New Releases This Week

Club members Juliet Rosetti and Daisy Jerico both have new books out this week! 

Rosetti's latest installment of her "Life and Love on the Lam" series, The Sexist Man Alive, is getting rave reviews!

Daisy Jerico's newest title, Sparks Fly, is a sizzling romance - great for the beach!

Green Lake Christian Writers Conference

Don't miss the Green Lake Christian Writers Conference, Aug. 17-22, 2014, where you’ll meet experienced and new writers, published authors and those hoping to publish, those writing for Christian- only markets and those who write for many different types of publications. 

Workshop leaders include Karl Steward, Mary Pierce, Wilda Morris, Sue Engebrecht, Marshall J. Paul, Cynthia Ruchti, Jan White Moon and others. 

Come for the day; stay for the week. For more information, click here.

Meeting Reminder - July 5

Just a reminder that the Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 5, in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. As always, meetings are free and open to anyone age 17 and older.

Free Program! Writing For Anthologies

Writing for Anthologies: The Good, The Bad and The Weird 
7 p.m. Monday, June 23 
Lower Level Meeting Room
Oshkosh Public Library
      
Anthologies are a great way for writers to get their short stories published but they can be intimidating for beginning writers. Joyce will go through the good, the bad and the weird of getting published in anthologies, including how to determine which ones are scams, how to deal with late publication, and the difference between republication for anthologies as opposed to magazines and on-line publications. There will be a Q and A session at the end, followed by refreshments.

Oshkosh author Joyce Frohn began her writing career after college in 1995. She has been in over 200 publications, including four anthologies and more coming out soon. She has been writing since childhood and would like to thank her imaginary friends for sticking around long enough her to write their stories down.

Chuck Foote Memorial Service

There will be a memorial service for Charles Foote at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at The Gathering Space, 8494 State Road 21, Omro. Chuck was a member of the writers club for many years. 

The service will include memories of Chuck, music and readings from his memoir. Everyone is encouraged to share stories and memories. An open house will be held prior to the event, from 2 to 7 p.m. Donations will be accepted to defray the cost of publishing Chuck's memoir.

Author Spotlight: Joyce Frohn

Writing for Anthologies: The Good, The Bad and The Weird 
7 p.m. Monday, June 23 
Lower Level Meeting Room
Oshkosh Public Library
      
Anthologies are a great way for writers to get their short stories published but they can be intimidating for beginning writers. Joyce will go through the good, the bad and the weird of getting published in anthologies, including how to determine which ones are scams, how to deal with late publication, and the difference between republication for anthologies as opposed to magazines and on-line publications. There will be a Q and A session at the end, followed by refreshments.

Oshkosh author Joyce Frohn began her writing career after college in 1995. She has been in over 200 publications, including four anthologies and more coming out soon. She has been writing since childhood and would like to thank her imaginary friends for sticking around long enough her to write their stories down.

Free Scrivener Software Demo!

Writers: Get Organized! A demonstration of Scrivener software for writers
Wednesday, June 25 6:30 p.m.
Oshkosh Public Library
Lower level meeting room

See a demonstration of Scrivener—a new word processing and organizational software for writers.

Learn about software features that can help you organize notes and research, start writing and revise your work. Useful for fiction, non-fiction, screenplays, scriptwriting, business writing and more.

Learn how you can use Scrivener in the library’s Technology Lab, at no cost.
Funded by a grant from the Library Services & Technology Act.

Meeting Reminder - June 7

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 7, in the lower level conference room of the Oshkosh Public Library. The downtown Farmer's Market begins that day so crossing Main St. may be a challenge, as well as finding parking.

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

Writing Prompt for June 7

For those who enjoy a small challenge, the writing prompt for our June 7 meeting is: Just hearing from you....

Use it in a story, poem, character sketch...whatever. The only rule is to have fun! 

Summer Writing Class

Lakefly Lit 2014 conference speaker Judy Bridges is offering a summer class based on her book, SHUT UP & WRITE! in Milwaukee.  Class starts August 4th, runs on four consecutive Mondays, price is $245. For more information: RedbirdStudio.com

Lakefly Literary Conference

What a terrific writers conference last weekend! Thanks to everyone who volunteered or attended - I hope you had as great a time as I did. If you would like to serve on the planning committee for the 2015 conference, please let Ruth know. We will resume meetings in June; meeting on the third Saturday of each month.

Meeting Reminder

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. The writing prompt is to write an obituary.

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

Sad News...

It's with sadness that I post the passing of member Chuck Foote. He was a lovely man and a great storyteller...Saturday mornings will not the same without him!

Free program! How to Be Your Own Agent, Editor, Publicist and Publisher

Tom Cannon will present How to Be Your Own Agent, Editor, Publicist and Publisher at 7 p.m. Monday, April 28, in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library.

Authors today often must be their own agent, editor, publicist and publisher. Tom will present an overview of several tools available to writers, with demonstrations on word-processing, finding markets for your work, promotion and self-publishing.  

Tom Cannon's story about his son is the lead story in the anthology Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism. He also has published dozens of poems and short stories. His self-published book is The Tao of Apathy.

The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

This is a new monthly series sponsored by the Oshkosh Area Writer’s Club on the fourth Monday of the month.

Meeting Reminder

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, in the lower level conference room of the Oshkosh Public Library.

Just a reminder - there's only about two weeks left to register for the Lakefly Literary Conference. We've got some great speakers - children's author Carolyn Lesser, young adult author Shelley Tougas, fantasy author Scott Lynch, romance writer Ruthie Knox, mystery writer Jon Loomis and others. For more information or to register, please go to www.lakeflylit.org

For those with Time Warner Cable, Pat Kilday and I will be promoting the conference on Oshkosh Today, the public access channel, that airs at 7 p.m. tonight (April 16) but will repeated throughout the week. Pat did a fabulous job! Me? Not so much :)

Free Program - Plotting Your Novel

You have an idea for that great American novel, but how do you begin plotting it out? Published author Dixie Jarchow steps into the Local Author Spotlight on Monday, March 24, at the Oshkosh Public Library with her program, Plotting Your Novel. The event, presented by the Oshkosh Area Writer's Club, begins at 7 p.m.  Monday, March 24, in the library's lower level meeting room.

Jarchow (who writes as Daisy Jerico) is the award-winning author of The Love Thief and Burning Love. She will share three different methods for plotting a book...

Read more....

Meeting - Judging Children's Writing Contest

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15 in the lower level conference room of the Oshkosh Public Library. 

We will be joined by some UW-Oshkosh students for judging entries for the city-wide Create-a-Book contest for students in grades 3 through 5. Refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!

Free Program - Plotting Your Novel

You've got a great idea for a novel! Now what? Whether you are writing a romance, mystery or sci fi thriller, Dixie Jarchow will show you several different methods for plotting your book, including the Snowflake Method, Mind Mapping and 250 Questions.  

Jarchow (writes as Daisy Jerico) is the award-winning author of The Love Thief and Burning Love. Her presentation is part of series sponsored by the Oshkosh Area Writer’s Club where local authors talk about their books and offer tips for getting work published.

The free event is 7 p.m. Monday, March 24 in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Ruth Percey at the Oshkosh Public Library, 920-236-5203.

Meeting Reminder - March 1

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club would normally meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1st at the Oshkosh Public Library but all the meeting spaces will be taken over for the Library's celebration of Dr. Suess' birthday. Rather than cancel the meeting, we're going to gather for a social breakfast at McDonald's on Jackson Street (Across from Pick 'n Save) . Same time - 10 a.m. Hope you can make it!

Meeting Reminder

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

Also, registration for the Lakefly Literary Conference, May 9-10, is now open. Hallie Ephron and John Dedakis are the keynote speakers; other authors include Jon Loomis, Ruthie Knox, Kelli Dunham, and Scott Lynch. Save $15 if you register before March 31! For more info or to register, please visit www.lakeflylit.org or visit our Facebook page. 

Free Program: Would You Turn the Page?

Mark your calendar for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 when Pat Kilday will do a presentation at the Oshkosh Public Library: 

Would You Turn the Page? A book buyer only spends about thirty seconds skimming a book’s first page before deciding whether to read on. How do you create a first sentence that catches the jaded eye of an agent? How do you write a first page that makes a reader ask: What’s going on and why should I care? Pat will answer these questions and more. 

The program is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served.

Meeting Reminder

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. The library will be holding a book sale that day, beginning at 10 a.m., so you may want to arrive a little early to get a good parking spot.