The Society of Professional Journalists will host a Narrative Writing Workshop, Sat., May 24 at Drake University's Olmsted Center, 2507 University Ave. Des Moines, Iowa. Workshops are designed to improve writing in the nation's newspapers.
The Narrative Writing Workshops, led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tom Hallman Jr. of the Oregonian, show journalists how to move beyond the inverted pyramid-style of writing to the art of storytelling.
"During the workshop, participants will learn ideas for narrative reporting, the daily get, long-form narrative storytelling and strategies to take back to the newsroom," Hallman said. "Narrative writing is a true gift and I look forward to teaching my craft with future narrative writers."
In 2001, Hallman won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for a series of articles in the Oregonian. Additionally, he has been the recipient of every major writing award for journalism, including multiple American Society of Newspaper Editors awards, a Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award, a National Headliner Award and a Nixon National Writing Award. A reporter for more than 25 years, Hallman has been at the Oregonian since 1980.
Programs will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and cost $40 for SPJ members and $60 for non-members. Lunch is included. Late fees shall apply for registrations received less than two weeks before each workshop. For complete details or to register, visit www.spj.org/nww.asp or call Programs Coordinator Heather Porter at (317) 927-8000, ext. 204.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
June 2-4 2008 - Journalists in the Crosshairs -
The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum from June 2-4, 2008, at the World Conference Center in Bonn offers participants a range of interesting workshops. One of the workshops, which takes place on the second day of the conference (June 3), looks at "Covering Hostile Environments - From Conflict Zones to Organized Crime." The workshop is being organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
CPJ is a New York-based non-governmental organization (NGO). It collects information about damages to the freedom of the press worldwide, especially on the intimidation and murder of journalists. The committee was founded in 1981 by a group of American foreign correspondents. CPJ’s executive committee includes well-known journalists like Christiane Amanpour and Dan Rather.
Workshop participants Marcelo Moreira from TV Globo in Rio de Janeiro and Stefano Marcelli from Italy will provide personal experiences to explain just how dangerous reporting on crisis situations and crime can be. Moreira and Marcelli are renown investigative journalists who have reported on the mafia, organized crime, drug cartels, wars and terrorism for many years. Reporting on the illegal transportation of hazardous waste led to Marcellis imprisonment in Nigeria.
The assault on Lebanese TV journalist May Chidiac also caused a stir internationally, as she was a victim of a bombing following her coverage of the political crisis in Lebanon. She lost her left leg and part of her left arm.
The workshop at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum will also show how journalists can reduce the personal risks related to reporting on conflicts and crime.
CPJ is a New York-based non-governmental organization (NGO). It collects information about damages to the freedom of the press worldwide, especially on the intimidation and murder of journalists. The committee was founded in 1981 by a group of American foreign correspondents. CPJ’s executive committee includes well-known journalists like Christiane Amanpour and Dan Rather.
Workshop participants Marcelo Moreira from TV Globo in Rio de Janeiro and Stefano Marcelli from Italy will provide personal experiences to explain just how dangerous reporting on crisis situations and crime can be. Moreira and Marcelli are renown investigative journalists who have reported on the mafia, organized crime, drug cartels, wars and terrorism for many years. Reporting on the illegal transportation of hazardous waste led to Marcellis imprisonment in Nigeria.
The assault on Lebanese TV journalist May Chidiac also caused a stir internationally, as she was a victim of a bombing following her coverage of the political crisis in Lebanon. She lost her left leg and part of her left arm.
The workshop at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum will also show how journalists can reduce the personal risks related to reporting on conflicts and crime.
May 2 2008 - Yale Series of Younger Poets - New Haven, CT
The five most recent winners of the prestigious Yale Series of Younger Poets competition will read from their work at the Whitney Humanities Center (WHC), 53 Wall Street, on May 2.
Free and open to the public, the event will take place 4 p.m. in WHC, Room 208.
Awarded since 1919, the Yale Series of Younger Poets prize celebrates the most prominent new American poets by bringing the work of previously unpublished artists to the attention of the larger public. Previous winners of the prize include such talents as Adrienne Rich, John Ashberry and Robert Hass. It is the longest-running poetry prize in the United States.
The event on May 2 will be introduced and moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former U.S. poet laureate Louise Glück. She is the Rosenkranz Writer-in-Residence at Yale and is also the current judge for the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition.
The featured poets for the event are Peter Streckfus, the 2003 award recipient; Richard Siken, 2004; Jay Hopler, 2005; Jessica Fisher, 2006; and Fady Joudah, the 2007 winner and most recent recipient of the prize. The poets will read from recent work.
The poetry reading is sponsored jointly by Yale University Press and the Whitney Humanities Center.
Free and open to the public, the event will take place 4 p.m. in WHC, Room 208.
Awarded since 1919, the Yale Series of Younger Poets prize celebrates the most prominent new American poets by bringing the work of previously unpublished artists to the attention of the larger public. Previous winners of the prize include such talents as Adrienne Rich, John Ashberry and Robert Hass. It is the longest-running poetry prize in the United States.
The event on May 2 will be introduced and moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former U.S. poet laureate Louise Glück. She is the Rosenkranz Writer-in-Residence at Yale and is also the current judge for the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition.
The featured poets for the event are Peter Streckfus, the 2003 award recipient; Richard Siken, 2004; Jay Hopler, 2005; Jessica Fisher, 2006; and Fady Joudah, the 2007 winner and most recent recipient of the prize. The poets will read from recent work.
The poetry reading is sponsored jointly by Yale University Press and the Whitney Humanities Center.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
April 26-May 3 2008 - Living to Tell the Tale: A Writing Workshop - Berkeley, CA
Many, many people want to write: plays, screenplays, fiction, poetry, graphic comix, science fiction, pulp fiction, suspense thrillers, you name it. Most of us begin by becoming inspired by a film or a book that somehow changed our perspective. But often the place to begin with any kind of written work is with ourselves, whether we are writing fiction, poetry, or plays--there is really no place else to go, no other perspective we can have, even when writing the most complex epic novel.
In this class, which will focus on the personal narrative, we will use stories from our lives to open up our eyes to the writing process. We will learn how to describe scenes and characters, how to recreate dialogue, how to write beginnings and endings, and more. By writing about our lives we may also discover something new about ourselves, a pattern we have, a sign of personal growth, or an old habit we need to let go of--all through simply writing it down.
Join us for this 4-week series at the Center for Urban Peace. Beginning writers & those interested in self-discovery, welcome.
Cost: $120-$65. Members 25% discount.
Thirty percent of total proceeds will be given to support the Center for Urban Peace. Pre-Registration Required.
4 Saturdays from 10 – 12:30 pm, 2 .5 hour sessions one day a week 26 April to 17 May
Limit 12 students.
To register please call 510-549-3733 X704 or write simha@urbanpeace.com
In this class, which will focus on the personal narrative, we will use stories from our lives to open up our eyes to the writing process. We will learn how to describe scenes and characters, how to recreate dialogue, how to write beginnings and endings, and more. By writing about our lives we may also discover something new about ourselves, a pattern we have, a sign of personal growth, or an old habit we need to let go of--all through simply writing it down.
Join us for this 4-week series at the Center for Urban Peace. Beginning writers & those interested in self-discovery, welcome.
Cost: $120-$65. Members 25% discount.
Thirty percent of total proceeds will be given to support the Center for Urban Peace. Pre-Registration Required.
4 Saturdays from 10 – 12:30 pm, 2 .5 hour sessions one day a week 26 April to 17 May
Limit 12 students.
To register please call 510-549-3733 X704 or write simha@urbanpeace.com
May 17-31 2008 - The Art of Fiction Writing Class - Pasadena, CA
In this workshop we will study the basic components and fine points of writing fiction. Special focus will be put on writing character detail and finding your writing voice. I will provide in-class texts to study, and both in-class and take-home exercises will be assigned. My goal is to help you locate the particular strengths and talents in your fiction writing and support them. Each writer is different, and I am most concerned with helping you locate what is distinctly yours. We will focus on the technical aspects of fiction including, structure, plot, dialogue, point of view and symbolism as well as those that are less easily defined─voice, style, and the emotional intention behind your work or the "human news." Each student will have the opportunity to workshop a five to fifteen page story (or excerpt of a story or novel) in our final weeks. This is optional but strongly encouraged. Please contact me at mary@maryotis.com if you have any questions about the class.
Call Vroman's Bookstore at (626) 449-5320 to register for this class!
The Art of Fiction Writing Class
Saturdays, May 17 - June 21, 10am - noon
$350.00 per student (plus tax)
Call Vroman's Bookstore at (626) 449-5320 to register for this class!
The Art of Fiction Writing Class
Saturdays, May 17 - June 21, 10am - noon
$350.00 per student (plus tax)
May 5 2008 - Who's Who & What's What in Self-Publishing - Smyrna, GA
Are you an aspiring author or writer? Have you attempted to get published and are stumped in your progress? Are you tired of spending large amounts of cash only to learn very basic information? Well, have we got a workshop for you. The Grown Folks Literary Group of Atlanta (Est. 2006) will hold a free self-publishing writer's workshop on Saturday May 3rd, 2008, from 9am to 3pm at King Valley @ Vinings Subdivision Clubhouse (0 Queensgate Drive SE) Smyrna, GA 30082.
May 1 2008 - Screenwriting Basics - Atlanta, GA
Everyone has a story. To learn how to turn yours into a screenplay.
Fall Forward Entertainment is now offering BASIC SCREENWRITING classes. Classes will be 4 hours long and cost $50 per student.
This is NOT for established writers who already have a script or is familiar with screenwriting fundamentals. The class concentrates on proper format, where to get story ideas, the importance of beginning, middle and end plus advice on dialogue and putting scenes together. Also, suggestions on the different between writing scripts to sell vs. writing scripts to film yourself.
Classes will be held in the Midtown/Buckhead area between 6pm - 10pm on the first Thursday of every month. Other classes may be offered depending on enrollment. No materials will be needed for the class just bring paper and something to write on, I'll provide the rest.
Classes might also benefit actors who are interested in learning why the writer is so protective of their words.
For more information or to enroll, please email FallForwardEnt@gmail.com
Fall Forward Entertainment is now offering BASIC SCREENWRITING classes. Classes will be 4 hours long and cost $50 per student.
This is NOT for established writers who already have a script or is familiar with screenwriting fundamentals. The class concentrates on proper format, where to get story ideas, the importance of beginning, middle and end plus advice on dialogue and putting scenes together. Also, suggestions on the different between writing scripts to sell vs. writing scripts to film yourself.
Classes will be held in the Midtown/Buckhead area between 6pm - 10pm on the first Thursday of every month. Other classes may be offered depending on enrollment. No materials will be needed for the class just bring paper and something to write on, I'll provide the rest.
Classes might also benefit actors who are interested in learning why the writer is so protective of their words.
For more information or to enroll, please email FallForwardEnt@gmail.com
July 15-20 2008 - Hemingway Days To Honor Ernest - Key West, FL
Whether composing novels in his Whitehead Street writing studio or fishing for big game in local waters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway left a powerful legacy in Key West. His zest for life, literary accomplishments and enduring affection for the island he called home throughout the 1930s are to be commemorated Tuesday through Sunday, July 15-20, during the annual Hemingway Days celebration.
The schedule includes a popular look-alike contest, authors' readings and presentations, a book signing for a children's book by Hemingway grandson Edward Hemingway, an exhibition of rare Hemingway memorabilia, a three-day marlin tournament, an offbeat "Running of the Bulls" and the culmination of a short story contest directed by author and Hemingway granddaughter Lorian Hemingway.
The festival's leading literary event is the announcement of the winners of the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. Now in its 28th year, the internationally recognized contest awards $2,000 annually to emerging writers of short fiction.
Lorian Hemingway, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated author, is to announce the victorious writers and introduce the first-place story at an 8 p.m. reception Friday, July 18. The awards gala is to take place at Casa Antigua, 314 Simonton St., where Ernest Hemingway stayed during the 1928 visit that paved the way for his subsequent residence in Key West. Plans call for the event to include a presentation on the property's remarkable history by its owner, publisher Tom Oosterhoudt.
Entries for the literary contest are being accepted through May 15. For entry information and writers' guidelines, visit www.shortstorycompetition.com
Hemingway grandson Edward Hemingway is to showcase the children's book "Bump in the Night," which he both authored and illustrated, at a reception and signing set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15. The event is to take place at the popular restaurant Blue Heaven at Thomas and Petronia streets -- once the site of a boxing ring where Ernest Hemingway refereed local boxing matches.
Other literary highlights include "Voices, Places, Inspirations," an evening of readings, discussions and presentations by prominent writers and journalists. Among the scheduled participants is Lorian Hemingway, whose critically acclaimed books include "Walk on Water" and "A World Turned Over."
The presentations are to take place at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at Wyland Galleries, 623 Duval St., with attendees surrounded by the paintings and sculptures of leading contemporary artists.
An unquestioned festival standout is Sloppy Joe's "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, now in its 28th year. The competition traditionally draws as many as 125 stocky, bearded men to compete at Sloppy Joe's Bar, 201 Duval St., the late author's favorite Key West watering hole. Past look-alike winners choose the victor from the field of aspiring Ernests.
Preliminary rounds are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18, with the selection of the proud "Papa" set for Saturday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd.
For more information and contest registration, visit www.sloppyjoes.com
The "Papas" also take part in other festival activities, including the infamous "Running of the Bulls" -- a zany salute to Pamplona's sporting challenge that rampages through the Key West streets beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19. No actual bulls are allowed in the lighthearted melee, but spectators can expect to spot manmade bovine replicas.
Other look-alike events traditionally include public photo opportunities, a dockside "fish-off" and scholarship presentations to Florida Keys students.
Those who seek to emulate Ernest Hemingway's fabled angling prowess can do so during the 2008 Key West Marlin Tournament. The tournament offers three days of challenging fishing, with more than $250,000 in available cash prizes for top catches of marlin and other fish.
The tourney is scheduled to begin with registration events Wednesday, July 16, and continue through July 19. Several tournament activities, including a gala charity dinner, benefit Mote Marine Laboratory and its programs in coral reef research, restoration and education.
For more information and registration, visit www.keywestmarlin.com
In addition, Hemingway aficionados can view an ongoing exhibition at the Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House, 281 Front St. The unique exhibit features rare Hemingway family photographs, documents and memorabilia relating to the author's personal life in the island city.
Other events during the festival include daily tours of the author's former Key West home at 907 Whitehead St., Sloppy Joe's Arm Wrestling Competition, a lively Caribbean street fair along Key West's Duval Street and a reading of the thought-provoking play "Storm Surge" by noted southern playwright Hubert Grissom.
Additional festival information is available at www.hemingwaydays.net
For lodging information in Key West, contact the Key West Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-LAST-KEY (800-527-8539) or visit the Keys Web site at
www.fla-keys.com
The schedule includes a popular look-alike contest, authors' readings and presentations, a book signing for a children's book by Hemingway grandson Edward Hemingway, an exhibition of rare Hemingway memorabilia, a three-day marlin tournament, an offbeat "Running of the Bulls" and the culmination of a short story contest directed by author and Hemingway granddaughter Lorian Hemingway.
The festival's leading literary event is the announcement of the winners of the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. Now in its 28th year, the internationally recognized contest awards $2,000 annually to emerging writers of short fiction.
Lorian Hemingway, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated author, is to announce the victorious writers and introduce the first-place story at an 8 p.m. reception Friday, July 18. The awards gala is to take place at Casa Antigua, 314 Simonton St., where Ernest Hemingway stayed during the 1928 visit that paved the way for his subsequent residence in Key West. Plans call for the event to include a presentation on the property's remarkable history by its owner, publisher Tom Oosterhoudt.
Entries for the literary contest are being accepted through May 15. For entry information and writers' guidelines, visit www.shortstorycompetition.com
Hemingway grandson Edward Hemingway is to showcase the children's book "Bump in the Night," which he both authored and illustrated, at a reception and signing set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15. The event is to take place at the popular restaurant Blue Heaven at Thomas and Petronia streets -- once the site of a boxing ring where Ernest Hemingway refereed local boxing matches.
Other literary highlights include "Voices, Places, Inspirations," an evening of readings, discussions and presentations by prominent writers and journalists. Among the scheduled participants is Lorian Hemingway, whose critically acclaimed books include "Walk on Water" and "A World Turned Over."
The presentations are to take place at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at Wyland Galleries, 623 Duval St., with attendees surrounded by the paintings and sculptures of leading contemporary artists.
An unquestioned festival standout is Sloppy Joe's "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, now in its 28th year. The competition traditionally draws as many as 125 stocky, bearded men to compete at Sloppy Joe's Bar, 201 Duval St., the late author's favorite Key West watering hole. Past look-alike winners choose the victor from the field of aspiring Ernests.
Preliminary rounds are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18, with the selection of the proud "Papa" set for Saturday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd.
For more information and contest registration, visit www.sloppyjoes.com
The "Papas" also take part in other festival activities, including the infamous "Running of the Bulls" -- a zany salute to Pamplona's sporting challenge that rampages through the Key West streets beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19. No actual bulls are allowed in the lighthearted melee, but spectators can expect to spot manmade bovine replicas.
Other look-alike events traditionally include public photo opportunities, a dockside "fish-off" and scholarship presentations to Florida Keys students.
Those who seek to emulate Ernest Hemingway's fabled angling prowess can do so during the 2008 Key West Marlin Tournament. The tournament offers three days of challenging fishing, with more than $250,000 in available cash prizes for top catches of marlin and other fish.
The tourney is scheduled to begin with registration events Wednesday, July 16, and continue through July 19. Several tournament activities, including a gala charity dinner, benefit Mote Marine Laboratory and its programs in coral reef research, restoration and education.
For more information and registration, visit www.keywestmarlin.com
In addition, Hemingway aficionados can view an ongoing exhibition at the Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House, 281 Front St. The unique exhibit features rare Hemingway family photographs, documents and memorabilia relating to the author's personal life in the island city.
Other events during the festival include daily tours of the author's former Key West home at 907 Whitehead St., Sloppy Joe's Arm Wrestling Competition, a lively Caribbean street fair along Key West's Duval Street and a reading of the thought-provoking play "Storm Surge" by noted southern playwright Hubert Grissom.
Additional festival information is available at www.hemingwaydays.net
For lodging information in Key West, contact the Key West Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-LAST-KEY (800-527-8539) or visit the Keys Web site at
www.fla-keys.com
April 23 2008 - Author Michael Pollan to Give Talk and Public Reading at Yale - New Haven, CT
Michael Pollan, one of America's leading writers on the interplay of nature and humanity--including at the dinner table and in the backyard garden--will give a talk and read from his work at Yale on April 23.
Free and open to the public, the reading and talk, "On The Plate and In The Garden: Nature Writing After Wilderness," will take place in Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall ( SSS ), 1 Prospect St., Room 114, at 7.p.m.
Pollan will be at Yale as a John Christophe Schlesinger Visiting Writer, and his visit will include a Master's Tea in Jonathan Edwards College for the Yale community earlier in the day.
In his two most recent books, Pollan has explored fundamental questions about the relations of humans to the food they consume. In "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals" ( 2006 ), which the New Yorker called a "wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits," Pollan introduced readers to such mechanisms of food production as industrial feedlots and "wet mill" processing plants. Largely to offer guidance to perplexed readers of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Pollan wrote "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" ( 2008 ), a book that has as its opening line: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
Pollan has been a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine since 1987 and, since 2003, the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He has studied at Bennington College, Oxford University, and Columbia University, where he received a Master's in English.
Free and open to the public, the reading and talk, "On The Plate and In The Garden: Nature Writing After Wilderness," will take place in Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall ( SSS ), 1 Prospect St., Room 114, at 7.p.m.
Pollan will be at Yale as a John Christophe Schlesinger Visiting Writer, and his visit will include a Master's Tea in Jonathan Edwards College for the Yale community earlier in the day.
In his two most recent books, Pollan has explored fundamental questions about the relations of humans to the food they consume. In "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals" ( 2006 ), which the New Yorker called a "wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits," Pollan introduced readers to such mechanisms of food production as industrial feedlots and "wet mill" processing plants. Largely to offer guidance to perplexed readers of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Pollan wrote "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" ( 2008 ), a book that has as its opening line: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
Pollan has been a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine since 1987 and, since 2003, the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He has studied at Bennington College, Oxford University, and Columbia University, where he received a Master's in English.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
April 22 2008 - NATURE WRITER TO SPEAK DURING EARTH DAY CELEBRATION - Colorado
Former New York Times garden columnist and award-winning nature writer William Bryant Logan will speak at Colorado State as part of the university's annual Earth Day celebration. Logan will be the featured speaker during the Gary A. Peterson and Dwayne G. Westfall Annual Lecture from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Lory Student Center West Ballroom. An additional lecture by Logan will run later that evening in the West Ballroom from 7-8 p.m.
In addition to writing a Sunday garden column for the New York Times, Logan also has published a variety of books ranging in topics from trees and gardens to natural history. His most recent book, "Oak: The Frame of Civilization," traces the ways that products derived from oak trees have shaped civilizations around the world.
Logan regularly teaches classes and workshops involving tree care and soil history. He also has taught nonfiction writing at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Currently he teaches pruning and tree identification at the New York Botanical Garden.
The Garden Writers Association of America and the American Society of Landscape Architects have awarded Logan with numerous awards for his books. Among his achievements, he was given the GWAA "Best Writing" award three consecutive years.
The Gary A. Peterson and Dwayne G. Westfall Annual Lecture is in conjunction with Sustainability Week at Colorado State. The four-day event, scheduled from April 21-24, will offer a variety of attractions including lectures, movies and activities that stress the importance of the environment.
In addition to writing a Sunday garden column for the New York Times, Logan also has published a variety of books ranging in topics from trees and gardens to natural history. His most recent book, "Oak: The Frame of Civilization," traces the ways that products derived from oak trees have shaped civilizations around the world.
Logan regularly teaches classes and workshops involving tree care and soil history. He also has taught nonfiction writing at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Currently he teaches pruning and tree identification at the New York Botanical Garden.
The Garden Writers Association of America and the American Society of Landscape Architects have awarded Logan with numerous awards for his books. Among his achievements, he was given the GWAA "Best Writing" award three consecutive years.
The Gary A. Peterson and Dwayne G. Westfall Annual Lecture is in conjunction with Sustainability Week at Colorado State. The four-day event, scheduled from April 21-24, will offer a variety of attractions including lectures, movies and activities that stress the importance of the environment.
May 17 2008 - 4th Annual NC Storyfest - Greensboro, NC
American Express presents the 4th annual NC Storyfest, returning to downtown Greensboro, North Carolina for a free all-day storytelling experience on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 1:00pm-6:30pm. The festival features a cast of four internationally-renowned headliners, five featured guests, educational workshops and raffle for a chance to win a car in the midst of Greensboro's 200th year birthday celebration.
The event will convene the states largest storytelling festival, gathering top storytelling talent in the Cultural Arts District of downtown Greensboro to share stories of the traditional American folk culture, legends of the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, old Greensboro stories and some favorites that attracted over 1100 people from across the state last year.
Headliners are four-time Grammy Award-winning musician and storyteller, David Holt; Library of Congress-Virburnum Foundation Conference Keynote Performer, Andy Offut Irwin; published Cherokee stories author, Lloyd Arneach; and 2007 Storytelling World Award-winner, Donna Washington, performing throughout the day in three different sessions. Sessions begin at 1pm-2pm, 2:15-3:15pm and at 3:30-4:30pm, in the Festival Park Price Outdoor Amphitheatre, the Greensboro Central Library Nussbaum Room and in the Cultural Arts Center Music Room in downtown Greensboro's Cultural Arts District. Featured regional storytellers are Cynthia Moore-Brown of Greensboro, Jubal Creech of Raleigh, Joseph Ferguson of Greensboro, Charlotte Hamlin of Greensboro, Ray Mendenhall of Burgaw and Kimberly Weitkamp of Christiansburg, Virginia. The festival will culminate with a Headliner Concert on the main stage in the Festival Park Price Outdoor Amphitheater.
Prior to the performances are four different storytelling workshops between 8:45-12pm, hosted by three of the four headliners and special guest, singer/songwriter and storytelling legend, Lorenzo "Logie" Meachum. Workshops are designed to provide practical opportunities for introductory and advanced development in art and educational uses in storytelling. In Workshop A, David Holt explores "True Life Storytelling" and in Workshop B, Donna Washington teaches "Developing Character Voices and Sound Effects." "Logie" Meachum heads Workshop C and explains "Every Child Has a Story to Tell," and Workshop D is taught by Andy Offut Irwin and he enlightens on "Using Humor and Personal Stories in Storytelling." Workshops A and B are from 8:45-10:15am and Workshops C and D are from 10:30-12pm held in the Greensboro Central Library and the Cultural Arts Center of the Cultural Arts District.
At the conclusion of the festival, NC Storyfest will be raffling off a car to anyone who purchases the winning ticket! A 1991, 2-door, hatchback, 5-speed Honda Civic will be raffled off at $5 per ticket or $10 for three tickets. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at http://www.ncstoryfest.org/, leading up to the event. The drawing will be held the day of the event.
The event will convene the states largest storytelling festival, gathering top storytelling talent in the Cultural Arts District of downtown Greensboro to share stories of the traditional American folk culture, legends of the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, old Greensboro stories and some favorites that attracted over 1100 people from across the state last year.
Headliners are four-time Grammy Award-winning musician and storyteller, David Holt; Library of Congress-Virburnum Foundation Conference Keynote Performer, Andy Offut Irwin; published Cherokee stories author, Lloyd Arneach; and 2007 Storytelling World Award-winner, Donna Washington, performing throughout the day in three different sessions. Sessions begin at 1pm-2pm, 2:15-3:15pm and at 3:30-4:30pm, in the Festival Park Price Outdoor Amphitheatre, the Greensboro Central Library Nussbaum Room and in the Cultural Arts Center Music Room in downtown Greensboro's Cultural Arts District. Featured regional storytellers are Cynthia Moore-Brown of Greensboro, Jubal Creech of Raleigh, Joseph Ferguson of Greensboro, Charlotte Hamlin of Greensboro, Ray Mendenhall of Burgaw and Kimberly Weitkamp of Christiansburg, Virginia. The festival will culminate with a Headliner Concert on the main stage in the Festival Park Price Outdoor Amphitheater.
Prior to the performances are four different storytelling workshops between 8:45-12pm, hosted by three of the four headliners and special guest, singer/songwriter and storytelling legend, Lorenzo "Logie" Meachum. Workshops are designed to provide practical opportunities for introductory and advanced development in art and educational uses in storytelling. In Workshop A, David Holt explores "True Life Storytelling" and in Workshop B, Donna Washington teaches "Developing Character Voices and Sound Effects." "Logie" Meachum heads Workshop C and explains "Every Child Has a Story to Tell," and Workshop D is taught by Andy Offut Irwin and he enlightens on "Using Humor and Personal Stories in Storytelling." Workshops A and B are from 8:45-10:15am and Workshops C and D are from 10:30-12pm held in the Greensboro Central Library and the Cultural Arts Center of the Cultural Arts District.
At the conclusion of the festival, NC Storyfest will be raffling off a car to anyone who purchases the winning ticket! A 1991, 2-door, hatchback, 5-speed Honda Civic will be raffled off at $5 per ticket or $10 for three tickets. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at http://www.ncstoryfest.org/, leading up to the event. The drawing will be held the day of the event.
April 23 2008 - Scribbles To Novels Fundraiser - Washington, DC
Jumpstart, a national nonprofit group that delivers innovative preschool programs for low-income children, will host its "Scribbles To Novels" benefit dinner in Chicago on Wednesday, April 23, at the Harold Washington Library.
The event brings together nationally acclaimed authors and Chicago's elite for a special evening to raise money and awareness for helping at-risk preschool children excel in school. Each year, leaders from the business, civic and philanthropic communities attend to show their support for this effort and early childhood literacy in the Chicago area.
Founded in 1993 at Yale University, Jumpstart pairs 3,500 trained adults one-on-one with preschool children in need of assistance. During the 2007-2008 program year, Jumpstart serves 13,000 children across 20 states.
Tickets are still available. For more information, contact Jeremy Weinstein at 312-873-4054 or Jeremy.Weinstein@jstart.org.
The event brings together nationally acclaimed authors and Chicago's elite for a special evening to raise money and awareness for helping at-risk preschool children excel in school. Each year, leaders from the business, civic and philanthropic communities attend to show their support for this effort and early childhood literacy in the Chicago area.
Founded in 1993 at Yale University, Jumpstart pairs 3,500 trained adults one-on-one with preschool children in need of assistance. During the 2007-2008 program year, Jumpstart serves 13,000 children across 20 states.
Tickets are still available. For more information, contact Jeremy Weinstein at 312-873-4054 or Jeremy.Weinstein@jstart.org.
April 21-27 2008 - 38th Annual USA Film Festival - Dallas, TX
The USA Film Festival announces the schedule of events for the 38th Annual USA Film Festival, April 21-27, 2008, at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas.
Ticket Information -- A complete schedule of all Festival events may be obtained by calling the Festival office at 214-821-FILM. Advance tickets will be available through Ticketmaster beginning April 10. Tickets for all programs are $8, and $25 for the Cinematic Titanic Live Riffing program.
One of the oldest, most prestigious film arts organizations in the U.S., the Festival is a Dallas-based 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in the film and video arts. The Festival's year-round schedule includes KidFilm®, the oldest and largest children's film festival in the U.S.; Oscar Night® America Dallas; monthly screenings; special tributes, programs and premieres; and the USA Film Festival Week, held each spring.
Website: http://www.usafilmfestival.com/
Ticket Information -- A complete schedule of all Festival events may be obtained by calling the Festival office at 214-821-FILM. Advance tickets will be available through Ticketmaster beginning April 10. Tickets for all programs are $8, and $25 for the Cinematic Titanic Live Riffing program.
One of the oldest, most prestigious film arts organizations in the U.S., the Festival is a Dallas-based 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in the film and video arts. The Festival's year-round schedule includes KidFilm®, the oldest and largest children's film festival in the U.S.; Oscar Night® America Dallas; monthly screenings; special tributes, programs and premieres; and the USA Film Festival Week, held each spring.
Website: http://www.usafilmfestival.com/
Sunday, April 6, 2008
April 15 2008 - Writing for Television Animation - Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Extension Writers' Program "Writing for Television Animation" with instructor Brooks Wachtel Tuesday, 7-10pm, April 15-June 17, 10 mtgs. To enroll, please contact UCLA Extension Registration at 310-825-9971 or enroll online at http://www.uclaextension.edu/. If you have questions about the course, please contact Leigh-Michil George (310-206-2612 or lgeorge@uclaextension.edu) or Chae Ko (310-206-1542 or cko@uclaextension.edu).
April 25 2008 - Anna Quindlen, Author and Newsweek Columnist to Speak - Elmhurst, Illinois
This month, Elmhurst College will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author, Anna Quindlen, to deliver its annual Quest Lecture.
Her talk, titled "Choices & Changes," will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, in Elmhurst College's Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel.
Admission is free and the public is welcome.
Quindlen combines commentary on American society and the world at large with reflections on being a woman, a writer, and a mother. During the past 30 years, her work has appeared in America's most influential newspapers and magazines, as well as on fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists.
She began her journalism career in 1974 as a reporter with The New York Post and has held several posts at The New York Times, where her column, "Public and Private," won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. Quindlen left full-time journalism in 1995 to become a novelist and also currently writes The Last Word, a bi-weekly column for Newsweek.
Quindlen has written many best-selling novels, three of which have been made into movies, including "One True Thing", for which Meryl Streep received an Academy Award nomination as best actress. Her latest novel, "Rise and Shine," debuted on The New York Times bestseller list at #1.
Born in Philadelphia, Quindlen graduated from Barnard College in New York City and serves on its Board of Trustees. She lives with her husband and three children in New York City.
For more information, visit http://www.elmhurst.edu/ or call (630) 617-3033.
Her talk, titled "Choices & Changes," will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, in Elmhurst College's Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel.
Admission is free and the public is welcome.
Quindlen combines commentary on American society and the world at large with reflections on being a woman, a writer, and a mother. During the past 30 years, her work has appeared in America's most influential newspapers and magazines, as well as on fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists.
She began her journalism career in 1974 as a reporter with The New York Post and has held several posts at The New York Times, where her column, "Public and Private," won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. Quindlen left full-time journalism in 1995 to become a novelist and also currently writes The Last Word, a bi-weekly column for Newsweek.
Quindlen has written many best-selling novels, three of which have been made into movies, including "One True Thing", for which Meryl Streep received an Academy Award nomination as best actress. Her latest novel, "Rise and Shine," debuted on The New York Times bestseller list at #1.
Born in Philadelphia, Quindlen graduated from Barnard College in New York City and serves on its Board of Trustees. She lives with her husband and three children in New York City.
For more information, visit http://www.elmhurst.edu/ or call (630) 617-3033.
April 13-27 2008 - Popular Fiction: Writing a Page-Turner - Boston, MA
Exciting plots and larger-than-life characters are the cornerstones of popular fiction and the emphasis of this course. Whether you're writing romance, mystery, science fiction, or suspense, the principles of writing popular fiction - clear prose, characters we can empathize with, and a story that moves - are key. In this course, we'll workshop your short stories and novel chapters, explore the history of the genres, perform writing and idea-generating exercises, and discuss the magazines and publishers looking for your sort of fiction. The goal is to give you a solid grounding in the demands of popular fiction, and a better understanding of your favorite genre.
$425/$400 members (Scholarships are available!)
10 Sundays, 7pm - 10pm. Begins April 13th, 160 Boylston Street
Instructor: Nick Mamatas
For more info or to sign up, write to info@grubstreet.org or call (617) 695-0075
http://www.grubstreet.org/
$425/$400 members (Scholarships are available!)
10 Sundays, 7pm - 10pm. Begins April 13th, 160 Boylston Street
Instructor: Nick Mamatas
For more info or to sign up, write to info@grubstreet.org or call (617) 695-0075
http://www.grubstreet.org/
May 30-June 1 2008 - Tenth Annual Nashville Screenwriters Conference - Nashville, TN
Mark your calendars for the Tenth Annual Nashville Screenwriters Conference (NSC). The highly acclaimed, open-to-the-public conference is set to take place on May 30- June 1, 2008 at the Union Station Hotel in downtown Nashville. This year NSC brings Hollywood's top writers to Nashville to provide aspiring screenwriters and individuals interested in the film and TV industry the opportunity to network, learn and explore employment options. This is a special year for the conference as it celebrates its tenth anniversary. For more information and updates, visit www.nashscreen.com.
This year NSC is excited to be bringing some of the writing staff of one of the most popular shows on network television, Grey's Anatomy. As part of a special, half-day event, screenwriter Larry Wilson ("Beetlejuice," "The Addams Family,") will offer "Method to Madness," the world's fastest screenwriting course. The conference will also feature insight into the internet and how it is affecting the film and TV business while giving Nashville's creative community face-to-face dialogue with the newly back-to-work film and television writers. The "Music in Film & TV Luncheon" will return again this year offering aspiring songwriters, composers and artists an opportunity to learn how to place their music in films and TV.
Previous guests of NSC have included industry leaders from a variety of genres including John August (writer of "Big Fish," "Charlie's Angels" and "Go"), David Self (writer of "Road to Perdition" and "Thirteen Days"), Randall Wallace (writer of "Braveheart," "Pearl Harbor)," and Greg Walker (Writer and Executive Producer of "Without A Trace)"
This year NSC is excited to be bringing some of the writing staff of one of the most popular shows on network television, Grey's Anatomy. As part of a special, half-day event, screenwriter Larry Wilson ("Beetlejuice," "The Addams Family,") will offer "Method to Madness," the world's fastest screenwriting course. The conference will also feature insight into the internet and how it is affecting the film and TV business while giving Nashville's creative community face-to-face dialogue with the newly back-to-work film and television writers. The "Music in Film & TV Luncheon" will return again this year offering aspiring songwriters, composers and artists an opportunity to learn how to place their music in films and TV.
Previous guests of NSC have included industry leaders from a variety of genres including John August (writer of "Big Fish," "Charlie's Angels" and "Go"), David Self (writer of "Road to Perdition" and "Thirteen Days"), Randall Wallace (writer of "Braveheart," "Pearl Harbor)," and Greg Walker (Writer and Executive Producer of "Without A Trace)"
Saturday, April 5, 2008
April 11 2008 - Noted Science Fiction Writer Samuel R. Delany - Detroit, MI
What do Gloria Naylor, Ernest J. Gaines, Rita Dove, Jamaica Kincaid and 15 of the world's other most distinguished authors have in common? Each has been a guest speaker at Marygrove College's Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series, an event that brings a nationally-known author to the College's campus each year for a public lecture and seminar with students.
This year the Marygrove English and Modern Languages Department has announced that noted science fiction writer Samuel R. Delany will be the twentieth visiting author to participate in the series. He will deliver the Lillian and Donald Bauder Lecture on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 8 p.m. in Marygrove's Madame Cadillac Building Alumnae Hall. The lecture is free to the public; a private reception and dinner is available for $100 per person.
The second author of science fiction to participate in the series-the first was the late Octavia Butler in 1994-the tireless Delany has written nearly fifty book-length works: novels, short stories, essays, memoirs, and literary criticism. He grew up in Harlem and began his career as a novelist at age nineteen. By the time he was twenty-five (1967), he had published nine novels and won two Nebula Awards, given to the year's best works of science fiction.
Call 866-313-1927 or visit http://www.marygrove.edu/ to Learn to Change the World.
This year the Marygrove English and Modern Languages Department has announced that noted science fiction writer Samuel R. Delany will be the twentieth visiting author to participate in the series. He will deliver the Lillian and Donald Bauder Lecture on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 8 p.m. in Marygrove's Madame Cadillac Building Alumnae Hall. The lecture is free to the public; a private reception and dinner is available for $100 per person.
The second author of science fiction to participate in the series-the first was the late Octavia Butler in 1994-the tireless Delany has written nearly fifty book-length works: novels, short stories, essays, memoirs, and literary criticism. He grew up in Harlem and began his career as a novelist at age nineteen. By the time he was twenty-five (1967), he had published nine novels and won two Nebula Awards, given to the year's best works of science fiction.
Call 866-313-1927 or visit http://www.marygrove.edu/ to Learn to Change the World.
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