MEMBERS Accomplishments & Publications
Two of our members received awards from the Virginia Writers Club's 2022 Golden Nib Awards! JOANNE LIGGAN: Joanne, founder of the Hanover Writers Club, became a published author in February 2003 when Heir of Deception was released by Llumina Press. The sequel, Air of Truth, was published by Tate Publishing in 2007. The final book of the trilogy, Err at Sea, was released in February 2012 and is available in paperback or ebook. Since that time, all three books have been republished and are available on Amazon. Joanne has been working on a 7-book series of Bible study guides, four of which are published so far. Joanne is an award-winning author of both fiction and non-fiction. CHARLES TABB: Charles Tabb is a retired teacher and an award-winning
author. His novels have sold well over 100,000 copies, with his debut novel, Floating Twigs, having been read by over
70,000. His seventh novel, Gathering
Twigs, the last book in the “Twigs” series to feature Jack Turner, was
released July 1, 2022. The first two books in this series have been translated
into Russian by AST Publishers. A number of his short stories have been published
by various online literary journals. Charles lives with his wife, her two
horses, and their two rescued dogs near Ashland, Virginia. He enjoys reading
(of course), traveling, and spending time with family. His books can be found
on Amazon.com and at Books, Beads, and More in Mechanicsville. You may find
Charles, his blog, books, and other information on the web at https://charlestabb.com.
JOANN MEAKER: JoAnn is the author of Images of America, Ontario, a book written to commemorate the bicentennial of the town of Ontario, NY where she lived for almost 30 years. A retired teacher, she volunteered for many years for the town's historical society. She loves to read, research family history, and do needlecraft. Spending time with the grandchildren is a joy, and teaching them to love history is a goal. Her novel, My Dear
Emma,
was released November, 2012, the sequel, Four Branches in
2014, a compilation of short stories called A Line of Shorts in
2014, a children's fantasy book, Nola's Gift, in
2016 and her latest book, Stories Beneath the
Stones: Richmond National Cemetery in May 2017. HARRY HECKEL: Harry has been writing role-playing games for over 20 years
and novels for over a decade. He’s known in game circles for horror and
science-fiction. He’s now focused on comedic fantasy novels as half of the
writing team of Jack Heckel. Harry lives in Mechanicsville and attends local
conventions and writing events. His websites are www.jackheckel.com and www.harryheckel.com.
SHEILA TALLEY: Sheila, a charter member of the Hanover Writers Club, was the second member to publish her first book. Eyes Like My Own was released by Publish America in 2004. Her second book, Beloved Place, was also published by Publish America and was released in 2007. Sheila is currently writing articles for Hanover Lifestyle magazine. The latest issue may be picked up at Coffee Lane Cafè and several other local establishments. Other freelance works include articles in the Mechanicsville Local and The Herald Progress.
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================================================================ The original founding members of the Hanover Writers Club: (Yr.2003) Marie V. Aceto - Jonathan Baker - Emory C. Bogle - Jane O. Clark - Mary Ann Croy Tom Epperson - Jon Fairbanks - Beverly Glendenning - Colleen Glendenning George Hagerman - Keppel Hagerman - Fran Hannah - Dennis Humphries - Donna Johnson - Coleen Kenny - Connie Lapallo - Bob Layton - Joanne Liggan - Ellie Malloch Elizabeth Daughtrey - Jennifer Mullen - Beth Petzer - Lorraine Pulley - Jennifer Ritz Rebekah Ritz - Ann Rutledge - Gloria Shriver - David Spangenthal - Sheila Talley Miriam Walker - Anne Westrick - Wayne Wooley Some of these writers and aspiring writers have passed, others have gone on to be tremendously successful authors, and others are still struggling or have given up. Our club would like to thank all of them for being the beginning of this rare and inspiring writers group. Thank you to all who have attended our meetings over the years and helped encourage us to continue this path of supporting each other in our writing endeavors. Thank you to those who have served as presidents of the club: Joanne Liggan John Ferguson Harvey Tate Joanne Meaker Charles Tabb
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