MEETINGS
See snazzy graphic above. That's where everybody'll be. RSVPs are required.
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2007 Holiday Networking Luncheon
Greater Fort Worth PRSA will forgo the program format and cut straight to the food and fellowship at the annual networking event this month. Donations will be collected for the Tarrant Area Food Bank.
Bring a friend, a colleague or your favorite Aunt Rose as members and their guests toast the holiday season, enjoy the winter weather and bond right there on the spot. And don't forget the live music.
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 12
Time: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Place: Petroleum Club, Carter-Burgess Plaza, 777 Main St., 39th floor
Parking: $2.50 in parking garage at Seventh and Commerce streets
Cost: members $25, nonmembers $30, students $20
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The spotlight falls on the Christmas party (above). RSVPs are required. Next regular meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Shady Oak Barbeque & Grill in Arlington.
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STRAIGHT STUFF
Meet Fort Worth's "ladies of grace and gumption" -- Amelia Rosenstein (portrayed by Hollace Weiner), Eleanor Schott (Katie Sherrod), Edna Gladney (Sherrie McLeRoy) and Flora Reeder (Susan Petty) -- at the TCU Press autograph extravaganza honoring Elmer Kelton, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden building. Sherrod and Kelton will be among the authors signing -- Sherrod's latest book is "Grace and Gumption: Stories of Fort Worth Women" -- along with Judy Alter, Beth Alvarez, Paul Boller, Mike Cochran, Deborah Crombie, Merrill and Paul Donarrigo, Ron Hall and Denver Moore, Quentin McGown, Ellen Niewyk, Chuck Parsons, Sam Ratcliffe, William and Rosalie Schiff (with co-author Craig Hanley) and Carlton Stowers. Sherrod edited the book and did a chapter, "High-Heeled Times in the Newsroom." ...
Jingle mingle. The Association for Women in Communications and the Freelance Alliance will gather from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, high above the hustle and bustle in the Nana bar on the 27th floor of the Dallas Hilton Anatole, to celebrate the holidays and support Attitudes & Attire, a nonprofit agency that helps disadvantaged women seeking self-sufficiency. A $20 donation will buy a pair of shoes in which a woman can put her best foot forward as she enters or re-enters the workforce. RSVP to programs@awcdallas.com. ...
If you're planning to maybe skip the next Writers' Guild of Texas meeting -- 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, Richardson Public Library, 900 Civic Center Drive -- ringleader Carol Woods says, What are you thinking? "Come to the party! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, the winter solstice or just another month, come celebrate yourself and your writing. We'll have cookies; feel free to bring goodies. Bring your fiction, nonfiction, short stories, excerpts, poetry and observations of the season. Be prepared to share these golden gems with the rest of us in a friendly, festive setting." Early-bird speaker reminder: Monday, Jan. 21, Kat Smith, author of "The Naked Author." ...
The American Academy of Neurology seeks journalists who exemplify excellence in medical/health reporting to apply for the 11th annual AAN Journalism Fellowship Award. Submit a written expression of interest (500 words tops), résumé, three print or broadcast clips on a neurology or any medical/science topic and a nominating letter from a senior editor, news director or producer. Winners will attend the April 12-19 AAN annual meeting in Chicago. Deadline: Jan. 11. More from Angela Babb, ababb@aan.com or 651-695-2789. ...
Write your way to Mongolia. Just compose a 300-word essay about a travel experience that moved you, excited you or changed you. The contest, for undergraduate and graduate students, is offered by National Geographic Traveler magazine and the global travel company Travcoa. The winner will go on assignment in Mongolia with National Geographic Traveler editor-in-chief Keith Bellows and have his or her story published on the National Geographic Traveler web site. Deadline: Dec. 31. More at travelwritercontest.com/contest.html.
