Bayou Writers Group

NEW BWG LOGO

Bayou Writer — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:02:31 +0000

The Bayou Writers’ Group has a new logo, designed by Bill Ney and adopted by a majority of votes at the group meeting March 2, 2013. Congratulations!

2013 Member News

Bayou Writer — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:21:36 +0000

MEMBER NEWS: Congratulations to Sylvia Ney, newsletter editor, for winning First place in the Texas Gulf Coast Writers poetry contest! Congratulations to three BWG writers who won third place and honorable mention at the 10th Annual Jambalaya Writers’ Conference April 13, 2013, in Houma, Louisiana. James Tate‘s The Ditchmaster and Linda Todd‘s Wild Justice tied for [...]

LATEST 2012 CONFERENCE NEWS

Bayou Writer — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:33:45 +0000

Don’t forget tomorrow, Saturday, November 10, 2012, 8 to 4! The conference is on the speakers are ready to go–with one exception. Jessica Roach Ferguson will be speaking instead of Deborah LeBlanc, who had to cancel last week. Ms. Ferguson is a published author whose work has appeared in magazines and newspapers in Louisiana and [...]

SCHEDULE — 2012 Bridge to Publication Conference

Bayou Writer — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:17:41 +0000

BWG Conference Schedule for November 10, 2012 BAYOU WRITERS GROUP CONFERENCE AGENDA WHERE: UNIVERSITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Patrick Street, Lake Charles, LA 70605 EMCEE – D.B. GRADY 7:00 am Doors open 8:00 am – 8:15 am Welcoming Remarks / Announcements 8:15 am – 9:05 am Dr. Nesanovich, Poetry 9:05 am – 9:10 am Door prizes followed by intro [...]

2013 Young Writers Contest

Bayou Writer — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:46:11 +0000

2013 Young Writers’ Contest Do you have a way with words? Does your teacher comment on your writing? Do you love to write? If your answer is YES to those questions, we want to read your work! Submit now!Bayou Writers’ Group of Lake Charles is proud to sponsor its 2013 Young Writers’ Contest There is [...]

GATOR BITES

Bayou Writer — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:27:02 +0000

– PROJECT: Selections of fiction and poetry will be printed on a single sheet of paper, tri-folded, and placed in packets at our conference and around Lake Charles for free. PURPOSE: To promote our members, their writing(s), and Bayou Writers’ Group. GATOR BITES 2012 Submissions must adhere to these guidelines: 1. Must be typed, single-spaced, 12-pt, [...]

Winners! 2012 Members Only Contest!

Bayou Writer — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:18:59 +0000

Members-Only Contest Bayou Writers’ Group 2012 Members-Only Contest CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS! Results were announced at the November 10, 2012, Bridge to Publication Conference. Click HERE to see who won, how they placed, and what a great picture they took. BWG presents its fourth Members-Only Contest. Categories are fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Judging will be [...]

A Bridge to Publication

Bayou Writer — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:43:18 +0000

The Bayou Writers Group, Inc.’s, annual conference, A BRIDGE TO PUBLICATION, is set for Saturday, November 10, 2012. Visit this page for information about a scholarship for writers. Visit this page to print a downloadable PDF registration form–registration is open now! Visit this page for a schedule of conference events. Don’t forget our ON THE WALL [...]

2013 Meeting Schedule

Bayou Writer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:40 +0000

What’s Happening At Upcoming Meetings? Our next regular meeting is Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Carnegie Library meeting room at the corner of Pujo Street and Bilbo Street, Lake Charles, LA. Lunch afterward at Ryan’s. May 4 – Monica Hebert will speak – “Social Media Maven” June 1 July 6 Aug. [...]

Gator Talk

Bayou Writer — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:08:44 +0000

To receive current Gator Talk newsletters please contact bayouwritersgroup@gmail.com for membership information. January 2013 Issue President’s Column – “Good Words & Other Good Stuff”__ First, let me thank the Bayou Writers Group for the honor and opportunity to serve as President for 2013. Traditionally, a “President’s Message” is included in an organization’s [...]