March saw a busy month for the Shreveport Writer’s Club. We started the month off with a meeting at the Shreve Memorial Broadmoor Branch Library.
We were pleased to welcome two visitors to the group and two members were able to receive the Making the Mark Awards for submitting their work. We award these pens to members who submit their work to publications, online sites, journals and various means that gets their work out to the public. We encourage our members to celebrate their creative work by sharing it with others.
The group had lots of fun with out Flash Writing Exercise. The topics were, “Wrap it up!”, “The Season of…”, “Thanks for…”, “I don’t know about that…” and of course “Topic of choice”. All topics were tackled by the club members and we appreciate those who shared what they wrote in that short ten minute challenge.
In new business, Jade Alexander has been named the Club Photographer. We congratulate her and look forward to the photos she will capture for us.
The Shreveport Writer’s Club wants to give a big thank you to Joanna Ballard. She gave an awesome speech at the meeting about story-telling, using different mediums and the importance of finding readers who will give you feedback.
During Joanna’s presentation, she had each members come up with a different word. Each member then wrote a short story using each word and shared afterwards. Nine members shared their story and we were able to notice how they were all different when brought together. Each person had their own unique spin and influences on the words presented. Thank you Joanna for challenging us with this writing exercise.
At the end of the meeting we were able to allow members to share the work they brought. Members shared poetry, short stories and excerpts from stories. Thank you for sharing your work.
On March 18th the Shreveport Writer’s Club we held our Writer’s Medley at the Shreve Memorial Broadmoor Branch Library. Our President, John Brizzi, did a great job at hosting the event. We want to thank everyone who participated and all those who came out to support the readers. A lot of great creative work was shared. The preparation and hard work behind each piece was shown.
After the Writing Medley, members met at Rollin in the Dough to socialize and wind down.
We look forward to seeing even more writer’s participate at the next Writer’s Medley later this year.
Tomorrow is our next meeting at Shreve Memorial Broadmoor Branch in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is from 10am-12pm. We look forward to seeing you there. Visitors are always welcomed. Come to network and support other writers in the area. Being around other writers also gives a sense of comradery. Let’s grow the writing community in the Shreveport/Bossier and surrounding area together.
“Write on!”
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