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.

                                 OCTOBER PROGAM

WHAT: Members of the Norman Galaxy of Writers who attended WriterCon will discuss their experience.

WHEN: October 8, 2022. Business Meeting: 10 a.m.; Program 10:30 a.m., Pioneer Norman Central Library or via Zoom.

SEPTEMBER PROGRAM

WHAT: Jocelyn Pedersen will speak about writing. She holds both a Master of Professional Writing Degree and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish degrees from the University of Oklahoma. Her debut thriller novel, An Eye for an Eye, was released in 2016. Shelf Unbound magazine named An Eye for an Eye a top 100 notable read in

2017. Her feature articles have been published nationally by the Associated Press, on Yahoo! and AT&T News. She contributes regularly to local and regional magazines and newspapers with multiple front-page credits. Pedersen won the 2016 Top Abstract Award from AEJMC (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication) and has published and presented additional academic work.

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

                                          AUGUST PROGRAM

WHAT: Jane Vincent Taylor is a poet, collaborator, and teacher of creative writing. She has taught at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico for fifteen years. Many of Jane’s poetry/art projects are documented at

janevincenttaylor.blogspot.com where you can also link to some of her publications. She will teach us about letter poems.

WHEN: August 13, 2022.  Business Meeting: 10 a.m.; Program: 10:30 a.m., Pioneer Room, Norman Central Library or via Zoom.

 JULY PROGRAM

WHAT: Marcia Preston earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from University of Central

Oklahoma, taught in public high schools for more than a decade, and worked for a time as PR and publications director for the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. She freelanced for a wide variety of magazines for many years, and edited and published ByLine, a trade magazine for aspiring writers. Her interests include gardening, OU football and Lepidoptera. Find her award-winning books on Amazon.com.

WHEN: June 9, 2022.  Business Meeting: 10 a.m.; Program: 10:30 a.m., Pioneer Room, Norman Central Library or via Zoom.

 JUNE PROGRAM

WHAT: Susan Cogan's topic is "Show Your Work and Let the World See You: Some Whys and Hows." The speech will address learning to live life as a creative person. Susan is the author of more than a dozen books. See her work at: www.linktr.ee/susanbcogan.

WHEN: June 11, 2022.  Business Meeting: 10 a.m.; Program: 10:30 a.m., Pioneer Room, Norman Central Library or via Zoom. If you need the Zoom link and don’t automatically receive it, please e-mail galaxy-info@narda.net with "Register" in the subject line.