A keynote presentation, six breakout sessions, and a special lunchtime guest speaker will fill out your day. You’ll meet other writers just like you, and writers who have been writing and publishing for years. The presenting writers are:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Kathie Giorgio, critically acclaimed author of 7 novels, 2 short story collections, a book of essays and 4 books of poetry, and the director/founder of AllWriters’ Workplace & Workshop. Kathie will speak on “The Writer’s Experience of Book-Banning”.
BREAKOUT SESSION ONE PRESENTERS:
POETRY:
The Transformative Power Of Poetry To Heal
Cristina M.R. Norcross – The Sound Of A Collective Pulse; Beauty In The Broken Places; Amnesia & Awakenings; Still Life Stories; Living Nature’s Moments; The Red Drum; The Lava Storyteller; Unsung Love Songs; and Land & Sea
NONFICTION:
Dusting Off the Shame Shelf: Molding Mortifying Memories into Mirthful Memoir
Angie Bier – The Accidental Archivist and Bower Bird’s Blue Book
FICTION:
Ross Hightower – Spirit Sight Volumes 1 & 2, and Argren Blue
LUNCHTIME GUEST SPEAKER:
Rod Clark, Editor and Publisher of Rosebud Magazine,
Wisconsin’s premier literary magazine. Rod will speak on creative selfhood and how to deal
with the idea of “audience”.
BREAKOUT SESSION TWO PRESENTERS:
POETRY:
Richard Hedderman – Choosing A Stone and Discovery Of Heaven
NONFICTION:
Barb Geiger – Paddle For A Purpose and Mississippi Meanderings
FICTION:
Michael Giorgio – Justice Comes Home; The Memory Swindlers; and A Week Of Criminal Happiness
This event is made possible by a grant from the Waukesha County Community Foundation.
