OWFI Affiliate Report for April 2016Tulsa NightWriters Club

Julie Kimmel-Harbaugh, Editor(918) 938-6314

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Novels & New Books

BILL WETTERMAN: NOVEL: Yellowstone—A Fall from Grace, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (09/15); KINDLE E-BOOK: Yellowstone—A Fall from Grace, Wild Side Novels (09/15); NOVEL: Redeeming Paula—A Love Story?, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (02/16); KINDLE E-BOOK: Wild Side Novels, Redeeming Paula—A Love Story? (01/16).

Contest Winnings

MARION GRACE: 2016 Tulsa City-County Library Adult Creative Writing Contest, SHORT STORY: 3rd Honorable Mention, Coping Skills.

NIKKI HANNA: 2016 Tulsa City-County Library Adult Creative Writing Contest, INFORMAL ESSAY: 3rd Honorable Mention, Reflections On the Void of Cognizance.

ANNIE HEARTFIELD HARTZOG: 2016 Tulsa City-County Library Adult Creative Writing Contest, POETRY: 2nd Place, Cupcake.

JULIE KIMMEL-HARBAUGH: 2016 Tulsa City-County Library Adult Creative Writing Contest, SHORT STORY: 2nd Honorable Mention, Golden Apples for Dottie.

NAN MCDOWELL: 2016 Tulsa City-County Library Adult Creative Writing Contest, INFORMAL ESSAY: 2nd Place, Teenage Angst—1950s.

DIANE MORROW-KONDOS: 2016 Tulsa City-County Library Adult Creative Writing Contest, INFORMAL ESSAY: 2nd Honorable Mention, Sometimes He’s Really Heavy, but He’s My Brother; POETRY: 2nd Honorable Mention, Forever Young.

Honors & Awards

MARY COLEY: 2016 Oklahoma Book Awards, FICTION: Finalist, Ant Dens (11/14).

NIKKI HANNA: 2016 San Francisco Writers Conference, POETRY: Finalist, Mom.

JULIE KIMMEL-HARBAUGH: Tulsa NightWriters Club, 2015 Tulsa NightWriter of the Year Award. Trophy presented on 01/19/16.

CARLA STEWART: 2016 Oklahoma Book Awards, FICTION: Finalist, A Flying Affair (06/15).

BILL WETTERMAN: Tulsa NightWriters Club, 2015 Distinguished Service Award presented on 01/19/16.

Professional Activities

DENIECE ADSIT: Interviewed by NightScripts as the March 2016 Featured NightWriter.

MARK DARRAH: Contributed an article to NightScripts: “Comma Usage—A Cheat Sheet” (03/16).

DANA FRIDAY: Contributed a poem to NightScripts: “Treasure” (04/16); Created a new poetry blog, thelucky23, in March.

NIKKI HANNA: Contributed three articles to NightScripts: “Writing Contest Prospects (02/16), “Writing Conferences” (03/16), and “Books on the Craft of Writing” (04/16); Contributed a poem to NightScripts: “I’ve Been Mom-ed” (04/16).

ANNIE HARTZOG: Contributed a poem to NightScripts: “Cupcake” (04/16).

SALLY JADLOW: Taught a three-week course, at a Kansas City law firm, in using the finer points of fiction techniques to enhance nonfiction writing projects; Contributed an article to NightScripts: “How to Write with Clarity” (04/16); Sally will teach self-publishing at Christian Writers Fellowship in Pittsburg, KS, on April 7-9 and "Crafting Poetry to Write Powerful Prose" at the Wordsowers Christian Writers Conference in Omaha, NE, on April 29-30.

DONNA JONES: Interviewed by NightScripts as the February 2016 Featured NightWriter; Contributed an article to NightScripts: “Why Book Reviews?” (04/16); Conducted a book signing on February 27 at Laina Library in Maui, HI; Book Club presentation on April 26 at Stilwell High School; Booth at Farmer’s Market in Tahlequah, OK, on Saturdays—April 9, 16, 23, and 30.

JACKIE KING: Contributed an article to NightScripts: “A Salute to Writers Clubs: Tulsa NightWriters—My Soft Place to Fall” (02/16).

JIM LAUGHTER: Presented “A Vision for the New Year” to the Tulsa NightWriters Club on January 19; Contributed three articles to NightScripts: “Vision 2016 (02/16), “I Have a Dream” (03/16), and “Diligence” (04/16); Contributed a poem to NightScripts: “What is Man?” (04/16); Interviewed by a journalist from ClimateWire magazine in Washington, D.C., about his book, Polar City Red, in connection with a story about the global effects of climate change, to be published later this year.

ADREAN MESSMER: Spoke to the Tulsa NightWriters Club on February 16 about Negotiating Publishing/Agent Contracts.

DUSTY RICHARDS: Spoke to the Tulsa NightWriters Club on March 15 about Submitting to Western Magazines and Publishers.

GENE LA VINESS: Interviewed by NightScripts as the April 2016 Featured NightWriter.

RENEE’ LA VINESS: Presented a workshop, entitled “Meet the Illustrators!”, in conjunction with Designing the World with Words and Tulsa Area Children’s Book Writers, on March 14 at Martin Regional Library; Presented a workshop, entitled “Meet the Publishers!”, in conjunction with Designing the World with Words and Tulsa Area Children’s Book Writers, on March 28 at Martin Regional Library.

CAROL LAVELLE SNOW: Contributed two articles to NightScripts: “Writing by the Rules: Straddling the Grammar Fence—Part 1” (03/16) and “Writing by the Rules: Straddling the Grammar Fence—Part 2” (04/16): Contributed a poem to NightScripts: “Spring Forward” (04/16).

CARLA STEWART: Participated in the 2016 TCCL Fundraiser event, on January 9, with 40 other authors, at the Hardesty Regional Library; Attended the annual Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend in Nacogdoches, TX, on January 14-17; Served as an author panelist for the annual OLA (Oklahoma Library Association) convention at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tulsa, on March 31.

BILL WETTERMAN: Contributed three articles to NightScripts: “The February Report” (02/16), “Authors Helping Authors” (03/16), and “Passion Drives the Pen” (04/16).

ABIR SAMI WOOD: Contributed a poem to NightScripts: “Urban PMS Rendition” (04/16).

Club News

THE TULSA NIGHTWRITERS CLUB instituted a Mentoring Program on January 19; Created a new Facebook group (Tulsa NightWriters Social Network) in February; Welcomed 16 new members from January 19-April 1: Lynda Birch, Derek Bullard, David Crass, Amy Beth Dobbins, Dana Friday, Dan Friedman, Debra Grimm, Lisa Holden, Diane Morrow-Kondos, Jackie Kramer, Carolyn Murphy, Cindy Rose, Brenda Rumsey, Janet Schonefeld, Linda Ann Smith, and Johnny Ward.