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Recognitions

Judy Hunt

Welcome to Recognitions, a column dedicated to proclaim the writing successes of Writers' Village University members!

Sandra Noble's Thanksgiving romance, "A Thankful Heart," will hit the newsstands on November 18, 2002, when that week's issue of Woman's World magazine is released.

Sandra is grateful to her WVU study group members in the Colin R. Onstad room for their invaluable assistance as she landed her first publishing contract. Sandra said, "My fellow study group members have gently critiqued and encouraged me. They've had to read umpteen of my short romances while I've learned to write for the Woman's World market."

Upon hearing from Woman's World, Sandra said, "I was thrilled! It was real jumping up and down news!" Yet she accepts that rejection letters are part of being a writer. "Since I was getting a late start, I knew I had to quickly send out a lot of work in order to attain the required bounty of rejection slips." Staying practical yet hopeful, Sandra explains, "I'll keep adding to my 'rejection collection', but hopefully I'll find success just often enough to keep me trying."

Sandra concentrates on her romance writing in her study group and classes. She has been a WVU member since August 2001.

Kevin Thornburgh's poetry book, bird bouncing on olive branches, was recently published. His poems that he selected for this collection have previously been published in a variety of magazines, including The Pacific Review.

A WVU member for one year, Kevin has taken a variety of its poetry courses. Kevin takes pride in the novel in verse he wrote through the program.

Louise E. Sawyer's poem, "A Day At The Seashore," was published in the July 2002 issue of T-Zero. Louise is a writer and creativity coach living in Victoria, B.C., Canada. A WVU member since June 2001, she enjoys writing poetry, essays, articles, children's stories, mystery stories and screenplays.

We look forward to reading about your writing accomplishments in this column. If you or someone you know has received recognition for writing, please send the information to recognitions@wvu.org Let us know!