President’s message – July 2026
A Big Season: New Titles, a New Title, and a Very Big Anniversary
To the members, friends and fellow writers,
If you’ve ever wondered whether the writing life ever slows down, let me answer that for you: no. It does not. And after the last few months, I’ve stopped waiting for it to. Instead I’ve decided to lean in, take notes, and share the ride with you — because if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the stuff happening to me is usually the stuff that ends up helping you. So pour yourself something warm (or pour yourself into a chair, whichever comes first) and let me catch you up.
NEW ROLE: Statewide President of the Arizona Professional Writers
I’ll say it plainly because it still feels a little surreal to type: I’ve stepped into the role of statewide President of Arizona Professional Writers — while also continuing to serve as President of our local White Mountains Chapter of APW. Two hats, one very full calendar, and zero regrets. If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you know how much this organization means to me — the mentorship, the fellowship, the number of good people who show up for one another’s work. Taking the gavel (metaphorical; nobody handed me an actual gavel, and honestly, I’d probably lose it) is both an honor and a responsibility I don’t take lightly.
What does it all mean for you? More good stuff…. Read the rest below.
President’s message – June 2026
Read the rest of the June 2026 Newsletter. See more about:
- Help build a speaker and teacher database
- APW brochure
- NFPW Conference Announcement
- Book Festivals and other events
APW Typerider Call for Nominations
Dear Member,
Our APW Officer Nominations thus far are:
President: Kathleen Osborne
VP: Jacquie Hillman (also active in Tennessee)
VP Membership: Paula Winskye
Secretary: Nancy Marshall
Treasurer: Deborah Barber
If you wish to make a nomination you can still do so until February 21. Email me.
Also, you will find a link to NFPWs First Amendment issue. You can download it here.
Do you have a favorite podcast about writing? Mine is The Creative Penn. I can listen to 4 episodes driving to Phoenix from Pine and back again.
Our webmaster, Jaimie, recommends an article on bank scams. Please scroll down for that link and lots more info.
Wishing you words that flow,
Carol Baxter
APW President
carol@talesofalifetime.net
Click here to see the rest of the newsletter:
- State Conference details and registration
- Renew your membership if you haven’t already done so
- Call for nominations for next fiscal year’s officers
Book Club – Bobbie Bennett’s book - Watch out for bank transfer schemes
- NFPW statement regarding the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
APW Typerider November 2025
Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving!
I am delighted to be a part of a professional writing organization with members who are so giving of their time, knowledge, and talent. Thank you!
Once you renew your membership, we have two new potential opportunities for you to shine in 2026.
Reginald Manning is the artist behind APW’s logo when we were Arizona Press Women. He was an American artist and illustrator, best known for his editorial cartoons. The Arizona Republic hired Manning as a photographer and artist in 1926. “Hats” won him the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1951. (Thanks to Cheryl Kohout for his name.)
May your words flow,
Carol Baxter, APW President
P.S. The 2026 White Mountain Writers Conference date is July 31 (not the 3rd).
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Click on the link for the full President’s newsletter to read more including
- Opportunities to sell your books at 2 book festivals
- Registration opens for the Payson Book Festival
- 11/22 Book Club selection
- White Mountain chapter- open mic, contest, book festival and writers conference
- NFPW Communications Contest info
APW Typerider October 2025
Greetings!
Third quarter! How can that be? I feel exactly like the woman riding the typewriter in our logo. Better riding the typewriter than being sucked into my computer keyboard, eh? By the way, do you know who designed the logo? I do not.
You’ll see a few emails this month. The Board just met to plan exciting things just for you in 2026: the annual conference and potentially a new adventure in marketing. More on those things later this month or early next. VP Marie Fasano will be reaching out about membership dues.
Wishing you a marvelously spooky October,
Carol Baxter, APW President
Email
Click on the link to find out about what’s happening!
- Holiday Bazaar- get your book listed! #apwbookbazzar
- Upcoming chapter events including Carol’s talk on using Kickstarter to launch a book on October 15.
- APW Book Club selection Oct 25 – Southern Woman by Kathleen Parrish
- Dates for APW-sponsored Book Festivals in 2026 and other White Mountain events
- NFPW Communication Contest for works published in 2025
Typerider Special Edition 7-13-25
Let’s head to the Mountains!
Learn something, network with authors, and feed your hungry bookshelves.
Hello!
Is the heat dry enough for you? Looking for a getaway?
You know you want to come to Payson and support Arizona authors at the 10th Annual Payson Book Festival on July 19th, but a mere 3 weeks later, there is more joy available to grasp with your inky hands.
August 8th, I am headed to what I hope will be the cool pines of Show Low for the Take Your Writing to New Heights conference and White Mountain Festival of Books hosted by the White Mountain Chapter of APW.
Hope to see your smiling face at one or both events!
Carol Baxter, APW President
*** Send the code: CAROLSPECIAL in your registration paperwork
to get the $50 earlybird price. ***
All the classes will be in the Main Room, and at least three will be interactive with the audience. In addition to the speakers, the last event will be a panel of all the speakers. In every swag bag will be index cards where people can write questions for any of the speakers. You can put that question on a card, and the moderator will direct it to that specific teacher or the entire panel.
One of the keynote speakers, Bing Bruce, was on NewAZ, AP News, and BizNews.
APW Typerider – June 2025
June 2025
Click here to see this month’s issue with the recap of the winners of At-large Communications Contest. our annual State Conference and to see coming events.
APW Typerider Newsletter – December, 2024
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To see the newsletter and the coming events, click here.
NOTE: If you join NFPW you also pay an extra $15 for your APW membership. If you join APW as a state-only, the dues are $30/year.
APW Typerider Newsletter – November, 2024
Arizona Professional Writers November, 2024 Typerider
Central has a speaker for their November 9 meeting you are invited!
The Holiday Bazaar is happening on the APW website from Black Friday through Christmas. Shout out to Jaimie Bruzenak for putting this online event together.
I am headed to the Author Nation Conference in Las Vegas this month. I was in a pre-event networking group and we played a game via Zoom called Bring Your Own Book. There are prompts and each person in the group has a minute or so to look up a line in a book (could be a book you wrote or not) to match the prompt. Whoever has the “best” answer wins the round. If you are interested and want to download the game cards, it’s available on Amazon.
Author Cory Doctorow has a blog I manage to read about once a month. A recent article caught my attention, Penguin Random House, AI, and writers’ rights. His language can be colorful, although not so much in this article, so be warned.
To read the rest of this issue with information on what’s happening, click here.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Carol
President’s message October 2024
Typerider Newsletter – APW – October 2024
One of our members, Bobbie Bennett writes the award-winning Beaver Valley Newsletter. The October issue highlights Beaver Valley Days.
I have a fond memory of going to a Beaver Valley Day Pancake Breakfast. Bing Brown (he and
Carol are sorely missed as APW members and human beings on the planet) was happily filling plates with pancakes and link sausages.
I don’t like my food to touch. Yeah, I am one of those people. Bing must have seen my face as the syrup he’d just ladled on my pancakes ran into my sausage and I quickly nudged my scrambled eggs to the side. He encouraged me to taste the sausage. “You’ll like it!”
You can guess how I almost always eat sausage now. (My eggs sit on a plate alone.)
I hope you make lots of fond memories this month!
If you have any writing-related announcements you would like included in an upcoming newsletter, please email them to me.
Carol Baxter, APW President
Read the rest of the newsletter including the date for the State Conference and chapter news by clicking this link
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