APW Book Club – June 27 with Chrisann Dawson
Karen Lateiner is inviting you to the June meeting of the APW Book Club, which will be held Saturday, June 27 at 10 am, via ZOOM. Chrisann Dawson will present her book Congo Ebola It will be the last for this season until September.
Topic: Congo Ebola by Chrisann Dawson
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM Arizona
The Zoom Meeting link has been sent to members. If you need the link or would like to join as a guest, contact Karen Lateiner. kslateiner@gmail.com
Congo Ebola (Book 3 in the Congo Series)
James sighed. This assignment scared him. He knew that it was because he had more to lose than the last time he landed in Kinshasa, Congo. He had a wife and two beautiful boys. In Congo Ebola, James is called up from a plush teaching job to run security for an international response to an Ebola outbreak in Congo. Through events such as a volatile riot and an encounter with an Ebola-tainted monkey, James is forced to confront his deepest fears. Join him on a thrill ride of menacing proportions that will leave you questioning everything that you thought you knew.
Bio
For seven years, I lived on the ground in Congo doing mission work, providing me first-hand insight into the setting and culture. My family and I have been working with the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1991.We were on the ground in the interior of the Congo for the 1995 Ebola Outbreak that shocked the world. We experienced war, trauma, and the hardships of daily life in Congo during our seven years of living there. I speak Lingala fluently. My degree is in English grammar and history, and I have taught English grammar for more than twenty years. My husband Gale and I have been married for 35 years. We have three grown children: Suzannah, Mackay, and William. Plus, newly-added spouses. My daughter Mackay was born in the Congo. We currently live in Payson, Arizona where we continue to support the Congo national ministry. I am employed part-time with the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Ebola Congo is available on Amazon.
Winners At-Large Communications Contest!
Congratulations to APW members who won awards in the At-Large Division of the NFPW Communications Contest this year! Arizona Professional Writers no longer has it’s own contest, but instead competes against entries from 20-some state affiliates that also do not have their own contest. Winning and placing is quite an honor! First place winners go on to compete at the national level contest. Winners of the national contest will be announced in June.
Carol Baxter
First place in Public Relations materials for “Day Tripping”
Chrisann Dawson
First place in Writing novels for adult readers for Congo Ebola
Jody Sharpe
First place in Novellas for adult readers for The Dog Who Came For Christmas
Nancy Marshall
Second Place in Writing novels for adult readers for Finding Zachariah in a Community Garden
Susan Anderson
Honorable mention in writing fiction children’s books for Cool, Cool Cactus Critters
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- Carol Baxter
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- Carol Baxter, At-Large – Arizona 3rd Place – Public Relations Materials > 53 Catalog, Manual, or Handbook for “Day Tripping”
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- Jody Sharpe
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- The Dog Who Came for Christmas – Jody Sharpe – https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Who-Came-Christmas/dp/0988562057/ref=mp_s_a_1_1
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- Nancy Marshall
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- Finding Zachariah
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- Susan Clair Anderson
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- Cool, Cool Cactus Critters
Chrisann Dawson – two awards!
In the At-large division of the 2021 NFPW Communications Contest, Chrisann Dawson won 2nd in General Non-fiction for her devotional, Principles and Proverbs from Pride and Prejudice. And she received an honorable mention for her novel in the Fiction for Adult Readers category, Congo Crisis.
Chrisann will be recognized at the 2022 APW State Conference on May 14 (see tab above) and will be selling her books at the Payson Book Festival on July 23.
This year’s At-large division of the Communications Contest had strong entries from 18 states, the District of Columbia and Spain.
Congratulations, Chrisann!
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- 2021 winner!
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- Chrisann Dawson – Congo Crisis
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- Chrisann Dawson – Principles and Proverbs from Pride and Prejudice
APW wins big in the At-large contest!
Arizona winners in the 2021 At-large NFPW communications contest
From Teri Ehresman, Contest Director: “You have an outstanding number of winners again this year in the NFPW at-large communications contest.”
Bobbi Bennett – 2nd place, Publication regularly written by entrant; 3rd place, Publication regularly written by entrant; two honorable mentions for Publication regularly written by entrant
Wynne Brown — Honorable Mention, Books, Biography or History
Jan Cleere — 1st place, Books, Biography or History
Chrisann Dawson – 2nd place, general fiction; Honorable Mention, Fiction for adult readers
Jodi Decker — Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, History
Marie Fasano — 2nd place, photo/writer; 2nd place, Informational Column, 2nd place, Feature story
Rebecca Goodrich — 1st place, Short Stories
Brad Graber – 1st place, Fiction for adult readers
Janelle Molony – Honorable mention, specialty articles, history
Jody Sharpe — 3rd place, Novellas
We had an extremely competitive at-large contest again this year. We had strong entries from entrants from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Spain, Washington D.C. and Washington state.
Congratulations to all! First place winners in their category move onto the national contest.
Marketing opportunity – Payson
APW member, Chrisann Dawson, has a request to share a December marketing table in Payson. It’s a great opportunity.
Common Grounds Christmas Holiday Fair.
Vendor Fee is $60.
Chrisann would like to share a table with at least one other APW member. Vendors must provide our own table, canopy, and way to handle purchases. She has a 4 foot table but no canopy.
If you are interested contact Chrisann at dawsonchrisann@gmail.com,
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