NEWS (THUS FAR) FROM WYOMING WRITERS, INC. , CONFERENCE: When the emergency sirens blared Friday night about 10:30, writers at the conference's open mike reading thought this was the signal they had gone on way too long. They were relieved to learn it merely signalled a flash-flood warning that could sweep them into the raging torrents of Cheyenne's Dry Creek. Duly warned, the writers carried on. On Saturday, relieved that the Plains Hotel still stood, about 80 conferees gathered for breakfast and a WWI membership meeting. John Beach said farewell as president and Cheyenne's Barbara Wild, a new member, was voted head of the statewide writers' org that boasts more than 100 members. Bob Townsend, who did such a smashing job as co-editor of the 2005 Owen Wister Review at UW, signed on as V.P. The 2006 conference will be held in Rock Springs and in 2007, WWI heads to Thermopolis. Writers and editors held presentations all day and, at lunch, the annual writing award winners were announced. More conference news to come....
- posted by Michael Shay @ 4:14 PM