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Information about our most recent
meetings is available via a link on the “Welcome” page. (To the left)
Visit the “Programs” page (to the left) to
learn about our next meeting and other writer related events.
We now post current and most recent columns from our President,
our Editor/Web-master, and any member or guest who
wishes to contribute to ensure everyone sees them.
(We got off track and thus only the current columns are posted
for now. Hopefully we’ll be back to
normal in the future and resume posting the current and most recent.
FROM OUR PRESIDENT
May the Fourth be with
you
as the Lilac City blooms!
The month of May is full of Spokane-based
events, most of them based around the annual Lilac City celebration. Sunday,
May 7, 2023, marks the 47th running of the Bloomsday run, a
7.46-mile race including the fated “Doomsday Hill.” Runners from all over the
world gather to compete, and the ranks are swelled by runners, walkers, moms
pushing strollers, and wheelchair-bound competitors.
Another Lilac
event is the May 16 Lilac Legacy Art Show & Competition. On May 20, the Cruzin’ the Falls Car Show will be followed by the Armed
Forces Torchlight Parade at 7:45 p.m. By the way, the parade is the largest
military torchlight parade in the nation and has an 80-year history right here
in Spokane.
Spokane Authors
and Self-Publishers (that’s us) is another Spokane tradition and celebrates 25
years of support for local authors and supporting disciplines in the publishing
industry. We can be proud of our history and accomplishments, as well as our
commitment to continue to contribute to the writing community.
This month we
meet again at the Corbin Senior Activity Center on Friday, May 12. The meeting
room will open at 1:30 p.m., and the meeting will begin promptly at 2:00. I
hope to see many of you in person for a lively meeting and a gathering of
friends.
Sue Eller President
FROM OUR
VICE-PRESIDENT
Hello SASP members,
For those who didn't
make it to our last meeting, we are now located in the basement of the Corbin
Senior Activity Center. Enter from the parking lot, go down the stairs, and to
your right. We'll post a sign on the wall and I'm sure you'll hear some of us
chatting as you get close. Also, remember that our meetings have been moved to the second FRIDAY of the month, though the time
(2:00 pm - 4:00 pm) remains the same.
Our speaker for this
month will be our favorite sailor turned author, Dave McChesney! I hope to see
you all soon.
Take care and write
on!
Marilee Hudon Vice President
FROM YOUR EDITOR, WEB-MASTER, TREASURER
The
next time you look at our roster you will likely notice it is a little
shorter. Those individuals who had not
paid dues since 2020 have been removed.
They have also been removed from our mailing lists, both for e-mail and
surface mail. Any books these folks have
on our list of books available on Amazon will also be removed.
Over the next few days, I’ll be updating the
Members List on the website. Basically, anyone
who has not paid dues for the current year, 2023, will not be listed, and there
will not be a link to the individual’s Member Web-Page.
We’ve now had our first meeting at the Corbin
Senior Activity Center, and it seemed to go well. There were, however, a couple of minor glitches. We touted the place as having a lot of
available parking, and on the day of our meeting, the parking lot was
full. They had another event going on at
the same time. Time will tell if that is
a trend or not. And I believe a few
folks were distracted by the sound of the elevator outside of our meeting
room. However, I believe we will be able
to adapt.
I’ve decided to simplify the submission due date
for material to be included in the newsletter.
Simply, it is the 25th of the month proceeding the issue
month. As I mentioned last time, that is
not a hard cutoff date’ especially if I know something is coming.
At our special meeting in March, we discussed the
possibility of dropping “self-publishers” from the organization’s name. We could simply become Spokane Authors, but
I’m thinking that perhaps we could become Spokane Independent Authors or
perhaps Spokane Writers and Independent Authors. I’m sure it will come up for discussion at a
future meeting.
Paying dues
is easy. You can pay at any SASP
meeting, or you can send a check or money order for $15.00 to:
Spokane
Authors and Self-Publishers
P. O. Box
18573
Spokane, WA
99228-0573
I check the mail
weekly, and if we receive any dues payments, I take those payments directly to
our financial institution for deposit. I also try to notify anyone who pays that the
dues payment has been received… usually by way of e-mail.
If your personal
situation means paying dues will pose a financial hardship, please contact a
SASP Officer or Advisory Board Member.
We will see what we can do to accommodate you.
Spokane
Authors & Self-Publishers
Page revised 05/05/2023
DAM
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