Imagine yourself in a world where the Fourth Crusade and sack of Constantinople led to a revolution in what we now call mainland Greece. The society that arose out of that revolt is unlike any other in Europe: pagan, libertine, consciously inter-dependent yet insisting on individual rights, the people of the Hellenic Commonwealth and Polity…
Mid Valley Member Announcements
Word! New Eugene Writing Group
Shut up and write! You know the feeling. You need to write, but you have trouble making the time. A lot of other writers know exactly how you feel. That’s why they’ve started a new Eugene writing group, and are hosting events where writers can sit down, shut up, and get some writing done. Word!…
Free Writers Workshop for Sexual Assault Survivors
Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) presents a free Writers Workshop for Survivors on March 24 and March 31. The workshops culminate in the Annual Poetry of Survival Reading, held at Tsunami Books on April 22. These free Creative Writers Workshops are open to sexual assault survivors of all genders and abilities. Come and try new…
Call for Eugene Poets to Participate in Local Poetry Events
From C. Steven Blue, a local Eugene Poet: Hello Eugene Poets, My name is C. Steven Blue and I am a local Eugene Poet. I am working with the Eugene Public Library to coordinate 2 poetry events this year: One for the summer reading series at the Eugene Public Library One for the Eugene 150th…
Michele Graf’s book, LIFELINES, Nominated in Preditors & Editors Readers Poll
Vote by Jan. 10, 2012 LIFELINES, Michele M. Graf’s Poetic Muselings anthology, has been nominated in several categories for the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll. Additionally, Apollo’s Lyre, which has published many Eugene writers and whose poetry column Graf edits, is nominated in 3 categories, including Best Poetry ezine. See the nominees and place your…
Publisher FurPlanet to release OTTERS IN SPACE by Mary E. Lowd
Coming January 2012 Otters In Space, a self-published novel by local writer Mary E. Lowd was picked up by a small press. After more than a year of marketing her novel and selling it at science fiction and furry conventions herself, Mary caught the attention of the furry publisher FurPlanet. The owners of FurPlanet were…
Eugene critique group Wordos seeks more fiction short stories
Wordos, the long-time Eugene short fiction critique group, currently has no waiting list for critiques and is seeking new stories. The group meets Tuesday nights at Tsunami Books from 7-9 p.m., and is open to new members and observers. Eligible genres include: Science fiction Fantasy Romance Mystery Horror Erotica “Just about any other type of…
Marny Copal releases new self-published novel, Freeblood
About the book Secrets and lies have surrounded 21-year-old Quinn Zauber since a vampire killed her mother and brother a year ago. Jo-Jo Huang, her best friend and roommate, has offered steady support, even going along with Quinn’s crazy ghost-hunting schemes. Now Jo-Jo has been kidnapped, and clues point to an audio recorder the roomies…
Richard Adrian Reese releases new book WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE: REMEMBERING OUR WAY HOME
About the book A hurricane called Peak Everything is rapidly approaching, and we are not prepared for it. Looking through doom-colored glasses, the future appears turbulent and chaotic, for obvious reasons. But when we switch to rose-colored glasses, it’s thrilling to see that dawn is breaking out all over. A dysfunctional way of life is…
David Ozab article appears in new CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: DEVOTIONAL STORIES FOR TOUGH TIMES
About the book Eugene writer and Mid-Valley member David Ozab is among 101 writers selected for the latest Chicken Soup for the Soul book, DEVOTIONAL STORIES FOR TOUGH TIMES. His article, “Truth at the Benefit Sale,” is Ozab’s first published-in-print article. The story begins: “Cleft lip.” The words had rung in my head since the…