Literary Lunch
Lani Forbes: Emotionally Intimate Characters
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Join us as Lani Forbes shares how to enhance emotional intimacy between characters by using marriage counseling theories.
Her debut novel, The Seventh Sun, published by Blackstone Publishing released February 18.
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NEW LOCATION: Enter Hillcrest Country Club, turn right, meet at the dining room at the end of the hall.
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Lani Forbes is the daughter of a librarian and an ex-drug-smuggling surfer, which explains her passionate love of the ocean and books. A California native whose parents live in Mexico, she now resides in the Pacific Northwest. She has a bachelors in psychology and, after teaching middle school for the last ten years, has gone back to school to finish her MA in Clinical Counseling. She also proudly calls herself a nerd and a Gryffindor. https://laniforbes.com/
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Registration closes Thursday, March 12. Space is limited.
If you prefer to pay by cash or check at the door, please email amanda@akturner.com by Thursday, March 12 to secure your spot.
$20 for members and $25 for non-members
The IWG Literary Lunches are open to the public.
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IWG Monthly Event Calendar
IWG hosts a variety of groups and clubs like these each month to support Idaho writers. See the complete schedule and links to register on the IWG website.
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Critique Group
(members)
Multiple dates
See the guidelines to learn how to join an existing group or start a new one.
Book Club
(members)
March 12
Circe by Madeline Miller
Write Track
(public)
March 14
Creating Annual Marketing Plans for Independent Publishing with Kate Baray
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Mystery Writers Academy
(public, RSVP required, adults only)
March 26
Lt. Bret Kimmel of the Idaho Dept. of Corrections
Writers Corner
(public)
March 19
Taxes for Editors and Self-Published Authors with Sherry Briscoe
March 21
Power Up Your Self-editing with Carol Kjar
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2020 Idaho Writers Conference
Faculty
Malia Collins, Idaho's Writer in Residence, grew up in Hawaii and left home for the wilds of Wisconsin where she received her degree in creative writing and journalism from Beloit College. She spent a few years traveling and living abroad until going back home to Kailua, Oahu, to get her Master’s in Literature at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. After finishing her degree, she moved to Grenoble, France, on a Rotary ambassadorial scholarship to study French Literature at L’Universite Stendhal. It was there that she fell in love with snow and skiing. Shortly after returning to the States, she made a three-day stop in Boise to say hello to her grandparents.
That was in 1999, and she’s been here ever since. Malia has published short stories in a number of literary magazines, has two Hawaiian children’s books, and is currently working on a guide to Hawaiian culture as well as a novel. She loves to swim in the ocean, walk Kailua Beach, and hike up Table Rock, particularly at sunrise. She lives in Boise with her husband and two children. She is an assistant professor in the English Department at the College of Western Idaho.
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Marcia Franklin has been a producer and host at Idaho Public Television since 1990. She is the producer and host of Dialogue, a statewide conversation program focusing on the humanities, which is beginning its 25th season. Franklin is also a producer for Idaho Experience, a history series, and Outdoor Idaho, a series that covers environmental and outdoor issues in Idaho. She is also the past managing editor and host of Idaho Reports,the station's legislative program. Her programs have garnered a George Foster Peabody Award, the Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association, and five regional Emmy Awards. Marcia is a founding board member of the non-partisan City Club of Boise and a past president of that organization.
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Manuscript Evaluations
There are a limited number of manuscript evaluation appointments available. Sign up now to have the first ten pages of your manuscript evaluated by an editor.
Manuscripts must be received by April 1st.
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IWG member Patricia Marcantonio announces the release of her second book in the Felicity Carrol series. The first book in the series, Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit was published last year.
Heiress and amateur detective Felicity Carrol makes a perilous journey to apprehend a notorious murderer who has terrorized England--and now continues his vicious killing spree across the pond in the newly released Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace (Crooked Lane Books).
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Felicity Carrol would rather be doing just about anything other than attending balls or seeking a husband. What she really wants to do is continue her work using the latest forensic methods and her photographic memory to help London police bring murderers to justice, so when her friend, Scotland Yard Inspector Jackson Davies, weak from injury, discovers a murder in a wild mining town in Montana that echoes the terrible crimes in England, Felicity decides to go herself.
"This colorful, action-filled mystery presents a novel twist."
—Kirkus Reviews
"[An] entrancing sequel...Fans of Laurie King and Jacqueline Winspear will be thrilled by this capable, independent female protagonist."
—Publishers Weekly
"Felicity retains her feisty spirit and wit and once again has to battle for acceptance and credibility in a male-dominated society. Readers will look forward to her next adventure."
—Library Journal
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WORD SLINGERS, a documentary on self-publishing, is a new film streaming free on Amazon Prime. Here's a preview.
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IWG Membership
You can join the IWG or renew your membership online with an option to pay your $50 dues online or by check. If you pay by check, make it payable to the Idaho Writers Guild and mail it to PO Box 8862, Boise, ID 83707.
Current members will receive email reminders when their renewals are due (be sure to check your spam folder).
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