Waiting for the Call
An interview with Poet Laureate Bruce Dethlefsen
Conducted by CWW Board Member Karla Huston
New Opportunity
WWA Members to Write about Wisconsin Writers
Lisa Lickel, editor of Creative
Wisconsin magazine, is accepting submissions for articles about Wisconsin
writers. For guidelines, a list of some awesome authors to write about, and
information about how you can see your writing in print, visit the Creative
Wisconsin page here: Creative Wisconsin
WWA Charter Clubs Expand
Since it’s inception in 2009, the WWA Charter Club Partnership Program has
blossomed to 14 clubs statewide, the fastest growing segment of WWA
membership. Charter Club members enjoy substantial savings from the
program.
Any local writing club, critique group, or gathering of five or
more people, including online groups, interested in the writing
craft can enroll as a Charter Club in the WWA. Charter Club Members
receive discounted membership dues and conference registration fees
in exchange for participating as a group. See theWWA Charter Club Partnership
Program page for complete details.
Cornerstone Press Seeking Book-length
Manuscripts
Cornerstone Press is looking for book-length manuscripts. If you
have a book-length manuscript in any genre (e.g. non-fiction,
fiction, poetry, children’s literature, graphic novel, artist’s
book), you should consider publishing it with Cornerstone Press at
the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP). Send your
manuscript by January 15, 2012 and you could be Cornerstone Press’s
next author!
Cornerstone Press has published 30 books to date, including the
first edition of Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (the
second edition was published by the University of Wisconsin Press)
and Influences: How Ancient Hinduism Dramatically Changed Early
Christianity (an edition of which was published in India in 2009).
The most recent publication to emerge from Cornerstone Press is
Whipped, Not Beaten, a chick-lit novel written by UWSP alum Melissa
Westemeier.
More ...
2012 Fall Conference Venue Announced
WWA Conference Site Selection Coordinator, Barb Jensen, announced
the venue for the 2012 WWA Fall Conference will be theHotel Mead in
Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Discounted room rates will be available for
conference attendees. See the
2012 WWA Fall Conference page for details as more information
becomes available, or follow us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/WIWrite.
A Call for Submissions to WWA Press
Anthology
The Wisconsin Regional Writers’ Association Press has published
its first book: Robert Gard: The Windmill Man, compiled and
edited by LaMoine MacLaughlin. Buy the
book.
What’s next for the Press? One project, being assembled right
now, is an anthology. Others will be...?? The Anthology project’s
code name is Wisconsin’s Got Talent. That won’t be the final title,
but it indicates the project’s essence.
What genre are we looking for? Any and all. “Genre” is not an
operating term for this project. “Excellence,” however, is. Toss
aside your preconceptions. Tear free from the straight-jacket of the
term “genre.” We’re looking for short to medium-length pieces that
you consider your most highly-polished, brilliantly-sparkling gems.
If the piece you submit is a past winner (or runner-up, or even
no-show) in a past WWA contest, please indicate so in your
submission. Download submission
guidelines.
Can my work be previously published? Yes, as long as you own the
publication rights. You'll be asked to sign a statement to that
effect.
Illustrators, we are also looking for you to add graphics to our
publications.
Currently, we are looking for future projects. Do you have a book
you want to print? We’d like to hear about it. Link to theHow to Submit to WWA Press
for criteria and submission requirements.
More ...
Robert E. Gard Book Available Online
The e-book, The Robert E. Gard Reader, just published,
features the writing and key ideas of Robert E. Gard, all told in a
very autobiographical and evocative way. It contains the story from
Grassroots Theater about how WWA began, even including the Creed of
WWA. There's also the text of a talk he gave, "Notes for Writers
Who Are Desperately Moved to Write," which may well have been given
at a WWA conference. WWA president, LaMoine MacLaughlin, wrote the
foreword to the e-book. Click on the following link to enjoy it. It
is free online.
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/clevelandstatedr/docDetail.action?docID=10416299
