Tuesday, September 05, 2006

WRWA Fall Conference

The Wisconsin Regional Writers Association Fall Conference will be held September 23- 24 at The Ramada Inn, 3431 Milton Ave., Janesville, WI.

Fees are $75 for members and $85 for non-members; meals are extra. Registration deadline is Sept. 18.

Workshops include:

Jennifer Turner
“Launching a Career, a Novel Journey”

Jack Byrne
“Literary Agents: Who, What, When, How & Why”

Chris Roerden
“Voice--Sounds from the Submission Pile”

Jack Magestro
“hanging the Paradigm of Publishing”

Tom Montag
“Writing Poetry Successfully: 99 Propositions”

To end the event, The Robert E. Gard Foundation will present its Award for Excellence at the Jade Ring Banquet on Sunday, September 24.

This years recipient, Ben Logan, is one of the quintessential Wisconsin Authors who has created that sense of place that Wisconsin is. His Wisconsin classic is "The Land Remembers" about growing up on a farm in Wisconsin. It is the best selling book ever by a Wisconsin Author. The presentation will be made directly following the Jade Ring meal.

For more information or to register for the event, click here. Or, call Jane at (920) 533-3044.

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