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Nancy Peterson wins 2014 CAL Writing Award

Post author By AnnK
Post date May 15, 2014
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On May 6, Nancy Peterson’s first novel, Not to be Forgiven, received The Colorado Authors’ League’s 2014 award for adult mainstream fiction(book). The historical novel, which focuses on the home front during World War II, tells how the war impacted the Greggoroy family of Hiram’s Spring, Nebraska, which is awash in fear and hatred .Before it is over, the passions the war arouses will forever mar the lives of Sis Greggory, her soldier-brother, Danny, and Horst, a German prisoner of war.

Published by Hugo House, it is available at nancympeterson.com and wherever books are sold. See more about Nancy Peterson– and her several works of non-fiction– by clicking the Members tab above. Congratulations, Nancy!

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Joines Family offers A Lifetime of Poetry

Post author By AnnK
Post date May 14, 2014

Denver Branch member Elizabeth “Beth” Crawford Joines passed away in 2013. a month before her 102nd birthday. She was a prolific author of both poetry and prose, who contributed to multiple magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping. Into her nineties, she attended Pen Women meetings, joyously sharing her hugs and ready wit. In her nineties, Beth also presented poetry workshops for The Poetry Society of Colorado.

The Joines Family has now compiled a sizable collection of Beth’s poetry entitled A Lifetime of Poetry, available for $25 through the Joines Family Trust. Contact lauriewolfe@comcast.net or aeklaiman@aol.com for details about the book. In 2001, Beth wrote:

Now is a Latchstring

There is
no going back.

The tree
can never be
a sapling,
pliant,
bending to the wind–
no more than ash may
turn to flame–
and who would have it so?

Remembering
is touching
fragile cloth with fingertips.
Now is a latchstring
of tomorrow
to hold, to lift
with confidence.

Beth Joines, July 30, 1911 – June 18, 2013. She loved knowledge of the simple and everyday, as well as the great complexity of all humankind.

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Beverly Chico debuts headwear encyclopedia

Post author By AnnK
Post date March 13, 2014

Dr. Beverly Chico’s new book, Hats and Headwear Around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia, is now available from Amazon.com. The 592-page work, available in hardcopy or as a Kindle download, features an amazing variety of the world’s hats, headcoverings, and hair decorations from Native American’s use of feathers to the headwear of Islamic women. A Denver Branch member, Dr. Chico will present “Hair, Halos, and Hats: Women’s History Through Headwear” at our May 3rd meeting. Meeting details on our calendar; see also Chico’s member page.

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Lakewood Historical Society launches essay contest

Post author By AnnK
Post date April 6, 2013

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akewood Historical Society seeks original essays of no more than 3,000 words on topics related to the history of the City of Lakewood, Colorado. All interested persons may enter this contest. A 1st Prize of $300 will be awarded to the top essay by an adult (age 20 and above) and by a youth (age 19 and under). A 2nd Prize of $200 will also be awarded in each category. Accompanying photos and illustrations, recent or historic, are encouraged. Credits and/or bibliography are required. For more information, call Marian Metsopoulous, 303-233-3050, or go to www.historiclakewood.org for detailed contest rules and an entry form. Deadline: May 15, 2013.

IMPORTANT: On the homepage for historiclakewood.org, only four of the ten rules appear. Be sure to choose “Essay Contest Entry Form,” and scroll down to see all ten requirements.

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Laurel Becker publishes poetry chapbook

Post author By AnnK
Post date November 30, 2012

Denver Branch member Laurel Becker announces that her poetry chapbook, In The Heart of a Quiet Garden, will be published soon by Finishing Line Press. Those who would like to preorder a copy can go to the link below. Interestingly, her publisher is using preorders placed by December 28, 2012 to determine the size of the print run in February of 2013.

https://www.finishinglinepress.com/index.php?cPath=2&sort=2a&filter_id=1298

To see more about Laurel and other Denver Branch members, click on “Members” above.