Nebraska Writer's Guild

        Network East: Charlene Neely

        Network West: Belle Edwards

        Network Non-Fiction: Jerri Haussler

        Network Fiction: Mara Giles

        Network Poetry: Dave Hufford

 

 

Publications Team:

 

Committee Purpose:  To evaluate and produce the regular publications of the Nebraska Writers Guild, the annual BULLETIN Magazine and the BROADSIDE Newsletter, per the needs and expectations of the membership in a cost-effective manner..   

 

Chair/Editor Responsibilities:

 

1.    To recruit a Publications Team to include at least one reporter from the Eastern half of the state and one from the Western half AND one reporter for each of the genres of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, all willing to communicate on a regular and timely basis for appropriate discussions of NWG publications needs and to supply information and articles for the NWG publications as needed.

2.    To facilitate and assure documentation of discussions of NWG publications, reporting activities and committee decisions or problems to the Executive Board as necessary and/or as requested.

3.    To evaluate the look, content/scope, publication schedule and reporting deadlines, as well as cost-effective distribution (per "Members Only" access on the organization's website/Yahoo list home page vs. hard copy mailings or mailings only to requesting members without Internet access) of the NWG's annual BULLETIN Magazine and NWG's BROADSIDE Newsletter to meet the needs of the membership.  

4.    To submit any anticipated expense needs to the Executive Board for approval PRIOR to putting that action into effect and to provide an evaluation of past year's budget, as well a budget projection for the coming year at the October Board meeting

 

CHAIR and Editor: Delores Feeken-Schmidt   Crete, NE. State employee by day and a writer by any other time she can squeeze it in. Hanging out with other writers has helped her realize that she's not weird; she's just creative!

 

        Webmaster: Andrew Lawlor (thru Sally Walker  )
        Reporter East: Charlene Neely
        Reporter West: Belle Edwards
        Reporter Non-Fiction: Jerri Haussler
        Reporter Fiction: Mara Giles
        Reporter Poetry: Post Vacant

 

 

NWG Publicity:

 

Committee Purpose:  To identify and facilitate programs to advertise and promote the organization across the state of Nebraska and the nation, as appropriate to the principles of the Nebraska Writers Guild.  

 

Chair Responsibilities:

 

1.    To recruit at least two additional committee members willing to communicate on a regular and timely basis for appropriate discussions of publicizing NWG.

2.    To facilitate and assure documentation of a review of NWG publicity wherein the organization and dues-paid members will receive public notice.

3.    To identify appropriate publicity actions, recruit and appoint responsible parties and periodically request report on actions and results.

4.    To submit any anticipated expense needs to the Executive Board for approval PRIOR to putting that action into effect.

5.    To present report of meetings and actions to the Executive Board as requested

6.    To promptly report to the Executive Board any negative publicity of the organization or any member claiming affiliation with the organization.

 

CHAIR: Hugh Reilly   Omaha, Nebraska. A native of Omaha, Hugh is an Associate Professor at UNO where he teaches courses in advertising, public relations, speech and creative writing. Reilly has had dozens of articles published in regional and national magazines and has had four books published, the most recent beingHistorical Omaha: An Illustrated History of Omaha and Douglas County, a photo-history book he co-wrote with his father, Robert T. Reilly. He is currently working on a full scale biography of Father Flanagan.

 

        Mara Giles
        Mary Jo Caffrey 
        Belle Edwards
        Connie Crow (mailings) 
        Johnnye Gerhardt 

 

By-Laws:

 

Committee Purpose:  To periodically review current By-Laws of this organization and assure applicability to membership and organizational needs, as well as compliance with state regulations of non-profit organizations.

 

Chair Responsibilities:

 

1.    To recruit at least two additional committee members willing to communicate on a regular and timely basis for appropriate discussions of By-Laws.

2.    To facilitate and assure documentation of a review of current By-Laws and coordinate clarification of recommended amendments.

3.    To submit recommendations to accessible legal advisor to assure compliance with state regulations for non-profit organizations and document legal input.

4.    To present recommendations to the Executive Board prior to presentation to the general membership for discussion and vote.   

CHAIR: Jenn Thor  Fremont, NE. Jenn has written everything from poems and short stories to the full length manuscripts. She has a completed historical manuscript and has recently switched to writing in the first person, paranormal. She has written a number of commercials for radio.

        Hugh Reilly
        Jane Graff

 

Conference Coordinators:. . . . .  . .Mara Giles (Spring East)

 Belle Edwards (Fall West)

 

Nebraska State Fair:. . . . . . . . . . . .Charlene Neely