Friday, January 6, 2012

January 6, 2012

It's been said it takes time to get blogs moving, and we never thought it would take this long. Life has a way of getting in the way, but now we are set to go full steam a head.

The anthology on quilting and writing will be published in the late spring of this year. More details to follow soon. We have had a nice response from both writers and quilters and those who are both. You will find it to be a very interesting read.

On June 26-27-28 of this year we will have a  quilt and garden show at the historic home of Pearl S. Buck, and at that time the book will officially be introduced. We will post photos from the show.

We have a wonderful opportunity for those of you who would like to write a novel. Go to http://www.psbi.org/ click on events, click on writing events, and join us for a year long adventure. Unfortunately you do have to live in the Bucks County, PA area as it is not an online class.

We do have a short story contest which is available to anyone in any area. Go to the website to read more about it.

We look forward to your comments, and will be updating this much more often in this new year.

We wish all of you a happy 2012 and hope it will be filled with writing and quilting.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Attentiion All writers! All quilters!

Saturday, September 25, 2010

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
         WANTED!!!
 WRITERS WHO QUILT...
   QUILTERS WHO WRITE...

  If you read the blog above, you know that we have
begun a series of conferences and workshops on
writing at the historic house and museum at Pearl
S. Buck's Green Hills Farm near Doylestown PA.
We also had a recent successful writing contest and
are planning another this fall. 

     The editors of this blog feel that the thrill of writing
at a writer's actual house -- Pearl S. Buck's house -- is
an effective way of connecting modern writers with
Pearl's success as an author, speaker, mother, wife, and
humanitarian.

  To extend knowledge and awareness of Pearl's success,
we are assembling a book (THE QUILT WRITER)
of articles, essays, memoirs, facts, tidbits, patches,
snippets, and pieces of writing which will try to explain
how the art of writing and the art of quilting (and other
fabric arts) use the same process of creativity.

  So far we have articles on how romance writers use
quilts as symbols and themes, how community is built
through quilting bees, memoirs of personal quilting
experiences, the history of early quilting literature, the
rise and fall of quilting in popularity and many other topics.

  Most entries run between 1000 to 2500 words.  More info
is available at www.psbi.org/writing.  All entries are
welcome via email or snail mail to Pearl S. Buck House,
529 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA 18944
(Attention: Quilt Book)

  We hope to publish the book to raise money for the
volunteer association of Pearl S. Buck International
to further her humanitarian work with adoption, schools, 
and human rights. Since all the proceeds from the book
will go toward this endeavor, we cannot offer any
remuneration or reward for your writing except the
honor of having your name in such worthy company as
Pearl S. Buck, the author of THE GOOD EARTH and
winner of the Nobel and Pulitizer Prizes. 

  So, if you are a writer who quilts, or a quilter who writes,
please send us your best piece of writing so that we can
add it to our "patchwork" quilt book.
   

Saturday, September 25, 2010

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
         WANTED!!!
 WRITERS WHO QUILT...
   QUILTERS WHO WRITE...

  If you read the blog above, you know that we have
begun a series of conferences and workshops on
writing at the historic house and museum at Pearl
S. Buck's Green Hills Farm near Doylestown PA.
We also had a recent successful writing contest and
are planning another this fall. 

     The editors of this blog feel that the thrill of writing
at a writer's actual house -- Pearl S. Buck's house -- is
an effective way of connecting modern writers with
Pearl's success as an author, speaker, mother, wife, and
humanitarian.

  To extend knowledge and awareness of Pearl's success,
we are assembling a book (THE QUILT WRITER)
of articles, essays, memoirs, facts, tidbits, patches,
snippets, and pieces of writing which will try to explain
how the art of writing and the art of quilting (and other
fabric arts) use the same process of creativity.

  So far we have articles on how romance writers use
quilts as symbols and themes, how community is built
through quilting bees, memoirs of personal quilting
experiences, the history of early quilting literature, the
rise and fall of quilting in popularity and many other topics.

  Most entries run between 1000 to 2500 words.  More info
is available at www.psbi.org/writing.  All entries are
welcome via email or snail mail to Pearl S. Buck House,
529 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA 18944
(Attention: Quilt Book)

  We hope to publish the book to raise money for the
volunteer association of Pearl S. Buck International
to further her humanitarian work with adoption, schools, 
and human rights. Since all the proceeds from the book
will go toward this endeavor, we cannot offer any
remuneration or reward for your writing except the
honor of having your name in such worthy company as
Pearl S. Buck, the author of THE GOOD EARTH and
winner of the Nobel and Pulitizer Prizes. 

  So, if you are a writer who quilts, or a quilter who writes,
please send us your best piece of writing so that we can
add it to our "patchwork" quilt book.