NCW Member News & Celebrations

Linda Osmundson’s How the West Was Drawn: Cowboy Charlie’s Art won a Western Writers of American finalist Spur award.

CLASSES for Writers

Laura Pritchett teaching a writing class

Registration for the NCW Spring Session of classes has begun. We have classes for all level of writers and all different writing topics. All classes take place at the NCW Writers Studio at 108 East Monroe Drive in Fort Collins. 
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Writing Contest

PERSONAL ESSAY/CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST
There’s still time to enter the 2012 Personal Essay/Creative Nonfiction contest! Enter to win cash prizes and publication in the 2012 winners’ anthology, Pooled Ink: Celebrating the 2012 NCW Contest Winners. Winners and honorable mentions get a free copy. This year’s judge is writer, poet, songwriter, and more, Mr. Kim Stafford. See contest page for prizes, entry fees, and submission guidelines!

Brown Bag Series: Components of a Good Query Letter

May 16,    12:00-1:00
$15 NCW Members/ $20 Nonmembers
PRESENTER: Kerrie Flanagan
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flannagan0909__017webQuery letters can make or break you in the publishing business and a good query letter is essential for getting your foot in the door.  Whether you are pitching an article or a book, theses letters are the way you get an agent or editor to ask for more. Northern Colorado Writers Director, Kerrie Flanagan, will take you through the steps of writing an effective query letter, providing you with the necessary tools for finding success in this business.

Brown Bag Series: Components of a Good Website

Wednesday, May 23      12:00-1:00
$15 NCW Members/ $20 Nonmembers
You are welcome to bring your lunch 

A Website’s Five “Must-Haves”

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Widgets,Domains, Videos, Social Media, Hosting, SEO, Links Back, Keywords, Metadata … the list of what people say their webmasters sold them goes on and on. What is really necessary? What does more harm than good? Want to be sure? Whether you build your own website or hire a web developer to do it for you, it is wise to be an informed consumer. Maryjo Faith Morgan, freelance writer and partner in Fred’s Used Websites will give you the straight scoop.

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Calendar

Mastermind Group
Fri May 18 @ 4:00PM
Screenwriting 2
Sun May 20 @ 1:00PM
SCBWI Meeting
Mon May 21 @ 7:00PM
NCW Members Only Morning Coffee
Tue May 22 @ 8:30AM
Brown Bag Series: Components of a Good Website
Wed May 23 @12:00PM

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ANTHOLOGY: POOLED INK

ncw_pooled_ink_Logo The 2012 Anthology, Pooled Ink, highlighting the winners and honorable mentions from the 2011 writing contests, is now available.|
$11.00 at the NCW Studio
$11.99 on Lulu