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Recognitions

Joan McNulty Pulver

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

Judy Karbritz, known at Writers’ Village University as “Toffee,” wrote a poem entitled “Job Lot.” A few months after she sent it to the Daily Mail (the United Kingdom’s daily newspaper), Judy was surprised to see it in print. “When I didn't receive acknowledgement, I thought they hadn't liked it. I was drinking a coffee and browsing through the paper when I saw a couple of familiar lines. It took me a moment or two to work out why it was familiar!” The day after her poem was published, Judy received a check for the article, “The Becker Murder Of 1922,” which she submitted in April 2001 to Family Tree Magazine. It appeared in the January issue.

Judy lives in London, where she is a regular columnist for Healing Today, a UK magazine. “Fortunately it only comes out every three months so I'm hardly overworked.”

Only a couple of months ago, Judy joined WVU and became a member of the Word Weavers study group. “The other members of this group are such a talented and friendly bunch. Since joining WVU, I've almost been frogmarched into writing poetry. My main love is stand-up poetry. The standing up is the easy bit, and thanks to WVU, I've now written the poetry!”

Niki Leigh entered a short-short story contest on the subject of love at Writers Crossing. The piece entitled, "Our Afternoon Walk," is an excerpt from her novel, Stormy View. The story was published in its February newsletter and then posted on its website. “I tied for first place and am thrilled. This is only the second contest I've entered. I like the odds thus far. A friend from WVU won the other contest I entered, so that was alright.”

Niki joined WVU over the July 4th weekend in 2002. She is a participant in the Crime and Punishment study group. “I did a Google search for a reasonable and flexible website that provided writing classes. I made myself a promise that I would give up on the idea of writing once and for all if I couldn't find something I could afford. Within five minutes I found WVU. Without the classes and camaraderie, my first novel would not be complete, and my second would not be underway. Those are only some of the reasons I gave myself a lifetime membership. It seemed like a wonderful gift to myself.”

Congratulations, Judy and Niki. We wish you continued success in all your writing endeavors.

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

About the Author
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Joan McNulty Pulver moved to Florida about 30 years ago and decided to stay. She has five children (two girls and three boys) and five grandchildren (four boys and one girl). An Administrative Secretary for the State of Florida, she plans to retire in about seven years and then start her real career, writing. Joan hopes to have at least one novel finished and published by that time. She does a little volunteer work here at WVU and enjoys this community of writers. "I have learned so much here and like helping others learn along with me."