Gunpowder Pen Women

Gunpowder Branch, National League of American Pen Women

was founded in 2007 in Harford County, Maryland by a small group of women writers and artists.

We regularly hold free meetings to which the public is invited that feature arts speakers. We also sponsor art & writing workshops for a reasonable fee, annually publish the women's literary magazine: The Gunpowder Review, exhibit our arts & crafts at galleries & art shows, and participate in local arts activities.

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GUNPOWDER BRANCH, NLAPW : (Have a question about membership? Contact one of our members).

--President & Gunpowder Review Editor: Wendy Stevens, 410-692-9767, wendyhellierstevens@yahoo.com

--Vice-President & Historian: Dawn Moberly, 410-575-6096, dawn@jusbclause.com

--Treasurer: Barbara Kirchner, 410-557-7343, rainbowstudio@verizon.net

--Secretary: Adriana Husta, a.husta@att.net

--Grants Chair, Website & Gunpowder Review Editor: Vonnie Winslow Crist, 410-692-7795, vonniewinslowcrist@vonniewinslowcrist.com

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Current Members:

Ruth Barnard: Artist.

Vonnie Winslow Crist: Writer & Illustrator. For more info about Vonnie, check: www.vonniewinslowcrist.com , follow her blog: www.vonniewinslowcrist.wordpress.com , friend her on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/vonniewinslowcrist  or Tweet her on Twitter (VonnieWCrist).

Rev. Jayne Feldman: Writer & Angel Expert. For more information about Jayne, check her website: www.earthangel4peace.com

Mary Ellen Graybill: Journalist, Writer & Artist.

Teresa B. Gorgone: Artist.

Adriana Husta: Writer.

Barbara Kirchner: Artist & Writer. Barbara teaches various art classes at her studio. For more information: rainbowstudio@verizon.net

Marta Knobloch: Writer.

Mary Louise Lanci: Artist & Writer.

Dawn Moberly: Artist & Craftswoman. For more information about Dawn check her website: www.jusbclause.com

Olga Rosser: Artist.

Wendy Hellier Stevens: Jeweler, Craftswoman & Writer. For more information about classes, contact her at: wendyhellierstevens@yahoo.com

Meeting Information:

The next meeting of the Gunpowder Pen Women will be held on Monday, September 27 at the Jarrettsville Library.

The program will be:

"Electronic Publishing & the Future"

presented by

Kim Roberts, editor of The Beltway Review 

  Kim Roberts, editor of The Beltway Review will discuss electronic publishing & the future. Online publishing is the way things are going to get done in the future. Within the next 10 or 20 years, most people will be the owners of Book Nooks, Kindles, or a similar product. These are devices which can download books at a fraction of the cost of a hard copy. Because we're a progressive Branch, we want to be in the know and ready to proceed in the arts well into the 21st century.

  Kim will also be able to answer any questions you have about the magazine she edits, and maybe give us some insider information about any upcoming theme issues.

  This meeting is free, open to the public & handicapped accessible.

The Jarrettsville Library is located at Norrisville Road, Jarrettsville, MD

Please join us for this fun and interesting program.

 Mark Your Calendars:

 Gunpowder Branch Art Show: September 1 thru October 31 at the Harford County Council's Gallery.

 October Meeting:

Monday, October 18 We will be going on a tour & watching a demonstration of hand-thrown pottery at Beaumont Pottery on Jarrettsville Pike, just south of Jacksonville, MD. Jerry Beaumont & his wife, Janice, will be on hand to talk about pottery, show off the process, and give us a tour of his pottery school. We will meet at the studio at 10 AM, and afterwards you're free to come and have lunch as a group in Jacksonville, or go on about your day! this should be a very informative program and of great interest to all members. Jerry also has a gift shop which has many items he has made for sale.

 November Reading:

Sunday, November 14, 2 PM The Gunpowder Review will make its second debut with a reading at the Bel Air Barnes &Noble. This is a very exciting accomplishment for our Branch, and we will have copies for sale there as well. We will be having our second book fair then, too. Vouchers will be available well before the event so we can get the word out. Again, we will get 10% of the sales for that week if voucher information is used.

January/February 2011 Meeting:

March 2011 Meeting:

May 2011 Luncheon Meeting:

June Reading at Bel Air Barnes & Noble: 

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We are grateful to our many sponsors and supporters, most especially to:

Harford County Cultural Arts Board

& Maryland State Arts Council

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 GUNPOWDER BRANCH FUND RAISERS:

--Ads from Businesses interested in supporting the Arts, get a listing on our website & in the next issue of The Gunpowder Review. For more info, contact Wendy: wendyhellierstevens@yahoo.com or Dawn: dawn@jusbclause.com  

--Redner's Save-A-Tape Program: Stop at a Redner's Warehouse Markets. Go to Customer Service & get a Save-A-Tape card. Fill your cart with groceries. Before the cashier rings your order, hand her the card to swipe. Your sales receipt will indicate that it can be used for Save-A-Tape fund raising. Get receipts to 1 of our members or bring them to a meeting. After we've collected receipts totaling $5,000 or more, we turn them in for a 1% donation. Harford County Redners: Bel Air & Joppatowne.

--On-Going Fund-raisers:

Jewelry: Wendy sells her jewelry at our meetings.

Miniature Art: Barbara brings miniature art by our members to meetings to sell.

Christmas Balls: Dawn donates a percentage of the price of a Pen Women ornament to the Gunpowder Branch.

Cards & Bookmarks: Mary Lou donates money from sales of her hand-painted cards & bookmarks.

Books: Vonnie donates a portion of her book sales.