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Saturday, March 3, 2018

Meeting Highlights - February 21, 2017

Members Present: Jackie, Judy, Karen, Luneil, Patty, Ruthann

Guest:  Michael


Members took a vote and agreed to donate $50 toward the Poetry Pavilion gazebo that will honor Tom and Kathy Spencer. It will be built in Freedom Park in Lowell.


The Summer SCBWI Conference will be in held in Evansville Indiana on June 1-3. Cost is $150.


Patty is working on deleting 30,000 words from her YA novel then plans to submit her story to publishers.


Karen reported that her agent hired a screen writer for Rescuing Ivy and they are working on raising the necessary funds to turn Karen's book into a TV film.




Karen brought in a dummy book and story board thumb nails for her latest book The Medal with a Heart. Karen Gruntman is the illustrator. The book will be published through MT Publishing.


 




Michael is working on a picture book about colors for children ages 3-5. 


Ruthann is working on Chapter 2 of Boopy.


Luneil read Barty's New Friend, the latest chapter in her book about the clumsy vampire.



Luneil holds up a drawing of Barty


Judy shared articles on vocational and intellectual wellness. She wrote them for her fellow residents at Clarendale.

Next Meeting:  Wednesday, March 14 at 6:30. Rosati's in Schererville.


JSH

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