'Schmooze the Muse' 2005 Proposals Invited

The SCN Board is inviting proposals for 'Schmooze the Muse Saturdays', to be held in 2005. If you're interested in submitting a proposal, click here: www.storycircle.org/frmschmooze.shtml. The deadline for proposals is January 31; successful Schmoozers will be notified by March 1.

True Words annual anthology

All you reading and writing circle members, pick up your pens (or boot up your computers)! SCN's yearly anthology, True Words from Real Women, needs you! Each year, we publish a special "stories-only" issue to showcase the wonderful writing done by our members. This year we will only be accepting submissions from women who are SCN members and are active members of an Austin or Internet Chapter writing or reading circle or of one of the circles listed on the "Story Circles in the US" page of our website. Because these official story circles are at the heart of SCN's mission, we want to showcase their work and encourage other members to form or join a writing or reading circle. There is no theme for the anthology, and we accept prose, poetry, and both short and long pieces, though greater consideration is given to shorter pieces. The word limit for prose is 1000 words, and for poetry, 40 lines, though longer pieces may be published at the editor's discretion. Limit three submissions per person. Deadline for submissions is January 31. Carolyn Blankenship is this year's editor, and she requests that submissions be made by email if at all possible. Her email address is cb@io.com. Please be sure to include your name, city, phone, address, email address, and name of circle so that we may contact you if we have questions about your submission. If you would like to submit hard copy, please send your writing to Carolyn at 1411-A Waterloo Trail, Austin TX 78704. We look forward to having a wide sampling of stories and poems, representative of our increasingly diverse membership, but we can only accomplish that goal with your help. Let us hear from you!

Writing From Life Workshop: February 12

Women are natural storytellers, sharing their experiences of work and love, children and challenge, bright hours and dark days. In this workshop, you will learn why and how storytelling can be an important means of self-discovery, self-determination, and transformation. Together, we will discover why personal narrative is a healing art, how our stories can be sacred acts, and how writing the story of our past helps us define a healthy future. This workshop is open to any woman who is interested in life-writing - regardless of skill level or experience. Register now for our one-day Writing from Life workshop, February 12, 9:30-5:30. Cost is $90 for non-members; $75 for Story Circle Network members. For more information go here: www.storycircle.org/Workshops.

LifeLines: A Story Circle LifeWriting Retreat with Maureen Murdock: April 8-10, 2005: Round Top, TX

Make plans now to join us in the spring for our LifeLines Writing Retreat. Maureen Murdock, author of The Heroine's Journey and Unreliable Truth, will be our facilitator. We have a limit of 50 registrants, and we already have 26 women registered - so if you're interested please sign up soon! Cost is $350 for non-members; $325 for Story Circle Network members. For details, go here: www.storycircle.org/LifeLines.