Early registration is still available if you're planning to attend this year's RMC-SCBWI Fall Conference, October 8-9, 2005, in Golden, Colorado. There are book reviews, blogs, bestseller lists and CCF Top Picks posted to the site. There's a wonderful article, written by a high school student, on forming a successful young writers group. I've also posted to the CCF site two VoIP calling plans that are saving us lots of money here at the CCF office. Here's the CCF Bulletin with news and information recently posted to the CCF site:

NEW TO THE CCF SITE:

• News:
  • Terror Tragedy in London - Security experts from the Fletcher School and Fletcher doctoral candidate Erik Dahl believe that more can be done to prevent incidents like this from recurring."--TUFTS e-news  
  • Syndicate CCF content to your site - You can syndicate CCF content to your site. It's a free service we've instituted where you can get up-to-the-minute headlines from our site displayed on your webpages.
• Bestsellers:
  • Booksense Bestseller Lists - Links to the lists are updated regularly.
• Writing:
  • Forming a Successful Young Writers Group - Nick Barstad, a graduating high school senior, tells us how he did it...with the help of a great librarian!
• Workshops:
  • From Inspiration to Publication: Free Teleseminar - offered by Marcela Landres, Editorial Consultant, and hosted by Comadre Coaching.
  • RMC-SCBWI Fall Conference - October 8-9, 2005. Presented by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. The list of featured speakers coming to this year's event is noteworthy.
• Book Reviews:
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - YA novelist, Claudia Putnam, tells us what she really thinks of HP #6.
  • Imani All Mine - Reviewed by Lessie Thibeaux, it's the story of Tasha, a fourteen-year-old unwed mother of a baby girl.
  • The Light of the Oracle - My only complaint about Victoria Hanley's new contribution to young adult literature is that it was over way too quick. I read it in a day.
  • Notes on Uncle and Me: My Amazing Friend - Although some of the material in the book may not be suitable for younger children, young adults and up would read how Uncle never made excuses for himself or let obstacles stop him from reaching his goals.
• Authors:
  • Moonshower Recommends - We recently asked Candie Moonshower, author of The Legend of Zoey, what titles she would recommend for both middle grade and young adult readers. We've posted to the CCF site her "short" list of such titles.
• CCF Top Picks:
  • All Things Einstein - This year marks the 100th Anniversary of when Albert Einstein formulized his famous theory E=mc². We've posted to the CCF sites some of the books that highlight his work and life.
  • Skype: Free Internet Telephony that Works - We love using Skype both at our office and at home. You download it for free and if the person you're calling has it installed in their computer you can call each other and talk for free...and the sound quality is excellent!
  • Vonage: The Broadband Phone Company - We use Vonage at the office and love the service and savings this VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) company provides.
• Olgy's Blogs: Just launched! Read the blogs and share your comments!
  • The Weight of Being Fat - If we know that fat does not define a person, why do we allow it to happen?
  • Meet the World - Looking at the flags, and the interpretations that Doria has given the colors and symbols, the topics take a life of their own, don't they? They did for me.
  • When Dream Jobs Go Up in Smoke - Regretfully I have concluded that this particular "dream job" of mine has just gone up in smoke. Guess that's better than me going up in smoke were I to give out the type of info they wanted me to send them, huh?

REVISIT OLD FRIENDS: Click to view some of our favorite articles posted over the years.

• "Face the Issue" - "A-list stars such as HALLE BERRY, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, NICOLE KIDMAN and JULIANNE MOORE are using their power to raise awareness on a number of issues.
• All in a Day's Search - One of the resources we talk about in this article is the WayBack Machine. It allows Web users to resurrect dead links by accessing archived versions of old Web pages. Very helpful!
• Movie Review: "Sissi: Forever My Love" - This is the most beautiful movie I've ever seen. If I could own only one movie this would be it. Regardless of your actual life situation, this movie will empower you to release the hidden "Sissi" in you.

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Olgy
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Olgy Gary, M.A., CCF's General Manager
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