Congratulations to Patricia Fry on her 90th book published
One of W&PN’s founders, Patricia Fry, has published her 90th book in her 40-year career as an author. A Whisker of Doubt, the 48th book in Fry’s Klepto Cat Mystery…
Success Stories
Members are encouraged to send news of their recent successes to editor@spawn.org.
New Story Collect Edited by Sandra Murphy
Edited by Sandra Murphy Untreed Reads Released: November 2020 300 Pages ISBN 1953601995 Rebellion, revolution, and rock and roll defined the ‘60s. As music moved from country to folk protest…
I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie,
Tamara Devers released I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie, a quiz and trivia book for lovers of ’70s/’80s music and books. Scrolling through her Twitter feed found MTV…
Sandra Murphy’s short story
Sandra Murphy’s short story, “Lucy’s Tree,” is a finalist for the Short Mystery Fiction Society’s Derringer award. They chosen it as one of the top five stories out of the…
Tammy Ditmore who recently received this email:
“After reviewing all applications, I’m pleased to let you know you’ve been awarded the Small Publishers, Artists & Writers’ affiliate scholarship to IBPA Publishing University in April 2020!” Tammy Ditmore…
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…
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…