January 7, 2005

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. I know we have all been busy making resolutions and lists of goals for the New Year. I know I have. I have noticed that I have the same goals as last year. Hmm. What’s up with that?

Well….

Lots of good things happening here in Mississippi. The Mississippi Writers Guild is fast becoming reality rather than dream. We have our founding board and the corporation papers have been filed with the state. By this summer, we should have membership drives going with writer conferences, retreats, poetry slams, and much more.

Speaking of events:

MISSISSIPPI WRITERS GUILD
PRESENTS

LITERARY ARTISTS ON STAGE II

January 21, 2006

RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL/RATED G/
AND YOUNG WRITER PERFORMANCES
4:00 P.M. UNTIL 6: 00 P.M.

MORE CONTROVERSIAL PERFORMANCES
FOR OLDER TEENS AND ADULTS
7:00 P. M. until

at The Daily Grind,
4820 Poplar Springs Drive, Meridian, MS

PUBLIC WELCOME TO COME AND ENJOY ALL LITERARY ARTISTS PERFORM
THEIR OWN PIECES

NO CHARGE

Authors, songwriters, playwrights, and poets interested in participating in one or both events, please contact Richelle Putnam, 601/482-4121 or 601/880-1089, or email richput@mywebemail.net. Number of pieces per author depends on number of participants. No performances over three minutes.


Put this date on your calendar and get the word out.

Some websites of interest:

For Poets: www.sps.com – This a Blue Mountain Arts and they have a poetry contest twice a year.

For all writers: www.zoetrope.com – Great site for thorough critiques

http://www.authorlink.com/

http://www.coffeehouseforwriters.com/

www.storysouth.com

www.eclectica.org

www.cnn.com/chat/books

http://www.bylinemag.com/

http://www.the13thstory.com/

http://www.writers-editors.com

http://www.signaleader.com/

http://www.eclectics.com/writing/writing.html

That’s it for now. Have a good one.

Richelle Putnam
richput@mywebemail.net
www.authorsden.com/richellemputnam