Praise from The Writer magazine
"...inspires and shows you how to become the writer you want to be."
~ Elfrieda Abbe, Publisher
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"SHUT UP & WRITE!" - The Class That Inspired the Book
The Marian Center, Milwaukee, WI
Dates: TBD

Wisconsin Romance Writers of America
Sat. January 21, 2012

Elm Grove Library, Elm Grove, WI
Wed. February 22, 2012, 7 pm

Tenth Annual Spring Writers Festival
Fri.-Sun., Mar. 9-11, 2012

2pm Saturday
"What it Takes to be a Writer"

Writers' Wellspring
Sun-Sat. May 20-26, 2012

at The Clearing, Ellison Bay, WI

Womens' Writing Retreat
Sun-Sat. September 9-15, 2012

at The Clearing, Ellison Bay, WI

From The Bird's Nest

Awards Banquet

Women Putting Their Stamp on Metro Milwaukee
Judy Bridges, 2007 Honoree in Education



Women Putting Their Stamp on Metro Milwaukee, 2007 Honorees
    ABILITIES AWARENESS
  • Mary Callen, Social Security Administration
  • Nancy Pickett, Milw. Center for Independence
    ARTS or ENTERTAINMENT
  • Debra Loewen, Wild Space Dance Company
  • Laura Snyder, Milw. Symphony Orchestra
    BUSINESS
  • Stella Love, Ponderosa Steak House
  • Amelia Macareno, Merchants & Mfg Bancorp
    DIVERSITY CHAMPION
  • Sherry Hill, S.A. Hill
  • Gale "GG" Johnson, Zion House Social Service
    EDUCATION
  • Judy Bridges, Redbird Studio
  • Christine De Boer, Sixth Street Academy
    GOVERNMENT SERVICE/LAW
  • Chief Judge Kitty Brennan, Milw. County Courts
  • Janine Geske, Marquette University
    GROWING LEADERSHIP
  • Corry Joe Biddle, Black Holocaust Museum
  • Charity Schwingle, Ignace Indian Health Center
    HEALTH or SOCIAL SERVICES
  • Bonnie Bellehumeur, America's Second Harvest
  • India McCanse, Big Brothers Big Sisters
    HUMANITARIANISM
  • Sr. Ellen Therese Barrett, Three Holy Women
  • Rev. Janice Cummings, Wings of Faith Ministries
    MEDIA
  • Kathleen Dunn, Wisconsin Public Radio
  • Cristy Garcia-Thomas, Community Newspapers
    POSTAL SERVICE
  • Vicki Boston, Racine Postmaster
  • Judy Zastrow, Watertown PO Clerk
    SPORTS
  • Celeste Hoze, Wisc. Dept. of Natural Resources
  • Mary Ann Kelling, UWM Recreation & Facilities
    VOLUNTEERISM
  • Sharon Adams, UWM Institute for Service Learning
  • Julia Witherspoon, Cops-N-Kids Reading Center
    YOUTH ACHIEVER
  • Khalia Hampton, Howard University
  • Gladys Torres, United Community Center