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NEXT
MEETING
February 13, 2010
 12:00
PM
Conant Avenue United Methodist Church
18600 Conant Avenue
FOCUS:
Budget Planning & How To Write A Play
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Please
Welcome Our New President
2010 to 2012
Sharon A.
Floyd |
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 Near
Eastsiders Release New Book
"A
Journey of Excellence Against The Odds"
Great Gift Idea
PRICE: $35
Order Your Copy Today
CLICK for
Details |
Please
Welcome
Diane M.
Lockett
New Board
Member
Director,
Education & Contests |
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NEW!!!! Pay Your Dues Online with PAYPAL
Regular Dues: $50 / Year
Senior (Over 60 years old) & Students $25 / Year
Patron $100
/ Year
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Notes from the President
2010 Vision
To enhance the development of professional writers with a focus on
Entertainment Writing (i.e. play writing, Comedy Writing, Screen
writing etc.)
To serve the community using the literary arts (i.e. Juvenile
Detention Facility, Education Institutions,Neighborhood Recreational
Fac etc...)
Showcase DWG Talent (i.e. play writes to actors, CD Showcase etc...)
Promote DWG Member Projects/Books
Expectations
Guild Members must attend the meetings (i.e.
9 out of 12 meetings/yr.-preferably and complete assignments (i.e.
How to Write Plays etc...)
- Time 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Come to meetings on time with a focus on Guild Agenda
-as you support your Guild, you gain exposure, experience,
opportunities to sell etc...
Guild Members must participate in activities
-Prepare yourself for public appearances and show your
artistic/creative ability to inspire others
-Assist with CD Showcases etc... - we need your help
-Engage yourself and tell others
Dedicate 2 hrs a week to writing
Pay your membership dues and monies owed to the Guild
Respect leadership, Guild members and yourself
Let's have a good year!
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NEW FEATURE ADDED
Want to be a Movie Extra?
Want To Find Out What's Going On In The Movie Industry?
Want to know what films are in production or what's coming down the
pike?
Check Out These Links and check frequently. I will be adding new
links as I discover them.
Click
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Position
Opening: Secretary
Looking
for someone to serve as SECRETARY on the Guild's Board.
DUTIES:
If interested, please contact the President, Sharon Floyd Tel:
313-213-7329 / 313-862-9453 |
Detroit
Writer's Guild Debuts New CD
"A Poetic
Showcase"
Features Guild Members: Tony Crittendon, Sharon
Floyd, John Childs, Michael Jones, Diane Lockett, Evelyn Holmes, Gerri
Metoyer, Herb Metoyer, Joyce Hitchye, Shirley Slaughter, Viola Walker, &
Zola Masembuko. With Guest Poets: Naomi Long Madgett, Melba Joyce
Boyd and M. L. Liebler
PRICE: $15
What They Are Saying
"I never new poetry could sound this
good." "The music is perfect for each poem." "I put it in every time I
get in my car." "You folk outdid yourself this time."
Download A Sample:
John Childs Reading
"In The Morning" / Diane Lockett's
"You People" /
Zola's "From A Narrow
Place"
CLICK for Details
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 Herb
Metoyer Pens Song For Obama
The song's title is "This Is The Time, Obama's Song of
Hope."
To view his video Click This Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfmHmWMPCWk
To hear an MP3 version of the song,
Click Here |
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 UPCOMING
EVENTS |
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 Special
CD Showcase & Black History Program
February 27, 2010 1:30 to 4:00 PM - Harper Woods Library /
19601 Harper Ave. / Harper Woods, MI 48225 |
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PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR POETRY CONTEST
1st Place: Laura LeHew / “The King Was In The
Counting House.”
2nd
Place: Catherine Moran (Little Rock, AR) “Beneath The Layers”
3rd Place: Anita Tyson Spence (Rialto, CA) “No, I
Don’t need A Haircut.”
HONORABLE MENTION
1.
Gwen McGee (Detroit, MI) “Mama’s Wails.”
2.
Glenn E. Morgan (Detroit, MI) "Mother Hides Her Face.”
3.
William Smith (Converse, TX) “Tomorrow.”
4.
Thabiti Mpenda (Detroit, MI) “My Deepest Thoughts”
5.
Ruth Hill (Chetwynd, BC, Canada) “My Man, He Luvs
Me Sum”
6.
Catherine Moran (Little Rock, AR) “A Review of The
Situation”
(Click to read
top winner's work)
Margaret A. Walker Short
Fiction Contest
No qualifying entries submitted
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Detroit
Writers' Guild 2010 Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poetry Contest
1st
Prize $100 / 2nd Prize $75 / 3rd Prize $50
2010
Contests Will Open January, 2010
Click For Guidelines
DEADLINE:
August 30, 2010
Fiction Contest has been suspended for 2010 |
Word & Sound International-2 0 1 0
Creative Writing Competitions
Albert
Anthony Foundation for Cultural Arts, Grants, & Scholarships
Post
Office Box 5464, Columbus, Mississippi 39704-5464 / 662.240.0232
http://CreativeWritingContests.googlepages.com
DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2010
Winners selected/notified: September 30. Winnings disbursed:
December 30.
WSI
Creative Writing Competitions are open to writers across the globe.
Entries must be original work and neither be a previous competition
winner nor previously published. Up to 8 winners selected in Section
1. Up to 4 winners selected in Sections 2, 3, and 4. Prizes: $50,
$40, $30, and $20 minimum (or $100, $75, $50, and $25 maximum with
external sponsorship) for first place, second place, third place,
and honorable mention awarded at judges’ discretion. Entries are
recycled after judging. Submit Cover Page, Titled Entry, Short
Biography, and Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope (SASE) with a
Check/Money Order in the appropriate Reading Donation amount payable
to AAF, c/o Competition Coordinator, Post Office Box 5464, Columbus,
MS 39704-5464.
CLICK
HERE FOR GUIDELINES |
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GCWA's Twenty-second Annual
"Let's Write"
Literary & Photo
Contest 2010
Contest opens -
January 15, 2010
Entries must be
postmarked no later than - April 15, 2010
For Details CLICK LINK
http://www.gcwriters.org/contest.html
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UPCOMING BOOK -- Poetry
Anthology about Haiti
Act Three will assemble
the book, make sure each poet gets a copy and contact the media for
assistance.
Whatever monies the
book generate should go to Haiti.
If interested contact,
Nathaniel Scott, email:
nathaniel5661@att.net / Tel: 313-369-1455 |
The Broadside Press Poets Theater
resumes every third Sunday of the month from 3pm - 6pm
at the Grounds Coffee Haus, lower level of U of D-Mercy
Student Union. The campus is located on McNichols and
Livernois. Featured readers and open mic are scheduled
for January 17, February 21, March 21 and April 18.
Contact: Aurora Harris. 313 673-6313 aurora917@gmail.com
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Fiction
Writers: We highly recommend that you purchase a copy
of our book "Short Story Basics." This little book contains a
wealth of info concerning fiction writing. Rather than bore you with
a lot of grammar and punctuation rules, we teach by example. And
there is an example for just about anything you need to know about
fiction: Point of View, Dialogue, Monologue, Grammar, Transitions,
Use of Tenses, manuscript format, Research, etc.To order send
$12 (Includes shipping) Check or money order to Detroit Writers
Guild, 18600 Conant Avenue, Detroit, MI 482344. Or... JOIN the Guild
and get a FREE copy
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RECENT EVENTS |
Christ The King Church Volunteers
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Pictures |
PARTY TIME!!
Feeding The Homeless Project
took place in Cass Park on July 4th, 2009.
Christ the King Church
also came out and pitched In. We served over 400 meals |
A Super July 4th Celebration |
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Ribbon Cutting
Barbara-Rose Collins, Ortheia
Barnes & Christine Buck |
Paradise Valley Juneteenth
Celebration
Dedication
of Beatrice Buck's Paradise Valley Park
Took
Place on Friday, June 19th (2009)
Downtown In Harmonie Park
CLICK For more Pictures |
Jo Ann Watson & Barbara-Rose Collins |
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5 Mo Artist Event, A Big Success
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The Detroit Writers' Guild was proud to be a part of this event with
beautiful art, delicious food, good music, great actors and friendly
faces. The focus of this event was for the benefit COTS and to make
people aware of the homeless population in our communities
— a very worthy cause. Well done, Mr.
Peter Jackson and staff. We look forward to being with you again. |
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Left) Mr. Peter Jackson, Event Producer -
paroahtreasurebox@comcast.net and Artist, (SEWD) Sharon Williams-Dean -
invitations@weeducateourchildren.ning.com |
Kellie Nickovich and her husband,
Artist-Architect, Jonathan Nickovich - JBNickovich@gmail.com |
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VETERANS
DAY Project - A Huge Success
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Here
For More Photos |
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Coats, Sugar Donuts and Cider For The Homeless |
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2008 CONTEST WINNERS |
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BLACK HISTORY |
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The Detroit Writers' Guild
Salutes VIOLA LIUZZO
CIVIL RIGHTS
MARTYR
(The only
female give her life on behalf of the Civil Rights Movement & Our
Freedom)
Click to
Read Her Story In 1965, Herb Metoyer chronicled her
death in a song that was recorded on MGM's Verve/Folkways Label
CLICK Here
to hear it!
 DOGON TRIBE OF AFRICA
The Egyptians were not the only people of African credited
with enlightening the world. Other tribes of people were also responsible
for astounding contributions. One of these, the Dogons, a tribe that most of
us have never heard about, live in the
Niger River's loop, in the
cliffs of Bandiagara.
Thousands
of years before Christ, the Dogons knew what planets were in our solar
system and the planets and stars of the Sirius system
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all of which can not be seen with the naked eye or a telescope.
Click For More Details |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
Paradise Valley Days Scented Candle and ... numerous other historic
subjects.
Price: $10.00 to order, visit:
http://www.motorcitycandleworks.com/jars/
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Like we
said... WE DO MORE THINGS THAN WRITE
We also serve our community. This past June, 2008, we went down
to Cass Park, passed out clothing donated by our members and friends and
fed more than 300 meals to the underserved. In November, we again went
out and passed out winter clothing and served donut and cider. This
project was the brainchild of one of our hardest working members, Rev.
Michael Jones (The Dancing Poet). Visit his website at:
http://www.thedancingpoet.com.
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Autism Awareness - Detroit
Writer's Guild member continues to bring Autism Awareness to the public.
DWG member, Evelyn P. Holmes, is a teacher of preschoolers with Autism.
Autism is a rapidly growing neurological disorder that affects one out
of every 150 children; mostly boys. During April, (Autism Awareness
Month), Evelyn asked local artist, Terry Johnson, to help her with a
project for her students; painting the autism ribbon on the gym shoes of
the students and adults. As you can see from the photos, the gym shoes
are beautiful. Terry is one of the main artists who painted the
beautiful postal scene mural located in the Main Post Office on Fort
Street in Detroit. THE MURAL IS PHENOMENALLY LIFE-LIKE. Detroit
appreciates the talent of Artist, Terry Johnson, and his participation
in promoting Autism Awareness. You may contact Terry at
knowledgeboy@live.com,
terry@ruinyourignorance.com, and
TerryJ@ta.om.com
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All of the above are reasons you should consider becoming a
member, supporter or patron of our organization. We have numerous ideas
and projects that we would like to implement. With your help we can. We,
therefore, are in desperate need of your financial assistance and
support. Visit "Who We Are" for more
info if you are interested in becoming associated with us. Our focus is
on Literature, Music, History and Community Service. Check out
our Photo Gallery to see
pictures of the things we do.
With warm regards,
Sharon
Floyd, President
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