Spend a Week with Your Book 3 residential Writing Tracks to Choose from. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Novel Bookcamp Writing Programs All-Genre Week, June 18-24, is an up close and personal instructional event designed to aid you to advance your book-length novel or creative nonfiction work and help you achieve your publishing goals.

Both residential or commuter options are offered.

Three concurrent tracks to choose from:

• The original Novel Bookcamp Workshop offers classes, a Working Writer Clinic, presentations on writing and publishing, visiting literary agents and publishing house editor. Limited to 15 writers; 
• The Novel Bookcamp Writing Retreat for authors looking to get away to write, edit, or otherwise work on a Work-In-Progress, with a mentoring published author to consult, and opportunities to join various presentations and other activities; 
• The Novel Bookcamp Book Coach. Limited to 4 writers with a manuscript nearly ready for submission to publishers or agents. Offers a one-on-one development edit to sharpen your work. To be held at the Siena Retreat Center in northern Racine. www.novelbookcamp.org. director@novelbookcamp.org

Greg Peck will be talking about his journalism career and his three books, including his newly released "Snakes, Squirrels & Bears, Oh My! Finding Humor Amid Life's Frustrations," at 1 p.m. at The Gathering Place, 715 Campus St., Milton.

Telling It True June 22-25 at The Christine Center: In this innovative retreat, guided written exercises developed by Joanne and other authors will inspire our creative journeys and encourage new narratives. We’ll use mindful awareness practices and writing prompts in the peace-filled setting of the Christine Center to awaken truths we’ve been holding, and wanting to tell. You’ll have time to relax while learning to combine the art of paying close attention with writing that deepens every experience. Give your true voice space to roam and reawaken your intuitive self through guided written exercises, discussion, and reflection. Contact Joanne at wakeupthewriterwithin@gmail.com for details and registration information.

Hedberg Public Library will host its annual HPL Book Fest on Saturday, June 24, 2023. In addition to a keynote address from New York Times best-selling author Michael Perry, the event will feature writing workshops and an author fair.

If you would like to submit a workshop proposal, you may do so by completing the online Book Fest Breakout Session Proposal Form. Presenters will receive a $150 honorarium and an invitation to a special post-event reception with Michael Perry at The Venue and catered by Genisa Wine Bar. The deadline to submit a proposal is 5:00 p.m. on February 1, 2023.

If you are interested in participating in the author fair, please complete the online Book Fest Author Fair Application. The table fee is $25 and includes an invitation to the post-event reception. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2023.

Check out the event website and Facebook page for more details.

Schedule: 

Writing Workshops – Session 1: 9:30-10:30 a.m. 

Presenters: Christine DeSmet and Peggy Joque Williams

Registration Recommended 

• Fearless Truth-Telling: The Power of Owning Your Story 

Presenters: R.B. Simon and Lisa Marie Brodsky

Registration Recommended              

• So You Want to Write A Children's Book! 

Presenter: Gayle Rosengren

Registration Recommended  

Writing Workshops – Session 2: 10:45-11:45 a.m. 

• Seeing Characters and Their World: Filtering Details through Point of View 

Presenter: Ann Angel

Registration Recommended 

• A 10-Step Plan for Self-Editing 

Presenter: Nick Chiarkas

Registration Recommended 

• A Six-Month Marketing Road Map for Launching Your Book

Presenter: Maggie Smith

Registration Recommended 

Author Fair - 12:30-2:30 p.m. 

Keynote: Michael Perry - 3 p.m. 

Friends of HPL Author Reception with Michael Perry - 5 p.m. 

*$10 for Friends Members / $30 for Non-Friends Members 

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Maggie Smith will be presenting an hour workshop on Launching Your Book at 10:45 AM Sat. June 24th at the Hedeberg Public Library, 316 S. Main St., Janesville WI during their BookFest event.

https://hedbergpubliclibrary.org/bookfest/

Greg Peck will be signing his three books, including his newly released "Snakes, Squirrels & Bears, Oh My! Finding Humor Amid Life's Frustrations," at the Hedberg Public Library Author Fair from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at 316 S. Main St., Janesville.

The launch event for my debut novel, I Know What You Did, will take place at Mystery to Me in Madison at 6pm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-mtm-cayce-osborne-in-conversation-with-doug-moe-tickets-539724108337

Reading and celebrating publication of My Neglected Gods in person at Write On Door County. July 19 at 6:30. Contact Joanne at wakeupthewriterwithin@gmail.com for more information.

My Neglected Gods by Joanne Nelson publication day! Available at https://www.amazon.com/My-Neglected-Gods-JoAnne-Nelson/dp/3988320161

Results of the Jade Ring Competition announced

Deadline for submission to fall edition of Creative Wisconsin Magazine, guidelines: https://wiwrite.org/wwapress/creative-wisconsin-magazine

Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp and Writing Retreat, Inc Spec Fiction week, see www.novelbookcamp.org

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Novel Bookcamp Writing Programs Speculative Fiction Week, August 13-19, is an up close and personal instructional event designed to aid you to advance your book-length novel or creative nonfiction work and help you achieve your publishing goals. Both residential or commuter options are offered.

Three concurrent tracks to choose from:

• The original Novel Bookcamp Workshop offers classes, a Working Writer Clinic, presentations on writing and publishing, visiting literary agents and publishing house editor. Limited to 15 writers; 
• The Novel Bookcamp Writing Retreat for authors looking to get away to write, edit, or otherwise wonk on a Work-In-Progress, with a mentoring published author to consult, and opportunities to join various presentations and other activities; 
• The Novel Bookcamp Book Coach. Limited to 4 writers with a manuscript nearly ready for submission to publishers or agents. Offers a one-on-one development edit to sharpen your work. 

www.novelbookcamp.org. director@novelbookcamp.org

Release of the fall issue of Creative Wisconsin

Jade Ring winners announced

https://www.facebook.com/events/123214067389800

Author book sales and craft show > https://www.facebook.com/events/123214067389800

Jeff Esterholm’s debut short story collection, The Effects of Urban Renewal on Mid-Century America and Other Crime Stories, will be published this month by Cornerstone Press, UW-Stevens Point.

The novel Awful People: A Ghost Story, will be published by Bear Creek Press on dec 1 2023