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Spring Conference 2008 Agenda
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1 to 5 p.m.
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Board meeting. All are invited to attend. |
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Optional on-your-own:
Tour of Wisconsin author Hamlin Garland's home, a National Historical Landmark. West Salem Historical Society, 357 Garland Street, West Salem, WI 54669, (608) 786-1399 |
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3:30 p.m.
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Leave from Days Inn. Volunteer carpooling or drive yourself. |
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3:45 p.m.
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Tour of Hamlin Garland homestead. $1.00 admission |
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6:30 to 9 p.m.
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Writers Roundtables: Poetry and Prose groups |
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8 to 9 a.m.
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Registration |
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Breakfast Buffet: (Included with registration) coffee, tea, milk, juice, yoghurt, fruit, pastries |
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9 a.m.
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Welcome by President Don Schambow and Conference Chairperson Roxanne Aehl |
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9:30 a.m.
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Jerry Apps,
"WRWA at Sixty Years: Valuing our History, But not Getting Stuck in It." |
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10:30 to 10:45 a.m.
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Break and Book Fair |
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10:45 a.m.
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Jerry Kiesow,
"You have Written your First Book, Now What?" |
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11:45 a.m.
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Break and Book Fair |
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12:00 p.m.
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Lunch (See registration form for choices and cost.) |
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Awards Ceremony for SOAR, Lindemann, and
Nelson Contests |
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1:45 p.m.
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Marshall Cook,
"A Sense of Place in Fiction and Non-fiction" |
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2:45 p.m.
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Break and Book Fair |
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3 p.m.
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Sherrie Avery-King/Queen for a Moment Open Mic |
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4 p.m.
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Adjourn |
This conference is supported in part by a grant from the
Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin.
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