If you weren't able to join us for the League's Spring Program at the Franklin Center in Rutland in April, you can read all about it next month in League Lines.

Our speakers had great info to impart, informative and entertaining!

On the program were

Peter J. Mongeau, founder and publisher of Tuscany Press and the Tuscany Prize for novel, novella, young adult novel, and short stories. Peter taking about his publishing house dedicated to quality fiction grounded in faith, and how the changing world of publishing affects the writing and publishing life.

Eric  Rickstad, novelist, teacher, New York Times Noteworthy Author, and founder of the Northshire Writers Workshop in Manchester, VT, coached writers on how to present our work to its best advantage and how to avoid the most common mistakes that can kill a publishing deal.

James M. Tabor, best-selling non-fiction author and novelist traced the path of his writing career through earning his MFA, joining the Washington, DC, police force, writing best-selling books on extreme sports, writing and hosting a PBS series on The Great Outdoors ... and so much more.

For the Summer Program, we've got a great interactive event in the works for Saturday, July 27. Mark the date and be on the lookout for an Email Blast with all the particulars in June!

Another fine workshop successfully helped writers and creative artists to understand the workings and the power of social marketing.

Hearty thanks to Barbara Dozetos, founder of Above the Fold Marketing, who walked us through the process of creating a Facebook "Page" for our writing, and helped us to understand the pithy value of Twitter.

ABOUT BARBARA DOZETOS:

Barbara Dozetos started her company, Above the Fold, in 2000 when she was a freelance journalist.

The company has evolved over the years and is now a marketing firm that specializes in assisting small businesses, individuals, and non-profits with community management and social media marketing.

"We had a great time!"

"Excellent program!"

"Inspiring"

Such were the comments following the January Annual Meeting and Winter program featuring talks by Madeleine Kunin, former Vermont governor and U.S. ambassador; .J. C. Ellefson, professor and poet in residence at Champlain College; and Barbara Dozetos, journalist and founder of Above the Fold, marketing ans social media consultants.

Thanks to all League members and friends who shared the day with us. See you all in April!

The September Program, "Fall into Poetry," was an excellent day of workshops and a terrific Poetry Slam afternoon. Thank you to all who made it such a terrific event!

[The League is grateful to the members of the Poetry Society of Vermont and to the folks at the River Arts Center for their participation and assistance in bringing this event to Vermont writers.]

A recap of the day:

First up, Julia Shipley presented Brevity’s Gift: Exploring Literature’s Shortest Forms, a hands-on workshop designed to help your writing pack more mojo and kick.

Next, Geof Hewitt taught writers All About Slam!, pushing the boundaries of the very concept of poetry and explaining what a slam is really all about.

After lunch, the Slam! Writers presented original works in three minutes or less. And a Slam Winner was recognized. (Watch this space, and see the December edition of League Lines for more on that!)

The Program was held at River Arts in Morrisville. Thanks again to the people at River Arts and the the Poetry Society of Vermont for their help in putting this together.