Owensboro Writers Group members racked up some impressive milestones in 2011. We’re thrilled to share the good news here. Congratulations to these writers, and to all our writers, because every word counts.
Theresa Jewel Ammons
NONFICTION:
“Newburgh Area Petsitters”
Jan. 23, 2011
Published by Examiner.com
“Wilma Mankiller”
Submitted to Native Peoples Magazine
[Theresa says she recently received a no-thank-you on this article, but an invitation to submit other proposals.]
“Finding Meaning”
1,621 words from about three months of research
Presented on July 31,2011 to Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Owensboro, KY
“Finding Your Roots: Part One”
Nov. 3, 2011
Evansville Genealogy Examiner
Published by Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/genealogy-in-evansville/finding-your-roots-part-one
“Finding Your Roots: Part Two”
Nov. 16, 2011
Published by Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/genealogy-in-evansville/finding-your-roots-part-two
FICTION:
“We Need To Talk”
Submitted on April 25, 2011
The First Line Literary Journal
Council of Weres – Book One
Chapters 1 – 3 - First draft of chapters sent to first readers
Annabel Bea
Addiction Counseling – manual used in teaching correspondence college courses for Harvest Land Ministries in
Counseling the Elderly – first draft of manual used in teaching correspondence college courses for Harvest Land Ministries in
“The Chicken Plant” – finished short story
Finished first draft of memoirs of her missionary experiences.
Deb Blanton (writing as Ann Blanton)
Winner of the Long Ridge Writers Group submission contest with 120 nonfiction submissions and 3 fiction submissions from September 2010 – September 2011. [Way to go, Deb!!! You are an inspiration to a lot of people.]
“Leap of Faith” – http://fitplusmag.com/magazine/fit-for-life/leap-of-faith
“A Champion at 40” – http://fitplusmag.com/magazine/success/a-champion-at-40
“Go Nuts for Pecans” – http://fitplusmag.com/magazine/feature-articles/go-nuts-for-pecans
“Mastering Metabolism” – http://fitplusmag.com/magazine/health-report/mastering-metabolism
“Stop Making Excuses” – http://fitplusmag.com/magazine/feature-articles/stop-making-excuses
One article pending publication
All published in Fitness Plus Magazine:
Clayton Galloway
Shatters
Chapters 1 – 11 - First draft of chapters sent to first reader and reworked .
Plus “a couple of new chapters written.”
“Sharecropper’s Daughter”
Published in Open 24 Hours annual anthology – 2011 edition
Suzanne Gochenouer AKA Su Zanne
Critiqued and edited two complete first drafts for client.
Critiqued and edited three partial first drafts for clients.
Critiqued and edited close to thirty articles for clients.
Book Review – Big
Published in Writing Craft - Long Ridge Writers Group eNewsletter – 07/15/11
“Spring Tonic”
Runner-up – Stella Cameron Scarlet Boa 2011 Contest – all-dialogue scene
http://www.stellacameron.com/scarletboa11/scene1.html
“Forward Gratitude”
“The Gift of Hours”
Both published in The Gratitude Book Project: Celebrating 365 days of Gratitude, 2012 Edition
Shannon McKeever
Katie Tillwick
Dr. Carver: Healer of the Dead
Completed manuscript and submitted query to agent.
“Welder’s Rebellion”
Published in Aoife’s Kiss – September 2011 edition
Mary Zimmer
POETRY:
“From
“Today’s Ozymandias”
To be published Spring of 2012 by The Single Hound Literary Journal
“Everyday Eschatology”
“Suburban Dominion”
“Clean Air Act”
To be published Spring of 2012 by The Heartland Review
“Invisible”
To be published Spring of 2012 in No Longer Silent (a compilation of women’s writing on abuse)
I'm proud to be a member of this group of hardworking writers. Congratulations to every one of us who sat down and put words on paper. And congratulations to those members who were too shy to share their milestones, or thought they didn't count because their hard work didn't get published. You showed up, you did the work. Hurray for you! 2012 is going to be a fantastic year for all of us. I can feel it in my bones. Oh, wait… that's the creepy feeling up the back of my neck from the horror story I'm reading right now.