Friday, December 19, 2008

Welcome!

Welcome to the WRWA Blog! For those unfamiliar with the word, "Blog," it simply means "Web Log" or web diary. We'll be posting photos, news updates, articles, polls and other informative features for our members. We hope you stop in often!

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Thank you and enjoy!

The WRWA Web Team

Monday, December 8, 2008

WRWA Conference Photos Are Up!


Scroll Down To See Lots of Pictures From The 60th Anniversary Fall Conference!
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The WRWA 60th Anniversary Cake


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WRWA Leaders with the anniversary cake


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Contest Winners


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Claudia Anderson (Honorable Mention - Essay) and President Donald Schambow


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Jade Ring Winner (Essay) Julie Eger and Claudia Anderson. Julie also won 2nd place in the Nostalgia category.


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Jade Ring Winner (Adult Short Story) LaMoine MacLaughlin and Claudia Anderson


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Jade Ring Winner (Nostalgia) William Ladewig and Claudia Anderson


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Heidi Overson (Essay - 2nd Place) and Claudia Anderson


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Sally Bair (Article - 2nd Place) and Claudia Anderson


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Barb Jensen (Essay - 3rd Place, Article - Honorable Mention) with Claudia Anderson


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Janet J. Grant-Gustafson (Adult Short Story - Honorable Mention) and Claudia Anderson


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Liz Rhodebeck (Serious Poetry - Honorable Mention) and Claudia Anderson


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Pat Fitzgerald (Adult Short Story - Honorable Mention) and Claudia Anderson


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Maryo Gard Ewell - Saturday's Keynote Speaker


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LaMoine MacLaughlin and Thomas King reading Maryo Ewell's sketch


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Speaker Lorraine Hawkinson - WRWA Historian


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Speaker Joanna MacKenzie


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Sunday's Keynote Speaker Rosanne Bittner


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Youth reading at the WRWA Conference as LaMoine MacLaughlin looks on. From left: Katie Peterson, Cassandra Hansen, and Lynne Walling



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The Writers' Roundtable

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Nate Scholze - the WRWA Fall Conference Coordinator. Great job, Nate!

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JoAnn Opsahl and Nostalgia Judge Susan Engebrecht at the registration desk.


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Thomas King reading his original rap, "I Write!"


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Roxanne Aehl, the Open Mic Emcee


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LaMoine MacLaughlin Reading at Open Mic


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Waiting their turn for the Open Mic


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Henry Guerra Pujol from Puerto Rico reading at the Open Mic session.


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Don Schambow reading during Open Mic


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Dave Rank during Open Mic


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Bette Willams during Open Mic

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Allen Ansorge Reading at Open Mic


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Shirley Gutkowski and son


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John Mutter (Article - Honorable Mention) asking a question.


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Earle Garber


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