2006 Member News

January 24th, 2006

  • Kathy Kulig’s short story, “Call Derin,” will be published in a paranormal anthology, BEYOND DESIRE, to be released in August 2007.
  • Kathy Coddington sold her paranormal romance, THE WITCH BALL, to Cerridwen Publishing. More details to come!
  • Kathy Kulig received a contract for WILD JADE from Cerridwen Publishing. More details to come!
  • Rosemary Goodwin sold her historical time-travel, THE DRAGON FLY, to Whiskey Creek Press for publication in July 2007.
  • Tina Gallagher won honorable mention in the Heart of the Rockies Contest for ROMANCE BY THE BOOK.
  • ZACH’S OBSESSION by Sarah McCarty will be published in late 2006 by Ellora’s Cave.
  • SHADOW WRANGLERS by Sarah McCarty will be published in 2007 by HQN.
  • Sylvie Kaye sold HER MAINE MAN to Triskelion; publish date to be announced.
  • Sarah McCarty sold her Western historical series, “Hell’s Eight,” to Harlequin’s new Spice line. The first book will be published in Fall 2007.
  • Kathy Kulig won first place in the paranormal category of the Chicago North chapter’s Fire and Ice contest with JADE SHADOWS.
  • Tina Gallagher sold her short story, “Tupelo Honey,” to Venus Press due to the closing of the original publisher. Publication date to be announced.
  • Roni Denholtz sold her fourth novel to Avalon. MARQUIS IN A MINUTE, a traditional regency romance, will be published in April 2007.
  • Janice McCabe sold KILLER CAREGIVER to Black Velvet Seductions publishing house, who will publish the thriller in January 2007.
  • Dianne Gerber won first place in the single title/mainstream category of the Smokey Mountain Writers’ 2006 Laurie Contest with BABY, DON’T CHANGE.
  • Kathy Kulig won third place in the single title/mainstream category of the Smokey Mountain Romance Writers’ 2006 Laurie Contest with HANDYMAN SPECIAL.
  • Kathy Coddington’s article, “Glittering Tresses,” will appear in an upcoming issue of Civil War Historian.
  • Sylvie Kaye’s DEVIL IN COWBOY BOOTS will be published as an eBook by Triskelion Publishing in January 2007.
  • Sarah McCarty sold a series of four paranormal novels to HQN, to be edited by Leslie Wainger.
  • Dianne Gerber’s story, “Sibling Treasury,” will be published in October 2006 in the anthology, A Cup of Comfort for Mothers To Be.
  • Margaret Murray’s manuscript, ONE SHALL BE TAKEN, is a finalist in the Malice Domestic/St. Martin’s Press First Mystery Contest of 2006. Stay tuned, the winner will be announced in April.
  • Kathy Kulig will be reviewing books from Harlequin’s new Spice line for the Erotic Authors Association.
  • Tina Gallagher has been named a staff writer at Today’s Child, a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre regional parenting magazine.
  • Kathy Kulig won Second Place in a contest sponsored by the Creative Writer’s Notebook for her short story, “Depth of a Soldier’s Soul.”
  • Sarah McCarty won a Best Historical Erotic CAPA Cupid And Psyche Award, from The Romance Studio for PROMISES PREVAIL.
  • Tina Gallagher’s short story “Tupelo Honey” was reviewed by Romance Junkies, “Tupelo Honey is a sexy read with an engaging story line…”
  • Mary Ellen Van Buskirk’s short story, “A Thousand Butterfly Kisses,” will be published in the March issue of Rainbow Rumpus, an online magazine for children of GLBT parents.
  • Margaret Murray’s article, “The Year I Lived Behind the Rose Bowl Parade, was published in The Daily Item, a newspaper local to her former residence.
  • Mitzi Flyte had a book review and an article about PLRW published in the February issue of the Easton Irregular.
  • July Meeting!

    No formal meeting--Plot Party: Members Only!

    Meeting Info

    Meetings start at 10 a.m. every second Saturday (except July and December) at the Palmer Branch of the Easton Area Public Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer Township, Pa. For Mapquest directions, click here.

    2010 Meeting Speakers

  • July: Plot Party--Members Only!
  • August: Mary Ellen Van Buskirk--More on MS Word
  • September: Lori Donovan--Web Site Design and Content
  • October: Jerry Waxler--Self-Development for Writers
  • November: Kathy Coddington--Dressing Your Characters
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