NEW LOCATION and new price as of this month!
Welcome Constance Patrick, speaker and award-winning poet extraordinaire
Are you interested in poetry and/or taking a try at writing it?
WHO: ALL Women Writers!
WHY: Mission: Scottsdale Society of Women Writers gives members access to events of interest, a format for exchanging ideas, an opportunity to network with other women writers/authors in camaraderie and support, and an alliance with professionals for writing, publishing, and marketing.
SPEAKER/AUTHOR: Constance Patrick is our slated speaker for April 30th. Constance Patrick is the author of two collections of poetry and two books of haiku. Her book of flash fiction will be available on Amazon May 1st.
In Spring 2011, Constance stepped away from corporate America to pursue her passion for writing and spoken word performance. As a resident of Sedona, she presented her original poetry and monologues with Red Earth Theatre, Sedona Poetry, and Prose Project, and read her work on Sedona’s KAZM radio in 2024 and 2025. Her poems have been published in Viral Voices, The Stray Branch, U.S. 1 Worksheets, and the Haiku Society of America anthology.Several of her flash fiction also appear in The Stray Branch (2022-2025). Constance is also the founding editor of Word Crafter Press.
Her talk will touch on how vibrant and timely modern poetry is, and how some of the classic poetic styles work well for today’s poetry on societal and cultural themes. She will also be reading several of her published poems.
Constance is a member of the U.S.1 Worksheets Poets’ Cooperative, the Haiku Society of America, Arizona State Poetry Society, Sedona Coyote Poets, and formerly of LA’s Western Edge Writers. She recently joined, Scottsdale Society of Women Writers.
For more about the author, visit www.ConstancePatrick.com and the art blog:www.starlightscribe.com/post/constancepatrick
NEW MEETING DETAILS BELOW
New location: Chompie’s, 9301 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, near the 101 freeway
New Price: Chompie’s at 92nd St./Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, is $25.00 per attendee.
Please pay on PayPal or Venmo by the Sunday before the meeting!
Or go directly to PayPal with this email info@brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
No payments accepted at the door. Thank you for understanding.
GUESTS: If you have a GUEST, please text Patricia at 480-250-5556, or have your guest contact her directly. Guests may visit on two occasions, and then we ask them to join us as full-time members.
PRICING: Meeting cost is $25.00 due to the increased price of food, the venue, and the wide variety of food choices for our meeting. The menu will consist of sandwich choices, salad choices, and other special items, with a variety of beverages. The food here is delicious and the menu will change monthly through their catering services.
DUES: Dues are $50. For your membership, you will receive a copy of the directory, the monthly newsletter, member support at all Scottsdale Society of Women Writers events, and other happenings with the group and the area’s writing community. Plus, a plethora of professional speakers will be scheduled during the year. Contact Patricia L. Brooks and pay on PayPal or Venmo using her business email: info@brooksgoldmannpublishing.com The membership form will be emailed to you. You may scan, mail, or email to return. Thank you.
CHECK-IN: Please check-in at the restaurant between 5:15 and 5:30 pm. This allows you to mingle, go through the buffet line and settle in for the meeting. Themeeting starts promptly at 6:00 pm AZ Time.Thank you.
Goals of the Group
- Value all the professional women writers sharing their ability.
- Honor all genres and all forms of professional writing.
- Attend monthly meetings to move the group and its members forward.
- Learn and share in the experiences of monthly professional speakers.
- Grow the group to a membership of active and contributing women.
- Encourage participation by members as mentors, and volunteers.
- Support and challenge each other to always be writing.
- Help members to stretch as writers and reach lofty personal goals.