SEPTEMBER 2006 Opportunity for Gwyn to join your reading group discussion via phone With the release of the paperback of The Woodsman’s Daughter in August (which includes a wonderful Reader’s Guide), there’s been a lot of interest by reading groups across the nation to choose the novel as one of their selections. Gwyn would love to be available to reading groups/book clubs for discussion via the phone. Anyone coordinating such activities are welcome to drop Gwyn a note at her e-mail address to check on her availability.   JULY 2006 Woodsman’s Daughter available in paperback on July 25th from Penguin/Viking. MAY 2006 Gwyn Rubio is the Finalist for the 2005 Kentucky Literary Award for Excellence in Fiction for The Woodsman’s Daughter. The Kentucky Literary Awards are presented by the Southern Kentucky Book Fest for excellence in the fiction, nonfiction and poetry categories. Eligible books must be written by Kentucky authors or have a Kentucky-related theme. Finalists are chosen from each catagory. This year’s winners were announced at a special reception held on April 7th at the Bowling Green Community College of Western Kentucky University. More information can be found on the Southern Kentucky Book Fest web site.   NOVEMBER 2005 Gwyn Rubio is named writer in residence by the Appalachian College Association Due to a generous grant from the Wish You Well Foundation, the Appalachian College Association will pay the honorarium and travel expenses for Ms. Rubio to visit the 35 campuses of the ACA. Ms. Rubio will be available to do readings, writing workshops, and presentations according to the interest of the individual campus. For further information, contact Emily Hoyt at the ACA or contact Ms. Rubio directly at info@gwynrubio.com.