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Janet Ruth Heller on Panel at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference in Minneapolis on April 9, 2015
Janet Ruth Heller will participate in a panel discussion of "Recent Trends in Creative Nonfiction" at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) in Minneapolis on April 9, 2015 from 3 to 4:15 p.m. The location is the Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403.
Janet Ruth Heller Reads Her Poetry at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum on Sunday, February 22, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.—Janet Ruth Heller will participate in Artifactory: Poems about Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo History at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. This is a free event. Kalamazoo-area writers will read poems about items in the Kalamazoo Valley Museum collections, the Kalamazoo area, and local history. Kalamazoo Valley Museum curator Tom Dietz will comment on the poems, give details about Kalamazoo history, and show slides of relevant artifacts. Attendees will receive a free booklet of the poems. Artifactory will take place in the Mary Jane Stryker Theater of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum at 230 N. Rose St. in Kalamazoo, Michigan 49003. This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Poetry, and this reading is free and open to the public.
Civil War Poem by Janet Ruth Heller Wins First Prize in Crucible's Poetry Contest
My poem "Wild Turkeys in Mississippi, May 16, 1863" has won first prize in the literary journal Crucible's poetry contest. This poem is about visiting the battlefield of Champion Hill in Mississippi with my husband Michael, where we saw many wild turkeys. The trip helped me to imagine what the area experienced during the Civil War. I originally wrote the poem in 1998.
Crucible is based at Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina. My poem will be published in the spring 2015 issue of Crucible. I have already received a check for $150, which is the first prize payment.
Best wishes for 2015!
Janet
Janet Ruth Heller Reads & Autographs Her Books at the Local Writers Expo at the Portage District Library in Michigan
Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.—Janet Heller read from and autographed her five books at the Local Writers Expo at the Portage District Library on Saturday December 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Around noon, she will read from her books. She also gave advice about writing and publishing. Books by Michigan writers make excellent holiday gifts! Janet has published the poetry books Exodus (WordTech Editions, 2014), Folk Concert: Changing Times (Anaphora Literary Press, 2012) and Traffic Stop (Finishing Line Press, 2011), the scholarly book Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, and the Reader of Drama (University of Missouri Press, 1990), and the award-winning book for kids about bullying, How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale, 2006). The Portage District Library is located at 300 Library Lane/ Portage, Michigan 49002.
@JanetRuthHeller Thank you very much for your comments. I try to write so that I can communicate to a large public. I love WattPad because it reaches people all over the world. Best wishes for 2015!
@flawlesssharry6 , Thank you for following me! I recently published a new book of nature poetry entitled Nature's Olympics ( Wipf and Stock, 2021). Best wishes!
I wish my books were as successful as yours. Congrats on being an awesome writer. ;-)
@Reilly-W Thank you for your comment. I love writing and sharing my work with other people. Best wishes for the holidays and for your own creative success! Janet
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@princessailove , thank you for following me. My newest book is a book of nature poetry, Nature's Olympics (Wipf and Stock, 2021). Best wishes for your own writing!