Everyone is invited! RWG meeting on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Burpee Museum, downstairs Riverview Room, from 1-3 PM. Bring an example of a sequel to a story (prose or poem) in which the sequel is written by a different author than the original story.

Rockford area writers, come on down to the Burpee Museum, Sunday, Nov. 17, 1-3 PM, downstairs Riverview Room. Enjoy friendship and shared creativity! Bring an example of a sequel to a story (prose or poem) in which the sequel is written by a different author than the original story. A writing contest will take place toward the end of the meeting.

Conservation Crew Work Day — Vegetation Management
Saturday, November 9, 2019
9 AM to NOON

No experience necessary; training and tools are supplied. Bring a water bottle and stay hydrated. Dress in layers and expect to get dirty! https://www.seversondells.com/events/conservationcrew-nov-9

Just in time for Halloween! Read Connie Kuntz’s delightful spine-tingling, elbow-tickling piece about Ann-Margret Naber and Brian Thomas’ Screamatorium. https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/state-artist-devil-details

Don’t miss the Sunday, October 20, Rockford Writers’ Guild meeting at Burpee Museum, 737 N. Main Street, 1-3 p.m. That’s just a week from today.

Bring a short prose or poetic retelling of a story that you wrote yourself.

And, winners of the “Smooth as Ice” poetry contest are invited to read their poems.

James Marshall, Ph.D., will lead the meeting.

Ornithologist and Rockford Writers’ Guild Vice President Dr. James Marshall bands birds at Severson Dells Nature Center every week during the fall migration.

Read Connie’s interview with James to find out what he says regarding the decline in our national bird population.

https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-ornithologist-responds-national-bird-population-decline

All artists, including writers, are invited to a coffee klatch with Connie Kuntz on Tuesday, October 1 at 10:00 a.m. sharp at The Shumway; 713 E. State Street in Rockford. Connie is the host of 89.5 WNIJ’s State of the Artist. WNIJ is the local station for NPR. For State of the Artist, Connie interviews Illinois artists in the places that inspire them to keep creating and changing the world. The five-minute interviews are broadcast during Morning Edition and then live forever on the WNIJ website and NPR podcasts. She is scouting for artists to feature on the show and she will discuss the interview process at the klatch. No registration necessary, but if you have questions, email Connie at ckuntz@niu.edu. This is a free event and coffee will be served.

THREE EVENTS AT SEVERSON DELLS:
Sept. 26, 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast at the Dells
Sept. 28, 8 am – 4 pm Forest Quest Scavenger Hunt
Sept. 28, 4:30 pm Concert: Musician Kraig Kenning

For more information, call 815-335-2915 or email info@seversondells.org.

“Smooth as Ice” Poetry Contest Winners

Thank you to the writers who entered the Smooth as Ice Fall Poetry Contest. Judges selected ten $10 winners and their work with be published in the 2020 Winter-Spring edition of The Rockford Review.

Winners are invited to share their poems at the October 20 meeting.

Marie Asner for “The Skater.”

Cindy Guentherman for “Combing the Dog.”

Mark Hudson for “Icy Pond.”

John Casey Kalkirtz for “The Old Country Mailbox.”

Jennifer Lagier for “Frosted.”

Emily Marshall, age 7, for “Smooth as Ice” — children’s category.

James Marshall for “Smooth Sailing.”

Wilda Morris for “Florrie.”

Jim Swierzynski for “Byootocks on Ice.”

June Thompson for “Ice Walk.”

Honorable mention: R.M. Yager’s “Martini Talk.”

Hello, Writers!

Our new website is online at www.rockfordwritersguild.org. Check it out!

We encourage you to submit your poems and prose pieces via our online submission form. Try it — you’ll like it!

We have two deadlines: October 15 for open submissions of poetry and prose and November 15 for our On the Abyss contest (for RWG members only).