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The Premier Writing Organization On
California's Central Coast
Welcome to SLO NightWriters
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SLO NightWriters Board
Janice Konstantinidis
President
Janice Konstantinidis, joined SLO NightWriters in 2010 with the goal of developing her writing skills.
Bio
Janice Konstantinidis lives in Paso Robles, on the Central Coast of California.
She enjoys writing poetry, memoir and short fiction.
Born Tasmania Australia, Janice immigrated to the USA in 2005
She draws inspiration from nature and a deep regard and sense of
the transience of life.
Janice has had many of her poems published in several literary magazines in the USA. She finds great joy and comfort in writing poetry.
Her memoire is a work in progress. The basis of this memoir is Janice’s early life as an incarcerated child, who was forced to work in the Catholic system of Magdalene Laundries in Australia.
Janice’s Wikipedia Page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Saint_Canice
Illustrates the various complexities of her life as “Forgotten Australian.”
Janice been featured as a guest writer for the Australian National Museum on several occasions.
http://nma.gov.au/blogs/inside/2011/02/28/life-in-the-mag/
http://nma.gov.au/blogs/inside/2011/03/10/janice-konstantinidis/
Other writing may be seen at the Australian National Library. Janice was asked to contribute to a project undertaken by the Australian National Library.
http://forcedadoptions.naa.gov.au/content/losing-my-daughter-part-1
Janice’s account of her incarceration was published in the Australian Catholic Historical Society Journal: 2009
http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/magdalen.pdf
Janice is currently writing a book of limericks. She has a lively sense of humor and is often mischievously guilty of writing several limericks a day.
Her poetry, often lyrical, often asks the reader to look deeply into the beauty of nature.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts - University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Letters - Australian National University
Graduate Diploma in Education – University of Canberra.
Vice President:
Vacant.
Steve Derks
Treasurer
Steve is a native of Houston. A graduate of Northwestern University, in Engineering Science. Five years in the Navy followed by 30 years as an Engineer and Procedure Writer at Diablo Canyon. He is currently enjoying his retirement.
Steve loves the outdoors, reading, and travel.
Leonard Carpenter:
Secretary
Much-published author of stories, poems, and eleven Conan the Barbarian novels (as a “posthumous collaborator” with Robert E Howard, 1906-1936). Experienced as a technical writer for Disney, Strasbaugh, and other hard and software purveyors. Two novels published since, and my current novel project Fountain of Youth is a modern-day fantasy quest set in Cuba.
2. Published Books:
Tor PBs: Conan The: Renegade, Raider, Warlord, Hero, Gladiator, Savage, & Outcast;
Conan the Great; Conan of the Red Brotherhood; Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast; Conan, Lord of the Black River. Digital on Kindle and Smashwords: Biohacker.
And since November 2017, Lusitania Lost in bookstores and online from Mango Publications.
Leonard Carpenter (go to leonardcarpenter.com)
author of LUSITANIA LOST from Mango.bz
Lilian Cheney Brown
Newsletter Editor
Susan Tuttle
SLO NightWriters Member at Large. Education Coordinator.
Our longest serving board member.
Clinics and Round Tables Critique Groups, NW General Meetings.
aim2write@yahoo.com
Susan is a native of Buffalo, New York, Susan moved to the Central Coast in 2004. She is the author of the suspense novel, Tangled Webs. She continues to win awards for her short stories, novels and, recently, her creative non-fiction. Susan writes sci-fi, fantasy, suspense, paranormal suspense and spiritual meditations.
She is also a professional editor/writing coach. You can find her on Facebook, or contact her through her websites:
www.susant-creations.com and www.susant-writer.com or email her at aim2write@yahoo.com.
Jim Aarons, DVM.
Membership Coordinator
Simply Clear Marketing & Media Submissions Manager
Jeanie Hundertmark
Social Media and Publicity Coordinator
Meagan Friberg
Assistant Social Media and Publicity Coordinator
Abigail Aarons
Webmaster, Programs Director.
Janice Konstantinidis
She has been writing shorter pieces, prose, poetry most of her life. She is currently writing a book of limericks.
Janice won four awards in the 2013 Lillian Dean Writer's Contest. First and second place in 'Creative Non Fiction Memoir', and second and third place in Poetry.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Tasmania, a Bachelor of Letters in English Literature from The Australian National University and a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Canberra. She also practiced as a Gerontologist for many years.
Critique Groups Coordinator:
Patricia Gimer
patgimer@gmail.com
Born in Clarence, NY, Pat Gimer was raised mostly in Tucson, AZ. She also lived in Reno, NV and Santa Barbara, CA. In 1987 she moved to Los Osos where she raised a family.
Pat earned her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology and Bachelors of Arts in Social Services & Corrections. She has worked as a Medical Social Worker and a Mental Health Therapist in a variety of settings including the state prison system. She is currently retired from Private Practice and is an on-call Mental Health Specialist for R3Continuum, a company that works with EAP Programs to assist employees affected by critical incidents.
Now, semi-retired, Pat enjoys having more time to pursue her interests. Writing and Tango dancing are at the top of her list.
Pat's writing has been published in:
Solo Press: Poetry - Storm-Walking
The Well Spouse Foundation Newsletter - Article
Simply Clear Marketing and Media - Short Story - Lone Rider
KIND Magazine.
Greeter:
Jean Moelter
Assistant Webmasters
Steve Derks
derksps@gmail.com
Critique Group - Round Tables - Moderators
Terry Sanville 805-541-0492 tsanville@sbcglobal.net
Round Table Critique Sessions moderator
Susan Tuttle aim2write@yahoo.com
Round Table Critique Sessions Moderator
Rosie Makinney rosiemakinney@gmail.com
Peer Critique Group Moderator.
Conference room. General Meeting - 2nd Tuesday of the month 5:15 pm.
Hospitality
Mary Siberstien
Sunshine Chair:
Torry Dickinson
Torry is the person you can email if you know of a member who needs a card send to cheer them up, wish them a speedy recovery or pay respects for the loss of a dear one.
torrydickinson@gmail.com
Board Photographer - Past President Honorary Member:
Dennis Eamon Young:
