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by Melissa Zimmermann

Writergrrls In Print

Congratulations to these writers who are making waves!

Kathryn Lizee’s manuscript partial of Never Let Her Go is a finalist for the Windy City chapter of RWA’s Four Seasons Award. Good luck Kathryn!

Gabriella Herkert is thrilled to announce her publication in the April edition of Writer’s Digest. Check page 39 for her essay "If At First You Do Succeed." It looks as if she’s tasting the very success she writes about.

Danielle Farrar will be writing a weekly arts column in a local downtown Los Angeles newspaper, the Garment and Citizen.

If you'd like to share or receive other information, please contact info@seattleliveliterature.com.

Learning Opportunities

Bend your brains with some writing-related classes this spring.

The HTML Writers Guild has a variety of online courses designed to help writers and web masters be more competitive in a tough job market. Visit the International Webmasters Association (IWA) for details.

Circles for Writers: Creating a Thriving Writing Group: Saturday, May 31, 11 am to 4 pm, $45 – UW Women’s Center (206) 685-1090
Thinking of starting a writing group? This one-day workshop will explore ways to create and foster a thriving writing group, including timed writing exercises, prompts and various forms of feedback. For writers of fiction and non-fiction.

Editing Your Own Writing: Saturday, June 6, 10 am to 4 pm, $95, Bellevue Community College, North Campus. To register call 425-564-2263 or go to http://www.conted.bcc.ctc.edu

Waverly Fitzgerald will teach you how to transform your writing from a first draft into a finished piece. You'll review the stages of the editing process, learn how to use a style guide, identify common errors and learn ways to fix them. Find out more at waverlyfitzgerald.com

Selling to the Sisterhood—Writing for the Women's Magazine Market Instructor: Jennifer Nelson
Break in and land regular work within the women's magazine market by perfecting your queries, essays, and feature articles and crafting ideas that sell. Students will brainstorm ideas and create several pitches into editor-ready shape with the assistance of the instructor. They'll receive personalized market suggestions and feedback on their work. Details at: www.absoluteclasses.com/Nelson/womenmag.htm

Calendar Stuffers!

Longer Lunches provides learning and networking opportunities for independent consultants in a variety of fields. Visit www.longerlunches.org for upcoming events

The Fiction Writing Critique Group is looking for two new women members. They meet twice monthly; members of group write short stories and novel-length fiction. Please call Russell @ (206) 329-2469 for more information.

The Colloque Wheel Reading Series continues at Victrola Coffee and Arts, 411 15th Avenue East, the last Sunday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Great readings from intriguing writers. Contact Amber Curtis for upcoming speakers.

A local chapter of 9to5, the national organization for Working Women has formed in Seattle! The 100% volunteer chapter is now accepting founding members. Here’s your chance to network and meet other working women, ask questions, talk about problems at work, talk about solutions to problems facing working women, etc. Three or four special events each year will focus on issues relevant to working women. As a founding member, you have the opportunity to help shape the chapter’s direction. You can join by calling 1-800-522-0925. Please make sure to tell them that you are signing up to be a member of "PUGET SOUND 9TO5" so that the local chapter will get credit for your membership. Your $25 membership with the national organization also gets you membership with our chapter. There are no extra fees for membership in the local chapter.

DO share news of this organization with your friends.
DO forward this e-mail to whomever you like.
DO invite men to be involved as well (there are many men on the 9to5 National Activist Roster).
DO feel free to contact Tera Schreiber with questions!

Writergrrl Wendy Blake has a special request to help Seattle Live Literature:

"Have you been to Coffee Messiah? Cafe Vita? Brewhaha Tea and Coffee Company? How about the Bad Juju Lounge? So many venues, so little time! We're Working hard to make Seattle Live Literature a great site to visit for information about live literary events, and to that end, we’re collecting ambiance blurbs: brief descriptions of coffee houses, bookstores, and theatres where author readings, open mics, and other live literature events occur. Can you help us out? Write to Nicole or Wendy if you’d like to contribute some descriptive words that will help visitors to the site find what they’re looking for. Thanks"