35,000) in the YourNovel.com Personalized Romance Writing Contest to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary.
Ten winners will be selected to have their personalized, romantic stories published in an anthology called Celebrating Romance II to be sold online with YourNovel.com's other books and eBooks. Like the others, this book will be capable of being personalized so that any couple can star as the hero and heroine in the stories.
People ordering from YourNovel.com answer 23 questions about the starring couple, like names, eye and hair color, pet names they call one another, their careers, hometown, best friends, favorite perfume and favorite music. Then YourNovel.com takes those details and weaves them throughout any of their offerings.
The books are set in exotic destinations like Tahiti, Rome, the Caribbean, Africa, and at locations like luxury hotels, cruise ships, a ski resort, a dude ranch, or as a detective novel, a golf fantasy book, historical fiction, and even a vampire saga.
Contest entrants will need to do the same thing - use all 23 personal bits of information in a 2,500- to 4,000-word story in a romantic setting while employing all the techniques of romance writing, including those titillating yet tasteful love scenes that come in YourNovel.com's Wild or Mild versions of each book.
YourNovel.com held a similar contest for their 10th anniversary producing Celebrating Romance, still a popular seller. An impressive six of the 10 winning writers went on to publish full-length books. Ma rcy Thomas and Gail Gibbs have written full-length novels for YourNovel.com. LuAnne McLane (with 13 novels under her belt), Lori Pepio, Janet Welch and Regina Hammond all went on to publish books for other companies.
For the 20-year milestone, YourNovel.com's founders and co-authors J.S. Fletcher and Kathy M. Newbern (a husband/wife team using the pen name Fletcher Newbern) have teamed up with sponsors in the travel industry for prizes to inspire writers to produce award-winning work just like Fletcher and Newbern have as travel journalists, their other vocation.
Prizes valued at more than $35,000 include:
• 7 nights at Palm Island Resort, Grenadines (palmislandcaribbean.com) $5,540 value;
• 7 nights at St. James's Club & Villas, Antigua (stjamesclubantigua.com) $4,515 value;
• 7 nights at The Verandah Resort & Spa, Antigua (theverandah.com) $4,200 value;
• 5 nights at Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas, USVI (bolongobay.com) $2,354 value;
• 2 nights at Rosewood Country Inn, Bradford, NH (rosewoodcountryinn.com) value $798;
• 2 nights Ozarks Mountain Christmas, Branson, MO (explorebranson.com) $700 value;
• 2 nights at Old Edwards Inn & Spa, Highlands, NC (oldedwardsinn.com) $625 value;
• 2 nights at Chesterfield Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL (chesterfieldpb.com) $538 value;
• 2 nights in Raleigh, NC (VisitRaleigh.com) at Oakwood Inn B&B, (oakwoodinnbb.com) and personalized tours (total package value $500);
• A surprise destination to be announced;
• 10 complimentary copies of Celebrating Romance II valued at $1,270 to winners ranked 1-5;
• 5 complimentary copies valued at $635 to each of the winners ranked 6-10.
Fletcher says, "Whenever we explain what we do, someone invariably responds, 'I should write a book.' We agree, and now's the time."
Newbern adds, "We know from our own customers these past 19 years that there are a lot of romantic people out there. And this is their chance to create a romantic piece of fiction and see it published in a book. Plus, the prizes are terrific."
How To Enter: For information on how to enter the contest, prize details and the official rules, visit www.YourNovel.com/contest.aspx Entry deadline is Oct. 15, 2011, with winners announced by Nov. 28, 2011. The contest has no entry fee, but will be limited to 300 entries. It is open to U.S. or Canadian legal residents at least 18 years old. Entries must be submitted via email and will be judged on how well the story works for any starring couple; the plot; story originality; story location; entertaining and spicy romantic interludes; dialogue, exposition, mechanics and grammar; plus the climax.
Current Books: YourNovel.com currently offers 28 books and 16 eBooks where any couple become the hero and heroine. Novels come in hardback or paperback and the starring couple's photo can even be added to the book's cover. Paperbacks range from 150-190 pages and start at $39.95; hardbacks, 200-230 pages, start at $84.95; eBooks are 32-124 pages starting at $19.95. Photos can be added to the cover for an additional $25. Priority S/H is $7 in the U.S. or $16 on global orders. The fastest way to order is on the web at www.YourNovel.com. Those without Internet access can call (800) 444-3356 in the U.S. to have information faxed or mailed.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
Writing Contest Features $35,000 in Prizes
RALEIGH, NC, September 2, 2011 -- Romance writer wannabes have the chance to see their work published in a book and win one of 10 romantic getaways (total value of more than $35,000) in the YourNovel.com Personalized Romance Writing Contest to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary.
Ten winners will be selected to have their personalized, romantic stories published in an anthology called Celebrating Romance II to be sold online with YourNovel.com's other books and eBooks. Like the others, this book will be capable of being personalized so that any couple can star as the hero and heroine in the stories.
People ordering from YourNovel.com answer 23 questions about the starring couple, like names, eye and hair color, pet names they call one another, their careers, hometown, best friends, favorite perfume and favorite music. Then YourNovel.com takes those details and weaves them throughout any of their offerings.
The books are set in exotic destinations like Tahiti, Rome, the Caribbean, Africa, and at locations like luxury hotels, cruise ships, a ski resort, a dude ranch, or as a detective novel, a golf fantasy book, historical fiction, and even a vampire saga.
Contest entrants will need to do the same thing - use all 23 personal bits of information in a 2,500- to 4,000-word story in a romantic setting while employing all the techniques of romance writing, including those titillating yet tasteful love scenes that come in YourNovel.com's Wild or Mild versions of each book.
YourNovel.com held a similar contest for their 10th anniversary producing Celebrating Romance, still a popular seller. An impressive six of the 10 winning writers went on to publish full-length books. Ma rcy Thomas and Gail Gibbs have written full-length novels for YourNovel.com. LuAnne McLane (with 13 novels under her belt), Lori Pepio, Janet Welch and Regina Hammond all went on to publish books for other companies.
For the 20-year milestone, YourNovel.com's founders and co-authors J.S. Fletcher and Kathy M. Newbern (a husband/wife team using the pen name Fletcher Newbern) have teamed up with sponsors in the travel industry for prizes to inspire writers to produce award-winning work just like Fletcher and Newbern have as travel journalists, their other vocation.
Prizes valued at more than $35,000 include:
• 7 nights at Palm Island Resort, Grenadines (palmislandcaribbean.com) $5,540 value;
• 7 nights at St. James's Club & Villas, Antigua (stjamesclubantigua.com) $4,515 value;
• 7 nights at The Verandah Resort & Spa, Antigua (theverandah.com) $4,200 value;
• 5 nights at Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas, USVI (bolongobay.com) $2,354 value;
• 2 nights at Rosewood Country Inn, Bradford, NH (rosewoodcountryinn.com) value $798;
• 2 nights Ozarks Mountain Christmas, Branson, MO (explorebranson.com) $700 value;
• 2 nights at Old Edwards Inn & Spa, Highlands, NC (oldedwardsinn.com) $625 value;
• 2 nights at Chesterfield Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL (chesterfieldpb.com) $538 value;
• 2 nights in Raleigh, NC (VisitRaleigh.com) at Oakwood Inn B&B, (oakwoodinnbb.com) and personalized tours (total package value $500);
• A surprise destination to be announced;
• 10 complimentary copies of Celebrating Romance II valued at $1,270 to winners ranked 1-5;
• 5 complimentary copies valued at $635 to each of the winners ranked 6-10.
Fletcher says, "Whenever we explain what we do, someone invariably responds, 'I should write a book.' We agree, and now's the time."
Newbern adds, "We know from our own customers these past 19 years that there are a lot of romantic people out there. And this is their chance to create a romantic piece of fiction and see it published in a book. Plus, the prizes are terrific."
How To Enter: For information on how to enter the contest, prize details and the official rules, visit www.YourNovel.com/contest.aspx Entry deadline is Oct. 15, 2011, with winners announced by Nov. 28, 2011. The contest has no entry fee, but will be limited to 300 entries. It is open to U.S. or Canadian legal residents at least 18 years old. Entries must be submitted via email and will be judged on how well the story works for any starring couple; the plot; story originality; story location; entertaining and spicy romantic interludes; dialogue, exposition, mechanics and grammar; plus the climax.
Current Books: YourNovel.com currently offers 28 books and 16 eBooks where any couple become the hero and heroine. Novels come in hardback or paperback and the starring couple's photo can even be added to the book's cover. Paperbacks range from 150-190 pages and start at $39.95; hardbacks, 200-230 pages, start at $84.95; eBooks are 32-124 pages starting at $19.95. Photos can be added to the cover for an additional $25. Priority S/H is $7 in the U.S. or $16 on global orders. The fastest way to order is on the web at www.YourNovel.com. Those without Internet access can call (800) 444-3356 in the U.S. to have information faxed or mailed.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.
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