Hovey House Writer’s Group Begins Fourth Season

Gloucester’s Hovey House Writer's Group will begin its fourth season on October 10th. Guests for the evening will be Joseph M. Orlando and Mark S. Williams, both of Gloucester, who published books this summer. Copies of their books will be available for sale and both authors will talk about the writing and publishing of their books and take questions from the group.

Among the accomplishments of this group over the summer are:

• Clare Higgin's satire in Shakespearian verse, Queer Bent for the Tudor Gent, was selected from over 250 entries to be produced at a short-play festival in Sydney, Australia. She has a DVD of the production, sent to her from the producers in Australia, which may be shown at a future meeting.

• Joseph M. Orlando, a local maritime attorney, published his second novel, The Bastard's Weapon which is now available through Xlibris. This book is a sequel to his courtroom drama The Fisherman's Son which was published in 2004. His new web site will be online soon at JosephMOrlando.com

• Rebecca Reynolds wrote an article on the imagery of the horse as it appears in American sculpture which was published in Sculpture Review Magazine's Summer Edition

• Kathleen Valentine had a short story, "Killing Julie Morris" accepted for publication in Seasmoke: Crime Stories by New England Writers which will be available in November. She also published a limited-edition collection of short stories, My Last Romance and other passions which is available from Parlez-MoiPress.com, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and her web site MyLastRomance.com. This book is currently being featured on several internet romance sites.

• Mark S. Williams, a Gloucester lobsterman, published his non-fiction adventure F/V Black Sheep which has been receiving positive reviews and good press. It is available at local bookstores and through his web site: FVBlackSheep.com as well as from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other online book sellers.

The group is open to area writers who are actively writing for publication. For details please contact inquiry@parlezmoipress.com or call 978-282-1518.