Saturday, Feb. 14 - A. Lee Martinez book signing
A. Lee Martinez will have a book signing at the Waldenbooks in Valley View Mall this coming Saturday, Feb 14th, from 2-4 pm.
Valley View Mall is located at Preston Rd & 635 LBJ Freeway, and the bookstore is on the second floor, near the Sears.
Valley View Mall is located at Preston Rd & 635 LBJ Freeway, and the bookstore is on the second floor, near the Sears.
DFW Writers' Conference web site has a new design
Check out the new web site we've launched for the DFW Writers' Conference, May 2-3, 2009 at the Grapevine Convention Center! Online registration is open. Bestselling author Bob Mayer is our keynote speaker, and pitch sessions will be available with six visiting literary agents.
Thanks to member Heidi Berthiaume for the fantastic design work!
Thanks to member Heidi Berthiaume for the fantastic design work!
Election for 2009 board takes place Jan. 7
The first meeting of every year is when we elect a new board of directors. To be eligible to vote, members must have attended at least three of the last five business meetings. (Business meetings are the first Wednesday of every month.)
This year's slate of candidates is:
President: Russell Connor
1st Vice President: A. Lee Martinez
2nd Vice President: Carolyn Williamson
Secretary: Nik Holman
Treasurer: Fred Campos
Director: Kristen Lamb
Director: Chris Lee Moore
Thanks to these members for stepping up to lead the organization through another great year!
This year's slate of candidates is:
President: Russell Connor
1st Vice President: A. Lee Martinez
2nd Vice President: Carolyn Williamson
Secretary: Nik Holman
Treasurer: Fred Campos
Director: Kristen Lamb
Director: Chris Lee Moore
Thanks to these members for stepping up to lead the organization through another great year!
Workshop meets EVERY Wednesday... no matter what!
The Workshop has a long-standing tradition that it meets every Wednesday, regardless. We've met on Christmas Day and July 4th. We've met during very icy winter storms when we probably shouldn't have been out on the roads driving. But we're dedicated like that.
The tradition was put to the test again in December. Both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fell on Wednesdays.
We expected maybe four or five people to show up on these days (normal meeting attendance is between 40 and 50). But for Christmas Eve, we had 11 people, and for New Year's Eve, we had 20! And 10 of us went on to IHOP for after-meeting dinner and conversation. The Workshop is a fantastic group of people serious about their writing, and as you can see, we obviously like spending time with each other and consider the organization important to our lives. And if you've been thinking that associating with other writers might be a good experience for you, we encourage you to come visit us and give us a try!
The tradition was put to the test again in December. Both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fell on Wednesdays.
We expected maybe four or five people to show up on these days (normal meeting attendance is between 40 and 50). But for Christmas Eve, we had 11 people, and for New Year's Eve, we had 20! And 10 of us went on to IHOP for after-meeting dinner and conversation. The Workshop is a fantastic group of people serious about their writing, and as you can see, we obviously like spending time with each other and consider the organization important to our lives. And if you've been thinking that associating with other writers might be a good experience for you, we encourage you to come visit us and give us a try!