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Three Amazing Women and Right When Women’s History Month Begins – Open your calendars & save the date.
Join us on March 3 at 3 p.m. EST for the Virtual Book Launch featuring the Colorado CoAuthors of Voices of the 21st Century: Women Empowered Through Passion and Purpose.
Colorado CoAuthors are:
Zaneta Varnado Johns is a 5-time bestselling author of three poetry collections: Poetic Forecast, After the Rainbow, and Encore, as well as the What Matters Journal, a unique weekly guide for organization, reflection and gratitude. She is a coauthor in Voices of the 21st Century (2021, 2022 & 2023), and her poems are featured in over seventy anthologies and international publications. Johns is an administrator for the Passion of Poetry and editor of Fine Lines Journal. www.zanexpressions.com
Laura Rochelle Ragin is a certified life coach with a practice focused on holistic self-care and wellness. Recognized as a Top 15 Denver Coach in 2022 by Influence Digest, she empowers overwhelmed professionals to achieve balance and success. Ragin will publish The ABCs of Self Nurturing, a journal for self-discovery and renewal in Spring 2024. www.laurarochellecoach.com
Carolyn Sawyer is a native of Colorado, a recent retiree, and a mother of three. An aspiring writer and bestselling author, Carolyn’s goal is to inspire and encourage others through love, honesty, and compassion. Sawyer’s book of multiple biological family discoveries is underway. Ceesaw712@gmail.com
About the Women Speakers Association (WSA)
Based in Canada, the Women Speakers Association is an extensive global network of women in over 120 countries across six continents. WSA Founder and CEO Gail Watson established the vision as follows: At Women Speakers Association, our vision is of a world in which women are empowered to authentically express themselves; to build a thriving, prosperous business; and feel a part of something greater. A world in which women take ownership of and step into being the leaders that they are; using their voice to powerfully inspire others, thus causing transformation in the lives of their clients, their companies, communities and the world. https://www.womenspeakersassociation.com/
Caring for Souls – Exciting News!
It is so exciting to announce that Caring for Souls is now available at many online retailers. If you go to this link you will be able to see the stores which have this collection, thus far. CARING FOR SOULS
Guess what?! We are having a BOOK LAUNCH for this book of poetry, prose, essays, art projects, activities, and more. You can register on Meetup
Hope you can attend and share in the fun! Questions: email prolificpulse@gmail.com
The Talk – Not the TV Show – the Real Talk About Living Cautiously
I was reading this article on NPR It’s about the talk that black mothers have with their sons. It came to me while I was working on an announcement – or a fresh announcement about The Talk – which is the name for the anthology of poetry and essays by mothers of color & possibly fathers, too.
As a white woman, I have had talks with my now adult child, but nothing compared to what people of color have to have, MUST have with their children. None of us wants to have our children’s names or adult children’s names associated with a hashtag. What do you think the chances are for this to happen with a person of color vs a white person?
Even with The Talk, there’s still a chance that something could happen, but we are not, as parents, going to let our children into society without caution. The Talk and many other measures has to happen.
What is the talk as a white parent? What is the talk as a parent of color? Just think about that and let it sit for a few moments.
This picture depicts the happiness I want to see for people of color. And I want to hear about The Talk that is had. It keeps those of us who don’t have this experience, mindful. And it keeps us heart-full. How I wish that in this world, we did not have the adversity, the hatred, the assumptions… And I don’t want to hear about how that’s just the way it is. That is not good enough, nor acceptable to me and I hope it is not acceptable to others, but I know. I don’t have blinders on, but I also don’t have dark skin which causes people to scowl, distrust, look the other way, accuse me, to make my name a hashtag.
Are you a person of color? Would you feel comfortable sharing the talk you have had to have with your children? There’s a Call for Submissions for your story, your essays, your poetry… Would you consider sharing Your Talk with others?
Here is the link if your answer is “yes” or if you want more information:
The Talk Call for Submissions.
Call for Submissions
Prolific Pulse Press LLC is conducting a call for submissions. Details are as follows:
Prolific Pulse Press LLC needs 3 essays and 3 poems about what it is like to be a caregiver of a family member or close friend who has become ill.
We also needs 3 essays and 3 poems about what it is like to be given care by a family member or close friend.
All entries must be speaking from their own firsthand experiences.
Essays should be no longer than 5000 words. Poems should not be longer than 600 words.
Previously published essays and/or poems will be accepted for consideration with the exception of already being published in anthologies or other books.
The 12 winning essays and poems will receive an award of $20 each.
All entries must be in 12 point Times New Roman or Book Antiqua font.
Send entries as attachments to your email.
Deadline: March 31, 2022
A 50 word Bio will be needed with the entries, not after the fact.
What will happen to these?
These are to go into a book by Lisa Tomey and it will be published in August 2022
Releases will be requested for the essay and poem writers to enable publication.
No royalties will be paid, but your names and bios will be included in the book.
There will be an optional open mic for this book event for which any winning entries will be invited to attend and read.
Send entries to prolificpulse@gmail.com
Put Caregiver in the subject line
Questions? email prolificpulse@gmail.com
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