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Breakfast Speakers 2019

  • Breakfast Meeting January 19, 2019
  • Breakfast Meeting February 16, 2019
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  • Breakfast Meeting April 20, 2019
  • Breakfast Meeting May 18, 2019
  • Breakfast Meeting, June 15, 2019
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Breakfast Meeting, September 21, 2019

Shane Joseph is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers in Toronto, Canada. He began writing as a teenager living in Sri Lanka and has never stopped. Redemption in Paradise, his first novel, was published in 2004 and his first short story collection, Fringe Dwellers, in 2008. His novel, After the Flood, a dystopian epic set in the aftermath of global warming, was released in November 2009 and won the Canadian Christian Writers award for best Futuristic/Fantasy novel in 2010. Shane’s most recent collection of short stories, Crossing Limbo, was published in 2017. His latest novel, Milltown, is set amidst the intrigues of small town Ontario, and will be released in April 2019. His short stories and articles have appeared in several Canadian anthologies and in literary journals around the world. His blog at is widely syndicated.

Shane is the owner and publisher of Blue Denim Press (www.bluedenimpress.com), a literary press he founded in 2011.

His career stints include: stage and radio actor, pop musician, encyclopedia salesman, lathe machine operator, airline executive, travel agency manager, vice president of a global financial services company, software services salesperson, editor, publisher, project manager and management consultant.

 

Poetry Contest Winners

Image may contain: 2 people, people smiling, people standingThe winners of the 2019 WEN Poetry Contest were announced at the May 18 breakfast meeting. Our judge, Josie D’Scasio-Andrews attended the meeting and presented the winners with their cash prizes and certificates.

 

 

First Place: Cynthia Robins

Second Place: Husain Mehdi

Third Place: Maria Marchelletta

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We will be asking the winners to read their winning entries at the July member’s readings.

 

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The Winners of the 2019 Poetry Contest were announced at the May 18 Breakfast Meeting. Cynthia Robins (first), Husain Mehdi (second), Maria Marchelletta (third).

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