Interview by Kathleen Colvin We’re delighted mystery writer Mia P. Manansala will be the Saturday night keynote speaker at the 2024 Willamette Writers Conference. We asked Mia about her thoughts about publishing, as well as her love of cooking, which plays a prominent role in her series, Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries. WW: When you approach…
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Member Event: Indie Publishing Talk in Ashland with Julie Mathison
Award-winning indie author Julie Mathison will be speaking at Bloomsbury Books in downtown Ashland on Monday, July 29th at 7 p.m. about the pros and cons of indie vs. traditional publishing. Mathison came to independent publishing after years of pursuing the traditional dream, securing a top agent, making the rounds to the “Big Five” of…
MEMBER NEWS: NEW RELEASE – Coping: The Many Faces of Love and Care by Ruth Glover
Travel through the depth of loneliness and the grace of caregiving. Coping is not a conventional “how-to” guide with medical insights; instead, it astonishes readers with the vivid portrayal of human kindness amidst tears, anger and unexpected laughter. Coping is a book of true stories about a diverse group of caregivers where caring and conflict…
MEMBER NEWS: NEW RELEASE – Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan
Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop, the first book in Emmeline Duncan’s Halloween Bookshop Mystery, comes out on July 23rd from Kensington Cozies. The first in a new Pacific Northwest-set mystery series inspired by the real “Halloweentown!” Bailey Briggs adores her year-round Halloween-themed town of Elyan Hollow, Oregon. But when she takes over her grandfather’s…
COMMUNITY NEWS: Chanticleer Ashland Writers Retreat by Julie Mathison
Chanticleer Ashland Writers Retreat: Crafting Personal Essay for Publication “Join veteran workshop presenter Melissa Hart for an inspiring four-day retreat, Aug 29th through Sept1st. Learn to craft personal essays for publication in beautiful Ashland, Oregon, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Through daily exercises and insightful craft talks, identify topics, craft essays for magazine and…
Member News: New Release – Show Game by Steve Anderson
In this psychological thriller, a mysterious vigilante abducts powerful abusers and exposes them in a twisted “Show Game.” “Show Game is not only a high-octane thriller, it’s an urgent and timely reckoning for the sins of the past. A thriller crackling with heart and soul.” —Jahmal Mayfield, author of Smoke Kings You can find Show…
MEMEBER NEWS: NEW RELEASE – What Hummingbirds Do by Louise Cary Barden
Louise Barden’s poetry chapbook “What Hummingbirds Do,” a semifinalist in the New Women’s Voices competition, is now on sale at Finishing Line Press). Calyx Senior Editor has said that with these poems “rich in the details of nature and memory, she will guide you gently back to awe, to wonder, to the small moments that…
MEMBER NEWS: NEW RELEASE – The Best I Can Do by Cheryl Landes
Cheryl Landes’ memoir, The Best I Can Do: A True Story of Navigating the Complexities of Mental Illness and Homelessness, was released on May 1 in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month. She shares her experiences of caring for a spouse struggling from an undiagnosed mental health condition during the last 20 years of his…
MEMBER NEWS: NEW RELEASE – Cold Rock Island by Kay Jennings
Kay Jennings Releases Book 7 in Series Cold Rock Island, book 7 in Kay Jennings’ crime fiction series set on the Oregon coast, published on May 15. By noon on May 16, the new release had entered Amazon’s Top 100 New Releases in the Murder category, coming in at #33 (later rising to #25!) This…
Member News: Book Signing with Shelly Parini-Runge
Join us on Saturday, June 22, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Camp Sherman Store located at 25451 SW FS rd. 1419, Camp Sherman, Oregon Judy and Little Bear, A Camp Sherman Adventure features a strong but grieving woman named Judy who finds humor and healing through a chance encounter with a lost…