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Dead Dancing Women to debut next month
Member Elizabeth Buzzelli’s new mystery, Dead Dancing Women, the first in a series about detective Emily Kincaid, will be out in early September. Locally, she’ll be at the Rochester Hills Barnes & Noble promoting the book and signing copies beginning at 6 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 2. For more about the novel, to read an excerpt and preorder, visit www.elizabethbuzzelli.com. Read more about what Elizabeth has been doing (and she has been busy!) by visiting our Writer’s at Work page.
Foster has new chapbook available
Cervena Barva Press is pleased to announce the publication of Linda Nemec Foster’s new chapbook, Ten Songs From Bulgaria. “Foster’s poems reveal how large and rich the worlds are in which these small lives are lived. In line after line, we encounter the depths and reach of those who live outside the zones of everyday safety.”—Jack Ridl. The 20-page chapbook is $7.00 plus $3.00 for shipping and handling and can be ordered online by clicking here.
Tour the Leo garden
Poet and DWW past president Kathleen Leo and her husband, artist Victor Leo, welcomed more than 800 people into their yard this summer as the featured Northville garden on July 9. Visitors enjoyed the sounds of jazz piano by Patrick Whitehead of the Univ. of Mich., and Kathleen’s garden haiku—inscribed on stones—and Victor’s art throughout the garden. Experience them for yourself by viewing this Photoshow.
2008 Spring Readings winners
Congratulations to this year’s winners of DWW’s annual members-only writing competition. For a list of the winners, click here. Our judge for 2008 was Heather Sellers, a poet, author, educator and presenter from Holland, Mich.
New book by Ellyce Field
Just in time for summer travel, DWW member and Detroit News online columnist Ellyce Field has published a new book: Michigan Family Field Trips—Fun Sites for Kids. For more information on the book, click here. Read Ellyce’s column here.
DWW member website/blog news
Member Cindy Hampel has a new website: www.cindyscoffeehouse.com.
Robert Tell has revamped his: www.dementia-diary.com.
Debra Darvick has a new blog featuring personal reflections, musing on the writing life, excerpts from her novel and book reviews. Visit:
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