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July, 2009

July 10, 2009, Summer Break from Second Friday- Second Friday Literary Night resumes in August.

July 11, 2009, 1:15 - 3:00 pm WGEO Meeting - At Baker County Public Library on Resort Street, Baker City, OR.

July 17 - 19, 2009,  WGEO Book Sales Booth at Miners' Jubilee in Geiser Pollman Park - Come visit with our local authors at our group sales booth in Geiser Pollman Park.

August, 2009

August 14, 2009,  Second Friday Literary Night- Second Friday Literary Night resumes with a presentation of the Oregon Book Awards authors, including Steven Bender, winner in general nonfiction for One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity,
Pamela Smith Hill, finalist in general nonfiction, for Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life, and Kate Gray, finalist in poetry, for Another Sunset We Survive.  

August 18, 2009, WGEO Meeting - 1:15 - 3 p.m. Regular WGEO meeting at Baker County Library on Resort Street in Baker City.

WGEO meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month from 1:15 - 3 pm at the Baker County Library in Baker City. Meetings are open to the public. Members share information, provide advice and assistance to other writers, and cooperate to promote and market local works of interest to the broader public.

Our enthusiasm and activities cover the spectrum of literary work including, travel, history, humor, poetry, drama, mystery, science fiction, cowboy westerns, romance, children's literature, biography, cooking, crafts, nature, and more. We welcome published authors and novice writers alike.

Join us! The Writers Guild of Eastern Oregon welcomes new members and maintains informative communication with those who just want to be associates. Contact us at:

Membership is free and open to anyone in eastern Oregon interested in literary arts. All genres are written here! The group provides literary events and discussion forums for the general public. For aspiring writers, the group provides constructive criticism, mentoring, editing, and public speaking experience. Published authors share experience, information, and practical help to teach others how to self-publish in a cost-effective, professional manner. For published members, the group also provides website hosting, advertising,cooperative book sales events, and business coaching.

WGEO Officers and Board of Directors: Clair Button - President; Betty Kuhl - Vice President; Kirsten Badger - Secretary; and at-large members of Board of Directors -Kerry Jones and Debby Schoeningh.