The writers' conference circuit: summer retreats and workshops are designed to help writers cross the finish line.Seize the moment! If this is the year you committed to writing or perhaps self-publishing your first novel, there are countless classes and workshops available to help you achieve your goal. If you live in the Maryland/Washington, D.C.,/Virginia areas, one of the most extensive workshops for self-publishing is the Do the Write Thing Boot Camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. , a 12-week course designed to take writers through every step of the publishing process. Kwame Alexander, coauthor of Do the Write Thing: Seven Steps to Publishing Success (Manisy Willows books, September 2001) and owner of Black Words Press, leads the class. The course covers editing, bookcover design, selecting and working with printers. Attendees leave the course with a complete electronic disk ready to go to the printer. A year and a manuscript must be submitted for review before acceptance into the class. For further information, contact: www.dothewritething.net. For a complete list of writers' conferences This is a list of worldwide conferences for writers of all genres. Canada
ASPEN SUMMER WORDS June 26-30, 2004; Aspen, Colorado The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city and the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 5,804. This five-day intensive writing retreat features hands-on workshop and individual instruction in fiction, creative nonfiction Creative nonfiction (sometimes known as literary nonfiction) is a type of writing which uses literary skills in the writing of nonfiction. A work of creative nonfiction, if well-written, contains accurate and well-researched information, holds the interest of the reader, and , poetry and magazine writing. This is the 28th year for this workshop, which limits classes to 12 students. Contact: 970-925-3122 or info@aspenwriters.org UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. SUMMER WRITING FESTIVAL PROGRAM Long hailed as one of file best writing programs in the country, the weekend and weeklong classes are held throughout the summer. Workshops, which are limited to 12 to 15 attendees, are available in fiction, advance novel writing, creative nonfiction, poetry and memoir writing. Contact: 319-335-4160 or iswfeslival@uiowa.edu. ROMANCE SLAM JAM April 22-25, 2004; New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Since 1995, this conference has brought together aspiring writers and readers. Workshops include research preparation for writing characterization, plot and point of view, critique groups and revising your manuscript; special sessions for self-publishers. Contact: www.romanceslamjam.com. WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP May 28-June 6, 2004; Erlanger, Kentucky Erlanger is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,676 at the 2000 census. Geography Erlanger is located at (39.013511, -84.594042)GR1. This 32nd writer's retreat is an intimate workshop that includes in-depth classes, assignments, diagnostic sessions, readings, individual meetings with editors and agents and continuous feedback. Contact: www.writersretreatworkshop.com. MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE Manhattanville College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Purchase, New York, USA. Manhattanville's mission is to "educate students to become ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community. HOSTS ANNUAL WRITER'S WEEK June 28-July 2, 2004; Westchester, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Participants spend mornings in workshops with published writers and work on fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and children's literature children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration. The Beginnings of Children's Literature The earliest of what came to be regarded as children's literature was first meant for adults. . Individuals sessions with editors, agents and faculty readings are also included. Contact: 914-694 3425 or dowdr@mville.edu. MAUI'S WRITERS RETREAT August 27-September 1,2004; Maui-Wailea, Hawaii This year, one of the most popular conferences will have three sessions: a cruise, a retreat and a conference. In small groups, the emphasis is on how to shape and present a fiction or nonfiction manuscript or screenplay. The retreat is right before the conference that boasts of having some of the most successful people in writing as past attendees. For further information visit the Web site at www.mauiwriters.com. Victoria Christopher Murray , editor of BIBR's SELF-PUBLISHING column, is a partner in the Christian-fiction anthology Blessed Assurance. |
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