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2024 International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Convention Today!
January 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2024
2024 INTERNATIONAL PULPWOOD QUEENS AND TIMBER GUYS ZOOM ONLINE BOOK CLUB CONVENTION THAT WE CALL GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND!
JANUARY 12TH – 14TH, 2024
OFFICIAL OPENING FRIDAY NIGHT:
JANUARY 12TH, 2024, 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. CST
The Pulpwood Queen BARBIE LAND themed “Meet and Greet” with our Authors!
Dress as your favorite Barbie or Ken as you know they can be anything whether a book club member, an author, in the publishing industry, or a literacy leader! Only current paid individual members with member, package, photo will be given access to this event. To join and purchase package to the weekend, go to www.thepulpwoodqueens.com 2024 Convention page.
Kathy L. Murphy is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Meeting ID: 899 3939 2336
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This entire convention is held online via Zoom and all the links WILL BE posted on this program and on our Official website, www.thepulpwoodqueens.com before the event. You must be a member to attend this ticketed function. For membership and packages go to www.thepulpwoodqueens.com.
JANUARY 14TH, 2024
SATURDAY MORNING:
8:45 A.M. CST KATHY L. MURPHY WELCOMES YOU ALONG WITH HER CO-HOST JEFFREY LAWRENCE MATTHEWS TO OUR 24TH ANNIVERSARY GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND, JANUARY 12TH – 14TH, 2024.
9:00 A.M. CST– 9:30 A.M. CST
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
ABBOTT KAHLER of “ “Where You End: A Novel” in conversation with Kathy L. Murphy
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9:45 A.M. CST– 10:15 A.M. CST
BARBARA DAVIS of “The Echo of Old Books” in conversation with Kathy L. Murphy.
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Meeting ID: 826 4159 2058
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10:30 A.M. CST– 11:00 A.M. CST
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
DEBORAH RODRIGUEZ of “Farewell To The Little Coffeeshop of Kabul: A Novel”.
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Meeting ID: 838 6825 9244
Passcode: 617235
11:15 A.M. CST– 11:45 A.M. CST
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
JAMIE FORD of “The Many Daughters of Afong Moy: A Novel”
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12:00 NOON CST UNTIL 1:00 P.M. CST.
BREAK FOR LUNCH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON:
1:00 P.M. CST TO 1:30 P.M. CST
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
ADRIANA TRIGIANI of “The Good Left Undone: A Novel.
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1:45 P.M.CST – 2:15 P.M. CST
Postponed until Sunday as previous panel ran over the time scheduled.
Her short story collection
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
2:30 P.M. CST – 3:00 P.M. CST
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Meeting ID: 884 1809 9889
Passcode: 640525
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
3:15 P.M. CST – 3:45 P.M. CST
KATHRYN CASEY of “Angel Falls: A Novel”
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Meeting ID: 865 5479 0188
Passcode: 608550
4:00 P.M. CST– 4:30 P.M. CST
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
LARA BERNHARDT of “Red Rain” and William Bernhardt of “The Florentine Poet”
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Meeting ID: 850 6389 7199
Passcode: 789570
4:30 P.M. CST– 5:00 P.M. CST
ANNOUNCING 2024 WINNER OF BARBIE LAND THEMED TIARA CONTEST FOLLOWED BY CLOSING COMMENTS FOR SATURDAY.
5:00 P.M. CST– 6:00 P.M. CST DINNER BREAK
SATURDAY EVENING
6:00 P.M. CST
“GREAT BIG BALL OF HAIR” BARBIE LAND THEMED VIRTUAL BALL.
OUR HOST FOR THE EVENING WILL BE DANA TAI SOON BURGESS of “Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly: A Memoir”. DANA JUST CELEBRATED THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DANCE COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE #1 DANCE COMPANY IN OUR COUNTRIES STATE CAPITAL, WASHINGTON D. C.
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Meeting ID: 861 7359 9074
Passcode: 855351
COME DRESSED AS BARBIE AND KEN PULPWOOD QUEEN AND TIMBER GUY LEOPARD AND HOT PINK STYLE TO THE BALL.
CONTEST FOR 2024 PULPWOOD QUEEN “HAIR” BALL QUEEN AND KING WITH CROWNING BY LAST YEAR’S QUEEN, AUTHOR, CAROL VAN DEN HENDE AND FILMMAKER, ADAM GREEN!
SUNDAY MORNING:
9:00 A.M. CST – 9:30 A.M. CST
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: AMY WALLEN of “How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies”.
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Meeting ID: 826 5988 1393
Passcode: 193939
9:45 A.M. CST – 10:15 A.M. CST
KEYNOTE SPEAKER KACEY KOWARS of “Chasing the Queen’s Gambit”.
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Meeting ID: 832 8595 2483
Passcode: 108236
10:30 A.M. CST – CST 11:00 A.M.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER/CO-HOST/AUTHOR J. LAWRENCE MATTHEWSON of “One Must Tell the Bees”and his talk on A.L. /ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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Meeting ID: 898 2977 5891
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11:15 A.M. CST– 11:45 A.M. CST
AUTHOR/INTERNATIONAL TOUR GUIDE TO OUR BOOK CLUB, STEPHANIE CHANCE OF DECORATE ORNATE TOURS TO ITALY AND BEYOND.
12:00 PM. CST – 1:00 P.M. CST BREAK FOR LUNCH.
1:00 P.M. CST – 1:30 P.M. CST
KEYNOTE AUTHORS TAMRA BOLTON OF “His 100th Year” AND MARK GREEN SPEAKING ON THEIR BOOKS AND MARK AND HIS SON, ADAM GREEN’S LATEST DOCUMENTARY, “VETERANS ACROSS THE HEARTLAND”.
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Meeting ID: 875 9331 1068
Passcode: 307471
2:00 P.M. CST – 2:30 P.M. CST
Kathy L. Murphy is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Meeting ID: 838 1620 3645
Passcode: 478761
3:00 P.M. CST – 5:00P.M.
2023 PULPWOOD QUEEN BOOK AWARDS
Introducing all 2023 International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Book Club Selections followed by announcement of the following:
2023 Book of the Year presented by author, J. Lawrence Matthews
2023 International Book of the Year by author, Kathryn Brown Ramsperger
2023 Bonus Books of the Year by Kathy L. Murphy
2023 Doug Marlette Award by author, J. Lawrence Matthews
Then introduction of the Official 2024 International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Book Club Selections of the Year by Kathy L. Murphy!
Kathy L. Murphy is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Meeting ID: 847 1103 9204
Passcode: 898225
And lastly, in honor of the passing of my dear friend Mihai Rad, for our annual Pulpwood Queen Fundraiser to The Pat Conroy Literary Center please make a donation in his name. His obituary is as follows:
Closing remarks by Author/Co-Host, J. Lawrence Matthews and from Kathy L. Murphy CEO/Founder/Executive Director of The Official International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club READING NATION.
THIS CONCLUDES THE FINAL CHAPTER OF OUR ANNUAL GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND. 24 YEARS AND ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THE DECADES OF READING WENT REALLY FAST. ONWARD AND UPWARD TO BIG CHANGES AS NEXT YEAR’S NEW INITIATIVE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT OUR WEEKEND! I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU WILL BE THERE AND BRING ALL YOUR BOOKLOVING FRIENDS!
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE STORY!
KATHY L. MURPHY
CEO/FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL PULPWOOD QUEENS AND TIMBER GUYS BOOK CLUB READING NATION!
ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL. WEATHER NOW IS AN ISSUE AS TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING, PERHAPS BELOW ZERO AND EXPECTING SNOW. I WILL ANNOUNCE CHANGES THIS MORNING AND KEEP EVERYONE ALERT ON EVERYTHING AS BEST AS I CAN.
Happy New Year and hear is our last year reading altogether as the Official International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club. It’s been a wild ride and I will never forget anyone of you that made this book club so unique and so much fun!
Saturday Keynote Authors and Panels: We will have a TIARA CONTEST so let your book club reading imaginations go WILD and wear those TIARAS and CROWNS! Aren’t we all deserving as AUTHORS and READERS!
Saturday Night
“Great Big Ball of Hair” Ball GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Themed Costume Ball, I don’ know about you but my costume involves Cyndi Lauper-esque!
Sunday Keynote Authors and Panels
Sunday Afternoon: Costume dress is what would Barbie and Ken wear to the Oscars! Glam it up and check out your closets and favorite resale shops. Mine is entirely in sequins and author, Carol Van Den Hende gave me at the 2023 January Girlfriend Weekend these Swarovski crystal books that match it to a T.
The 2023 Pulpwood Queen Awards for Books of the Year and other Awards plus:
Introduction of 2024 Authors on our Reading List
And more…
Here is our 2024 Pulpwood Queen CONFIRMED AUTHOR Social Media Photo Album, check out who is coming. You are going to be amazed!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10225820577875922&type=3
The discounted packages are non-refundable
Click Here for Membership Info…
January 12th – 14th, 2024
| Limited Capacity |
| Over 4,000 Pulpwood Queens & Timber Guys World Wide |
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My Official crew, Kathleen Von, sponsor of Russell Forsyth, Toby Wilkerson of Forsyth Productions, Filmmaker, Adam Green, me, Kathy L. Murphy a.k.a. The Pulpwood Queen with Author, Humanitarian, Mark Green, father of Adam Green of Atom Media.
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2024 Book Club Convention Prices Below:
Girlfriend Weekend
Prices
Club Members:
$499 for the Whole Weekend (Limited Time Offer)
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At the Door:
Members:
$600 for Members for the Weekend Package
$700 for Non-Members for the Weekend Package
For more information, email Kathy L. Murphy at thepulpwoodqueen@gmail. com
Click Here to view a past Girlfriend Weekend Program (2017)
Click Here to View Girlfriend Weekend 2015 Author’s Album
