Lee Pulaski, vice president, called the Feb. 17 meeting of the Shawano Area Writers to order in the Elsie Engel Room at the Shawano Public Library. Members attending were Lee Pulaski, Wendy Goerl, Irma Brunner, Marilyn Kroenke, John Mutter, Barb King, Twilla Beyer, Nick Wudtke, Trudy Bosman, Tom Thorstenson and Lana Allen. The minutes were…
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Shawano Area Writers minutes – Jan. 20, 2022
The Jan. 20 meeting of the Shawano Area Writers was held in the Elsie Engel Reading Room at the Shawano Public Library. Members attending were John Mutter, Twilla Beyer, Manuel Moraleda, Irma Brunner, Barb King, Lee Pulaski, Trudy Bosman, Wendy Goerl and Lana Allen, along with visitor Marilyn Kroenke. Marilyn has not written anything yet but…
Shawano Area Writers meeting — Aug. 19, 2021
Shawano Area Writers met Thursday, Aug. 19, in the Veslak Room at Shawano County Library. There were twelve members present: Lee Pulaski, Trudy Bosman, Dennis Vickers, Twilla Beyer, Terry Misfeldt, John Mutter, Irma Brunner, Manuel Moraleda, Nicholas Wudtke, Jo Anne Zellner, Wendy Goerl, and Barbara King. Dennis Vickers, president, started the July 19 meeting with the…
Shawano Area Writers meeting — July 15, 2021
Shawano Area Writers met July 15 in the Elsie Engel Reading Room at the Shawano County Library. There were nine members present plus one visitor. A new writer, JoAnne Zellner, will be joining our group. Zellner was inspired to write a biography for her children after reading a poorly written self-published book by a farmer.…
Shawano Area Writers meeting — June 17, 2021
Shawano Area Writers met Thursday, June 17 in a conference room at the Shawano County Library. There were nine members present plus one visitor: Manuel Moraleda, Lee Pulaski, Dennis Vickers and his daughter Becca, who is currently teaching art in Bangkok, Wendy Goerl, John Mutter, Twilla Beyer, Barbara King, Tom Thorstenson, and Trudy Bosman. Dennis Vickers, president, started the meeting…
Contest judge expresses gratitude
The Shawano Area Writers recently received a letter from one of our recent contest judges, Carol Lee Saffioti-Hughes, who helped determine the winners of our poetry category. She expressed her gratitude to the school teachers and staff who inspire these students to write. It was a pleasure and honor to judge this year’s contest in…
Barb King | The Children in the Garden, Prologue
Barb King, one of the Shawano Area Writers, is currently putting together a mystery novel titled “The Children in the Garden.” When the Writers met May 20 at the Farm Inn in Shawano, she read the prologue from her book, a heartbreaking scene about what might happen if you talk to strangers. Every time the…
2020 Winners of Student Writing Contest Announced
Thanks for John J. Mutter, Jr. for serving as coordinator of the Shawano Area Writers’ George Putz Jr. Memorial Student Writing Contest since its inception in 2001. This is the list of winners for 2020 he provided. Nonfiction Winners 1-4 grade group 1st place – Josiah Ford 2nd place – Grace Ford 3rd…
2019 writing awards announced
Poetry 1-4 grade group First Place – Megan Kroeger for, “Clay Hearts.” Second Place – Rainn Edwards for, “In December. Third Place – Caroline Bergmann for, “Winter Beauty.” Honorable Mention: Keira Kosowski for, “Native American Poem About Me.” Honorable Mention: Wapanuhkiw Waukechon-Reiter for, “My Native American Poem.” 5-8 grade group First Place – Jill Guenther…
2017 writing contest winners
Poetry 9-12: Raquel Riemer, first; Avery Thorne, second; Sommer McDowell, third; Sarah Hohn, two honorable mentions. 5-8: Kemewan Kinepoway, first; Beverly Peters, second; Lily Guenther, third. 1-4: Nora Bushman, first and second; Katy Hager, third; Justine Mielke, honorable mention; Maddie Hert, honorable mention. Nonfiction 9-12: Morgan Fregien, first, third and honorable mention; Sarah Hohn, second.…