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As Founder and President of Mississippi Writers Guild, a lot of personal goals were
gladly put on hold as the MWG Board traveled to introduce the statewide, non-profit
organization to writers in Mississippi communities. Thus far, MWG has chapters
throughout the state, as well as writing programs, events, and workshops.  
Mississippi Writers Guild is proud to serve Mississippi and looks forward to serving
you.  Click here to visit
Mississippi Writers Guild.

But don't forget to come back and see what I'm up to.
Library programs
School workshops
Entertainment
Though I have written most of my life, I became a self-taught
musician and songwriter in the mid-seventies and joined a
wonderful group of musicians to form a band called
The
Magnatones.
With the awesome talent of Joey Ethridge, Philip
Whaley, Leon Williams, and Lamar McKenzie,
The Magnatones
couldn't miss. Ah, youth. Ain't it grand? But with children, PTA
meetings, homeroom parties, cub scouts, and brownies, and,
well, need I say more?

I became a single parent with three children and the day-to-day
routine of work, school, home, and the joys and hardships that
accompany them.  I met my wonderful husband, Tim, and we
have a beautiful daughter, making four awesome children. It was
my husband's encouragement that prodded me to return my
past desires.

In 1999, I seriously began my journey again as a writer, taking
accredited writing courses, writing sunup to sundown, taking the
crushing blow of rejection, getting back up, and starting
over...and over...and over...and over again.

But isn't life like that anyway, starting over...and over....and over
again?
Richelle Putnam - Author, Writing Instructor, Poet, Playwright,
Songwriter, Musician
Updated: June 27, 2009
Webmaster
Richelle Putnam
2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Poetry, Mississippi's
own Natasha Tretheway and I at Yellow Dog Books,
Madison, MS
MISSISSIPPI KEEPS GETTING BETTER
AND BETTER.

CONGRATULATIONS, NATASHA!!

READ HER BOOK:
Native Guard
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Music Site Let Me
know what you think!!
Author/Editor Charlene McCord, Barry
Hannah, and me at the 2008 Brick Street
Writing Competition Awards
Literary Agent/Attorney, Charles Tolbert,
Award Winning TV Development  Writer,
Barbara Garshman, and I at 2007
Mississippi Writers Guild Conference
Two-time SEBA Award Winner and #1 Book
Sense Author, Joshilyn Jackson and I at the 2007
Mississippi Writers Guild Conference
Book Signing at Lottie Bogan's Home for
Fireflies in Fruit Jars.
Author R A Nelson, Author Irene
Lathem, and me
2007 Tallahatchie Riverfest Awards
MCC Writer-in-Resident for Mississippi's Write
Initiative Program made possible by
Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC)
Book Signing at 2008 Mississippi Writers
Guild Conference
Award Winning Poet, Pulitzer Finalist,
Claude Wilkinson and I at the 2008
Tallahatchie Riverfest Writing Awards
Luncheon
For the best in Indie Music
listen to #l Internet station
IRADIO LA - INDIE 104
and, if you'd like, request my songs:

iradio la, Indie 104 has accepted 15 of my songs
for play, which includes 3 co-written with Ralph
Gordon

AND THANKS!

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Best Selling Author and Sweet Potato Queen,
Jill Connor Browne and I at Authorfest, Main
Street Books, Hattiesburg, MS
Derringer Award Winner, John Floyd and I
at AuthorFest, Main Street Books,
Hattiesburg, MS See Dogwood Press
here
Mandessa, my favorite Idol contestant, and I
at the Women's of Faith Conference,
Phoenix, AR, Mandessa autographing her
CD. Simon! What were you thinking?
Newberry Award Winner, Paul Fleischman
and me at the 2008 Southern Breeze WIK08
Conference, Birmingham, AL  See Southern
Breeze
here
Author Thomas Larson and I at the Thomas
Larson Memoir Writing Workshop, Main
Street Books, Hattiesburg, MS
See The Boy
a featured song on
Skope Radio

January 2009
My U. S. Army soldier son, PSC John Aycock, has been
in Baghdad, Iraq for the past year.  During the holidays and
entertainment for the troops, they played Michael Jackson’s
Thriller and taped John doing the Thriller dance routine.  The
crowd goes crazy because he was in fact a backup dancer for a
popular Michael Jackson impersonator.  You have to watch it on
YouTube.  It’s so cool to see our soldiers smiling and hear them
laughing while serving our country overseas. Enjoy!!
Click here
High Strung Woman
and
Change My Mind

featured songs on
Dr. Lou and the
House of Blues Hour
WNJC 1360

and

Midnight Special
Blues Internet Radio
Live 365

Hear High Strung
Woman
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Banana Peel Radio,

Vancouver, Canada
chooses Richelle's songs
for play in Canada and
worldwide.
Shown from left to right: Glen Allison, Judy Tucker, Richelle
Putnam and Pat Floyd

COLLEGE & BEYOND CATEGORY:
First Place ($250) — "The Quilts" by Pat Floyd of Clinton, MS
Second Place ($150) — "They" by Richelle Putnam of
Meridian, MS
Third Place ($75) — "The Christmas Monkey" by Glen
Allison of Tupelo, MS
Honorable Mention — "Skye: The Child of a Flower Child" by
Judy Tucker of Jackson, MS
Honorable Mention — "Baby Dolls" by Lottie Boggan of
Jackson, MS
Winners in the College & Beyond Division of the Brick
Streets Press Short Story Contest include (from left)
Richelle Putnam of Meridian, third place; Judy Tucker
of Jackson, second place; Dorothy Shawhan of
Cleveland, First Place Tie; and Michael F. Smith of
Columbus, First Place Tie. Not pictured is David
McLendon of Robbins, NC, honorable mention.
Change My Mind and
Grierson's Raid

to be featured on

BandRadio,

an innovative 24-hour
streaming radio station
Take the Long Way Home for
Love
Written by Richelle Putnam
American Songwriter
Magazine
has awarded the
following songs in their Lyric
Writing Competitions:

All About Need

Walk With Me (Take the
Long Way Home for Love)

Baby on My Knee, Soldier
in My Heart

Ridin' A Railroad Car
Women of Substance
Radio

is featuring my song,  "Take
the Long Way Home for Love."
Enjoy popular Indie Artists as well
as the new upcoming Indie Artists
on Women of Substance Radio
Radio Crystal Blue is a
freeform internet radio
program, created, produced
and hosted by Dan Herman,
on the Live365 network. This
program is a live show where
spinning music of leading
indie/underground artists of
several genres currently
performing and recording
worldwide. Radio Crystal
Blue has chosen
See The
Boy, All About Need,
and
High Strung Woman for play.
Amazing Indie Artists!