Book News
This page summarizes meetings and events sponsored
by member organizations. We list events that were posted to our
e-mail list during the month. Be sure to check the websites of individual
organizations for more information.
Upcoming Events By Date
Upcoming Conferences, Contests, Trips and Camps
Announcements and Ongoing Programs
Book Store Events
Library Events
Archived BOOC Book News
Upcoming Events By Date
Saturday, May 10
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
DoubleTree Hotel, 8773 Yates Dr., Westminster
Colorado Romance Writers
CRW May Workshop and Awards Luncheon
Featuring the multi-published, award-winning and NY Times best-selling author Angela Knight.
Info: www.coloradoromancewriters.org
Saturday, May 17
9 a.m.
Colorado History Museum, Denver
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Fiction Writing: Step By Step
Josip Novakovich is guest presenter for the May education workshop. He is an English professor at the University of Pennsylvania and has written short stories, poems, and a novel, as well as textbooks on the writing process. The day will be filled with activities and short lectures, with an emphasis on plot development.
Info: Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Tuesday, May 20
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cottonwood Artists' School, Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Writers
May Write Brain: Critique Groups, The Care and Feeding Of
Hemingway and Steinbeck might not have belonged to critique groups, but today's agents and editors agree that writers who belong to critique groups generally present more polished manuscripts.
Info: Pikes Peak Writers
Sunday, May 25
2-4 p.m.
Community Room of the Falcon Police Station, 7850 Goddard St., Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Romance Writers
Sue Goldstein will speak on Promotion
Info: www.pprw.org
Saturday, June 14
1 p.m.
Belmar Library, Lakewood
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Revisions? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Revisions
The always and all ways entertaining, Mario Acevedo, author of Nymphos of Rocky Flats, will regale us with suggestions of what to do with the revisions that are suggested by your editor.
Info: Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Sunday, June 22
2-4 p.m.
Community Room of the Falcon Police Station, 7850 Goddard St., Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Romance Writers
Melissa Mayhue will speak on the Road to Publication
Info: www.pprw.org
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Colorado Book Awards
Colorado Center for the Book
Info: www.coloradohumanities.org
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Upcoming Conferences,
Contests, Trips and Camps
June 2, 2008, deadline
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Colorado Gold Contest
For unpublished writers of commercial novel length fiction.
Info: www.rmfw.org
Deadline: June 15, deadline
2008 Heart of the Rockies
Colorado Romance Writers
Colorado Romance Writers is pleased to announce the 2008 Heart of the Rockies Contest for unpublished writers! Check out our nine categories and don't miss out on getting your novel in front of acquiring editors and agents! Fee: $25 (CRW members) $30 (non-members).
Info: Colorado Romance Writers
June 20-22
Crested Butte Writers Conference
Annual event featuring workshops for writers on craft of writing, marketing, latest
industry trends, or the writing life.
Info: Friends of Crested Butte Library
June 22-28
Aspen Summer Words Literary Festival: Passage To India
Salman Rushdie will headline the 32nd annual celebration of words and ideas that will honor the contemporary stories and storytellers of India. In addition to Rushdie, Aspen Summer Words will feature seven other speakers with ties to India. In addition to having the afternoons and evenings centered around the Festival, a morning Writing Retreat offers the choice of intensive five-day workshops or two-day classes to the pre-registered student.
Info: www.aspenwriters.org
August 1-2
Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association
Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
Denver Merchandise Mart Expo Building, I-25 at 58th, Denver
Exhibitors, from around the world, will offer thousands of books, maps, prints, posters, art, postcards, photographs, and other ephemeral and collectible items.
Info: www.rmaba.org
August 6-10
Colorado Convention Center, Denver
Denvention 3: The 66th World Science Fiction Convention
Info: denvention.org
September 12-14
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Colorado Gold Conference
Annual conference for all writers featuring actively acquiring agents and editors, guest speakers, and workshops on every topic related to the art of writing and the business of selling commercial novel-length fiction.
Info: www.rmfw.org
September 20-21
Fall Conference
Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators
Qwest Learning and Conference Center, Lakewood
The Conference will include lots of industry professionals, local authors and illustrators, opportunities for one-on-one and other critiques and portfolio reviews, and more.
Info: www.rmcscbwi.org
October 24-26
San Antonio, Texas
Women Writing the West
Annual conference.
Info: www.womenwritingthewest.org
October 24-26
Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, Denver
Mile Hi Con 40
Info: milehicon.org
November 6-8
Colorado Association of Libraries Conference
Communities and Libraries
Marriott Denver Tech Center, Denver
Info: www.cal-webs.org
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Announcements and Ongoing Programs
Mystery Critique Group
Tuesdays
6:30 p.m.
Church of the Ascension, 6th and Gilpin St., Denver
The Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America Mystery Critique Group meets regularly. If you are working on a mystery novel or short story and would like some feedback on your work, contact chris@christinegoff.com.
Info: RMMWA website
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Every Tuesday (holidays excepted)
7 p.m
Community Room (#106) of Aspen’s Red Brick Center for the Arts
Weekly Writers Group
Writers of all levels and genres invited to participate in this
free read-and-critique group that provides community members with
a forum for sharing and polishing their work. Writers are encouraged
to bring five copies of their work (up to 10 pages) to share and
an open mind for reviewing the works of their peers.
Info: http://www.aspenwriters.org/
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Every Wednesday (holidays excepted)
7 p.m
Write Now! - Weekly Writers Group
A weekly writers group that provides hands-on techniques to jump start writing with fun, non-critiqued sessions led by local writers Jordan Dann and Corby Anderson. The program is free and open to writers of all levels and genres. Participants are asked to bring pen and paper for the group exercises that are the centerpiece of the program. Attendees may share work they develop in the meeting, if they wish. Appreciation is gladly shared, but no feedback is offered. More information, including location, is available from Jordan Dann of the Aspen Writers' Foundation: 925.3122 ext. 4# and Jordan@aspenwriters.org.
Info: http://www.aspenwriters.org/
Aspen Writers' Foundation
AWF Reads: June through September
Televised book club discusses bestsellers, first novels, book club
favorites and award winners. This summer's rotating inventory of
programs airs on GrassRoots TV Channel 12.
Info: http://www.aspenwriters.org/
Editorial classes
Editorial expertise and ongoing classes in proofreading, editing
and grammar for businesses, publishers, organizations and individuals,
offered by Alice Levine.
Info: www.alicelevine-editorial.com
Soup Kitchen Writing
Creative "Fresh Writing" Workshop
Explore skills useful for fiction and nonfiction. Stimulate your
writing. Deepen your work. Daytime and evening groups. Facilitator:
Anne Randolph M.A, M.F.A.
Info: annerandolph@comcast.net
Monthly Poetry Nights
The Aspen Writers' Foundation and Town Center Booksellers
Featuring poets from the valley, the state and the nation. Upcoming evenings include a June 13 celebration of Jonathan Wells' new anthology, The Third Rail: The Poetry of Rock and Roll, with readings by local actors Jordan Dann, Kim Nuzzo and Julie Comins, and a July 23 reading featuring a trio of local poets, including Valerie Haugen, Don Downey and special guest TBA. More information is available from Town Center Booksellers at 970-927-2665 and www.towncenterbooksellers.com.
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