Heather S. Ransom, member of Willamette Writers and a middle school science teacher, is already receiving glowing praise for her debut YA novel, Going Green. Though the novel tackles issues like the debate about GMOs, citizens filming acts of police brutality, and political extremism, it’s also a fun, fast-paced, coming-of-age adventure. Ransom won the Pitch…
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Member News: Wendy Mac Ewan Kroger’s New Book–My Brother’s Keeper: A Caregiver’s Story–Now Available
This Portland area author’s love for her younger brother led her on a frightening and difficult journey after he suffered a major stroke. The episode plays out in the pages of “My Brother’s Keeper: A Caregiver’s Story,” from her visits to hospitals and care facilities, to her sharing a home, to dealing with a myriad…
Member News: Patricia L. Brooks Participates On Panels at Tucson Festival
Willamette Writers Member, Patricia L. Brooks, an Award-Winning Author, Publishing Consultant and President/Founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers will be speaking on two marketing/public relations panels on Sunday March 12th at the Tucson Festival of Books, University of Arizona Campus. She will also have a booth at the festival for both days, the…
Member News: Valerie J. Brooks Launches Her New Noir Travel Story Series with Her Free Story “Revenge in Paris”
Valerie J Brooks launches Noir Travel Story Series with a free story “Revenge in Paris.” Each story of suspense and mystery is set in an exotic or ordinary place where Valerie has traveled and is told in classic noir style. Brooks includes “Back Pages,” the travel section where the reader can armchair travel to the settings…
Member News: Seal of Secrets: A Novel of Mystery and Suspense by William J. Cook
Willamette Writers member William J. Cook has just self-published a new novel, Seal of Secrets: A Novel of Mystery and Suspense. There is something strange about Jack Wallace, the man Chloe Denhurst has hired to do odd jobs around her house. He never talks about himself, never mentions a family or friends. She sees sorrow in his eyes,…
Member News: Deliverance Mary Fields, First African American Woman Star Route Mail Carrier in the United States: A Montana History by Miantae Metcalf McConnell
Willamette Writers member Miantae Metcalf McConnell‘s book Deliverance Mary Fields, First African American Woman Star Route Mail Carrier in the United States: A Montana History was released Sep 20, 2016 and a giveaway for the book is currently available. Emancipated slave, Mary Fields, perseveres to transform the lives of nuns, Indians, homesteaders, and in the process,…
Congratulations, Jennifer Owenby!
The Truth She Knew offers an honest and powerful glimpse into mental illness, the meaning of true love, and the psychological waltz that a daughter dances as she endures her mother’s unpredictable emotions, manipulation, and abuse. Jennifer has been contacted by a Hollywood producer concerning the story. Congratulations, Jennifer! The Truth She Knew is available…
Member Announcement: Benjamin Gorman’s The Digital Storm
One of our Willamette Writers, Benjamin Gorman, has a podcast – The Digital Storm – which retells Shakespeare’s The Tempest as a science fiction story. The show offers some opportunities for Willamette Writers to promote your own writing. Besides sponsoring a show, you can submit to have a character named after you, provide feedback on the…
H. W. “Buzz” Bernard will be making two appearances on the Oregon coast in support of his newest novel, CASCADIA.
His first appearance will be in Manzanita, the setting for much of the book. He’ll be there in conjunction with the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay. His second event will be in Seaside, the location of CASCADIA’s prologue. He’ll be part of a conversation with Bonnie Henderson, author of THE NEXT TSUNAMI. The details:…
Neal Lemery’s Homegrown Tomatoes: Essays and Musings From My Garden Available
Growing young men is much like tending a garden. Retired judge Neal Lemery does both, working as a volunteer mentor in a youth prison. The author of Mentoring Boys to Men: Climbing Their Own Mountains, he continues his musings and observations about building community and enriching the lives of young men, by being present in…