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Dear Writer,
With Colorado's snowiest February on record behind us, it's time to shovel out some applause for our noteworthy writers. Check out all the great things our members and instructors have done since last month, and keep us posted on your news when you have it.
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Lighthouse alum Cynthia Swanson is reading from her debut novel The Bookseller (Harper) on March 3, 7:00 PM, at Tattered Cover, where she’ll be joined by Ryan Warner and air on Colorado Matters.
Lighthouse alum Stacy Robinson is reading from her debut novel, Surface (Kensington), on March 4, 7:00 PM, at Tattered Cover.
Erika Krouse's book Contenders (Rare Bird Books) will be available March 17th. Stay tuned for details about her book-release party at Lighthouse on April 4th.
Peter Nelson has signed a publishing contract with Lexington Books for: Privatize Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, and Aquifers Too — Water Capitalism. Typesetting starts after July 13, 2015.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Nick Arvin's story "The Crying Man" has been awarded this year's Alice Hoffman Fiction Prize by Ploughshares.
Karen Douglass has been invited to be part of an intensive poetry workshop in 2016 with poet/novelist Marge Piercy. Karen is very excited and will have a hard time waiting, but this year's roster was full, so patience is called for. Karen is also pleased that her debut novel, Accidental Child, is now available in print and ebook versions. Reviews so far have been over the top.
Lynn Hall's full-length, in-process memoir (Caged Eyes: Rape, Shame, and Silence at the U.S. Air Force Academy, A Memoir) was a top five finalist in the 2014 U.K. Mslexia Memoir Competition, selected from over 1,000 international, yet-to-be-published manuscripts. Lynn began writing her memoir at Lighthouse in 2007.
Martha Kennedy's historical novel, Martin of Gfenn, was recently chosen as an Editor's Choice Indie Book by the Historical Novel Society (HNS), reviewed in the February quarterly review of the HNS, and long-listed for the Indie Book of the Year.
Kristin Leclaire's short-short, "Naming It," won the Stories on Stage flash fiction contest. It will be performed by the Buntport Theater Company on March 7. Thanks to Michael Henry's Advanced Memoir Workshop for the inspiration and support!
Workshopper Peter Nemenoff’s screenplays “Red Dot” and "Arrivals and Departures” were picked as official selections for the Northern Virginia International Film Festival! Also, a big thank you to Terry Dodd for helping him with this script! Alexandra O'Connell was awarded a 4-week writing residency, with merit-based fee assistance, to the Vermont Studio Center this coming August. Her work-in-progress is the draft of a novel whose scenes were first “aired” in a workshop class with Mario Acevedo. Thanks to everyone at Lighthouse for their encouragement, and especially the Friday 500 for accountability!
Laura Pritchett's essay for Oprah Magazine (Nov 2014) was part of a package that won the ASME (the Oscars of the magazine writing world) award. You can read it here.
Jenny Shank's novel The Ringer finished as a top-four finalist (out of 576 entries) in the Book Pipeline Contest, which means Script Pipeline will be pitching it to the film production companies it works with as a movie idea or possibly the basis for a television series. Also, her story "Signing for Linemen," which appeared in Five Chapters, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Gail Storey's book I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail won Best Memoir at the Boulder Writers' Workshop Ink Awards. This is the sixth win for the book, including the National Outdoor Book Award, Colorado Book Award, and others. Gail was also interviewed on the national podcast Meditation Freedom.
Freelance writer and free-time rider, Andrea Doray published a feature article in USA Cycling's national online magazine in February, which profiled Lisa Nutter, track racer and cycling advocate. Nutter is also married to Philadelphia's mayor Michael Nutter, and she was part of an initiative to bring the 2015 Masters Track Cycling Championships to that city. Doray writes regularly for USA Cycling.
Alisa A. Gaston-Linn's essay, "Apartment 135," appears in the anthology, Creatures of Habitat, to be published in April. Main Street Rag is offering a discount for advanced purchases at their online bookstore.
Candace Kearns Read's essay "Ripple Effect," which is about a school shooting that happened in our community several years ago, was just published by the literary journal Full Grown People. Thanks to Richard Froude and Shari Caudron and Lighthouse for their support in workshops!
Lighthouse staff member Laura Miller's short story, "Prince Tribute," appears in the February issue of Cosmonauts Avenue. Her review of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant will appear in Bustle on March 4th.
Keep up the good work everyone!
The Lighthouse Hand-Clappers
PS: If you are a Lighthouse member and have any writerly news to share, let us know!
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