President's message July 2024
A few of you may recall me as an APW member when my last name was La Valley, and I was a reporter at the Payson Roundup Newspaper (2006-2008). Carol and Bing Brown were my mentors back then, and she was fond of telling me, "The ultimate inspiration is the deadline." It's much cooler in my office now than it was this afternoon, so here I am, writing this newsletter, sliding up to 10 p.m. on the final day of June.
My sincere thanks to outbound APW President Connie Cockrell for her service, both to our country and to the organization this past four years. Connie, the board members, and other helpers (Brenda Whiteside, RuthAnn Hogue, Bobbie Bennett, Marie Fasano, Jaimie Bruzenak, Jodi Sharpe, Susan Anderson, Kathleen Osborn, and Karen Lateiner are) to be commended. Each made effective contributions, making a pivot to hold Zoom meetings through COVID, so members were able to keep in touch.
Going forward, it is important to me to have your input. Mid-month I will email you a survey. I want to know how, as a member of APW, you wish to explore and embrace the future.
For now, may your word counts multiply if you are in draft mode and decrease if you are in edit mode,
Carol Baxter
APW President
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CONGRATS to our NFPW WINNERS!
Bobbie Bennett, At-Large - Arizona
· 2nd Place -- Publications Regularly Written by Entrant > Newsletter/other publication, nonprofit, government or educational for “Beaver Valley Estates Bulletins”
Nancy Marshall, At-Large – Arizona
· 1st Place -- Writing > Fiction for Adult Readers > Novels for “A DRY HATE: Power Versus The People”
Janelle Molony, At-Large – Arizona
· 1st Place -- Book Edited by Entrant for “The 1864 Diary of Mrs. Sarah Jane Rousseau”
Jody Sharpe, At-Large – Arizona
· Honorable Mention -- Writing > Fiction for Adult Readers > Novellas for “Summer of Angels”
Jessica Votipka, At-Large – Arizona
· Honorable Mention -- Specialty Articles > Social issues for “Tucson Unified offering its families emergency housing”
· 2nd Place -- News Story > Print-based newspaper for “Gate at Tucson school needed repair 9 days before it fell, killing child”
· 2nd Place -- Specialty Articles > Science or technology for “Students make prosthetic legs for developing countries”
Carol Jean Baxter, At-Large – Arizona
· Honorable Mention -- 52 - Brochure > Nonprofit, government or educational for “Authors & Artists Festival 2023 Brochure”
RIM COUNTRY CHAPTER NEWS
Monthly hybrid chapter meeting: 1 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month in the chapel at Majestic Rim or attend via Zoom by contacting Rim Chapter President Connie Cockrell before the meeting.
Monthly Meeting Info Please
You'll Soar Over the Rim of Imagination when you join us at the 9th Annual Payson Book Festival!
WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER NEWS
Monthly chapter meeting: Zoom meeting on Tuesday, June 18th, 6pm-7pm. Using the contact form, let us know you are interested and we'll send you the information on how to attend.
July 15 is the final date the White Mountain Festival of Books will accept applications from vendors - authors, editors, illustrators, graphic artists, and publishers.
The day before the festival: (The page may take a minute to load.)
2024 Show Low Brown Bag Writer's Conference August 2nd, 2024
CENTRAL CHAPTER NEWS
Monthly chapter meeting: Meetings will resume in late summer/early fall.
Book Club: The APW book group was established to provide an opportunity for members to read, discuss, and post reviews of one another's books. We generally meet via Zoom on the fourth Saturday of every month at 10 am, September through June. It's a great way to support our journeys as authors and get to know each other.
Some people attend regularly, others not so much, or only a few times, and that's okay. We are currently looking for APW members who would like to join our group and potentially present their book for review.