GUEST SPEAKER

NON-FICTION WRITING NICHES by Dr. Alexey Root
Whatever your current genre, consider writing non-fiction articles to further your career or to open up new opportunities. On August 13, inventory your skills and interests with the help of Dr. Alexey Root. By the end of her workshop-style presentation, you will be ready to write an article for your perfect non-fiction niche.

Dr. Alexey Root was the 1989 U.S. Women’s Chess Champion and is the author of five books on chess in education: Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators (2006); Science, Math, Checkmate: 32 Chess Activities for Inquiry and Problem Solving (2008); Read, Write, Checkmate: Enrich Literacy with Chess Activities (2009); People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess (2010), and The Living Chess Game: Fine Arts Activities for Kids 9-14 (2011).

Alexey Root has a Ph.D. in education from UCLA. She is a senior lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas. Root currently teaches Chess in Education online courses, available worldwide for college credit. She writes for Chess Life and Chess Life Online and edits books for Mongoose Press. She lives in Denton with her husband Doug, children Clarissa and William, and rabbit Abba. Contact Dr. Root at alexey.root@gmail.com and read more about her here http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001JP9XGW

Membership Renewal Time

It's that time of year again.  Time to renew your Denton Writers League membership.  It's still only $15 a year. Click here for the membership form.  For those of you who have their newsletter postal mailed, a form is included with the newsletter.

POETRY CORNER

Poetry Group
3rd Saturday
10:00 am
Emily Fowler Library
502 Oakland St
Denton, TX

Basement Poetry
1st Wednesday
7:00 pm
Hydrant Cafe
208 W Oak St
Denton, TX

CONVENTIONS

Convention                   Month    Place                    URL             

ConDFW                   Feb     Dallas, TX       http://www.condfw.org/
AggieCon                 March   Bryan, TX        http://aggiecon.tamu.edu/
Dreamin' in Dallas       April   Dallas, TX       http://www.dallasromanceauthors.com/conferences/
Texas Frightmare         May     Dallas, TX       http://www.texasfrightmareweekend.com/lifetype/
ApolloCon                June    Houston, TX      http://www.apollocon.org/
Conestoga                July    Tulsa, OK        http://www.sftulsa.org/conestoga/
Armadillo Con            August  Austin, TX       http://www.fact.org/dillo/
Mythcon                  August  Norman, OK       http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon37.html
Bubonicon                August  Albuquerque, NM  http://www.bubonicon.com/
Fencon                   Sept    Dallas, TX       http://www.fencon.org/
     A comprehensive list of other conventions    http://www.fencon.org/links.html#calendar
World Fantasy Con        Nov     Austin, TX       http://www.worldfantasy.org/