News of Note – August 2014

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Best Onesie Ever?
Best Onesie Ever?

If you have news, information about an upcoming writing event or would like to share what you’re reading with the Guild, please send your information to sdcwg at yahoo dot com.

Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey
Ellie Kay
Ellie Kay

San Diego Christian Writers Guild Fall Conference: October 24-25, 2014. Maranatha Chapel, Rancho Bernardo, CA 92127

Main Stage Speakers Philip Yancey & Ellie Kay. Sign up today at sandiegocwg.org

Tiffany Hayden
Tiffany Hayden

The Santee critique group will meet the third Wednesday only in August (August 20) from 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the Santee Library.

David & Lisa Frisbie
David & Lisa Frisbie

David & Lisa Frisbie: We will be featured at this year’s edition of “Mountain Festival” at 108 E. Tehachapi Boulevard. We will meet guests and sign many of our recent books from Noon to 3 PM on Saturday, August 16th. In addition We have just signed a contract for our next book, on the topic of parenting teens. The publisher is Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City — this is our sixth book with Beacon Hill.

Diana Taylor
Diana Taylor

Diana Taylor: Very exciting news. I’m a finalist in the Historical Fiction category for the ACFW Carol Awards. The book is Claudia, Wife of Pontius Pilate. I’ll be attending the American Christian Fiction Writers conference in St. Louis at the end of September along with my agent, Joyce Hart, who is up for Agent of the Year. Also, My new booklet, Halloween; Harmless Fun or Risky Business (Whitaker House) is just out. It’s an expose’ on all of the customs associated with Halloween and the dangers of participating for believers. Some of my own story is included. I’ve been teaching a memoirs writing class to seniors at the Clairemont Salvation Army complex and having a great time. I’m also in the process of setting up a creative writing class as a Life Group in September with Newbreak, the church that adopted our small Oasis congregation after our pastor retired

Madam Curie's Notebook
Madam Curie’s Notebook

Madam Curie’s Notebook: 100 years later Marie Curie’s notebooks are still too radioactive to be handled without protection. They will continue to be until at least 3511. The physicist and chemist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win in two fields and the only person to win in multiple sciences.

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