Members were reminded that next week is the election for the 2010 Board of Directors. The annual dues of $100 must be paid in advance to vote, or participate in the read-and-critique sessions.

In other news, the early-bird price of $185 to attend the 2010 DFW Writers’ Conference ends January 31. Thereafter, the price goes up to $235. Pat Hauldren and Kyle White were both recognized in the “Best of” annual review at Bewildering Stories for their works “Catsup” and “The Hand That Feeds You” respectively.

Member Clint Ford announced that he has teamed with illustrator Alec Hanson on a children’s book. Kyle White mentioned that he has new horror short stories on the web, one at Sonar4 and one at Bewildering Stories. Speaking of scary tales, members were reminded that during next week’s meeting there will be a special room set aside for Halloween-themed reads. Who knows, they might even turn off the lights.

Finally, conference co-chairperson Jeff Posey asked DFWWW members to continue their great efforts toward promoting the 2010 DFW Writers’ Conference and Hook ‘Em Writing Contest. Appointments with the agents are limited and continue to fill fast, so people were encouraged to register soon.

Other volunteers needed to keep things moving smoothly are:  An elections coordinator (see Russell Connor), people to help with the registration desk during the 2010 DFW Writers’ Conference (see Alley Hauldren), agent attendants (see Larry Enmon), and classroom monitors (see Carolyn Williamson).

In other news, Alley Hauldren’s short story “Catsup” was selected to appear in the editor’s choice edition of an upcoming issue of Bewildering Stories. Rosemary Clement-Moore has a book signing for her Young Adult novel, The Splendor Falls, on Saturday, October 10 from 1 p.m to 3 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble store in The Parks Mall. Candace Havens was featured on the front cover of last week’s edition of DFW.Com Ink magazine.