Sher A Hart is the first place winner for the 2010 ECW Spring Conference Short-Story Contest. Check out more of of her writing at
www.sherahart.com
Christina
Callisto
The freelance side career of Christina Callisto, ECW Publicity Chair, is heating up. She recently had an article published in the Military Voice in which she interviewed our own bestseller, Vicki
Hinze, and plugged our April conference. Now, Christina has two articles in the May/June edition of the Military Voice. The first is on apheresis donation of platelets, which she discusses from a personal experience and
as a lifeline to others. The second article is on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisis in the Gulf, what's happening, what are the threats, and how we can all help.
Charlie Davis will be signing his book Growing Up In Pensacola at Gallery Zarragossa on Zarragossa St. in Pensacola during "Gallery Night," from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on May 21, 2010.
Charlie has also been invited to speak and sign books for a luncheon at the Veranda, a retirement community in Pensacola at 11:00 a.m. on July 20, 2010.
Growing Up In Pensacola is a collection mostly humorous essays written over the past several years describes the author’s experiences
growing up in a large family in a small coastal community in Florida during the thirties, forties and fifties. It’s a potpourri of stories, that can
be read in any order, that share the youthful joys of summers spent at the old swimming hole on Bayou
Texar, the challenges of
grammar school, the concerns of family and friends during World War II and the family’s connection to
local politics. The love of community and respect for friends and neighbors, are evident in the stories
about East Pensacola Heights; and the love of boats and fishing by the author’s family and
friends is demonstrated throughout. Adventures in commercial fishing, near disasters in the bays, collisions in
the Gulf, and near involvement with U-Boats in the Gulf of Mexico are recounted from interviews with
family and friends, and the author’s research. The author’s conversational
style makes reading the stories enjoyable and entertaining.
Charlie Davis is a graduate of Florida State University, with a degree in Insurance and Real Estate, and is retired from careers in Insurance, Real
Estate and Residential Construction. He is the father of four children and nine grandchildren. He and his wife live in Gulf Breeze, Florida.
Jan Campbell and Joyce Holland, Short Stories in Southern Side Up
Southern Side Up is a publication of the Panhandle Writers Association. The fourth volume has just been released and features short stories by two ECW members: Jan Campbell’s
It’s Just a Phase, and Joyce Holland’s Bad Day at Blue
Rock. Available from Amazon.com.
Vicki Hinze - 3-Book Contract
Vicki has just signed a new 3-book contract with Random House's Waterbook-Multnomah imprint for a new Christian fiction series,
"Crossroads Crisis Center". The first book will be out in the spring of 2010.
A tea and book discussion will be held in honor of Vicki Hinze on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Niceville Community Center, located at 204 Partin Drive North in Niceville, Florida. For more information or to reserve a seat please contact the Niceville Library at 850-729-4090.
Vincent O'Neil's Short Story Published
Vincent O'Neil's short story, "Blood Tells," will be included in the crime anthology
Bad Cop, No Donut, which will be released in early 2010.
Bad Cop, No Donut will showcase the work of many famous crime and mystery writers as well as its editor, Baltimore Crime Scene Investigator John L. French.
Sher A Hart is the first place winner for the 2010 ECW Spring Conference Short-Story Contest. Check out more of of her writing at
The freelance side career of Christina Callisto, ECW Publicity Chair, is heating up. She recently had an article published in the Military Voice in which she interviewed our own bestseller, Vicki
Hinze, and plugged our April conference. Now, Christina has two articles in the May/June edition of the Military Voice. The first is on apheresis donation of platelets, which she discusses from a personal experience and
as a lifeline to others. The second article is on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisis in the Gulf, what's happening, what are the threats, and how we can all help. 
Growing Up In Pensacola is a collection mostly humorous essays written over the past several years describes the author’s experiences
growing up in a large family in a small coastal community in Florida during the thirties, forties and fifties. It’s a potpourri of stories, that can
be read in any order, that share the youthful joys of summers spent at the old swimming hole on Bayou
Texar, the challenges of
grammar school, the concerns of family and friends during World War II and the family’s connection to
local politics. The love of community and respect for friends and neighbors, are evident in the stories
about East Pensacola Heights; and the love of boats and fishing by the author’s family and
friends is demonstrated throughout. Adventures in commercial fishing, near disasters in the bays, collisions in
the Gulf, and near involvement with U-Boats in the Gulf of Mexico are recounted from interviews with
family and friends, and the author’s research. The author’s conversational
style makes reading the stories enjoyable and entertaining.
Vicki has just signed a new 3-book contract with Random House's Waterbook-Multnomah imprint for a new Christian fiction series,
"Crossroads Crisis Center". The first book will be out in the spring of 2010.
Vincent O'Neil's short story, "Blood Tells," will be included in the crime anthology
Bad Cop, No Donut, which will be released in early 2010.
Bad Cop, No Donut will showcase the work of many famous crime and mystery writers as well as its editor, Baltimore Crime Scene Investigator John L. French.