NFPW Communications Contest winners!
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- Carol Baxter
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- Bobbie Bennett
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- Nancy Marshall
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- Jody Sharpe
APW Rim Country Hybrid meeting 6/19 – Holly Roberts
The monthly Rim Country Chapter joint in-person and zoom meeting is Wednesday, June 19th at 1 pm at the Majestic Rim Retirement Living facility. We meet in the chapel/meeting room off the front lobby. Join us in person or via Zoom to hear from Holly Roberts, award-winning author.
Topic: APW Rim Country Chapter Meeting with Holly Roberts
Date: June 19, 2024
Time: 1 pm Arizona
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Topic: Holly will talk about: “From traditional publishing to self-publishing and everything in between.”
Bio:
USA TODAY Bestselling Author Holly S. Roberts has written over 40 books in a mixed-bag full of genres from non-fiction to thrillers. She’s the #1 bestselling author of the Detective Eve Bennet crime series published by Hachette Books. In her previous life she owned a bookstore then gave it up to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a police officer. She served as a sex crimes and homicide detective for eight years and obtained her forensic certification before retirement. She is now a full-time author who loves playing with her dogs and getting her hands dirty in the garden to relax.
APW Book Club 6/22 with Dr. Linda Sandel Pettit
Please join us for our next APW Book Group meeting scheduled for Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 10 am via Zoom. It should be most interesting.
Topic: APW Book Club 6/22 with Dr. Linda Sandel Pettit and Leaning into Curves: Trusting the Wild Intuitive Way of Love
Date: June 22, 2024
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International Speaker, author, and mentor, Dr. Linda Sandel Pettit has written a memoir, a compelling tale of an intuitive intelligence that guides us through life. This is a story of hope that our journeys through life can be sure-footed when we listen from and follow the way of the heart, the beingness of love. It is a life raft.- judgment and forgiveness;
- separation, and connection;
- desire and surrender,
- mystery and miracles,
- intuition and synchronicity,
- faith and love.
Dr. Linda Sandel Pettit is an author, writer, speaker, and personal consultant to intuitive creatives. She is an influencer at the boundaries of psychology and spirituality.APW Book Club 5/25 Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder – Brenda Whiteside
The May selection for the APW Book Club is Brenda Whiteside’s new release Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder. We will be discussing it on Saturday May 25 at 10 a.m. on Zoom
Karen Lateiner is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: APW Book Club 5/25 Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder – Brenda Whiteside
Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024
Time:10:00 AM Arizona
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Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder
It’s a birthday weekend with the gift of murder. Recently widowed, Emma Banefield looks forward to a getaway birthday weekend with her free-wheeling sister, Nicole Earp, sipping chocolate martinis at the peaceful, historic Dulce Inn. When a rude stranger, a nasty food critic, and a madhouse of temperamental artists greet them, all hope for a tranquil weekend evaporates faster than dew on a hot desert morning. Overlooking the riotous atmosphere is doubly hard after Em discovers the body of a hotel guest, and a second murder affects Nic personally. Now, entrenched in a caper that pits them against a surly detective, they cozy up to a hotel staff hiding dangerous secrets to uncover clues to the killer. Using their smarts and love of all-things mystery, will the Chocolate Martini Sisters solve the crime ahead of the obstinate Chief Detective or find themselves trapped in the middle of a third murder?
Amazon Series Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BQ9T7ZBX
Bio:
Brenda Whiteside is the award-winning author of romantic suspense, cozy mystery, and romance. She writes children’s books with her granddaughter under the names of Brenda Sue and Sadi Belle. She’s a born and bred Arizona native who sets her fictional stories in imaginary, but recognizable, Arizona locations. After marrying, she and her husband lived in six states and two countries, but a few years back they settled in Central Arizona. They admit to being gypsies at heart so won’t discount the possibility of another move. They share their home with a rescue dog named Amigo. While FDW fishes, Brenda writes.
APW Rim Country Chapter hybrid meeting 3/15 – Round table discussion
Topic: APW Rim Country Meeting -Round table discussion
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We’ll be discussing where each of us are in our writing.
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Photo recap – 2024 State Conference
The APW 2024 State Conference was held on the beautiful grounds of the Franciscan Renewal Center in Paradise Valley. Officers were elected. Winners in the At-large division of the NFPW Communication Contest were announced. The 1st place winners will be entered in the national contest and winners announced in June. We also awarded our $1000 scholarship to Grace Meinema, who won it last year as well. Our two excellent speakers were Kathleen Osbourne and Howard Gershkowitz. They provided excellent insights into our theme “May the 4th Be With You!” A docent, Ann, from the Renewal Center gave us a history of the Center.
Photo credits: Bobbie Bennett, photographer except for 3 with an * by Jaimie Bruzenak
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- *Franciscan Renewal Center
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- *Franciscan Renewal Center grounds
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- Outgoing President Connie Cockrell and Brenda Whiteside, Secretary
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- Marie Fasano accepting registrations
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- Dr Linda Sandel Pettit helping out the speaker
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- Speaker Kathleen Osborne “Wisdom from the Galaxy”
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- Afternoon speaker
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- First place winners in the At-large contest -Jody Sharpe, Bobbie Bennett, Nancy Marshall, Carol Baxter
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- Jody Sharpe – Scholarship Chair
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- *Grace Meinema- scholarship winner and Jody Sharpe
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- Speaker Howard Gershkowitz -“Time Management in the 3rd Dimension”
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- Franciscan Renewal Center Docent – Ann
State Conference Schedule
2024 State Conference of Arizona Professional Writers
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 9 a.m. — 2:30 p.m.
Held at The Franciscan Renewal Center
9:00am: Registration and Networking
10:00am: Welcome by APW President
10:05am: APW Annual Board Meeting (See separate agenda handout)
10:30am: Kathleen Osborne: Writing Wisdom from the Galaxy
11:30am: Awards and Recognitions
12:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm Howard Gershkowitz: Time Management in the 3rd Dimension
2:00pm: Closing Remarks
2:05pm: History of the Franciscan Renewal Center
2:30pm: End of Conference
Congratulations, Jacque Hillman!
Congratulations to APW member, Jacque Hillman!
The American Book Festival Legacy Awards has chosen three of our HillHelen Group Publishers’ books as national finalists:- Captain of the Tides Gunner Morgan, by Charles D. Morgan with Jacque Hillman, fiction/military
- Footprints on the Mountain: Hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine by Dr. Dennis Renshaw, nonfiction/inspirational
- Why Can’t Mother Vote? Joe Hanover and the Unfinished Business of Democracy by Bill Haltom, nonfiction/history/Best Book Design.
May the 4th Be With You!
Print a copy – 2024 APW Conference poster
Please note: The Franciscan Center is at 5802 E Lincoln Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85253.
APW Rim Country Chapter Hybrid meeting w Brenda Whiteside
Connie Cockrell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom and in-person meeting.
Topic: Brenda Whiteside – The Big “O”: Let’s Get Organized!
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Time: 01:00 PM Arizona
In-person: Majestic Rim Living Community on E. Tyler Parkway next to the community garden. We’ll be in the chapel, just inside the lobby on the right side of the lobby.
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Join us as Brenda Whiteside talks about The Big “O”: Let’s Get Organized!
Getting organized before you type the first word in your new manuscript will save you frustration and time in both your writing career and personal life. Build your foundation first. Brenda will offer up tips, examples and samples, advice, and the tools to make your writing day flow easier and faster.
Bio: Brenda Whiteside is the award-winning author of romantic suspense, cozy mystery, and romance. She writes children’s books with her granddaughter under the names of Brenda Sue and Sadi Belle. The secret to being a prolific published author is getting organized.
She’s a born and bred Arizona native who sets her fictional stories in imaginary, but recognizable, Arizona locations. After marrying, she and her husband lived in six states and two countries, but a few years back they settled in Central Arizona. They admit to being gypsies at heart so won’t discount the possibility of another move. They share their home with a rescue dog named Amigo. While FDW fishes, Brenda writes.
Brenda’s website is BrendaWhiteside.com
Arizona Professional Writers 