BOOK SIGNING EVENT FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY ANTHOLOGY

(Franklin TN, October 22, 2009) – Cool Springs Barnes & Noble will host an Author Event for Gathering: Writers of Williamson County.  An eclectic anthology, the book features 31 authors—Williamson County Council for the Written Word (CWW) members and Hall of Fame award winners—some published for the first time and some famously published, such as Madison Smartt Bell, Tom T. Hall, Robert Hicks, and Paula Wall.

 Written and edited primarily by Williamson County writers, the book is also published by CPO Publishing of Franklin, a Roger Waynick Book Group company. Gathering is uniquely “us” and offers a little bit of something for everyone.

 The event is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 1:00 PM at the Cool Springs Barnes & Noble store in Franklin, TN.  The public is invited.  CWW hopes to set a new store record for the largest number of authors present for a single book.

 A portion of proceeds from book sales at this event will directly benefit CWW.

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Looking for a signed copy?

Forty-two pieces by thirty-one authors.  The best way to obtain a signed copy is to attend the launch event scheduled for August 15, 2009 in Franklin, TN.  Launch event details are available at http://cww-writers.org.

Contact CWW by email at gathering@cww-writers.org for direct sales and availability of signed copies.

T minus 4 … and counting!

The launch party for “Gathering” is on target for Saturday, August 14 in Franlin, TN. See cww-writers.org and click the Anthology page for more details. We hope to see you there!

Where are you reading?

Readers are everywhere.  On the water, under water, in the water, in the air, in a chair, on a train, in a plane, on a deck, wearing checks, in a seat (ain’t it neat?).  Where are you?  Have you read Gathering?  Join curious readers.  Gathering is an anthology, a mix of forty-two stories on different subjects by different talents from the Southern U.S.A.  You never know what you’re going to get.  For more details, see our website: cww-writers.org.

Read in Texas!

Shared by contributing author Linda Dunn:

Want to share a nice surprise with fellow Williamson County Writers!  Just got a message from a distant cousin of mine in south Texas whom I’ve never actually met.  She had seen my Facebook blurb about our book, looked it up on Amazon and ordered it!   Said she really enjoyed it and will share with friends.  I told her it was nice to know it was good since I had not read it yet myself!  Our fame spreads!

Minnie Pearl, Price Tags, and Typewriters

from “Minnie Pearl, Price Tags, and Typewriters“
by Suzanne Brunson (contributing author)

“Well, that’s what engineers do—take things apart.”

“Yes ma’am, you’re right. But I don’t think my mother was giving much consideration to his career choice when she saw what he’d done.”

excerpt: The Buttermilk Goblet

from: The Buttermilk Goblet
by Linda McClure Dunn (contributing author)

“At age fifty my grandmother found herself with worthless land, no income, and three of her children still dependent on her.  Though she shared little of these life events, even my child-self sensed their weight cloaking her.  To me, she seemed both splendid and sad.”

Launch event and book signing -15 August 2009

Meet the authors, purchase books and have them signed.  Light snacks and a book among friends.  Can it get any better than that?  Maybe, but we’re going to enjoy the time and conversation.  All proceeds from event sales directly benefit CWW.

Join us as Williamson County Council for the Written Word presents it’s new anthology:

Saturday, August 15, 2009
2:00 PM until 4:00 PM Central Time
Otey Hall of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Franklin, TN  U.S.A

Contact: gathering@cww-writers.org

Welcome to Gathering: Writers of Williamson County!

Welcome!  This site promotes and discusses our first publication, Gathering: Writers of Williamson County.  It’s brand new anthology from Southern writers rooted in Tennessee.  I’ll follow with more content over the coming days. 

For now, you can discover more information at our official website: http://cww-writers.org

Based in Franklin, TN, the Williamson County Council for the Written Word (CWW) is a nonprofit organization promoting the art of writing and its rich history in Williamson County, TN.  Proceeds from direct sale of our anthology go to support CWW.  Proceeds from online sales feed the machine (for which we are thankful…the book wouldn’t be here without the machine).