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Submissions to the Spring 2023 Writing Contest open February 12! Click here for details.
MEET THE LOCAL WRITING COMMUNITY
SUNDAY, MARCH 5th, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Location: Community Room of the Parks Administration Bldg.
1101 N College St, Georgetown
Free and Open to the Public
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and mingle with members and officers of the San Gabriel Writers’ League who will be available to answer questions and chat with others interested in being part of an active writing community. The session will include:
- A brief presentation highlighting the League’s goals and benefits
- Member input on the advantages of belonging to such a writer’s group
- A Question-and-Answer period.
Attendees will be placed in a drawing for free books (to be awarded at the meeting) and a free one-year membership in the League. Appropriate for all writing genres and participants ages 16 and above.
Special Seminar
Featuring Literary Agent
CYNTHIA RUCHTI
Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10:00 a.m.–noon
Click here for more information and to register.
As as service to our members, SGWL provides the following information, but does not sponsor or endorse these events.
The Jarrell Public Library will feature Suzy England in its February 11, 2023 Author Series. Info here.
Deep in the Heart Writers Retreat February 27-March 1, 2023 in Comfort, Texas at the historic Hotel Giles. Click here for information.
The The Austin Chapter of the National Speakers Association is holding a Writer’s Retreat May 18-20, 2023 in Waring. Find out more here.
Historical Novel Society North America conference, June 8 to 10, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. More at https://hns-conference.com/.
Past Contest Winners
Click each title to read the entry.
Fall 2022 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”
Spring 2022 Writing Contest Winners
1st Place – D. A. Featherling for “Flames Rising”
2nd Place – K. F. Stubert for “Telling Time”
3rd 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
1st Place – Kris Thompson for “Gone”
2nd Place – D. A. Featherling for “Cactus Kid to the Rescue”
3rd 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”
SGWL Author Nominated for Pushcart Prize
Local author Teresa Lynn has been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize for her freestyle poem “Lines.” 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.
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