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On Friday, June 21 Susan Barash, under her pen name of Susannah Marren, discussed her 17th book and fourth novel Maribelle’s Shadow. She drew a large, enthusiastic crowd at the Norwalk Library in CT. The audience asked in-depth questions in the meeting and during the lunch that followed. Several Pen Women enjoyed the event: President Adrienne Reedy, Linda Hortick, and Deborah Weir. Deborah enjoyed Maribelle’s Shadow so much that she gave it to her daughter as a 55th birthday gift.

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Maria C. Friscia’s photography, Sunset from Above the Clouds and her oil painting, Layered were accepted into the “Visual Gold – ASOG Summer Exhibition” at the Flinn Gallery in Greenwich until Sunday, July 21. Also her photography, Tod’s Point, Winter was accepted into the “Photography & Sculpture Juried Show” at Rowayton Art Center, in Rowayton until Sunday, July 21.

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Doris Mady’s Reeds & Water is at the New Rochelle Art Association’s Jules Bauer Award Show” 1 Library Plaza, Lumen Winter Gallery, New Rochelle  until Friday, July 19. Reception: Thursday, July 11 from 5:30-7pm.

We’ll Be there Soon, a work also by Doris been juried into the Stamford Art Association’s “Vivian and Stanley Reed Marine” show, 39 Franklin St., Stamford, NY until Friday, August 2.

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Barbara O’Shea — Her photograph “Pure Bliss” won Honorable Mention in The National League of American Pen Women 51st Biennial Art Competition “To Create… Takes Courage”.

At the current National Association of Women Artists’ (NAWA) 135th Anniversary Annual Members Exhibition at One Art Space, NYC her photograph “Sea Trance” received a juried Merit Award.

In the recent 107th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Greenwich Art Society at the Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich her photograph “A Stitch in Winter” was awarded the Photography prize by juror Ramsey Kolber, Associate Curator, Guggenheim Museum, NY.

“I went for years not finishing anything because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged.”
— Erica Jong