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NETWO Will Hold Its Annual Short Story Contest
Again in 2009, NETWO will sponsor a short story contest.
- Entry due February 14, 2009
- Winners announced at Spring Conference, and on this website
- Prize money - $325 will be awarded
- First place winner guaranteed publication in The Storyteller magazine
See complete details by clicking here or by clicking on "Contest" at the
left of this page.
Start working on that short story. Guaranteed publication + prize money -- hard to beat that.
Poetry Class Offered
Skip Hughes, award winning poet, will conduct 4 sessions in January. The title of the series is: "Learn
Writing Discipline by Writing Poetry." Classes will be held at the Pizza Inn on Highway 271, just north of Pittsburg.
All sessions will be held on Saturdays --
January 10, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
January 17, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
January 24, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., and
January 24, 1:15 - 3:30. p.m.
Tuition is $40 for any two sessions, $50 for any three sessions, and $60 for all 4 sessions. For information,
or to reserve space and receive a preparatory assigment, e-mail Skip at: diffdrumr@gail.com.
NETWO members Win Awards
Gayland Nuchols and Gay Ingram tied for top honors in the short story division of the East Texas Writers Association contest.
In addition, Galand won a third place award for her story "Twice Lost."
Congratulations to both. It is the second time that NETWO members have taken three awards in the same contest. Keep up the
good work, writers. Get your entries ready for NETWO's own short story contest. See the contest rules by clicking
on "Contest" at the upper left of this page.
NETWO sets date for its 23rd Writers' Conference,
April 24 & 25, 2009. Mark your calendars!
It will be held at Camp Shiloh, again, with the same great catering as in 2008.
NETWO's 22nd conference, April 25 and 26, 2008 was a huge success. All three agents, and the editor, had full slates of interviews, and the good news is -- a number of the attendees
were asked to submit samples, or three chapters, or the entire manuscript!
Nancy Robertson Masters gave a terrific workshop on Friday. She
had the largest crowd we've had for a workshop. Here, New York agent Barbara Poelle addresses the conference crowd.
The "Mystery Night" was enjoyed by all. A special thanks to Our "actors" -- Holly White, Earlene Callan, Ginnie Bivona, Bill Carl,
David Allen, Paul Paris, and Tommy Merick. Everyone - audience and actors - had a great time.
click here for some more pictures from the 2008 NETWO conference.
A Treasure Box,
NETWO's 2008 anthology, is here,
and everybody is talking about what a beautiful, well-produced book it is. And, as award-wnning author Jory Sherman says, if you write, you
can learn from this book. If you haven't gotten yours yet, order one on-line by clicking
here or, pick one up at the next NETWO meeting. Not only will you be supporting your writers group,
but you will read some terrific stories and poems, and learn more about the creative process.
And remember, these make terrific gifts. It is a beautiful book, it's interesting, and it encourages reading - something all writers should do.
NETWO member Ginnie Bivona was invited to California to watch part of the filming of the Hallmark movie being made from her novel,
Ida Mae Tutweiler & the Traveling Tea Party, (published in 2000). It has been re-titled "The Glass Seagull," at least for now, says Ginnie.
"I have to admit, I was excited. They had my name on my room at the shooting location. But, darn, no star on the door. Still, they were all very
nice to me, and didn't take too much umbrage when I tried to tell the director what to do."
We're all excited, too. Can't wait until it airs.
NETWO Announces Initiative to Help School Library
When the library for the entire K-12 system burned in Wheatley, AR, NETWO initiated a project to help supply the school
with appropriate books,
By the fall school opening, NETWO had donated 800 books to the school. NETWO has been informed that
when the school opened, it had 810 books in the library -- the 800 we donated and only 10 more.
And, as noted in a recent issue of With Pen in Hand, NETWO delivered another load of books to a school recently.
A parent came to the rescue as Galand
Nuchols delivered two big boxes of books to the Avinger High School
library. She reports an excited teacher
was going through one of the boxes when she left and was very pleased with the
wide selection of books we provided them.
NETWO is continuing to collect books to donate to other needy school libraries, and is asking its members and anybody who
wishes to help, to donate books appropriate to a primary or secondary school library NETWO will also accept
money earmarked specifically for this project, and will use it strictly to purchase books for this purpose. Help
encourage reading by young persons.
If you want more information on this project, or an address to make a donation, please click on the "Contact Us" button
on the upper left of this page, and send NETWO an e-mail. We'll answer !
The Northeast Texas Writers' Organization is a group of northeast Texas area persons
interested in the craft of creative writing, or the support of that endeavor. We accept all members,
regardless of age or persuasion, in the belief that variety enhances learning. Included in the group
are writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, scripts, and journalism. Under fiction, many different
genres are represented for both adult and children. In non-fiction, the interests range from
medical and technical writing to memoirs, from religious to nostalgia. Any phase of the
writing craft is welcomed. Many of the members of NETWO have been published, but many
have not been - yet.
The purpose of the Northeast Writers' Organization is to
promote literary pursuits in this area. Some of the activities include critique sessions, lectures,
book signings, publishing, and writers' workshops and conferences.
Members are encouraged to submit items for our newsletter, With Pen in Hand,
including their opinions concerning programs we have had or should schedule, short works of
most any kind, brief bios, notices of writing contests and conferences, and just about any news
of interest to our members.
The Northeast Texas Writers' organization meets on the second Thursday of each month, except December.
Click HERE for detailed information on the next meeting.
A short business meeting begins at 6:30 pm.
A program follows the business meeting. This may consist of a critique session, a speaker,
a tutorial, or a workshop.
NETWO is always looking for new members. If you have an interest in writing, come visit a
meeting and see how friendly and helpful NETWO members can be.
Click HERE for information on the next meeting.
For more information, call Georgia at 903-856-6724.
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