NLAPW Pikes Peak, Calendar

Pikes Peak Chapter Calendar of Events

Programs for 2009
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Most luncheons are currently held at the Crescent Lily Inn Click for map
6 Boulder Crescent St., Colorado Springs, CO

For reservations, contact Nancy Bentley (719) 633-0554 or e-mail Nancy Bentley

	Cost	Members	$13.50
		Non-members	$16.00

Make checks payable to: NLAPW PP Branch.
Payment must be received by noon Wednesday prior to the luncheon. Mail payment to:

Nancy Bentley

1220 High Point Lane West

Colorado Springs, CO 80904

Saturday, January 17^th, 2009
Crescent Lily Inn
Speaker: Wendy Burt, author

Topic: Where's the REAL money in writing?

Bio: Nonfiction books, articles, greeting cards, copywriting, personal essays, fillers, short stories, poems – Wendy Burt-Thomas has made money from all of them. A full-time freelance writer, she’ll talk about how to make great money – and keep things interesting – by keeping your fingers in all the pots. Plenty of time for Q & A – no question is taboo! Wendy will have copies of her third book, “The Writer’s Digest Guide to Queries; Landing Articles, Agents and Book Deals” (Writer’s Digest Books, Dec. 2008) available. Visit Wendy's website.


		Saturday, February 21^st, 2009 Home of Virginia Campbell click for map Program: Special Meeting and Award Presentation Speaker: Beverly Lewis, author Topic: One Woman's Writing Journey NY Times best selling author and branch member, Beverly Lewis will be honored by National league of American Pen Women President, Taylor Collins, during Taylor's visit to the Pikes Peak Chapter. President Collins will also update members on National's news while attendees enjoy food, music and fellowship. For more information regarding Beverly Lewis's illustrious career, visit her website.

		Saturday, March 21^st, 2009 Crescent Lily Inn Speaker: Joan Cameron Mitchell, author Topic: TEAR DOWN THIS WALL! A Berlin Memoir: 1984-1988 Joan Cameron Mitchell will discuss her new book, chronicling the exciting events the Mitchells enjoyed in occupied Berlin, when her husband, John, was the commandant in the American sector in the former West Berlin. They stood behind President Reagan when, in 1987, he said, "Tear down this wall." Bio: Joan Cameron Mitchell was born and educated in Scotland. She emigrated to North America and taught elementary school in Canada and the United States. While teaching in Colorado Springs, she met and married Army Lieutenant John Mitchell. Joan is an artist, author and a member of Pen Women. Visit her website.

		Saturday, April 18^th, 2009 Crescent Lily Inn Speaker: Donna Guthrie, author and filmmaker Topic: Storytelling for the 21^st Century Children's author, Donna Guthrie, presents MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids, a new educational series of video pod casts produced for the world wide web. Donna will present two short videos from her series and discuss the joys and challenges of writing for tech-savvy children raised in a point and click world. Bio: Donna is the author of more than twenty award-winning books for children. She has taught kindergarten through fifth grade in both public and private schools in Pennsylvania and Colorado and is a visiting professor at Colorado college where she teaches children's writing She founded kids Corner, Ltd., an independent audiovisual company producing films to educate children about medical, health and family issues. She established the firm in 1980; ten years later she sold the company to Myers Broadcasting Company. In January 2006 she received her Masters in Fine Arts in Children's and Young Adult Writing at Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and The Dramatist Guild. She is co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival and the Six Women Playwriting Festival, both of which are held each year in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Check out her website.

		Saturday, May 16^th, 2009 Penrose House 1661 Mesa Avenue Speaker: Lois Hayna, Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Emeritus Luncheon provided by Picnic Basket. Reservations and menu selection must be made by May 13^th. Payment to be made at the door. Contact Nancy Bentley (719) 633-0554 or e-mail Nancy Bentley or Pamela Cosel Program - Lois Hayna will read her poetry and lead attendees in a poetry lesson.

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		Last modified: Saturday May 2, 2009