Through March 15
ASJA Conference Early Registration Deadline March 15

ASJA's early registration special rate for the 38th annual conference, "The Writer's GPS: On Track for Success!," April 25-26, will run through March 15. The conference will feature three tracks geared especially for journalists and writers just launching a freelance career; mid-career journalists; and those seasoned pros looking to expand into the latest in electronic media.
This year ASJA has also opened 100 spots for student registrations for Saturday, April 25, at a special student rate. Go to: http://www.asja.org/wc/2009/ for complete information and registration.

March 13
1-2 p.m.
Penrose Library, Colorado Springs
Joyce Lohse will join authors signing the newly published symposium book about
pioneer William J. Palmer. Lohse's newest biography about Palmer is due
out in April.

March 14
Denver Woman's Press Club
Spring Writing Seminar: Getting the Words Out, Part II
8:30 am - 1 pm
DWPC's historic clubhouse, 1325 Logan St., Denver
(park free on north side of the house)
Cost: $35 DWPC members, $45 non-members
To register, call Nancy Yackel at 303-794-2722. Make checks payable to Denver Woman's Press Club and send to DWPC Treasurer Nancy Yackel, 2950 Weaver Place, Centennial, CO 80121

March 25
Susan Tweit will present Xericscape Basics: Gardening with Nature, City of Fort Collins Residential Environmental Series, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Road, Fort Collins and sign her new book Walking Nature Home. http://susanjtweit.com/Susansite/Where_I_am.html

March 26
Susan Tweit will present Bringing Wildness Home: Nature as Everyday Inspiration, with special guest Jim Steinberg, Bonfils-Stanton Lecture Series, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Boettcher Theater at Denver Botanic Gardens and sign her new book Walking Nature Home. http://susanjtweit.com/Susansite/Where_I_am.html

March 27
Susan Tweit will read and sign her new book Walking Nature Home, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, Colfax Avenue, Denver. http://susanjtweit.com/Susansite/Where_I_am.html

March 28
Susan Tweit will present Inspired By Nature: Designing Wild Gardens, Denver Botanic Gardens, 9 a.m. to noon. http://susanjtweit.com/Susansite/Where_I_am.html

March 29
Susan Tweit will present The Story Behind the Story, 3:00-4:30 p.m., Arts at the Library Series, Salida Regional Library, Salida. http://susanjtweit.com/Susansite/Where_I_am.html

April 6
Susan Tweit will be at the Fifth Monday Writers Workshop, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Bongo Billy's Salida Cafe, Salida. http://susanjtweit.com/Susansite/Where_I_am.html

April 18
10-5, Carbon Valley Library, Firestone
Joyce Lohse will appear at an author open house and presentation.

April 19
Susan Tweit and Joyce Lohse will appear at Meet The Faces Behind the Books, noon to 3:00 p.m., Englewood Public Library.

April 21, 1-3 p.m.
Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, Littleton  
Joyce Lohse will present "Lurking in Cemeteries: A Researcher's Guide".

April 24-26
ASJA Annual Writer's Conference  2009
The Writer's GPS: On Track for Success
New York City

Sally Stich, former president of Colorado Authors League and the Denver Woman's Press Club, is the co-chair of this year's American Society of Journalists and Authors' Annual Writer's Conference, to be held in New York, April 24-26, at the historic Roosevelt Hotel.

Now in its 38th year, this is THE writers' conference to attend if you are serious about nonfiction writing in today's world. Here is where you will learn from experts, mingle with professionals and take your career to a new level. This remarkable event brings together hundreds of authors, journalists, agents and others for serious networking and information exchange. Panelists from major magazines, publishing houses, Web sites,and agencies will give you the inside scoop on what gets their attention. And experts in today's media will give insights into the nuts and bolts of navigating cyberspace as a nonfiction writer, using tools and techniques that will give you the advantage. If you're serious about your freelance writing career, you can't miss this conference.(This year, special college student discount for Saturday's sessions.) For information on sessions or to register, go to http://www.asja.org/wc

April 25
Molly O'Neill to Keynote ASJA Announces Conference
ASJA Conference: Molly O'Neill will be the keynote speaker Saturday, April 25, at ASJA's 38th Annual Conference luncheon at the Roosevelt Hotel. O'Neill, a former New York Times reporter and the food columnist for its Sunday magazine, is the author of three cookbooks--including the bestselling New York Cookbook, A Well-Seasoned Appetite, and The Pleasure of Your Company. She hosted the PBS series "Great Food." In addition to winning the Julia Child/IACP Award for cookbooks, O'Neill was awarded three James Beard Society citations for books, journalism, and television, as well as the society's Lifetime Achievement Award. Twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, the Columbus, Ohio native has become one of the most recognized and respected food writers in America. Her new book, One Big Table, Portrait of A Nation, comes out this year from Simon and Schuster.
O'Neill will address an audience of all levels of journalists and answer their questions.  This year's ASJA Conference, "The Writer's GPS: On Track for Success!," April 25-26, will feature three tracks, Owen said, geared especially for journalists and writers just launching a freelance career; mid-career journalists; and those seasoned pros looking to expand into the latest in electronic media.  Go to: http://www.asja.org/wc/2009/ for complete  information and registration.

May 1
Susan Tweit will talk  and sign copies of her new book Walking Nature Home, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., ARNO Book Club, Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, with photographer Jim Steinberg. http://susanjtweit.com/Susansite/Where_I_am.html

May 16
Writing: The Work of a Life, A Life of Work
10 a.m. to noon,  Denver Woman's Press Club, 1325 Logan St.
Free and open to the public
Writing has become a significant medium through which we better understand both the human life cycle and our own lives. We publish books, text on cell phones, compose on the Internet, e-mail on computers, and blog in world-wide conversations. Are we are all writers now? And why are so many of us penning memoirs? How do we change as writers over our lifetimes, and what role does technology play? For information, 303.839.1519 
www.dwpconline.org

Panelists:

• Elinor (Ellie) Miller Greenberg, Ed.D, writer, blogger, consultant, and former  university administrator; co-author, A Time of Our Own: In Celebration of Women Over Sixty
• Florence Klein, web site founder, broker, founder, www.SilverPlanet.com, serving ages 55+
• Carol Sullivan, Ph.D. writer, author, teacher, and former Colorado legislator, creator of course series Turning Your Life into Story
• Jacquelyn Wonder, Ph.D. writer, lecturer, and consultant, co-author, The Forever Mind: Eight Ways to Unleash the Powers of Your Mature Mind

June 10, 7-9 p.m.
Penrose Library, Colorado Springs
Joyce Lohse will present "Family History: Truth and Mystery".