Monday, August 31, 2015

Author Spotlight Series

Our Local Author Spotlight series kicks off 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2,  with Jim Landwehr, author of "Written Life" and Dirty Shirt: A Boundary Waters Memoir." 

Children's author K.W. Penndorf will talk about how to get published on Sept. 9 and on Sept. 16, Janet Church will talk about her new book "Trojan Horses," her fictionalized account of rescuing dogs and horses from dog fighting and slaughter houses in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 

All programs begin at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library and are sponsored by the Oshkosh Area Writers Club with refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

WWA 2015 Fall Conference

Registration is now open for the Wisconsin Writers Association Fall Conference, Oct. 2-4, in Wisconsin Rapids. In addition to a great line-up of speakers, they're also offering a “First Five Pages: Critique/One-on-One” with writing coach Kim Suhr (separate registration is required).

Please note: If you're a member of WWA and the Oshkosh Area Writers Club, you can qualify for the Charter Club discount.


Thursday, August 27, 2015

Local Author Spotlight: Jim Landwehr

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club kicks off its Local Author Spotlight series with Jim Landwehr, author of "Dirty Shirt: A Boundary Waters Memoir" and "Written Life." 

The free program starts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library.

Upcoming authors include K.W. Penndorf and Janet Church (writing as J.S. McCormick). Details on all programs can be found on the Oshkosh Public website.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Michael Perry

Michael Perry, author of  The Jesus Cow, is out and about in Wisconsin the next few months. His schedule is post here - be sure to check him out!

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Meeting reminder - Aug. 15

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. As always, meetings are free and open to anyone 17 and older. 

Bonus: The library is now selling coffee for $1.50 - three blends to choose from!