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WORDY PEOPLE.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-JAN-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: WORDY PEOPLE.(Arts & Literature)(Eugene group of science fiction and fantasy writers tries to deliver candid criticism as well as encouragement to its members)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard

In the beginning was the Wordos, for dozens of local writers who have found success in science fiction, fantasy and other genres.

The group, which meets weekly at Tsunami Books, has helped writers such as former local TV news anchor Jim Brown and best-selling fantasy author Patricia Briggs break into print.

Its combination of nurturing support and frank criticism has drawn participants from as far as Kalama, Wash., and has helped members garner top national prizes, such as the Nebula, Writers of the Future and Bram Stoker awards.

Not all of the group's 30 to 40 active members are published, ``but you have to be trying,'' said writer Anna Sheehan of Drain, who...

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