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Announcing: Christian Writers Conference

Benton United Methodist Church

April 1, 6:30pm-8:30pm, FREE

April 2, 8:30am-3:30pm, Cost: $25

Author and fellow Pulpwood Queen Connie Cox is proud to announce the first ever Christian Writers Conference in Benton, La. This conference is for writers of all experience levels! Workshops for both fiction and nonfiction will be held by many published authors and experts in their fields. There will even be workshops for those who have never written but aspire to! Authors will also be autographing their books throughout the day. Bookstore will be available on site and a light lunch will be provided. Free childcare for ages 5 and under with pre-registration. More information and registration can be found at www.BentonUnited.org.

Authors attending:

Neta Jackson - Yada Yada Prayer Group series

Dave Jackson - Yada Yada Brotherhood

Kathy Patrick - Author and creator of the Pulpwood Queens book club

More authors TBA

January Meeting - Recap

The January RRPQ meeting was a complete success! We enjoyed a quiet nook in Abby Singer's Bistro (Robinson Film Center) and had an excellent waitress that took care of our every need. The food was delicious, by the way!

We discussed Pat Conroy's My Reading Life. It was interesting to hear everyone's viewpoints on this book. I thought it was magnificent (I had seen Pat Conroy a couple of weeks earlier, so I may just be biased). A couple of ladies thought that he sounded very full of himself and seemed to drone on and on by the end of the book. Others, being introduced to Pat Conroy for the first time, were interested in finding out more about his other works (aside from Prince of Tides) and to put together the pieces of his life that he captures through his characters. As for Sonny Brewer's Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Jobs they Quit, everyone was very excited and eager to read it in the future.

We will meet again at Abby Singer's Bistro on Feb. 24, 2011 at 6:30pm and the topic will be Fannie Flagg and her new novel I Still Dream About You. This should be an exciting month! Also, let it be noted that we have decided to meet at a new restaurant every 2 months. So if you have any ideas or have a place that you like, make sure you let me know! See you ladies next month!

January RRPQ Newsletter!

January Meeting - REMINDER

January RRPQ Meeting TOMORROW, Jan 27 at 6:30pm at Abby Singer's Bistro (inside the Robinson Film Center). We'll be discussing Pat Conroy's My Reading Life and Sonny Brewer's Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Jobs they Quit.

See you there!

2011 Girlfriends Weekend Audio!

Pat Conroy of My Reading Life and South of Broad

Fannie Flagg of Fried Green Tomatoes and I Still Dream About You



Carolyn Turgeon of Godmother and Mermaid.



Karen White of On Folly Beach



Mark E. Green, MD of A Night With Sadaam

Shelly Rushing Tomlinson

Trailer for 2012 Girlfriend Weekend

Created by Mike Gannon and approved by the Queen herself.