The Hub City Publications Committee, comprised of five members of our board of directors, reviews manuscript submissions twice a year, in April and October. They are looking for books that are either literary in nature (fiction, poetry, memoir) or serve to educate people about the place they live. They are also looking for books that will find a broad audience.

There's something for everyone this year, as the Hub City Writers Project releases a Christmas feast of new books by Spartanburg authors.

The board of the Hub City Writers Project met September 26, 2006. Plans were laid for filling eight open board positions. Stephen Long reported on The Showroom, and Peter Caster reported on the Hub-Bub Film Society. The board got word of another big award and prepared for primetime book-selling season.

After a brief summer break, the Hub City board met on August 22, 2006, to hear that the funding situation was good and to get an update on the initial activities at the Showroom. The board voted to name Melissa Walker president-elect and discuss new book projects in the pipeline.

The board of the Hub City Writer Project met for the first time at its new building on June 26, 2006. The Hub-Bub artists in residence were in attendance, fresh from the wave of publicity in local media about their arrival. Betsy announced that Stephen Long has been hired as Showroom manager and gave reports on the concert an the writers conference.