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Recognitions

Joan McNulty Pulver

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

Carole Lyden's short story, "I'd like to bin Christmas," appeared in the December 2003 issue of  The Dawn. She lives in Perth, Western Australia with her precious Shih tzu, Sushi, and thought writing a solitary pursuit until she found WVU. A member of the Word Weavers study group, Carole says she is going to try her hand at a few non-fiction classes to push her a little further along the track to success.

“I had no idea that this had been published until I received a complimentary magazine as payment. I submitted this article for Christmas 2002 and had long given up on an answer! I was absolutely stunned and very happy at this news as it was my first article that I have ever submitted. I mostly write poetry and WVU has some excellent help for budding poets.”

Amber Lynn Savoie wrote a skit for Odyssey of the Mind, an international educational program where students from kindergarten through college compete on the local, state, and international level. They must solve a mechanical problem and incorporate it into a skit. Amber, with a group of other 8th graders from Young Middle School in Florida, entered the competition, won 2nd place for their region and will go on to the State finals this month in Orlando. Her classmates helped edit and enhance the skit.

“I was excited, to say the least, when they announced that we would be going to state competition and proudly wear my silver medal.”

Amber’s hobbies include music, poetry and writing short stories. She will be attending a performing arts high school next year where she hopes to hone her writing skills. Amber took F2K twice and loved it. Her grandmother gave her a year’s membership at WVU for her birthday in December.

“I enjoy the chats and friendliness of the other members at WVU. I am looking forward to posting in the study groups and learning from the other members.”

Ruby Osburn, known as Flame to her WVU buddies, received the plum assignment of a regular column in Keynotes, the National Concierges Association's newsletter. A member of the board for the national organization, she was offered the position of Philanthropy Chairperson and asked to write the monthly column entitled, "NCA Chapter Philanthropy Update."

A member of WVU for almost three years, Ruby said, "The classes have helped me gain confidence with my writing ability. WVU has been one of the best things in my life."

Ruby lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and is the Head Concierge for the Aladdin and the Palms Resort and Casinos. "I have four cats that are the joy of my life and give me great ideas for children's stories."

Congratulations, Carole, Amber and Ruby. 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."