The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard Johnson
The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard Johnson became a must-have book for authors at its 2004 debut as a text for her UCLA Extension Writer’s Program class in book…
Success Stories
Members are encouraged to send news of their recent successes to editor@spawn.org.
Sandra Murphy Placed Four Short Stories
WPN News Editor Sandra Murphy published four short stories this month: “Lucy’s Tree” in the Eyes of Texas anthology, edited by Michael Bracken and published by Down and Out Books…
Two Minutes of Hope
C. Hope Clark has a new gig! She’s started an encouraging Facebook page called Two Minutes of Hope. Some of the topics so far: How writing reviews for other authors…
Client Gets First Place in IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award
Kathleen Kaiser’s client, Chickasaw Press, had their young readers fiction coming-of-age book, Chula the Fox by Anthony Perry win first place for its category in the 2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin…
First Place for Barbara Florio Graham
Barbara Florio Graham won First Prize in the Ottawa Independent Writers’ short story contest. All members of the largest writers’ organization in the Ottawa area received copies of the 2018…
What has Patricia Fry been doing since she retired from a 45-year career writing magazine articles and as director of SPAWN?
She’s written fiction for the last seven years—cozy mysteries, to be exact. She just finished the first draft of Book 34 in the Klepto Cat Mystery series. Currently, her followers…
Hal Price launched his new children’s book
Member Hal Price launched his new children’s book, A Heart’s journey Home, with a series of PajamaRama parties for young people and their parents to enjoy his delightful bedtime story…
Patricia Cruzan
Member Patricia Cruzan was among poets reading at the Fayette County Library on Heritage Way in Fayetteville, Georgia. She’s written eight books and she signed poetry books and children’s books…
Indie BRAG Medallion for Constance Hood
Excerpt from B.R.A.G. comments: “Adapting historically accurate material to the skills of the fiction writer brings history to life and enables exploration of the motives and consequences of documented events.…
Patricia Fry
Patricia Fry spoke at the IWOSC/WPN monthly meeting on June 20. She shared her journey as she transitioned from a staunch nonfiction writer of 40 years to fiction and she…