The Florida State Association of The National League of American Pen Women, Inc.

Biennial Conference:

October 31st thru November 2nd

The Shores Resort & Spa 2637 S Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach Shores, FL

32118 Phone: (386) 767-7350 www.shoresresort.com

Logo by Luanne Faulkender

So, Dear Florida Pen Women, here is some updated news:

Conference Registration form is included here. Please submit as soon as possible. No cancelations after September 30, 2019. For your convenience, PayPal is an added option for paying. With PayPal, you don’t need to have a PayPal account. PayPal accepts all major credit cards.

Conference Schedule is included here as well. It is a one-page conference schedule outline for your convenience.

Also included is a detailed list of speakers, workshops … just about everything you will need to know.

Conference chairs Janie Owens and Elaine Waidelich have arranged for a Hospitality Room that will be available to us until 10:30 both Friday and Saturday nights. Consider this your opportunity to get to know your Pen Women a little bit better.

As mentioned before, Gift Baskets will be raffled off Saturday night that will be provided by each branch.

Send-Out - 06/03/2019

Room Reservations MUST BE MADE before September 30th or you will not be guaranteed a room!!!

When getting your room, say you are with Pen Women and the rooms are $99.00 plus taxes.

The Florida State Association of The National League of American Pen Women, Inc.

Biennial Conference:

October 31st thru November 2nd

The Shores Resort & Spa 2637 S Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach Shores, FL

32118 Phone: (386) 767-7350 www.shoresresort.com

Logo by Luanne Faulkender

Schedule of Events in a Nutshell – Day by Day – Hour by Hour Surf Room-Office & Storage; Dolphin Room-Workshops; Coastal Room-Art Exhibition; Riverside Room-Biz Meeting; Oceanfront Room-All Meals

Thursday – October 31st Hospitality Room open until 10:30p both nights 3p Registration and Name Tags right outside Riverside Room 4p Hotel Room check in

6p – Coastal Room Art set-up in Coastal Room 8p – Oceanfront Room Magician & Mask Contest – Cash Bar

Friday – November 1st ALL WORKSHOPS will be in the Dolphin Room 7a – 8a only – Coastal Room Coastal Room Opens –Last opportunity for Artists to set up their works

8a Judging of the Art 9a – Riverside Room Business Meeting and Voting on Slate of Officers

Honoring our Deceased Pen Women 12 noon – LUNCH Oceanfront Room

MUSIC Program with Jean Wald: The History of Women in Music Music Awards and Branch Presidents Acknowledged

2p Meletha Everett: Inking It (Hands-On Art) 3:30p Jamie Tate: Curating a Collection

5p Sandy Huff – How to Sell Articles about Any Topic 7p – DINNER

Oceanfront Room ART Dinner and Awards

Speaker: Alexis Fraser “Lipstick Lex” – Lips and Lipstick paintings

Saturday – November 2nd 10a Barbara Dunham & Patricia Black-Gould – Collaboration

11:30a – LUNCH - Oceanfront LETTERS Program & Awards with Daralene Jones, WFTV Anchor/Reporter 2p Karen Whiting: Writing for the Christian Market

3:15p Judy Bingham: Excitement in Photography 5p Joan Cartwright: Blues Women – The First Civil Rights Workers

7p – DINNER Oceanfront Room

Keynote Speaker: Evelyn Wofford, NLAPW National President

October 31st through November 2nd, 2019

FILL OUT THIS FORM AND MAIL IT TODAY!

A separate form needs to be completed for each person attending.

If guests are only joining you for meal(s), they do not have to pay a registration fee.

***** There will be no refunds after September 30th *****

Item Includes Menu

All meal prices include a required 22% gratuity

Amount

Total $

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION All workshops/seminars and materials, impromptu gatherings, etc.

$ 55.00

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FRIDAY LUNCH – November 1st - All Choices come with Rolls & Butter, Coffee, Tea and a dessert of White Chocolate Mousse: Check your choice of Lunch meal: _____ Asian Chicken Salad with Field Greens, Fried Chicken, Toasted Almonds with Carrot Ribbons, Scallions, Orange Segments and Sesame Dressing _____ Pasta Primavera –w/ fresh veggies & pasta tossed with Garlic & Olive Oil (meatless)

$ 23.00

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FRIDAY DINNER - November 1st - All Choices come with Rolls & Butter, Coffee, Tea and a dessert of Apple Tart w/ Whipped Cream: Check your choice of Dinner meal: _____ Grilled Sirloin Steak, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Shallot Demi _____ Baked Cod, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans, Lemon Caper Sauce _____ Summer Veggie Ravioli, Pesto Alfredo, Roasted Potatoes, Fresh Basil and Parmesan Cheese Vinaigrette & Ranch Dressings on the side All meals served with Mixed Green Salad w/tomatoes, cucumbers & shredded carrots

$ 39.00

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SATURDAY LUNCH - November 2nd - All Choices come with Rolls & Butter, Coffee, Tea and a dessert of Peach Cobbler, cup of tomato/basil soup: Check your choice: _____ Classic Caesar Salad with Caesar dressing on the side & Garlic Croutons (no meat) _____ Chicken Caesar Salad with Caesar dressing on the side & Garlic Croutons

$ 23.00

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SATURDAY DINNER - November 2nd - All Choices come with Rolls & Butter, Coffee, Tea and a dessert of Carrot Cake: Check your choice of Dinner meal: _____ Roasted Pork Loin, Roasted Red Potatoes, Roasted Broccoli/Carrots/Onions _____ Grilled Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Broccoli/Carrots/Onions _____ Vegetarian Lasagna All meals served with Lettuce Wedge Salad, cucumbers, tomatoes, bacon on the side Ranch and Blue Cheese Dressing

$ 39.00

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Please note any special dietary needs: Total

$179 for All

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Make checks payable to FSA NLAPW MAIL Form & Check to: Caroline McKeon, FSA Treasurer 11404 SunCreek Place - Temple Terrace, FL 33617

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When using PayPal, you can use any credit card you choose.

Magician Peter Bugnet

Jean Wald

Jean will be speaking about The History of Women in (Mostly Classical) Music.

From the chant of Hildegard of Bingen in twelfth-century Germany to the avant-garde works of Laurie Anderson, there is a wealth of material to discover and enjoy, both composed by women and performed by women!

She is a Music Specialist and Research Librarian, at duPont-Ball Library, Stetson University.

The music library’s collection moved into duPont-Ball Library in 2011 where Jean continues as music specialist as well as one of the general research librarians.

Meletha Everett is President of the Tampa Branch, past Florida State President and has served in all the state offices except Treasurer. She has served on the National Board as Election and Planning Chairs, 5th, 4th, 3th Vice Presidents, and National Secretary. She is a member of many organizations in the Tampa area. As a writer, she writes, poetry, short stories and memoirs and is currently working on a novel.

Ms Everett received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tampa Tribune and Brush Strokes and won the contest to have her painting placed on a 40-foot tower as part of public art by the Tampa Crosstown Authority. She wrote a workbook “Color and More” with information on mixing colors plus other information in watercolor, acrylic and oil. She has used this book in workshops she conducts.

Meletha had three of her miniature paintings exhibited in Tasmania, Australia in the World Miniature Show that traveled throughout the country for a year. She also had three miniatures exhibited in Moscow, Russia in the World Miniature Show, which is held every four years. . She has exhibited in galleries throughout the United States and Mexico. Her works have been sold to businesses and collectors throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and Jamaica.

She holds both Art and Letters membership in The National League of American Pen Women. As an artist, she works in oil, acrylic, ink, watercolor and repossee'. She teaches an on-going watercolor class at Center Place in Brandon. She has also presented demonstrations for numerous art clubs throughout the area and made presentations for an Art Appreciation Class at Hillsborough Community College. She has had numerous one person shows. She was a board member for the Greater Brandon Area Arts Council for many years. She collects the beauty in everyday life close at home or while traveling in her paintings.

Inking It

If you want to try something new, relieve stress but still be creative, this loose ink workshop is for you-- no matter your genre. Give it a try and bring out your artistic talent you didn’t know you had.

I use simple materials: Turkey feather quill (which I make), balsa wood for shading, India ink and water color paper. All articles will be furnished.

Wondering how you can do anything with these materials? Come check it out. We will be doing a barn scene. You will be pleasantly surprised. I promise.

JAMIE TATE I am a painter, working primarily in acrylic with the occasional mixed media experimentation. My work is abstract, most often non-objective but sometimes representational, and always inspired and informed by the Mississippi Delta landscape. A favorite instructor once advised, “Paint what you know.” I felt like one of the long-time struggles of my artist’s experience had just abruptly ended, with both a sense of relief that I instantly knew what that is, and trepidation as I transitioned into a new creative challenge.

This work continues to evolve, but I never tire of the process of painting, creating interesting surfaces while repeating the imagery of the familiar and iconic Mississippi Delta ‘shotgun house.’ While now almost a thing of the past in reality, the easily recognizable silhouette of these once-common dwellings appear metaphorically in my work, their placement suggestive of relationships, conversations, places of contemplation and solitude. My work has been collected throughout the South, as well as nationally and internationally. It has been included in numerous juried exhibits, and received many awards. I am represented by galleries in Mississippi and Tennessee. I was a recipient of a Professional Development grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission in 2009, and was solicited for the Florence (Italy) Biennale in 2011 and 2013. I teach private classes for both young students and adults, and conducts workshops on acrylic paint, image transfer, and abstract painting. I am Coordinator for the Spring and Fall Travel Exhibit of the Mississippi Art Colony, and served as Executive Director of the Colony for 20 years. In addition, I support our local arts organizations and am a member of the Delta Branch of NLAPW.

I reside in Stoneville, Mississippi with husband Bud, Gabbi, the Labrador and very near my children and grandchildren.

Curating Our Collection In early 2017, I received a phone call asking me to recommend someone to go to the League’s National Headquarters in D.C. for the specific purpose of “curating our permanent collection of art.” While that has a certain ring of prestige and importance, I knew from my two and a half terms as National Art Chair exactly what this was going to look like. Having done the requisite art inventory as outlined in the Art Chair’s job description in our Bylaws, I was all-too-familiar with our art and ‘artifacts,’ which range from the ridiculous to the sublime. Also, serving at the national level for many years in various positions had come with opportunity to spend many hours working, visiting, and doing meetings, many, many meetings, in our beloved Pen Arts Building. What does a bored artist do while forced to sit through countless hours of committee discussions that seem at times to go in fruitless circular repetitious waves of frustration? She might doodle, and she might also study the art on the walls, while rearranging it in her mind. I had ideas and opinions about this project. What I had no idea about was who to invite to the party. The reality was that this was a task for thoughtful and careful consideration of how best to showcase both our valuable and important pieces, as well as our more ‘interesting’ items. But equally as important, this was a JOB that would require the willingness to put on some work gloves, get out the ladder, the hammer and the hangers, and go to work! What this was most definitely not, however, was the prestigious opportunity for decisive pointing and placing, for directional input with a staff, nor for collecting the usual generous curatorial ‘fee’ at the end of the day. This was to be a volunteer’s not-so-cushy undertaking, and I knew the moment I hung up the phone that volunteer would be me. Please join me to hear my tale of four days of hard decisions, hard work, blood and sweat, if not tears, mingled with moments of sheer joy. I will share the details of my process and how I approached one of the hardest and best jobs I’ve ever taken on.

Sandy Huff

Prize-winning photojournalist Sandy Huff has published 1,297 articles, with photos, in over 140 publications. Right now she’s busy writing an updated edition of her 2002 book “Paddler’s Guide to the Sunshine State,” which sold over 7000 copies.

“I'm a features writer,” she explains. “If I run across something interesting, some editor is going to be interested too.”

She has a Master’s Degree in Communications from UNC-Chapel Hill, and besides NLAPW, is a member of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association, two paddling clubs, three Garden Clubs, and her church choir. She is a Master Gardener, Master Naturalist, and Master Tree Farmer. She teaches canoeing, sailing, and writing.

As an artist, Sandy enjoys sculpture, painting, and creating pencil portraits of her friends. She was National Art Chair for the National League of American PenWomen in 2015-2016.

www.tampapenwomen.com/sandy_huff.html

How to sell an article about any topic

Run across something interesting? There is probably an editor out there who would love a thousand words and some good photos about it. Sandy Huff, author of 1,297 published pieces, specializes in outdoor and travel articles - which include gardening, paddling, bios of interesting people, what to wear, how to get there, and much more. She has lots of tips, starting with “Remember, you don't have to sell your idea to the public. You only have to sell your idea to an Editor. And here's how to find that editor."

What’s your specialty? How to peel a raw egg yolk for egg tempera paintings? Describing how mists drift over water? Thinking up rhyme schemes for kids’ songs? Growing great grass? Mentoring kids?

If you’re a quilter, there are almost a dozen magazines that need new material every month. Outdoor magazines want tips on finding trophy bass, cleaning scallops, or keeping raccoons out of your camp foodstores. History and antique magazines want to know the story of your g-g-g granny’s butter knife. Travelers want to know how to haggle in foreign countries, plus watch for pickpockets.

Electronic magazines are popping up everywhere. Book publishers need fresh topics. Visitor and Convention centers want to entice tourists to come visit their attractions.

Sandy Huff will give you tips on writing queries, using that magic phrase, “on spec.” And how to find that editor who is waiting for your article.

Alexis Fraser

Sarasota Florida based artist, Alexis Fraser, 34 is the creator of the contemporary alternative art brand, 'Lipstick Lex'.

With a positive focus on love, self-love, femininity, beauty, joy and empowerment, Lex is is creating content that speaks this positive message while pulling emphasis towards her conversational and innovative original art created with 100% lipstick and her kisses!

Lex is progressively spreading love by creating with love one kiss at a time! Her topic is Self-love - how my art stems from this mindset and how it has amplified my art career.

PATRICIA BLACK-GOULD

Patricia Black-Gould was born and raised in New Jersey. She has a diverse background that includes a career as a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology where she has published in the field of mental health and cultural Deafness. In the arts, she has worked as a theater director, producer, and playwright. Her plays have previously been produced in New York and New England and she now has a production scheduled in Pensacola, Florida. Her short stories and poetry have been published in Panoply, A Literary Zine, MusedLiterary Magazine, and the Pen Women Literary Journal. Her short story, "The Crystal Beads," is scheduled to be published in Jewish Fiction.net in the Fall of 2019. She is a member of the National League of American Pen Women and a number of writers groups in Southwest Florida, where she now resides. She is currently working on her first novel.

BARBARA J. DUNHAM

I cannot recall a time when I was unaware of art. Through the years, I tried all mediums, but when I encountered collage, I instantly connected with the tactile nature of tearing and gluing the paper, using found, created and purchased materials to achieve amazing results. My work is on view in Pensacola in juried shows at Artel Gallery, Pen Women shows and also on my website bjdunham.com.

In my art, I don’t know what I am searching for until I find it. The journey—the mystery—the spontaneity of combining disparate elements together—the intuitive process of letting the sum total of my knowledge and experience speak to me as I create. All of the art I have ever made, seen, felt

guides me along my path of exploration. My goal is to create with collage elements a visually elegant story that is mysterious and makes the viewer yearn to see through the layers to beneath the surface.

COLLABORATION BY PATRICIA BLACK-GOULD & BARBARA J. DUNHAM

Patricia and Barbara will present a short introduction (slides or video) of their participation in the Pensacola Chapters year-long collaborative program including their previous collaboration featured in the Fall 2018 Pen Woman magazine.

Patricia will then read her short story “The Crystal Beads.” She will talk about the genesis of the story, her journey and process.

Barbara will present the artwork inspired by Patricia’s story and her creative process.

The presentation concludes and Barbara outlines a new program to bring together artists and writers in similar collaborations among all Florida Chapters. As the incoming President of the Pensacola Chapter, she will act as Liaison for this program.

A short Q&A will follow.

Daralene Jones

Daralene Jones is an Investigative Reporter/Anchor for WFTV in Orlando.

Karen Whiting

Karen Whiting has a heart to strengthen families. She lets creativity flow into her writing to encourage women, families, and children. Her newest book, The Gift of Bread: Recipes for the Heart and the Table reflects her passion for bread, sharing meals, and growing up helping at her grandparent’s restaurant.

She (www.karenwhiting.com) is an international speaker, former television host

of Puppets on Parade, certified writing and marketing coach, and author of twenty-five books for women, children, and families. She writes for Leading Hearts, The Kid’s Ark, Crosswalk, and BCM International. She also writes homeschool course for The Old Schoolhouse.

She enjoys adventure and rode a camel in the Canary Islands; white water rafted in Australia; rode horseback in Jamaica’s ocean; and enjoyed scuba diving off the coast of Bermuda.

Karen Whiting (author of 25 books) www.karenwhiting.com Next release: September 1, 2019, a family devotional

The Gift of Bread: Recipes for the Heart and the Table Raising a Young Modern Day Princess 52 Devotions for Busy Families The One Year My Princess Devotions, Christian Retailing Best Award, Children's nonfiction Stories of Faith & Courage from the Home Front, Gold medal, Military Writers of America Gold Medal

Writing for the Christian Market

Karen will share how to submit to Christian publishers and reach their readers. This is a $5.7 billion market and is open to many styles and genres of marketing. Whether crafting wholesome pieces and books or more theological ones, there’s a place for many authors. The reality is editors want great writing to reach a broad audience and generally reject manuscripts with Christian jargon. Karen has written for more than seventy faith-based periodicals and a dozen publishers that are Christian, or the faith division of large publishers, including Harper Collins, McGraw Hill, and Hachette. Discover writing opportunities and keys to successful submissions.

Judy Bingam

Judy Bingman has been a world traveling photographer for many years. Wherever she goes, she has her camera ready to snap a once-in-a-lifetime photograph. Sometimes dangerous, sometimes alarming, each photo is a thrilling experience that is shared with her audience.

Arctic Wolf by Judy Bingam

Excitement in Photography

Have you ever been so close to a POLAR BEAR that you could smell his breath? Have you ever had the opportunity to snorkel among HUMPBACK WHALES? Or had a baby HUMPBACK WHALE come up to you and look you in the eye? How about a WOLF tug at your jacket while you were trying to capture a great photo? Perhaps you’ve been sitting on the ground only five Feet from a YELLOW ANACONDA, capturing an incredible snake portrait? What do you do to help your camera gear function at -38 degrees? How do you, the photographer, function at - 38 degrees? I try to capture these moments in my images!

Dr. Joan Cartwright

This lady is an internationally-known vocalist, composer, and author of 14 books. She holds a BA in Music/Communications from LaSalle U, in Philadelphia, PA; an MA in Communications from FAU, in Boca Raton, FL; and DBA in Business Marketing from Northcentral University in AZ. Since 1997, Joan has been the CEO of FYI Communications, Inc. and, since 2007, her non- profit, Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc. with 341 members promotes women musicians, globally. In 2016, WIJSF released its 6th CD of the music of women composers. Since 2008, Joan hosted over 300 podcasts on MUSICWOMAN Radio, featuring women composers, instrumentalists, and vocalists at www.blogtalkradio.com/musicwoman. Her personal CDs are Feelin’ Good (1995) and In Pursuit of a Melody (2005).

She owns MJTV Network with her daughter Mimi Johnson and she is actor in the sitcoms Last Man and Women@Work produced at www.mjtvnetwork.com. In 2014, Joan was honored in Atlanta, GA, as the first Lady Jazz Master. In 2016, she was honored as one of the Top 25 Women of Color in Business and Leadership by Legacy Magazine. In 2019, she received the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) Jazz Hero Award. Currently, Joan is a professor of Speech Communications at Palm Beach State College, in Lake Worth, FL. In 2019, Joan has two children, Michael and Mimi, five grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. She resides in Boynton Beach, Florida. Visit her sites: www.fyicomminc.com, www.joancartwright.com, www.drdivajc.com, and www.wijsf.org

Blues Women: The First Civil Rights Workers

This lecture discusses how Black singers in the United States of America emerged from Spirituals and Blues to develop Jazz. Their free-spirited songs delivered messages of liberation, signaling to Africans in America that they could be free.

Besides being effective entertainers, Blues women provided the primary means of healing of the human spirit with their musical dalliance that we can forever be delighted with and grateful for. This presentation concludes that Blues women Mamie Smith, Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey, Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter, Bessie Smith, Josephine Baker, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Eartha Kitt, and Miriam Makeba were the first civil rights workers because their lives and songs symbolized liberty in its rawest form by tapping into the human spirit.

In light of the advances women have made in the male-dominated music industry, the opportunities for black women musicians are fewer and farther between. White and Asian women enjoy far more opportunities in music than do black women, who were the mothers of the blues that is the foundation for all American music.

Evelyn Wofford, our National President

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