February 25th, 2010 by admin
The Wisconsin Regional Writers’ Association, a group of dedicated volunteers and fine writers, has extended the deadlines for their annual writing contests — the Jade Ring (various genre), the Florence Lindemann Humor Contest and the Al P. Nelson Feature Article Writing Contest — to March 30, 2010. A number of our writers have been recognized in the past!
It sounds like the WRWA is really ramping up these contests with additional cash prizes, so please consider giving it a go.
While the WRWA website is currently down, you can get contest information here.
February 22nd, 2010 by admin
Mar. 5 – 7
Milwaukee area writers shake those winter doldrums and jumpstart or re-start their writing. Presenters with RedBird-RedOak connections include Katy J Vopal, Christi Clancy, Eva Augustin Rumpf, Kurt Chandler (and probably some more who were around long before my time!)
I’ll be presenting an abbreviated version of “Write ’til You’re Blue in the Face” on Saturday morning and would love to have you join me. Here’s the blurb:
Writing Exercises that Breathe Life into Fiction and Memoir
Writing exercises have the power to spark ideas that surprise and delight. Kim Suhr will guide participants through various writing exercises, which will add depth to their characters and settings (real and fictional).
February 15th, 2010 by admin
Call it March Madness:
We’re offering our premier writing exercise workshop, ”Write ’til You’re Blue in the Face,” at two different times to meet our writers’ busy schedules:
4 TUESDAY AFTERNOONS (3/2, 16, 30 & 4/20) 12 noon – 2:30 pm
or
4 TUESDAY EVENINGS, (3/2, 9, 16, 23) 6:30 – 9:00 pm
$85 for the 4 meeting session
Registration form
February 5th, 2010 by admin
They looked like regular ol’ people enjoying an evening cupppa joe or glass of wine — until they stood up and took the mic that is. Then a quiet fell over the cafe, and we drank in powerful images, humorous scenes and compelling plots, all the result of lots of hard work and the supportive feedback writers find in our Roundtable groups, facilitated by Robert Vaughan, Jeannee Sacken and Laurel Landis. What a night!
Many thanks to our courageous and very talented writers and to Shari Franz of FIXX Coffee House!
January 29th, 2010 by admin
Writers’ Showcase:
Fixx Coffee House, Thurs. Feb 4, 7 pm
Show your support of our Roundtable participants…
Judy Bates
Dave Howard
Beth Huwiller
Brent Killackey
Pam Parker
Michael Proft
Kim Suhr
Dave Thome
…as they share excerpts of their work in progress. There’s nothing like being in a room full of writers and writing enthusiasts to give your own work a shot in the arm. Those who came to our last reading — writers and audience alike — had a fantastic time! Bring a friend.
The event is free and open to all.
FIXX Coffee House is located one block north of Howard on Packard Ave.fixxcoffeehouse.com
January 19th, 2010 by admin
WUWM’s Mitch Teich interviews RedBird-RedOak Director, Kim Suhr, and Redbird Studio’s Judy Bridges. (Aired Dec. 17, 2009) Lake Effect Interview
January 7th, 2010 by admin
Make-up date:
Tues. Feb. 16, 12 noon – 2:30 pm
December 21st, 2009 by admin
What can you add to $128.74 worth of “insignificant” objects to make them worth $3,612.51? Turns out a story can make all the difference.
In the interview aired on NPR on Dec. 20th, Guy Roz shared details of the Significant Object Project:
So here’s how it works. They (Joshua Glenn and his collaborators) buy a knick-knack at a thrift store and match it with an author from big names like William Gibson to up-and-comers. The writer invents a story about the object, which then gets posted for sale on eBay. Glenn and Walker are trying to see whether adding a story raises the object’s price.
At the time of this posting, this "Just Married Cup's" bid stood at $81.
Some items enjoy a 2,706% increase in value based upon the stories that accompany them.
According to techdirt.com,
…some stories seem better than others at increasing the auction bids, but points out that: “If Rosenfeld’s success is any indication, these authors may actually get paid more for short fiction on eBay than they would at most publications.”
This could be an interesting new income stream for writers….
