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National League of American Pen Women
Denver Branch Mission Statement
Our mission is to support and advance the development and success of writers, artists, and composers within our branch membership as well as within the metropolitan Denver community. We will foster education, professionalism, creativity, and recognition of artistic talent.
At a meeting of the Colorado Federation of Women’s Clubs in Colorado Springs, September 21, 1921, Nellie Burget Miller called a group of women together to form a temporary organization of Pen Women. At a Poetry Lover’s Feast that evening, plans were made to assemble credentials of members and to make application for a charter for a Colorado Branch of NLAPW. In 1923, the permanent charter for the Denver Branch was received, with five charter members, including Nellie Burget Miller as the first President. She was named Colorado’s Poet Laureate in 1952 by then Governor William B. Sweet. Members of the Denver Branch strive to produce literary, artistic and/or musical works of high quality, to promote good fellowship among members, and to mutually encourage others engaged in the creative arts. Members (except for Provisional) receive The Pen Woman magazine, the official publication of NLAPW. A national roster is published every two years.
Denver Branch Officers, 2011
Executive Board
PRESIDENT
Diane Chambers
VICE PRESIDENT
Ann Klaiman
SECRETARY
Kelly Ann Compton
TREASURER
Gwen Scott
Committee Chairs
ART
Sheila Wright
AUDITOR
Marie Kriss
DIRECTORY
Marie Kriss
HISTORIAN
Pat Kennedy
HOSPITALITY
Lorrie Reed
INSPIRATIONAL
Lorrie Reed
MEMBERSHIP
Marie Kriss
LIASON TO TAPESTRY FOR PEACE
Joice Fairchild
LIASON TO POETRY TO GO
Ann Klaiman
PROGRAM PLANNING
Andrea Antico
PUBLICITY
Sue Luxa
WEB EDITORS
Virginia Small, Webmistress
Ann Klaiman
Kelly Ann Compton
