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THE SGWL ANTHOLOGY IS HERE!
Writing Strong! 35 Years of Creativity showcases gripping fiction, insightful essays, and poignant poetry in a captivating mix of styles and voices from San Gabriel Writers’ League, a vibrant and diverse community of writers celebrating the journey from aspiring writer to published author.
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Lisa Greinert, a member of San Gabriel Writers League, interviews writers on her podcast, “How to Write a Book from A-Z.”
Check it out here.

SGWL partners with the following organizations to bring writing-related events to our members. Partnership does not constitute endorsement of any events, policies, or procedures of partners.

As a service to our members, SGWL provides the following information, but does not sponsor or endorse these events.

Local authors are invited to be part of the Local Authors Book Fair, which will be held 2:00 – 4:00 PM on May 8 at the Marble Falls Public Library. Application deadline is April 25. Click here for a flyer with info; click here to apply.

Past Contest Winners

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2025 Writing Contest

1st Place: Constance Odom, “The Good Luck Charm.” She received a certificate and $500.

2nd place: Martha McAlister, “Venice in the Hood.” She received a certificate and $250.

3rd place: TG Gilliam, “Life Lessons.” She received a certificate and $100.

2023 Fall Writing Contest Winners

FICTION
1^st Place: Kathy Sutphin, “A Murder of Crows” (unavailable at this time)
2^nd Place: Sandy J. Nielsen, “The Wedding”
3^rd Place: Todd Maras, “Airwave Anthology”
Honorable Mention: T. L. Becker, “Buried in a Cotton Field”

NON-FICTION
1^st Place: Swaminadham Midturi, “A Race Well Run”
2^nd Place: Janice Airhart, “Tectonic Shifts” (double winner)
3^rd Place: John R. Price, “Starting Over”
Honorable Mention: Janice Airhart, “How to Grow a $400 Squash” (double winner)

2023 Spring Writing Contest
Fiction Winners
1^st Place (tied): Christine Aramburu, “Alice’s Diner”
1^st Place (tied): Kathleen Sutphin, “Hattie and Whisper”
2^nd Place: Kris Thompson, “Three Daughters” excerpt
3^rd Place: Caryn Cross Hawk, “Like Father Like Son”
Honorable Mention: Barbara Freet, “The Great Dance”
Non-Fiction Winners
1^st Place: Elizabeth Weaver, “Virginia Jane”
2^nd Place: Kent Cummins, “I Want to Be Like Houdini”
3^rd Place: David Dupree, “A Physics and Trigonometry Score from the Roof of Science Hall”
Honorable Mention: Richard Thielmann, “The Lack of a Sense of Humor”

2022 Fall Writing Contest Winners
1st Place – Ken Stubert for “Frank and Clarence”
2nd Place – Kris Thompson for an excerpt from “Three Daughters“
3rd Place – Jackie Hunt for “Keep Your Distance”
Honorable Mention – tie:
Bud Lester for “The Silence of the SAMs”
Linda Sagley for “A Christmas Miracle”

2022 Spring Writing Contest Winners
1^st Place – D. A. Featherling for “Flames Rising”
2^nd Place – K. F. Stubert for “Telling Time”
3^rd Place – Tie:
Caryn Cross-Hawk for “Hurricane David Is No Match for Us”
Marjorie Anderson for “The Missing Suitcase”
Honorable Mention – Martin Shelton for “The Bluff”

January 2022 Writing Contest Winners
1^st Place – Kris Thompson for “Gone”
2^nd Place – D. A. Featherling for “Cactus Kid to the Rescue”
3^rd Place – Linda Sagley for “The Island Bird”
Honorable Mention – Tie:
Sidney W. Frost for “Taking Time to Say Goodbye”
K. F. Stubert for “Blink, Blink”

Our 35th Anniversary Dinner was a grand success!
Photos below.

The 35th Anniversary Dinner for the San Gabriel Writers’ League took place on Sunday, October 20 on the Patio at Mulligan’s Restaurant in Sun City. This milestone event featured good food, fellowship and fun! All attendees received a 35th Anniversary commemorative pen. Fifteen Door Prizes valued at over $1,000 included gift cards and certificates from Georgetown businesses, books by SGWL Authors and a 2025 SGWL Family Membership. These items were distributed in three raffles throughout the evening.

Slideshow shown that evening:

Photos from the night:

KENT CUMMINS FANTASTIC MAGIC CENTER FIELD TRIP

On Feb. 6, some members of the San Gabriel Writers’ League and their spouses gathered for their first field trip to visit member Kent Cummins’ Fantastic Magic Center.
Listen to Lisa Greinert’s podcast interview with Kent.
Learn more about the Fantastic Kent Cummins on his podcast.

We had a great turnout and a great time at the “Meet Your Local Writing Community” event at the Round Rock Public Library. Here are a few photos of the events.

Two Books by SGWL Member J.B. Penrose Named Finalists

Fire Over Water, by SGWL member J.B. Penrose (Jo An Brown), is a finalist in the Screenplay Adaptation category of the Page Turner Awards, an international writers’ contest.

Shadow and Light: The Devil is also a finalist in the Page Turner Awards.

J.B. Penrose is the author of six books available on Amazon. Her books are filled with magic, danger, and romance, all in the world as we know it. J.B. drops characters into the worst circumstances possible to create adventures with twists and surprises. Learn more at https://jbpenrose.com/.

Report on Special Event:
Write a Book How To A-Z

Almost a hundred people crowded the Friends Room of the Georgetown Public Library on May 27 to hear a panel discuss various segments of the writing profession. League members representing fiction (J.B. Penrose), non-fiction (Linda Thornton), and the editing and publishing fields (Teresa Lynn and Donnella Looger) took questions from the audience, then provided individual small group time for further discussion.

SGWL Author Nominated for Pushcart Prize

Local author Teresa Lynn has been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize for her freestyle poem “Lines” in the Story Circle Network quarterly Journal. Lynn is a member of San Gabriel Writer’s League and is the senior editor at Tranquility Press, a local publishing company.

We had a great time at the 2022 Christmas Brunch, which included entertainment by magician Kent Cummings.