Las Cruces Writers is ramping up our internet presence and are now on Twitter at @LCWritersGroup. Everything posted to the website will get pushed to Twitter as well. Enjoy the tweets!…
Month: November 2021
Award-Winning Las Cruces Author Announces New Book
SECOND BOOK OF VIETNAM TRILOGY PUBLISHED BY LAS CRUCES VETERAN
LAS CRUCES, NM— Las Cruces resident, writer, and Army veteran Dr. Bob Worthington has published the second book of a planned Vietnam trilogy titled “Fighting Viet Cong in the Rung Sat.” The book was released by McFarland Publishers on October 29, 2021, and is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many other bookstores.
“This book is about my second tour of duty in Vietnam,” said Worthington. “I needed money to complete graduate school and had already served as a combat advisor. I went back to make my education happen.” However, Worthington describes the second tour as some of the fiercest fighting of the war and tells of his experiences training South Vietnamese commandos to conduct raids in the swamps south of Saigon.
“Fighting Viet Cong in the Rung Sat” is the follow up to Worthington’s previous book, “Under Fire with the ARVN Infantry,” which was awarded a national award for Excellence in Literature by the Military Writers Society of America. The author plans to follow up this book with the conclusion of his trilogy, “The Making of an Army Psychologist,” in late 2022.
Worthington is a multiple award-winning writer with over 2,500 publications having featured his work. He is a member of the Las Cruces Writers Group and has another anthology of military tales titled “Untold Stories” available on Amazon.
As a retired U.S. Army officer with 15 years in the infantry and a decade as an Army clinical …
KRWG Radio Covers LCW and Holiday BookNanza
Check out local public radio affiliate, KRWG radio, as Emily Guerra interviews LCW’s Charmayne Samuelson on Puentes a la Comunidad (Bridges to the Community). The Holiday BookNanza features prominently.
…Lisa Lucca Book Signing and Radio Event
Please join new member Lisa Lucca at COAS Books on the Downtown Mall for a book signing this Saturday, November 20th, 2021 from 10 AM to 12 PM. Lisa’s book, Ashes to Ink: A Memoir, is about a complex family and its secrets. In addition, Lisa interviewed our own Charmayne Samuelson for her radio show. Here are the coordinates to listen in on the broadcast:
Friday – Nov 26 – 10am MST
101.5 FM KTAL – Live True with Lisa Lucca
…Efrem Carrasco Wins Short Story Prize
Las Cruces Writer Efrem Carrasco’s short story “The Fall of Winter” won Honorable Mention in the Desert Exposure 2021 Writing Contest.
…Book Signing with Tanya D. Dawson
Come join us at The Western Fiction Club on Facebook!
Hello LCWG members! I’m happy to announce that I (along with a couple of writer friends) have started a new group on Facebook (FB). The Western Fiction Club is open to all types of Western Fiction – whether historical, biographical, romance – whatever – and during any time period. We are growing quickly. We are trying to balance readers and writers so that you can be assured that your posts aren’t simply skimmed over by folks like ourselves that are trying to make a sale. We currently only allow posting on weekends with a link to your books, but you can work it in (sans links) anytime, so make some interesting posts – like you might on your newsletter or blog and I think we can all have a good time.
…Tanya D. Dawson in the Las Cruces Bulletin
Group member Tanya D. Dawson is in the Las Cruces Bulletin today! Her debut novel, “Andersen Light: A Meta-Normal Novel,” is covered in the Arts & Entertainment section of the paper.
You can grab it from Amazon, here.…
Holiday BookNanza at the Mesilla Valley Mall
Please join us on December 11th at the Mesilla Valley Mall for a book signing event!
…Coming Event: Meeting 11/11/2021
TIME: 3:45 to 5:15 PM
DATE: November 11th, 2021
ADDRESS: 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM
ROOM: Creative Arts room in the Good Sam Social Center
Please be aware that masks are mandatory in the facility and in the room during the meeting…