Two of the panelists who will participate in the Telling True Stories panel have good news to share. Ted Gup’s book A SECRET GIFT was just named winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Nonfiction, a literary prize given at Ohio\’s annual book festival. (Photo by Susan Symones, Infinity Portrait Design) Mira Bartók’s book THE […]
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See Linda Formichelli\’s Conference Scene column in the September issue of Writer\’s Digest to read our suggestion on how to get the most out of a conference. In the article titled Make No Mistake (pp 60-61), we give tip #2 out of 10 she solicited from conference organizers around the country. Thanks to all the
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The two talented poets presenting WriteAngles October panel “Word Play” have each released new works of poetry this summer with a brand new press devoted to local writers. HIGH LONESOME by Patricia Lee Lewis of Westhampton, Massachusetts, and NIGHTLY, AT THE INSTITUTE OF THE POSSIBLE, by D M Gordon of Leeds, are inaugural books of
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Sally Bellerose’s novel THE GIRLS CLUB, scheduled for a September release and launch party at Northampton’s Forbes Library (Sept. 24, 3 pm), was just reviewed for Publishers Weekly, as follows: In her debut novel, Bellerose deftly tells the story of Cora Rose, Marie, and Renee LaBarre, a trio of working-class sisters in small-town Massachusetts who
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When the rights for her first novel, TRUTH, reverted back to novelist Jacqueline Sheehan, she and her agent Jenny Bent wanted to give the book a new life. Now it has just been published by the author as an ebook in all formats and for Apple, with a brand new cover and under a different
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“Conference as a whole was meaty, insightful, thought-provoking; I hope to carry the momentum it has created in my own work until next year’s event.” “Wonderful speakers! An inspirational day.” “Great organization and panelists.” “Keep the agents coming!” “This was a wonderful event – very well organized — great panels, panelists & speakers. Thank you
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The past couple of years we\’ve heard many requests that we invite a literary agent who represents YA writers. Your wish is our command. We are pleased to say that Susan Cohen of Writers House will be joining our agents panel this year and will be available for brief individual meetings with writers. We will
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Valerie Martin, this year’s afternoon keynoter, has won a coveted Guggenheim Fellowship to complete her latest, 14th, novel THE GHOST OF THE MARY CELESTE, about a ship mysteriously abandoned in 1872. For more details on the award and her career, see the stories on the Mount Holyoke website (she is a visiting professor at the
We are very happy to announce that Valerie Martin will be our after-lunch speaker. She is the author of nine novels, numerous short stories, and a biography of St. Francis of Assisi. With this giant leap forward we feel our program is shaping up beautifully and we hope to announce all the panels soon. writeangles
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