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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
CELEBRATING OUR PEN WOMEN MEMBERS & FRIENDS READING THEIR WORK
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Pacific Club, 1451 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu 96813
Members and Friends, do you have a short story, memoir, essay or poem to read and share with us?
It must be no longer than 5 minutes. Please read out loud and time what you are presenting before the meeting to make sure it is no longer than 5 minutes.
To read, email Susan Killeen at skilleen8@gmail.com
Deadline is May 4th.
Hopefully there will be time for everyone to read, but Members are prioritized. On your email, please supply a title and a brief description of your reading, i.e., “ ‘Watermeloncholy,' a comic memoir of a summer of ripe melons and teenage angst."
Please join us and, whether you come as a reader or listener, we’re sure you will enjoy the story telling! For many Pen Women, this is their favorite meeting.
We will celebrate the NLAPW Honolulu Branch's 100 Birthday and announce the winners of our Lorin Tarr Gill Writing Contest.
IMPORTANT-DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS
Noon - Wednesday, April 30, 2025
TO MAKE A RESERVATION
Please note there is a space limitation at the Pacific Club for the luncheon meetings, so reservations are on a first-come, first-served. Best to sign up early.
Email Luanna Meyer at luanna.meyer@vuw.ac.nz by Noon, Wednesday, April 30, include your name and the name of your Guest, if you are bringing one.
Lunch is plated. Include in the email your choice and your Guest’s choice from the three options:
(a) Caesar Salad with grilled chicken, caesar dressing
(b) Cobb Salad turkey, bacon, ham, egg, avocado, Bleu Cheese dressing
(c) Assorted Grilled Vegetables & Quinoa Salad (vegetarian)
Members and Friends: $35
Guests: $38 (not dues/donation paying Members or Friends)
Checks should be received by Wednesday, April 30th
Make checks payable to NLAPW Honolulu & mail them to:
Luanna Meyer: 425 South Street, Apt. 1001, Honolulu, HI 96813
With a reservation you may pay at the door by check or cash.
BRING A BOOK & TAKE HOME A BOOK
We have our Book Exchange - Bring a Book - even your own - and take a Book.
PAST EVENTS
April 2, 2025 - Eric Paul Shaffer: Defining Success in Poetry, One Friend at a Time
February 24, 2025 - Susan Scott: HAWAII’S PLANTS AND ANIMALS, a new book for all who love Hawaii
January 29, 2025 - John Rampage: The Joy & Frustration of Producing Musical Theatre in Honolulu
November 6, 2024 - Rebecca Woodland: Your So Talented and Other Lies
October 2, 2024 - Tamara Moan: Putting It on Paper: Words & Pictures
September 4, 2024 - Kealoha: Science, Poetry, Life
June 12, 2024 - Jason O’Rourke: Conservation through Photography (via zoom)
May 1, 2024 - Celebrating Our Writers: Pen Women Honolulu Members Share their own work
April 3, 2024 - Kaethe Kauffman: From Nothing to Something: Creativity's Great Surprises
March 6, 2024 - Maya Sypert: The Other Side of the Mirror: Reflections on My Journey as a Classical Singer
January 31, 2024 - Mindy Pennybacker: Surfing the sisterhood of Hawaiian water women
November 2, 2023 - Shari Lynn: A Life built on Song and Music
October 4, 2023 - Shervelle Bergholz: The Power of Storytelling
September 7, 2023 - Lee Cataluna: Playwriting in Hawaii
May 10, 2023 - Celebrating Our Writers: Pen Women Honolulu Members Share their own work
April 5, 2023 - Don Wallace: Modern Publishing Today
March 1, 2023 - Tadia Rice: The Power of Expressive Arts
January 25, 2023 - Susan McCreary Duprey: How a community embraces the health & well-being of song
November 2, 2022 - Susan Scott: Every Kolea Counts
Durring the Covid-19 pandemic, monthly in-person meetings were cancelled starting with April 2020. Monthly zoom meetings began in January 2021. From March 2021 to the December 2022, we have been privileged to enjoy the following zoom presentations:
March 3, 2021: Presenter Kaethe Kauffman, Humor in Contemporary Art
April 7, 2021: Presenter Jane Marshall Goodsill, How to Convert Oral Histories into Literature
May 5, 2021: Readings of excerpts from current works by our own Members & Friends
June 2, 2021: Presenter Wayne Levine, Where Borders Cross
July 7, 2021: Presenter Roslyn Catracchia, Feeding the Lake (Just Say Yes)
August 4, 2021: Presenter Christine Sleeter, Fiction and Historical Truths
September 1, 2021: Presenter Victoria Talbot, The Important Role of Journalism in Hawai‘i
October 6, 2021: Presenters Rosemary & Larry Mild, Writing Together is Murder
November 3, 2021: Presenters Susie & Gary Anderson, Quick Bite Aloha Friday
January 12, 2022: Presenter Dr. David J. Connor, Writing Compulsions
February 2, 2022: Presenter Penny Pence Smith, Hanging on the Hollywood Sign
March 2, 2022: Presenter Dr. Kelli Carmean, The Ancient Maya: Archaeological Evidence & Creative Writing
April 6, 2022: Presenter Sally French, Transformation
May 4, 2022: Annual Writers Salon: “Words in a Box” … the Pen Women Shine
June 1, 2022: Bob Schildgen, Mr. Green Carries On!
July 6, 2022 - Jeff Raz, How Art Makes Better Lives
August 3, 2022 - Claire Bowman, My life as a writer without discipline, structure & consistent commitment to my craft
September 7, 2022 - Susan Simone, Opening the prison walls: Oral History & Collaborative Writing - zoom recording link CLICK HERE password: m3Fypi+4
October 5, 2022 - Helen Shaw, Criticism as Chronicle: Covering the absence and presence of theater during the COVID shutdown
December 7, 2022 - Happy Everything, short readings shared by members to usher in the holidays & creativity
Attendance at the Zoom sessions were excellent, keeping our interest in and passion for the visual arts, writing, and music on our virtual center stage.