Ballots counted, new board members announced:
Donna Lasko – President
Shawn Scarber – Treasurer
A. Lee Martinez – 2nd Vice President
Susan Clark – Director

Pamela Skjolsvik story “In the Pink” is being produced by the DFW Film Lab.

Richard Young was accepted to participate in a Federal program to deliver more efficient healthcare. He was the only physician in Texas asked to participate. Jim Landy interviewed him for an article in the Dallas Morning News.

Rosemary Clement-Moore will be the guest speaker at the Yellow Rose RWA on Saturday January 14th from 10am to 12:00. The meeting is held at the City of Grapevine – Merlot Room, 4500 Merlot Avenue, Grapevine, TX. She will be teaching ‘Method Writing’ which uses actor’s tools to enrich your writing. It’s free. www.yellowroserwa.com

Carmen Goldthwaite announced Chicken Soup for the Soul is calling out for essays on Hockey, either fans or players. She also announced she has two openings in her class held on Tuesday nights from 7pm to 10pm at her house. See www.carmengoldthwaite.com for more details.

Harry Hall announced Fred Compos from Fun City Social Media is looking for blog writers. For more details see www.funcitysocialmedia.com

Jason Myers announced three New York Times bestselling authors will teach classes at the upcoming Writers Conference. Only 19 Wednesdays left… DFWCon.org. Tom Gensler is looking for wranglers to assist the agents during their stay. We have twelve agents so far.

Candace Havens is having a book signing Sunday, Nov. 13th from 1-3pm at Barnes and Noble in Stonebriar Mall. She will be one of 10 authors and they will be taking Q & A. Check out her website for more details.

Shawn Scarber has an essay, Project: New Dad, in the upcoming, The Myth of Mr. Mom, edited by Jeremy Rodden. Check his website for more details.

Harry Hall is speaking at the Toastmasters District 25 Conference, on Nov 19th at the Southlake Marriot. For those who attended his book signing at Crystals Pizza know the local media also attended. Irving TV’s About Towne featured Harry’s book signing. Check it out at www.ci.irving.tx.us

Steve Manning thanked everyone who signed up for Friends of Burlington Northern Santa Fe. He did so well at recruiting, his manager asked him to get more people signed up. Check it out at www.friendsofbnsf.com

Membership dues were due at the end of October. You may not read or critique without being a paid member.

Please contact Katy Roberts if you are interested in running for the board.

Del Cain is speaking at the Saginaw Public Library on Nov 3^rd at 6:30 pm.

Candace Havens has two books coming out:

Model Marine comes out Nov 1^st

Her story in the Spirited Anthology is coming out soon.  Proceeds go to a literacy charity

George Goldthwaite heard from Books in Motion.  Recording has begun on his newest audio book.

Susan Clark has volunteered to Chair the Building Search Committee. If you hear of any vacancies in the HEB area, email info to susan.p.clark@hotmail.com

Halloween Read is October 26^th – bring a dish; come in costume!

Reminder:  Dues for 2012 are due by Oct 31^st.  $100 a year and it’s very simple to renew and pay online.

Harry Hall has a book signing Saturday Sept 17^th in Irving at Crystals Pizza from 3:30 to 5:30. He will be signing copies of his book Help! People are Staring at Me.

Kyle White announced Trinity Writers’ Workshop is having a one-day seminar, featuring Chuck Sambuchino (editor with Writers Digest.)  It will be held on Saturday, Nov 5^th from 9am to 6:30pm at the Hampton Inn in Hurst.  The cost is $100 ($50 for members of TWW). Check here for more details.

Dues are due on October 1st. Don’t forget! Remember, no reading, critiquing, or monitoring if you haven’t paid up.

By the by, you can register for DFWCon. Keynote speaker is James Rollins. The conference will be held May 19 & 20 of 2012.

Larry Enmon was asked to speak at the Dallas Romance Writers Conference.  He will be sharing his expertise on weapons.

A.Lee Martinez presented the French version of Gil’s All Fright Diner.  He also received the Advanced Readers copy of this upcoming book, Emperor Mollusk Vs. the Sinister Brain.  www.aleemartinez.com/

Del Cain has a book signing this Saturday, Sept 10^th in Fort Worth at the Barnes & Noble on University Dr from 1:00 to 3:00.  He will be signing copies of his two non-fiction books, Lawmen of the Old West: The Good Guys and Lawmen of the Old West: The Bad Guys. www.del-cain.blogspot.com/

Harry Hall has a book signing Sept 17^th in Irving at Crystals Pizza from 3:30 to 5:30. He will be signing copies of his book Help! People are Staring at Me.

Russell Connor confirmed the 2^nd episode of Workshop is now available at www.conmanproduction.wordpress.com .  Not only does it star Russell and Nik Holman as a couple of scumbag writers, David Whiteman and Alex Martinez also make special appearances.  Check it out!

Candace Havens is teaching two (highly recommended) online courses.  Fast Draft & Revision Hell starts Sept 25^th and her Six-week Comprehensive class begins on Sept 15th. For more details, check out www.candacehavens.com

Carolyn Williamson announced we now have the 2012 Writers Market books.  You may check them out for one week.

Del Cain: Sept. 10th at Barnes and Noble on University Dr. in Fort Worth. He will be signing Lawmen of the Old West: The Good Guys and Lawmen of the Old West: The Bad Guys.

Harry Hall: Sept. 17th at Crystal’s Pizza in Irving. He’ll have drawings and prizes, and also copies of his book Help! People are Staring at Me.

 Paula LaRocque: Sept. 10th at Barnes and Noble at the Parks Mall in Arlington.

Sept. 17th at Barnes and Noble on University Dr. in Fort Worth

Sept. 24th at Recycled Books in Denton.

She will be signing copies of her new book, Chalk Line.

Our 1st Vice-President, Carolyn Williamson, gave brief synopses of the recent additions to our library. If you’re interested in checking out a book, locate the card (alphabetized by author), fill it out, and file the card in back behind the Zs. You may keep the book for three weeks, after that it’ll cost you.

Harry Hall (also a member of World Champions Edge which focuses on coaching public speakers) will be the race announcer next week, Aug 24th for the Daylight to Darkness 5 Mile run in Dallas.

Harry is having a book signing on Sept 17th in Irving at Crystals Pizza! He’ll have drawings and prizes, and also copies of his book Help! People are Staring at Me.

Kyle White brought in a copy of the Sept/Oct issue of the Writers Journal. His article Blog Your Way to a Non-Fiction Book Deal is blurbed on the front! The issue hits the stands August 23rd. www.writersjournal.com

Our Treasurer, Paul Lamarre, announced the 2011 Glenn Bavousett award was granted to Harry Hall. His expenses to the Mayborn conference were reimbursed. Harry applied in advance, attended the conference and shared his experience with the Workshop. Congratulations Harry!

Rosemary Clement-Moore’s next book signing for Texas Gothic is August 6th at the Hurst Barnes & Noble from 2pm to 4pm.

Del Cain has a poem featured in The Enigmatist Poetry Journal. He brought in his contributor’s copy.

Pam Skjolsvik is being honored this Saturday at The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The conference is being held at the Hilton DFW Lakes Conference Center in Grapevine. She won a writing competition in the Ten Spurs Literary Journal.

George Goldthwaite requests workshop members to review his book, From Youth To Vengeance available on www.Amazon.com.

The carpooling board is up and running. Check it out if interested.

Candace Havens’ She Who Dares, Wins drops on April 1st. Be sure to check out her website for more info.

She has a book signing on April 16th at 2 pm at Barnes and Noble in Lewisville.

Do you know how to use Google? Would you like to help the Workshop? Good. We knew you would. The Workshop now has a grant committee looking for three or four volunteers to help research grants we can apply for. This is a research position, not a grant writing position.

Contact Kate Cornell or Donna Lasko if you are interested.

We have four rooms in our new building that need names. We are leaving it up to the members to generate possibilities. Harken, creative writers! Give us some ideas.

Send Kate Cornell or Donna Lasko your brilliance.

I’m still taking blog ideas. I’ve got some good’ins which will be discussed (fleetingly) during next week’s announcements.

You can always comment on this post, send a message to us on Twitter, or hit our Facebook fan page.

Donna Lasko, President

Carolyn Williamson, 1^st Vice President

Kate Cornell, 2^nd Vice President

Paul Lamarre, Treasurer

Kyle White, Secretary

Ron Soule, Director

David Whiteman, Director

Former President Stephen Manning presented outgoing President Russell Connor with a plaque to commemorate his two years of service. Russell gave gift cards to the 2010 Board in recognition of their service; and to Harry Hall for opening the building each week, Eric Dixon for consistently volunteering to monitor a read-and-critique session, and to Chris Moore for serving on the 2009 Board.

In other news, Kate Cornell advised that she now handles the social networking for DFWWW. People can stay current about Workshop events on Twitter, or our Facebook fan page. Rosemary Clement Moore announced the release of her Young Adult novel The Splendor Falls on January 11 in paperback. Larry Enmon cautioned that only five spots remain for agent assistant volunteers. Interested members should see him to sign up now. Jeff Posey warned that the 2011 DFW Writers’ Conference is fast approaching and people should register today before it’s too late. Finally, please keep member Michelle O’neal in your thoughts as she fights a life threatening medical condition.