Supporting Wisconsin writers from 1964 to 2022
by jhayslett
Council for Wisconsin Writers immediate-past president Ted Hertel has been elected executive vice-president of the Mystery Writers of America. As such, Ted will be the organization’s spokesperson, co-host of the Edgar Awards, and MWA representative at Book Expo America, Printers Row, MWA-Universities (held four times per year in a variety of cities) and a variety of conventions.
Congratulations to Ted.
by jhayslett
The Fox Cities Book Festival could more aptly be called a Book Feastival. The lineup of authors and events for the April 11-18 bibliotheque-esque banquet runs deep and wide.
Some, such as UW-Madison Professor Emeritus and author of three-dozen books Jerry Apps, poet and Verse Wisconsin co-editor Sarah Busse and prolific mystery and children’s book author Kathleen Ernst, are current or former CWW award winners.
Some, such as Redbird Studio writing center founder and author/writing mentor Judy Bridges, poet and writer Karla Huston, short-story writer and book reviewer Ted Hertel, and journalist and award-winner novelist Paul Salsini, are current or former CWW board members.
Some, such as poet and retired educator/public library director Bruce Dethlefsen and poet and author Ellen Kort, are current or former Wisconsin poets laureate.
Some, such as The Zookeeper’s Wife author Diane Ackerman, The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York author Deborah Blum and creator of the adorable Fancy Nancy children’s books Jane O’Connor, are writers of national best sellers.
Read all about this feastival at the Fox Cities Book Festival website at http://www.foxcitiesbookfestival.org/, the complete list of authors and their bios at http://www.foxcitiesbookfestival.org/authors/2012 and the schedule of events at http://www.foxcitiesbookfestival.org/schedule/2012.
Learn more about the Council for Wisconsin Writers, its annual contest and contest winners at www.wiswriters.org.