WRWA Fall Conference Deadlines Approach

Please sign up for WRWA’s Fall Conference in Madison, September 24 - 26. Deadlines are fast approaching--September 4th for WRWA-rate reservations at the Holiday Inn West in Madison; September 17th for conference registration.

All registered attendees will receive a copy of the WRWA Press's first publication—Robert Gard: The Windmill Man, by LaMoine MacLaughlin, produced in honor of the Robert Gard Centennial.

Come join us for two evenings and two full days of great information for writers, networking, and building friendships with fellow writers. Help us celebrate the Robert Gard Centennial as WRWA prepares to enter the 63rd year of this association that he and a few others started back in 1948.

If you have questions about the conference, please e-mail or call Nancy Jones (njonesmsw [at] charter.net,  608-756-9254) or Boyd Sutton (pubcm [at] wrwa.net, 715-566-0959).

New Creative Wisconsin Magazine Editor

Lisa Lickel has been named Creative Wisconsin Magazine Editor.

A graduate of the Christian Writer’s Guild’s Apprentice Course, Lisa Lickel was a top ten finisher in the first Operation: First Novel contest. She has written and produced for radio theater and performed live. Her works have been released in national syndication on FreeQuincy.podcast. She freelances for local newspapers. Her articles have appeared in her national church magazine, Writer’s Digest, and You Can Write for Children, as well as devotionals. She also edits for local historical societies, and holds a bachelors of science in history and RECES. More ...

Jade Ring Contest

The judges have completed their deliberations and have chosen the prize winners in the 2010 Jade Ring Contests. The winners have been notified. The category results will be announced during the Jade Ring Award Luncheon at the WRWA Fall Conference in Madison, Sunday, Sept. 26. We thank everyone who entered this year's contests and are working to make the contests even better next year. See you at the Fall Conference, Sept. 24-26.

2010 Fall Conference Speakers

Marilyn L. Taylor, Ph. D., will speak on “Going Formal: Poetry’s Newest Oldest Approach” and “How to Create Emotional Landscapes” on Sunday, September 26. She was appointed Poet Laureate for the State of Wisconsin by Governor James Doyle in November, 2008. Her award-winning work has appeared in a number of poetry journals and anthologies, including POETRY, The American Scholar, MEASURE, The Ledge , The Atlanta Review, The Cream City Review, Able Muse, Smartish Pace, and Dogwood, among many others. She is the author of eight collections of poetry, including Subject to Change (David Robert Books, 2004) which was nominated for the 2005 Poets Prize; and a new chapbook titled Going Wrong (Parallel Press, 2009). More ...

Kathie Giorgio will lead the break-out sessions on The Key is in the Characters on Saturday afternoon. Her recent writing credits include stories in Fiction International, Quality Women’s Fiction, Oyez Review, Jabberwock Review, Karamu Review, Bellowing Ark, Reed Magazine, The Binnacle, Zuzu’s Petals Quarterly, Licking River Review, Thema, and in the premier issue of SLAB. In the near future, stories will appear in Eclipse, Dos Passos Review, again in Thema, and in the premier issue of Broken Bridge Review, and in Drill Press’ new anthology, Loveless Sex. Her stories have also appeared in such magazines as Buffalo Spree and Passager, among many others, as well as in Papier Mache Press’s last anthology, Generation to Generation.  More ...

WORD*PLAY Short Script Competition

WORD*PLAY Short Script Competition, sponsored by In the Moment Films (Minnesota), seeks screenplays and theatre script submissions of original works which have not been produced. A panel of Twin Cities’ writers, producers and directors will be reading and judging all entries. The top six plays selected will be presented by a cast of talented actors as Staged Readings to be held at InterMedia Arts in Minneapolis on Monday, November 29, 2010.

The Evening of the Staged Readings will also feature live music, a silent auction, and complimentary light appetizers and beverages. One of the six pieces presented will be selected by audience vote as the Word Play Competition winner, and the winning writer will receive $200. More ...