2005 Winter - Wisconsin Writers Association

Page 4Writers on the Rock: Ruth I. Sellnow, Reporter Watertown, WI writersontherock@yahoo.comhttp://my.exepc.com/~jayfox/writersontherockJade Ring winners at the September conference in Wisconsin Rapids included Sandy Tully, Kathleen McGwin,and Susan Kileen. Sandy won in the nostalgia category, Kathleen for adult fiction, and Susan for her juvenile shortstory. Susan also won honorable mention for her poetry entry.Published works by the following members give us more reason to cheer: Paul Sadowski, a poem accepted byMargie/The American Journal of Poetry; Kathleen McGwin, “She Savors every second of Summer”, in the ChristianScience Monitor (www.csmonitor.com); Tim Theder’s piece, “The Rest of the Story,” is his third published byThe Badger Sportsman; and Ruth Sellnow had a poem, “Young Art,” in the fall Museletter of the WFOP.We recently had discussion on punctuation related to poetry based on information from the fall issue of the WisconsinFellowship Of Poets Museletter.We have several members pursuing having their books published. Having works in process and awaiting resultsseem to be a lesson in persistence and patience.Our ROCK RIVER ANTHOLOGY – Volume VIX will be available soon. #St. Croix Writers: Jo Stewart, Reporter 715-378-2723P.O. Box 102, Solon Springs, WI 54873Congratulations to our Jade Ringcontest winners Agnes Kennardand Ann Penton. Agnes’ “An AbidingMystery” placed second in theArticle category and Ann’s“Alternative Medicine” receivedHonorable Mention in Poetry. JanJenson also attended the Fall Conferenceand shared with us some ofthe helpful writing tips provided bythe speakers.Mary Ellen Ryall (see MemberSpotlight on page 24) was instrumentalin bringing members of theCreative Non-Fiction English Classfrom Lac Courte Oreilles OjibwaCommunity College and their instructor,Pat Shields, to our October25 meeting. Students and club membersshared their writing, and we allbenefited from the exchange ofideas and writing styles.At the end of our meetings, someonesuggests a writing topic for thefollowing week. Several of the itemswritten as a result have been polishedthen published in the SuperiorDaily Telegram’s “Senior Class”section. Rosemary Ferris wrote on“Musical Memories,” HenrySarazin took a humorous look at“Missed Opportunity,” and JoStewart made light of “An EmbarrassingMoment.” Jo’s essay, “AMost Unusual Cat,” was publishedin the August issue of Grit.Tom King is coauthor of a majortextbook dealing with non-speechmethods of communication rehabilitationthat is nearing completion. Itwill be published by Allyn and Bacon(Boston) under the title, “AACConcepts and Methods: IntroductoryApplications in Augmentative andAlternative Communication.”Anne Rankin’s account of howshe came to adopt her children appearsin the book Adoption MeansLove: Triumph of the Heart, a collectionof true stories compiled byMichelle Madrid-Branch, AdoptionTribe Publishing (Santa Fe).New member, Joan Belan, directedher first major adult play inIron River’s Community Center,November 4, 5, and 6, the AgathaChristie thriller, And Then ThereWere None. “The script and set offeredmany challenges for the director,cast, and crew.” #Writers Ink of Cudahy and Milwaukee: Gail larson Toerpe, Reporter, 414-744-9226gtoe@aol.com 3034 Wentworth So., Milwaukee, WI 53207These members published the following: L. A. Van Veghel—The Wisconsin Regional Writer, fall 2005, GreatLakes Fishing & Hunting News, Sept., 05, WI Fishing Club Newsletter, Sept, 2005; Nancy Allan, AARP Magazine;Carla Clark, Wisconsin Poets Calendar-2006; Lucy Larson, Racine Journal-OpEd; Russell Sepanski, On Top WithDown Syndrome, Spring 2005; Gail Toerpe, Column & articles, Washington Island Observer and Oak CreekBranches newsletter editor. #