BEANERY WRITERS ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WRITERS: MARCH 4, 2010
BEANERY WRITERS GROUP MEETINGS
The BWG meets the second and fourth Fridays each month, 1:00-3:00 p.m, in the back room at the Coffee Bean Café in Latrobe (they opened a second Coffee Bean Café on Rt. 30 in Greensburg by Office Max—wrong site!). Some members come early to socialize over coffee or lunch. New members—or visitors (including writers who are visiting the area from out of town)—are welcome to join us. Our members are eclectic: they write in all genres!
NOTE: Coming meeting dates: March 26 (may meet at Pitt Greensburg—e-mail beanerywriters@yahoo.com for details), April 9, April 23
BEANERY ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The BOLM (www.beanerywriters.wordpress.com) accepts submissions (in any genre) from guest writers. Items may be edited, but if there are any significant changes your work will be returned to you for your approval. Submit your post to beanerywriters@yahoo.com with the word “Submission” in the subject line. Seeking submissions for St. Patricks Day, April Fool’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day.
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The BWN is distributed monthly by subscription. To subscribe, send your name, your regional location and your E-mail address to beanerywriters@yahoo.com . Please put the words “Subscribe Newsletter” in the E-mail subject line. To unsubscribe, E-mail beanerywriters@yahoo.com with the words “Unsubscribe Newsletter” in the subject line.
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WESTMORELAND PHOTOGRAPHERS SOCIETY
KEITH LEWIS, Portrait Photographer
March 8, 2010 (Monday)
7:30 p.m.
St. Vincent College: Prep Hall #215 (near library on second floor)
For further information:
e-mail Kern Little kernlittle@hotmail.com, or call him at 724 317 4821
“Our goal is to promote the Art of Photography!”
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LAUNCHING OF PENDULUM (Pitt Greensburg’s student literary magazine)
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (Village Hall)
Tuesday, March 16. 2010
7:00 p.m.
Celebrate the magazine’s newest issue at a launch and reading. Sponsored by the Writing Program and funded by the Student Government Association. Refreshments after the readings.
For further information, contact Linda Szypulski, FOB Secretary, las166@pitt.edu or 724-836-9883
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STUDENT POETRY CONTEST (more…)
Blogsite or a Website: What’s the difference?
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BEANERY ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE
BLOGSITE OR WEBSITE: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
What’s the difference between a blogsite and a website?
This question was raised at the Beanery Writers Group (Latrobe, PA) meeting in early May. It is a significant question, because the group’s unique project is publishing the Beanery Online Literary Magazine (www.beanerywriters.wordpress.com ).
Being computer illiterate, I had to plead ignorance of the answer. I held the impression that blogs were easier and cost less.
To answer the question, I plugged it into the search engine.
Examining various sites made me feel better about being unable to define the differences. …since the differences have become increasingly blurred for many bloggers and users*— the difference…is steadily vanishing. These channels are definitely converging.*** there are shades of gray.##
Initially blogs, a condensation of the word “weblog,” were viewed as a web log or online diary… a place where a blogger can generate a log of interesting personal comment and intimate details and information about a particular niche subject or topic * Today, although many blogs continue to be personal ramblings about daily life,…that is only one aspect of the blogosphere – and a fairly trivial one at that.***Currently, blogs range (more…)