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January 2020 Meeting
The Shreveport Writers Club met on Saturday, January 4th, 2020 at the Broadmoor Library. Group members welcomed several guests.
The first order of business was the Making the Mark Awards, where recognition is given to any writer who submitted anything to a publication or had anything published within the preceding month. There were several exciting announcements from several group members including the release of THIS!
This anthology was a labor of love and is now available for Kindle download or in paperback from Amazon.com Click the link for more information or to order Through the Years: A Collection of Written Works from the Shreveport Writers Club 2015-2019
The writers spent some time discussing the activities and meetings they most enjoyed in 2019 and what they hoped to see the club doing in the new year.
Next the group participated in the month flash writing exercise and many to chose to share from the ten-minute write.
The group then welcomed the guest speaker Jrayis Deyond. Deyond is a self-published writer whose two books feature a writer named Jason who writes an advice column for a local newspaper. The books focus on the struggles of the complex lives of a group of LFBTQ+ characters navigating the world and their personal lives.
Deyond spoke about reaching out ot other writers to help him with the first manuscript that took ten years to develop. Working while battle homelessnes, Deyond said working on the first book offered an escape and even kept him motivated and inspired. Today, Deyond is no longer homeless, has published a second book, continued to write and has a book of poetry forthcoming.
Deyond also offered tips on networking and book promotion. Thank you to Jrayis Deyond for sharing his insights with the group.
The next Critique Group meeting will be January 25th at 10 am at the Broadmoor Library.
The next regular meeting for Shreveport Writer’s Club will be February 1st at 10 am at the Broadmoor Library. Guest speaker will be Lauren Pennywell of Pennywell Creatives.
Write on!
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Halloween Bash and Potluck and More!
The Shreveport Writers Club teamed up with members from the Shreveport Art Club for a fun, creative Halloween celebration. Writer’s wrote about “spooky” artwork and visual artists created artwork to accompany “scary” writings. The event was held at The Agora Borealis in downtown Shreveport.
Thanks for the great turnout and all the fun!
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The next regular meeting for Shreveport Writers Club will be Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Broadmoor Branch Library from 10 am to 12 pm.
Special guest, local author Elizabeth Godfrey, will be sharing her journey in completing her vampire triology series. Elizabeth will talk about her books, “Once Bitten, Twice Cursed”, “Crossing Stars” and, “Incendia”.
Visitors are always welcome.
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For those participating in NANOWRIMO, Shreveport Writers Club has scheduled a meet-up at the Broadmoor Branch Library on Nov 5th. From 10am-12pm. Study Room A is reserved for anyone who would like to meet to write.
Watch this space for more on NANO or visit the Shreveport Writers Club Facebook page.
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Halloween Bash and Potluck
The Halloween Bash will be held in lieu of a regular meeting in October.
Critique Group will meet at Shreve Memorial Library—Broadmoor Branch from 10 am until noon on October 19th.
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Shreveport Writers Club Welcomes Jus’ Marvin in September
The special guest speaker for Shreveport Writers Club’s September meeting will be Marvin Smith, poetically known as “Jus’ Marvin.”
Jus’Marvin is a poet, spoken word artist and actor from Shreveport, Louisiana. He has performed in Shreveport, Alexandria, San Antonio, College Station and more. His work has been featured at Write About Now , Bayou City Poetry Slam, Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival and at Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s Critical Mass.
Jus’ Marvin is the founder of Notebook Assassins, an artist association that encourages collaboration and cooperation.
He will share his work, insights and thoughts about the art and power of poetry during the meeting.
To find out more about Jus’ Marvin and his work visit his Adobe Spark page Jus’ Marvin
The meeting will be September 7th, 10 am to Noon at the Shreve Memorial Library Broadmoor, 1212 Captain Shreve Dr, Shreveport.
Everyone is Welcome.
The next Critique Group meeting will meet at the Broadmoor Library, Study Room B, on September 21st, 2019 from 10 am until noon. You are invited to bring a short piece of writing to share or you may simply attend and give helpful, constructive advice to others.
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Paired Expressions Exhibit Opening
On Sunday, August 4th, 2019 marked the opening of “Paired Expressions: Visual and Lyrical Art,” a collaboration between artists and writers from the Shreveport Writers Club and the Shreveport Art Club. 
Shreveport Writers Club members were tasked with sending poetry in to Shreveport Art Club members. The visual artists created artwork inspired by the poems. In turn, the visual artists then asked the writers to respond to their art pieces.
The resulting “paired expressions” are on display through August 23rd at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, 3015 Greenwood Rd in Shreveport Louisiana.
Many thanks to the Shreveport Art Club for helping to make this exciting exhibit happen! Thanks to all the writers and visual artists for their contributions. There wouldn’t be a show without you!
If you are interested in viewing the exhibit, click on the link for directions and opening times of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
The next meeting of Shreveport Writers Club will be September 7th, 10 am to Noon at the Broadmoor Library, 1212 Captain Shreve Dr, Shreveport.
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August Meeting Set With Guest Speaker
The Shreveport Writers Club will meet August 3rd at the Broadmoor Library, 1212 Captain Shreve Dr, at 10 AM.
This month the guest speaker will be emerging novelist and blogger Harrice Daniels-Mitchell (Rhys Daniels), She is a third grade teacher and small business owner.
Daniels-Mitchell is a first time novelist. Her short stories have appeared in Savoir Faire Literary and Art Magazine and Heliopolis Magazine (upcoming).
As publisher of Hedon Elementary the Blog, Harrice has amassed more than 400 readers in the span of four months. You may view her latest installments at www.hedonelementary@wordpress.com.
In addition to the guest speaker, other business will include information on the upcoming “Paired Expressions: Visual and Lyrical Art” collaboration with the Shreveport Art Club. Time is running out for those who wish to participate!
Other general business will be conducted, as well as the Round Robin reading portion of the meeting (where writers are encouraged to share short excerpts of the their work_ and the always challenging Flash Fiction Exercise.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Invite a friend and Write On!
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July Meeting Recap
The Shreveport Writers Club met at The Agora Borealis on Lake St in Shreveport on July 6th, 2019.
The meeting began by greeting visitors, followed by the “Making a Mark” awards, recognizing any in attendance who submitted work to any publication the previous month.
In regular business, President Tiffany Pennywell discussed the upcoming Paired Expressions: Visual and Lyrical Art collaboration with the Shreveport Art Club. Writers were encouraged to volunteer to write short poems in response to art pieces submitted by art club members. *If any writer is still interested in participating, he or she should email the club at shreveportwritersclub@gmail.com to find out details.*
Next the members participated in the flash fiction writing exercise. Writers were asked to write ten minutes on one of these topics:
- Falling down the rabbit hole
- This is what scares me least
- A tale of conflicting colors
- A perfume that could transform
- Open topic
After writing for ten minutes, participants volunteered to share what they wrote with the group.
Next, the group welcomed guest speaker, Mack Swans. Swans is a recording artist and writer. He spoke about his beginnings as an artist, with the school band in high school and making beats on his dad’s phone using the Garage Band app.
At 19 he began writing seriously and recording. Swans mentioned his earliest musical influences, which included Drake, Childish Gambino, Kanye West and others. From these influencers, he learned the importance of meaningful lyrical content.
“Be true to your own voice, instead of trying to sound like what is popular, ” he said, while cautioning the group this route may take longer to get where one wants to be, but it will be worth it.
Swans also held a question and answer session with the group after his talk.
To hear Swans’ music click here: Mack Swans on Soundcloud
July Critique Group: July 20th, 10 am to noon, Broadmoor Library Room A
August Regular Meeting: August 3rd,10 am to noon, Broadmoor Library Room A
September Regular Meeting: September 7th, 10 am to noon, Broadmoor Library, Meeting Room. This is a minor change from one room to another. Just ask at the front desk if you can’t find us. 🙂
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