Bulletin Board

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Please note new address for Denver branch website:

www.denverpenwomen.org

Also, branch president Paula Pahl's correct email is:

paulapahl@q.com

New Officers Elected at Missouri State Convention

Award-winning artist and author Elaine Sandra Abramson was unanimously elected President of the Missouri State Association of the National League of American Pen Women at the Missouri State Convention held in Independence, Missouri. Thelma Urich was elected Vice President and Peggy Chumbly Treasurer. At the convention, Ms. Abramson's mix media book illustration for the book The Bully won the coveted "People's Choice Award." Her artwork has appeared in The Pen Woman magazine, the NLAPW Forum, other national publications and trade journals, Texas tourism, licensed products, and on TV and the Internet.

NLAPW President Visits Colorado Springs

Collins visited Colorado Springs (2-21,22-09) to attend the Pikes Peak Branch meeting. Pamela Cosel, KXRM FOX 21 interactive managing editor, is 1st vice president of the Branch. Click here for story, video, and photos.

Good links for checking out scams relevant to writers:
Writer Beware
Absolute Write's Water Cooler
Preditors & Editors
Caveat Scrivener

Beware of Poetry.com. This Maryland "publishing company" has been accused repeatedly of scamming writers for years with flattery and lies. Unfortunately, flattered writers are willing to give them money and pay for books with their poetry in them or even end up paying for expensive "winning writers" conventions and the silver cup temptation. One thing is guaranteed. If you submit to this company, you will be asked for money after you get mail that tells you how wonderful your writing is. (They are now also doing the same with photography.) Besides Poetry.com, this organization is also seen as Noble House Publishers, International Library of Poetry, National Library of Poetry, International Society of Poets, International Poetry Hall of Fame, Watermark Press, Birthwrites, International Lib, Pegasus Press, International Society of Photography, picture.com, and Arts and Kids. Be safe rather than sorry.

Also beware of Airleaf Publishing, Petersen Publishing Group, PublishAmerica, Sterling House Publishers, and BookSurge (also known as/previously known as TheGreatUnpublished.com), Digitz.net, and imprintbooks.com.