Sunday, September 13, 2009
Tampa FWA Monthly Meeting
Hi, guys! We've scheduled a great program for September 19th. Oft-published and popular speaker Elissa Malcohn will talk on Harnessing the Power of Detail and presenting a workshop.
We'll lunch at Red Lobster after the meeting.
Molli Nickell returns for two workshops on query letters and pitching. Tuesday, September 29th and Wednesday, October 14th, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Piccadilly Cafeteria next to our Barnes & Noble. Please plan to supper there. It's fair to do so because Piccadilly's giving us their backroom again even though we can't promise near the number of diners they require to use it. Molli Nickell flyer's attached. Note the RSVP request. Need to know approximately how many are coming so we can let Piccadilly know.
Elissa Malcohn Bio
Published since the 1970s, Elissa Malcohn was a finalist for the 1985 John W. Campbell Award, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) to the best new SF writer of the year. From 1986-1988 she edited Star*Line, journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and was a four-time Rhysling Award nominee for best speculative poetry.
In 2008 her stories appeared in three award-winning publications and elsewhere. "Hermit Crabs," in Electric Velocipede #14, is on the recommended reading list in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 26th Annual Edition. Electric Velocipede received a Hugo Award at Worldcon. Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (Dark Scribe Press), containing "Memento Mori," received a Bram Stoker Award, given by the Horror Writers Association. Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory (Scriblerus Press), containing "Arachne," received an IPPY Silver Medal, given by Independent Publisher.
Elissa's novelette "Flotsam" and poem "Derivative Work" appear in the October/November 2009 Asimov's. Following the demise of Aisling Press, Elissa re-released Covenant, the first volume of her Deviations series, as a free e-book download from her website. She released the sequel, Appetite, in May. Planned release for the third volume, Destiny, is this December. Writes Rachel Baker at Old Musty Books, "If you are looking for something different with a great story line, I would suggest reading these books. They are very well written and draw the reader into the story, possibly against their will."
Visual cues and word-smithing combine forces in Elissa's workshop, "Harnessing the Power of Detail." Through the use of on-the-spot exercises, participants will explore ways of using detail to enhance storytelling and believability.
Elissa has taught creative writing in Massachusetts and Florida. She was keynote speaker at the Florida State Poets' Association 2008 convention and was on the 2008 FWA conference faculty.
Thanks!
Kaye Coppersmith
We'll lunch at Red Lobster after the meeting.
Molli Nickell returns for two workshops on query letters and pitching. Tuesday, September 29th and Wednesday, October 14th, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Piccadilly Cafeteria next to our Barnes & Noble. Please plan to supper there. It's fair to do so because Piccadilly's giving us their backroom again even though we can't promise near the number of diners they require to use it. Molli Nickell flyer's attached. Note the RSVP request. Need to know approximately how many are coming so we can let Piccadilly know.
Elissa Malcohn Bio
Published since the 1970s, Elissa Malcohn was a finalist for the 1985 John W. Campbell Award, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) to the best new SF writer of the year. From 1986-1988 she edited Star*Line, journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and was a four-time Rhysling Award nominee for best speculative poetry.
In 2008 her stories appeared in three award-winning publications and elsewhere. "Hermit Crabs," in Electric Velocipede #14, is on the recommended reading list in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 26th Annual Edition. Electric Velocipede received a Hugo Award at Worldcon. Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (Dark Scribe Press), containing "Memento Mori," received a Bram Stoker Award, given by the Horror Writers Association. Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory (Scriblerus Press), containing "Arachne," received an IPPY Silver Medal, given by Independent Publisher.
Elissa's novelette "Flotsam" and poem "Derivative Work" appear in the October/November 2009 Asimov's. Following the demise of Aisling Press, Elissa re-released Covenant, the first volume of her Deviations series, as a free e-book download from her website. She released the sequel, Appetite, in May. Planned release for the third volume, Destiny, is this December. Writes Rachel Baker at Old Musty Books, "If you are looking for something different with a great story line, I would suggest reading these books. They are very well written and draw the reader into the story, possibly against their will."
Visual cues and word-smithing combine forces in Elissa's workshop, "Harnessing the Power of Detail." Through the use of on-the-spot exercises, participants will explore ways of using detail to enhance storytelling and believability.
Elissa has taught creative writing in Massachusetts and Florida. She was keynote speaker at the Florida State Poets' Association 2008 convention and was on the 2008 FWA conference faculty.
Thanks!
Kaye Coppersmith
