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    • Tue, January 09, 2024
    • Tue, March 19, 2024
    • 6 sessions
    • Zoom
    • 0
    Registration is closed

    Poetry with Marilyn L. Taylor

    Tuesday Mornings from 10:00am to 11:30am Central

    • January 9th & 23rd
    • February 6th & 20th
    • March 5th & 19th


      During the 90-minute Zoom sessions, facilitator Marilyn Taylor will focus on Voice as it relates to poetry. You’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Marilyn L. Taylor. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of poetry writers.

      From Marilyn:

      “In this workshop, we'll experiment with the rhymed couplet (and its twin sister, the rhymed quatrain); the sonnet; the villanelle; and the pantoum—exposing you to some new stylistic strategies to add to your poetic bag-of-tricks.

      Each week, we’ll read examples of how these traditional patterns behave on the page, and also do some exercises as a group. Finally, you’ll be asked to write a poem on your own, and bring it to the next session two weeks later. It will be workshopped in the friendly, supportive environment this poetry series is already famous for!”

      The way it works: Zoom links will be sent to writers prior to each session. Participants will share their work electronically. Participants should be familiar with Zoom and willing to read their work aloud during the session. Formatting requirements and critique guidelines will be provided by Ms. Taylor. Please Note: WWA Highly recommends that participants have a computer and reliable access to the internet. It is nearly impossible to participate in the sessions using only a smart phone. Having a rudimentary understanding of Word and Zoom are also recommended.


      Member Fee: $150 for all six sessions! Space is limited to a minimum of 6 and a
      maximum of 10 participants.

      Zoom link > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84716028912


      • Wed, January 10, 2024
      • Wed, March 20, 2024
      • 6 sessions
      • Zoom
      • 0

      Every other Wednesday Morning from 10am to Noon CDT

      • January 10th & 24th
      • February 7th & 21st
      • March 6th & 20th

      The way it works: Participants will email their pages to the other group members at least a week prior to the session so that each participant may review and prepare critiques for their fellow writers and be ready to discuss on meeting day. During the session each writer will read from their submission and hear constructive advice from peers and facilitator Lisa Lickel. By the end of the session, Lisa will provide feedback on 200 pages of each participant’s manuscript. Specific guidelines and any applicable handouts will be shared prior to sessions.

      Zoom Link > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84923853341?pwd=KzJ1Yyt3L0x3TndjNktBOVNMUGQxUT09


      • Wed, January 10, 2024
      • Wed, March 20, 2024
      • 6 sessions
      • Zoom
      • 0
      Registration is closed

      Fiction and Non-Fiction with Laurie Scheer 

      Every other Wednesday evening from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, CST

      • January 10th & 24th
      • February 7th & 21st
      • March 6th & 20th

        During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers.

        The way it works: Zoom links will be sent to writers per session and documents will be shared via Google Docs. Participants should be familiar with Zoom and Google Docs, but assistance is available if needed. Please Note: WWA Highly recommends that participants have a computer and reliable access to the internet. It is nearly impossible to participate in the sessions using only a smart phone.

        Zoom link > https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82214210765?pwd=GPCBRtiVpYUbSg70aSCbuajIA0HkdR.1


        • Thu, January 11, 2024
        • Thu, March 21, 2024
        • 6 sessions
        • Zoom
        • 0
        Registration is closed

        Strictly Fiction with Laurie Scheer 

        Thursday evenings from 6:00pm to 8:00pm CST

        • January 11th & 25th
        • February 8th & 22nd
        • March 7th & 21st

          During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers.

          The way it works: Zoom links will be sent to writers per session and documents will be shared via Google Docs. Participants should be familiar with Zoom and Google Docs, but assistance is available if needed. Please Note: WWA Highly recommends that participants have a computer and reliable access to the internet. It is nearly impossible to participate in the sessions using only a smart phone.

          Zoom link > https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85688378293?pwd=gGHa39iWNDHPpZbCdHbfVYTEEOhABj.1


          • Tue, March 05, 2024
          • Tue, March 26, 2024
          • 4 sessions
          • Zoom
          • 18

          This is a survey course for both Fiction and Nonfiction writers. These are the basic craft elements that all writers need to know and understand as they begin and proceed with their writing projects.

          Briefly, the curriculum will start with choosing tense, point-of-view, and other narrative devices. The second session will focus on composing characters and establishing your main protagonist. Week three addresses structuring your narrative. And the final session tackles how to start your novel or work of nonfiction. The classes will touch on much more than listed herein, but these are the major areas that will be covered.

          Zoom >  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82264067241?pwd=xo6OvZxp455dnSGFpZYjTKPDuZOaCh.1
          Meeting ID: 822 6406 7241
          Passcode: 582463

          • Fri, March 22, 2024
          • 1:00 PM
          • Scranton, PA

          Past Times Lackawanna Historical Society Zoom, Friday, March 22, 2024, 1pm CST for Catherine Young, author of "Black Diamonds" and "Inness’s Lackawanna Valley: A Window into History.” All are welcome.

          Request Zoom link from lackawannahistory@gmail.com

          • Fri, March 22, 2024
          • 4:00 PM
          • Madison, WI
          • Mon, March 25, 2024
          • 6:30 PM
          • Soldiers Grove, WI

          Soldiers Grove Library Book of the Month: Black Diamonds: A Childhood Colored by Coal by Catherine Young, author appearance and book discussion.

          All are welcome.

          Monday, March 25, 2024, 6:30pm in the library at 102 Passive Sun Drive in Soldiers Grove, WI.

          Reading guide available here: https://weebly.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac5d5593dbb37fef80aaee6ad&id=07565e4001&e=e1e97ff387

          • Mon, April 01, 2024

          My book is, Charm City Crab Puff and it releases on April 1, 2024 with The Wild Rose Press.

          • Tue, April 02, 2024
          • Tue, June 18, 2024
          • 6 sessions
          • Zoom
          • 0
          Join waitlist

          During the 2 hour Zoom sessions, facilitator Ronnie Hess will explore how poets find their muse using prompts for food poems, ekphrastic poems, nature poems, dream poems, memory poems. You’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Ronnie. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of poetry writers.

          Zoom LINK

          • Tue, April 02, 2024
          • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
          • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82802516718?pwd=V202LzBFU1BiR1I0dnpaNFZVeTc2UT09
          Register

          THE POWER OF TWO: Creating Metaphors and Woven Stories in Poetry

          Experiences, stories, each moment awakens its doppelganger.

          As humans we seldom occupy only one space at a time. Our minds busy themselves making connections. Intuitively we recognize similarities and draw parallels. This generative poetry workshop with past Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kimberly Blaeser will emphasize the power of doubling to add energy and engage readers. Through sample pieces, writing prompts, craft exercises, and free writing, it will inspire class participants to discover and weave together overlapping experiences in their poems. Participants will have an opportunity to share excerpts from their drafts.

          Zoom LINK

          • Wed, April 03, 2024

          Author Event at Mystery To Me.

          Here are links to the event:

          livestream: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/finding-isobel

          tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-mtm-mary-behan-in-conversation-with-doug-moe-tickets-820460448287

          website: https://www.mysterytomebooks.com/finding-isobel

          facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/678792227533689/

          • Wed, April 03, 2024
          • Wed, June 12, 2024
          • 6 sessions
          • Zoom
          • 1
          Register

          Lisa Lickel, author, book coach, and manager of WWA Press, is leading a six-session series for novel writers who have a manuscript in progress and have some experience working with others in critique groups. Besides questions that naturally come up during our sessions, Lisa will also focus on aspects that are genre and craft specific as they arise. Lisa will provide critiques of the work and facilitate discussions.

          From Lisa:

          "By working together, writers have the opportunity to gather the insights of their peers and learn to distill advice and opinions in a small group environment. Sharing feedback is a great way for us to learn and grow in our craft, to ask those questions that might feel awkward elsewhere, and to support and encourage each other. WWA wants to be part of your journey to success."

          The way it works: Participants will email their pages to the other group members a week prior to the session so that each participant may review and prepare critiques for their fellow writers and be ready to discuss on meeting day. During the session each writer will read from their submission and hear constructive advice from peers and facilitator Lisa Lickel. Specific guidelines and any applicable handouts will be shared prior to sessions.

          Member Fee: $150 for all six sessions! Space is limited to a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 7 participants. If the sessions are not full by March 25, registration will open to nonmembers and the fee will be $200.

          Zoom LINK

          • Wed, April 03, 2024
          • Wed, June 12, 2024
          • 6 sessions
          • Zoom
          • 5
          Register

          During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of fiction, non-fiction, and memoir writers in either short or long form.

          Zoom LINK

          • Thu, April 04, 2024
          • Thu, April 04, 2024
          • Thu, June 13, 2024
          • 6 sessions
          • Zoom
          Register

          During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.


          • Tue, April 09, 2024
          • 5:30 PM
          • Thu, April 11, 2024
          • 12:00 PM
          • Sparta, WI

          We would love for you to join fellow writers for an extraordinary Writer's Retreat!

          Tuesday, April 9th at 5:30 pm thru Thursday, April 11th 12 pm CST.

          Is writing a part of you? Have you felt a tugging at your heart to write a book? Perhaps you're a published author and want to expand on that path... Whether you've published one book or ten, are a Christian blogger, or just feel a pull to write- we all have our individual walk with Christ, and writing is part of that journey! From authors to bloggers, published hopefuls to soul-searching literary lovers- this retreat will add to your heart, mind and soul. Learn from others through their experiences and share yours with them.

          Registration Link: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/aohm/event/faithforwardwritersretreat-spring-2024/

          • Thu, April 18, 2024
          • Sat, April 20, 2024
          • Chicago

          2024 SPRING FLING WRITERS' CONFERENCE

          Chicago-North Romance Writers 
          April 18-20, 2024
          Renaissance Chicago-O'Hare hotel, Chicago, IL

          https://www.accelevents.com/e/chicago-north-romance-writers-spring-fling-2024#about


          • Thu, May 09, 2024

          Publication: Courting the Sun by Peggy Williams

          • Thu, May 23, 2024
          • 6:00 PM
          • Madison WI

          I will be having a Launch Party for my historical novel, Courting the Sun, at Mystery to Me Bookstore in Madison. Christine DeSmet will moderate. Time: 6:00pm The public is invited.

          • Sun, June 16, 2024
          • Sat, June 22, 2024
          • Racine, WI

          Novel Bookcamp

          Spend a Week with Your Book / 3 Programs to Choose from In-person Workshop & Retreat, June 16-22

          www.novelbookcamp.org

          • Tue, July 09, 2024

          Release date of THE HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA, a middle-grade spooky anthology. Former WWA board member and speaker Silvia Acevedo represents Wisconsin with her short story about the (haunted?) Seven Bridges trails of South Milwaukee.

          Please purchase the title on release day from your local store or here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250819413/thehauntedstatesofamerica THANK YOU!

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