For the latest on the 2009 Society of Professional Obituary Writers Awards, visit the organization's Awards page.
The tentative schedule for the 2009 Society of Professional Obituary Writers Convention, which will be held in Charlotte, N.C., April 23-25, will be announced during the first two weeks of March.
Please email program proposals, suggestions for speakers and topics, and questions to convention@obitwriters.org.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Garrison Keillor's obituary advice from Salon.com.
Kay Powell's recommended reading for the day (Feb. 18, 2009) is a Garrison Keillor piece titled Last words. A bit of advice: Stay off the obituary page as long as possible. There's no telling what they'll write about you.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Don't Die on a Sunday in Detroit
I thought all you grimsters would like this story from the Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123431793199571075.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123431793199571075.html
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Test your Obit IQ to win an iPod Touch
Obit Magazine is offering an iPod prize to entice you to Test Your Obit IQ.
Each Thursday this month (Feb. 2009), participants can answer a list of multiple choice questions that test your knowledge of stories that appeared in Obit.
You can't backtrack. You have to answer the questions before the new ones appear on the following Thursday.
But you can still participate even if you enter late. The more weekly contests you enter, the better your chances of winning.
Each Thursday this month (Feb. 2009), participants can answer a list of multiple choice questions that test your knowledge of stories that appeared in Obit.
You can't backtrack. You have to answer the questions before the new ones appear on the following Thursday.
But you can still participate even if you enter late. The more weekly contests you enter, the better your chances of winning.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Eulogy with a Valentine's Day flavor
Spencer Michlin shares Janet Foote's Unusual and Poignant Eulogy for her husband, Jerry.
It was featured on the FrontBurner blog of Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 8, 2009.
Janet Foote managed to use genetics to tell a love story.
It was featured on the FrontBurner blog of Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 8, 2009.
Janet Foote managed to use genetics to tell a love story.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Not-dead fisherman writes his own obit
Pam Vetter shares this story - "Gutted! The fisherman caught faking his death" - which ran in the Feb. 6, 2009, edition of The Independent of London.
The professional fisherman apparently tried to fake his own death to avoid paying fines for having lied to the British government about the number of fish he caught.
I guess that's like not paying your income tax.
The professional fisherman apparently tried to fake his own death to avoid paying fines for having lied to the British government about the number of fish he caught.
I guess that's like not paying your income tax.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Good ways of reporting bad news
The News and Observer lets readers in on the secret of advanced obituaries at:
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/vaden/story/1389496.html
The column, by Ted Vaden, also praises the "word paintings" found in the obituaries for lesser lights of his acquaintance.
cheers
tom hawthorn
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/vaden/story/1389496.html
The column, by Ted Vaden, also praises the "word paintings" found in the obituaries for lesser lights of his acquaintance.
cheers
tom hawthorn
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