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Brad R. Cook
@bradrcook.bsky.social
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
NEXT Saturday - Dec 13th
The SLWG Book Party!
10am to Noon at The Lodge Des Peres
Books, Authors, and more...

Viist www.stlwritersguild.org/book-fair to learn more.

See all the books in the SLWG Book Room!
www.stlwritersguild.org/book-room

#booksky #stl #stlouis #bookfair #books
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy Small Business Saturday!!!
Today also kicks off the 6th Annual SLWG Virtual Book Fair!

Books, Readings, and more!

Books make great gifts!!!

Visit the SLWG Virtual Book Fair
www.stlwritersguild.org/book-room
www.stlwritersguild.org/book-fair

#booksky #slwg #slwgbookfair #reader
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Two men and a dog crossed the country in 1903!
Breakdowns, flat tires, rivers to cross, and mud to pull through - they faced it all and had to find ways to overcome every obstacle and setback.

Order online, from your favorite bookstore, or get signed paperbacks at www.bradrcook.com
#booksky #hisfic
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
St. Louis Writers Guild published its first literary journal this year. Issue 1 was a great success!
Give the full-color book as a gift this holiday season.
Also, writers, Issue 2 will seek submissions in the new year.
Order online or at www.stlwritersguild.org
#booksky #literaryjournal #writers
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Give the gift of adventure this holiday season!

Book 3, coming soon!

The books and ebooks have amazing illustrations by Jennifer Stolzer!

Order online, from your favorite bookstore, or get signed paperbacks on my website www.bradrcook.com

#booksky #gifts #books #fantasy #adventure #middlegrade
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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