Midwest Writers Room

BIO : Although he's lived most of his life in Wisconsin, Pat Scheckel recently moved to Minneapolis. His debut novel, Time Stitchers , was published by WWA Press in the fall of 2026. His short story collection, Frozen...

BIO : B. A. Williamson is the overly caffeinated writer of the award-winning series The Chronicles of Gwendolyn Gray. When not doing battle with the demons in the typewriter, he can be found taming middle schoolers...

BIO : Elise Posledni is a bookkeeper by day and a writer by early mornings. A lifelong Wisconsin resident, she draws on her love of the state’s small towns and breathtaking natural landscapes to create fiction that...

BIO : Gary Goodman is a former rare book dealer from Stillwater MN, whose first book, The Last Bookseller, chronicled his life in the secondhand book trade. His new book, Longships and Sod Houses, focuses on his...

BIO : In the last several years, Shoshauna Shy’s stories have been included in Brilliant Flash Fiction’s anniversary contest anthology, were long and shortlisted in two Bath Flash Fiction Award anthologies, and received...

BIO : Keith is the author of the story collections Ask Me About the Money and We Could’ve Been Happy Here . A graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars, his work has received support from the Anderson Center, Iowa...

BIO : Kevin Del Principe is a writer and film director. I Animal , published by Tumbleweed Books, is his debut novel. He directed and co-wrote the feature film Up on the Glass . He has also written for television and is...

BIO : Ryan T. Pozzi is a Council Bluffs, Iowa-based nonfiction author whose debut, The Mess That Made Them: How History’s Greatest Artists Failed, Floundered, and Made Something Brilliant Anyway, is published by...

BIO : Martha’s most recent book, SCATTERED LIGHT, just won an IPPY Silver Medal for Great Lakes Fiction. The book is the sequel to WINTER LIGHT, an IPPY Gold Medal Winner for YA. She’s currently at work on the last book...

BIO : Patrick O'Donnell proves there's life after retirement. Raised in Chicago by Irish immigrant parents, he later earned a sociology degree from UW-Whitewater, then spent 25 years with the Milwaukee Police Department...

BIO : Hannah Larrew is the founder of Spellbound PR, a boutique public relations agency built for authors, artists, and creative people with stories worth telling. She specializes in thoughtful publicity campaigns...

BIO : Evelyn is an ordained minister, author, and publisher whose scholarship and ministry bridge Protestant, Celtic/Coptic Catholic, and Jewish traditions. As CEO of ShelteringTree.Earth, LLC, she leads a traditional...

<p><b>BIO</b>:</p><p>After navigating the challenges of independently publishing his own speculative fiction, including The Change Paradox, Alexandria’s Genesis and Digital Landscape, Steven founded Sisyphus Triumphant...

<p><b>BIO</b>: </p><p>When Julie A. Jacob was a child, she decided she wanted to be a writer, and she’s been writing ever since. Her professional career has focused on health care communications, but through the years...

<p><b>BIO</b>:</p><p>Rebecca writes science fiction and fantasy for overthinkers and romantics. She is a Hal Prize winner, member of the Wisconsin Writers Association, and full member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy...