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WRITERS FAIRE 2008
2008 WIN AN HOUR WITH AN AUTHOR
Winners for our raffle have been chosen. They'll be contacted soon about setting up meetings with our authors.
Raffle tickets: 1 for $1, 6 for $5, 13 for $10
Mainstream: Jean Auel -- Joni Heyman
Linda Kuhlmann -- Tom Snethen
Literary: Jane Kirkpatrick -- Beth Strand
Whitney Otto -- A. Larson
Suspense/Thriller Larry Brooks -- Kim McKimmie
Elizabeth Engstrom -- Teri Gray
Mystery: Bob Dugoni -- Martha Miller
Ed Goldberg -- N. LaPaglia
Ken Lewis -- Timothy Reiser
George Wright -- Anita Lanning
Science Fiction: Steve Perry -- Barry Firth
Mary Rosenblum -- Barry Firth
Poetry: Judith Massee -- Patsy Lally
Children/Young Adult Tom Birdseye -- K. King
Nicole Rubel -- Rachel Bennett
Screenwriting: Gill Dennis -- Jeanmarie Zubia
Michael Hauge -- Peter Buckingham
Cynthia Whitcomb -- Charles Cruz
Nonfiction: Julie Fast -- Catha Loomis
Jessica Morrell -- Rose Lombard
Laura Whitcomb -- Victoria McGinness
Historical: Diane Goeres-Gardner -- Carrie Uffindell
Women's Fiction: Jennie Shortridge -- Judy Kornfeld
Romance: Linda Needham -- Carrie Uffindell
Humor: Marc Acito -- Corey Stixrud
Wendy French -- Tom Snethen
Thank you to all those who participated in this year's Writers Faire. There were 68 members in print who participated. Thank you to all who supported the raffle as it covers the expenses incurred to stage this event.
Last but in no way least is a thank you to the dedicated committee who worked on this year's Faire:
Martha Miller, OWC
Marlene Howard, OWC
Jan Bear, OWC
Nancy Reese, WW
Linda Kuhlmann, WW
It's been a great ride. Wishing all of you best of luck as you continue your writing.
Jan Paeth, Writers Faire Chair
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I am the lucky person who won an hour with Karen Karbo at last year's Willamette
Writers Conference. Karen was great fun. She was engaging and friendly and helpful
and wise. And boy, was she funny! She asked about my writing, answered my various
questions thoughtfully, and provided some keen insight into the writing process. She
also bought me a pretty dang good sandwich. We double dated (so to speak) with
Whitney Otto and the lucky person who won an hour with Whitney at the conference.
How cool is that? I enjoyed my time with Karen immensely, and hope I win this year as
well. I've since read Karen's How to Hepburn a couple of times, a book she gifted me
at the end of our lunch together. My hour with Karen continues to inspire...
Corleigh (Corey) Stixrud
Two attendees at Writers Faire 2007 talk about books.
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