Hello all, > My name is Amanda Theaker, and now that I finally have this list-serv > thing working, I can post this! I am one of the co-presidents of this year's > PWSA. I would like to take a moment to formally welcome everyone, both new > and old, to the Professional Writing Student Assocation of 2007-2008! > I hope that everyone had a wonderful summer, and was able to put as much > down on paper as possible! > I would also like to take this opportunity to announce our next meeting of > the semester: > Tuesday, September 25th at 7:30 in the PW lounge in Copeland Hall, Room > 209! > Also, I would like to mention to everyone that this year's Neutstadt > conference is coming up at the end of the month! > This is a wonderful opportunity to see this year's winner: Katherine > Paterson, author of Bridge to Terabithia! > We will be discussing the conference events at the meeting, and hopefully > organizing a group to attend each event! > Here's a quick run-down of the festivites so you can plan ahead! > Thursday, September 27th > 4 PM: WLT Book Club in Monnet Hall, 105- this is an opportunity to meet > with Paterson in an intimate enviroment and discuss her work with her. I've > also been told by my contacts at WLT that this is the best chance anyone has > to get some one-on-one time with Paterson! > 7 PM: Dinner and reception at R.C. Davis (senior editor-and-chief of > WLT)'s house- this dinner is to honor Paterson and the jurors of the 2008 > Neustadt prize. This event is by invitation-only, but I happen to have a > stack of invitations that I'm going to bring to the PWSA meeting if you > would like one. > Friday, September 28th > 8:15-11:45: Juror Discussion, Meacham > 12:00-1:00: Paterson will talk and allow a Q&A session, Meacham. > All of these events will have refreshments! > This is a wonderful opportunity to meet of the best Children's authors > alive today! DO NOT miss this opportunity! I am also bringing some flyers to > the meeting with this information and so additional details. > Any questions, please direct them to me at [log in to unmask] > Enjoy and hope to see you on September 25th! > -Amanda > >