SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS
Welcomes Sophia McGovern
Creative Non-fiction Author, Independent Publisher, Award-winning Author, Literary Journal Editor
Are you ready to consider creative non-fiction writing? Join us!
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: SOPHIA MCGOVERN
Sophia McGovern is a writer and bookmaker with over ten years of experience editing for local presses. She is the founding editor of Little Somethings Press and has won grants from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, City of Tempe, and Mesa Arts Center. Her writing has won contests and a Pushcart Prize nomination, and can be found in Fiction Attic Press, the Arizona English Journal, and other publications. She lives in Tempe with her writer-man, new baby, and cat.
Sophia McGovern is a writer, editor, and bookmaker from Tempe. Her memoir-in-progress, Tiny Rebellions, explores both sides of a generational gap in a series of vignettes juxtaposing the perspectives of a little girl and a new mother. Her talk will cover how to create a memoir in bite-sized chunks, how to build a writing platform, and cover upcoming opportunities. somcgove@gmail.com www.littlesomethingspress.com www.sophiamcgovern.com
RSVP for March 26th, 2025: www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
NO PAYMENT accepted at the door. Please pay the $20 on PayPal or Venmo. It is due by the Sunday before the meeting! Thank you for your understanding.
Go directly to PayPal at info@brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
The meeting is being held at the Panera Bread in Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, 8777 North Scottsdale Road, off Doubletree.
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 $20.00: this covers the food and the room. The menu will consist of sandwich choices, salad choices, chips, cookies or brownies, and a variety of beverages. The food at this venue is fresh and good.
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. The meeting 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.