Deadline is Dec. 31, 2011. No Entry Fee. $1000 for first place. Submit a short original previously unpublished written response for this topic: create a list of your 10 favorite books and what they have taught you. Must not exceed 250 words. See Firstwriter.com for details.
Monday, November 28, 2011
New blog to check out
Club member Bill Ramsey has just started a new blog: ConnectTheDots2011.wordpress.com
His blog features present-day analytical and historical political opinion. Check it out!
Louis Clark III at Apple Blossom in Oshkosh
January 24, 2012, our own Louis V. Clark III will be reading his awesome Native American poetry 6:30 to 7 pm at Apple Blossom Books in Oshkosh.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Meeting Reminder
The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 in the lower level of the Oshkosh Public Library. I will be out of town that day so the first person to arrive gets to run the meeting. Woot woot!
Judi is the Spotlight Author.
Upcoming Spotlights include Dixie on Dec. 3 and Janet on Dec. 17.
Friday, November 04, 2011
Free Query Letter Help
Need help with that query letter? Continuing Studies at UW-Madison will comment for free on one-page query letters and answer questions. Contact Christine DeSmet at cdesmet@dcs.wisc.edu or 608-262-3447
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Nov 15 deadline for contest
12th annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition. Prize $3000 and a trip to the WRtier's Digest Conference. 1500 words or less. Enter online at writersdigest.com/short
NaNoWriMo Month!
This is a Write A Novel In a Month contest. November is the month. You must submit 60,000 words to complete your novel. Any genre is acceptable. You may prepare mentally, but do not begin writing until November 1st. Several of OAWC members have entered and won personal fame and glory. Speak to one of us and give it a try!
Meeting Reminder
The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, in the lower level of the Oshkosh Public Library. Louis is the Spotlight Author.
Important! This is the last day I will be collecting NEW memberships for the Wisconsin Writers Association; join for $20. The price will be $35 in 2012 so take advantage of this opportunity!
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