Vice President of Membership: Lauren Danhof
President: Sally Hamilton
Vice President of Events and Programs: Matthew Rollins
Vice President of Digital Media: Lauren Lanza Osias
Vice President of Community Outreach: Jenny Martin
Secretary: John A. Brown
Board members present: John Bartell, A. Lee Martinez
Regular Meeting Start: 7:02 PM
Number of members in attendance: ~50
Visitors:
- Gae Kaiser who writes cozy mysteries
- Bobbie who writes fiction and agricultural innovation and business
- ??? old advertising writer and is writing a crime novel
- Danielle, is looking to write romance
New Members:
- Ann Wilson, is working on a suspense novel
Rejections:
- John Brown had Hunting Sirocco rejected by Ron Eckel
Submissions:
- John bartell, submitted elevator book to an agent, and a poem to a journal
- Ron Sole submitted his middle grade book to an agent
Acceptances:
- Lauren Danhoff, her agent gave her a thumbs up on her cryptid book
Book Reviews:
- Lauren Lanza Osias, read and reviewed A Nameless Witch by A. Lee Martinez
- Michelle O’ Neal, read and reviewed Beyond the Abyss by Brendan O’ Quinn
- Catherine Olsen, reviewed A Royal Decoy
- Brian Tracey reviewed The Professor
Additional Announcements:
- Rebecca is two weeks from the local author fest where the DFWWW written books are going to be submitted to the Grapevine Public Library on February 1st and 1 PM. There will be snacks and stuff.
- Michelle O’ Neal will be interviewed at the east side Fort Worth Public Library at 1 PM.
- Brian Tracey, next tuesday from 6 - 7 PM he will be playing a gig for an hour at Chicago Avenue Hot Dogs.
- Lauren Danhoff found her badge. Also less important announcement is that if anyone wants one, they’re 12 dollars from BJ Sloan.
- Matt Rollins says that February 12th will be our Sweetheart reads and potluck and will have a special room for romance related stories.
- Also, he says that if anyone has any ideas for other events, to come talk to him and set things up.
- We need 5 monitors
Sally Hamilton:
- Announced that Ballas and Williamson rooms were named that because of our founding members names
Meeting Adjourned: 7:21
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