Flash Fiction Writing Contest
September 12 - 30, 2009

"Flash Your Fiction" Short-Short Story Contest

Entry: Story of 500 words or less; may enter more than one story
Submission: Send by email to moabpw@yahoo.com with “Contest Entry” in the subject line, OR mail to "Contest Entry," Moab Poets and Writers, P. O. Box 675, Moab, UT 84532
Grand Prize: $50 Gift Certificate to ABC or Back of Beyond bookstore
Announcement: Winners announced on Friday, October 9 at MP&W’s "Flash Your Fiction" Open Mic event
Contest Winners:
        First Place -- Daniel Nammour
        Second Place -- Deborah Hughes
        Third Place -- Tricia Pilcher

Glyphs Reunion
June 26, 2009

Reunion and Readings from Glyphs Contributors
Timing for the reunion corresponded with the second anniversary of Glyphs III publication.

The reunion, which was held at The Good Place, featured two guest speakers: Julie Fox and Guy Lebeda. Julie spoke nostalgically about the early stages of MP&W. She was one of its founders and was also an editor for Glyphs I. Guy Lebeda, from the Utah Arts Council, spoke of his hopes for the future of writers in southeast Utah. Then the program was opened any contributor to Glyphs I, Glyphs II and Glyphs III who wanted to read their work.

Public Reading with Terry Tempest Williams
October 30, 2008

"Finding Beauty in a Broken World"
Terry read from her new book, which was released October 7th, 2008. To learn more this book, visit Williams' website at: www.coyoteclan.com. Moab was the last stop on her national book tour. Book sales and a book signing followed the reading, in front of the stage area.

This event, co-sponsored by Arches Book Company, was held at Star Hall. Admission was free. The event also served as a fundraiser for the Rwanda Healing Project.

Glyphs III Publication Celebration
August 31, 2007

Publication Celebration and Authors Reception
Held at the Grand Center, 182 North 500 West - start at 7:00 p.m.
Glyphs III is a regional anthology that contains both prose and poetry, written by residents and visitors to the Colorado Plateau, and edited and compiled by the Glyphs III committee.

The Authors' Reception offered numerous types of refreshments and was open to the public. Katie Lee was the featured speaker and reader. After she spoke about the Colorado region, several Glyphs III contributors read from their anthology contributions. The reception was well attended. For more info about the Glyphs books, see the Glyphs Anthologies page.

Tribute and Open Mic at Mondo Cafe
This evening was dedicated to the late Dr. Ken Brewer, former Utah Poet Laureate. Deborah Hughes presented a mosaic of the teacher's work, old and new. She read some of his published poetry along with some some of Dr. Brewer's last poems, which he wrote as a chronicle of his experience with terminal cancer. Deborah is a former student; she considered him a friend and mentor.

After Deborah's presentation and reading, and a break, an open mic session allowed others to speak about Ken and to read their favorite Ken Brewer poems. This event was free and open to the public.

3rd Annual Cowboy Poetry Event
In 2004, MP&W presented Moab's first annual cowboy poetry event. This event lasted two days and was a resounding success.

We named the event Moab's Western Stars. The event lasts four days and is scheduled over President's Day weekend in February. The festivities were well-attended by locals and out-of-towners alike. Everyone had a great time attending the barrel racing, chili cook-offs, demonstrations, vendors, western art competition, music, and of course, cowboy (and cowgirl) poetry.

(In 2007, the MARC began hosting of the Moab Western Stars event.)

Rare Book Road Show
October 29, 2005

Lecture and Appraisal, at the MARC
10:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday
Tony Weller, from Sam Weller's Book Shop in SLC, returned to Moab to talk about collectible books. Then he reviewed some books brought by participants.
Featured Readers
Tony Weller and his wife were the featured readers at the quarterly Final Friday on October 28th.

2nd Annual Cowboy Poetry Event
In 2004, MP&W presented Moab's first annual cowboy poetry event. This event lasted two days and was a resounding success.

We named the event Moab's Western Stars. The celebration lasted four days in 2005, over President's weekend. The event was well-attended by locals and out-of-towners alike. Everyone had a great time attending the western events, which included barrel racing, chili cook-offs, demonstrations, vendors, western art competition, music, and of course, cowboy (and cowgirl) poetry.

Antique Book Road Show
June 12th, 2004

Lecture and Appraisal, at the MARC
Tony Weller, from Sam Weller's Book Shop in SLC, visited Moab to present a lecture and to review and offer an appraisal of rare and antique books.
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Tony Weller presentation about spotting, evaluating, collecting and trading rare and antique books.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Antique or rare books evaluated by Tony Weller. There was no charge for this service.

Cowboy Poetry, Moab Style!
February 27, 2004

Cowboy Poetry Round up, at Star Hall
Cowboy poets round-up, for those who like to write, read or listen to cowboy poetry and music ... our first annual Cowboy Poetry, Moab Style! roundup. 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Friday

Cowboy Poetry writing workshop, at the MARC, 2:00 p.m. Saturday

Special Guests and Music -- Guest appearances for this event included Colen Sweeten, "Sam" DeLeeuw, Don & Phil Keddington, and many more! Most of the cowboy poets attending and reading are belt buckle winners. Great western music was provided by the Bar M Wranglers, the Back Porch Band, Ken Stevens, and other Utah musicians.

Glyphs II Release
June 21, 2003

Publication Celebration, on the Grand County Library lawn
Glyphs II is a local and regional anthology that contains both prose and poetry. The Authors' Reception was open to the public; the event was well attended. Numerous Glyphs II contributors read from the anthology. The reception was followed by an Open Mic session.

To find out more about Glyphs I and Glyphs II, visit the Glyphs Anthologies page.

PDF versions of MP&W newsletters are available on the MP&W website. Hard copies of the newsletters are either mailed to current members or made available at Open Mic. On some of the newsletters below the graphics have been removed to reduce the file size.

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