This July, for the first time ever, I will be selling signed copies of my new novel, Allie's Adventure on the Wonder, along with my children's picture book, New Moon's Family! Over the course of five days, I will be at two locations:

Downtown Duluth Days
July 9th-10th, 10 am-5 pm
1 W St, Duluth, MN 55802
https://www.downtownduluth.com/sidewalk-days/

Heritage Days
July 11th-13th, Fri-Sat 10 am-6 pm/Sun 10 am-2 pm
630 1st Ave, Two Harbors, MN 55616
https://www.twoharborsmn.gov/community/heritage_days/index.php

Come visit me and all the other amazing vendors with their wonderful crafts, food, music and more! Hope to see you there! :)

Hi everyone!

I will be signing and selling my children's book, New Moon's Family, at a variety of craft fairs in Duluth, MN later this year:

Wendy Grethen's Get Great Stuff fair
Saturday, November 2nd, 10 am - 3 pm
Peace Church
1111 N. 11th Ave. E., Duluth MN 55805
WendyUpNorth Art & Gift Fairs - Duluth / Superior, Minnesota

Wendy Grethen's Neighbor-Made fair
Saturday, November 9th, 10 am - 3 pm
Peace Church
1111 N. 11th Ave. E., Duluth MN 55805
WendyUpNorth Art & Gift Fairs - Duluth / Superior, Minnesota

The Festival of Trees
Saturday, November 16, 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, November 17, 10 am - 3 pm
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth MN 55802
Festival of Trees 2024 – Junior League of Duluth

2024 Holiday Craft & Vendor Event
Friday, November 22, 9 am - 5 pm
The Cloquet Armory and Pinetree Plaza
Highway 33 S, Cloquet, MN 55720
2024 Holiday Craft & Vendor Event | Facebook

Star of the North Maternity One-of-a-Kind Holiday trunk show
November 30, 11 am - 3 pm
Holy Rosery School
2802 E. 4th St. Duluth MN 55812
Star of the North – Maternity Home

Wendy Grethen's Get It Local fair
Saturday, December 14, 10 am - 3 pm
Peace Church, 1111 N. 11th Ave. E., Duluth MN 55805
WendyUpNorth Art & Gift Fairs - Duluth / Superior, Minnesota

I'll also be advertising my upcoming novel, Allie's Adventure on the Wonder, and the return of The Tale Collector on KTWH 99.5! Come for this and other lovely potential Christmas gifts! Hope to see you there!

Hi everyone!

This is an event that should have happened two years ago, but the COVID-19 pandemic canceled it. Now at long last, we're trying again!

To help celebrate Astronomy Day 2022 at the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium on Saturday, April 9th, I will be there at 6 pm to read and sign copies of New Moon's Family!

The Planetarium is at:
371 Marshall W. Alworth Hall
1023 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812

You can also find more information here.

This has been a long time coming, and I hope to see you all there. Happy stargazing!

Hey everyone!
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I’m happy to announce that after our previous fundraisers had been canceled due to COVID, KTWH 99.5 is commencing our Spring Fun Drive once again, running Monday 5/17 - Friday 5/21!

You can hear me on 2 special segments during that time. Once again I join fellow storyteller Tom Kohler and host Leo Bebeu to discuss our histories and fond memories of being with the station, exchange a joke or two, and just have an all-around ball. The first 15-minute segment will air Wednesday 5/19 sometime between 7:30 and 7:50 am. The second will be on Friday 5/21 at 2:15 pm, right after my latest episode of The Tale Collector, in lieu of a past repeat episode.

Being a nonprofit station, we rely on listener support in order to keep sharing our news and stories with our audience, especially during such a tumultuous time as now. If you’re interested in contributing or would like to learn more, visit https://ktwh.org/.

Thanks again to you from me and everyone else at KTWH 99.5 for all your support!

Happy New Year, everyone!

The 4th episode of MiPA's Virtual Reading Series has premiered and can now be viewed on YouTube and Facebook! The subject: picture, poetry, and coffee table books, among which New Moon's Family is featured! Congrats again to all the winners and finalists! It is such an honor to be part of this gathering of wonderful authors and their books!

You can watch my reading here and here at 5:12! Here's to a new year in which we come back together at long last! Cheers!

It is now been a year since New Moon's Family was published by Beaver's Pond Press! I was hoping to upload this on Oct 1st, but circumstances unfortunately prevented it. But that's okay, we can count it on the month. ;) To celebrate, I've posted my own video reading of the story on Facebook; you can view it here. Accompanying it is the beautiful piano piece, "They've Always Been Near," composed and performed by my wonderful cousin, Paul Gutmann. Here is the original unedited version on SoundCloud for your listening pleasure.

Thank you all for an exciting first year as a traditionally published author, and I hope you enjoy the story time!

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all book signings and appearances have been postponed for the time being, including the St. Croix Cabin Fever Writers' Spring Rendezvous and UMD's AstroKids Hour for Astronomy Day.

I will let everyone know as soon as there are any updates. In the meantime, stay clean and take care everyone. :)