The MEWS Party last Saturday night at the Diva Lounge was wonderful — at least it was for me. About 100 Mewsies showed up, familiar faces as well as new people. There was drinking, talking, eating, and even dancing, plus our scholarship fund now has $500 in it! Some party pictures:

Front: Literary agent Liza Dawson, novelist Christina Baker Kline, Money Magazine editor Diane Harris; Back: Literary agent Havis Dawson; Dave Kline of Showtime; Frank Albanese, Harper Collins

John Mutter of Shelf Awareness and Cynthia Clark of the Metropolitan Museum

Book and magazine writer and editor Gail Belsky

Frank Albanese; Larry Dark of The Story Prize; Magazine writer and editor and anthologist Maureen Connolly

Leslie Brody of The Record

Novelist Benilde Little

Fiction writers Nancy Williams, Dionne Kurrti, and Pat Berry

Publishers Susan Weinberg and Frank Albanese

Pam Satran and dessert

Yes, they are dancing!

