The Idaho Creative Authors Network has had a blessed this
year as far as being able to make contacts and encourage others in their
writing journeys. There are so many
people out there that want to write but don’t know what the next step is! Our
friend, Phyllis, did a great job making a board that says: We Have Answers! And
yes we do! We can help writers become
authors and it is such a great feeling – for us AND them! Well, our year is not over. We have a lot
coming up in the next six months so get your pens and calendars out now to
write these upcoming events down.
NEXT WEEK: Saturday
August 6th, the Idaho Creative Authors Network is hosting a Book
Extravaganza at the Maple Grove Grange Hall in Boise, Idaho located at 11692
West President Drive from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be close to 20
tables filled with over 50 books by local authors! We have been so fortunate to
have the community provide venues for us to make ourselves known that we
want to give back to the author community and let them have that same
opportunity.
NOVEMBER 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., we are
hosting a Holiday Gift and Book Emporium at the Cloverdale Reception Center at
1200 N. Cloverdale Road in Boise, Idaho. This is a perfect time to come and
pick up some unique Christmas gifts for those on your shopping list.
NOVEMBER 5th is also our SECOND Annual Treasure
Valley Writers’ Fest and Writing contest from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the
same Cloverdale Reception Center. We
have the privilege of having three special speakers: Award-winning author,
Conda Douglas, will be speaking on Writing Short to Succeed, Author and Marketing Strategist, Angela Strong, will be helping us
understand the Marketing process better and Senior Accountant, Jaime Redfern,
will be helping us comprehend The Business Side of Writing. This is a
first-class event you will NOT want to miss. Along with the speakers, the ICAN
team will be sharing writing tips which will spark your interest to ask
questions to our panel at the end of evening. We will have a beautifully
catered meal as well as an awards ceremony for our writing contest winners. The
deadline to send in your contest submission is October 1st. Check
out our Eventbrite link to see the categories and guidelines for the
contest. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/treasure-valley-writers-fest-writing-contest-2016-tickets-24444492134
DECEMBER 10th three of the ICAN members will be
reading their children’s books at the Ontario Community Library at 388 SW 2nd
Avenue in Ontario, Oregon from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sheila Eismann will be there to read her
book, The Christmas Tin. Carol Green will be reading her book, Gary Learns to
Skate, and I will be there to read my new children’s book The Battle for
Christmas. So be sure to bring your
children and grandchildren!
We look forward to seeing all of you and helping you along your
writing journey!
Doing things the ICAN
way – with a little bit of class and a little bit of style!
Contributed by Guest Blogger and co-founder of Idaho Creative Authors' Network, JoEllen Claypool.
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