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The event will feature presentations of the Guild’s prestigious Odin Award to four local authors: Matt Coyle, author of the Rick Cahil crime novels; Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-seller and five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author; and SDSU professors emeriti Philip Pryde and Bob Riffenburgh for their contributions to science, literary fiction, and non-fiction. The Odin Awards are periodically presented by the Guild in recognition of local authors’ bodies of work. Instituted by Dr. Carl Nelson, past Guild President, Odin Awards have thus far been awarded to over 20 local authors, among them Chet Cunningham, Susan Vreeland, Steve Breen, T. Jefferson Parker, and Alan Russell. A complete list of previous Odin Award recipients is on our website. For four decades, the Guild has served as a San Diego organization dedicated to the advancement of writing and those who pursue it. The Guild has a current membership of over 200 published and aspiring authors. The Guild hosts monthly meetings featuring speakers of interest to the writing community. It also maintains an active website, publishes an annual anthology of members’ works, manages a Manuscript Critique Program, and presents workshops on a variety of writing topics. The 45th Anniversary Gala Event is open to the press and to anyone with an interest in the San Diego writing community. To join with our gala, please visit the Guild’s website at sdweg.org/event-5793668 for ticket information. San Diego Writers & Editors Guild on Facebook

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