Thanks go out to our wonderful 2013 sponsors!
FCBF official booksellers:
The 2013 Fox Cities Reads is underway! Pick up a copy of Last Child in the Woods and the Nature Priniciple by Richard Louv at your local library and join in community-wide discussions about the book. The author will visit the Fox Cities April 22-24 during the Fox Cities Book Festival.
Writing for Publication Today: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Tags: We are all story tellers weaving our life into the wisdom, wit and wonder of one another’s stories; the narrative thread that connects us – that helps us make sense of our life. We are the voice, the bone and flesh of our own story.
Ellen Kort, Wisconsin’s first Poet Laureate, invites you to find an reclaim the narrative of your life story as we spill words onto paper and shape them into stories and poem.
You are invited to bring a notebook and pen.
Bill will share his development of character, plot and style.
If you look to a far horizon for story ideas, you may very well see the horizon people looking right back at you. After all, you are standing on their horizon. To find experiences and people worth writing about, don’t overlook the treasures in your own back yard. While the horizon has its appeal, when it comes to hunting ideas, binoculars simply cannot compete with a good set of bifocals.
Romance writers from around Wisconsin discuss the writing process & publishing. The panel includes:
Author Presentation and Discussion
In this inspiring workshop, Andrea will discuss steps authors can take to convey their family history in a way that's non-threatening to other family members and yet cathartic for the author as well as touching to readers.
Romance writers from around Wisconsin discuss the writing process, indie and self-publishing. The panel includes:
A crash course in finding an agent or a publisher for your novel or book-length memoir. We will cover the query letter, the synopsis, and the best resources for researching agents and editors. Handouts/samples will be provided.
A workshop focused on writing about where we have been, home, and what details matter.
If you participated in the 2013 Fox Cities Book Festival, we would love to get your feedback. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey. Thank you!
Big thanks go to Atlas Coffee Mill for hosting monthly meetings for the Fox Cities Book Festival Board! We appreciate your support of the Festival and just can't thank you enough for providing a welcoming meeting space for us to plan and dream.