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WRWA Local Group Directory

There are many local writing groups across our great state. Wisconsin Regional Writers' Association, Inc, lists them here as a courtesy to those looking for support in their area. Membership in WRWA is not required to participate in one of these groups.

North-west Wisconsin
Clearwater Writers
Peggy Berg

1521 Highland Avenue 
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715/835-0437
The Writer’s Group
Reporter Sandra Lindow
L.E. Phillips Memorial Library

320 Tyler Avenue
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
Western Wisconsin Christian Writers Guild
Mary Pierce

Bethesda Lutheran Church
123 W. Hamilton Ave.,
Eau Claire, WI 54701

2nd Tuesday Monthly
September through May
All are welcome.
Guest speakers regularly scheduled.

www.wwcwg.com

Chippewa Valley
Writers
Eva Mewes 715/632-2252
ES 5422 State Rte 170
Wheeler, WI 54772 
Indianhead Writers
Mary B. Olsen
715/468-2604
314 6th Ave. Valley Road
Shell Lake, WI 54871
Northwest
Regional Writers
Bernice Abrahamzon
3446 115th Street
Frederic, WI 54837-4615

Groups Contacts
—Day group
Bernice Abrahamzon
715/653-4281
—Evening group
Val Johnson
463-2106
—(Both Groups)
Boyd Sutton
653-4376

Meets 2nd Friday Monthly 1 p.m.
4th Thursday 6:30 p.m.
Alternate between Frederic and Grantsburg

Poco Penners
Carolyn Lumsden
715/483-9738
1156 170th Street
Dresser, WI 54009-4626
LaMoine MacLaughlin Northern Lakes
Writers Guild
113 Elm St. (715)
Amery, WI 54001
268-6811

Meets:1st Monday of each month
7:00 P.M.

St.Croix Writers Club
Jo Stewart
715/378-2723

P.O. Box 102 8955
Lund Rd Bennett
Solon Springs, WI 54873
Writers from Rice Lake
Wayne W. Arntson

2032 21 1/8 Street
Rice Lake, WI 54868
Lake Superior Writers
1301 Rice Lake Road Suite 132
Duluth, Mn 55811
218/722-3094

www.lakesuperiorwriters.org
South-West Coulee Region
La Crosse Area Writers
Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Literary, and Commercial

Chairman: Paul Julien
La Crosse, WI

Meets:
La Crosse Public Library
8th and Main St
La Crosse WI 54601
Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
Approximately 24 times per year

(Please email the chairman for information and a schedule.)

Barnes & Noble
Writer’s Group
Sarah Deckert
4415 Hwy 16
La Crosse, WI 54601

Reporter: Claudia Niemeyer

Southwest Wisconsin
Writers Club
Reporter: Joyce Cohen
1134 Beetown Rd.
Lancaster, WI 53813-0407
608/723-2023
Creative Expressions
thru Writing
Ethel Wallace
S4679 St. Rd 131
La Farge, WI 54639
608/635-2471

Judy Nicholas WRWA

North Central Wisconsin
Active Pens
Sue Twiggs
9977 West McMillan Street
Marshfield, WI 54449
715/387-6105
Marshfield Area
Poetry Society (MAPS)
Linda Aschbrenner
M233 Marsh Road
Marshfield, WI 54449
715/387-8058
Marshfield Area
Writers Network
Public Library call ahead 384-5184
211 2nd Street
Marshfield, WI 54494

Meets: Thursdays
Amateur to professional all genres

Northwoods Writers
Eunice Loecher
P.O. Box 978
Woodruff, WI 54568
715/358-2515
Phillip Regional Writers
John Milt Neuhauser
P.O. Box 48
Phillips, WI 54555-0048
715/339-3219
Writers of Wausau
(WOW)
Dee Schofield
1310 Mc Indoe St.
Wausau, WI 54403-5083

Meets:
Community Room Goodwill-Weston
Call ahead 446-3167
Writers welcome

Central Wisconsin Creative Writers
Susan Engebrecht
Janke Book Store
Wausau, WI 54401

Meets:
Bi-weekly
|Janke Book Store
Saturday 10 a.m.

Waupaca
Writers Club
Contact:
Julie Egar
N4484 17th Drive Wautoma, WI 54982
920-787-7663

Meets:
2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00
at the Holly Historical Center in Waupaca.

The Sand Country Scribblers meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:00 AM at the Coffee Cabin in Wautoma.
The Coffee Cabin is located at
Village East Plaza (W7829 State Highway 21/73) between Anchor Bank and First Choice Realty.

River Writers
(Manawa)
(Information Needed)
Iola/Scandinavia
Pen Crafters
Lois Tomlin
P.O. Box 151
Scandinavia, WI 55977-0151
715-467-2347
Wisconsin Rapids
Area Writers
Helen A. Kroening
715/423-4458
3520 County Road Q
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8865

Meets: Last Monday monthly in
Rapids Mall community room.
New members welcome

Lowell Center
Writing Groups
Linda Schill, secy.
Jean Fritz, instructor
220 South 3rd Avenue
Wisc. Rapids, WI 54495

Meets: Bi-weekly – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Beginners group starting
Call 421-1051

River Wood
Round Table
Jeffrey Johannes
800 VerBunker Ave.
Port Edwards, WI 54469

R R T is primarily poetry oriented.

South Central
Pauquette Wordcrafters
Lou Roach
W 5538 State Rd 60
Poynette, WI 53955-8563
608/635-7997


New members welcome.
Writers at the Portage
Elayne Clipper Hanson
912 Cass Street
Portage, WI 53901-1622
608/742-2410
Buffalo Word Weavers
Pat Johnson
91 Bayview Court
Montello, WI 53949
608/287-8077
The Writers Wing
Judy McCleary
3055 Riverside
Beloit, WI 53511
608/364-4903
Janesville Area
Writers Club
Edna M. Thorp
222 North Franklin Street – Apt 215
Janesville, WI 53545-2987
Contact: Mary Farley
608/752-5559
Robert E. Gard
Stoughton Writers
Mary Jane Lunde Burrell
1538 Washington Road
Stoughton, WI 53589
608/873-6937
Cambridge Writers
Kathy Thiltgen
101 Simonsen Street
Cambridge, WI 53523
608/423-3747

Community
Writing Assistance
South Madison Library
266-6395

Free help writing documents
Meets:
1 p.m. Saturday 5: P.M. Monday

Lake View Library
Contemplative Writing
Shambhala Meditation Center
Wednesdays 246-4547
(optional meditation 7 p.m.)
Free will offering – 7:30 » 9:30
Call ahead 441-0203
Writer’s Salon
ZuZu Café
Open, improvisational writer’s collective
All ages 6 p.m..
Bring notepad & ideas
Writing
Workshops
Barnes & Noble West
7 p.m.
Call ahead 827-0809

Peer critigue group for aspiring poets and writers

Writing
Workshops
Barnes & Noble East
7 p.m.
Call ahead 241-4891

Peer critique group for poets and writers (bring work in progress)

Writer’s Group
Monona Senior Center

Meets:
1 p.m. Thursday – call ahead 222-3415

Edgewood College
Call: 513-9737
for next Creative Writers Workshop
Writers on the Rock
Patricia A. Illgen
Reporter for Writers on the Rock
N6744 Saucer Drive
Watertown Wisconsin 53094
Rough Writers
of Sauk County
Lola Huber
S7829 Huber Road
North Freedom, WI 53951-9733
608/643-3805
Sauk County
Writers
Richard W. Basker
1520 Coventry Court
Reedsburg, WI 53959-1448
608/524-1490
Lemonweir
Literary Society
Kylie McGowan
885 Hemot Drive – Apt. 115
Mauston, WI 53948
(608) 847-2541

7 members (2 WRWA)

The Wisconsin
Screenwriters Forum
Madison Chapter

First Wednesday of each month
7:00 - 9:00pm
Usually: UW Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St.
Sometimes: UW Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.

Contact: Tom Lyons

Southeast groups
Kenosha
Writers' Group
Tammy Peacy

Meets: Mo's Cafe
5537 6th Avenue
Kenosha, WI
on the 3rd Thursday of every month
from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

Kenosha Senior
Center Writers
Amelia Glemboski
4203 Wilson Road
Kenosha, WI 53142-3266
262/654-6658
Racontuers
Writing Club – Writers Ink
Ralph Bud Mason
8526 West Keefe Street
Milwaukee, WI 53222-2821
414/463-3652

Snow Birds
at Nalcrest, Florida
Marianne Severson
3263 South 122nd Street
West Allis, WI 53227-3830
Our Writers Group
Suzanne Zipperer
3480 Pierce Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212-1627
414/332-1337

New members welcome

Writers Ink of
Cudahy and Milwaukee
Gail Toerpe, President
3034 Wentworth So.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Washington Island Observer
RR 1 Box 142AA
Washington Island 54246
Fax 414/744-9226

Meets:
Bank One lower level
4702 Packard Ave.
414/476-4435

Work shop – 7 p.m., 3rd Monday
Alternate workshop meeting – 1st Monday monthly
Call Lucy: 414/423-5679

http://www.writersinc.writernetwork.com

Redbird
Writing Studios
3195 S. Superior St.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
414-481-3195
www.redbirdstudio.com

Writers critique groups and seminars
Call - 481-3029 for information

Abstractions Write
on Women
6:30 – 7:30 Fridays
in Historic Third Ward
Milwaukee, WI
617-5800

A workshop and writing collective

Woodland Pattern
Book Center
720 Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
263-5001

Meets: 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays (Free)

On going writing workshop. Organize, share and enjoy.

East Side
Fiction Writers
347-9297

Meets bi-weekly 7:30
Beginners welcome

Old Possum Poets
Mary
352-8478
Work shop exercise and critique
Kettle Moraine
Writers Group
Rae Brown
Germantown Library Library
W16879 Mequon Road
262/677-8258

Call Rae for info: 414/353-2227

New Writers Club
Jane Genzel
13101 W. Graham Street
New Berlin, WI 53151-2636
Chapter One
Writers - Waukesha Area

Bette Kay Williams
P.O. Box 115
Nashotah, WI 53058
262/966-3491

Waukesha Writers Workshop
Mickey Burgermeister
S69 W17349 Kirkwood Drive
Muskego, WI 53150
262/679-0862
All Writers Workplace
and Workshop
804 North Grand Ave.
Waukesha, WI
262/446-0284
allwriters.org
Cedarburg
Cultural Center
Literary Round Tables
W62 N546 Washington Ave.
Cedarburg, WI
242/375-3676

Focus on different genres of writing

Meets: 7 p.m. Wednesdays through May 24

Byliners
Jeri Schwartz
N114 W16776 Crown Drive
Germantown, WI 53022-3230
262/255-5536
Moraine Writers Guild
Jane Osypowski.

Coffee Corner Bistro in Kewaskum. 
Monthly 2nd Thursday 6:30 p.m. 
All Genres and levels of skill are welcome
The Wisconsin
Screenwriters Forum
Milwaukee Chapter
Second Thursday of each month
7:00pm

Contact Mr. Adrian Lilly, meeting coordinator, for location.
milwaukee@wiscreenwritersforum.org

North-east shore
Fearless Freelancers
(Green Bay Area)
Reporter: Cheryl Kelly
920-632-4565
2069 Bridgeport Court 14
De Pere 54115

New Members Welcome

Meets: 3rd Wednesday of each month

Sheboygan County
Writers Club
Ann Grote Pirrung
955 Polk Lane
Cleveland, WI 53015
920/693-3329

Full membership – mixed

Meets: 2nd Monday of each month 1 p.m.

Cream City Writers
Kate Herman – Pres.
Sylvester R. Regan – Founder
Beverly Schellhaass – Reporter

W 6022 Hill & Dale Road
Plymouth, WI 53073
920/893-9733

An eclectic group

Meets: 3rd Monday Monthly
at Book Heads

Word & Pen
Christian Writers
Beth Grossek
1963 Indian Point road 
Oshkosh, WI 54901-1315
Oshkosh Writers
Edith Cavee Johnson
2731 West 9th Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904-5900
920/235-6113

A mixed group, 10 members, (5 are WRWA)

Meets: Monthly 2nd Tuesday

Oshkosh Area Writers
Ruth Percey Reporter
900 A Harney Avenue
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Fond du Lac
Writers Club
Jane Osypowski
W872 Birchwood Drive
Campbellsport, WI 53060
920/553-3044
Fox Valley
Writers Club
Reporter: Marian E. Athens
465 West Ridgeview Circle
#432 Ridgeview Highlands
Appleton, WI 54911
920/954-5319

Meets: 1st Tuesday of month 7:p.m.

Mixed group.
Active writers from many communities

Unpolished Gem
Writers Group
Betty Smedlund, Secretary
The Unpolished Gems Writing Group
1326 Sunset Drive
Kimberly, WI 54136

Door County
Writers Club
Bea Zettel 920/487-5568
803 Divison Street
Algoma, WI 54201-1323
Seymour Area
Quill Club
Colleen Sutherland % Mathom House
539 Lincoln Street
Seymour, WI 54165
920/833-7506

New members accepted

Shawano Area
Writers
John J. Mutter Jr. – President
N 2787 McDonald Rd.
Shawano, WI 54166
715/524-4520

Local student sponsors; open to members

Meets: 10 a.m. 3rd Thursday each month.

Washington Island Writers
William Olson
Route 1 Box 107AA
Washington Island, WI 54246
920/847-2463
B. J’s Writers Group
N 15007 Hwy 141
Amberg, WI 54102
Wordsmiths
Mildred Utke: Reporter
2709 Northland Circle
Marinette, WI 54143-4277
Up North Authors Circle
(UNAC)
Kathleen Marie Marsh
715-276-6515

Lakewood Library
15235 Hwy. 32
Lakewood, WI 54138
Meets monthly second Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

As a member of WRWA, you have the option of joining the Online Discussion Group, which is open to members only. To learn more about the perks of being a WRWA member, check out our Membership page, or contact the Information Coordinator with your name and address to have a brochure mailed to you.

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