1/22/25 DFWWW Meeting Minutes

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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