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Brad R. Cook
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Author and Historian of St. Louis Writers Guild
Middle grade fantasy, historical fiction, non-fiction, short stories, and more.
I see things that never were and say, "Why not?"
www.bradrcook.com
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Order directly from my website, and a signed book is shipped to you or a lucky person! A great gift idea!
wwwbradrcook.com
#booksky #books #gifts
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Happy Halloween!
Looking for something frightful to read?
The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack, a short story.
Steampunk horror thriller
Now on Kindle Unlimited!

#booksky #books #shortstory #Halloween #horror #thriller #Kindle #KU #KindleUnlimited
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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St. Louis Writers Guild's annual short story is accepting submissions. Deadline is Dec 1, 2025.

First held in 1920, Tennessee Williams won in 1935 while he attended Washington University and worked at Brown Shoe Co.

Good luck to all who enter!
www.stlwritersguild.org/short-story

#writers #slwg
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Workshops for Writers is this Saturday.
Nov 1, 2025, 10am to Noon
"Memoir Writing and Publishing" with Judy Mundle

Online and at the Lodge Des Peres
www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #booksky #Memoir #writingcommunity #stl #stlwritersguild #slwg
October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Happy 105th Anniversary to St. Louis Writers Guild!
On October 28, 1920 SLWG held its first meeting. About 30 people gathered for a talk on novels.

You have friends here!
For more about SLWG, www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #booksky #stlouis #anniversary #history #slwg #stlwritersguild #stl
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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The deadline for the 2025 Young Writers Awards is October 15th!

4th-8th grade first line, "A strange noise..."
250-500 words

9th-12th grade theme, "Noise"
500-1500 Words

Free to enter!

Submission guidelines at www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writing #youngwriters #contest #writingcontest
October 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Hanging out at Archon 48, day 2! Spent the morning at the SLWG's Workshops for Writers and then the rest of the day at Archon selling books and talking about the writers guild. I will be back at Archon tomorrow - drop by and say hi!

#Archon #archon48 #archonstl #writers #booksky #slwg #steampunk
October 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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I'll be at Archon most of the weekend. If you're looking for a sci-fi/fantasy convention, drop by the SLWG table and say hi!
Archon 48 is in Collinsville, IL.

#Archon #archon48 #convention #scifi #fantasy
October 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Aircities are slipping from the clouds, dragons have returned to the land, and Anderax just wants to climb his first tree!

The Airdrainium Adventures
Book Three coming soon!

An illustrated middle grade fantasy.

Paperback and ebook
www.bradrcook.com/steamtree

#books #booksky #fantasy #dragons
September 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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The Writer's Room is Tonight!
7pm CT.
Online, free, and open to all.

Bring your writing questions, and we'll discuss writing topics.

Writers helping writers.

Click one of the Join Event Buttons at www.stlwritersguild.org

#booksky #writers #amwriting #slwg #stlwritersguild #writingcommunity
September 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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St. Louis Writers Guild's Workshops for Writers is tomorrow. Sat, Sept 13! 10am to Noon.

"Publicity 101: Tips to get noticed & land media coverage for your book" with Kaitlyn Kennedy of Kaye Publicity

www.stlwritersguild.org for more information or to join the online event.

#writers #Publicity
September 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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New Short Story!
I dropped my latest short story yesterday.
St. Louis Writers Guild's 1st Picnic - it tells the story of SLWG 1st members picnic.

Step back into the 1920s.

Available on Kindle Unlimited
The paperback contains a bonus - photos!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQDSKYNK/

#booksky #book
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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This Saturday, St. Louis Writers Guild will be selling 1764 at Main Street Books in St. Charles from 2-4pm.
Drop by and get a copy!
We'll also have the other SLWG Anthologies like Weird STL, The Members Showcase, Where Rivers Meet, and more.

1764 can also be ordered online!
#booksky #books
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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More of my short stories are on Kindle Unlimited!
The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack - Horror/Thriller
www.amazon.com/Legend-Sprin...

Battle of Salga - Historical Fiction
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3JTV42D/

Enjoy these stories for a limited time on Kindle Unlimited.

#booksky #books #historicalfiction
September 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Calling all Young Writers!
The St. Louis Writers Guild's 2025 Young Writers Awards is currently open to submissions!

Deadline is October 15
Free to enter
Winners are published in a collection!

www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writing #contest #youngwriters #slwg #stlwritersguild
August 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I'll be adding two more short stories to KU in September.
These two are available now.

The Grove - Detective Thriller Story
www.amazon.com/Grove-short-...

1904: The Weirdest Olympic Marathon - historical fiction
www.amazon.com/1904-Weirdes...

#booksky #shortstory #KU #Kindle #reading
August 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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The Writer's Notes are common advice for writers that SLWG often shares. This is another one that is brought up every year at the SLWG Summer Writers Camp.

Passive Verbs and other words to watch out for.

Find more Writer's Notes at www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #writing #writingtip #slwg
August 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Show vs Tell

"Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass." - Anton Chekhov, author.

Great quote. Gets shared every year at the SLWG Summer Writers Camp, and we realized we had a lot. So I've added them to the website www.stlwritersguild.org

#writing #writers
August 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The 2025 Young Writers Awards are open to submissions!
4th-8th Grade First Line: "A strange noise..."
High School Theme: Noise

Deadline is Oct 15

Rules and submission portal at
4th-8th - www.stlwritersguild.org/young-writer...

High School - www.stlwritersguild.org/ywa-high-sch...
#writers
August 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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A topic of great importance that writers rarely talk about. What happens to your work - after you?

Join SLWG this Saturday, Aug 2
10am to Noon CT
At the Lodge Des Peres or join online by clicking one of the join event buttons at www.stlwritersguild.org
Free and open to all writers
#writers
August 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Happy National Paperback Book Day!
July 30th

Cozy up with a paperback today - preferably somewhere cool - the perfect way to celebrate on a hot day.

Here are some of my paperback books.

#booksky #books #PaperbackBookDay #NationalPaperbackBookDay #read
July 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Take an adventure with you on your next escape!
My books make great beach reads!

The paperback of The Remarkable Journey of the First Road Trip Across America is on sale at Amazon!

Ebook and paperback

www.amazon.com/Remarkable-J...

#books #booksky #beachreads #fiction #historicalfiction
July 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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This day in history -
July 24, 1903
Crocker, Jackson, and Bud (the dog) arrived in New York City well before the 90-day bet! They were received like heroes, and Bud was the toast of the town.

Paperback on sale at amazon!
www.amazon.com/Remarkable-J...

#booksky #books #todayinhistory #history
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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My Book T-Shirts and other merch are on sale!
Check out the deals at RedBubble.com
T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, socks, and more.
www.redbubble.com/people/broad...
#books #booksky #t-shirts #merch #sale
July 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Tomorrow!
"The Power of the Pod" with author and podcaster, Nicki Jacobsmeyer
10am to Noon CT
In-person and online.
Click one of the Join Event Buttons on the website to attend the workshop.
www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #podcast #workshop #writing #slwg #stlwritersguild #stlouis #stl
July 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM