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          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
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        </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">           </span><b
          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Date:</b>
        March 7, 2012</p>
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            style="mso-tab-count:2">                        </span></span><i
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        305-6729 <span style="mso-tab-count:2">                 </span><span
          style="mso-spacerun:yes">         </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wilwrite@willamettewriters.com">wilwrite@willamettewriters.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        a.m. – 2 p.m. M-F <span style="mso-tab-count:3">                               
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            style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>George Mendeluk to Speak at
          Willamette Writers,
          April 3, 2012, 7pm<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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          </span>1422 SW 11<sup>th</sup> Ave.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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Treasure
          Found East of the Cascades”<i
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        director, and
        producer George Mendeluk will share his thoughts on how to get
        your book or
        film to market. He’ll discuss the importance of distribution,
        and the
        differences between selling to network television, independent
        films, and
        international films.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        Mendeluk lives
        in Bend, Oregon. He has traveled extensively and worked in the
        television and
        film industry for 37 years. He recently launched his own
        production company,
        MKM Entertainment, and will be teaching at the 43<sup>rd</sup>
        Annual
        Willamette Writers Conference held at the Portland Airport
        Sheraton Hotel
        August 3-5, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        Willamette Writers:</b> Willamette Writers is the largest
      writers’ organization
      in Oregon and one of the largest in the United States.<span
        style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Founded in Portland in 1965,
      it has grown to
      over 1,800 members with branches in Southern Oregon, Mid-Valley,
      Salem and the
      Oregon Coast. Portland meetings are held from 7 to 8 p.m. at The
      Old Church, 1422
      SW 11<sup>th</sup> (at Clay) in downtown Portland on the first
      Tuesday of the
      month.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Socializing begins
      at 6:30<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">. </i>The meeting is
      free to members, $5 for
      guests of members and students, and $10 for non-members. Members
      can now work
      at the new Willamette Writers Writing House in West Linn. More
      detailed
      information is available at <a
        href="http://www.willamettewriters.com/">www.willamettewriters.com</a>
      or by calling 503-305-6729.<br>
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