This year I attended the PNWA Writer's Conference as a guest of Pam Stanek who was a finalist in the Adult Short Topic category of their annual writing contest. All of the finalists, and their guests, met outside the banquet hall for the awards dinner. We were escorted in first, before all the other conference attendees and seated at tables in the front. The banquet was great, as was the British C. C. Humphreys, the guest speaker. If you ever get a chance to experience him as a guest speaker, I advise you to do so. He is great entertainment.Pam Stanek is in my critique group. Although she has written a fabulous book, she entered a short memoir into the contest. It is a powerful story. When she read it to our critique group she had us all in tears by the end.
"You're going to win," I insisted.
"Oh don't be ridiculous. I'm not going to win," she scoffed.
Below, please see her picture as the third place winner in her category. There were over 1,200 entries in this year's PNWA contest. Being third is an outstanding feat. Right now, as I write this, she is locked in a small room with a gaggle of agents, pitching her book. And they are paying attention to her because now she is an award winning writer. The evening with the agents is only available to the first, second and third place winners.
Congratulations to the award winning Pam Stanek. I hope to see your book in print soon.
CONGRATULATIONS! You make me proud, make me want to dance, and make me jump for joy you're getting the recognition you deserve. What a talented group of writers I belong to. Pam, you make us all better.
ReplyDeleteCan't dance worth a hoot, so I'm jumping for joy. So proud of you, Pam.
ReplyDeleteYES!!!! that is most awesome news! Pam I'm so proud! WHOO HOOO! I'm with Carolyn I can't dance worth a hoot but I'm bouncing around like a mad rubber ball!
ReplyDeleteYAHOO for Pam!!!!!! See, we told you you had the right stuff. Your distinctive voice is a delight. Congratulations!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm with the others hollering and jumping for joy! So excited!
ReplyDeletePeggy
To all of the Dead Bunny Club, and to Carolyn J. Rose, this is a win for all of us.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Pam!
ReplyDeleteI shall pass that on, Bill. You are sweet.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful sista-friends I have! You are the cat’s PJs. And thank you, Bill, for thinking of me; you may well fall into the cat’s PJs category, too. It was a heady experience to say the least, but that may have been because Melanie was pushing and goading me the whole time to “get out there and network,” or prying my arms from around the Hilton lobby pillars so I would go talk to agents. She tried, she really did; but I’m afraid I am and will always be socially inept and painfully shy. And despite all my cussing and swearing, I’m quite modest. Stop laughing…..I really am.
ReplyDeletePam,
ReplyDeleteYou were not too shy to run your hands down C.C. Humphrey's black, velvet frock coat, now, were you? Talking to agents, though, is really scary.
Which one is Pam in the picture? Congrats to Mel's friend!
ReplyDeleteNina
ReplyDeleteShe is the one closet to the camera.
Pam looks lovely in those pics!!
ReplyDeleteJars,
ReplyDeleteYes she does. She looks like a writer. They are always good looking.