Valerie J. Brooks is an accomplished writer, workshop leader, a participant in the Willamette Writers Speakers Series, a member of the Oregon Writers Colony as a writer in residency.
Valerie says, “I’m launching my own little ship into the giant waters of the web. Welcome to Gobsmacked: Confessions of a Working Writer.
Take a gander, and you’ll get all those questions answered about what working writers do.
Judy Tart told me that a friend introduced her to fabric altered books–using a child’s board book as a base. They are extravagant collages of almost anything: fabric, paper, photos, trinkets and findings. She is working on one now. Here’s an example of a fabric altered book. I made these in art school. It’s fun….
JANET RIEHL produced her father’s newest poetry book: Worth Remembering: The Poetry of Our Heritage. ERWIN A. THOMPSON’S 360 page book received a Gold Medal at the 2009 Branson Stars and Flag book awards during Veterans Homecoming Week. This family and friends poetry anthology gives readers a slice of living history during the past 100…
Click here to go to “The Spirit of a Woman” website to read about the newly released book “The Spirit of a Woman: Intimate Stories to Empower and Inspire” created and introduced by Terry László-Gopadze with 31 storytellers…women writers you’ve read and heard of and some you’ve never met in print. My story “Sliding Glass…
A Haiku Photo Walk (Garlic Press Publishing). Laurie Wagner Buyer wrote haiku captions for Deborah Kunzie’s photos of Florida birds. To give this book to a sweet friend during heart month learn more about A Haiku Photo Walk on Amazon.
Ernest Dempsey has located yet another online resource for poets. It’s The Poets Speak where your poem is printed and also heard in your voice through streaming audio. “Blase” is from his second poetry book Two Candles. If you would like to get your audio poem posted, contact The Poets Speak editor.
Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) supports and encourages the growth and development of all women in the arts. Here is a call to submit for the Exhibition “Hidden Cities.” Eligibility: Open to all women artists Juried by: Lisa Phillips, Director of the New Museum, NYC Location: New Century Artists Gallery, NYC Show Dates: February 1-12,…
Valerie Brook’s new blog: “Gobsmacked: Confessions of a Working Writer”