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WFOP Spring Conference
Friday & Saturday, April 15 & 16, 2011

at The Lodge at Geneva Ridge
W4240 State Rd 50
Lake Geneva, WI  53147
262-249-3847

All registrations, contact:
Michael Kriesel
Conference Coordinator
H16550 State Hwy. 52
Aniwa, WI 54408-9618

Inquiries, contact:
Michael Kriesel
(715) 446-3645
Mkriesel@wausau.k12.wi.us

Visit the WFOP store to register and pay registration fee online.

Registration deadline:
Postmarked by April 6th, 2011

$75 Members and family (includes lunch)
$100 Non-members (includes membership)
(After deadline & walk-ins $80)

 

WFOP room rate—$119 per night
(WFOP handles room bookings to get this rate)
Make check payable to WFOP and mail to Mike Kriesel. After April 6th you may have to make your own reservation with the hotel; the rate could be higher.

Click here for printable flyer.
Nationally-known, award-winning poet Matthea Harvey will conduct a presentation and give a reading of her work.

Driving Directions:
http://genevaridge.com/resort/directions.cfm

  • From Rockford Take I-90 North to I-43 to Hwy. 67 South to Hwy. 50, turn left.
  • From Chicago Take I-294 to I-94 North to Hwy. 50 west.
  • From the Chicago Suburbs Take Rt. 53 North to Hwy. 12 West to Hwy. 50 West.
  • From Milwaukee Take I-43 West to Hwy. 67 South to Hwy. 50 east.
  • From Madison Take I-90 East to Hwy. 14 East to Hwy. 11 East to Hwy. 50 East.
Conference Schedule
Friday, April 15
4:00 p.m. Registration opens
4:30–7:00 p.m. Book Fair
5:30 p.m. Board Meeting
7:00–9:00 p.m. Open Mic (Longer poems welcome!)
Saturday, April 16
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast/Book Fair
8:00 a.m. Registration opens
9:00 a.m. A poem by Matthea Harvey
Welcome/Business Meeting
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Roll Call Poems (24-line limit)
11:00 a.m. Presentation by nationally-known poet Matthea Harvey
11:40 a.m. Book Fair / Matthea Harvey book signing
12:00 noon Lunch and Door Prizes
12:45 p.m. Muse Prize and WFOP Chapbook Prize awards
1:15 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. Poetry Reading by Matthea Harvey
2:00 p.m. Roll Call Poems (24-line limit)
3:00 p.m.

Creative Writing Classes in Prisons
A Presentation by Laurel Bastian

Guest Speaker: Matthea Harvey

    To come.

Guest Speaker: Laurel Bastian

    To come.