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Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan here . . . This is why I love my work.
Writers of Science Fiction and Fantasy, check out Laurel Anne Hill; see how she builds her magnificent platform!
Dear Teresa,
Sit down. This news is amazing. And YOU are part of it.
I just received an email. Shanghai Steam (the anthology containing my “Moon-Flame Woman” short story) has been nominated for a 2013 Aurora Award. The Aurora Awards are sponsored by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. This honor is BIG, and my story — the story you helped me revise – has placement near the front of the anthology. So let’s do the happy dance together.
The Aurora does not have an award for a short story collection, so Shanghai Steam was nominated in the category of “Best Related Work — English.” Each category contains only five nominations. That’s FIVE out of all the related types of science fiction/fantasy works done by Canadians during the year.
Thank you for helping me create an authentic main character.
Love,
Laurel
Laurel also thanks her mentor Charlotte Cook of KOMENAR Publishing. Heroes Arise, Laurel’s debut parable, was released in October 2007. ForeWord Magazine selected Heroes Arise for a Book of the Year Award for 2007 (bronze, science fiction).
Laurel Anne Hill
Upcoming Events in 2013:
- May 24-27; BayCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA; Guest and panelist.
- June 8, 9, 10 & 15: San Mateo County Fair at San Mateo Fairgrounds, CA; Guest presenter.
- August 29 – September 2; World Science Fiction Convention, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX; Attending member.
- October 8-10; OryCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, Lloyd Center Doubletree Inn, Portland, OR; Guest and panelist.
- October 31 – November 3; World Fantasy Convention, Brighton, England, Attending member.
Cheers to Laurel Anne Hill, Heroes Arise, author of science fiction and fantasy, writing contest sponsor, contributing author for anthologies!
Sincerely,
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
author of:
Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (the workbook)
Love Made of Heart (the mother-daughter novel used in college composition classes; book is archived at the San Francisco History Center)
Answer Me Now (the award-winning short play)
and speeches advocating mental health and end violence against women and children
Click here for a list of Coach Teresa’s event.
http://writingcoachTeresa.com for more resources. Coach Teresa says: “Wear the dual hats of writer and promoter. Reach out, not stress out.”
First honoree in this video from The Media Center is Bardi Rosman Koodrin. In the interview, Bardi tells about her remarkable experience when she was five years old.
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“Hi Teresa! I know how supportive you are of library programs. Here’s a article about how Wallenberg students kept the school library running with no librarian and have received such community recognition.”
Wallenberg Traditional High School is one of the smaller high schools in SFUSD with an enrollment of less than 700 students. By comparison Lowell High School holds over 2,600 students. Wallenberg’s tiny campus was once an elementary school before transforming into a high school in 1981 named after Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of European Jews during the Holocaust. Accordingly, the school’s maxim is: “One individual can make a difference.
For the past four years Logan Cai, a student currently in his senior year, has been proving the truth of that maxim. The school requires students to perform community service in order to graduate, but Logan’s service has far surpassed the minimum requirements. Among many other projects, Logan has been volunteering as the school’s librarian. His efforts have earned him the 2011 Jefferson Award for public service.
Budget shortfalls in 2009 caused SFUSD to lay off Kate Farrell, the school’s librarian, and cut her position from the school’s budget for the 2009-2010 school year. Wallenberg was on the verge of becoming a high school without a library until Ms. Farrell made a suggestion: let Logan run it. Logan and his partner Fanny Lau were founding members of the school’s Ravenous Readers Book Club and Ms. Farrell had trained them as library interns. When the budget crisis occurred she believed her interns were ready to take the reins.
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Laurel Anne Hill, author of Heroes Arise, has stepped forward to help Bardi Rosman Koodrin.
Bardi says in a recent newsletter:
“The SF/Peninsula Branch of the California Writers Club will be stepping up to ensure that our Literary Stage at the San Mateo County Fair 2011 does not go dark this year. David Hirzel & Laurel Anne Hill will act as our Stage Coordinators. Other club members have offered to pick up the slack to produce various workshops, and to assure that the Second Annual Author Book Day go on without a hitch. Thank You CWC!!! Contact us right away if you want to help.”
For tickets to the fair: https://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/fair-info/fair-info/general-fair-info
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Friday June 17, 2011 Literary Arts Stage at the San Mateo County Fair
4:00-6:00pm Mary E. Knippel presents “Coaxing Creativity” workshop
6:30-8:00pm readings from California Writers Club–San Francisco Peninsula Branch members, including contributing authors in the anthology Fault Zone.
8:00-9:00pm author Teresa LeYung-Ryan (past president of CWC-SF Peninsula Branch) uses Love Made of Heart to inspire adult-children of mentally-ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and gain resources for their families. As Writing Career Coach Teresa, she helps fiction and nonfiction authors gain a competitive edge before and after publication with her workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days.
Visit Teresa’s blog at http://WritingCoachTeresa.com She is the sponsor for “The Immigrant Experience” Writing Contest and she hopes to meet the contestants at the fair.
General Rules for 2011 Writing Contests from San Mateo County Fair Literary Arts Dept.
Entries must be received by 7:00 pm, Friday, April 29, 2011 or postmarked by April 25th, 2011
http://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/competitive-exhibits/departments/literary-arts
After you go to above link, look at left side of the webpage and click on [ Entry Book Pages ] for general rules.
The Literary Arts Department at the San Mateo County Fair offering contests in these categories:
http://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/pdf/guide_book/creative_arts.pdf for the list of writing contests & descriptions (scroll to pages 64 - 70)
DIVISION 342 – THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE: NOVEL, MEMOIR, OR SHORT STORY
Sponsored by Teresa LeYung Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart http://lovemadeofheart.com
DIVISION 335 – “HEROES ARISE” SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY NOVEL CHAPTER
Sponsored by Laurel Anne Hill, author of Heroes Arise www.laurelannehill.com
DIVISION 336 – SAN FRANCISCO/PENINSULA CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB:
THE MOST PROMISING WRITER OF THE YEAR SHORT STORY CONTEST
DIVISION 337 – THE VERNA DREISBACH “WHY WE RIDE” NONFICTION
Sponsored by Verna Dreisbach www.vernadreisbach.com
DIVISION 338 – THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEMOIR WRITERS: THE POWER OF MEMOIR www.namw.org
DIVISION 341– “I’M DYING TO TELL YOU” MYSTERY NOVEL CHAPTER
Sponsored by Frank M. Kahren, author of Brand Loyalty www.fmkahren.com
DIVISION 324 – CHILDREN’S NOVEL CHAPTER OR STORY CONTEST
Sponsored by Parenting on the Peninsula www.ponthep.com
DIVISION 323 – THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Sponsored by the Peninsula Arts Council www.peninsulaartscouncil.org
The Capitol City Young Writers Award
Youth Grades 6-12 Sponsored by Verna Dreisbach, President and Founder http://www.capitolcityyoungwriters.org/ Young writers, also check out Capital City Young Writers’ website for other resources. For contest description and rules though, go to the San Mateo County Fair links:
http://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/competitive-exhibits/departments/literary-arts
After you go to above link, look at left side of the webpage and click on [ Entry Book Pages ] for general rules.
http://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/pdf/guide_book/creative_arts.pdf (scroll down to bottom of page 67 for this contest’s description)
Also, there are contests for essays, poetry, and more !
Thank you, Bardi Rosman Koodri, for orchestrating the Literary Arts Dept.:
LITERARY ARTS GENERAL RULES
PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for all literary contests (including the NDNU scholarship) is 7:00 pm, Friday, April 29, 2011. Registration to compete can be done online, but no literary entries via email will be accepted without three (3) copies of your written material as well, which can be mailed (must be postmarked by April 25th, 2011) or delivered to the office by the deadline noted above.
GENERAL RULES:
1. FORMAT: THREE (3) copies of your entry on 8-1/2″ x 11″ white paper with each page numbered and TYPED, double spaced. Font point size may not be smaller than 12 pt. Do not submit the original. For judging purposes, author’s name SHALL NOT appear on literary work. For each piece, include a 3″ x 5″ card with the Author’s name, address, city, zip, home phone, day phone, email address, title, first sentence or line, word count, division, and class. Literary arts entries must be contestant’s original work and written in English. DO NOT RESUBMIT ANY LITERARY WORK PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FAIR WHETHER IT WON A PRIZE OR NOT.
2. NEW: Submissions can be made electronically as long as three (3) copies are also printed and mailed in time.
3. JUDGING: Literary arts will be judged off site. Literary arts entries must have correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation in order for each entry to be judged on its own merit.
4. RELEASE: Author retains all rights; however, the author agrees that all literary arts entries may be displayed; along with each division first prize winner’s name, title, and an excerpt of said winning work, and any/all may be used for publicity purposes at the sole discretion of the Fair management.
5. RETURN: In keeping with current writing competition standards, no literary arts entries will be returned; for confidentiality, all printed material will be recycled.
6. PRIZE RIBBONS: Ribbons may not be collected during the fair; they will be distributed after the end of the fair.
7. AGE: Age for senior citizen class (55 and older) is determined by having had a birthday on or before
April 1, 2011.
Even if work is electronically submitted, three (3) printed copies of each entry must also be mailed to:
San Mateo County Event Center/Literary contest submission
2495 S. Delaware Street
San Mateo, CA 94403
(650) 574-3247
Thank you, Bardi Rosman Koodrin, my fellow contest sponsors, and everyone involved in making these contests available.
I was a recipient of an award from the Jack London Writers Conference Writing Contest (category: novel) in 1997. Mentioning of that award attracted agents’ attention when I queried them. I encourage writers to enter their work to reputable contests; I encourage writers to check out supportive organizations such as California Writers Club!
My best wishes to writers,
Teresa LeYung Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart, cheers for brave immigrants.
22-Day Coach Teresa
Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW is available through Amazon. Read success stories (on Amazon) from writers who have finished the 22-day workbook I created to help fiction and nonfiction authors gain a competitive edge. Whether you want to be your own publisher or sell rights to another publisher, attract readers and more readers now! http://writingcoachteresa.com
http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/is-there-a-book-to-help-a-writer-build-platform-and-fanbase/
Is There a Writing Contest for Novels, Memoirs, Short Stories that Invites the Theme of the Immigrant Experience?
YES!
http://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/competitive-exhibits/departments/literary-arts After you go to above link, look at left side of the webpage and click on [ Entry Book Pages ] for general rules.
The Literary Arts Department at the San Mateo County Fair offering contests in these categories:
http://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/pdf/guide_book/creative_arts.pdf for the list of writing contests & descriptions (scroll to pages 64 - 70)
DIVISION 342 – THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE: NOVEL, MEMOIR, OR SHORT STORY
Sponsored by Teresa LeYung Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart http://lovemadeofheart.com
DIVISION 335 – “HEROES ARISE” SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY NOVEL CHAPTER
Sponsored by Laurel Anne Hill, author of Heroes Arise www.laurelannehill.com
DIVISION 336 – SAN FRANCISCO/PENINSULA CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB:
THE MOST PROMISING WRITER OF THE YEAR SHORT STORY CONTEST
DIVISION 337 – THE VERNA DREISBACH “WHY WE RIDE” NONFICTION
Sponsored by Verna Dreisbach www.vernadreisbach.com
DIVISION 338 – THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEMOIR WRITERS: THE POWER OF MEMOIR www.namw.org
DIVISION 341– “I’M DYING TO TELL YOU” MYSTERY NOVEL CHAPTER
Sponsored by Frank M. Kahren, author of ?Brand Loyalty? www.fmkahren.com
DIVISION 324 – CHILDREN’S NOVEL CHAPTER OR STORY CONTEST
Sponsored by Parenting on the Peninsula www.ponthep.com
DIVISION 323 – THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Sponsored by the Peninsula Arts Council www.peninsulaartscouncil.org
The Capitol City Young Writers Award
Youth Grades 6-12 Sponsored by Verna Dreisbach, President and Founder www.capitolcityyoungwriters.org
Also, there are contests for essays, poetry, and more !
LITERARY ARTS GENERAL RULES
PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for all literary contests (including the NDNU scholarship) is 7:00 pm, Friday, April 29, 2011. Registration to compete can be done online, but no literary entries via email will be accepted without three (3) copies of your written material as well, which can be mailed (must be postmarked by April 25th, 2011) or delivered to the office by the deadline noted above.
GENERAL RULES:
1. FORMAT: THREE (3) copies of your entry on 8-1/2″ x 11″ white paper with each page numbered and TYPED, double spaced. Font point size may not be smaller than 12 pt. Do not submit the original. For judging purposes, author’s name SHALL NOT appear on literary work. For each piece, include a 3″ x 5″ card with the Author’s name, address, city, zip, home phone, day phone, email address, title, first sentence or line, word count, division, and class. Literary arts entries must be contestant’s original work and written in English. DO NOT RESUBMIT ANY LITERARY WORK PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FAIR WHETHER IT WON A PRIZE OR NOT.
2. NEW: Submissions can be made electronically as long as three (3) copies are also printed and mailed in time.
3. JUDGING: Literary arts will be judged off site. Literary arts entries must have correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation in order for each entry to be judged on its own merit.
4. RELEASE: Author retains all rights; however, the author agrees that all literary arts entries may be displayed; along with each division first prize winner’s name, title, and an excerpt of said winning work, and any/all may be used for publicity purposes at the sole discretion of the Fair management.
5. RETURN: In keeping with current writing competition standards, no literary arts entries will be returned; for confidentiality, all printed material will be recycled.
6. PRIZE RIBBONS: Ribbons may not be collected during the fair; they will be distributed after the end of the fair.
7. AGE: Age for senior citizen class (55 and older) is determined by having had a birthday on or before
April 1, 2011.
Even if work is electronically submitted, three (3) printed copies of each entry must also be mailed to:
San Mateo County Event Center/Literary contest submission
2495 S. Delaware Street
San Mateo, CA 94403
(650) 574-3247
Thank you, Bardi Rosman Koodrin, my fellow contest sponsors, and everyone involved in making these contests available.
I was a recipient of an award from the Jack London Writers Conference Writing Contest (category: novel) in 1997. Mentioning of that award attracted agents’ attention when I queried them. I encourage writers to enter their work to reputable contests; I encourage writers to check out supportive organizations such as California Writers Club!
My best wishes to writers,
Teresa LeYung Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart, cheers for brave immigrants.
22-Day Coach Teresa
Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW is available through Amazon. Read success stories (on Amazon) from writers who have finished the 22-day workbook I created to help fiction and nonfiction authors gain a competitive edge. Whether you want to be your own publisher or sell rights to another publisher, attract readers and more readers now! http://writingcoachteresa.com
http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/is-there-a-book-to-help-a-writer-build-platform-and-fanbase/
The fair, organized by the AsianWeek Foundation, was packed with nonstop attraction and many firsts this year – including a Mah Jong section, a Wine and Jazz Area, and a balut eating contest.
Also, for first time in AHSC history, the San Francisco Consulates General of Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore in the spirit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) collaboration, jointly participated in the festival, hosting a pavilion that featured their countries’ respective cuisine, arts and craft, tourism and trade.
The crowd, estimated at 100,000 throughout the day, munched on delicious Korean tacos, BBQ, lumpia, and cupcakes, while others could be seen sipping from their commemorative souvenir wine glasses as they scoped out the numerous arts and crafts booths. The most popular item of the day, without a doubt, were the furry Panda hats, which could be seen on fairgoers of all ages and ethnicities.
A much buzzed about exhibit – the giant inflatable 20 feet long Super Colon, presented by the California Colon Cancer Control Program, did not disappoint. Many eagerly strolled in to get a up-close look at healthy colon tissue and various stages of colon cancer. The display was part of a comprehensive health section that also featured hepatitis B screenings and education, liver cancer awareness, HIV rapid testing, body fat screenings, asthma screenings, blood pressure checks, and the chance for people to register to become bone marrow/stem cell donors.
Fresh off their tour recent Japan tour with Lady Gaga, the adorable boys of Far*East Movement all sporting shades, had hundreds of screaming fans crowding the Civic Center stage, bobbing their heads and pumping their fists in the air as they performed a handful of songs, including their hit, “Girls on the Dance Floor.”
“The festival keeps getting bigger and more successful each year.,” said Supervisor Eric Mar. “It is doing a great job of helping revitalize the Little Saigon and Civic Center area.”
Mar also commended the AHSC for their school fundraising program, which provides prizes and administrative support for San Francisco students and school groups to sell raffle tickets, with all proceeds returned to participating schools
A big smash hit of the day, was the Balut Eating Contest sponsored by Mama Sitas and the Filipino America Arts Exposition. Hundreds watched nine contestants all clad in bright orange Lola Sitas aprons, quickly crack their eggs and gobble away.
The annual event stresses the diversity of the Asian Pacific American community with representation from all ethnicities performing live on stage, and offers a huge selection of arts and crafts, plus food. In six years, the celebration has become the country’s largest assemblage of Asian Americans.
The celebration was co-presented by the California Pacific Medical Center and Subaru of America.
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung Ryan author of Love Made of Heart
Love Made of Heart on-line store & gift shop
Build Your Name, Beat the Game: Be Happily Published is the 22 minutes for 22 days workbook by Writing Career Coach Teresa http://WritingCoachTeresa.com