the ruth weiss foundation at WriterCon 2022
Welcome to WriterCon 2022!
The WriterCon22 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, offered writers of all genres a vital venue for networking, book sales, and learning how to push for excellence in writing.
WriterCon director William Bernhardt strongly encouraged the writers to focus on poetry as part of their writing process.
Jerry Cimino and Elisabeth Montgomery at WriterCon.
The keynote speaker, American poet laureate Billy Collins graced the event with his witty and insightful backstory to his poems. WriterCon22 also held a poetry contest, and many writers submitted for the first time.
WriterCon22 also graciously held the second annual ruth weiss Foundation Poetry Grant Awards Ceremony, a hybrid event gifting three poets and twelve runners-up, on September 4, 2022.
The Roundtable discussion using poems by ruth weiss and Jack Kerouac.
The Foundation also sponsored a booth and held a Roundtable workshop on Poetry using poems by ruth weiss and Jack Kerouac. The Roundtable had poets read and dialogue using a Great Books/Shared Inquiry discussion method.
Estelle Cimino presenting women of the Beat Generation.
The Beat Museum of San Francisco founders Jerry and Estelle Cimino arrived in the Beat Mobile in Oklahoma City, participating in WriterCon2022 with Estelle’s workshop on Women of the Beat Generation.
Friends from Writercon 2022.
The conference also sponsored day-long events to learn and deepen experiences in writing, marketing and sales. Standout sessions included Bernhardt’s focus on Tapping Universal Dreams and an excellent workshop for staying on track with writing your scripts using the platform called Plottr.
Another session by Susan Newell outlined her book Path 365, a daily check-in for balance and creativity.
A workshop during Writercon 2022.