May 23rd 2021 Authors on the Green Event

 The WhipCity Wordsmiths met on March 21st. The Artworks sponsored Authors On the Green event is moving forward with the WhipCity Wordsmiths as hosts and participants in the event. We chose the 11AM-3PM hours. Now Artworks will meet with the Park & Rec for the permissions necessary and hopefuly get a green light to take over the green on May 23rd for this event. Stay tuned for further details as they are hammered out. There is NO FEE for a space in this event. If you're interested in participating contact Susan at whipcitywordsmths@gmail.com with your contact information and interest so you can be added to the list and kept advised as the event date draws nearer.

May Literary Event?

 Artworks of Westfield is willing to help us host a Literary Arts Event on the green in downtown Westfield on a Saturday or Sunday in May. Author table and tents will be spaced 10' apart. The green is quite spacious. I just need to gauge the level of interest and whether or not anyone would be interested in participating as Artworks needs to make arrangements to book the Green for the event. I'm leaning toward a Sunday 11AM to 2-3PM? It would be easier than a busy Saturday to get things transported across the street from various parking areas as there'd be less traffic. What are your thoughts? I need to get an answer back to Artworks by March 31st. Please respond to whipcitywordsmiths@gmail.com as I will collect responses there as well as on our facebook page. Tanks authors!

Think SPRING!

 Just a reminder that if you are writing a piece for the Westfield News Writers Series on the theme of SPRING the deadline is March 12TH! I had erroneously noted the deadline as March 14th previously. You can write a poem, a piece of prose, or a piece on any Spring-related topic of your choice. Approximately 600 word length. Please include a mini author bio, a photo of yourself if available, and a photo related to your piece if one is available. Submissions can be emailed to lori.szepelak@icloud.com

March 2021 ZOOM Meeting Set

 The March 2021 Zoom meeting date and times have been set. The meeting will be Sunday March 21st from 2PM-4PM. You can come at any time and leave at any time during the meeting according to your schedule. I am going to be setting alternating monthly meetings on Saturdays and Sundays, so for instance, April's meeting will be on Saturday. Some Wordsmiths are unable to attend Saturday meetings, some cannot attend Sunday meetings, weekday meetings are difficult for me as I am tired after working at a busy medical office all day.

IMPORTANT!! Please send your current email address to Susan and Kelly at whipcitywordsmiths@gmail.com so your email can be forwarded to Heidi who is our meeting coordinator who sends out the Zoom meeting invitation with link. This is especially important if you are a long time member of the group but have never completed the application on which we have colected email addresses to keep in touch with members, or are a new member and have not yet completed your application form or provided an email address. Yu, of course, cannot receive an invitation to the meeting if we do not have an email on record for you.

Thanks! See you on the 21st of this month!

Westfield News Writers Series: Spring!

 The Writers Series will continue throughout 2021. Our next topic/theme has been chosen and submissions are being accepted until March 14th. You can write on any spring theme that catches your fancy. Submissions should be approximately 600 words. If you are submitting please include a short author biography, a photo of yourself if available, and a picture to accompany your piece if you have one and the permission necessary to use it. Your submissions can be emailed directly with Lori at lori.szepelak@icloud.com. Let's see how many of us can Think Spring! Any questions please contact me at whipcitywordsmiths@gmail.com

St Patrick's Day Writers Series

 The WhipCity Wordsmiths have been working with the Westfield News writing short 600 word pieces on various topics and themes to keep our local community together during the pandemic. The upcoming topic /theme is Saint Patrick's Day. Three Wordsmiths submitted a piece to the newspaper through series coordinator Lori Szepelak. Robert W Thompson's piece will appear on Monday, March 15th. Heidi Colonna Parker's submission for the series will appear in the Tuesday, March 16th edition. Susan Buffum's piece on Shamrocks will appear on Wednesday, March 17th.  You can view the Writers Series by finding Westfield News in a search on your browser. Thanks to the Wordsmiths who submitted for this series!

New Email Adress for the Group

This is noted in the previous post in two places, but I wanted to put a separate post up so it doesn't go overlooked. Kelly and I agreed it was time for the group to have its own email address so we don't lose communications from members among the myriad other emails we receive. She and I both monitor our new email which makes this a supremely more efficient means of contacting us. To contact the WhipCity Wordsmiths from now on please send email to whipcitywordsmiths@gmail.com  Thank you!