Wednesday, September 22, 2010
We're moving!
The Westland Adult Poetry Group blog is moving to the safe havens of the new Westland Library website. We will also be taking on the new name of Writers Workshop blog, but we will posting information relevant to both the Writers Club and Writers Workshop (ohh, I just had an idea- maybe we should call it the Writers Blog, since it caters to both groups- I'll see what I can do). I will post the new address as soon as the website goes live (likely a week from Sunday).
Writers Workshop
The 1st official meeting of the Writers Workshop met on Tuesday, Sept. 14th and was a small success. We had 5 members attend, 3 brand new to any of our Writers groups in the library. In attendance were John C., Jesse (both Fiction Group attendees), Dan, Jackie, and Remi.
We spent the first half of the meeting discussing the new guidelines of the Workshop, some of which include:
The next Writers Workshop is scheduled on Wednesday, October 12th from 7-8:30 p.m. (Meeting Room C) Ask Andy for copies of the submissions if you have not yet received them.
The next Writers Club is this coming Monday, September 27th from 7-8 p.m. (Meeting Room B) Bring your submissions along with you.
We spent the first half of the meeting discussing the new guidelines of the Workshop, some of which include:
- · 10 members maximum
- · Any genre, any type of writing accepted
- · All levels--experienced or inexperienced
- · Who is our audience? This group!
- · We are here to offer encouragement and to help improve and polish our work. If each piece is a baby, we're here to help it grow up and go out into the world.
The next Writers Workshop is scheduled on Wednesday, October 12th from 7-8:30 p.m. (Meeting Room C) Ask Andy for copies of the submissions if you have not yet received them.
The next Writers Club is this coming Monday, September 27th from 7-8 p.m. (Meeting Room B) Bring your submissions along with you.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Kerrytown Bookfest- Ann Arbor
I thought I'd pass along this link for those of you interested in meeting Michigan authors and reading books about Michigan, the Kerrytown Bookfest happening on Sunday, September 12th.
http://www.kerrytownbookfest.org/
Mystery authors Steve Hamilton and Loren Estleman (this man spoke at my graduation from EMU- he is warm and funny and he knows his Detroit history) will be there, presenting and receiving awards, as well as talking, and poet Keith Taylor (who presented to our poetry group a year or so ago) will be interviewing author/poet, Thomas Lynch (whose life as a funeral home director provided much of the backdrop for the HBO series, "Six Feet Under"), among many other activities, including kids stuff.
Best of all, it is free and set in a pleasant area of Ann Arbor, off of campus but near some really great restaraunts and shops. Hope you can make it.
http://www.kerrytownbookfest.org/
Mystery authors Steve Hamilton and Loren Estleman (this man spoke at my graduation from EMU- he is warm and funny and he knows his Detroit history) will be there, presenting and receiving awards, as well as talking, and poet Keith Taylor (who presented to our poetry group a year or so ago) will be interviewing author/poet, Thomas Lynch (whose life as a funeral home director provided much of the backdrop for the HBO series, "Six Feet Under"), among many other activities, including kids stuff.
Best of all, it is free and set in a pleasant area of Ann Arbor, off of campus but near some really great restaraunts and shops. Hope you can make it.
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