Meeting Reminder

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 in the lower level of the Oshkosh Public Library. There is no Author Spotlight.

Book Fest 2010

As part of Book Fest 2010, an annual program sponsored by the Oshkosh Public Library, children's author

Katie McKy will give a presentation and book signing

at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 at the Oshkosh Public Library. The event is free and open to the public.

Several people attended her program at a local school this week and described McKy as a "tornado," and that the energy and passion she has and conveys about writing and reading "is a force to be reckoned with."

McKy is the author

"It All Began with a Bean," "Wolf Camp" & "Pumpkin Town!"

A former teacher, McKy is a Wisconsin resident.

Books will be available for purchase and signing following the presentation. For more information, please call the library at 236-5208.

Author Visit - Alice Wood

Author Alice Wood talks about her new book "Wealth Watchers" from 6:30 – 7:30 pm, Mon., Oct. 4, Oshkosh North High School Auditorium, 100 West Smith Ave. The event is free and open to the public.

Alice Wood, founder and President of Wealth Watchers International®, will talk about her innovative approach to managing money and staying out of debt. Books will be available for purchase and signing following the presentation.

Personal Enrichment Series

As part of UW-Oshkosh's Personal Enrichment Series, they are offering:

Creative Writing, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 20 through Dec. 21 at Evergreen Retirement Community Campus, Oshkosh. The class is $74 to the general public/$70 for UW-O alumni. No previous writing experience is required.

Telling Your Story is offered 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, Nov. 6 through Dec. 4 (no class the week of Thanksgiving). This memoir-writing class will include essays by Michael Perry, Julie Powell and J.R. Moehringer, as well as writing exercises. The class is $74 to the general public/$70 for UW-O alumni. No previous writing experience is required.

The series also included class on beginning piano, photography, dance and drawing.

For more information or to register online, go to www.peopleware.net/222115

Meeting Reminder

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18th, in the lower level of the Oshkosh Public Library. Tom C. is the Spotlight Author.

As always, meetings are free and open to anyone age 17 and older.

Words to Ponder

'Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.'

E L Doctorow

How to Get Published Workshop

David McGlynn, local author and Lawrence professor, will lead a seminar on how to get your book published in "Writing Matters Presents: How to Get Published. The event will held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 at the Appleton Public Library. The program is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Elizabeth Eisen at 920-832-6392.

Author Visit - Deb Baker

Deb Baker (aka Hannah Reed), best-selling author, will sign copies of her latest mystery cozy “Buzz Off,” at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Apple Blossom Books, City Center, Oshkosh.

Baker is a mystery writer and uses the name Hannah Reed for her Queen Bee series. Deb also writes a second series called the Dolls To Die For series. Her first novel, Murder Passes the Buck, earned her The Authorlink International First Novelist Award where she took the mystery category, then went on to win Best of Show.

Sheboygan Children's Book Festival

It was recently announced that Newbery Honor winning author Kathi Appelt is the Keynote speaker for the Sheboygan Children's Book Festival.

In addition to her Keynote Address at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center on Oct. 16, Appelt will appear at Mead Public Library for two additional programs. She will talk about her novels The Underneath and Keeper in "Good Dogs and Mermaids," and she will highlight her picture books in "Piggies, Puppies, and A Crow."

For more information about the Sheboygan Children's Book Festival, Oct. 15-17th, please go to http://sheboyganchildrensbookfestival.org/

Author Spotlight Schedule

“Author Spotlight” allows writers to bring in pieces of work that are eight or more pages, or a compilation of pieces that are best read/reviewed together. The last hour of each Saturday meeting is devoted to discussing the works of the featured author; advance registation is required and authors must bring ten copies of their work prior to their turn in the “Spotlight.” Those who accept a copy of the author’s work must commit to reading it and showing for the review.

Author Spotlight Schedule:

Sept. 18th - Tom

Oct. 2 - Len Z.

Oct. 16 - Shawna

Nov. 6 - Pat K.

Nov. 20 - Judi

Dec. 4 - Bob B.

Dec. 18 - Dixie

Jan. 1st - NO MEETING

Meeting Reminder

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 in the lower level conference room of the Oshkosh Public Library.

In observance of our 7th Anniversary, snacks will be available, and Dixie J. is the Spotlight Author.