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“Don’t use the phone. People are never ready to answer it. Use Poetry.”

Jack Kerouac

Fall has arrived! It's baseball season and while the SF Giants might be in the doldrums, we are not. See all that is happening below!

SEPTEMBER 2017
My YouTube channel is ready for prime time. Take a look please and “like” & subscribe too!

Thanks and HUGS to Dana Walden who got the ball rolling and Jess Weber.

FEAR TO SHRED!
Coming soon!

THREE NEW PUBLICATIONS!

“Mastering the 4 C’s of Successful Authors: Craft, Commitment, Community and Confidence” scheduled to be published by Mango Press in August 2018.

“WNBA Contest Winners Anthology”. Categories include Fiction, Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction/Memoir.
The anthology will be published in time for WNBA’s 100th anniversary in NY on Oct. 27th.

“Fear to Shred” has a secret admirer. Stay tuned.

NEW WORK!

"Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and the Unexplainable"
My essay, "Dreaming in Thai" is included. Release date 9/26. - Purchase here

"Taste of Travel" Bangkok for Beginners: BATW. Download as a FREE PDF here.

Received shout-out in Winning Writers for "Peonies: For Jill"
View it here.

WNBA: HAPPENINGS!

September 26, 2017: 21st Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture Series. Honoring Gary Soto. View more info here.
WNBA Writing Contest is open NOW: View guidelines.
WNBA celebrates our centennial this October in New York City. Take a look at our happenings and centennial page!
Sign up for the WNBA newsletter here.

IN THE COMMUNITY: CONGRATULATIONS!

• Carol Criss and Clive Matson: head to Paris for The European Beat Studies Network Conference. Attend their bon voyage party here.

• K ate Greer: Hosts a spiritual retreat October 6th. More information here.

• Helena Lipstadt: An awesome review for her book, "Our Dark and Radiant Land"!

• Mary Mackey: Amazon has chosen her novel, "The Village of Bones" to be one of their Kindle Monthly Deals for September. This is a very competitive process. Well deserved!

• Gillian Wegener: 2 poems appeared in the Writer's Almanac.

• Zach Rogow: Acquires new translation of "Colette Uncensored".

• K elly Sullivan Walden: Heads to Costa Rica in 2018!

• D onna Hanelin: Writing retreat in December.

• George Brooks: Elements release new video "To the Light" from forthcoming recording, "Elements- The Alchemy". View the video here.

RELIEF AND AID FOR HURRICANE & EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS:

Direct Relief Mexico: 100% of donations go to aid for Mexico.
Hispanic Federation: 100% of donations go to relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

PICTURE ALBUM

Joan interviewed Meryl Natchez on her translation of 3 polish poets
"Spotted Dog Cafe"
For the " San Francisco open mic poetry podcast" to be aired on U verse

Jackie Berger w/ Oliver & pink ladies
In Glen Park Canyon - August 2017

Kim shuck gets inaugurated as SF Poet Laureate
@SF Public Library - September 2017

Artist Nancy Brown in her studio

@SFO Museum Typewriter Exhibit

@Dream Bridge in Anchorage, AK

Joan & Adam
@ Jackie Rhodes in Napa for Porch Fest - July 30

Be well. Resist. Do someone a favor. Dump trump.
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-xxxx, Joan

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