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There are many among the 228
members of this group who enjoy volunteering to read, in both schools,
retirement homes, and to other groups.
Conversely there are many
schools and retirement homes that would love to have people come and read to the
children and the old folks.
Charlotte Harbor Writers would
like to make it easier for the two groups to communicate with each other. We
propose to start a register of those amongst us are willing to share their
passion for reading and writing. We have established a contact in the Charlotte
County public school system that is willing and eager to share such a register
with the teachers and librarians concerned with arranging this type of
program.
If
you are willing to be one of these volunteers then I would appreciate it if you
would send me the following information.
Your name? - Your e-mail address? - Your telephone
number? - Which geographic area you would be willing to volunteer to read in? -
Are there any times of the year when you're not available?
If
you would like to volunteer to read to schoolchildren, will you read to all
children or just certain grades? Will you read your own books or
do you prefer to read the books chosen by the teachers?
Are
you willing to read to other organized groups such as Condominium Associations,
Retirement Homes, and Book Clubs etc.? The organizers of these groups would
probably be interested in the type of books you intend to read simply to make
sure they would be interesting to the members of their group, so please add that
information.
Given the opportunity would you like to sell your
books?
When the register has details of sufficient volunteer
authors/readers, it will be distributed to Charlotte County public school
system, and I'm sure the Sun Herald newspaper would be delighted to pass the
information on to the community at large.
This project is being carried out by the members of
Charlotte Harbor Writers Yahoo List with help and guidance from the Arts and
Humanities Council of Charlotte County.
Please send the information to pgholmes@comcast.net and I look forward
to adding your name to the list.
Paul Holmes
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Monday, April 21, 2014
Call for Community Support for Writers
Friday, February 28, 2014
Writer's Contest
Please note a new page has been added to our blog for writer's contest. You can find the link to the right under "PAGES".
Charlotte Harbor Writers Picnic - March 30th
Fellow writers.
They say that writing is a lonely occupation and the Charlotte Harbor Writers annual picnic is a unique opportunity to meet other local authors from Sanibel down to Naples and from Arcadia across Englewood.
The picnic is open to all those who are on the Charlotte Harbor Writers list, and you are welcome to bring a guest, there is no charge, although we will ask for donations to cover the cost of renting the Pavilion and the picnic supplies.
This year's annual picnic will be on March 30 at Bayshore live Oaks Park on the north bank of the Peace River in Port Charlotte. It will be from two o'clock until five.
They say that writing is a lonely occupation and the Charlotte Harbor Writers annual picnic is a unique opportunity to meet other local authors from Sanibel down to Naples and from Arcadia across Englewood.
The picnic is open to all those who are on the Charlotte Harbor Writers list, and you are welcome to bring a guest, there is no charge, although we will ask for donations to cover the cost of renting the Pavilion and the picnic supplies.
This year's annual picnic will be on March 30 at Bayshore live Oaks Park on the north bank of the Peace River in Port Charlotte. It will be from two o'clock until five.
As before, we will provide plates, glasses, cutlery and soft drinks. We just ask you to bring some finger food suitable for a picnic, to share. You should also bring a copy of your latest books to share with other authors, and hold up as we take a photograph of all our writers with their books.
We have to thank the Arts and and Humanities Council of Charlotte County for hosting the picnic, without their help we would not have been able to hold it this year.
We need to have a rough head count, so that we can buy the right amount of soft drink etc. so please RSVP to pgholmes@comcast.net and let me know how many people will be in your party.
Looking forward to meeting my old friends again, and making the acquaintance of many new ones.
Paul Holmes
Some of you may get this message twice as I'm having to send it to both the
new and the old list until everyone switches from the old one to the new
one.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Venice Book Fair
The Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival takes place in Centennial Park in
the 200 block of West Tampa Avenue in downtown Venice, Saturday, April 5 from 10
a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be talks about writing and publishing in the Venice
Center Mall Community Room and at Luna Ristorante, both located within a block
of the book fair. For more information, see www.venicebookfair.com.
Or contact Pam PJohnson@Venicegov.com
Kim Weitkamp - How to write and tell personal stories
The
Tamiami Tale Tellers of Fort Myers are proud to present two storytelling events
featuring Kim Weitkamp:
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014,
STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
KIM
WEITKAMP
HOW TO WRITE AND TELL PERSONAL
STORIES
Kim Weitkamp will be returning to Fort Myers in 2014
to present a second Story U Workshop on How to Write and Tell Personal Stories.
This past year, her workshop met with such great reception that the Tamiami Tale
Tellers of Fort Myers, who produced the event, decided to have her back again by
popular demand.
In her upcoming workshop, Kim will delve deeper into the Memory Mapping and
“StoryBox” concepts she developed in her first Story U workshop. Using these
techniques, Kim will show a fun, easy was to pull numerous story ideas out of
personal experiences and turn any one of them into a well-rounded tale.
Participants will leave the workshop with one new piece that will contain all
the bones of a good story. Whether a story lover, a family storyteller, a
performing teller, a writer or a public speaker - this workshop will help the
participant build his or her repertoire, enhance any presentation and transform
life experiences into spellbinding narratives
Kim is a nationally known storyteller and a gifted
workshop leader who has performed her own personal stories at festivals
throughout the country and at the National Storytelling Festival in
Jonesborough, TN. For more information about Kim, visit her website at
www.kimweitkamp.com.
Seating is limited so make your reservations now by clicking on this
link:
This Story U workshop is a Florida Storytelling Associaion
event produced by the Tamiami Tale Tellers. It will be held at the Covenant
Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 2439 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901,
on Saturday, March 22, 2014, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Admission is $15 at the
door, in cash. For more information, please call Mary Lou Williams at (239)
267-6480 or email mwfortmyers@aol.com.
Northport Poetry Group
Only for Feb. The North Port Poetry Workshop meeting will be on Tuesday Feb. 25
at 1:30 pm at The Garden of the Five Senses Park at 4299 Pan American Blvd.
North Port, FL 34287. That is just a couple of blocks off US 41 N. NP Poetry
Workshop is primarily poets reading, with some writing discussion. Listeners
are very welcome. There are no dues or joining requirements, no reservations
required. Only requirement is that you have an interest in writing, reading or
listening to poetry. The normal meeting place is at the North Port Library on
US 41, in the Juliano Room. Just for Feb, the meeting will be at Five
Senses Park, a beautiful setting. I will be leading this month's meeting.
Monthly meetings are always the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:30, normally at
the NP Library. Welcome all. Dobie Pasco
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