The Oshkosh Area Writers Club was created in 2003 to share in the common interest of creative writing; inspire and motivate members to write; and provide a supportive forum for constructive feedback.
Membership is free and open to anyone 17 years of age or older.
For more information, please email oawc@aol.com
Friday
night! 7 p.m. at the New Moon Cafe, downtown Oshkosh.
Authors from the Oshkosh Area Writers Club's newest anthology,
Fragments of Ourselves, will be reading from the book, which will be
available for purchase. Only $5!
Out of Silence, Sound. Out of Nothing, Something: A Writer's Guide Susan Griffin
In an elegant but contemporary voice, award-winning author Susan Griffin breaks down the creative process step-by-step, guiding the reader through a practical course in how to begin and end a work of literature, whether fiction or nonfiction, poetry, or prose.
The Book Bible: How to Sell Your Nanuscript - No Matter What Genre - Without Going Broke or Insane Susan Shapiro
In The Book Bible, New York Times bestseller and wildly popular Manhattan writing professor Susan Shapiro reveals the best and fastest ways to break into a mainstream publishing house. Unlike most writing manuals that stick to only one genre, Shapiro maps out the rules of all the sought-after, sellable categories: novels, memoirs, biography, how-to, essay collections, anthologies, humor, mystery, crime, poetry, picture books, young adult and middle grade, fiction and nonfiction.
Yours Truly: An Obituary Writer's Guide to Telling Your Story
James R. Hagerty
In a surprisingly upbeat, heartfelt book about a serious subject, The Wall Street Journal's veteran obituary writer, award-winning journalist James R. Hagerty, shares his unique skills with those who want to have the last word with flourish, honesty, and even humor.
Whether in-brief for future newspapers and websites, or as a more complete mini-memoir for friends and family, Yours Truly is a guide to making sure your story is told the way you want - and how the process of preparing your own life story can help you live a better life.
Before photography was commonplace, newspaper writers used a unique, graphic style of writing to allow readers to visualize the sometimes horrific and tragic events that occurred in their cities and neighborhoods. This book showcases such articles and obituaries from the 1880's in Oshkosh and is a fascinating read for residents, researchers and history buffs.