Fiction 1-2 Grade Group Saylor Prey – 1st Place for, “The Lizard Who Wanted New Scales.” Cole Schlais – 2nd Place for, “Finding Joey.” Cole Schlais – 3rd Place for, “Matches.” Trell Raddant – H.M. for, “The Dark City.” Jacob Altenhoffen – H. M. for, “Fractured Fairy Tale.” 3-4 Grade Group…
Author: TerraLFletcher
Terra L. Fletcher, professional speaker and writer, has a decade of experience in business development and marketing. She has presented 120+ workshops, panels, and classes on communication. Terra is an instructor at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, teaches at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, and was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year (2012). Terra has trained the Wisconsin Library Association, National Association of Tax Professionals, Prevea Health, the National Association of Broadcasters, Smart Customer Service 2018, and Georgia Pacific. She reads the back of every package, doesn’t fast-forward previews, and goes to the beach as much as Wisconsin weather allows. Much to the chagrin of those around her, she spots typos and grammatical errors from a mile away.
2023 George Putz Memorial Student Writing Contest Winners
Congratulations to all our winners! Fiction 1-2 1st Place – Leviyon Meverden 2nd Place – William Schlais 3rd Place – Decker Scholl H. M. – Sawyer Huntington H.M. – Ella Schmidt 3-4 1st Place – Zach Curran 2nd Place – Elizabeth Schlais 3rd Place – Skewnik Waukechon-Reiter H.M – Charlotte Johnson H.M. –…
2022 Student Contest Winners
Winning Students in the 2022 George Putz Memorial Student Writing Contest Fiction 1-2 Grade Group First Place – Kayleigh Withrow for, “A Haunted House Tour.” Second Place – Wesley Rush for, “Tour of a Haunted House in Florida.” Third Place – Kanen Oreskovic-Cotter for, “Tour of a Haunted House on a Sunday Night.”…
SAW Expanded History
Compiled By John J. Mutter, Jr. The Shawano Area Writers (SAW) began meeting as a group on January 20, 1966. At one time the membership reached 41 members. Through the years SAW has produced 13 anthologies: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1982, 1984, and 1988. And also a calendar for 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996,…
Fiction and Nonfiction – what can I write about?
By: John Mutter First of all, some students may be confused as to what is fiction and what is nonfiction. Let’s get that cleared up right away. Fiction is something that is fake, made up, or not true. Nonfiction is something that is not fake, it’s true and really happened. So let’s give some…
Winning students in the 2021 George Putz Memorial Student Writing Contest
This list was compiled by John J. Mutter, Jr. Fiction1-2 Grade GroupFirst Place – Holly Gee for, “Raining Cats and Dogs.” Second Place – Mila Cook for, “The Rainbow Horses.” Third Place – Gavin Springborn for, “The Crazy Mac and Cheese and Dog Story.” Honorable mentions – Bailey Wild for “The Snowmen That Came to…
SAW Meetings Held Virtually
Until further notice, SAW monthly meetings are being held via Zoom. For an invite, please email President, Terry C. Misfeldt at coach@brandirons.com.
Terra talks WordPress for Writers
At the December writers’ meeting, Terra L. Fletcher taught the group a few tips for starting a WordPress website. View her resources below for the complete presentation slidedeck and dates for upcoming classes. Terra’s Writers’ Resources