Henderson Writer’s Group 2014 Anthology Submission For Writer’s Bloc VI What to Submit:  Your one (1) edited work of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or a teaser from your novel How to Submit: Email your completed submission to — HWG Secretary Audrey Balzart at audrey101@aol.com Formatting Guidelines No more than 4,000 words   –   Word Document (Word97-2003 or later, electronic format…
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Paul Atreides (author and playwright) took up writing to amuse himself after losing his job in Civil Engineering during the economic downturn. He has since parlayed the hobby into a paying career. He is currently a theatre critic and writes “Offstage,” a monthly column, for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a major newspaper with a daily circulation of 160,000+. Prior to…
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GIRLS GONE STUPID DUMB THINGS SMART Women DO Do You Have Funny Story? Have you done something that was dumb but really funny?  We all have.  And now Stephanie Marston, Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Empowered Woman’s Soul is seeking stories for Girls Gone Stupid:  Dumb Things Smart Women Do.  Now you have an opportunity to contribute to this new series by sharing your humorous, true-life experiences. What…
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Membership Dues are coming up August 1, 2014 for the upcoming year.  Please go towww.hendersonwritersgroup.com or www.LasVegasWritersconference.com We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting, we have many great events coming up.  Please check the HWG blog and newsletter on the webpage for all new information.  Membership includes:  Promotional opportunities, reading and critiquing, all guest speakers, conference discount of $50.00 off, so it…
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Hi Henderson Writers Group, My name is Amanda Barbara and I’m the Vice President of Pubslush, literary-centric pre-publication platform that offers crowdfunding, crowdsourcing and pre-order options for authors and publishers. We have a lot of exciting news I’d love to share with you! Our platform now accepts all types of literary projects, we’ve further optimized our features to maximize the success of our campaigners and we…
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  Resident Fellows Program Sitka, Alaska, United States The Island Institute hosts month-long collaborative residencies that allow writers and artists the opportunity to pursue their work while living in an engaging community set in the coastal mountains and rainforest of Southeast Alaska. The Island Institute is seeking applications from two participants who wish to pursue a collaborative project, or two…
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Down Under by K Ray Katz WW II is about to start as a new fleet submarine leaves for the Philippines via Cape Town. Bill Cullison, the Captain, meets Dusty, a red head from Australia and knows she is for him. War breaks out and he is diverted to the Red Sea as his boat starts to have mechanical problems….
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I’m a semi-retired internist, born and raised in Manhattan, moved to Los Angeles and practiced there. I retired to Las Vegas in 2001, but full retirement was short lived. Boredom set in, so I am still active part-time in the practice of medicine. Passions include motherhood (my daughter is 27), choral singing (I’m a member of the Las Vegas Master…
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  Iditarod Alaska. What a wild, vast country. Like a huge, baby bird, with it’s mouth always open, head back, waiting for one with offerings to come, and then to give itself to it completely, then more, never enough, this hungry country swallows me, and I give myself willingly to its insatiable appetite. Open, wide-open, empty, and yet so full….
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“Red Angel Dragnet” is a 40-some minute post apocalyptic zombie film that takes place in 1987 Nevada, after the humans have won. By Audrey Balzart (Secretary of Henderson Writers’ Group) Friday, June 27, 2014 Starts at 7 pm Nevada State College – Dawson Bldg Great Hall, 1125 Nevada State Dr,  Henderson, NV 89002 School Project.