“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.
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.
Museum of West tour on April 16
One of many paintings at
the Museum of the West
Members and guests of Arizona Professional Writers (APW) will have a behind-the-scenes tour of the Scottsdale Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 16, conducted by Michael Fox, CEO and director of the museum. The cost is $11, with no-host dining to follow off-site. For more information or to RSVP, contact Brenda Warneka, 602-740-9579, or warneka@cox.net or via email to apw.reservations@gmail.com.
The museum, which opened in January 2015, celebrates the 19 states that make up the American West. There are 12 galleries of paintings, statuary and other collections. A Western-themed “Step into the Picture” display allows visitors to have photos taken as appearing to be part of the old-days scene. Non-flash photos will be permitted throughout the tour. Watch the APW Facebook page for more details. Those attending are encouraged to dress Western.
April 2015 TypeRider now available!
You won’t want to miss the April, 2015 TypeRider! It’s full of news about recent happenings throughout the state and about upcoming events. There are a number of Western-themed events coming up highlighted in this issue: a tour of the new Museum of the West in Scottsdale, the Southern District’s “Writing the West” lunch and talk, plus information about the Arizona History Convention held this year in Tucson at the end of the month. And, there is so much more!
Central District program – March 19, 2015
ARIZONA PROFESSIONAL WRITERS
Central District
INVITES YOU TO A PRESENTATION BY
JUDITH REDLINE COOPEY
writer, historian, genealogist
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Bluewater Grill and Seafood Restaurant
1720 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix
5:00 p.m. No-Host Cocktails
5:30 Dinner followed by Program
Coopey, a former history teacher who published four historical novels in four years, will talk about the historical research that wins her novels high praise from readers and what she did that led to a fantastically successful marketing campaign once she realized she needed help marketing her work. A question and answer period will follow. Copies of her books will be available for sale. Non-members $5. Each attendee pays their own restaurant check. RSVP: apw.reservations@gmail.com or Brenda Warneka 602-740-9579.
‘Behind the Scenes’ with Kate Herbert
Don’t Miss!
‘Behind the Scenes’ with Kate Herbert
Tuesday, January 14- 5:30 p.m.
Bluewater Grill,1720 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix
Kate Herbert
Veteran script analyst and writer Kate Herbert will talk about what she learned making a movie, plus answer all your questions about writing screenplays and selling them in the Big Orange. Pick the brains of one who knows.
Meet and greet starts at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Meal: $15 plus tax and tip.
RSVP: apw.reservations@gmail.com or Barbara Lacy at 480- 620-1358.
APW Central District Holiday Party
You are invited!
APW Holiday Party
WHEN: 2-5 p.m., Sunday, December 15, 2013
WHERE: Home of Barbara Lacy at 5425 E. Mockingbird Lane, Paradise Valley, AZ.
Please bring a dish to share (drinks will be provided) and a gift for a mother or child at Sojourners Center, Phoenix RSVP to apw.reservations@gmail.com or 480.620.1358
Williams to speak on Internet research
Speaker for the Nov 21 APW meeting.
Arizona Press Women invites you to attend a presentation by writer Harriet Williams, shown here, about researching historical topics on the Internet at the monthly meeting of Arizona Press Women at11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. The meeting is open to the public at Bluewater Grill, 1720 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix 85016. Fee is $15 for APW members, $20 for non-members, which includes lunch. RSVP by Nov. 18 to Barbara Lacy, 480-620-1358, or to apw.reservations@gmail.com.
Williams has written the colorful history of a little-known street in lower Manhattan, called Extra Place. She researched its 300-year story completely on the Internet, using techniques that she will share in her talk. Williams, retired and a Scottsdale resident, moved from central Ohio to New York City after attending college in Middlebury, VT. She was a computer programmer and also did research for the sales staff AT&T in New York, Los Angeles and Phoenix.
Arizona Professional Writers 