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LaGattuta wins multiple awards

 

DWW member Margo LaGattuta, Michigan poet, essayist and writing teacher, has won six prizes in an annual competition run by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. Her 1st Place prize of $1500 in the Founder’s Award was for a poem titled “The Story Melting.” There were 450 entries and the judge was national poet Natasha Sajé. LaGattuta also won a 4th Honorable Mention in that category for a poem titled “Bird with a Tranquil Look and Its Wings in Flames,” written from a painting by Joan Miró. Her other prizes in this year’s competition were 1st Prize in the Two Ladies from Texas Award for a poem titled “What If”; 1st Prize in the Indiana State Poetry Clubs Award for a poem titled “The House that Swallowed Us”; 6th Honorable Mention in the Columbine Poets of Colorado Award for “Naked with Trees” and 7th Honorable Mention in the Louisiana State Poetry Award for “Trying to Write a Poem Again.” Her prizes were awarded at the national convention recently held in Duluth, Minnesota and sponsored by the League of Minnesota Poets. Congratulations Margo!

 

 

DWW Annual Spring Readings

 

Congratulations to this year’s winners of DWW’s annual members-only writing competition! We hope you were able to join us to hear the winners read their works on Sun., May 17 at Tre Monti Restaurant in Troy. Many thanks to our chair, Cynthia Harrison, and our judges, novelist Sara Lewis and Laura Varon Brown of the Detroit Free Press. For a complete list of winners, click here (.pdf file, Adobe Reader required).

 

 

Writer’s Retreat series at the BBAC

 

This summer, writers of song, story, memoir and script will find room to grow their craft alongside painters, potters and weavers at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.  The inaugural Writer’s Retreat Series features award-winning presenters, including DWW member Cindy La Ferle, in four workshops through the summer and culminates in a panel discussion.

             The Writer’s Retreat Series runs June 20 through August 8 at The BBAC located at 1516 S. Cranbrook Rd. (Evergreen Rd.), Birmingham, MI 48009 between 14 and 15 Mile Roads. For more information, click here (.pdf file, Adobe Reader required).

 

 

Upcoming Writers’ Conference

 

The Rochester Writers group is again planning a writers’ conference, scheduled for Sat., Oct. 3, 2009 at Rochester College. Session presenters include DWW members Cindy La Ferle and Margo LaGattuta. Visit www.rochesterwriters.com for details.

 

 

The changing face of the writing and publishing industry

 

Interesting links recently shared by DWW members:

 

How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write - WSJ.com

 

America’s newest profession: Bloggers for hire

 

 

DWW members recommend these self-publishers

 

A recent discussion between DWW members covered experiences with various self-publishing companies. Read it here. (.pdf file, Adobe Reader required.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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