Judy spoke about the Edwin M Church Award. The 15 entries were well received by a panel of 3 judges. 2 book stores owners/managers and an editor. Congratulations to group member Ev Larson on taking first place! The benefactors of the award have decided to extend the number of years the contest will run due to the quality of work which has been submitted over the last 2 years. In future there will only be one cash prize and one contest, which will include HS seniors. It was proposed that a list of publications which might accept these stories should be made available to contest participants.
2 possibilities: Green Mountain Trading Post (Don has been published multiple times) The Mud Season Review.
Events/Workshops
The League of Vermont Writers is meeting Saturday September 28th from 8:30 – 3:15) in the Bliss Room at the St. Albans Historical Society. Various presentations; theme is the Art of Writing. Registration and fee required.
The Eloquent Page on Main Street in St. Albans, will host an open mic for writers from 3:30-4:30. (Immediately following the League meeting)
The St. Albans Art Walk and Sidewalk Sale will occur on Saturday, October 5th from 10 – 2. Writers wanted! To participate, simply pick a site on Main Street and contact the business you will be in front of to make sure they’re okay with you being there – then bring your own table, chair, and books to sell.
Activities
The Swanton Library is looking for book reviews. Each review should be about a paragraph long. Pitch your favorite books! EMAIL to Caleb Rupp, Swanton Library Director.
Monster Prompts. In early October the Swanton Library will host an event for area children. The activity will have them designing a monster (Halloween is around the corner!) and writing a short story about it. It was proposed that writer's group members read these stories and elaborate on them. Possibly a flashfiction piece of 500 words or less. More discussion at our next meeting.
The Great Ghost Read is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 10 AM – noon, at the Swanton library. Come read your favorite Halloween/ghost/spooky story – either one of your own or a favorite by another author.
Many thanks to the group members who chose to share their ongoing projects with the group. We had an hour of stimulating discussion about various topics and genres!
Meeting adjourned at 7:30.
Next meeting: Thursday October 10th, 6 pm at the Swanton Public Library.
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