Second Sunday: Suzanne Burns and Quinton Hallett

Sunday, July 11^th, 2010

The Bend Public Library, Brooks Room

2:00 p.m.

June 28, 2010 (Bend, OR)—For July’s Second Sunday,  Suzanne Burns and Quinton Hallett will share the stage as they each read a selection from their work.  The reading will take place on Sunday, July 11^th, in the Brooks Room of the Bend Public Library. This reading is free and open to the public, and an open mic will follow.

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Quinton Hallett and Sharon Munson will read from their new books at a Literary Salon hosted by Laura LeHew on August 1st from 2-5 p.m.

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Quinton Hallett’s poem “Sweet Burning” shared first place in the Raven Gallery’s June Ekphrasis contest. Sandy and Peter Jensen judged. Sharon Munson shared the honors with a poem of hers.

Tsunami Books’ Third Saturday Reading
Saturday, July 17th, 5 p.m.

This month we are hosting and toasting members of the Lane Literary Guild’s Fiction-1  and Poetry-1 workshops– reading their well-critiqued and/or well-revised works!

Firewheel Editions announces the third /Sentence /Book Award and the fifth Firewheel Chapbook Award.

The Firewheel Chapbook Award is given to a collection of no more than 20 manuscript pages in any genre. Preference is for innovative work (liberally interpreted), work that crosses genres, work that combines images and text, work in formats other than the traditionally bound book, or work that may have difficulty finding publication elsewhere due to the nature, typography, or format of the work. The recipient of the award will receive 50 copies out of a limited edition. Entry fee: $15 by check to Firewheel Editions or by PayPal at http://firewheel-editions.org. <http://firewheel-editions.org./> Checks and submissions may be mailed to Firewheel Chapbook Award, Box 7, WCSU, 181 White St., Danbury, CT 06810. Electronic submissions may be sent to chapbook@firewheel-editions.org. Postmark/Timestamp Deadline for submissions and fees: November 17, 2010, 11:59 pm PST.

The /Sentence /Book Award will be given to a book-length manuscript of prose poems or a book-length manuscript consisting substantially of prose poems (for example, a book that is half prose poems and half free-verse, or a book-length sequence that mixes passages of prose poetry with other modes). The recipient of the award will receive publication in a trade paper edition with a standard royalty contract and 50 copies of the book. All entrants will receive /Sentence/ #8 (entrants who are already subscribers will have their subscription extended by one issue). Entry fee: $25 by check to Firewheel Editions or by PayPal at http://firewheel-editions.org. <http://firewheel-editions.org./> Checks and submissions may be mailed to /Sentence /Book Award, Box 7, WCSU, 181 White St., Danbury, CT 06810. Electronic submissions may be sent to sentence@firewheel-editions.org. Postmark/Timestamp Deadline for submissions and fees: November 17, 2010, 11:59 pm PST.

Firewheel Editions subscribes to the CLMP Code of Ethics. The recipient of the /Sentence/ Award will be selected by Brian Clements, Editor of /Sentence/ and Firewheel Editions; the recipient of the Firewheel Chapbook Award will be selected by Brian Clements and Tom Nackid, Design Manager for Firewheel Editions. In the event that no recipient is chosen for either award, entry fees will be returned to all of the award’s entrants. Authors who have published a chapbook or book with Firewheel Editions, authors who have served on the Board of Contributing Editors of /Sentence/, graduate or undergraduate students and relatives of Brian Clements and Tom Nackid, and all past and current staff members of /Sentence/ and Firewheel Editions are ineligible. All manuscripts will come to the editors anonymously after screening and preparation by Firewheel staff.

Submission guidelines:- Chapbook Award entrants must explain any special production requirements for their projects in the cover letter. - All entrants must provide email address or SASE for Award results. - Unless SASE with sufficient postage for return is included, manuscripts will be recycled. - Multiple submissions are acceptable with an entry fee for each submission. - Translations are acceptable with proof of permission to publish translations.
- Electronic submissions must be sent as a single attachment in .rtf (preferred for text-only submissions), .doc, or .pdf    format. - All submitted manuscripts must include a one-page cover with author’s name, title, author’s email address, and name of    Award (Chapbook or Sentence); also include a second title page with title only.
- The author’s name should be recognizable nowhere in the manuscript other than on the cover page.
For more information on /Sentence /and Firewheel Editions, visit http://firewheel-editions.org <http://firewheel-editions.org/> or email info@firewheel-editions.org <mailto:info@firewheel-editions.org>

Mid-Valley Willamette Writer’s Presents: Practice Your Book Pitch – July 24, 2010 — Practice your book pitch before your sit down with an agent or editor.  You learn the essential details that will help you craft a killer pitch. Bring your pitches for revision and practice or write one at the workshop.  This interactive class will give you the foundation to write and deliver an attention grabbing pitch!  JoJo Jensen is leading this dynamic and fun workshop, where you will leave feeling energized, excited, and confident about pitching your manuscript!

When: Saturday July 24, What time: 9am – 1pm, Where: Community room @ Market of Choice, 29^th & Willamette, Eugene, Cost: $25.00. Arrive early to secure your seat. For more information www.willamettewriters.com. JoJo Jensen,midvalleyww@yahoo.com

Please mark your calendars — Saturday, September 18, from 1-3 in Hendricks Park. It will be a beautiful, warm, sunshiny afternoon — check back here for details.

Laura LeHew’s poems fiction forthcoming — “This Just In” in Clutching at Straws,” “The Waking Incandescence,” won an honorable mention and will be published by Kudzu, “We Don’t Need Words” has been accepted to Ghost Town, “Season to Taste” and “A Word Problem, 2” have been accepted to Perceptions, “The Scheme of Work” to Poet’s Ink Review, “When We Were Robots” and “Pancakes” in Poetry Now, “All Evidence No Proof,” “Be Still,” and “Killing Your Lover” in Post: A Journal of Thought and Feeling, “Three Shows Nightly” and “Topaz, The Grumpinator” in the first issue of The Feline Muse, “Living: This is Goodbye” and “The Absence or the Sum” in The Medulla Review, “The Well” in The Raleigh Review, “The Evolution of Bats” and one other poem tbd in Tiger’s Eye.

I was awarded a writing residency to the Montana Artists Refuge www.montanarefuge.org for the month of March ’10. And, I will be guest editing The Medulla Review www.themedullareview.com starting in July. I will be reading at the Sacramento Poetry Center’s Tiger’s Eye reading on July 12th along with Joyce Odam, Peter Ludwin, Cleo Griffith, Tom Goff and Karen Clausel– for more information: http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org/.

I am pleased to announce the release of a new chapbook from Uttered Chaos by Sharon Lask Munson Stillness Settles Down the Lane, May ’10. More information can be found atwww.utteredchaos.org <http://www.utteredchaos.org/>.

Creative Blockbusters, June 12, 2010 (Sat.), 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. ,Lamb Cottage, Skinner Butte Park, Eugene $30.00

register at http://www.moxiemavericks.com/

Join Lisa Gentile, M.S., Life and Creativity Coach from the San Francisco area, to: * Learn new ways to hear what your work is saying, * Manage anxiety * Prioritize * Stay focused and * Get the feedback you need, when you need it. “I highly recommend this workshop, and Lisa — she’s been a mentor to me for the past three years. A Poetry Anthology I’m coordinating with five other women from across the U.S. is nearing completion. Lisa’s guidance was critical during the process. I’m delighted to be meeting her in person — we’ve worked together online and via phone up to now. I’m happy to talk with anyone interested in more information about my experience working with Lisa.” Michele Graf MGraf@roadwriter.net

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The Muse Online Writers Conference, - the only FREE conference of its kind!  http://www.themuseonlinewritersconference.com/ Affiliated with the award-winning sites and Writer’s Digest Top 101 Writing Sites: 
The MuseItUp Club & Apollo’s Lyre Registration is now open for the October 11 – 17, 2010 Conference! (Registration deadline: August 15, 2010) No matter where you live, what you write, at what point you are in your writing career, you’ll find a workshop that fits your needs during our weeklong conference. Don’t miss out! JOIN US!

(local contact Michele Graf MGraf@roadwriter.net for more info)