A Special Tribute to CIPA Member, Sue Allegrezza By Mike Daniels It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of multiple CIPA EVVY Award winner and longtime CIPA member, Sue Allegrezza. Sue was a talented artist who wrote, illustrated and published her award-winning, Billy Raccoon’s Grand Colorado Adventure. She was a giving
Saturday, May 18, 2019: Mark Stevens will be presenting Why Write Fiction (When The Whole World Thinks You Should Not) He will talk about the key things you need to begin and how to ensure you are working with a quality process from writing your first precious sentence to finalizing the marketing plan for your finished
May 2019 CIPA PRESIDENT’S LETTER By: Bob Schram Happy Trails to You Until We Meet Again! “Traveling—it leaves you speechless then turns you into a Storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta Summer is just about upon us if the leaves, grass, and flowers are any indication. They seem to have popped up overnight and it always
March 2019 CIPA PRESIDENT’S LETTER By: Bob Schram It’s Spring! “in Just- spring when the world is mud-luscious . . . and puddle-wonderful.” –E.E. Cummings I get excited at this time of year! Beyond being my birth month, I begin to notice the robins foraging for worms and the bees sleepily bumbling about. The
Colorado Books and Art Festival – Saturday, March 16th, Arvada Center The Arvada Center and Regis University are partnering with the Tattered Cover Book Store to present the Colorado Book and Arts Festival, a one-day literary arts festival celebrating books, art and music for the whole family. The Arvada Center will be filled with award-winning
Why the Developmental Edit is One of the Hardest Things You’ll Ever Do By Alexandra O’Connell Friends, I’d like to address a difficult and emotional topic: the developmental edit. You’ve sent your manuscript off to your editor for developmental work. You’ve completed a draft! The world is a beautiful place, filled with hope. Rainbows, puppies,