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October Diablo Gazette: Half Moon Bay, Tom Franco Interview and Upcoming 10/30 event, and More

Lots of content in this month’s Gazette, please see my interview on page 16 with actor/sculpture artist Tom Franco.

Also, check out my piece on Half Moon Bay on page 11, TWO book reviews this month for Tosca Lee’s medical thrillers on page 14, plus sweet Bennet and info on dog food recalls in my dog rescue column on page 15.

http://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Diablo-Gazette-October-21D.pdf?utm_medium=website

Filed Under: author interview, Book Review, Book Signing, Contest, Diablo Gazette, Events, Reading, Writing, Writing tips Tagged With: dog food recall, Halloween Costume Contest, Tom Franco, Tosca Lee

Story Pitches Announces Rhino in the Room Logline as Best Novel of the Month

Rhino in the Room selected out of 200 submissions for August:

Your logline has been promoted as the best NOVELS of the month:
Top NOVELS for August 2019

Filed Under: Africa, award, Contest, rhino in the room, screenwriting, Writing Tagged With: Best Novel of the Month, logline, rhino, Story Pitches

Honorable Mention – Pawlitzer Prize

Proud to announce that my essay was one of two pieces that received an Honorable Mention in this contest. Apparently, the winning piece and the honorable mention awards were neck in neck and could have gone any way. Happy to have been part of the awarded entries.

Filed Under: Contest Tagged With: CA, Carmel, honorable mention., Pawlitzer Prize

Finalist – Pawlitzer Contest

IMG_8376Happy to announce that my essay, “Time for Mandy” is a finalist for PAWlitzer Prize Golden Paw Award in Carmel, California.

PAWlitzer Prize™

Filed Under: Contest Tagged With: award, Carmel, Pawlitzer Prize

Proud to Have Judged the National Scholastic Writing Awards

Earlier this year I was a judge for this National writing contest. So wonderful to support youths on their writing journey.

http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/2017-scholastic-art-writing-awards-national-teen-recipients-announced

Filed Under: Contest, Writing Tagged With: National Scholastic Writing Contest

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UPCOMING EVENTS

2/11/23 Mount Diablo California Writers Club – Writer’s Table Featured Speaker

I will be speaking on Book Hooks: Eight Seconds or Bust at the Mount Diablo CWC from 11:15 till noon, at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, followed by a buffet lunch and Kevin Fisher Paulson who will speak on the topic of Honoring the Creative Self Meeting Cost (includes buffet […]

January 23, 2023 Travel Writing Event

Sacramento/Central Valley Friends and Fellow Writers (Zoom available): Come learn about travel writing and muse boards in the New Year. #authorlife #sacramentowriters #travel #travelblogger Zoom is also an option. #speaker #speaking #writingcommunity https://www.cwcsacramentowriters.org/2022/monthly-meeting-january-2023-travel-writing/

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