Category: Meeting
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March 2026: Jerry McCoy
Cisco Writers Club members and guests were treated to a private concert by songwriter and musician Jerry McCoy at the club’s March meeting. McCoy talked about the inspiration behind his songs and his spontaneous writing process. Then he sang for us, what a treat! Thank you, Jerry McCoy!
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February 2026: Jennifer Neville Maddle
Jennifer Neville Maddle, author of two (so far!) nonfiction books, The Handbasket Express and Marston House, wowed Cisco Writers Club members and guests as she talked about diving down rabbit holes of research until she “found the warren.” Her multimedia presentation was both entertaining and informative. Jennifer always goes the extra mile—she served book-themed food,…
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December 2025: Writing Coach Shann Arriaga
Writing Coach Shann Arriaga led everyone through her process of setting “audacious goals” for the coming year and beyond. She included a handout* guiding writers toward an enjoyable, writerly journey. It was an engaging program, thank you, Shann! Additionally, the club as a whole planned for 2026: Thanks again, Shann Arriaga, and thank you, club…
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November 2025: Dr. Sandra Hazelip
Cisco Writers Club members and guests gathered at Assembly of Yahweh in Rising Star for our annual Thanksgiving celebration. We enjoyed a covered dish supper, and author Dr. Sandra Hazelip was the guest speaker. She talked about her children’s book, a Christian story about monsters and friends. She also spoke about her travels around the…
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Cisco Writers Club’s New Anthology: Golden Nuggets
Cisco Writers Club has a new book! It’s called Golden Nuggets: Treasures from 50 Years of the Cisco Writers Club 1975-2025, and it’s full of short stories, nonfiction pieces, and poetry. Golden Nuggets reached Amazon’s top spot in poetry anthologies its first week on the market, and double-digit rankings in prose. Congratulations to authors Shann…
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October 2025: Megan Cline
Megan Cline conducted a writing seminar for Cisco Writers Club members and guests. Cline is an instructor at Tarleton State University and the co-founder of the literary magazine The Bosque River Review. During the seminar, Cline explained how what we consume (reading, listening, watching, and even eating) affects our creativity. We ended with a writing assignment…
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September 2025: Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to all the winners in the 49th Annual Cisco Writers Club Writing Contest! A special thank you to our judges, each accomplished and knowledgeable in their respective categories: Kelly Smithwick West who judged Adventures in Writing, Margaret Hetrick who judged Articles, Markay Rister who judged Books, Alexis Toof who judged Publication Briefs, Sheryl Nelms…
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August 2025: Helen Cozart
At the August meeting of the Cisco Writers Club, author, historian, librarian, and CWC member Helen Cozart taught a class on the pacing and flow of dialogue. Then we all got to practice writing dialogue scenes. Everyone had a great time. It was a wonderful learning experience. Thank you, Helen!
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July 2025: Priscilla Bettis
At the July meeting of the Cisco Writers Club, author, poet, and CWC member Priscilla Bettis led a poetry workshop focusing on the contrapuntal poem form. Everyone left with two poems: an individual poem and an interleaved poem written with a partner. The result included both humorous and thought-provoking verse. Thank you, Priscilla!
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June 2025: 50th Anniversary Celebration!
At our June meeting, a larger-than-expected turnout gathered to celebrate 50 years of Cisco Writers Club “helping writers where they are.” Family of charter members came to read works written by their particular charter member. We laughed, we teared up (we mostly laughed–the charter members wrote a lot of humorous pieces), and we all had…
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