Saturday, June 2 nd Guest Speaker - at 2pm in the Community Room on the 3rd Floor of the Palos Verdes Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, in Rolling Hills Estates. Rebecca Forster https://rebeccaforster.com you're not a lawyer, doctor or cop" 
Rebecca Forster started writing novels on a crazy dare. Now she is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of 29 books which the CBS Legal Correspondent calls, "Perfect... impossible to put down."After earning her MBA, Forster spent 14 years as a marketing executive before taking the leap from a corporate to a creative career. A fulltime author, speaker and teacher, Rebecca focuses on legal and political thrillers, but is known for bringing an uncommon sense of character and compassion to her work. Her Witness Series, featuring attorney Josie Bates, has resided on the Amazon bestseller lists for over three years in both the U.S. and U.K. and is a featured series at Audible.com. Before Her Eyes, a cross-genre thriller, captured the winning votes for Reviewers Choice for Best Mystery. Rebecca teaches the craft of writing and the cultivation of creativity at programs that have included the acclaimed UCLA Writers Program and as a guest speaker at legal associations, writer's conferences, women's symposiums and philanthropic groups across the U.S. She has made repeat appearances at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and volunteers at Southern California middle schools to bring the excitement of writing into the classroom. Appointed to the Patient/Family Advisory Board at Torrance Memorial Hospital, Rebecca advocates for closer relations between patients, families and medical staff to improve care. Rebecca lives in Southern California. She is married to a prominent Los Angeles Superior Court judge and is the mother of two grown sons. Travel is a passion and when she is not writing you can find her on a tennis court, in front of a sewing machine or on the couch with a book in her hand. Note: This meeting of the SOUTHWEST MANUSCRIPTERS, will be on: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 2-4:00pm, in the Community Room on the 3rd Floor of the PV Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, in Rolling Hills Estates. Try parking on the roof, as the 2nd floor parking is usually packed. Contact Carol at: (310) 676-7494 or carol.ann.sperling@gmail.com for further information.  Future Meeting Times and Dates: Saturday, July 7, 2018 from 2 to 4pm - Guest Speaker: Elaine Ash August 2018 - Picnic - Date and Place TBD  Don't forget! the Betty Simmons Short Story Fiction Contest Entries are due by the June 2nd Meeting! - See Below... Barbra Simpson, Contest Chair SWM Contest Rules Betty Simmons Short Story Fiction Contest Deadline: June 2nd, 2018 SWM meeting. Contest Chair: Barbra Simpson barbrassimpson@aol.com (310) 376-8234 1. Contest is limited to SWM members only. 2. Four dollars non-refundable fee for each entry. Cash or check OK. One check can cover multiple entries. Make check payable to Southwest Manuscripters and bring to the meeting or send to the SWM Contest, 872 - Fifth Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 3. Maximum three entries per person. In keeping with the purpose of the SWM to encourage writers, especially new writers, only previously unpublished material is allowed. That means not seen in any medium (book, newsletter, magazine, newspaper, internet) with circulation of more than 200 readers. Rule of Thumb: If a judge may already have seen your entry, it is ineligible. 4. Print four (4) copies of your entries, one per each judge. Article entries must be double-spaced... but single-sided, with an easy-to-read typeface, and legible. If the entry can't be read, it can't be judged. [Note: Times-Roman or Courier 12 is standard.] 5. Note word count on page one (max 2,000). Do NOT put personal info on the pages. 6. Entrant's name may not appear anywhere on the entry. Put NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE and TITLE of entry as you would like to see them on award on a 3x5 card. You may also indicate intended market (e.g., children's magazine, sci-fi magazine). 7. Although the contest has four judges, no judge is obliged to provide a written critique. 8. Awards will be presented at the SWM meeting in the month following the contest deadline. Winners of more than one top award will receive one certification for the highest scoring entry and honorable mention for any others. In case of a tie for a top award, each individual entrant will receive the same award. 9. Members who wish their entries to be published in The Write Stuff, may forward their entries, winning or not, after the contest, to Southwest Manuscripters, TWS Editor: van42@hotmail.com 10. Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be rejected and the entry fee will be forfeit. Give entries, checks and cards to the Contest Chair or mail them to: SWM Contest, 872 - Fifth Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 or bring to the Mar. 3rd, 2018 SWM Meeting (or before). Do NOT mail entries to the Editor or to the SWM P.O. Box. Basically what the above is saying: A) Submit 4 (four) copies of your work, without any personal info on the sheets, just the title. B) At the same time, include a card or paper with title and your personal info. C) Send them to or give to Barbra at the above address or at the next meeting along with your check or cash. D) Pick up your award at the following meeting. SIMPLE! Future Meeting Times and Dates: Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 2 to 4pm - Guest Speaker: Rebecca Forster Saturday, July 7, 2018 from 2 to 4pm - Guest Speaker: Elaine Ash August 2018 - Picnic - Date and Place TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||
