Wisconsin Regional Writers' Association

Friday, September 26^th

1:00 p.m.	Board meeting. All are invited to attend.
6:30 p.m.	Writers Reading Roundtable

Saturday, September 27^th

Morning Events
8 to 9 a.m.	Registration
9 a.m.	Welcome and President's Comments
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Ralph Sharp (Internet Content Developer) “Authors and the Internet– Make a Splash on the World Wide Web”
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – Noon	Maryo Ewell (Robert E. Gard's daughter) "Robert Gard: Looking Back, Looking Ahead"
Noon – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch (See registration form for choices and cost.)
1:00 p.m.	General membership meeting and election of Board Members
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Nancy Christie (Professional Writer) “Making Money with Words– Corporate Writing Opportunities”
2:45 p.m.	Break
3:00 – 4:15 p.m.	Joanna MacKenzie (Literary Agent) “The Author-Agent Relationship: What You Need to Know About Finding Representation; Building a Platform and Getting Published”
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.	Lamoine MacLaughlin, Jane Osypowski, (poets) “Poetry and Our Youth”
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.	Book Fair
6:00 p.m.	Evening Meal
Evening Events:
7:00 p.m.	“Sherrie Avery-King/Queen for a Moment” Open Mic with Roxanne Aehl
8:00 p.m.	Activities Meetings-Fiction with Nate Scholze, Non-fiction with Robin Butler, Poetry with LaMoine MacLaughlin, Published Writers with Monette Bebow-Reinhard
Sunday, September 28^th
7:30 a.m.	Board Breakfast meeting with election of Officers
9:00 a.m.	Introduction of Board Officers to Members
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.	Lorraine Hawkinson (WRWA Historian) “We Honor WRWA's 60th Birthday”
10:30 p.m.	Break
10:45 – 11:45 p.m.	Rosanne Bittner (Established Novelist, ten million books sold) “The Measure of Success”
11:45 p.m.	Shortened Book Fair
12:00 p.m.	Jade Ring Banquet Meal
1:00 p.m.	Presentation of Jade Ring winners and Readings of Winning Entries, Jenny Turner
3:00 p.m.	adjourn