702WI and Wisconsin Historical Society Press present
Water, Woods & The Pioneer Life:
Three Wisconsin Authors on Process & Publication
Featuring Jerry Apps, Kathleen Ernst & Marnie Mamminga
Sunday, December 9th @ 4:30pm
Water, Woods & The Pioneer Life:
Three Wisconsin Authors on Process & Publication
Featuring Jerry Apps, Kathleen Ernst & Marnie Mamminga
Sunday, December 9th @ 4:30pm
702WI teams up with Wisconsin Historical Society Press to present a panel discussion with three Wisconsin authors: Jerry Apps, Kathleen Ernst & Marnie Mamminga. The event takes place on Sunday, December 9th at 4:30pm. A book signing will follow. The event is free, but please RSVP.
Moderated by Kristin Gilpatrick from WHSP, this special discussion will focus on what Apps, Ernst, and Mamminga know best: the life and landscapes of Wisconsin and the Midwest. They'll share their thoughts on the writing process, the publishing world, and their particular works. Attendees are welcome to ask questions and participate in the discussion, and books by all of the authors will be for sale, to be signed afterward.
Be a part of this chance to discover how these Wisconsin writers bring their life and stories to the page!
Jerry Apps, born and raised on a Wisconsin farm, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of more than 35 books, many of them on rural history and country life. They include his most recent titles Never Curse the Rain, Cold As Thunder, and Simple Things: Lessons from the Family Farm. Jerry has won awards for his writing from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Library Association (the 2007 Notable Authors Award), American Library Association, Upper Midwest Booksellers, and Barnes and Noble Bookstores, among others. In 2010 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Science, and was named a Fellow by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters in 2012. Visit him online at www.jerryapps.com.
Kathleen Ernst is an award-winning and bestselling author, educator, and social historian. She has published over thirty novels and two nonfiction books. Her books for young readers include the Caroline Abbott series for American Girl. Honors for her children's mysteries include Edgar and Agatha Award nominations. Kathleen worked as an Interpreter and Curator of Interpretation and Collections at Old World Wisconsin, and her time at the historic site served as inspiration for the Chloe Ellefson mysteries. The Heirloom Murders won the Anne Powers Fiction Book Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers, and The Light Keeper's Legacy won the Lovey Award for Best Traditional Mystery from Love Is Murder. Ernst served as project director/scriptwriter for several instructional television series, one of which earned her an Emmy Award. For more information, visit her online at www.KathleenErnst.com.
Marnie Mamminga has been a professional essayist and features writer for more than twenty years. Her work has appeared in numerous Chicken Soup for the Soul books as well as in the Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Reader's Digest, Detroit Free Press, Lake Superior Magazine, and The Writer. She is a frequent presenter at writers' workshops, including the UW's Wisconsin Writers' Institute. Her book Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts was selected as a Midwest Connections pick and recommended by Parade Magazine, and was featured on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Chapter a Day series.