This month’s Shreveport Writers Club Critique Group will meet virtually via Zoom Saturday, May 15th, 2021, from 10 am until 12 noon.
You are invited to bring a short piece of your work to share and receive constructive, supportive feedback from fellow members.
If you would like the Zoom link and details, please send an email to shreveportwritersclub@gmail.com requesting the information
Write On!
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On Saturday, May 1st, The Shreveport Writers Club welcomes author Britney Winn Lee as guest speaker via Zoom.
Britney Winn Lee is the author of The Boy With Big, Big Feelings (2020), The Girl With Big, Big Questions (forthcoming 2021), Deconstructed Do-Gooder: A Memoir About Learning Mercy the Hard Way, and the editor of Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Jesus and Justice.
When not writing, Britney serves as the director of Noel Community Arts Program and the editor and content coordinator for Red Letter Christians. She lives in Shreveport, LA with her husband, son, and miniature aussie, Beau.
The meeting will also include regular club business and activities.
If you would like the Zoom link and details, please send an email to shreveportwritersclub@gmail.com requesting the information
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Hello Writers!
During our last regular meeting several members expressed a desire that we resume the informal “writer’s chat” virtual meetings.
The informal meetings are just that. There’s no set agenda or club business to discuss; it’s just writers talking about writing. This meeting will also serve as a critique meeting as well. If you have a short piece of writing to share with the group and are looking for supportive feedback, you are welcome to bring that to the virtual meeting.
The Writers Chat will be a Zoom virtual meeting on Tuesday, March 23rd at beginning at 7:00 PM. The meeting is scheduled to last two hours, but writers are welcome to come and go as they choose from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
An email with the link and passcodes will be sent to members prior to the meeting.
Those interested in Shreveport Writers Club may contact the club at shreveportwritersclub.com for information about becoming a member and joining the email list.
Write on!
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The Shreveport Writers Club will hold it’s October meeting via Zoom on Saturday, Octoaber 3rd. The meeting will begin at 10 AM and will conclude around noon.
A Zoom Meeting link and passcode will be emailed to Shreveport Writers Club members. Members and guests who are not on the email list, should send an email request to shreveportswritersclub@gmail.com to recieve the link and passcode. Members and guests may also submit a request for the Zoom link by posting on the club’s Facebook page.
We hope to “see” you at the meeting! Write on!
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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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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:
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
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The Shreveport Writer’s Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on July 6th. Please note: VENUE CHANGE. The meeting will now be held at The Agora Borealis, 421 Lake St in Shreveport. The meeting starts at 10 am and should wrap up around noon.
This month, SWC warmly welcomes writer Mack Swans. He will present, “Speaking in Pen,” with insights on how he began writing, his influences and perspective on the art of writing.
Everyone is welcome! Bring a friend!
Shreveport Writers Club has an exciting collaboration with Shreveport Art Club coming soon. Please join our email list or come to a meeting for more information on what we are working on–together.
To join the mailing list, send an email to shreveportwritersclub@gmail.com and ask to join.
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The Shreveport Writers Club held their semi-annual Writer’s Medley on Friday, June 7th in the venue space at The Agora Borealis in Shreveport.
The writers shared food, fun and their writing with other members and assembled guests.
The Agora Borealis provided each reader with a complimentary ink and quill set!
Thanks to the friends and family who came out to support the efforts of local writers. Thanks also goes out to The Agora Borealis for being such awesome hosts!
If you want to know what’s next for Shreveport Writers Club, please come to a meeting. Everyone is welcome!
Remember:
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Shreveport Writers Club held their monthly meeting on May 4th at the Hamilton/South Caddo Branch of Shreve Memorial Libary.
Romance author, Liz Talley, was the special guest. Talley spoke about her beginnings as a writer, as well as how her writing career has progressed over the years. Talley held a lengthy Q and A session with attendees and signed copies of her books afterward.
Shreveport Writers Club thanks Liz Talley for her fun, informative visit!
If you would like to know more about Liz Talley and her books, visit her website:
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The rest of the meeting concerned regular business, including the upcoming collaboration with Shreveport Art Club. Shreveport Writers Club President, Tiffany Pennywell, gave details on how the collaboration will work. She outlined how club members could participate and promised (and delivered) an email to follow up on the information provided at the meeting.
Pennywell reminded club members that the Writers Medley will take the place of the regular club meeting in June:
NOTE: Shreveport Writers Club Critique Group will meet Saturday, May 18th, 10 am to noon at the Broadmoor Library Reading Room. Bring a short piece of writing to share or simply come offer supportive suggestions for fellow writers. Everyone is invited.
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Please note: If you are a new member, please click the "Want to Join?" Link at the top of the page, print and fill out the form and either send to shreveportwritersclub@gmail.com or bring to a meeting 
