Georgia A. Popoff and her coauthor, Quraysh Ali Lansana, have been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Excellence in Instructional Literature for their book, “Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community” (Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 2011). The award ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on Friday, February 17, 2011.

President’s Message

Dear Pen Women

Greetings and Happy New Year to all of you! I hope you all had a lovely holiday season and were able to spend time with family and friends and devote a little of your time to your individual passions like writing or art.

I am so looking forward to our meeting at Sparkytown on February 9, as it is our members’ “Show and Share” night. We have several new members and I am excited to see what they have to offer. And of course I am interested in seeing what all of you have been up to lately, so please remember to bring something to show, or read…or even sing for our group.

We have quite a few exciting things to look forward to this Winter and Spring: our Ekphrastic Workshop in March, The Poetry Contest in April and our show at the Szozda Gallery in May. Way to go Pen Women!

Joan Applebaum

The Pen Women Contest Press Release and application link

The Weeks Art Gallery is located at Baltimore Woods Headquarters, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus, NY.
The Gallery is open to the public for viewing, free of charge, during the Center’s regular hours: Monday through Friday 9am to 4pm, and Saturday 10am to 4pm. Scheduled programming may occasionally limit access to the gallery. Please call 315 673-1350 to confirm access.

2012 FRIEND OF POETRY/ART/MUSIC AWARD

Purpose

To honor an individual (or organization) who has creatively, consistently, and collaboratively advanced the cause of art, poetry, or music composition in Central New York, thereby having a significant impact on the quality of life for individuals and groups at organizational, community or regional levels.

Sponsor

The CNY Branch of the NLAPW will be solely responsible for managing the nomination

and selection process for this Award.  The frequency of presentation of the Award and determination of the Award category (e.g. poetry, fiction, art, composition) will be at the discretion of the Branch, operating through its Poetry and Art Contest Committee.  It will be the responsibility of the Committee, acting together or through a Friend Award sub-committee, to announce and receive nominations, and subsequently, based upon the nominations received, recommend the winning nominee.  The Branch will determine the budget allocation available for the award in any given year.

Process

The Friend Award Committee will draft appropriate press releases in collaboration with the Contest and/or the Branch Media Chair, so that information about the Award is carried forward as a part of the annual NLAPW Awards Program and Ceremony.

The Friend Award Committee will review all nominations, select a winner or possible winners, and recommend their decision to the Contest Committee.  A decision will also be made and carried out regarding an appropriate prize and the presentation itself.  Publicity about the award will be coordinated through the Contest Chair/Branch Media Chair.

Presentation

The Friend Award will be presented as part of the annual Contest Ceremony.

Deadline

Please submit the Nomination Form and any supporting information by February 10, 2012.

Send to:  Mary Gardner, 2411 Wave Way, Skaneateles, NY  13152 or to mlgardner37@yahoo.com