Who We Are
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, 2024
Executive Board
PRESIDENT Linda Volin
VICE PRESIDENT Diane Chambers
SECRETARIES Karen Gonzales and Kelly Ann Compton
TREASURER Kelly Ann Compton
Committee Chairs
ART (vacant)
AUDITOR / BUDGET (vacant)
DIRECTORY Kelly Ann Compton
GRAPHIC DESIGN Virginia Small
HISTORIAN Sue Luxa
HOSPITALITY (vacant)
INSPIRATIONAL READING Andria Antico
MEMBERSHIP Diane Chambers and Kelly Ann Compton
LIAISON FOR TAPESTRY FOR PEACE Diane Chambers
LIAISON FOR POETRY TO GO Ann Klaiman
PROGRAM PLANNING Karen Gonzales, Rachel Seekamp, and Diane Chambers
PUBLICITY (Vacant)
WEB DEVELOPER Virginia Small