About Us

The Literary Arts Committee of the Eau Claire Regional Arts Council coordinates and promotes the Chippewa Valley Book Festival.

The mission of the Literary Arts Committee is to:

  1. encourage reading and writing by all members of our community,
  2. showcase a variety of authors and literary styles,
  3. enrich reading interests, and
  4. promote local and regional writers.

2010 CHIPPEWA VALLEY BOOK FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION

Coordinator

Mildred Larson  cvbookfest@eauclairearts.com

Treasurer

Doug Pearson

Authors and Events Committee

Doug Pearson, chair

Pam Gardow

Max Garland

Leah Langby

Mildred Larson

Michael O’Halloran

Dina St. Louis

Authors in the Schools Committee

Pam Gardow, chair

Rosemary Broeren

Leah Langby

Melissa Olson

Gina Toutant

Annis Williams

Bookstores and Bookgroups Committee

Mary Elworthy, chair

Debbie Hall

Rhiannon Schaub

Young Writers’ Writing Contest

Dayna Lovell, chair

Traci Thomas-Card

Gina Toutant

Fundraising  Committee

Cathy Sultan and Arlene Radtke, co-chairs

Carol Doyle

Hospitality and Volunteers Committee

Rosemary Kilbridge, chair

Carlyn Conway

Gloria Hochstein

Holly Ring

Marketing Committee

Chris Kondrasuk, chair

Jackie Boos

Dan Perkins

Stephanie Schiefelbein

Anna Sizer

Gus Falkenberg, consultant

UWEC Intern

Joel Wahrle

Ex-officio

Ben Richgruber, Director

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center