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Midwest Writers Association members showcased their books, networked with potential publishers and editors and answered questions about the organization at Printer’s Row, a mega book and authors’ fair, June 4-5, 2011 in Chicago’s South Loop. |
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Computer technology and business adviser Bruce Carlson explained cloud computing and offered other how-tot organize questions at MWA Member Only meeting in June. |
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2011 past programs
May - Kelly James-Enger, author of “Six Figure Freelancing” and 12 other books
April - Lawyers for the Creative Arts
March - Shalom Klein on “The New Networking”
March – MWA had a booth a Creative Chicago Expo at the Chicago cultural Center |
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About a dozen members met at Stash’s, a casual Highland Park diner, Sept. 1, 2010. The topics, proposed by President Mira Temkin, were how to get paid in a timely fashion and how to generate new business. The casual get together was also a chance to share publication news and re-connect after the summer |
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| Anne Clark from Linkedin explained how to maximize usage of the business network site and the importance of a good profile at MWA June 16 dinner program. |
Midwest Writers Association members and guest mingle before the dinner program, at Pinstripes in Glenview, June 16. |
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| MWA President Mira Temkin (left) and member Irene Irene Stemler (right) talk to two people at the 2010 Chicago Tribune Lit Fest (Printers Row), Sunday, June 13, 2010 about Midwest Writers Association. |
Authors Hal Higdon and Robert Mueller take a two hour shift at MWA's Lit Fest booth, before the rains came Saturday, June 12. |
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| Midwest Writers Association again had a booth at the Chicago Arts Expo in Chicago's Cultural Center. Lynda and Jim O'Connor took an early shift at the booth Saturday, April 3. |
Jim Kepler and Sally Chapralis greet visitors to MWA booth at Chicago Arts Expo. |
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March 18 was a member only program at Panera in Wilmette that featured how to best use social networking by Triona Guidry of Guidry Consulting. Triona also offers tech tips at http://www.guidryconsulting.com/techtips
left to right March Program Chairperson Meta Levin and speaker Triona Guidry. |
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MWA held a Feb. 17 open dinner program at Hackney's On Lake in Glenview on “Working with Temp Agencies to expand your freelance opportunities.”
The speakers table: left to right February Program Chairperson, Mira Temkin, Artisan Talent representative Sharon Potsch, general and Paladin temp opportunity speaker Wendy Lalli and Aquent representative Ellen Schermerhorn (not shown, MWA President Jodie Jacobs)
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Gregory Fine,CAE, a director of Association Media and
Publishing (formerly SNAP) and Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Vice President of the Association for Corporate Growth spoke to Midwest
Writers Association members and guests Sept. 15 at Hackney's On Lake.
Fine and his co presenter Amelia Levin, a freelance writer and editor
talked about writing for trade and association publications. |
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Julie Bennett-Lefkow (left) and Cynthia Clampitt
answering questions about Midwest Writers Association at Chicago Tribune's
Lit Fest, held in Printers Row June 6-7 |
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| Attendees check the table of books published by Lake
Claremont Press, those printed by Adams Press and those written by MWA
members. |
Panelist Jim Kepler of Adams Press reviews the current
state of the publishing. |
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| Panelists Sharon Woodhouse, left, founder of Lake Claremont
Press, and Danielle Chapman, right, director of the City of Chicago's
new Publishing Industry Programs Department, take questions. |
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| Chicago Tribune Travel Editor Ross Werland
tells section's freelance needs. |
North Shore Magazine Executive Editor Sherry
Thomas talking about her magazine |
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| Crain's Chicago Business Assistant
Editor Andrea Hanis, center, answers a question about her publication's
freelance opportunities, as North Shore Magazine Executive editor Sherry
Thomas, left, and Chicago Tribune Travel Editor Ross Werland |
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| Members and guests circulate before
editors from three major Chicago area publications speak at the Midwest
Writers association Nov. 13 dinner at Hackney's on Lake, Glenview. |
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Rachel Madorsky speaking on her book at Chestnut Court
Book Shop in Winnetka? |
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| Nationally known public speaker Pat McWard offered tips
on how to best sell your product (writing) and yourself - when Midwest
Writers Association held its Fall dinner program at Hackney's on Lake
in Glenview, Sept. 19, 2008. |
Co-Hospitality chairs Janis Guggenheim, left and Ada
Kahn, right, welcomed nearly 50 members and guests to MWA's Fall 2008
dinner program at Hackney's. |
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| Ada P. Kahn, Ph.D. (left) and RaeAnn Berman, with Jim O'Connor (right)
dicsuss book publishing at the Barnes and Noble store, Skokie. |
Authors Raeann Berman (left), Jim O'Connor, Ada P. Kahn,
Ph.D. and Meta Levin (right) discussed book publishing at the Barnes
and Noble event in Skokie. |
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| Mary Ann Diehl, Barnes & Noble representative,
introuduced the panel
of MWA members who spoke about getting published. |
