Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder that the Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20th in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. We will be joined by six UW-Oshkosh students to judge contest entries for the city-wide Create-A-Book contest for students in grades 3 through 5th. Sub sandwiches will be served about 11 a.m.

There is still time to register for the Lakefly Literary Conference, May 10-11 at the Oshkosh Convention Center. A newly added feature: Susan Banganz from Prism Book Group is offering free, 15-minute pitches for romance writers. For more information, visit www.lakeflylit.org

Also, tickets are on sale for Michael Perry and The Long Beds, on Friday, May 10th at the Grand Opera House; only $25! Order tickets.

Saturday, April 06, 2013

Attention Romance Writers!

The Lakefly Literary Conference is pleased announce Acquisitions Editor Susan Baganz will be available for free, 15-minute pitches with potential romance authors for Prism Book Group.

Susan says she is looking for romance, romance, romance...contemporary, historical (especially Regency), Western, Comedy or Romantic Suspense (no Amish, please). She likes romances that fit the publisher’s Diamond or Inspired lines. Give her a creative happy ending and she’ll be tickled raspberry!

You can sign-up for a pitch on Saturday, May 11; first come, first served. 

The Lakefly Literary Conference will be held May 10 and 11 for beginning and established writers of all genres at the Oshkosh Waterfront Premiere Conference Center, downtown Oshkosh.

Friday, April 05, 2013

Judging Create-a-Book Contest

It's that time again! On Saturday, April 20, the Oshkosh Area Writers Club will judge entries for the Create-a-Book contest. The city-wide contest was open to Oshkosh children in grades three through five. 

This will be our 6th year judging the contest!

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Meeting Reminder

A quick reminder that the Oshkosh Area Writers Club meets at 10 a.m. April 6 in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. (The conference planning committee will meet at 9:10 a.m.).

There is no Spotlight Author.

The Spotlight Author for April 20 is Janet.