Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The Documentary is Done!
Jim Stevens has graciously created a documentary on the Oshkosh Area Writers Club and we all appreciate the time he took away from his family and other obligations to put this together. While it's not ready for television viewing, you can preview it here. It is 19MB.
"Power of the Pen" writing workshop
Jessica alerts us that the 4th annual "Power of the Pen Writer's Conference" will be held Friday, March 28 through Saturday, April 5. This year's schedule looks better than ever and the fee is ONLY $14.11 per class.
Classes to choose from include:
Chapbook 101 with John Leman
Expanding the Reach of Poetry with Ellen Kort
Image, Form and Voice Across Genres with Bruce Taylor
Writing, Not Typing with Bruce Taylor
Character Development with Tim Meier
For more information, click here and then click on "Power of the Pen" in the lower right hand corner.
Since this is the fifth weekend of the month and there's no meeting, we can organize a car pool!
Don't confuse this workshop with Write Away!, a one-day creative writing class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the UW-Fox Campus, Menasha, 1478 Midway Road, Room 1346.
Instructor Bill Gillard (M.F.A. Creative Writing) will lead the class in memory and imagination exercises; experiments in a variety of forms and genres; and revision techniques. No writing experience is necessary; fee is $79 (bring a bag lunch).
For more details or to register, go to www.uwfox.uwc.edu/conted or phone 920-832-2636.
Classes to choose from include:
Chapbook 101 with John Leman
Expanding the Reach of Poetry with Ellen Kort
Image, Form and Voice Across Genres with Bruce Taylor
Writing, Not Typing with Bruce Taylor
Character Development with Tim Meier
For more information, click here and then click on "Power of the Pen" in the lower right hand corner.
Since this is the fifth weekend of the month and there's no meeting, we can organize a car pool!
Don't confuse this workshop with Write Away!, a one-day creative writing class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the UW-Fox Campus, Menasha, 1478 Midway Road, Room 1346.
Instructor Bill Gillard (M.F.A. Creative Writing) will lead the class in memory and imagination exercises; experiments in a variety of forms and genres; and revision techniques. No writing experience is necessary; fee is $79 (bring a bag lunch).
For more details or to register, go to www.uwfox.uwc.edu/conted or phone 920-832-2636.
Upcoming Events
In addition to the writing critique sessions, we're holding the following special events this spring:
Story Starters
Need some inspiration? Join us for Story Starters - 5-minute writing sessions based on writing prompts to awaken your creativity and imagination!
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26
7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23
The one-hour sessions are held in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. Bring paper and pen.
Open Mic
7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21
Library Dome, 2nd Floor
Whether you want to read your own work or that of your favorite author or poet, this open mic event is open to the public. What a great opportunity to share your writing with family and friends! All ages welcome.
Members are asked to bring a snack to share; beverages will be provided.
Story Starters
Need some inspiration? Join us for Story Starters - 5-minute writing sessions based on writing prompts to awaken your creativity and imagination!
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26
7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23
The one-hour sessions are held in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. Bring paper and pen.
Open Mic
7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21
Library Dome, 2nd Floor
Whether you want to read your own work or that of your favorite author or poet, this open mic event is open to the public. What a great opportunity to share your writing with family and friends! All ages welcome.
Members are asked to bring a snack to share; beverages will be provided.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Congrats to Hope!
A big congrats to member Hope S., who was recently appointed editor of the Wisconsin Review, a literary publication of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Writing Prompt for March 1
The writing prompt for the March 1st meeting is: "I don't know why I remember this..."
Use the prompt any way you wish!
Use the prompt any way you wish!
Friday, February 15, 2008
Children's Book Fest
The Rhinelander Children's Book Fest 2008 is a two day conference that will be held at the Rhinelander Holiday Inn on March 11 and 12, 2008.
Registration information for Children's Book Fest can be found on the RDL website home page. Scroll down under Library Catalog to Upcoming Library Programs. It will be necessary to mail the form and check. All registrations must be received no later than March 7. Payment of $6.00 per person must accompany each registration form. No purchase orders, please.
Registration information for Children's Book Fest can be found on the RDL website home page. Scroll down under Library Catalog to Upcoming Library Programs. It will be necessary to mail the form and check. All registrations must be received no later than March 7. Payment of $6.00 per person must accompany each registration form. No purchase orders, please.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Ask Beverly Clearly
If you've ever wanted to ask Beverly Cleary a question about her books, the memorable characters she has created, or her life as a writer, here's your chance! In celebration of National D.E.A.R. Day -- that's Drop Everything and Read -- Reading Rockets is collecting questions for Mrs. Cleary from readers. Teachers, librarians, parents, and readers of all ages can submit their questions.
The best questions will be selected for Mrs. Cleary to answer. Visit Reading Rockets on April 12th to hear what she has to say in a new exclusive audio interview.
You have until February 29 to send your question. If your question is selected to be answered, HarperCollins Children's Books will send you a set of Beverly Cleary titles! Visit the Reading Rockets D.E.A.R. web page to learn more or to submit your question at the Reading Rockets website: http://pbsmail.org/ct/mp1twK41F4NI/dearday
The best questions will be selected for Mrs. Cleary to answer. Visit Reading Rockets on April 12th to hear what she has to say in a new exclusive audio interview.
You have until February 29 to send your question. If your question is selected to be answered, HarperCollins Children's Books will send you a set of Beverly Cleary titles! Visit the Reading Rockets D.E.A.R. web page to learn more or to submit your question at the Reading Rockets website: http://pbsmail.org/ct/mp1twK41F4NI/dearday
Thursday, February 07, 2008
UW - Fox Writing Class
Write Away!, a one-day creative writing class, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the UW-Fox Campus, Menasha, 1478 Midway Road, Room 1346.
Instructor Bill Gillard (M.F.A. Creative Writing) will lead the class in memory and imagination exercises; experiments in a variety of forms and genres; and revision techniques. No writing experience is necessary; fee is $79 (bring a bag lunch).
For more details or to register, go to www.uwfox.uwc.edu/conted or phone 920-832-2636.
Instructor Bill Gillard (M.F.A. Creative Writing) will lead the class in memory and imagination exercises; experiments in a variety of forms and genres; and revision techniques. No writing experience is necessary; fee is $79 (bring a bag lunch).
For more details or to register, go to www.uwfox.uwc.edu/conted or phone 920-832-2636.
Writing Prompt for Feb. 16
The writing prompt for the Feb. 16 meeting is: "That was the worst thing that anybody ever said to me."
Feel free to use the prompt any way you'd like.
Feel free to use the prompt any way you'd like.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Sandvidge Sisters author visit
The Sanvidge Sisters, who grew up in Oshkosh, will talk about their new book, "Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe," 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008 in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. A book signing will follow the talk; books are available for purchase at Apple Blossom Books, downtown Oshkosh.
A great cookbook that includes lots of cute stories, the book is garnering lots of attention. One of the sisters, Julie Sanvidge of Ohio, was recently featured on Martha Stewart Living Radio. For local articles, click below:
Oshkosh Northwestern
Wisconsin State Journal
A great cookbook that includes lots of cute stories, the book is garnering lots of attention. One of the sisters, Julie Sanvidge of Ohio, was recently featured on Martha Stewart Living Radio. For local articles, click below:
Oshkosh Northwestern
Wisconsin State Journal
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
New Books for Writers
New books for writers available through the Oshkosh Public Library:
The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within by Fry, Stephen
Careers in Writing by Camenson, Blythe
The Longman Guide to Intermediate and Advanced Fiction Writing by Stone, Sarah
The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing by LaPlante, Alice
Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir by Goldberg, Natalie
How to Get a Literary Agent by Larsen, Michael
The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself by Bell, Susan
The Legacy Guide: Capturing the Facts, Memories, and Meaning of Your Life by Franco, Carol
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction by Benrey, Ron
Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story by Myers, Linda Joy
Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing by Leonard, Elmore
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book by Poynter, Dan
Only as Good as Your Word: Writing Lessons from My Favorite Literary Gurus by Shapiro, Susan
How to Write: A Screenplay by Schwartz, Mark Evan
Will Write for Shoes: How to Write a Chick Lit Novel by Yardley, Cathy
How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead by Gore, Ariel
The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach to Television Scripts by Sandler, Ellen
The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within by Fry, Stephen
Careers in Writing by Camenson, Blythe
The Longman Guide to Intermediate and Advanced Fiction Writing by Stone, Sarah
The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing by LaPlante, Alice
Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir by Goldberg, Natalie
How to Get a Literary Agent by Larsen, Michael
The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself by Bell, Susan
The Legacy Guide: Capturing the Facts, Memories, and Meaning of Your Life by Franco, Carol
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction by Benrey, Ron
Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story by Myers, Linda Joy
Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing by Leonard, Elmore
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book by Poynter, Dan
Only as Good as Your Word: Writing Lessons from My Favorite Literary Gurus by Shapiro, Susan
How to Write: A Screenplay by Schwartz, Mark Evan
Will Write for Shoes: How to Write a Chick Lit Novel by Yardley, Cathy
How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead by Gore, Ariel
The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach to Television Scripts by Sandler, Ellen
Monday, January 28, 2008
WFOP Triad Poetry Contest
The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets annual Triad Contest ends Aug. 1, 2008.
Rules:
Contestant must be a current WFOP member in good standing. (Annual dues are $25)
There is no entry fee. Do not send a SASE. Entries will not be returned.
Entry form must be completed in full, included with the submission and postmarked by the contest deadline date listed on the entry form.
Contestant may enter only one, original, unpublished poem in each category. The same poem may not be entered in more than one category. Categories are Designated Theme (theme for 2008 is "Keepsake); Kay Saunders Memorial New Poet (no specific subject or form) and Poet's Choice (no specific subject or form). Maximum length of all poems is 75 lines.
Manuscript must be typed on 8.5" x 11" white paper, one side only, one poem to a page. Type the category in the upper left corner.
Writer's name should not appear on the page with the poem.
Prizes:
Designated Theme: $50, $30, $20
Poet's Choice: $50, $30, $20
Kay Saunders Memorial New Poet: $50, $30, $20
For complete contest rules and entry form, click here.
Rules:
Contestant must be a current WFOP member in good standing. (Annual dues are $25)
There is no entry fee. Do not send a SASE. Entries will not be returned.
Entry form must be completed in full, included with the submission and postmarked by the contest deadline date listed on the entry form.
Contestant may enter only one, original, unpublished poem in each category. The same poem may not be entered in more than one category. Categories are Designated Theme (theme for 2008 is "Keepsake); Kay Saunders Memorial New Poet (no specific subject or form) and Poet's Choice (no specific subject or form). Maximum length of all poems is 75 lines.
Manuscript must be typed on 8.5" x 11" white paper, one side only, one poem to a page. Type the category in the upper left corner.
Writer's name should not appear on the page with the poem.
Prizes:
Designated Theme: $50, $30, $20
Poet's Choice: $50, $30, $20
Kay Saunders Memorial New Poet: $50, $30, $20
For complete contest rules and entry form, click here.
2008 Fabulous Five Writing Contest
The Wisconsin Romance Writers of America is sponsoring the 2008 Fabulous Five Writing Contest. Submit the first ten pages of your manuscript in one of several categories listed below; only the first 25 submissions in each category will be accepted.
The contest is open to all authors unpublished in RWA approved full-length fiction in the past five years; deadline for submissions is March 1, 2008.
Fee: $18 for WisRWA members /$20 for RWA members /$22 for non-RWA members
Categories:
Short Contemporary
Long Contemporary/Single Title Romance
Romantic Suspense/Intrigue
Historical
Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal/Time Travel
Erotica
Women's Fiction
For submission guidelines, registration form and other information, please click here.
The contest is open to all authors unpublished in RWA approved full-length fiction in the past five years; deadline for submissions is March 1, 2008.
Fee: $18 for WisRWA members /$20 for RWA members /$22 for non-RWA members
Categories:
Short Contemporary
Long Contemporary/Single Title Romance
Romantic Suspense/Intrigue
Historical
Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal/Time Travel
Erotica
Women's Fiction
For submission guidelines, registration form and other information, please click here.
Wisconsin Romance Writers Convention
The Wisconsin chapter of Romance Writers of America will hold their 2008 convention May 16-18 at the Radisson Hotel Conference Center & Oneida Casino, Green Bay. Fees for Friday/Saturday are $110 for members; $145 for non-members. Day fees are also available.
Keynote speaker Lori Foster first published with Harlequin in January 1996. Her second book launched Temptation Blaze and her 25th book launched Temptation Heat. Since those early days, Lori has routinely had 6 to 10 releases a year. She's a Waldenbooks, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly and New York Times bestselling author with over 50 titles published through a variety of houses, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martins, Harlequin and Silhouette. In 2005, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance.
Other workshops include:
Anna Schmidt Self-Editing: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright What Were You Thinking!?
Editor & Agent Q and A session
Rhonda Penders Size Doesn't Matter: Its not the size of the publisher you should be looking at when deciding who to query.
Dianne Castell The Heroine Revolt...or you've come a long way, baby. Heroines from Mythology to Meryl Streep, complete with props.
The conference will also feature editors from publishing houses St. Martins Press, Avon, Bantam, The Wild Rose Press, Harlequin and others.
For a complete schedule of events, fees, and registration form, click here.
Keynote speaker Lori Foster first published with Harlequin in January 1996. Her second book launched Temptation Blaze and her 25th book launched Temptation Heat. Since those early days, Lori has routinely had 6 to 10 releases a year. She's a Waldenbooks, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly and New York Times bestselling author with over 50 titles published through a variety of houses, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martins, Harlequin and Silhouette. In 2005, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance.
Other workshops include:
Anna Schmidt Self-Editing: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright What Were You Thinking!?
Editor & Agent Q and A session
Rhonda Penders Size Doesn't Matter: Its not the size of the publisher you should be looking at when deciding who to query.
Dianne Castell The Heroine Revolt...or you've come a long way, baby. Heroines from Mythology to Meryl Streep, complete with props.
The conference will also feature editors from publishing houses St. Martins Press, Avon, Bantam, The Wild Rose Press, Harlequin and others.
For a complete schedule of events, fees, and registration form, click here.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Wisconsin Science Fiction Writers Convention
WisCon, an annual Wisconsin science fiction writers convention, will be held May 23-26, 2008, in Madison. Registration is capped to the first 1,000 writers who register. The conference fee is only $45 for the weekend and childcare is available for $1 per child.
Over the weekend, attendees will get to choose from more than one hundred multi-tracked items, incuding lectures, readings, book signings and critique groups. Genres range from science fiction to fantasy to horror to non-fiction, from books to movies to comics to scholarly papers, from items populated with professional authors to detail-loving academics to attentive fans. For a schedule of events, click here.
Joyce F. has attended the conference several times and highly recommends it!
Over the weekend, attendees will get to choose from more than one hundred multi-tracked items, incuding lectures, readings, book signings and critique groups. Genres range from science fiction to fantasy to horror to non-fiction, from books to movies to comics to scholarly papers, from items populated with professional authors to detail-loving academics to attentive fans. For a schedule of events, click here.
Joyce F. has attended the conference several times and highly recommends it!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Key to Creativity
"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong."
Joseph Chilton Pierce
There's a neat article by Rob Daughery titled "Understanding the Mind: 5 Keys to a Writer's Creativity" that has some interesting ideas; it's not very long, yet has great information about how to use the brain's natural abilities to be more creative.
Joseph Chilton Pierce
There's a neat article by Rob Daughery titled "Understanding the Mind: 5 Keys to a Writer's Creativity" that has some interesting ideas; it's not very long, yet has great information about how to use the brain's natural abilities to be more creative.
Club Judging Contest
The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will be judging entries for the Create-a-Book contest at the March 15 meeting. The contest is open to students in grades 3-5 and ends March 3. For more details on the contest, please click here.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Author Alice Hoffman coming to Neenah
Author Alice Hoffman will be coming to Neenah Public Library at 10 a.m. Friday, April 18.
Bestselling novelist Alice Hoffman has published 20 novels for adults and several books for children and young adults. Her novels have received mention as notable books of the year by New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Her book, "Here on Earth," was an Oprah Book Club selection. The newest “Fox Cities Reads" titles (a community-wide reading program), are Blackbird House and Green Angel, both by Alice Hoffman. Copies of the books are available at the Neenah Public Library and other Winnefox libraries. Seating is limited; first come, first served.
Bestselling novelist Alice Hoffman has published 20 novels for adults and several books for children and young adults. Her novels have received mention as notable books of the year by New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Her book, "Here on Earth," was an Oprah Book Club selection. The newest “Fox Cities Reads" titles (a community-wide reading program), are Blackbird House and Green Angel, both by Alice Hoffman. Copies of the books are available at the Neenah Public Library and other Winnefox libraries. Seating is limited; first come, first served.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Oshkosh Area Writers Club is 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, in the lower level meeting room of the Oshkosh Public Library. The writing prompt is: "A picture is worth a thousand words" and the Author Spotlight is Dixie J.
Congrats to Dixie
Dixie’s novel, Running Crazy, which many of you reviewed, has been selected by the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest to move to the second stage of the contest. As one of 1000 semi finalists, she will get a review by Publishers Weekly. Please post a review on her site after reading the 5000 word excerpt: http://tinyurl.com/34hybf
No word yet from other members who submitted contest entries.
No word yet from other members who submitted contest entries.
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