We could NEVER have pulled off this amazing weekend without the battalion of generous people who stood with us shoulder to shoulder.
The amazing Dana Reynolds, who came from Fayetteville VERY EARLY to help me set up the tent and then stayed to break it down.
Timothy Koch& Meg Dendler, who manned our tent at the street fair all day so that we could be at PUBLISH!! Buy their books!!
Tom Eaton, who was also out early to finish the tent. Those cowboy knot-tying skills came in handy.
Valerie Fondetti and Nancy Grosella who baked and delivered our wonderful homemade goodies.
John and Nancy Grosella who donated art to sell. Never mind that it was so cute I had to buy both pieces before it ever left the building.
Pamala Foster, Richard Jespers, and Tom Eaton, who did an amazing job and also donated books to our library and graciously put up with my crazy scheduling.
All the writers who turned out to share their work and themselves at the Main Stage readings.
Kate Wicker of Wicker-Walker, who always has great ideas and makes me think they're mine.
Chris McCoy of Matterhorn Towers who cheerfully adapted to whatever we threw at him and who loves poodles as much as I do.
Everyone who came, participated, added their questions and comments and energy to the weekend.
And, of course, Jessie Rex, who always does ten times more than her job. The whole great weekend happened because of her many talents.
-- Alison
Village Writers ~~ Stronger & Better Together
Bentonville/Rogers Program EXPANDING!!
Alison
Taylor-Brown
FICTION
MEMOIR
CREATIVE NONFICTION
Taylor-Brown is the Village Writing School founder and Director. She will teach the series of workshops entitled Everything You Need to Write a Beautiful Story, which she wrote. She holds an MFA in fiction from Southern New Hampshire University, created a short story series for CrystalBridges in 2014, and has a lifetime of teaching experience.
Taylor-Brown's first workshop:
Dialogue & Setting
June 6 10-4
$45
Jackie
Wolven
BLOGGING
BRANDING
SOCIAL MEDIA
Wolven is a national consultant who helps small businesses and individuals reach their audiences and grow their brands. She speaks at blogging conferences nationwide, writes for Huffington Post andBeliefnet.com, is a regular contributor to Lifehack, and was recently named a Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation blogger.
Wolven's first workshop:
Blogging
June 13 9-2
$45
All workshops are held in a private room at
Whole Hog Café 1400 Southeast Walton Blvd, Bentonville, AR
We also plan to host a regular Writers' Night Out, a free social event designed to foster your writing through informal discussion, speakers and writing activities.
More on that soon.
New York agent Joelle Delbourgo fields questions from the audience. Proof that with Skype, anyone, anywhere, can teach us
anything about writing and publishing.
Pam kept us enthralled with her tales of one
marketing disaster after another.
Richard showed us his self-publishing process.
New York agent Jacqueline Flynn was knowledgeable,
informative, and funny as heck, Skyping from her home
on a Saturday morning.
Tom, the academic, sensitive cowboy.
Village Heroes!
Tim and Meg kept our tent at the Makers Faire all day while we were in PUBLISH!!.
One of the great things about Books in Bloom is catching up with writers you haven't seen for a while like Eureka's own/nationally known humorist Beth Bartlett. Check out her great site.
WRITERS' NIGHT OUT
Join us this Thursday for soup and salad at 5.
We'll be watching an encouraging interview with author,
J.K. Rowling.
Her journey to becoming a published author will inspire you.
If you need help or have any questions, email Jessie HERE
May 21 - Writers' Night Out - 5-7
May 25 - Weekly Writing Classes - 6-8 May 28 - Writers' Night Out - 5-7
May 31 - Lying in Judgement Production
Unitarian Universalist Church - 3:00 June 7 - Fayetteville Writing Circle - 1-3
The MISSION of the Village Writing School is to foster a vibrant literary community in Arkansas and
to provide resources for ALL writers who seek to improve their craft.
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WE GROW THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT
THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 FRIENDS: David Auernheimer, Tandy Belt, Wendy and David Carlisle, Jean Elderwind,Crow Evans, Alice French, Valerie Fondetti, Linda Harrison-Gracia, John & Nancy Grosella, Gary Guinn,Nancy Harris, Kate Lacy, Shirley Lamberson, Gail Larimer, Judith McCartan, Richard Schoe, Shiva Shanti, Greg Sherar, Cris Senseman, Judith Ulch, Brent Wendling
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Publisher: Alison Taylor-Brown
Editors: Alice French & Jessie Rex
