Writers Institute Pathway to Publication April 12 to 16

Pathway to Publication

Pledge and Plan of Action

Do not wait another year!

PLEDGE to PUBLISH your work during the next year. If not now, when?

Take advantage of our EXCLUSIVE publishing opportunity for attendees of the 2018 Writers’ Institute.

In 2019, Writer’s Institute celebrates its 30th year and we want writers to celebrate with us.

Registration is open!

Your fee includes goodies

Registration for our full conference is $395 after March 5. This fee includes instruction, morning continental breakfast Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and Sunday coffee/tea.

If you wish to attend on Thursday & Friday ONLY, the fee is $295. If you wish to attend on Saturday & Sunday ONLY, the fee is $285.

Fees also include instruction, emailed PDF of conference handouts, morning continental breakfast Thursday/Friday/Saturday, and Sunday coffee/tea. You will receive your PDF of the conference the week of April 1. Please be sure to make copies or download the conference handouts before attending the event. NO COPIES OF THE HANDOUTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE AT THE CONFERENCE.

Special (additional) fees

Pitches, practice pitch sessions, and Poem or Page Contest. The Pitch Clinic and Master Classes, Agent/Edtior Q & A sessions, Writing Doctor sessions, and Right Here, Write Now sessions are extra and detailed here.

Fees for the Master Classes are $95. These sessions are limited.

You must register for the conference in order to pitch or to enter the contest and participate in Book Day events.
More info on the website here: https://uwwritersinstitute.wisc.edu

Kathie Giorgio to speak at The Womens Center

The mission of The Women's Center is to provide safety, shelter, and support to empower all impacted by domestic abuse, sexual violence, child abuse, and trafficking. Poetry Reading, Author Talk & Book Signing with Kathie Giorgio An Event for the Benefit of The Women's Center  Saturday, April 6, 2019 6:30 PM Books & Company 1039 Summit Ave Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Pushcart nominee and critically acclaimed author, Kathie Giorgio, reads from her new collection When You Finally Said No.  Please note, adult topics will be discussed during this event. Attendees are asked to kindly donate 1-2 items from the Women's Center of Waukesha's wishlist. Items needed include: Dye-free scent-free laundry detergent; bleach wipes; gift cards to local grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies; non-perishable food items.   For more information or to purchase an advanced copy visit  Books & Company   APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH Your Voice Has Power In this story told through poetry, a brutal assault throws a teenage girl into adulthood and onto a path or promiscuity and abusive relationships. When the woman finally finds the courage to say no to abuse and submission, she faces herself and discovers her own worth. “Kathie Giorgio’s When You Finally Said No arrives at the right time. These poems are mirror and microphone both, as the words stretch to find language to speak what has previously been unspeakable, to tell stories that have before been hushed, shushed and shamed away.” –Sarah Sadie, author of We Are Traveling Through Dark at Tremendous Speeds

New Proxmire biography

Book Launch:
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Time: 6 p.m. (doors open 5:30 p.m.)

Location: Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 N. Carrol St., Madison, WI 53703, on the capitol square. Note: The book talk is free and open to the public; it will be followed by celebratory cake and a book signing.

The biography releases officially on March 18, and is available in hardcover from Amazon and other retailers. See more info below.

ABOUT THE BOOK
The Golden Fleece Awards were regular national news items generated by six-term Wisconsin U.S. Senator William Proxmire. This month, the Wisconsin Historical Society Press publishes the first comprehensive biography of the Illinois native turned popular Wisconsin politician, Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate (ISBN: 978-0-87020-908-6, Hardcover: $28.95), by Jonathan Kasparek.

Proxmire began his long national political career as the thrice-failed Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate who won a special 1957 election to replace controversial U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy. Known for championing farmer and consumer protection legislation, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and for fighting government waste --including his regular presentations of the "Golden Fleece Awards" -- the entertaining Wisconsin politician is remembered by many Wisconsinites as a friendly, hand-shaking figure at events and fairs and as a politician who spent little on his own campaigns and who voted his conscience.

Find Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate at your favorite book retailer or online at www.wisconsinhistory.org/shop. It's also available as an e-book through a favorite e-book vendor.

EARLY PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
"This book is a masterful look at what made Proxmire tick and explains why, years after his death, he's still a true Wisconsin political legend." Dave Zweifel, Editor Emeritus, The Capital Times


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonathan Kasparek is a history professor at UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha and the author of several books and articles on Wisconsin history, including the award-winning Society Press biography of Philip La Follette, Fighting Son.