Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Extended Summary and Schedules for All Six Corners Locations

Six Corners of Nebraska

 A Signature Event Of The Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission

Six Corners of Nebraska is the Nebraska Writers Guild’s gift to all Nebraskans celebrating our 150 years of Statehood. It consists of a series of six events - one near each of Nebraska's six corners - Chadron (Northwest), Norfolk (Northeast), Bellevue (Southeast), McCook (Southwest), North Platte (Big Springs Corner), and Kimball (Panhandle Southwest). These occur one per month, on the first Sunday of each month, March through August.

NORTHWEST CORNER
(CHADRON)

Chadron Public Library
507 Bordeaux Street, Chadron
-
March 5, 2017
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm


12:30 pm         Readings by Nebraska Authors
                        (including Dr. Bob McEwen of Chadron)
1:30 pm           Big Horse Woman by Barbara Salvatore
2:30 pm           Readings by Nebraska Authors
                        (including Poe Ballantine of Chadron )
3:30 pm           Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train by Charlotte Endorf
4:30 pm         “Future Great Writers of Nebraska”
                        Awards and Reading (contest for ages 13-25)

Other Opportunities:

12:00 – 5:00 Nebraska authors will be available at tables to personally visit with the public
  1:00 – 5:00 Dr. Laura Madeline Wiseman will facilitate –
 “Write What You Feel: A Prose and Poetry Workshop on Writing Emotions”
Pre-registration encouraged/12 participant maximum
(this is the only part of Six Corners of Nebraska – Northwest that is not free)
(the cost is $50.00)(the cost is $50.00)

Barbara Salvatore (1:30 pm)
Big Horse Woman
(ties to both Native Nebraska history and pioneer history)

(Synopsis): As a young girl, Water Willow rescues a drowning colt during a flash flood of the Missouri River, and she is given a new name, Big Horse Woman. Big Horse grows bigger than any horse the Ponca have ever seen. Years later, Big Horse Woman and Big Horse return to the Niobrara village her tribe abandoned, where she’d lost her family to smallpox. They approach the ridge only to discover a stranger has taken up residence near their sacred burial grounds.

(Bio): Barbara studied Fine Art at Rhode Island School of Design, Parsons School of Design, and the School of Visual Arts, NYC, where she completed her BFA in Painting and Drawing. Her art and writing have been published in 'Plains Song Review,' 'Small Farm Journal,' 'United Plant Savers News' and numerous literary journals. Her manuscript, 'Other People’s Ghosts, A Collection of Spirits,' was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2010 Leapfrog Press Fiction Contest, and was a Finalist in Orpheus Theater’s New Playwright Contest in 2011. 'Big Horse Woman,' a historical fiction novel about a Ponca woman born near the Niobrara River in 1833, was a Finalist in the 2009 Leapfrog Press Fiction Contest. Until August of 2015, Barbara served as the Ponca Language Educator for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, delivering curriculum to students aged 5 -16, and community members of all ages, using Ponca stories, art activities, performance, and games. Barbara is a strong advocate for the language; what it means to the people and why it is so important to retain native language as the core element of cultural preservation and identity.

Charlotte Endorf (3:30 pm)
Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train

(Synopsis): Charlotte Endorf traveled more than 15,000 miles, seeking the last surviving riders and descendants to document the real-life stories of the children who rode the Orphan Trains between the years 1854 and 1929. Dressed in period attire, she entertains and educates audiences of all ages about this little known Nebraska history.  She found she was related to an Orphan Train rider after thousands of miles of speaking about the subject.  Could you be too?  Charlotte wrote four books, produced two DVDs and a CD about this subject.  She took an actual 94-year-old Orphan Train rider to New York City to open her records that dated back to 1917.  The rider, who lived to be 100, traveled about 100,000 miles with her as she spoke.  She was one of the last of the Orphan Train riders Charlotte knew, and is sorry to note that she died in 2014.

(Bio): Charlotte Endorf is a lifelong Nebraskan. As a member of Toastmasters International she earned the Distinguished Toastmaster award twice. She specializes in speaking to elementary schools, women’s groups, museums, town festivals, senior centers, nursing homes and libraries throughout Nebraska, accurately describing the story of the platform girls of the Canteen, Annie Oakley and the Orphan Train. Charlotte and her daughter, Sarah, have published ten books. She has developed three documentaries that keep history alive and a CD with an actual Orphan Train rider after they made a trip to New York City to uncover her records dating back to 1917. She was selected as Nebraska’s 2011 Mother of the Year. She is an avid reader and enjoys listening to books on CD while she journeys in every direction, thousands of miles each year—to share her stories. Charlotte and her husband Kevin started the second Little Free Library in Nebraska in their own front yard. It is one of the largest in the nation and one of the few that includes an active Culture Club.

Writers Workshop:

Dr. Laura Madeline Wiseman, Facilitator (1:00pm – 5:00pm)
“Write What You Feel: A Prose and Poetry Workshop on Writing Emotions”

(Synopsis):  Together we will engage in guided writing experiments and exercises for generating new work, discuss published work as guide and inspiration, and explore issues of craft, genre, and audience on this topic. We’ll consider these questions and more: How do our emotions influence and shape the stories we tell? Why are we drawn to particular emotional threads, but shy away from others? How does word choice, sentence structure, dialogue, content, or pace create mood? What alternative tones might we imagine in our work and what results when we reimagine? How do we ground emotions in experiences that resonate with our readers? This is a generative and supportive workshop designed to push ourselves to think deeply, foster the development of new directions, and find inspiration in the emotions that move us. At the end of the day, we will have the opportunity to submit the best of the new work written during the workshop. Within a week, the instructor will email a note of detailed feedback on the submission.

(Bio): Laura Madeline Wiseman is the author of over two-dozen books and chapbooks and the editor of Women Write Resistance, selected for the Nebraska 150 Book List. Her collaborative book Intimates and Fools is a Nebraska Book Award 2015 Honor Book. Her latest book is Velocipede (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2016). She teaches women’s and gender studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.





NORTHEAST CORNER
(Norfolk)

Northeast Community College/Student Union
801 E Benjamin Ave, Norfolk
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April 2, 2017
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm



12:30 pm         Readings by Nebraska Authors
1:30 pm           John & Mona Neihardt by Brad Kellogg & Raija Weiershauser
2:30 pm           Readings by Nebraska Authors
3:30 pm           Children Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories
                         by Jerome Kills Small
4:30 pm         “Future Great Writers of Nebraska”
                        Awards and Reading (contest for ages 13-25)

Other Opportunities:

12:00 – 5:00 Nebraska authors will be available at tables to personally visit with the public
  1:00 – 5:00 Lisa Kovanda will facilitate –
“Formulating Story Ideas and Story Structure”
Pre-registration encouraged/12 participant maximum
(this is the only part of Six Corners of Nebraska – Northeast that is not free)
(the cost is $50.00)



Brad Kellogg & Raija Weiershauser (1:30 pm)
 “John & Mona Neihardt” (a historical reenactment)

(Synopsis): Sit down with John & Mona Neihardt, as he writes at his typewriter and she works on a sculpture.  Listen in as they reminisce about their lives together, including their long distance courtship as Mona studied under Rodin in Paris and John’s travels to South Dakota to meet Black Elk.

(Bio): Brad Kellogg & Raija Weiershauser perform a variety of “Living History” shows, which are popular with Historical Societies, schools, Chautauqua’s and civic organization banquets and luncheons. They are regular presenters at the John G. Neihardt Center and portrayed John & Mona Neihardt at the 50th Anniversary of Neihardt Day. Kellogg’s book “The Aisles of the Forgotten Graveyard” is historically based on one hundred year old stories of those buried in our cemeteries, some of which they also portray in their various performances.

Jerome Kills Small (3:30 pm)
Children Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories (an oral literary tradition)
(Synopsis): Kills Small tells children’s stories and animal stories that have been passed down for generations as part of the Lakota and Dakota Sioux traditions. Among the types of stories covered are iktomi (trickster tales) and ohunkanka (old legends). When speaking to adult audiences, Kills Small also analyzes the Native American storytelling tradition.

(Bio): Jerome Kills Small is an Oglala Lakota from Porcupine, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. A 1997 graduate from the University of South Dakota, with an M.A. in Selected Studies, and retired after 20 years at USD. He taught Lakota Language, American Indian Thought, Siouan Tribal Culture, Early Native American History. He is featured in the book, Wounded Warriors: A Time for Healing, and has a story in the Silver Anniversary Anthology published by the SD Humanities Council. Mr. Kills Small has parts in the videos: Sucker Punched, Nagi Kicopi (Calling Back the Spirit,) Lost Landscapes, and Bones of Contention: Repatriation and Reburial (BBC.) Jerome is a storyteller for public schools, museums, and colleges. Jerome translates, explains, and sings Lakota ceremonial, sweatlodge, powwow, rabbit, round dance, warrior, vision quest, and sundance songs. He sings with the Iron Wing Singers of Wagner, SD. He is a powwow organizer, announcer, arena director, and helps in conducting Lakota ceremonies. He portrayed Tecumseh, a Shawnee Chief and British General. He also portrayed Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman, the first Dakota Medical Doctor. Mr. Kills Small is on the board of Directors for the Native American Advocacy Program, www.lakotanaap.org.


Writers Workshop (confirmed):

Lisa Kovanda, Facilitator (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Formulating Story Ideas and Story Structure.

(Synopsis):  Participants will learn how to distill story ideas from life events or their imagination. They will then learn how to turn their ideas into a working outline to begin writing. By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a story idea, and the beginning of a working outline, with handouts to guide them through the structure and outline process.

(Bio): Lisa Kovanda is an award-winning fiction and screenwriter. In addition to her published books, and three produced films, this Past President of the Nebraska Writer's Guild has also taught screenwriting and story structure to international audiences.





SOUTHEAST CORNER
(BELLEVUE)

Sarpy County Museum
 2402 Clay St, Bellevue
-
May 7, 2017
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm


12:30 pm         Readings by Nebraska Authors
1:30 pm           “Poetry of Women on the Land” by Lucy Adkins and Marge Saiser
2:30 pm           Readings by Nebraska Authors
3:30 pm           Offutt Air Force Base History by Ben Justman, Sarpy County Museum Director
4:30 pm         “Future Great Writers of Nebraska”
                        Awards and Reading (contest for ages 13-25)

Other Opportunities:

12:00 – 5:00 Nebraska authors will be available at tables to personally visit with the public
  1:00 – 5:00 Margaret Lukas will facilitate –
“Nuts and Bolts and Beyond”
Pre-registration encouraged/12 participant maximum
(this is the only part of Six Corners of Nebraska – Southeast that is not free)
(the cost is $50.00) 

Lucy Adkins & Margorie Saiser (1:30 pm)
Poetry of Women on the Land

(Synopsis): Women pioneers and homesteaders played an important part in the development and heritage of Nebraska. In this program, Marge Saiser and Lucy Adkins will honor them, sharing poetry they have written from the point of view of Nebraska women living from the 1890’s to the present. In addition, to provide a flavor of daily living in early Nebraska, they will feature excerpts from diaries and letters of plains women from the past.

(Bios): Lucy Adkins grew up in rural Nebraska, attended country schools, and received her degree from Auburn University. Currently she is working towards her MFA in writing at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her poetry has been published in journals which include Rhino, Northeast, South Dakota Review, Concho River Review, and several anthologies. Her chapbook, One Life Shining: Addie Finch, Farmwife was published in 2007 by Pudding House Press. In addition, she co-authored Writing in Community: Say Goodbye to Writer’s Block and Transform Your Life which won a Silver “Ippy” in the Independent Publishers Book Awards. Lucy was awarded her Masters of Fine Arts in January 2017.

Marjorie Saiser is the author of five books of poetry. Her book, Lost in Seward County, is on the Nebraska 150 List for the Sesquicentennial. She co-edited a book of writings by women on the Great Plains and a book of interviews featuring Nebraska writers who teach. Her poems are found in American Life in Poetry, The Writer’s Almanac, Prairie Schooner, Cimarron Review, Chattahoochee Review, Nimrod, Rattle, Rhino, and other publications. Saiser’s awards include four Nebraska Book Awards and the Literary Heritage Award. Her website is poetmarge.com

Ben Justman (3:30 pm)
Offutt Air Force Base History - World War II

(Synopsis):  The year is 1888, and Pres. Grover Cleveland has just signed into law a bill that will lead to the establishment of Fort Crook. In 1948, that Army post gained a new name Offutt Air Force Base. The history of Offutt Air Force Base is truly unlike that of any other military installation. In the face of adversity, it has overcome challenges during the United States’ rise to global prominence, was active during the golden age of flight, and served as a wartime bomber plant. The base remained ever vigilant during the Cold Wan and continues to do so as a combatant of the 21st-century threats. Its remarkable existence of nearly 125 years can serve as a road map of US history. Today, the 55th Wing serves as the host unit of Offutt Air Force Base; its motto, “Videmus Omnis” (“We See All”), can also be applied to the saga of the base.

(Bio): Sarpy County Museum Director, holds a Masters of Arts in History from Western Illinois University as well as a Bachelors in History from Central College and received his Museum Studies Certification from Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies. He was previously involved with both small and large museums, including the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and the Imperial War Museum in London. Ben is an author of two books, Offutt Air Force and Bellevue part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series.

Writers Workshop

Margaret Lukas, Facilitator (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Nuts and Bolts and Beyond

(Synopsis): This class is designed to improve overall writing skill by covering some basic techniques of creative writing. It will help participants generate better work through developing their powers of observation and analysis, and through employing the use of concrete language, details, and imagery. The class will help participants become aware of how language rhythms, tone, and point of view in writing are integrated to convey meaning.

(Bio):  Margaret Lukas is a Nebraska Arts Council award winner and for eleven years has been an instructor in UNO’s Writer’s Workshop. Her first novel was published in 2014. She’s recently finished her second.





SOUTHWEST CORNER
(McCOOK)

McCook Public Library
802 Norris Ave, McCook
Venue Contact – Jody Crocker
-
June 4, 2017
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm


12:30 pm       Readings by Nebraska Authors
1:30 pm         Folktales, Folksongs, and Folk Dances of 1867
                        by Lorraine J. Duggin
2:30 pm         Readings by Nebraska Authors
3:30 pm         Maria Rodaway: Prairie Pioneer 
                        by Karen Wyatt Drevo
4:30 pm        “Future Great Writers of Nebraska
                        Awards and Reading (contest for ages 13-25)

Other Opportunities:

12:00 – 5:00 Nebraska authors will be available at tables to personally visit with the public
  1:00 – 5:00  Sarah Buhrman - facilitator
“Throwing Rocks: Creating Obstacles in Story”
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Pre-registration encouraged/12 participant maximum
(this is the only part of Six Corners of Nebraska – Southwest that is not free)
(the cost is $50.00)





Lorraine J. Duggin (1:30 pm)
Folktales, Folksongs, and Folk Dances of 1867 Nebraska

(Synopsis): This presentation features various aspects of pioneer life, including, folk songs and dance, folktales and lore, possibly the traditional costumes of some immigrants. Lorraine may even get you on your feet to try out a few dance steps.

(Bio): Dr. Lorraine Duggin is a poet and writer who teaches language arts/writing to refugees, immigrants and international students in the English-as-second-language Department at Metro Community College in Omaha. She has been publishing her own poetry, fiction and essays for many years and has taught at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Creighton University as well as offering many readings and workshops throughout the Midwest. She is a master artist with the Nebraska Arts Council’s Artists in Schools/Communities program and also in the Iowa Arts Council’s AIS/C program. Duggin also dances with the Omaha International Folk Dancers and three other folk dance groups that perform in Nebraska and the region. She has taught folk dancing from many cultures through the Presbyterian Outreach School for the Arts and through the Nebraska Arts Council.

Karen Wyatt Drevo (3:30 pm)
Maria Rodaway: Prairie Pioneer

(Synopsis): Maria (portrayed by her great-great granddaughter in period attire) looks back at her life as a prairie pioneer in Otoe County, Neb., where she homesteaded in 1867. Maria crossed the Atlantic Ocean with seven children to reunite her family after a 7½ year separation. She endured grasshoppers, hail, drought, tornadoes, blizzards, and the loss of her husband and six of her 13 children as she worked to become a citizen and a land owner in a new country. Resilient and resourceful, she lived a life of usefulness to her family and large circle of friends with her loving deeds and kind acts, delivering babies and nursing the sick. Program suitable for children grade 4 to adults.

(Bio): Seven generations of Karen Wyatt Drevo’s family have lived in Otoe County, Neb. Karen grew up on a farm north of Unadilla and received her early education in one-room Otoe County schools. She has degrees in English and history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She currently lives in Norfolk, where she is a librarian at Norfolk Public Library. Her life-long interest in her family history was sparked by the family stories told by her grandmothers.

Writers Workshop:

Sarah Buhrman, Facilitator (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Throwing Rocks: Creating Obstacles in Story
(Synopsis): “The writer’s job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.” - Vladimir Nabokov

A writer needs to make hard decisions about their plot, and so many things affect what our "rocks" are, including genre and characters. We will be discussing the nuances that determine what rocks to throw at our characters in order to make a compelling story, and how to approach writing them.

(Bio): Sarah Buhrman – the lady in the green lipstick – has been writing for more than 20 years. She is the author of Too Wyrd and the Life 101 series, and has short stories and essays in several anthologies, including Twisted: a Horror Anthology and Visions IV: Between the Stars.




BIG SPRINGS CORNER
(NORTH PLATTE)

Main Event Site:
Lincoln County Historical Museum
2403 N Buffalo Bill Ave, North Platte
-
May 7, 2017
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm



12:30 pm         Readings by Nebraska Authors
1:30 pm           “Poetry of Women on the Land” by Lucy Adkins and Marge Saiser
2:30 pm           Readings by Nebraska Authors
3:30 pm           Offutt Air Force Base History by Ben Justman, Sarpy County Museum Director
4:30 pm         “Future Great Writers of Nebraska”
                        Awards and Reading (contest for ages 13-25)

Other Opportunities:

12:00 – 5:00 Nebraska authors will be available at tables to personally visit with the public
  1:00 – 5:00 Margaret Lukas will facilitate –
“Nuts and Bolts and Beyond”
Writers Workshop Site:
North Platte Public Library
120 W 4th St, North Platte
-
Pre-registration encouraged/12 participant maximum
(this is the only part of Six Corners of Nebraska – Big Springs that is not free)
 (the cost is $50.00)


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Lucy Adkins (1:30 pm)
Poetry of Women on the Land

(Synopsis): Women pioneers and homesteaders played an important part in the development and heritage of Nebraska. In this program, Lucy Adkins will honor them, sharing poetry they have written from the point of view of Nebraska women living from the 1890’s to the present. In addition, to provide a flavor of daily living in early Nebraska, she will feature excerpts from diaries and letters of plains women from the past.

(Bio): Lucy Adkins grew up in rural Nebraska, attended country schools, and received her degree from Auburn University. Currently she is working towards her MFA in writing at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her poetry has been published in journals which include Rhino, Northeast, South Dakota Review, Concho River Review, and several anthologies. Her chapbook, One Life Shining: Addie Finch, Farmwife was published in 2007 by Pudding House Press. In addition, she co-authored Writing in Community: Say Goodbye to Writer’s Block and Transform Your Life which won a Silver “Ippy” in the Independent Publishers Book Awards. Lucy was awarded her Masters of Fine Arts in January 2017.

Terry Lane (3:30 pm)
Meet Buffalo Bill

(Synopsis): William F. Cody reflects on his life as express messenger, teamster, buffalo hunter, scout, actor, showman and builder of the West through a series of true-life adventures–from Bill’s perspective, of course. 

(Bio): Terry Lane has portrayed Buffalo Bill Cody since 1998 and has been the official Nebraska State Buffalo Bill and the Nebraska Division of Travel and Tourism “Nebraska Bill” since 2001. Lane’s education is in U.S. history. Lane appears nationwide with his 1st person stage play “Meet Buffalo Bill”.

Writers Workshop

Twyla Hansen, Nebraska State Poet, Facilitator (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
 Playing Around with Words: Poems, Stories, and the Creative Process

(Synopsis): This writing workshop focuses on the creative process for both poetry and short prose. Twyla will use readings of her own and others’ writing, along with guided writing exercises, to create an interactive and supportive workshop. Through these exercises, participants will retrieve their own and others’ experiences to generate new possibilities for unique stories that might also be shaped into a poem or essay.

(Bio): Twyla M. Hansen is Nebraska’s State Poet. Her latest book of poetry is ROCK
TREE • BIRD (2017 The Backwaters Press).




PANHANDLE SOUTHWEST CORNER
(KIMBALL)

Kimball Public Library
208 S Walnut St, Kimball, NE
-
August 6, 2017
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm
-

12:30 pm       Readings by Nebraska Authors
1:30 pm         Nebraska History as Told by Peter Sarpy
                        by Darrel Draper, Historical Reenactor
2:30 pm         Readings by Nebraska Authors
3:30 pm         The Life and Loves of Bess Streeter Aldrich
                        by Cheryl Paden
4:30 pm        “Future Great Writers of Nebraska
                        Awards and Reading (contest for ages 13-25)

Other Opportunities:

12:00 – 5:00 Nebraska authors will be available at tables to personally visit with the public
  1:00 – 5:00 N. L. Sharp will facilitate:
“The Rim of the Prairie: A Writing Practice Marathon”
Pre-registration encouraged/12 participant maximum
(this is the only part of Six Corners of Nebraska – Panhandle Southwest that is not free)
(the cost is $50.00)





Darrel Draper – Historical Reenactor (1:30 pm)
Nebraska History as Told by Peter Sarpy

(Synopsis): Dressed in period costume and speaking in his native French accent, “Peter Sarpy” describes the transformation of Nebraska from French colony to statehood. This dramatic one-act play uses humor, interactive audience participation and factual historical anecdotes to captivate youth and adult audiences alike. This living-history presentation is appropriate for schools, civic groups, churches, museums and festivals.

(Bio): Darrel W. Draper, a fifth generation Nebraskan, retired Navy officer and University of Nebraska at Omaha graduate, uses his talents as storyteller and actor to educate and entertain. He has performed for national and state government agencies, museums, schools, youth groups, festivals and is a popular banquet and luncheon speaker. He specializes in costumed portrayals of historical figures that played major roles in the events that shaped our state and nation. He is considered an expert on the history of the Lewis and Clark expedition and has personally retraced thousands of miles of their trail by canoe and on foot.

Cheryl Paden (1:30 pm)
 “The Life and Loves of Bess Streeter Aldrich”

(Synopsis): Meet Bess Streeter Aldrich and learn of her life as a Nebraska author. Included in this presentation are her thoughts on prairie life, family, writing, Christmas and living your dreams. We will read from her work, look at her life events, and learn about the things that were closest to her heart. In her words, “Regardless of the popular literary trend of the times, write the thing which lies closest to your heart.”

(Bio): Cheryl Paden has worked as a freelance writer, publishing inspirational stories and non-fiction articles for the past 10 years. She is also a part-time pastor. A longtime fan of Bess Streeter Aldrich, Cheryl did further study in order to put together her presentation of Bess Streeter Aldrich for Six Corners of Nebraska.

Writers Workshop :

N. L. Sharp, Facilitator (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
The Rim of the Prairie: A Writing Practice Marathon

(Synopsis): “Regardless of the popular literary trend of the times, write the thing which lies close to your heart.” Bess Streeter Aldrich

"It seems to be characteristic of the amateur to write of things beyond his horizon. There is no doubt a psychological reason for this. Be that as it may, the young writer will find eventually that he can work with truth and sincerity only on the material with which he is familiar. One of my early stories concerned itself with a millionaire's wife sojourning in the hills of Vermont. Now I have never been in the hills of Vermont although I am going there someday to see if by any chance I happened to describe them correctly. And my first-hand knowledge of millionaire's wives has been somewhat limited. After many unsatisfactory trips, the story was purchased by a third-rate magazine which was more than the hollow tale deserved. I had not yet learned the lesson which the experience of later years brought; that a story rings most true when it is drawn from the limitations of our geographical, mental, or emotional boundaries." Bess Streeter Aldrich, from an article in the Prairie Schooner, January, 1927.

Join N. L. Sharp in Kimball for a writing marathon. Through a series of writing prompts and timed writing sessions, writers will follow the advice of Nebraska author Bess Streeter Aldrich to develop material that is sincere and true while exploring their own geographical, mental, and emotional boundaries.


(Bio): Nancy Sharp is an established children's author from Fremont, Nebraska and the owner of the Nebraska-based publishing house, Prairieland Press.