Member Spotlight: Amy Marie Orozco talks to Leslie A. Westbrook Amy Orozco is the editor of Carpinteria Magazine and the former editor of Carpintiera’s weekly newspaper, Coastal View News. She also runs Orozco Ink, a writing and editing business. Leslie A. Westbrook: Describe your business. What do you do? Why do you do it? Amy […]
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“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: ‘No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Every semester, I engage in an activity with my leadership students at the USC School of
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The Communication Association at UCSB is a student-run organization dedicated to providing students with an outlet to explore the multifaceted Communication major. The organization offers students opportunities to participate in workshops, listen to guest speakers, meet other students within the discipline, and showcase what the world of communication has to offer. Dr. Anna Laura Jansma,
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By: Rachel Cansler AWC-SB hosted their annual holiday party on Wednesday, December 5 at Carr Winery to celebrate the holiday spirit and honor Nancy Marriott as AWC-SB’s Member of the Year and Domestic Violence Solutions as Nonprofit of the Year. Nancy Marriott, of New Paradigm, Writing and Editing Services for Books, is a freelance book
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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust Like most of us, I am thinking about gratitude this week and how appreciative I am to be part of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications.
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AWC-SB will host their annual holiday party on Wednesday, December 5, 6-8 pm at Carr Winery. At this event members and friends will celebrate holiday cheer along with honoring an AWC-SB Member of the Year and our Nonprofit of the Year. Nancy Marriott, of New Paradigm, Writing and Editing Services for Books will be honored
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By: Osaro Althouse Photo by r.s.thurston photography AWC-SB members and friends assembled on Wednesday, October 10 at the Antioch campus to discuss Magazine Publishing and Writing in a 2.0 World. The program included a renowned panel of successful women in the publishing, editing and writing industry. The panelists were: Sally Barr, a musician, publisher and
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Dr. Minette Riordan is a speaker, coach, author, artist and serial entrepreneur who’s passion is connection. Minette’s passion for connecting people to each self and each other is deeply rooted in her belief that it is our connection to spirit, to self and to others that is the foundation of true happiness. Over the years,
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Think you have a book in you, but don’t want to write alone? Come explore the idea of co-authorship. Join AWC-SB for Co-authorship: Avoiding the Creative, Legal, and Personal Pitfalls of Co-authorship Wednesday, November 7, 5:30- 7:30 pm at Antioch University Community Hall, 602 Anacapa Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Admission for AWC-SB members is
“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” – Rollo May At AWC-SB we have a beautifully diverse membership. Our members are journalists, poets, filmmakers, writers, authors, professional communicators in corporate public relations and marketing roles, and “para professional” communicators who are blogging, social networking and speaking using communication skills to
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