Statement of Purpose
Green Country Ruff Riters is a group that organized to help one another perfect the craft of writing. Many of us are published writers. We all want to improve our writing skills.

Visitors are welcome to participate in a meeting on every first Tuesday evening. We meet at various places around Poteau, Oklahoma. Listen in. Learn. Contribute. Join us.

Please call if you need driving instructions: 918-647-7101 or for meeting dates, times and places call: 918-647-9988.


PAST WORKSHOPS:

JOURNALING for Self Expression
Booksigning by Gordon Kirkland
Turn the MUSIC into MONEY
CONFESSING for Money
Writing Short Stories with PUNCH
IN THE NEWS:
Paula B. Gorgas has a new children's picture book out,
The Perfect Purple Present

And Connie Blaylock has her FIRST book out,
Witch's Brew, under the pseudonym Tabith Shay.

Congratulations to you both!
View from the top of Cavanal - the world's highest hill!
We are ALL members of:
Oklahoma Writer's Federation, Inc.
(Conference in Norman, April 30-May 2, 2009)
Some of us are also affiliated with:
Web Writing Women
Romance Writers of America (www.rwanational.org)
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
GCRR Members:
Connie Blaylock (aka
Tabitha Shay),  Paula Blais Gorgas, Janet Short, Gary Green, Pamela Hammerton, Debbie Martinez and Kay Bunney.
Here's the Latest:

A BIG Contratulations to Paula for winning the 2008 OWFI Trophy Award for Best Book of Fiction. Read more about it on
Paula's Blog.

Welcome to our newest members Debbie Martinez
Pamela Hammerton
Kay Bunney

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Contact us for more info:
ruffriters
Green Country Ruff Riters
102 Cedar Avenue
Poteau, OK 74953
918-839-2533 membership (treasurer)
918-647-7101 meeting location
918-647-9988 workshops & booksignings