Join us March 11 @ 10:00am at the Fairhope Public Library. Special Guest J.D. Crowe is the statewide cartoonist for Alabama Media Group. His daily cartoons and essays have been published in the (Mobile) Press Register, The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and online all the time at AL.com .Read More →
The Pensters Writng Group welcomes Ellen Nichols, author of “Remember Whose Little Girl You Are.”
She will be on hand to talk to you and to sign your books. Saturday morning, October 8th 10:00 to 12:00 at the Fairhope Library.Read More →
Join us for “How to Herd Cats: A Primer for Taking a Historical Writing Project from Concept to Reality.” Guest Speaker Mike Bunn will address the Pensters Writing Group on February 12th at 10am at the Fairhope Library.Read More →
We invite you to attend the Pensters meeting this Saturday at the Unitarian Fellowship (1150 Fairhope Ave – across from the Courthouse). Meeting is 10am till noon. Pensters is Baldwin County’s oldest writing group. Please join us – the meeting is free.Read More →
This season’s kickoff meeting will look a little different when we gather on September 11th at 10:00am. We will be in our new location in the Giddens Room of the Fairhope Library. We look forward to welcoming members and guests back for the start of a new season. Out ofRead More →
Speaker/Judge: Kaiden ChristieContest Prompt: The Strange Looking House on the Corner PoetryFirst place: Becky Brunson Locked AwaySecond place: Suzanne Barnhill Joy on the Corner ProseFirst place: Victoria Everette Second place: Larry Wilson The Kingston HouseHonorable mention: Sonya Bennett Purple Door, Purple Shutters, Purple Salvia in YardRead More →
Speaker/Judge: Alodia Arnold PoetryFirst place: Rosanne Gulisano Title: The Bath ProseFirst place: Larry Wilson Title: Bailey Second place: Glenda Slater Title: Right on Time Honorable mention: Carol Robbins Hull Title: Right time, Wrong BodyRead More →
It Happened Around 5 in the Afternoon Speaker/Judge: Leslie Anne Tarabella PoetryFirst place: Mary Ann Hodges Title: Recorded Heroism at around 5pmSecond place: Shannon Brown Title: Soulmate MoonHonorable mention: Rosanne Gulisano Title: The Front Porch ProseFirst place: Larry Wilson Title: Moments to Remember Second place:Read More →
Contest prompt: There was blood and a single gunshotJudge: Alan Samry PoetryFirst place: Carol Robbins Hull Title: A Single GunshotSecond place: Patricia Smith Title: November up NorthHonorable mention: Pamela Hollon Title: The High Price of Honor ProseFirst place: Rosanne Gulisano Title: Lost inRead More →
Entries from the October contest were judged by Skip Jones. Congrats to all the winners! Poetry: First Place: Patricia Smith, “My Perfect Mobile Bay Sunset” Second Place: Linda F. Willing, “Storm Watch” Prose: First Place: Larry Wilson, “Politics on the Pier” Second Place: Alan Samry, “Time Flies at Magnolia Beach Park” Honorable Mention: Deborah McDonald, “A cool autumn evening on the dock of Mobile Bay”Read More →