Henderson Writers Group

Host of the Las Vegas Writer's Conference

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We Write the Stories of Tomorrow

Dear Writer, Hi there! I have a weird question for you. Who encouraged your writing when you were a kid? For me, it was a teacher named Judy Barnes. Back in 1991, Mrs. Barnes read a story I wrote in front of the whole class, and I can still feel the glow from that moment today. Her single act of…
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Sledgehammer 36-Hour Writing Contest

Sledgehammer 36-Hour Writing Contest Form a team or write solo in this quirky writing contest to shatter writer’s block! Contest involves completing a scavenger hunt to collect writing prompts (either online from anywhere or in person in Portland, Ore.), writing a story within 36 hours, and competing for prizes collectively worth over $9,000. Judges include writing experts at Indigo Editing…
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Panda Express Fundraising HWG

EVENT FOR: HENDERSON WRITERS GROUP INC EVENT DATE Monday, July 21, 2014 AT THIS PANDA LOCATION RENAISSANCE III SX 3318 E. Flamingo Rd. Suite A Las Vegas, NV 89121 (p) 702-898-0197 EVENT TIME 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM Participating fundraiser guests are required to present a valid fundraiser flyer (hard copy or smart phone) with each order to receive credit…
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THE WRITER JULY 2014

THE WRITER JULY 2014 Features Wild mind: Natalie Goldberg reveals the secrets of true writing. By Alicia Anstead The big questions: Deepen plots by adding philosophical dimension. By Roger S. Gottlieb   Zoo story: David James Poissant goes behind the scenes of short stories. By Hillary Casavant   Karen Avivi: Self-Publishing: How a YA author took publishing into her own…
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Meet our Officers – Alba Arrango

Alba Arrango, Fundraising Chair Alba Arango is the author of the Decoders series as well as the JJ Bennett: Junior Spy series. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she is a high school teacher.

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Clarion UCSD's Fifth Annual Write-a-Thon!

Clarion UCSD’s Fifth Annual Write-a-Thon! 69 Writers registered so far! Help us reach our goal of 175 writers by June 22, 2014! Welcome to Clarion UCSD’s Fifth Annual Write-a-Thon! What is a write-a-thon, anyway? Think charity walk-a-thon. In a walk-a-thon, volunteers walk as far as they can in return for pledges from sponsors who make donations, usually based on the…
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Writer's Digest, July/August 2014, Volume 94, No. 5

Writer’s Digest, July/August 2014, Volume 94, No. 5 FEATURES: Boost Your Creativity Harnessing Creativity to Empower Your Work Learn how to tap into raw emotions and real experiences to bring strength and creativity to everything you write. by Tracy Strauss 50 Writing Prompts for Every Part of Your Brain Flex your creativity with a collection of exercises designed to stretch…
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Meet our Officers – Amanda Skenandore,

Amanda Skenandore, Librarian and Historian I grew up lost in stories—those of books, theatre, and my own imagining. As an adult, I split my time between the earth-bound pursuits of neonatal nursing, biking, and travel and the story-worlds of my writing.

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Meet our Officers – Darlien Breeze

Darlien Breeze, Education Chair A California native, I now live in Las Vegas. As a child, I learned to sort rubble into mineral bearing ore versus plain rock on my grandparent’s copper and gold mine. Cross Roads, the nearest town was thirty unpaved, washboard miles away. We had no electricity, and hauled water from the Colorado River. Fresh meat consisted of…
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Book Club – Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers – By Renni Browne & Dave King (HaperCollins Publishers, 288 pp)  If I had to recommend one book to writers, this might be it. I’ve underlined and dog-eared my copy nearly to death. This isn’t a book about punctuation or line-editing (although there are scattered tips about these things too). Its focus is broader: characterization, POV, dialogue, proportion,…
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Jackson Hole Writers Conference

  2014 Jackson Hole Writers Conference  June 26-28, 2014 — Entering its 22nd year! Each summer, writers with a passion for the word come to Wyoming and to Grand Teton National Park’s backyard for the Jackson Hole Writers Conference. Writers drive in from the neighborhood, states like Utah, Idaho and Montana, and fly in from as far away as Florida…
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