Author: susancbell

Member News July 15

LYNN SLAUGHTER

Reminder: Lynn will be participating in Voice & Vision: Thursday, July 17, 2025, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at 21c Museum Hotel, 700 West Main St., in downtown Louisville. Presented by Spalding University’s Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, The Louisville Review & 21c Museum Hotel , the event will feature five fantastic writers for the July edition of the popular annual summer reading series. 

 

 

IMAGINARIUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Various DRS members will be participating at this year’s IMAGINARIUM convention Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20, to showcase their work as authors. Some will also participate as panelists.

 

Particpating Authors:

Susan Bell

Jenise Hale

Pamela Hirschler

Elaine Munsch

Lorena Peter (also panelist)

Carol Preflatish (also panelist)

Lynda Rees (also panelist)

Sheila Shumate

Lynn Slaughter (also panelist)

 

Congratulations!

 

Member News – July 10 2025

No DRS Chapter Meeting on July 12

Because many of our members will be taking part in Imaginarium on July 18-20, we decided, as in previous years, to cancel the chapter meeting for July. We will meet again August 9, details will be posted closer to that event.

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn will be participating in Voice & Vision: Presented by Spalding University’s Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, The Louisville Review & 21c Museum Hotel will feature five fantastic writers for the July edition of the popular annual summer reading series. The program will take place on Thursday, July 17, 2025, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at 21c Museum Hotel, 700 West Main St., in downtown Louisville.

The July program features writers Sarah Gorham, Lynn Slaughter, Jeffrey Skinner, Richard Taylor and Sonja Wilde-de Vries. Hosted by Flora K. Schildknecht. The evening begins with an art talk from 21c Lexington’s Museum Manager Ashley Rowland on the museum’s current exhibition The SuperNatural 2.0,  exploring the transformation from the post-industrial world into the bytes and pixels of the digital age.

This year marks the twelfth season for this fabulous and fun series which celebrates the interrelatedness of the area’s vibrant literary and visual arts community. Complimentary light snacks and beverages will be provided. We hope you’ll join us for this free, ticketless event.

Ken McCormick – Book Cover Design Video Recording

Ken McCormick speaks about all aspects of book cover design. How to do it yourself. How to work with an artist. And for those just starting a writing project, what to keep in mind for that cover you will need in the future.

Ken McCormick is an art director and brand architect for the organic foods and agroecology movement. His portfolio includes the design of consumer package goods, magazines, books, exhibitions and direct mail programs. Forty years ago, he took on the role of the public voice of the original Greenpeace office and began creating context-rich imagery that forges physical and spiritual links between humanity and this amazing planet we live on. Over a 30 year career, he designed the packaging and marketing for many of Nature’s Path Foods popular brands. And today, he’s semi-retired, primarily working on his own art exhibitions for museums and art galleries in Louisville, Kentucky.

More info on Ken and his projects at: www.redironcaves.com

 

June 14 Guest Speaker: Ken McCormick, Art Director, on Book Cover Design

Ken McCormick is an art director and brand architect for the organic foods and agroecology movement. His portfolio includes the design of consumer package goods, magazines, books, exhibitions and direct mail programs.
 
Forty years ago, he took on the role of the public voice of the original Greenpeace office and began creating context-rich imagery that forges physical and spiritual links between humanity and this amazing planet we live on. Over a 30 year career, he designed the packaging and marketing for many of Nature’s Path Foods popular brands. And today, he’s semi-retired, primarily working on his own art exhibitions for museums and art galleries in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
Ken will speak to our chapter about all aspects of book cover design. How to do it yourself. How to work with an artist. And for those just starting a writing project, what to keep in mind for that cover you will need in the future.
 
More info on Ken and his projects at: www.redironcaves.com
 
This meeting will be both an in-person event and it will be zoomed.
 

When: June 14, 2025 

Time:  11:30 am EST Business Meeting, Ken will speak at Noon

Where:  Middletown Library + Zoom

12556 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY 40243

Please use the following link to register for the zoom meeting. The meeting will be recorded and posted later.

Zoom Registration Link

 

Member News – May 18 2025

Scoundrels in Georgetown!

Members Lorena Peter, Susan Bell, and Elaine Munsch held down the DRS table at the Books, Hooks, and Crooks author event hosted by the Kentuckiana Romance Writers.

 

Another DRS member, Carol Preflatish, had a table there, also. Everyone had a great time and books sales were pretty good. We look forward to attending again next year.

 

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn SlaughterLynn Slaughter is excited that her last four novels have been accepted into Indie Kentucky, a collection of books from local self-published authors and those published by small presses which are available exclusively on the BiblioBoard Library mobile and web platform.

This collection is available to patrons of participating libraries all across our state/region.

Leisha’s Song
Missing Mom
Deadly Setup
Missed Cue

Lynda Rees

Lynda’s short story, My Old Kentucky Haunt, launches on 7/16/25 by Piker Press.

 

 

 

 

Lynda’s new book, The Attic, A Flip or Flop Mystery, launches 7/16/25 and is on pre-sale NOW! 

 

Congratulations!