The Wispresso Cafe—is where books, writing, coffee, and conversation brew together for Wisconsin authors. Hosted by TK Sheffield and starring a rotating cast of your favorite Wisconsin Writers Association (WWA) personalities, this is your chance to find your voice, share your story, and be inspired by other creatives.

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82086054922?pwd=hirYSvOLwHOlc8pslQzXxtPZIeC7FD.1

Poetic Strategies: Imagery, Lineation, Syntax, Digression and Moving Forward    

Poems often begin for us as writers after we have an experience that seems charged with meaning. A first draft may get us started on the way to the poem we feel is somehow in this experience. Then what next to bring forth the lyrical quality of that experience? 

Published poems offer examples of poetic strategies that can enhance that lyrical quality of our poems. Among the strategies that we'll pay particular attention to are listing, repetition, digression and moving forward. 

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84716028912

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

Lisa Lickel, author/editor, book coach, and editor of Creative Wisconsin magazine is leading five-week intensive critique groups for novel or other full-length book writers who have a drafted (completed or nearly completed) manuscript and experience working with others in critique groups. PLEASE NOTE: these are five sessions in a row. Maximum 4 and minimum 3 participants. Each participant will submit 25 pages of their own work for critique each week. In turn, they will read and critique pages submitted by the other 2 or 3 participants (maximum 50-75 pages each week). These sessions are for authors who want specific feedback on their novel or other book-length work

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84923853341?pwd=KzJ1Yyt3L0x3TndjNktBOVNMUGQxUT09

Lisa Lickel, author/editor, book coach, and editor of Creative Wisconsin magazine is leading five-week intensive critique groups for novel or other full-length book writers who have a drafted (completed or nearly completed) manuscript and experience working with others in critique groups. PLEASE NOTE: these are five sessions in a row. Maximum 4 and minimum 3 participants. Each participant will submit 25 pages of their own work for critique each week. In turn, they will read and critique pages submitted by the other 2 or 3 participants (maximum 50-75 pages each week). These sessions are for authors who want specific feedback on their novel or other book-length work

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84923853341?pwd=KzJ1Yyt3L0x3TndjNktBOVNMUGQxUT09

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of fiction, non-fiction, and memoir writers in either short or long form.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

In Kenosha county's most notorious case, a man murdered his wife using antifreeze. Ken Humphrey, serving as jury foreman, used the trial as a foundation for a murder mystery that blends John Grisham and The Breakfast Club movie. What emerged was an homage to his fellow jurors, titled The Breakfast Jury. Join him and several jurors as they discuss the experience.

Join us at Blue House Books, 5915 6th Ave A, Kenosha, on February 8, 12-3pm 

TK Sheffield signs "The Valentine Lines," a small-town Wisconsin romcom at Literatus & Co. bookstore, 401 E. Main Street, Watertown, Wis.

Waltraud: A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany, authored by Tammy Borden, was chosen as a 2026 Book Club read on Wisconsin Public Radio. Listeners are encouraged to read the book and then listen in for an author interview, call in with questions, and participate in the conversation on air.

DETAILS AT A GLANCE WHAT: Interview with Tammy Borden, author of Waltraud: A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany

WHEN: Thursday, February 19 at 11am

WHERE: The Larry Meiller Show

HOW: Tune in on Wisconsin Public Radio (Statewide News & Ideas Network)

Poetry Workshop at WordHaven BookHouse: Discover the Joy of Found Poems with Katrina Serwe

DATE: Saturday, February 21st

TIME: 1:00-2:30 pm

LOCATION: 923 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI

COST: $10.00

CLASS TITLE: Discover the Joy of Found Poems

CLASS DESCRIPTION: Poems are everywhere, just waiting to be found. Create a collage of the words that make up your day. Snap a picture of a poem you find already written in the wild. Mark up an existing text you love or hate to create something new…the possibilities for found poems are endless! Take time out to come to the bookstore and join Katrina Serwe to play with words. Poets and people who do not yet know they are poets are welcome.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.wordhaven-bookhouse.com/new-events/found-poems

There will be a reading from the baseball anthology, The Songs of Summer, on Sunday, March 1, at 2 PM at County Clare Pub, 1234 N. Astor St., Milwaukee.

Contributing poets invited to read their pieces. Open to the public. Just in time for Spring training! Please let Ed know if you are able to attend.

More details to follow. Thank you.

Reading by Lake Country Poets at Tabi's Lake Country, lower level, 111 E Capitol Drive, Hartland, WI from 7:00-9:00 on March 6, 2026

Meet the Author & Books Signing at Chapter 52 for Katrina Serwe's Chapbook First Steps (Brain Mill Press, 2025) Chapter 52

Saturday, March 14

52 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac, WI 10 am - Noon https://calendar.fdlpl.org/event/15856275

April 10-12, UW-Madison campus: The Wisconsin Screenwriters Symposium, hosted by the UW-Madison Department of Communication Arts, with support from the International Screenwriters’ Association, is holding its contest, pitch event, and panel discussions on the UW-Madison campus.

See the website for complete details and to register for this event: https://screenwriters.commarts.wisc.edu

Book Launch Party for Katrina Serwe's full-length poetry collection: A Thousand Miles of Poetry

Event Details • Saturday, April 18th, 1:00–5:00 pm •

The Cabin at Ridge Run Park West 2600 Wheat Ridge Ln, West Bend, WI •

GPS Coordinates: 43.414689, -88.219369

Schedule • 1:30–2:00 pm — Poetry Reading • 2:00–5:00 pm — Book Signing, Conversations, Trail Snacks & Games

Enjoy the Afternoon • Hike a portion of the Ice Age Trail West Bend Segment • Share a line of poetry • Hang out to play games & swap stories • Treat yourself and buy a book of poetry www.KatrinaSerwe.com/events

Jim Landwehr, author of All That It Seems, in Conversation with Kim Suhr

When: Wed, 4/29/2026 - 6:30pm

Where: Boswell Book Company (In-Store) 2559 N Downer Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211-4242 Boswell welcomes Wisconsin author Jim Landwehr to the store for a conversation about his new short story collection, All That It Seems. He'll chat with Kim Suhr, Director of Red Oak Writing, our cohost for this event. Suhr is author of the story collections Nothing to Lose and Close Call. Book sales/signing immediately following.

Link: https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-04-29/jim-landwehr-all-seems

Book Fair Expo, New Berlin Ale House

16000 W Cleveland Ave New Berlin, Wisconsin 53151

https://facebook.com/events/s/book-fair-expo/662159696502148/