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REDBIRD STUDIO -- A WRITERS' PLACE
May, 2007
1. WHAT'S UP AT REDBIRD
2. ADULT PROGRAMS
3. YOUNG AUTHOR PROGRAMS
4. NEWS OF REDBIRD WRITERS AND FRIENDS
5. OTHER PLACES/FACES
6. HOW TO HELP, ETC.
1. WHAT'S UP AT REDBIRD
Redbird in the News
More than one person has said, ÒHey, IÕm
hearing about Redbird all over the place.Ó We like that.
Denice Martin's article, ÒWords
of comfortÓ appeared in the Easter
Sunday edition of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. ItÕs about the three moms, Lynn Mehring, Wendy Walters
and Karen Kelroy, who lost young sons and found the courage to write about it. You
can read the article online at http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=587353
Our own Robert Vaughan was captured on
film as he was reading from his story ÒDinah WonÕt You BlowÓ during the Redbird
WriterÕs Showcase, April 17th. The
picture appeared in the April 26th South Shore NOW section of Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel.
The WritersÕ Showcase attracted a lot of
attention. Hosted by Robert Vaughan, Felicity Libre, Jeanne Sacken and Carol Wobig, ten writers read
their work to a full house.
Readers included Robert Vaughan, Aline Mohr, Susan Maciolek, Laurel Landis, Tom
Biel, Felicity Librie, Judith Zuckerman, Pam Parker, Bill Miller and Kirk
Farber. Our thanks to them
for sharing their work with us.
Authors Elaine Bergstrom, Shauna Singh Baldwin, Lauren Fox and John Lehman were on hand for
the audience to visit with during intermission.
WUWM played a cut from the Story Corp interview David and
I did a few months ago. ItÕs on our website Ð along with links to the articles
noted. Look on the upper right of the main page, under ÒMedia.Ó http://www.wuwm.com/media/lake_effect/le042007_d.mp3
And now, more news!
ANNOUNCING!!!!!!
The winners of the first Young Author
Short Story Contest.
Under the guidance of our Young Author
Program Coordinator, Kim Suhr, our young authors distinguished themselves by
telling wonderful stories in original ways.
The winners are:
First Place: ÒI Like the Peanuts, TooÓ by Rachel I.
Second Place: ÒFriendsÓ by Ellyn K.
Honorable Mention: ÒA Fond Good-ByeÓ by Julia H.
The stories will appear on our website later
this month.
AND A HUGE WELCOME!
To Annie Chase. Annie is helping with
administration. She prepped much of this newsletter, found a way to help me
write my book, and moved the philodendra to a place where it might actually
live. We like her.
2. ADULT PROGRAMS
See www.redbirdstudio.com
for details and registration forms
Our Spring/Summer programs are filling fast.
If you were planning to register, you should do it soon.
Brand NEW !
GRAD-STYLE NOVEL WORKSHOP with Ken Brosky
A critique group for novelists.
Registration guidelines on web site.
Six Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 $105
#1: May 8, 15, 22, Jun 5, 12, 19
#2: June 5, 12, 19, July 10, 17, 24
SHUT UP AND WRITE! with Judy Bridges
Our premier seminar with the studio founder.
Craft techniques. A friendly nudge.
Fills quickly. $345 ($100
deposit)
#3: (6 Mondays, 6:00-9:00pm) July 9, 16, 23, 30, Aug 6, 13
#4: (8 Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm) Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov 5, 12,
19 (dates to be confirmed)
THE GROUND FLOOR WRITERS, with Jo McReynolds Blochowiak
A supportive workshop and critique group.
W/C accessible. No pre-requisite.
Thursday afternoons 12:30-2:30
$85 Rm 103, Marian Center (Use rear entrance to lower floor)
#3: May 10, 24, Jun 14, 28
#4: Jul 12, 26, Aug 9, 23
ROUNDTABLE CRITIQUE GROUPS with Judy Bridges and Robert Vaughan
Get supportive feedback and build a network
of writing friends. Pre-requisite: Shut Up and Write! or equivalent.
Groups continue year 'round and there is
often a waiting list. Returnees and graduates of "Shut Up &
Write" get first dibs.
Tuesday Afternoons with Judy Bridges
12-2:30 $85
#3: May 8, 22, Jun 12, 26
#4: Jul 10, 24, Aug 7, 21
Wednesday Evenings (Inkslingers) with
Judy Bridges 6:30-9 $85
#3: May 2, 23, Jun 6, 20
#4: Jul 18, Aug 1, 15, 29
Thursday Evenings with Robert Vaughan
6:30-9 $85
(Includes all four Thursdays. New members
may prorate.)
#2: May 17, Jun 14, Jul 12, Aug 24
Friday Mornings with Robert Vaughan
9:30-12 $85
#3: May 11, 25, Jun 1, 15
#4: Jul 13, (Second July date tba) Aug
3(2-4:30pm), Aug 24(regular morning schedule)
3. YOUNG AUTHORS PROGRAM
See www.redbirdstudio.com/YoungAuthors for details and
registration forms
Note: CHECK OUT THE YOUNG
AUTHOR VIDEO. It's on the website.
The perfect week for kids who like to write.
Full week of activities. One teacher/writer per 5-7 students.
Mon-Fri 9am-2:30pm
$325 ($100 deposit)
Students entering:
Grades 4-5, July 23-27 (Lead teacher: Kim Suhr)
Grades 6, July 3-Aug 3 (Lead teacher:
Kim Suhr)
Grades 7-8, July 16-20 (Lead teacher:
Joan Boyce)
Grades 9-12, Aug 6-10 (Lead teacher: Kim
Suhr)
4. NEWS ABOUT REDBIRD WRITERS AND
FRIENDS
Note: "R.W. and Friends" either
attended Redbird workshops, or taught them, or support the studio in some
special way. If you sent information and it did not appear, please forgive and
send it again. Web sites are listed but not necessarily linked.
Sally Blommer and husband Peter
are coming to the end of their 3-month bike tour of Indonesia. They are leaving their bikes with a
family in the Phillipines, to be retrieved next year. On their final ride, they met a Peace Corps volunteer who
went to UWM and lived in Milwaukee.
Richard Lee DawleyÕs book, AMISH
SNOWBIRDS, has been published from Amish Insight Press and can be found at
Harry Schwartz, Books & Co. Martha Merrells and Book World bookstores. Profits are donated to Wisconsin Amish
settlements for medical bills and schools.
ÒVerse, or Worse,Ó a chapbook of poetry by Mario Del
Rosso,
is available from the author.
Contact him at mdelrosso@wi.rr.com.
Sister Josephe Marie Flynn has been working to
gain political asylum for David and Regina Bakala. The Congolese couple was granted the right to stay in the
United States on April 2. Sister JosepheÕs
efforts have guaranteed that the family will stay together. They have found a new home in St.
MaryÕs Parish in Hales Corners.
WHEN SHADOWS FALL, a spooky mystery by Jill
Gienke, will be released by
Swimming Kangaroo Books this month.
Look for it under the pen name Kate Fellowes.
Mark Hummel checked in from
Alaska, where he works for the US Forestry Service. Mark is a District Ranger for the Tongass National
Forest. He tells us of bear
sightings, fly fishing and bird counts.
HeÕs working on an article for the Journal of the Wilderness.
Amy Jenkins won an
Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Award honorable mention for her story,
"Going In," which appeared in Flint Hills Review, Issue 11 (2006),
Emporia State University. The award is presented annually by the Council for
Wisconsin Writers. (See info on award ceremony at CWW listing below.)
John Lehman had a piece in Wisconsin
People and Ideas entitled ÒThe Drama and Meaning of Work.Ó Also, a launch party
for his new zine, CoolPlums will be held at AvolÕs bookstore, 315 W. Gorham
Street, Madison on Sunday, May 6th at 2PM. http://coolplums.com/coolplums/index.htm
ÒJoining the Club,Ó a memoir written by Mark Lucius, will appear in the
2007 Spring/Summer edition of the Great River Review, a publication of
the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Red Wing, Minnesota.
Pat Lorenz reports that she is
co-authoring two new books.
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE CHOCOLATE LOVERÕS SOUL and CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE TEA
LOVERÕS SOUL will both be out in October.
Barbara MalcomÕs short story,
ÒAbducted,Ó was selected for publication by The Sheepshead Review, the literary
journal of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Karen McQuestion has an essay on
WUWM. Go to http://www.wuwm.com/view_le.php?articleid=166
and scroll down to ÒThe Identity of a Regular.Ó
Lynn Mehring, Wendy Walters and
Karen Kelroy were interviewed for a segment on WUWMÕs Lake Effect program.
Listen on Tuesday, May 15, at 10am.
Marjorie Pagel will be writing a
blog for Community Newspapers, Inc.
WeÕll keep you updated in a future newsletter with a link.
John PtacekÕs byline appeared in the April 8 edition
of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. His story, ÒThe Trouble With HopeÓ dealt with his feelings
about his wifeÕs illness.
Poet Mara PtacekÕs work will be at
Avalon Square Gallery as part of ÒThreaded Metaphors: Text and Textiles Part
II,Ó collaboration between five Fiber Artists and five Poets. The exhibit can
be seen at the Gallery, 222 Park Place, Waukesha WI (262-446-9300) and will be
a part of the Waukesha Art Crawl on May 5, from 4 Ð9 PM. Fiber Artists featured are Linda Benson,
Margaret Magill, Judy Zoelzer Levine, Connie Tresch and Pat Zalewski. Featured Poets are Carolyn Muchhala,
Helen Padway, Margaret Rozga, Mara Ptacek and Phyllis Wax.
Chris Roerden's DONÕT MURDER YOUR
MYSTERY has been picked up by the Writer's Digest Book Club and will appear as
a selection in July. The book is also an Agatha Award Finalist for Best
Nonfiction Book and a ForeWord Magazine Finalist for the Reference Book of the
Year.
John RondyÕs Easter article
ÒWitness to FaithÓ appeared in the April 2 edition of South
Milwaukee NOW community newspaper.
Read it online at http://southmilwaukeenow.com/story/index.aspx?id=585243
Eva Rumpf will be teaching a
class at Great Lakes WritersÕ Workshop at Alverno College on POD (Print on
Demand) Publishing on Saturday, June 30 from 10:00 am to noon. For more information or to register,
contact Alverno College, Institute for Educational Outreach www.alverno.edu 414-382-6176.
Carol Wobig won an award from
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association. WRWA presents awards at their Spring
Conference in Manitowoc, May 5th.
5, OTHER PLACES/OTHER FACES
Alverno Telesis Program
presents various writing programs, including
The Great Lakes Writers Workshop, June 29-30, 2007
For info email nancy.krase@alverno.edu
Phone 414-382-6176
Broad Vocabulary
2241 S. Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee 53207
Offers workshops and special programs in the
bookstore
www.broadvocabulary.com
414-744-8384
Council for Wisconsin Writers
Recognizing Literary Excellence Since 1964
Award presentation at the
Wisconsin Club, Saturday, May 19
Contact Lois Blinkhorn, 414-964-3494 or Loisblink@aol.com
Membership and registration information at www.WisconsinWriters.org
The Clearing, Ellison Bay, WI (Door
County)
Presents a full catalog of opportunities,
including
Womens' Writing Retreat with Judy Bridges,
Sept 9-15
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Will offer writing workshops hosted by Ellen
Kort, former Poet Laureate of Wisconsin, May 10 and May19-20
For more information, call 920-458-6144 or
online at www.jmkac.org
Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops
Many author readings. Active supporter of
Wisconsin authors.
Soulstice Theatre
Intimate theater in The Marian Center, Bay
View
PresentsSTArS, a summer Soulstice Theater
Arts School for children.
For more information or to register, call
414-431-3187. http://www.soulsticetheatre.org/
Still WaterÕs Collective
Hosting two free WriterÕs Workshops: Patricia Smith will guide the
Wednesday, May10 session from 6 Ð 8 PM at the UWM Union Multicultural
Lounge. On Saturday May 13 Marty
McConnell will guide a session at Woodland Pattern Book Center on E. Locust St.
from 10 AM Ð noon. For more
information, contact the UWM information center at 229-4825.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The WritersÕ Institute Conference in Spring
also, School of the Arts at Rhinelander
Contact Christine DeSmet, cdesmet@cds.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
School of Continuing Education
Contact Anne O'Meara, aomeara@uwm.edu
or 414-227-3311.
Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets (WFOP)
Publishes Wisconsin Poets Calendar
Wisconsin Regional Writers Assn.
(WRWA)
Contests, conferences, writers groups,
excellent newsletter
Wisconsin Romance Writers of America
2007 Conference Radison Hotel, Conference
Center and Oneida Casino, Green Bay, June 1-3
http://www.wisrwa.org/conference.html
Woodland Pattern Book Center,
Milwaukee
Outstanding poetry resource, plus readings
and workshops
Poetry Workshop for Teens with Marty
McConnell, Saturday, May 12 10:00 AM to noon.
WriterÕs Ink
Fellowship group meets in Cudahy
VanVeghelL@msn.com or Gtoe@aol.com
6. HOW TO HELP, CONTACT US, REPORT
NEWS
TO HELP:
Distribute flyers.
Tell people about Redbird.
Contribute to the Young Author Scholarship
Fund.
May we suggest:
-- A gift to the Young Author Scholarship
Fund in your name, or as a tribute to someone special.
-- A Redbird gift certificate for your
favorite writer (for full or partial registration.)
-- Books by Redbird Writers and Friends. See
the list on our website.
-- Books, period. First choice is to
purchase from your local Independent bookstore.
-- Purchase a "Redbird Writers"
tee shirt for your writer-friend. $15 includes postage.
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