The Talking Stick
The 20X20
The Jackpine Writers’ Bloc and The Blank Canvas Gallery and Education Center are proud to offer the 2011 20 x 20 Art & Words Exhibit. Twenty artists were asked to submit artwork. Twenty writers agreed to have their names randomly paired with one of the artists. Click Here for more information.
The Talking Stick Volume 20 has been released and is now up on the website to buy. Go to The Talking Stick's Official WebsiteNANOWRIMO
National Write a Novel in a Month Many of The Jackpine Writers' Bloc writers particitpate in NANOWRIMO and the reasons are endless! To actively participate in one of our era's most enchanting art forms! To write without having to obsess over quality. To be able to make obscure references to passages from our novels at parties. To be able to mock real novelists who dawdle on and on, taking far longer than 30 days to produce their work.
News from the Bloc
1-15-11
We gad our January writers' meeting today and winter is here... Click here to read the full minutes. Our next meeting will be the third Sunday of February.
12-18-11
December writers' meeting today! Click here to read the full minutes. And, shockingly, it seems we are still enjoying some late October weather. We almost have no snow and today it topped out at 32 degrees... crazy, awesome.
12-01-11
THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR THE TALKING STICK VOLUME TWENTY-ONE HAVE NOW BEEN RELEASED! CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT!
11-20-11
We held our November writers' meeting today! Click here to read the full minutes. And, whether we like it or not, snow is now on the ground and winter is officially upon us!
10-18-11
Nanowrimo is the next event. Deb will again be holding a class: We meet on Tuesday evenings in the PRB high school, learn some tips and tricks of the trade, help each other through our projects, and have fun! Email cordria@hotmail.com with questions. Sign up through Troy Gregory at prbschools.org or just feel free to show up on Tuesday, Nov 1st. Cost is $10 to help fund future community education projects.
10-16-11
We had our October writers' meeting today! Click here to read the full minutes.
9-17-11
Today we held our September meeting right a head of our book release party. Click here to read the full minutes. We had a great turnout and a wonderful time with lots of our writers getting the chance to read! The new Talking Stick is now available on The Talking Stick website - go check it out!
8-14-11
Today we held our August meeting. Click here to read the full minutes. The next meeting will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, right ahead of the Talking Stick 20 Book Release Party which begins at 1 PM. Our meeting will be held at Northwoods Bank Community Room in Park Rapids, the same place as the Book Party.
7-18-11
WE ARE NOW ON FACEBOOK! Like our Facebook page to get meeting updates and news about upcoming workshops, publishing opportunities and any other writing news that comes our way! Click here to see our new page!
7-17-11
Today we held our July meeting during our benefit golf tournament to earn money for our Talking Stick book. Between the heat and stormy weather, we had a small turn-out for the tournament, but we made the best of it. We had lots of good food and we held our July meeting.
Click here to read the full minutes.