CWW PUBLIC ARCHIVES

CWW plans to maintain separate public and member-only archives. This is the public archive. Expect to find past copies of newsletters and publicity in this public section. Meeting agendae and minutes are reserved for the Members Only section.

Read-Around Tennessee in Franklin - April 19, 2008

Thanks to everyone who came to enjoy the annual Read-Around Tennessee. The event, hosted by Tennessee Writers Alliance in conjuction with CWW, provided an open microphone for local writers to present their work. We had twenty-one readers and ten individuals who just came to listen to the great variety of poetry and prose.

Our thanks also to the Williamson County Public Library in Franklin, which provided a wonderful setting for sharing the creative muse, and to Channel 3, which filmed the event and provided a DVD for readers and members to borrow.


If you would like to join us next year, sign up for our mailing list (please specify "Mailing List" in subject line) and we will notify you personally by email next April.


The 2007 Fall Seminar was a success!

The day was a mix of pretty quilts and NASCAR, set up for NYT best-selling Appalachian author Sharyn McCrumb. The room was a mix of energy and excitement and attentiveness to the speaker, the crowd soaking in every word. The Food/Decorations committee did a splendid job. Publicity got the word out, and the crowd came...93 people, from West Tennessee, East Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia, and right here in the metropolitan area. The day went fast, and when all was said and done, it seems that everybody was pleased. See what attendees had to say:

"I really enjoyed the seminar. Sharyn McCrumb delivered more helpful information in a short period of time than several presenters have delivered over a 2-day period at other conferences. Your food spread was great, the facility (library) was pleasant and easy to use.
Thanks loads,
Pat Crocker of Memphis

"I want to thank you and all the members of the Council for the Written Word for welcoming me to your fall seminar with Sharyn McCrumb. She's one of the authors I most respect, and I learned a great deal from her Saturday. Your program is first class."
Brenda Robertson Stewart of Mooresville
Power in the Blood, ISBN 978-1-56315-365-5

Article by CWW member Michael Salisbury published
in SinC-Guppies November edition newsletter!

CWW member Michael Salisbury wrote a wonderful article on CWW's Fall Seminar. His article was selected and published in SinC-Guppies (Sisters-in-Crime) First Draft newsletter. Michael's article is availble on this CWW website in PDF format. Click here to view the copy (reproduced by permission).