CWG members!  (and those interested in joining)  We need you!  We have some exciting projects coming up, and would use a few hands in making them happen and making them awesome!

Catholic Author’s Wiki:  this has been a project long in the making, but we are finally at the point where we need help—writers and editors.

This is a wiki of Catholic authors, famous and new, that we want to start to promote Catholic literature and to show Catholic authors are out there in all genres.  Dave Law has been setting it up, and here’s his call for help:

I have a ‘to do’ list of broad general areas that need improvements (http://www.catholicwritersguild.com/wiki/index.php/To_do ) but I am sure once others get into it more may be added to this list. What I am looking for as far as volunteers go is either people who understand the wikimedia text formatting or are willing to learn. The basic formatting is quite easy and straight-forward to learn. The volunteer should have a passion for writers and their lives. As far as time commitment goes, given that this is quite a large project and bit helps so long as it is on a continual basis, so the volunteer should be willing to help out on the site at least few hours a month.  Anyone interested in helping out should send me at: authorswiki(at)catholicwritersguild.com a note indicating the interest as well as if he or she is a current member of the CWG.

Catholic Writers Conference Live:  If you are going to the live conference in Arlington, TX (Near Dallas) Aug 29-31, we need folks to help work the conference and the booth.  Here’s the list from Ann Lewis, annlewis(at)joesystems.com:

Presenter’s Aids: introduces speaker, makes sure presenter has everything they need. They also help with pitch sessions

Go-fer: someone who is around to help go for things

Registration:  runs registration table—hands out badges, takes new registrations, handles money (checks or credit card info) Also serves as information desk.

She could also use someone who lives in Arlington who would be willing to get some things for us like bagels in the morning (We loved bagels in the morning!) or last-minute items.

CWG Booth: promotes CWG, makes sure none of the books walk away

She’s also looking for a couple of people to help her before the conference, so if you can’t go but would like to participate, this could be your chance.  She mostly needs someone to liaise with the presenters—recruit them, answer questions for them, etc.  It’d be nice to get someone who has been to the conference before, but Ann will train you.

Also, she did not ask, but I know she spends a lot of time making name tags, creating the program, etc.  She didn’t let me know if she has folks helping her or not, but if you have skill in these, please contact her and offer her your help.

Publicity:  We are gearing up for the CWCL and could use a few more dedicated volunteers and a co-coordinator for the publicity committee.  Please contact Maureen Martin at dovemem(at)gmail.com