Saturday, November 21, 2009
A Bridge to Publication - November, 2009
Our Bayou Writers' Group conference was a huge success. Take a look at our pictures and make a note to join us next year.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Bayou Writers' Group 2009 Conference
Bayou Writers' Group will hold its annual conference on November 14, 2009. Take a look at our speakers, visit their websites and plan to join us for an exciting one day affair. We're also having our On The Wall First Page Contest. You can go TO OUR WEBSITE to download a conference brochure and learn the details. If you have any questions, feel free to leave us a message in the comments section below. Thanks!
Charles McGrew is editor and publisher with Brown Street Press, an independent publishing company that has released their first titles in 2008, including several authors in Louisiana. Charles has worked in publishing since the mid-90s. He wrote and developed a line of adventure and role playing games prior to working in fiction.
Kathryn Casey is a Houston-based journalist who has written for Rolling Stone, TV guide, Reader's Digest, Texas Monthly and many other publications. She is the author of six acclaimed true crime books and one novel titled Singularity, the first in a series.
Nonfiction titles are: EVIL BESIDE HER (formerly titled THE RAPIST'S WIFE), A WARRANT TO KILL, SHE WANTED IT ALL, DIE, MY LOVE, and DESCENT INTO HELL.
Trent Angers is editor and publisher of Acadian House Publishing and Acadiana Profile, The Magazine of the Cajun Country, one of the longest running regional publications in the U.S.
Trent, who was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in Literature (2000 and 2001), is a veteran journalist who has authored thousands of published news and feature stories, as well as five books, in a writing and editing career that has spanned four decades. Acadian House Publishing publishers non-fiction titles ranging from biographies and histories to books dealing with psychology, philosophy and theology. The company also publishes Louisiana-related titles focused on the state’s history, heritage, food and culture.
Melanie Rigney is the former editor of Writer's Digest. Earlier in her career she worked for Advertising Age, Macmillan Computer Publishing, Thompson Financial Publishing, and United Press International. Melanie is the owner of Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that has helped more than 200 hundred authors, publisher and agents. She writes for Living Faith, a leading devotions publication and she lives in Arlington, VA. Melanie will speak on Memoir Writing.
Charles McGrew is editor and publisher with Brown Street Press, an independent publishing company that has released their first titles in 2008, including several authors in Louisiana. Charles has worked in publishing since the mid-90s. He wrote and developed a line of adventure and role playing games prior to working in fiction.
Kathryn Casey is a Houston-based journalist who has written for Rolling Stone, TV guide, Reader's Digest, Texas Monthly and many other publications. She is the author of six acclaimed true crime books and one novel titled Singularity, the first in a series.Nonfiction titles are: EVIL BESIDE HER (formerly titled THE RAPIST'S WIFE), A WARRANT TO KILL, SHE WANTED IT ALL, DIE, MY LOVE, and DESCENT INTO HELL.
Trent Angers is editor and publisher of Acadian House Publishing and Acadiana Profile, The Magazine of the Cajun Country, one of the longest running regional publications in the U.S.Trent, who was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in Literature (2000 and 2001), is a veteran journalist who has authored thousands of published news and feature stories, as well as five books, in a writing and editing career that has spanned four decades. Acadian House Publishing publishers non-fiction titles ranging from biographies and histories to books dealing with psychology, philosophy and theology. The company also publishes Louisiana-related titles focused on the state’s history, heritage, food and culture.
Melanie Rigney is the former editor of Writer's Digest. Earlier in her career she worked for Advertising Age, Macmillan Computer Publishing, Thompson Financial Publishing, and United Press International. Melanie is the owner of Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that has helped more than 200 hundred authors, publisher and agents. She writes for Living Faith, a leading devotions publication and she lives in Arlington, VA. Melanie will speak on Memoir Writing.
Monday, January 19, 2009
UPDATE: MEETING DATES AND SPEAKERS
We meet from 10-12 on the first Saturday of each month at Carnegie Library in downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana. Join us when you can.
2009 Officers
President - Jessica Ferguson
Vice President – Jan Rider Newman
Secretary – Chris Baldauf
Treasurer - Beverly Martin
Historian - Hillene Deaton
Publicist - Pat Marcantel
Newsletter Editor – Mindy Blanchard
Member @ Large – Lena Roach
Meeting dates/Speakers
JANUARY 3, 2009
business & discussion
Speaker: Jan Rider Newman
FEBRUARY 7, 2009
Speaker: Marymarc Armstrong
Critiques
MARCH 7, 2009
Writing prompts/critiques
APRIL 4, 2009
Keaghan Kane - Poetry Out Loud
Writing prompts/Critiques
MAY 2, 2009
Speaker: Novelist Sylvia Dickey Smith
JUNE 6, 2009
Speaker: Norman German
Note our BWG CONTEST DEADLINE
JULY 11, 2009
Business and Critiques
please note the date change
AUGUST 1, 2009
Speaker: Erin Cormier
Assistant fiction editor of Sotto Voce
SEPTEMBER 5, 2009
BWG CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Speaker:Stella Nesanovich, retired Professor of English from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is the author of A Brightness That Made My Soul Tremble: Poems on the Life of Hildegard of Bingen (Blue Heron Press, 1996) and Vespers at Mount Angel: Poems (Xavier Review Press, 2004) and editor of Points of Gold: Poems for Leo Luke Marcello (Xavier Review Press, 2005).
OCTOBER 3, 2009
Elections/Critiques
NOVEMBER 7, 2009
conference discussion/Critiques
CONFERENCE IS SET FOR NOV. 14
DECEMBER 5, 2009
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Meet our 2009 Conference Committee
Angie Dilmore, Conference Coordinator
Chris Baldauf
Beverly Martin
Walt Dutton
Curt Iles
Keaghan Kane
Linda Todd
Pat Marcantel
2009 Officers
President - Jessica Ferguson
Vice President – Jan Rider Newman
Secretary – Chris Baldauf
Treasurer - Beverly Martin
Historian - Hillene Deaton
Publicist - Pat Marcantel
Newsletter Editor – Mindy Blanchard
Member @ Large – Lena Roach
Meeting dates/Speakers
JANUARY 3, 2009
business & discussion
Speaker: Jan Rider Newman
FEBRUARY 7, 2009
Speaker: Marymarc Armstrong
Critiques
MARCH 7, 2009
Writing prompts/critiques
APRIL 4, 2009
Keaghan Kane - Poetry Out Loud
Writing prompts/Critiques
MAY 2, 2009
Speaker: Novelist Sylvia Dickey Smith
JUNE 6, 2009
Speaker: Norman German
Note our BWG CONTEST DEADLINE
JULY 11, 2009
Business and Critiques
please note the date change
AUGUST 1, 2009
Speaker: Erin Cormier
Assistant fiction editor of Sotto Voce
SEPTEMBER 5, 2009
BWG CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Speaker:Stella Nesanovich, retired Professor of English from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is the author of A Brightness That Made My Soul Tremble: Poems on the Life of Hildegard of Bingen (Blue Heron Press, 1996) and Vespers at Mount Angel: Poems (Xavier Review Press, 2004) and editor of Points of Gold: Poems for Leo Luke Marcello (Xavier Review Press, 2005).
OCTOBER 3, 2009
Elections/Critiques
NOVEMBER 7, 2009
conference discussion/Critiques
CONFERENCE IS SET FOR NOV. 14
DECEMBER 5, 2009
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Meet our 2009 Conference Committee
Angie Dilmore, Conference Coordinator
Chris Baldauf
Beverly Martin
Walt Dutton
Curt Iles
Keaghan Kane
Linda Todd
Pat Marcantel
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Welcome to Bayou Writers' Group Blog
We are the Bayou Writers' Group in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We were founded seven years ago by author Pamela Thibodeaux and Randy Dupre'. We're excited about our annual writers' conference held each November. This year the date is Saturday, November 15th.
Scroll down to check it out.
Our speakers will be:
Novelist Randy Denmon
Boy's Life Editor Paula Murphey
Publicist PJ Nunn, owner of BreakThrough Promotions
Editor David LaBounty, The First Line Literary Magazine
SEE OUR CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
8:00-8:45 - Registration/Bookroom/
Continental Breakfast/Read Contest entries
8:45-9:00 - Welcome & Announcements
9:00-10:15
Randy Denmon – Keys to Selling Your First Book
10:15-10:30 - Break
10:30-11:45
Paula Murphey - Writing for and Selling to Magazines
11:45-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-2:15
PJ Nunn - Promoting You—Before You Sell
2:15-2:30 - Break
2:30-3:45
David LaBounty - For Love or Money: Why Writing for Literary Journals Won't Make You Rich, but May Save Your Soul
3:45-5:00 - On The Wall winner announced
Reception & Browse Bookroom
ABOUT OUR CONTEST:
On The Wall First Page Contest
You have to grab an editor or reader’s attention on your first page. Send us your best first page (250 words max, double-spaced). Put your name on the back. Conferees will vote on their favorite. Mail your first page with your regisd conference fee to A. Dilmore, 2177 W. Gabriel Sq., Lake Charles, LA 70611
REGISTRATION FORM
(Please Print)
NAME_________________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________________
_______________________________________________
PHONE________________________________________
EMAIL________________________________________
PUBLISHED__________ UNPUBLISHED_________
________$40.00 MEMBERS
________$50.00 NONMEMBERS OR AT DOOR
________$25.00 STUDENTS (Full Time)
______First Page Contest Entry-FREE
The winner will receive a free conference in 2009!
Scroll down to check it out.
Our speakers will be:
Novelist Randy Denmon
Boy's Life Editor Paula Murphey
Publicist PJ Nunn, owner of BreakThrough Promotions
Editor David LaBounty, The First Line Literary Magazine
SEE OUR CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
8:00-8:45 - Registration/Bookroom/
Continental Breakfast/Read Contest entries
8:45-9:00 - Welcome & Announcements
9:00-10:15
Randy Denmon – Keys to Selling Your First Book
10:15-10:30 - Break
10:30-11:45
Paula Murphey - Writing for and Selling to Magazines
11:45-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-2:15
PJ Nunn - Promoting You—Before You Sell
2:15-2:30 - Break
2:30-3:45
David LaBounty - For Love or Money: Why Writing for Literary Journals Won't Make You Rich, but May Save Your Soul
3:45-5:00 - On The Wall winner announced
Reception & Browse Bookroom
ABOUT OUR CONTEST:
On The Wall First Page Contest
You have to grab an editor or reader’s attention on your first page. Send us your best first page (250 words max, double-spaced). Put your name on the back. Conferees will vote on their favorite. Mail your first page with your regisd conference fee to A. Dilmore, 2177 W. Gabriel Sq., Lake Charles, LA 70611
REGISTRATION FORM
(Please Print)
NAME_________________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________________
_______________________________________________
PHONE________________________________________
EMAIL________________________________________
PUBLISHED__________ UNPUBLISHED_________
________$40.00 MEMBERS
________$50.00 NONMEMBERS OR AT DOOR
________$25.00 STUDENTS (Full Time)
______First Page Contest Entry-FREE
The winner will receive a free conference in 2009!
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