First TypeRider of 2016!
Thanks to editor Lynda Exley, our January, 2016 issue – the first of 2016 – is here! Read about the December holiday parties and an intriguing article, “Do words, gemstones have anything in common?” by Marion E. Gold. Three APW districts are holding meetings this month so be sure to mark them on your calendar. You’ll find several APW members presenting elsewhere and many writing events to inspire you and add to your knowledge coming up this month and beyond. If you are considering participating in the 2nd Payson Book Festival, read more about it and act soon before all available author tables are gone! Information on the NFPW Communication Contest is also included.
Read the December TypeRider here!
Read the December, 2015 issue of TypeRider is here. Editor Lynda Exley has done another fine job of sharing our news! Look for information about the district holiday parties. You’ll find reports on meetings plus all sorts of writing events coming up. And, for state-only members, your application for renewal (or to join) is on the last page. Print it out and mail it and your check as instructed. NFPW/AZ members can renew online or see “Join” under the About tab for a form and instructions.
2015 Membership Directory
The official 2015 APW membership directory is available. Click on the Membership Directory tab to access it. Members will need a password to access the directory. Contact Brenda Warneka if you do not have it. Please remember that this list is not to be used for commercial purposes or distributed to nonmembers.
November, 2015 TypeRider is here!
Read the information-packed November, 2015 issue of the TypeRider. Lots going on in the districts and many writing events coming up. Catch up with members too. Thanks, Lynda Exley, our hard working editor, for another great issue!
“The Wild West and More” at Guidon Books
On October 15, APW Central District presents “The Wild West and More” at Guidon Books. Writers, readers and historians will enjoy this presentation as proprietor Shelly Dudley talks about the bookstore and their extensive collections, how readers expectations and interests have changed over the years and how she can find the research or reading you are searching for.
When: Thursday, October 15. 6 p.m. social time, 6:30 p.m. potluck – bring finger foods to share for dinner. Paper goods and beverages provided.
Where: 7109 E. Second St., Scottsdale, 480-945-8811.
No fee to attend.
RSVP: apw.reservations@gmail.com. Info: Brenda Warneka, 602-740-9579.
October, 2015 TypeRider
If you haven’t read the October, 2015 TypeRider, click on the link to do so. It’s another information-filled issue. Find out what events are coming up in Central, Colorado and Rim Country Districts. Brenda Warneka reports and has pictures of the NFPW Convention in Anchorage in September. Catch up with other members and peruse the long list of writing events coming up.
APW Fall 2015 Events in Phoenix Metro Area
To Members and Friends of APW:
PLEASE JOIN US for the following 2015 APW Central District meetings (third Thursday of the month except December):
Sept. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m. APW Central District Happy Hour Su Vino, Scottsdale.
Oct. 15, 6 p.m. social time, 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner. APW Central District Program “The Wild West and More,” Guidon Books, Scottsdale.
Nov. 19, 10 a.m. Tour of the Arizona State Archives, Phoenix, followed by lunch at Phoenix Market.
Dec. 13, 2-6 p.m. APW Central District Holiday Potluck Buffet at Scottsdale Waterfront Condominiums, Scottsdale.
Here are the details on each of the above events. No fee to attend any of these programs.
Sept. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m. APW Central District Happy Hour, Su Vino. Join us for this annual get together to start the fall season and get caught up with friends. Su Vino Winery, 7035 E. Main St., #110, Scottsdale, 480-994-8466 (behind the Western Spirit museum). Menu of appetizers, desserts and Su Vino’s award-winning wines. Order from menu with separate checks. Parking is available on the street or in the underground parking garage entered off Marshall Way along the north side of the museum. RSVP: apw.reservations@gmail.com. Info: Barbara Lacy 480-620-1358.
Oct. 15, 6 p.m. social time, 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner. APW Central District Program “The Wild West and More.” Guidon Books, 7109 E. Second St., Scottsdale, 480-945-8811. Proprietor Shelly Dudley presents on the history of the bookstore, its extensive collection of Western and Civil War books, the changing interests of readers and writers plus her own research and writing. No fee to attend but bring finger foods to share for dinner. Central District furnishes paper goods and beverages. RSVP: apw.reservations@gmail.com. Info: Brenda Warneka 602-740-9579.
Nov. 19, 10 a.m. Tour of the Arizona State Archives. Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History Building at 1901 W. Madison, Phoenix. Free parking. Lunch after at Phoenix Market. Order from menu with separate checks. RSVP: apw.reservations@gmail.com. Info: Barbara Lacy 602-740-9579.
Dec. 13, 2-6 p.m. APW Central District Holiday Potluck Buffet at the home of Dick and Brenda Warneka, Scottsdale Waterfront Condominiums, 7181 E. Camelback Rd., Scottsdale. Bring potluck dish to share and gently used books for “bring one, take one” book exchange table. Optional donation of personal care items or check to Sojourner’s Center, a safe haven for abused women and children. RSVP: apw.reservations@gmail.com. Info: Brenda Warneka 602-740-9579.
If you are not a member of APW, you can join now and your membership is good through December 31, 2016. National and state membership $94 through website nfpw.org.
AZ State-only membership in APW $30. Membership application at arizonaprofessionalwriters.com or contact Joan Westlake at westwoman@aol.com if you wish to pay by credit card, someone will call you for credit card information.
September, 2015 TypeRider
Another fine issue from editor Lynda Exley. Read the September, 2015 TypeRider, chock full of good information. Meet our members who will be listed in the AZ Speaks directory and available to give talks to schools, Road Scholar program attendees and at other venues. We are honored to have five members participate.
In this issue, you’ll also meet also this year’s scholarship winner, Melina Casillas. There the guidelines for entering ONEBOOKAZ writing contest as well as how to participatie as an author in the Tucson Festival of Books next March. Colorado River District member, Liz Mastin, contributed “Joy of Prosody: Joy of Rhyming!” If you’re not familiar with prosody, you’ll want to read all about it. And, there’s more. Click on the link, September, 2015, to read this issue.
August, 2015 TypeRider
The August, 2015 issue of the TypeRider is out! It’s 18 pages and full of photos from the first Payson Book Festival. The hard-working committee garnered all sorts of publicity resulting in an attendance of more than 500 people. Great turnout for a first-time event! See editor Lynda Exley’s attractive layout of photos contributed by several people and read the report.
Also in this issue, a report from the Board Meeting held the evening before, NFPW 2015 Communications Contest winners, and the winners of the June Payne Memorial Journalism Scholarship. Find out what members have been up to and peruse a long list of upcoming APW and writing events.
July, 2015 TypeRider
Read more about the Payson Book Festival to be held July 25 in the cool pines of Rim Country in the July 2015 TypeRider. Several APW members will be participating. Meet Jackie Rowland Murray, author of Oatman: History, Recipes & Ghost Stories in Brenda Warneka’s interview. Find out what’s been happening with members plus check out the number of book and writing events coming up.
Arizona Professional Writers 