The Public Safety Writer
Volume 2,
Number 1
March 2006
Conference Held in Las Vegas
The 2006 PSWA Conference was held March 23,
26 at the Las Vegas Club in Las Vegas. Attendees from across the country
enjoyed a Thursday night reception, two information-packed days of sessions
on marketing, writing, publishing and other timely subjects and the
opportunity to meet and network with other writers whose work includes
fiction, non-fiction, books, magazine articles, newspaper stories and other
genres.
The conference also offered opportunities
for attendees to sell their books, participate in a silent auction and talk
one-on-one to our speakers.
Sunday, morning sessions were followed by
our awards ceremony recognizing winners in the writing competition. (See
article below for a list of all winners.)
Evaluations completed by those attending
indicate that a good time was had by all, much was learned, new friendships
were formed and everyone was encouraged to do what we all like best – keep
on writing!
Next year, the conference will again be
held in Las Vegas but will likely move in 2008 to another city. A committee
will be working on relocating the conference and all input into that
decision is welcome. Please contact
molsen@policewriter.com with your ideas.
Writing Competition Awards Given
We were pleased this year to have 39
entries in the 2006 writing competition. Twenty-three of the 39 entries
received awards in eight categories. The grand prize, a $1099 book package
from iUniverse went to novelist Eliot Sefrin. First and second place
winners received engraved wooden plaques and third place and honorable
mentions received certificates. Winners were:
| Book: Technical |
Andrew Borello
First Place |
Oral Interview Dynamics |
| Book: Fiction |
Eliot Sefrin:
First Place
and Grand Prize |
Under a Cloud
published by iUniverse. |
| |
Keith Bettinger
Second Place |
Solving Crimes with
Some Day and Lenny
Published by iUniverse |
| |
Jennie Spallone
Third Place |
Deadly Choices
published by Trebleheartbooks |
| Book:
Non-fiction |
Trebor Nehoc
First Place |
The Electric Sewer
published by Oak Tree Press |
| |
O.J. McLaughlin
Second Place |
Tales from the Bat
Cave
published by Lightning Source, Inc. |
| |
Steven C. Rose
Third Place |
Hit the Streets
published by PublishAmerica |
| |
Barry Horney
Honorable Mention |
On the Job
unpublished |
|
Fiction: Short story |
Michael Berish
First Place |
Just Back from the
Constellation Orion Nebula,
unpublished |
| |
Barry Horney
Second Place |
Newt the Friendly Pit
Bull
unpublished |
| |
Dave Cropp
Third Place |
Valley Heat
unpublished |
Non-fiction:
Short Story |
Michael Berish
Third Place |
A Quart of Milk and a
Loaf of Bread |
| |
Andrew Borello
Honorable Mention |
Kung Fu Curt
(published in True Blue) |
| |
Steven C. Rose
Honorable Mention |
The Frozen Stiff
(chapter from Hit the Streets) |
| Non-fiction News |
Liz Martinez
First Place |
Gangs in Indian
Country
(published in ? |
| |
Andrew Borello
Second Place |
Defining the
Building Blocks of Ethics
(published in Law and Order) |
| Non-fiction
Newspaper Article |
Volitta Fritsche
First Place |
They Never Stop
Searching
(published in the Hoosier Times) |
| |
Breck Porter
Second Place |
Murder in the Cop
Shop (published in the Galveston Police News) |
| |
Volitta Fritsche
Third Place |
Dangerous Doctors
(published in The Hoosier Times) |
Non-fiction
Technical |
Andrew Borello
First Place |
Writing for Police
Publications
(published in the Law Enforcement Trainer) |
| |
John Bellah
Second Place |
Los Angeles Sheriff
Vehicle Testing
(published in Police Fleet Manager) |
| |
John Bellah
Second Place |
Cryogenic Brake
Rotors
(published in Police Fleet Manager) |
| |
John Bellah
Honorable Mention |
Internal
Affairs: An Investigation
(published in Law Enforcement Executive Forum) |