May 13, 2023

Business Meeting: 10 a.m.; Program: 10:30 a.m.

Community Room, Norman East Library

3051 East Alameda

 

    Our May speaker will be Sammy (Erskine Husbands), who will talk about writing how-to articles. He is a physical educator, a martial arts instructor, and co-author of The Introduction to the Johnson Method of Barbados Stick Science, Vol. 1. He owns Way of Life Tai Chi and has done many workshops and seminars in his home country of Barbados and Trinidad, the islands of sand, sea, sun, and liquid snow. He also coached the first Tai-Chi athlete on the island.

Sammy grew up listening to stories about Bajan Sticklicking and watching kung fu movies. When he and his family moved to the West Coast, he joined the Barbados Wushu Federation and wrote a skit called “Setting a Goal,” which was performed at The National Independence Festivals of Creative Arts (NIFCA).

In 2017 Sammy returned to Barbados to teach martial arts and fitness. He enrolled in the local college’s Physical Education program, where he honed his writing skill to produce martial arts how-to books.

 NORMAN GALAXY OF WRITERS

April 8, 2023, 10 a.m.

Pioneer Room, Norman Central Library

SPEAKER: Shayla Raquel Hale 

A best-selling author and public speaker, Shayla teaches people the ins and outs of writing, publishing, and marketing their books. She has taught in-person and online classes all over Oklahoma and Texas, focusing on author branding, self-publishing, book marketing, and the craft of writing. She has helped a number of writers bring their manuscripts to fruition. Her website is a treasure trove of information for authors. The address is https://www.shaylaraquel.com.

Shayla's books include Pre-Publishing Checklist, The Suicide Tree, The 10 Commandments of Author Branding, and Al Things I Should Have Told You.

 MARCH 2023 PROGAM

WHAT:         Author Shelley L. Levisay re: Books & Writing Methods

WHEN:         March 11, 2023, 10:30 a.m. 

WHERE:     Pioneer Norman Central Library, 103 West Acres, Norman, OK or via Zoom. To get the Zoom link, please contact:  writeline-ed@narda.net.

 FEBRUARY 2023 PROGAM

WHAT:         Author T.C. Miller 

WHEN:         January 11, 2023, 10:30 a.m. 

WHERE:     Pioneer Norman Central Library, 103 West Acres, Norman, OK or via Zoom. To get the Zoom link, please contact:  writeline-ed@narda.net.

T.C. Miller’s first published piece was on the front page of a mid-sized newspaper. This began a sixty-year writing career with significant gaps. Miller has twenty-four years of military service, more than forty years in Hakkoryu Jujitsu that included operating his own school, and working in numerous sales positions.

 

Miller is the author of five family-friendly BlackStar Ops Group spy-thrillers and is working on books six and seven. The first book begins at Mather Air Force Base in Rancho Cordova, California, where he was once stationed. The sequels are set in locations that parallel his career.

 

An award-winning Western short story encouraged Miller to write a full-length novel, McGrath. It takes place in 1909 Muskogee, a turbulent time in Oklahoma history. Miller also has a sci-fi time travel piece on the back burner that his wife, Jake, wants him to finish.

                                JANUARY 2023 PROGAM

WHAT:         Winners of the 2022 Norman Galaxy of Writers' writing contest will read their winning entries.

WHEN:         January 11, 2023, 10:30 a.m. 

WHERE:     Pioneer Norman Central Library, 103 West Acres, Norman, OK or via Zoom. To get the Zoom link, please contact:

writeline-ed@narda.net

                                                DECEMBER PROGAM

WHAT:         Holiday Party! There will be potluck foods, fun, laughter, and the                                 awarding of the NGW Writing Contest certificates to winners.

WHEN:         December 10, 2022,11:00 a.m. (Come at 10:00 a.m. if you want to                             help decorate).

WHERE:     UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
                    914 Elm Avenue, Norman, OK
                    Parking is on the west side of the church

 ZOOM AVAILABLE!

NOVEMBER PROGAM

WHAT: Lara Bernhardt, Pushcart nominated writer and editor, will discuss character motivation.

WHEN: November 12, 2022. Business Meeting: 10 a.m.; Program 10:30 a.m., Pioneer Norman Central Library or via Zoom.