Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Tuesday, February 5: an exciting sneak preview of a new Olympic Peninsula literary magazine

PRESS RELEASE: North Coast Writers February event       

 

            North Coast Writers offers a sneak preview of CreativeTempo, a new monthly quality arts magazine, on Tuesday, February 5 at Wine on the Waterfront, above The Landing at 115 E. Railroad Avenue in Port Angeles.  Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.; the free program begins at 7:00 and is open to the public.

            The publication debuting soon will focus on “creativity in every form to be found on the North Olympic Peninsula,” according to Mary-Alice Boulter, spokeswoman for North Coast Writers.  “Working from a broad palette provides a showcase for everyone from writers and poets to glass artisans, winemakers, sculptors, photographers, specialty chefs, fiber artists and others to highlight their intuitive and experiential talents.”

 “This is not just a Port Angeles publication,” Boulter stated.  “There is a wealth of talent in Port Townsend and Bainbridge Island, for example, and those residents are also encouraged to attend.  One of the first issues will feature a Port Townsend etched glass artist.”

            Submissions for inclusion in future issues are sought from throughout Clallam and Jefferson counties.  The magazine’s planned distribution area extends from the west coastal towns east to Bremerton.

Contributing writers and artists from the premiere issues will read from or display some of their work at the event, with sample preview issues available for review.  Publishers Joseph and Barb Cowles offer their vision for the magazine and information on advertising opportunities.  Managing editor Jerry Kraft will discuss guidelines for submitting work for publication

            Joseph Robert Cowles, a self-described “advertising man by nature and publisher by family tradition” who has a “passion for the printed page”, moved last year with his wife, Barbora, from California to Sequim.  Joseph served his basic military training in the Viet Nam era at Fort Lewis (now Joint Base Lewis McCord), Washington; operated a design studio in West Seattle during the desktop publishing revolution; and traveled throughout New Mexico, California and the Hawaiian Islands prior to settling on the North Olympic Peninsula.

            Joseph’s lifetime heroes include advertising pioneers Condé Nast, Claude Hopkins and David Ogilvy.  He designs, edits and publishes books and periodicals, and admits to being an unrepentant workaholic and a stickler for details. 

            Barbora Cowles is a writer, reader of new writers and manuscript proofreader who manages the essential details of their publishing company, and together with Joseph comprises the team bringing CreativeTempo to life.  Her background includes teaching in Ohio and New Mexico, where she wrote and published Why wasn’t my teacher in school today?.  She has tutored in literacy projects in San Francisco and Palm Springs, California,  spent ten years with IBM in San Francisco, was a Kelly Girl in New Mexico and plans to write about some of the funny things that happened to her on the job. Her one unfulfilled dream is to be a snappy-talking Girl Friday, working for a hard-boiled detective like Sam Spade.

            In their short venue on the Peninsula, the Cowles team has already published The Adventures of J. R. Engels in the Pacific Northwest by James Randall Fisher, a humorous collection of tales about vampires, Sasquatch, gay cows, Roosevelt elk and king salmon, now available from your favorite bookseller.  Besides CreativeTempo, they currently have several other projects in progress.

            The evening is free and open to the public.  For more information, contact Jerry Kraft at (360) 461-5430, or email him at stilljerry@gmail.com


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Friday, January 18, 2013

Famous First Lines: Learn How to Start a Novel | WritersDigest.com

Famous First Lines: Learn How to Start a Novel | WritersDigest.com

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

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Infinity Publishing

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Green Blotter

Green Blotter, Lebanon Valley College’s literary magazine, is open for submissions of poetry, fiction, photos and other artwork for the Spring 2013 issue.  Undergraduate students at colleges and universities anywhere in the world are invited to submit work via email between now and February 28, 2013. See our submission guidelines for complete instructions.
http://www2.lvc.edu/greenblotter

Friday, January 11, 2013

LooseLeaf Tea

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Monday, January 7, 2013

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Flash Fiction World - Volume 2: Vic Errington: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

Flash Fiction World - Volume 2: Vic Errington: Amazon.com: Kindle Store
I have a couple of stories in this collection.

Prairie Wolf Press Review - Issue IV, Fall 2012  Poetry  Previews of Coming Attractions by Terry Brix Untitled by Patrick Theron Erickson Late August by John Grey benediction, Blame Eve & The Intercessor by Faith S. Holsaert Vacant Farmstead in Autumn by Rodney Nelson At Eternity's Gate & The Ancient Days by Martin Willitts Jr. Cityscape by Changming Yuan  Prose  Ma's Kitchen by Angshuman Das Tsutsji by Toshio Mori The Shed by Tina Traster

Prairie Wolf Press Review - Issue IV, Fall 2012  Poetry  Previews of Coming Attractions by Terry Brix Untitled by Patrick Theron Erickson Late August by John Grey benediction, Blame Eve & The Intercessor by Faith S. Holsaert Vacant Farmstead in Autumn by Rodney Nelson At Eternity's Gate & The Ancient Days by Martin Willitts Jr. Cityscape by Changming Yuan  Prose  Ma's Kitchen by Angshuman Das Tsutsji by Toshio Mori The Shed by Tina Traster

Friday, January 4, 2013

the red line | writing for citizens of the global city

the red line | writing for citizens of the global city
The idea of this site is to create a generous and friendly dialogue between writers and readers from all over the (English-Speaking) worl