Arizona Professional Writers · Cox’s mother arranged for her to attend high school in the city to prepare for college. She lived with a family in Lorain, Ohio, paying for her keep

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Arizona Professional Writers

Attendees are in for a special treat when author, historian andgenealogist Judith Redline Coopey presents “From Start to

Finish–First the Facts, then the Marketing” at APW’s Central Districtluncheon to be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at the BluewaterGrill and Seafood Restaurant, 1702 E. Camelback, Phoenix.

Coopey, a former history teacher, will tell attendees how she goesabout the quality historical research that wins her books such highpraise among readers. She will also discuss what she did that led toa fantastically successful marketing campaign when she realized sheneeded help marketing her work.

Mark your calendars, then dig out your cowboy hatand boots and join the Southern District members

for a special luncheon program the day before the Ari-zona History Convention opens in Tucson.“Writing the West” is the program for APW’s SouthernDistrict luncheon held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday,April 22, at the El Charro Café, 311 N. Court Ave.,Tucson, elcharrocafe.com, 520-622-1922. The meal isDutch-treat, and it’s free to attend.APW Tucson-based western history writers will eachspeak for five minutes or so about their latest literarywork and their recommendations to other attendees who

might wish to start writing inthis genre. Jane Eppinga, theSouthern District Chair, leadswith the first presentation. JanCleere, Barbara Marriott andothers follow. After the presen-tations, there will be an open for-um for questions and answers.For info or to RSVP, contactJaimie Bruzenak at 928-607-3181 or [email protected], or email [email protected], yes, wear that western attire! Yippee ki yea!

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Central District discusses historical novels

History writers speak at So. District event

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Payson Book Festivaldiscount ends March 15by Carol Osman Brown

APW members are urged to registernow for the Payson Book Festival

in order to take advantage of the early-bird, discount exhibit fee, which expiresMarch 15.

Space is limited and authors are en-couraged to reserve their 5-foot tables,which can be split between two people.Details about the reduced rate can befound at PaysonBookFestival.org.

All Arizona authors are invited toparticipate in this new book festival.Author exhibit space reservations willbe available through April 30 and willbe considered on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information,visit the website, send an email [email protected] or call928-468-9269.

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Rim District News

by Carol Osman Brown

"Using your computer more effectively anddemystifying Windows 8.1" is the topic of the

Rim Country District's March 18 meeting featuringcomputer expert Ray Baxter, who also discussessecurity issues and computer problems writers oftenencounter. The meeting begins at noon in the com-munity room of the Payson Public Library, 328 N.McLane Road, and is open to the public.

Baxter teaches computer courses at Gila CommunityCollege, speaks at computer conferences and providesconsulting services.

Payson Book Festival planning committee memberswill join Pam Butterfield, dean of Gila CommunityCollege, in making a presentation to members of theRim Country Chamber of Commerce on March 3during their luncheon meeting at the Mazatzal Casinoin Payson.

"Our goal is to make the business community aware ofPayson's first book festival on July 25,” says ConnieCockrell, director of the festival. “We will encouragelocal businesses to help sponsor this event.”

Cockrell addresses Rim Districtby Carol Osman Brown

Payson indie author Connie Cockrell spoke to thechallenges and triumphs of getting a book into print atthe Feb. 18 Rim Country District meeting.

“From the first challenge to write to getting a bookpublished is a long and perilous journey,” said Cockrell.

After an introduction of how she came to be a writer,Cockrell touched on ways she established a writingcommunity, unaware of the very active community allaround her in Payson.

"There are a lot of these online writing communities,"she told the group. "I use two main ones, the ForwardMotion group at fmwriters.com/zoomfm/ and the HollyLisle site at howtothinksideways.com/login. Both loca-tions give the new and experienced author a welcomingplace to ask questions, learn about the current state ofthe publishing industry and exchange ideas, critiquesand just chat."

She also told attendees how she uses the two self-publishing sites, CreateSpace at createspace.com andSmashwords, smashwords.com, and discussed herexperience with both interior and cover files on bothsites. According to Cockrell, both sites have detailedinstructions and templates for author use.

Cockrell finished the presentation by reminding thegroup it's very important to, "Edit, edit, edit and re-write, rewrite, rewrite. You always want to put out thebest work you can."

Cockrell's books run the gamut from science fiction tocontemporary stories. To date, she has published twostand-alone novels and a four-book series. Addition-ally, her stories have been included in four differentanthologies. She is currently working on a number ofwriting projects, including a contemporary young adultseries and three collections of short stories. Her booksare available through Amazon and other e-bookvendors.

Coopey had four historical novels published in the spaceof four years: Redfield Farm (2011), the story of theUnderground Railroad in Bedford County,Pennsylvania; Waterproof (2012), the story of how the1889 Johnstown Flood nearly destroyed a whole city andone young woman’s life; Looking For Jane (2012), thestory of a quest for love and family in the 1890s broughtto life through the eyes of Nell, a young girl convinced

Calamity Jane is her mother; and her most recent work,The Furnace: Volume One of the Juniata Iron Trilogy(2014), the story of an ill-conceived marriage ofconvenience as it plays out over a lifetime.

Attendees order from the menu with separate checks.There is no fee to attend for members and $5 fornonmembers. For more information or to RSVP, contactBrenda Warneka at 602-740-9579, [email protected] orsend an email to [email protected].

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Interviewed by Brenda Warneka

Joan Cox (pronounced Jo Ann) was born in HenriettaTownship near Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 2, 1918,

just before World War I ended. She remembers an ups-cale existence on the family dairy farm, which includeda five-bedroom housewith hardwood floorsand modern conven-iences, such as steamheat. However, poliostruck when she was5, leaving her with adamaged spine. And,her father lost the farmduring the depressionwhen the absence ofcustomers left thefamily dumping themilk on the ground.Later, they bought arun-down farm withno down payment.

Cox’s mother arrangedfor her to attend highschool in the city toprepare for college.She lived with afamily in Lorain, Ohio, paying for her keep with milkand eggs. She graduated third in her class of 360, butsaw no way to afford college. She clerked at a grocerystore until she married “the first guy who asked her.”She gave birth to a son and a daughter before getting adivorce.

With World War II in progress, Cox needed a place tolive, but housing was in short supply. She applied forwork at nearby Oberlin College because employeescould rent apartments at the school. The only job off-ered to her was that of a cleaning woman for a dormhousing 100 girls. She learned to sell when she took asecond job giving Tupperware parties. She stayed on atthe college as a cleaning woman to keep her apartment,but rushed each day to do a full day’s cleaning work bynoon, so she had time for the parties. She took a pho-tography class at Cleveland College after which hercamera became her constant companion.

Cox got a taste for adventure when she and her childrenwent with a friend to Missoula, Montana, one summer.Sometime later, she quit both jobs and packed up to

move to California, but her father talked her out of it.She then took a job selling yellow page ads for OhioBell in Cleveland, further honing her selling skills. In1953, after a trip visiting California and other parts ofthe west, she moved to Tucson where a brother lived. In

Tucson, neither Moun-tain Bell nor the majornewspapers wouldhire her to sell adver-tising because shewas a woman.

She was finally hiredby a small newspaper,the South TucsonGazette, where theeditor said he wouldteach her “everythingthere was to knowabout newspapers.”From there, she tooka job selling radioadvertising for KTKT,then went to CatalinaBroadcasting Corp.,which owned KTAN-NBC, and there sheworked for the presi-dent and general man-

ager Harry Chambers. She left this job to sell for NewYork Life Insurance Co. and briefly worked for theUniversity of Arizona, but found these jobs “boring ashell” and went back to KTAN-NBC. Her positions thereincluded sales manager, and promotion manager, untilshe could go no higher without owning the station.

Cox then did promotional work for 11 years for Sham-rock Dairy, while at the same time starting and runningan eight-page weekly newspaper, Women’s Review: AWeekly Report for Women, where she did most of thewriting. She managed two political campaigns, was thepaid executive director in Tucson for what was then theNational Conference of Christians and Jews, andworked as an agent for a Chinese importer. She neverstopped writing, recently being published in the anthol-ogy Our Spirit, Our Reality: Celebrating Our Stories(2011).

In 1972, Cox earned a B.A. in Oriental Studies at theUniversity of Arizona with a specialty in Chinese

Meet APW Member Joan Cox

A printed copy of a Joan Cox interview of Pearl Buck forWomen’s Review, a newspaper she owned and edited.

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affairs. She speaks Mandarin and iswidely traveled in China andEurope. She was the foundingpresident of the Opera Dames, nowthe Arizona Opera League ofTucson. The U of A Department ofWomen’s Studies has her on a listof “significant historical andcontemporary women who remainto be honored” for her work as a“Tucson businesswoman in mediaand advertising.”

At 96 years of age, Cox lives in herown home, with help. Her son

is an attorney in Idaho. Her daugh-ter is a social worker in Los Angeles.Cox has two grandchildren andthree great-grandchildren. Shejoined APW in 1964 and wonmany awards in the annual com-munications contest in differentcategories.

Get profiled!If you would like to be profiled inthe APW newsletter, contactBrenda Warneka [email protected].

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Joan Cox at APW’s 2014 holidayparty in Tucson. Photo by DickWarneka

by Pam Stevenson

The Arizona Women's Hall ofFame Induction Ceremony is

scheduled for 3 p.m. March 12 atthe Arizona Historical SocietyMuseum, 1300 N. College, Tempe.A reception with light refreshmentsfollows the ceremony, where guestswill be able to mingle withassociates and family members ofthe inducted women.

The following eight women will beinducted this year: Marietta Bryantand Daisy Moore, who stood up forthe rights of all qualified educatorsto teach in Arizona's Desegregatedschools; Lorraine Frank, founderand first executive director of the

Arizona Humanities Council;Louise Marshall, the first femaleprofessor in Arizona and founder of

the Marshall Foundation; Helen K.Mason, founder of the BlackTheatre Troupe in Phoenix; JusticeSandra Day O'Connor, the firstwoman appointed to the UnitedStates Supreme Court; ElisabethRuffner, historian and writer whospent decades promoting historicpreservation; and Lucy Sikorsky,M.D., who established the ModernHealth Department for MaricopaCounty.

There is no fee to attend the event;however, RSVPs are requested soorganizers know how many peopleto expect. To RSVP, call 602-926-3720 or email [email protected]: azwhf.org/?p=1322.

Event honors AZ women of achievement

The Associated Press now spellsout state names in the body of

stories.

Datelines will continue to use ab-breviations. Currently, most statenames are abbreviated in stories.

The change is being made to beconsistent in AP’s style for domes-tic and international stories. Inter-national stories have long spelledout state names in the body of sto-ries.

State abbreviations will continue to

be used in lists, agate, tabular ma-terial, nonpublishable editor’snotes and credit lines. They willalso be used in short-form identifi-cation of political party affiliation.Photo captions will continue to useabbreviations, too.

AP updates style for using state names

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by Amber Polo

The first Paths to Publishing workshop, offered bythe Camp Verde Community Library, took place

Feb. 20 and featured Val Chanda, author of the Psy

Mind Series and former creative writing professor forYavapai Community College. After a lunch providedby the library, she was joined by a panel of local

authors and an illustrator who discussed their journeyto publication.

Upcoming meetingsThe public is invited to join the group from 10 a.m. tonoon on the first Monday of each month when writersof all levels gather at the Camp Verde Library toshare, help and encourage each other. Meetings arefollowed by a Dutch-treat social lunch at a localrestaurant. The next meeting is Monday, March 2.

On the second Monday of every month, interestedwriters are invited to Writing for Fun, where attendeesread their work aloud – no critiques or publishing talk,just time to enjoy the joy of writing. The next meetingis Monday, March 9.

A Memoir Writing Workshop with Ann Metlay istentatively planned for May 1.

Since Camp Verde Library events are held at both thelibrary and the Camp Verde Sherriff’s Office,depending on the size of the group, contact AmberPolo at [email protected] for exact location,directions and to RSVP.

Paths to Publishing group meets in Camp Verde

Val Chanda, standing, discusses publishing during aworkshop held in Camp Verde. Photo by Lynda Exley

Shirin McGraham, APW/NFPW’s newest ColoradoRiver District member, joined at thedistrict’s February meeting. She iseditor and co-owner with husbandThom McGraham of the BullheadCity Bee weekly newspaper and theEconomic Development Journal ofMohave County. Prior to moving toArizona in 2000, she worked as ateacher, reporter, and publicist in LosAngeles, California.

Ruth Howe of Scottsdale, formerly along-time member, is welcomed backto APW. Ruth was active in CentralDistrict and APW treasurer for anumber of years. She is a writer,photographer and teacher.

Barbara Lacy’s "Canyon Sun-set," a 48-inch by 36-inch oilpainting, was selected for theArizona Artists Guild's 5thAnnual Statewide Exhibition,March 6 through 29 at the GalleryGlendale, Westgate Entertain-ment District, Glendale. Info:barbaralacy.com/canyon-sunset.

Sharon Langdale was invited toparticipate in the "Arizona LocalAuthors Event" book signing atBookman's Mesa store on Feb.28. She signed her new novel,Vein of Justice, a mystery/lovestory.

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by Joan Westlake

Arizona high school studentsplanning to study journalism at

an Arizona university or Arizonacommunity college this fall areinvited to apply for the $1,000 JunePayne Memorial JournalismScholarship. The applicationdeadline is April 26, 2015. APWestablished the annual scholarshipwith funds honoring the memory ofPayne, a longtime member, jour-nalist and photographer.

Applicants must be graduating highschool seniors who intend to majorin journalism at an accreditedArizona university or communitycollege. Requirements include

filling out an application, a letter ofrecommendation from a high schoolteacher, two published (print, onlineor video) writing/reporting samplesand a one-page letter from thestudent that describes her/his back-ground and the reasons she/hewants to pursue a career injournalism.

Applications and further instruc-tions are available online atarizonaprofessionalwriters.orgunder “competitions” or bycontacting Scholarship Chair JoanWestlake at [email protected].

$1K scholarship deadline nears

Seven hikers participated in Central District’sfirst Take a Hike with APW on Sunday, Feb. 22,along Phoenix’s Dreamy Draw L.V. Yates Trail. Onewell-mannered pooch who signed up to accompanythe group was under the weather when the dayarrived and stayed home. The next Take a Hike withAPW will be to see wildflowers in McDowell

Mountain Regional Park in Scottsdale on Sunday,March 15. Watch the APW Facebook page for moreinformation or call Brenda Warneka at 702-298-5236or 602-740-9579.

Lois McFarland and her hus-band, Loren, attended the annu-al pre-parade breakfast of theParada del Sol in February, or-ganized by longtime friendsWink Blair and her husband,Richard Sutz. Also attendingwere Craig and Nancy McFar-land from Casa Grande, PatriciaMyers and other longtimefriends. Lois recovered wellfrom a recent stroke and contin-ues to write occasional features for the Scottsdalesection of the Arizona Republic.

Keep up to date with APW between newsletters bychecking our website, arizonaprofessionalwriters.org,and the APW Facebook page, which is public sofriends can be Friends even if theyare not APW members. Please feelfree to post news and other informa-tion of interest to members on theFacebook page.

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Take a Hike with APW’s next stop is McDowell MountainRegional Park in Scottsdale on Sunday, March 15.Poppies like these should be visible along the trail. Photoby Pam Stevenson

Lois McFarland

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Tamara Boulton Powers, CEO of Tri-State WebsiteDesign & Marketing, is looking for another

freelance writer to add to their staff. She needs acontent writer for one-paragraph stories for clients whoare marketing monthly on social media. Fees need tobe affordable for clients to market with this frequency.Powers is asking for a quote for preparing 25 storiesper month. A sample of what she is looking for is:

Your home is your biggest invest-ment. Whether you're buying anew home or selling your currenthome, you need a realtor you cantrust. Lisa Ristow and her team ofreal estate experts at The RistowGroup will make the processsmooth and worry free. Thatleaves you with one simple chore–packing. Contact the RistowGroup today at 928-763-1234.

Those interested in applying should contact Powers [email protected] or 928-444-4424.

Freelance website writer wanted

March 1-31: Women’s History Month.March 2: Noon. APW Colorado River Districtmeeting at Lisa’s Bistro, Bullhead City. ShirinMcGraham talks about the creativeprocess and her experience pub-lishing her new book Arcadia’sBullhead City. A question andanswer period follows. Shirin’sbook will be available for sale andsigning. No fee to attend. Attendeespay their own luncheon tab frommenu. Info/ RSVP: BrendaWarneka, [email protected].

March 3: 5:30 p.m. Desperado Trails: Outlaws onthe Arizona Frontier, presented by APW memberJan Cleere, author of Levis & Lace:Arizona Women Who Made History,Amazing Girls of Arizona: TrueStories of Young Pioneers, OutlawTales of Arizona and More ThanPetticoats presents at the CopperQueen Library, 6 Main St., Bisbee.Hang on to your hats as you ride thetrails beside some of Arizona’s mostwicked renegades during a timewhen massacres, mayhem and mischief ran rampantthroughout Arizona Territory. Learn the sordid detailsof desperadoes such as cattle/horse rustler, murdererAugustine Chacon, who claimed he killed more than50 men; ladies man Buckskin Frank Leslie, who had adeadly aim and an impatient trigger finger; lawman-

turned-outlaw Burt Alvord; and murderer Charles P.Stanton. Free. Info: Info: azhumanities.org/event/desperado-trails-outlaws-on-the-arizona-frontier, 520-432-4232.

March 3: 4 p.m. SPJ-related webinar with CronkiteSchool Professor Tim McGuire,an advisory board member of anational organization that offersresources to media coveringpeople with disabilities. Duringthis free webinar, hosted by theNational Center on Disability andJournalism, McGuire will presentideas from his memoir, SomePeople Even Take Them Home: A Disabled Dad, aDown Syndrome Son and Our Journey to Acceptance.The book tells of McGuire’s living with a physicaldisability and raising a child with Down syndrome. Toregister, log onto ncdj.org/2015/02/3012/.

March 4, 7, 9: Sharon Langdale, APW member andauthor of Vein of Justice, is thefeatured guest on the January Jonessharing Success Stories on TheIntertainment Network.com LIVEat W4CY.com and W4vet.com at 3p.m. on March 4. A re-broadcast isat 3 p.m. on March 7 on W4WN.com,with another re-broadcast at 8 a.m.on March 9 on BlogTalkRadio.com.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul issoliciting stories for its

Holiday 2015 book, whichincludes stories about the entireDecember holiday seasonincluding Christmas, Hanukah,Kwanzaa, Boxing Day and NewYear's festivities.

Chicken Soup wants to hear aboutholiday memories and traditions.

Be sure the stories are "Santa safe" so they don't spoilthe magic for young readers. Suggested topics includethe following:

• The True Meaning of the Holidays• Holiday Traditions• Memories of the Holiday Season• The Love of Family

• Family Reunions• Holiday Humor• Gift Giving, Gift Receiving, Regifting• Decorating• Eat, Eat, Eat... and Be Merry• Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child or the

Eyes of Your Pets!• Here Comes Santa Claus• Things that went wrong!• ... and any other stories you would like to share

Stories must be in first person with that person listedas the author. Go to the Chicken Soup website,chickensoup.com, for more information or to submit astory. The deadline for submissions is March 31.

Payment is $200 following publication plus 10 freecopies of the book. Authors retain the copyright totheir stories and the right to resell them.

Another ‘Chicken Soup’ opportunity

March 6: 6:30 p.m. “Arizona Speaks” presentationby Pam Stevenson at Gila County HistoricalSociety, Bullion Plaza Cultural Cent-er and Museum, 150 N. Plaza Circle,Miami. Arizona Humanities Program:“Written in Thread: Arizona Women’sHistory Preserved in Their Quilts.”Join Stevenson as she traces Arizonahistory through women who recordedpieces of their lives in their needle-work. Beginning with 1860s Mexican women through1990s Hopi women, this presentation introduceswomen who pioneered Arizona through quilts theystitched. No admission fee. Donations welcome. Info:Lynn Haak, 928-425-4344.

March 7: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Arizona AuthorsWriter's Circle, Northwest Regional Library, 16089N. Bullard Ave., Surprise. Laura Orsini presents"Social Media for Authors: Life Beyond Facebook."Learn how to use social media to enhance othermarketing efforts, determine which social mediaplatforms your readers are frequenting most often,time and schedule your posts for best reach and engageyour friends, followers and connections. CarrieMorgan presents "Growing Your Platform UsingBlogging & Content Marketing." Blogging and content

marketing are critical components that give authors anedge over those without these marketing skills.Discover the differences between guest blogging andmaintaining your own blog; how to identify, pitch andland guest blog post and article opportunities; and howto write blog posts that resonate with your readers andbuild loyalty. Info: 602-652-3000, mcldaz.org.

March 8: International Women’s Day.March 9: 10 a.m. J.A. JanceAuthor Talk & Book Signing,Perry Branch library, 1965 E. QueenCreek Road, Gilbert. This best-selling author talks about her latestbook, Cold Betrayal, which will beavailable for purchase and signing atthe event. Info: 602-652-3000,mcldaz.org.

March 9: Noon-1:30 p.m. WritersRead Lunch, Fronimo’s, 3242 E Speedway (acrossfrom The Loft), Tucson; park in the back. Enjoy abrief presentation by Robin Peel on marketing andpublic relations for writers. Share ideas about the craft.Bring books, success stories, challenges, conferenceand event ideas/notices. There is no event fee, butattendees are expected to order some lunch. RSVP:973-460-4192.

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March 10: 7-8 p.m. Queen Creek Writer's Group,Maricopa County Library District’sQueen Creek Branch Library, 21802S. Ellsworth Road, Queen Creek.This critique and networking associ-ation is open to writers of all genresand experience levels. To participatein the critique portion, bring a one-to two-page selection on which youhave a specific desire for feedback.Be prepared to accept both praiseand criticism. Group meets monthly. Info: 602-652-3000, mcldaz.org.

March 10: 6 p.m. 2nd Draft Writing Workshop,Queen Creek Branch Library, 22407 S. EllsworthRoad, Queen Creek. Learn strategies and techniquesused by the pros. Whether writing memoirs, familyhistory or the next New York Times bestseller, you’llget the tools to help improve your writing at thishands-on class. Bring something to write with and on.Info: 602-652-3000, mcldaz.org.

March 11: 1-3 p.m. Author Gerri Brooks leads amonthly creative writing workshop at MaricopaCounty Library District’s Perry Branch Library, 1965E. Queen Creek Road, Gilbert, for beginners toadvanced level writers. Bring a notebook to class eachweek. Info: 602-652-3000, mcldaz.org.

March 14-15: Tucson Festival of Books on theUniversity of Arizona campus,Tucson. Admission and parkingare free to this colossal event onthe University of Arizona Mallalong East University Boulevard,stretching from Old Main to east ofCherry Avenue, and in severalnearby buildings. In addition to a plethora of authorsand booksellers, participants can enjoy workshops, twofull food courts and snack vendors. Net proceeds fromthe Festival go to funding literacy programs insouthern Arizona. Info: tucsonfestivalofbooks.org.

March 16: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 25th Annual BrandeisAuthor Luncheon at The Phoenician Resort, 6000 E.Camelback Road, Scottsdale. Authors who sign booksand speak at the luncheon include: Cary Elwes, AnitaDiamant, Greg Iles, Chris Tomlinson and Garth Stein,with Sean McLaughlin, KPHO News Channel 5Anchor, moderating. Proceeds benefit Brandeis

University Sustaining the Mind: Scientific Researchand Scholarships in Neurodegenerative Diseases.Tickets are $125. Info: Merrill Kalman,[email protected], 480-296-3355; or Carol Kern,[email protected] or 480-948-9236.

March 19: Deadline to reserve hotel room at FourQueens Hotel at the meeting rate for the NFPWboard meeting in Las Vegas on April 17 and 18.Info: Teri Ehresman, [email protected], 208-521-9882.

March 30: Deadline for NFPW affiliates and at-largecommunication contests to enter their first-placewinners in the NFPW Communications Contest.Arizona First Place winners must join NFPW toparticipate in the national contest if they are notalready NFPW members.

April 13: 5 p.m. APW memberMargaret Perry speaks on theCuesta Soto Family, part of herfamily tree, at the monthly meetingof the Colorado River HistoricalSociety, 2201 Highway 68, Bull-head City. Voluntary admission fee$2 for nonmembers of the museum.Info: 928-754-3399.

Current APW Officersand Board of DirectorsPresident Pam Stevenson

Immediate Past President Brenda Warneka

First V-P Open

Second V-P (Membership) Joan Westlake

Secretary Open

Treasurer Beverly Raphael Konik

Central District Dir. Barbara Lacy

Colorado River District Dir. Brenda Warneka

Rim Country District Dir. Carol Osman Brown

Southern District Dir. Jane Eppinga

Scholarship Dir. Joan Westlake

Historian, Memorial, Bylaws Pam Stevenson

Public Relations Director Patricia Myers

Newsletter Editor Lynda Exley

Webmaster Jaimie Bruzenak

Anthology Committee Chair Brenda Warneka

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April 16: 5 p.m. APW Central District Behind-the-Scenes Press Tour of Western Spirit: ScottsdaleMuseum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way,Scottsdale. MichaelFox, CEO and directorof the museum, pro-vides the first of aseries of behind-the-scenes press tours ofmajor Metro Phoenixart and culturalattractions. Museum entrance fee: $11. Dinnerafterwards at a place to be announced. Info/RSVP:[email protected].

April 17-18: NFPW Spring Board Meeting in LasVegas. This is an unusual opportunity for APWmembers to attend a close-to-home strategy andplanning session by our national officers and boardmembers. All NFPW members are invited to attend.Info: Terry Ehresman email: [email protected], 208-521-9882.

April 18: Press Publish conference at the HeardMuseum, 2301 N. Central Ave.,Phoenix. Features inspiring WordPress bloggers and the people be-hind WordPress.com. The goal isto help you “level up” your blog.Registration fee $250, includesmixer on Friday evening and full-day conference onSaturday with lunch. Info and registration:presspublish.events/events/phoenix.

April 23-26: Arizona History Convention. Casinodel Sol Resort and Conference Center, Tucson. Info:arizonahistory.org or Bruce Dinges at 520-628-5774 [email protected].

April 24-25: New Mexico Press Women AnnualConference, “Power of Storytelling,” at the beautifulGhost Ranch Education and RetreatCenter in Abiquiu, N.M.Presentations include former CIAAgent and author Valerie Plamealong with writing partner SarahLovett discussing “joint ventures instorytelling and a panel on “The Artof Crafting Fictional Stories” withAnne Hillerman, author of SpiderWoman’s Daughter; Steve Murray,

who as Reg Keeland translated The Girl with TheDragon Tattoo series; and Tiina Nunnally, whosetranslation of Peter Høeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow wonthe American Translators Association's LewisGalantière Prize. A second panel focuses on “UsingJournalism Techniques to Fashion NonfictionalStories” with Sherry Robinson, author of I Fought aGood Fight; Loretta Hall, author of Space Pioneers;and Judith Scheiss Avila, co-author of Code Talker.Sherri Burr, author of A Short & Happy Guide toFinancial Well-being, moderates the panels. At theawards banquet, Bruce McKenna, writer of multipleepisodes of the HBO series The Pacific and Band ofBrothers, discusses “Storytelling in Audiovisualmedium.” Attendees also have the opportunity to takea journalists' tour of Georgia O’Keeffe’s home, attendbreak-out sessions on Mindfulness and Social Media,and take a photographic tour of Ghost Ranch withphotographer Don Strel. Info: [email protected].

May 2: Save the date for the APW annual conference.Program, place and times TBA.

May 2: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 11th Annual KABAM! BookFestival at Metcalfe Park, 315 W. Beale St., Kingman.Free sign up for Author’s Tent at kingmankabam.org.The City of Kingman sales tax permit is $11, but maybe sponsored by KABAM for nonprofit andeducational groups. Info: 928-692-5706.

May 21: 5 p.m. APW Central District meets atindependent bookseller Guidon Books, 7109 E. 2ndSt., Scottsdale, which focuses on Western Americanaand Civil War. Program by Shelly Dudley, proprietor.There is a potluck before the program; finger foods arebest to bring. No fee to attend. Watch for moreinformation in upcoming issues of the TypeRider andAPW Facebook page posts. Info/RSVP:[email protected].

July 1 – Deadline to submit application forEducation Fund first-timer scholarship for all orpart of NFPW 2015 conference registration fee.Application forms will be updated soon on the NFPWwebsite under the "Resources" tab.

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July 25: 9-4 p.m. Payson Book Festival, GilaCommunity College, 201 N. Mud Springs Road,Payson. Arizona Professional Writers and GilaCommunity College partnered to present this event,featuring Arizona authors. This is a family oriented,admission–free event with a children’s elementprovided by StoryMonstesrs Ink, a free book-relatedmonthly magazine for educators published by FiveStar Publications. Linda Radke, president of Five Star,is a festival collaborator and invited Story Monster(costume character) to meet kids at the festival. SeveralAPW members, including Conrad Storad, BarbaraLacy and Connie Cockrell will exhibit. Authors signbooks, visit with readers and participate in a speakerpresentation schedule. Local food vendors will be onsite to provide lunch, snacks and beverages. Severalhundred book-lovers from throughout the state areexpected to attend this summer event in the coolmountain pines of Payson. Info:[email protected], PaysonBookFestival.org,928-468-9269.

Sept. 6-9: NFPW Alaska pre-tour.

Sept. 10-12: NFPW conference, Anchorage, Alaska.

Sept. 13: NFPW Alaska one-day post-tour.

Sept. 8-10, 2016: NFPW conference, Wichita, KS.

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The APW Board of Directors met on February 15.Following are highlights from the State Board

Meeting· We need to fill two officer positions at thepresent time: First Vice President-President Elect andSecretary. Barbara Lacy has agreed to again serve asCentral District Chair. We discussed using Skype asan alternative way to hold meetings to make it easierfor members all over the state to participate as boardmembers.

· The board formally approved the new Colora-do River District, which encompasses the tri-stateregion of Bullhead City, Arizona; Laughlin, Nevada;and Needles, California. The group is meetingmonthly. Brenda Warneka is serving as DistrictChair.

· The new Bylaws are in draft form and will bedistributed shortly to board members who wish toreview them before they are finalized for presenta-tion to the membership.

· Chaparral Suites where we expected to holdour annual spring conference has been sold and pric-es increased. We discussed the alternatives. Pam Ste-venson is following up on this.

· There was a discussion about various ways tobuild our membership. At the present time, our over-all membership is growing.

· The deadline for entries in the 2015 APWCommunication Contest closed and entries are nowout for judging. We were successful in getting somevery impressive judges for the contest.

· The board is encouraging all members to sup-port the Payson Book Festival, which is co-spon-sored by Rim Country District, as either writers orvolunteers. Pam Stevenson will have the APW an-thology, Skirting Traditions, for sale at the festival.

APW Board Meeting Highlights