On September 19, Lisa Bournelis will serve as the guest speaker at the ECW Open Mic. Lisa Bournelis is an internationally accredited change management practitioner working for one of Canada’s largest health authorities. Prior to becoming a transformation specialist, Lisa worked as a humanitarian aid worker for the United Nations and several NGOs – serving in the Balkans, in central and east Africa and in Afghanistan. 

Passionate about leading compassionately through the complexities of change, Lisa began a blog and podcast on applying change management methodology in one’s personal life. It was during this time, that she authored “Louie and the Dictator” – an uplifting middle grade novella inspired by her son’s experiences with OCD during the pandemic. Link to Lisa's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_bournelis_3_questions_to_change_your_life

Every Picture Tells a Story:Emerald Coast Writers and Wide Angle Photo Club Joint Event Date: Sept. 11, 6 p.m. Location: Asbury Place at Cokesbury Church, 750 College Blvd., Pensacola, Florida Come view the photographs and listen to the accompanying prose pieces at the Every Picture Tells A Story Event, hosted by Wide Angle Photo Club.

Details: 1) Members of WAPC interested in having a story written about their photo will post photos directly to the Every Picture Tells a Story Facebook Album posted on the WAPC Facebook page. Photos can also be submitted by email to Yvonne Lashmett at DgoPhotographer@gmail.com who will add them to the FB album. (These ARE public so feel free to add your watermark.) These must be submitted no later than July 1. 2) ECW writers will then choose one photo from the album to inspire or prompt a short story, poem, haiku, narrative, flash fiction, or other short work, limited to 400 words. Writers must either mark in the comments that they have claimed this photo or let Yvonne know and she will mark it as ‘claimed’. Writers must submit their written piece to Tonya no later than August 11. (Yvonne and Tonya contact info below) 3) Photographers whose photos were chosen will have a print made, no smaller than 8x10. The writer will make a print of a suitable size based on word numbers, no smaller than 8x10. The combined works will then be shared at the September 11th monthly meeting of the Wide Angle Photography club at Asbury Place off 9th Ave (behind the Cokesbury Church). Prior to the Sept. 11 event, a panel of 4 judges comprised of two WAPC members and two ECW members, will choose ten pieces to be read out loud at the meeting. The Photo will be digitally displayed on the screen while the author reads their words to tell their story of the photo. However, ALL submissions will be on display at the meeting and will be eligible for entry in the people’s choice awards by attendees (details TBD). Selected entries will be published in the Emerald Coast Review. Writers and Photographers can work out something together on their own if they’d like their own ‘keepsake’ story/photo artwork! Submission Deadlines: Photographers: July 1, 2023 Writers: August 11, 2023 Reception: WAPC monthly meeting on September 11, 6:30pm Questions? Writers may contact Tonya at 603-969-9775 or connect@linkingperspectives.com