May Meeting Minutes 2022
Today we held our May meeting, on May 15, 2022.
PRESENT:
Sharon, Ryan, Mike, Erin, Marlys, Jan, Dawn.
TALKING STICK 31 PROGRESS:
We are working on the layout and proofing. All letters have been sent out and all winners called.
TALKING STICK 31 BOOK RELEASE PARTY:
We have locked in the date of Sept. 17, 2022 for our book party at Jack Pines Resort (previously Smoky Hills Resort where we had our last two book parties). We will have a workshop with Candace Simar from 9 to 12, then lunch for the workshop writers of soup and sandwich, and then the book party starts at 1 PM. After that, we hope that some of the writers will go to the restaurant and have supper together. We are now working on flyers for the book party and workshop and hope to send them out before the end of May. We hope some writers will stay overnight at Jack Pines Resort on Friday or Saturday night.
BOOK EVENTS:
None of us were able to attend the Heartland Arts (PRLAAC) meeting for May. We hope to attend next month.
Remember the MN Northwoods Writers Conference beginning June 20.
Questions to writersconference@bemidjistate.edu.
Place to submit poems, contest opens May 1, 2022. www.behindthevision.com for more information.
Life Writing Retreat at Crow Wing Crest Lodge, may 21-22, 2022. sthpoet@gmail.com.
Poetry submissions to Northwoods Arts and Book Festival. Submit by June 15, 2022. Questions to kokoropoets@gmail.com.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Mike’s last book Cabin Fever has been chosen as a finalist in the humor category with MIPA. Winners will be announced the end of June.
We had a good day listening to each other read and then critiquing. Hope to see you next time!