Laurie Scheer

Laurie Scheer is a media goddess who has worked with writers for decades. As a former vice president of programming for WE: Women’s Entertainment, Laurie analyzed manuscripts and scripts as they entered the competitive media marketplace. Laurie has been an instructor at numerous universities across the U.S. from Yale to UCLA. A seasoned professional speaker, she has appeared at annual conventions, including the Willamette Writers Conference, and she served as the Director of UW Madison’s annual Writers’ Institute from 2010-2020. Laurie also served as the managing editor of The Midwest Prairie Review, a judge for various writing awards and contests including the prestigious Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring Contest. She is a writing mentor/instructor/facilitator for hundreds of students (of all ages) in person and online. She specializes in developmental editing, book coaching, composing book proposals and prepping writers and their writing to be sold within the publishing marketplace. She is currently the Vice President of and a Board Member of the Wisconsin Writers Association, the Co-founder/Instructor/Fellowship Mentor of the New Nature Writers and Planet Women Indigenous Writing Program, and a Screenwriting Fellowship Mentor of Women in Film & Video/DC.