Another Successful Banquet

Another year, another successful banquet.

IWC held its fourth annual banquet on October 2. This was our second year at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The food was delicious and overly abundant, so it's nice to know that Avalon donates the leftovers to a local shelter.

Author Michael Martone highlighted the evening with an enlightening and entertaining talk that kept the audience guessing. Professor Martone began by asking the audience members to keep their cell phones on and text him during the speech. The texts didn't come, however, because we were mesmerized by his comments on what makes a good story.

The evening concluded with an open mic. Thanks to all the talented writers who participated.

Here are some more pictures from this year's banquet.

 

 

 

And the Winners Are . . .

Congratulations to Shelby Englehardt and Kevin Bradley, who are the winners in the book drawing. Shelby will receive autographed copies of A Pebble in My Shoe by Katherine Hoeger Flotz, The Mayhem: Roan's Story by Meggie Tolkland, and Torqed by C.D. Echterling. Kevin will received autographed copies of Up Jumps the Devil by Michael Poore and In God We Trust by Kathryn Page Camp. Both Shelby and Kevin will also receive a copy of From the Edge of the Prairie (2011), which is a collection of poems and short stories written by members of the Prairie Writers Guild. Two IWC members, Jacqueline Huppenthal and Judith Lachance-Whitcomb, contributed to the collection.

Drawing Deadline Extended

In order to give more people the opportunity to participate in our book drawing, we have extended the dealine through October 17, 2012. See the previous post for more details.

Welcome to Our Web

"'Will you walk into my parlour?' said the Spider to the Fly."

In the poem by Mary Howitt, the spider lures the fly into its web and traps the fly. We at Indiana Writers' Consortium want to lure you into our web, too. Unlike the fly, you are free to leave at any time. But we hope you won't want to.

Please use the link on the right to enter and explore IWC's redesigned website. The website address is the same, but the blog address has changed to http://indiana-writers-consortium.blogspot.com. You can also access it from a tab at the top of the website.

Discover who we are by reading the About page, then check out our authors, find a speaker for your next event, and browse through our bookstore. Visit the Events page or click on the link on the right-hand side of any page for information on attending our upcoming banquet. If you like what you see, go to the Membership tab to discover the benefits of belonging and to join IWC, or scroll to the bottom of any page and make a donation.

To lure you in, we are giving away autographed books written by IWC members and issues of literary journals that include works by IWC members. To enter the drawing, use the Contact page to send us a comment about the site. Be sure to provide your e-mail address so we can get in touch with you if you are a winner. We won't sell your e-mail address to spammers or any other third party. And if you do not want us to use it for IWC's own newsletters and announcements, just say so. It will not affect your chances of winning.

This drawing is not open to IWC board members or their immediate families.

We will announce the winners on this blog on October 1.

Even if you do not want to participate in the drawing, please leave a comment letting us know what you think about the website.

So welcome to our web.

Kathryn Page Camp
President
Indiana Writers' Consortium

IWC is an IRS Section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.