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Literary Illuminations – HLG quarterly online literary contest January 2013 – January 2015

Poetry Valentine Chapbook – The Guild’s 2015 Poetry Valentine event was held on Feb. 10, 2015. Over 37 poets submitted over 59 poems in this year’s competition. The 21 winners, selected in a blind judging, read their poems to an overflow crowd on Feb. 10th and are featured in this year’s chapbook. If you would like to buy copies at $5.00 each, please email the Guild and tell us how many you would like.

The Guild Online Book Shop offers website visitors an opportunity to buy books published by the Guild. The books are shown below and can be ordered by clicking on the email link shown with each book. Once the order is complete, we will ship the book to you by U.S. Mail.

HEALDSBURG ALIVE!—Eight Sonoma County Writers
Pay Homage to a Great Northern California Town
HEALDSBURG ALIVE! features poems and short stories written by eight Sonoma County, California writers—David Beckman, Armando Garcia-Dávila, Simon Jeremiah, David Mechling, Mona Mechling, Chris Peasley, Waights Taylor Jr., and Margo van Veen. These writers have used Healdsburg’s physical surroundings along with humor, drama, and pathos to capture in poetry and prose the town’s character. Click here or on the cover image to read a selection from the book.
76 pages; 6″ x 9″; published 2012
$12.00 plus Shipping & Handling
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PRESENT AT THE CREATION
Poets Write about Writing Poetry
PRESENT AT THE CREATION is an anthology of 80 poems written by Sonoma County poets on the writing and sharing of poetry. This collection delights and inspires poets and non-poets alike with its sparkling but accessible language, its variety of poetic experience, and its transparency of experience. It belongs in every library, creative writing workshop or classroom, and word-lover’s bookshelf. Click here or on the cover image to read a selection from the book.
126 pages; 7″ x 10″; published 2006
$18.00 plus Shipping & Handling
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Buy HEALDSBURG ALIVE! & PRESENT AT THE CREATION
AS A PACKAGE—20% DISCOUNT
Buy these two books—eight writers pay tribute to Healdsburg, and an anthology of 80 poems written by Sonoma County poets—as a package and receive a 20% discount.
$24.00 plus Shipping & Handling
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