RedBird-RedOak Writing

Roundtable Leader and writer extraordinaire, Robert Vaughan, shared his thoughts about Flash Fiction as a genre (as well as some of his work) with Stephanie Lecci of Lake Effect. You’ve gotta give it a listen:

http://www.wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/view_le.php?articleid=1046

– then sign up for his “Flash in the Pan” workshop in October.

Also, consider submitting your own flash fiction pieces to Lake Effect’s new segment, “Flash Fiction Fridays.” Wouldn’t it be great to have a bunch of RedBird-RedOak writers sharing their work with Milwaukee metro-area listeners? Here’s the invitation:

Plus, we’re starting a new segment on Lake Effect called “Flash Fiction Fridays.” If you’d like to submit your own flash fiction, please send us an email at lakeeffect@uwm.edu, DM us on Twitter, send us a message on Facebook, or help out the ol’ USPS by buying stamps and sending a letter.

Hey writers of longer works:

A slot just opened up in Pam Parker’s “Saturday Session” Roundtable-style group. Here’s the skinny –

~for those writing longer short fiction or booklength works~

Participants bring in up to 20 pages (double spaced, 12-pt font) for feedback and support. Makes a nice complement to our twice-monthly Roundtable groups. Enrollment is capped at 4.

Sat mornings, 9 am – 12 noon; Aug 28, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4

$100/4 meetings

Facilitator, Pam Parker, has been involved with RedBird-RedOak, in different capacities, for years.  She coaches young writers in the Red Oak Young Writers Program, participates in Roundtables and has recently taken on an unofficial role as “The Submit-It Nag” for herself and writer friends.  Her short fiction has appeared, or is forthcoming in, Portland Monthly Magazine, elimae, the Foundling Review, MadSwirl and others.  She is working on a collection of linked short stories.
Links to some of her published works can be found at www.pamparker.wordpress.com.

Call 414-881-7276 to check for openings. Download Registration Form

It’s the highlight of summer: young people who like to write come together for a week of sparking their creativity, playing at the page and sharing their work, all under the dedicated mentorship of some of our fine RedBird-RedOak Writers (Robert Vaughan, Pam Parker, Kris Jaeger, Susa Silvermarie, Laurel Poston, Alison Polivka and Kim Suhr).

As you might expect, the kids had a thing or two to teach us:

Taking writing risks yields great writing rewards
Ideas can come from some pretty unlikely places (a crazy hat, a marshmallow, a barred owl feather)
When we step out of our comfort zone, we find all kinds of fun writing surprises
The thought of sharing writing with peers is more scary than actually doing it (and once you’ve done it, it becomes addictive)
Writing is more fun when it’s done with others

Many thanks to our 79 campers for their enthusiastic participation and to their writing coaches who gave them a week to remember.