The Society of Professional Journalists will host a Narrative Writing Workshop April 26 at San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, Calif. 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, March 30, 2008
April 3-6 2008 - Words Without Borders - Edmonton, Canada
PEN Canada is taking its literary reading series Readers and Writers on the road featuring an exciting line-up of established Canadian writers alongside members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program.
Words Without Borders features authors from around the world who bear witness, speak out, and write about both local and global political issues. The tour runs from April 3rd-5th in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
The writers participating in the tour are Afua Cooper, award-winning poet, author, and recording artist selected by Essence Magazine as one of 25 women who are shaping the world; Jalal Barzanji, a Kurdish writer and poet from Iraq who is now the City of Edmonton-PEN Canada writer in exile; and Sheng Xue, a poet, journalist, and member of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program who left China after Tiananmen Square. In Vancouver the tour will be joined by Hadani Ditmars a journalist, photographer and author of Dancing in the No-Fly Zone.
The evening of readings will explore international perspectives on freedom of expression and honour the power and vitality of the writer as provocateur. The tour will also raise critical awareness of PEN Canada's work on behalf of imprisoned writers, support of exiled writers in Canada, and advocacy on local and international issues of freedom of expression.
PEN Canada is pleased to announce partnerships for Words Without Borders with three of Canada's leading literary festivals - WordFest in Calgary, LitFest in Edmonton, and the Vancouver International Writers' Festival.
Words Without Borders, Calgary
In Partnership with WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival 403.294.7462 Thursday April 3rd 7:30pm, Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) Central Library, John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Trail Southeast
Words Without Borders, Edmonton
In Partnership with LitFest 780.498.2500 Friday April 4th, 7:00 pm Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) Sales at Tickets on the Square www.tixonthesquare.ca or 780.420.1757 Milner Library Theatre No.7 Churchill Square
Words With Out Borders, Vancouver
In Partnership with The Vancouver International Writers Festival 604.681 6330 Saturday, April 5th 7:30pm Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) The Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova St Advance Tickets 604.689.0926
Words Without Borders features authors from around the world who bear witness, speak out, and write about both local and global political issues. The tour runs from April 3rd-5th in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
The writers participating in the tour are Afua Cooper, award-winning poet, author, and recording artist selected by Essence Magazine as one of 25 women who are shaping the world; Jalal Barzanji, a Kurdish writer and poet from Iraq who is now the City of Edmonton-PEN Canada writer in exile; and Sheng Xue, a poet, journalist, and member of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program who left China after Tiananmen Square. In Vancouver the tour will be joined by Hadani Ditmars a journalist, photographer and author of Dancing in the No-Fly Zone.
The evening of readings will explore international perspectives on freedom of expression and honour the power and vitality of the writer as provocateur. The tour will also raise critical awareness of PEN Canada's work on behalf of imprisoned writers, support of exiled writers in Canada, and advocacy on local and international issues of freedom of expression.
PEN Canada is pleased to announce partnerships for Words Without Borders with three of Canada's leading literary festivals - WordFest in Calgary, LitFest in Edmonton, and the Vancouver International Writers' Festival.
Words Without Borders, Calgary
In Partnership with WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival 403.294.7462 Thursday April 3rd 7:30pm, Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) Central Library, John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Trail Southeast
Words Without Borders, Edmonton
In Partnership with LitFest 780.498.2500 Friday April 4th, 7:00 pm Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) Sales at Tickets on the Square www.tixonthesquare.ca or 780.420.1757 Milner Library Theatre No.7 Churchill Square
Words With Out Borders, Vancouver
In Partnership with The Vancouver International Writers Festival 604.681 6330 Saturday, April 5th 7:30pm Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) The Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova St Advance Tickets 604.689.0926
May 3 2008 - Development Workshops For Journalists - Dartmouth, NS
The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs), in conjunction with CNW Group, has announced a series of professional development workshops for journalists and others to be held during the day on Saturday, May 3, as part of the AJAs annual celebration of journalistic excellence. The workshops will be hosted at the new Nova Scotia Community College Waterfront campus in Dartmouth, NS.
The 9 am morning workshops include; Pounding It Out with Panache, a writing workshop presented by Rob Russo and Kevin Ward of the Canadian Press; and The Multimedia Journalist with Jeff Harper, photographer with The Chronicle Herald. An all morning workshop, Critical Thinking, will be presented by Renée Pellerin of CBC. Another morning session is Watch What You Say and Write with Dean Jobb of the University of King's College, School of Journalism.
The 2 pm session consists of a panel discussion with audience participation on the topic Freedom of Information legislations. Moderated by former broadcaster Yvonne Colbert, the panel consists of Darce Fardy, President of Right to Know Coalition of NS; Peter Haggert, Editor, The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton; Doug Keefe, Retired Deputy Minister, NS Department of Justice; Jacques Poitras, CBC Fredericton; and Linden MacIntyre, the fifth estate, CBC Toronto. There is no charge for the afternoon session, and registration is not required. It is open to anyone wishing to attend.
A networking lunch will be held at the Community College after the morning workshops, followed by a tour of the College's new broadcast studios and facilities. Transportation to and from the NSCC Waterfront campus in Dartmouth will be provided from the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, plus there is plenty of parking at the College.
The registration fee includes lunch and the facilities tour. Morning workshop participants will also be presented with a certificate of completion suitable for framing.
Details and registration information for the morning workshops and afternoon FOI panel can be found at either www.AJAs.ca, click on Workshops, or go to, http://www.newswire.ca/en/extras/custom/bmail_079_workshop/
The 9 am morning workshops include; Pounding It Out with Panache, a writing workshop presented by Rob Russo and Kevin Ward of the Canadian Press; and The Multimedia Journalist with Jeff Harper, photographer with The Chronicle Herald. An all morning workshop, Critical Thinking, will be presented by Renée Pellerin of CBC. Another morning session is Watch What You Say and Write with Dean Jobb of the University of King's College, School of Journalism.
The 2 pm session consists of a panel discussion with audience participation on the topic Freedom of Information legislations. Moderated by former broadcaster Yvonne Colbert, the panel consists of Darce Fardy, President of Right to Know Coalition of NS; Peter Haggert, Editor, The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton; Doug Keefe, Retired Deputy Minister, NS Department of Justice; Jacques Poitras, CBC Fredericton; and Linden MacIntyre, the fifth estate, CBC Toronto. There is no charge for the afternoon session, and registration is not required. It is open to anyone wishing to attend.
A networking lunch will be held at the Community College after the morning workshops, followed by a tour of the College's new broadcast studios and facilities. Transportation to and from the NSCC Waterfront campus in Dartmouth will be provided from the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, plus there is plenty of parking at the College.
The registration fee includes lunch and the facilities tour. Morning workshop participants will also be presented with a certificate of completion suitable for framing.
Details and registration information for the morning workshops and afternoon FOI panel can be found at either www.AJAs.ca, click on Workshops, or go to, http://www.newswire.ca/en/extras/custom/bmail_079_workshop/
June 4-8 2008 - Global Festival of Art on the Edge - San Jose, CA
San Jose will again host the biennial 01SJ, a Global Festival of Art on the Edge, June 4-8.
01SJ is North America's largest festival of digital arts and will showcase more the 100 projects.
To feature new works from an international roster of artists and performers at the cross-section of contemporary art, technology, and culture, the five-day Festival will incorporate exhibitions, films, concerts, performances, happenings, and nightlife occurring throughout downtown San Jose's parks, public streets, museums, theaters, and clubs.
In its second biennial manifestation, the 01SJ Festival is becoming a signature event for San Jose and all of Silicon Valley as an international gathering for the arts and culture that embraces cutting edge innovation, technology and expression.
ZER01, the organization producing the 01SJ festival, and its partners and sponsors see Silicon Valley's largest city as the natural venue for this Global Festival of Art on the Edge.
"As the creators of 01SJ, ZER01 is pleased the Festival continues to evolve as an international event," said Andy Cunningham, founder of ZER01. "When art is combined with technology, it magnifies the creativity of both sides -- creating a window into the future of what's possible with both art and technology. Because San Jose is the epicenter for digital technology, it is the perfect place to have this festival and is now a key stop on the global cultural circuit," said Cunningham.
Fresh from a successful run at the Tribeca Film Festival, Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky, the New York-based hip-hop recording and multi-media artist, will present his next major work, "Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite," an acoustic portrait of a rapidly changing continent. It transforms Miller's encounter with the harsh, dynamic landscape into multimedia portraits with music composed from the different geographies that make up the land mass.
World-renowned Australian artist Craig Walsh has been commissioned to create the third "City Hall Rotunda lighting" for 01SJ. At the first Biennial 01SJ festival, Akira Hasegawa presented the first Rotunda lighting, Digital Kakejiku. Camille Utterback's interactive Abundance project was presented in September 2007.
Other artists whose works will be showcased include: Cory Arcangel, Jim Campbell, Bruce Charlesworth, Daryl Cloran, Paul DeMarinis, DJ Spooky AKA Paul D. Miller, Anita Doron, Toni Dove, R. Luke DuBois, Kota Ezawa, Daniel Faust, Free Soil (Amy Franceschini, Corrine Matesich, Nis Romer, Stijn Schiffeleers, Adam Wight), Jason Freeman, Genevieve Grieves, Mateo Guez, David Haines, Joyce Hinterding, Shih Chieh Huang, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Jane Marsching, Jennifer + Kevin McCoy, Mongrel (Graham Harwood, Richard Wright, Matsuko Yokokoji), Adam Nash, Ed Osborn, Qiu Zhijie, Red 76 (Sam Gould), Favianna Rodriguez, Rova, Eddo Stern, Lían Amaris Sifuentes, Piotr Szyhalski, Terreform (Mitchell Joachim), Rubén Ortiz Torres, Craig Walsh, Marina Zurkow.
For more information about 01SJ and the nearly 100 projects to be featured at the Festival, please visit, http://www.01sj.org/.
01SJ is North America's largest festival of digital arts and will showcase more the 100 projects.
To feature new works from an international roster of artists and performers at the cross-section of contemporary art, technology, and culture, the five-day Festival will incorporate exhibitions, films, concerts, performances, happenings, and nightlife occurring throughout downtown San Jose's parks, public streets, museums, theaters, and clubs.
In its second biennial manifestation, the 01SJ Festival is becoming a signature event for San Jose and all of Silicon Valley as an international gathering for the arts and culture that embraces cutting edge innovation, technology and expression.
ZER01, the organization producing the 01SJ festival, and its partners and sponsors see Silicon Valley's largest city as the natural venue for this Global Festival of Art on the Edge.
"As the creators of 01SJ, ZER01 is pleased the Festival continues to evolve as an international event," said Andy Cunningham, founder of ZER01. "When art is combined with technology, it magnifies the creativity of both sides -- creating a window into the future of what's possible with both art and technology. Because San Jose is the epicenter for digital technology, it is the perfect place to have this festival and is now a key stop on the global cultural circuit," said Cunningham.
Fresh from a successful run at the Tribeca Film Festival, Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky, the New York-based hip-hop recording and multi-media artist, will present his next major work, "Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite," an acoustic portrait of a rapidly changing continent. It transforms Miller's encounter with the harsh, dynamic landscape into multimedia portraits with music composed from the different geographies that make up the land mass.
World-renowned Australian artist Craig Walsh has been commissioned to create the third "City Hall Rotunda lighting" for 01SJ. At the first Biennial 01SJ festival, Akira Hasegawa presented the first Rotunda lighting, Digital Kakejiku. Camille Utterback's interactive Abundance project was presented in September 2007.
Other artists whose works will be showcased include: Cory Arcangel, Jim Campbell, Bruce Charlesworth, Daryl Cloran, Paul DeMarinis, DJ Spooky AKA Paul D. Miller, Anita Doron, Toni Dove, R. Luke DuBois, Kota Ezawa, Daniel Faust, Free Soil (Amy Franceschini, Corrine Matesich, Nis Romer, Stijn Schiffeleers, Adam Wight), Jason Freeman, Genevieve Grieves, Mateo Guez, David Haines, Joyce Hinterding, Shih Chieh Huang, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Jane Marsching, Jennifer + Kevin McCoy, Mongrel (Graham Harwood, Richard Wright, Matsuko Yokokoji), Adam Nash, Ed Osborn, Qiu Zhijie, Red 76 (Sam Gould), Favianna Rodriguez, Rova, Eddo Stern, Lían Amaris Sifuentes, Piotr Szyhalski, Terreform (Mitchell Joachim), Rubén Ortiz Torres, Craig Walsh, Marina Zurkow.
For more information about 01SJ and the nearly 100 projects to be featured at the Festival, please visit, http://www.01sj.org/.
April 1 2008 - CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POETRY: AN ANTHOLOGY - Chicago, IL
The Poetry Foundation announces a bilingual poetry reading in celebration of CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POETRY: AN ANTHOLOGY, featuring Evgeny Bunimovich, Elena Fanailova, and Yuli Gugolev, with translations read by distinguished American poets. The event is co-sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Center of Chicago, and Dalkey Archive Press.
What: Bilingual poetry reading with Evgeny Bunimovich, Elena Fanailova, and Yuli Gugolev. Introductions by Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine.
Translations will be read by Elise Paschen, Christina Pugh, Srikanth Reddy, Tony Triglio, David Trinidad, and Nick Twemlow.
When: Tuesday, 1 April, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Fullerton Hall, Art Institute, 111 South Michigan Avenue
Admission is free. A book signing will follow the reading.
For more information, visit http://www.poetryfoundation.org/.
The featured poets will also share the work of fellow Russian poets Ivan Zhdanov, Maria Stepanova, and Aleksandr Eremenko, all of whose poems are included in the new anthology. Complimentary copies of the April translation issue of Poetry magazine will be given to attendees.
What: Bilingual poetry reading with Evgeny Bunimovich, Elena Fanailova, and Yuli Gugolev. Introductions by Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine.
Translations will be read by Elise Paschen, Christina Pugh, Srikanth Reddy, Tony Triglio, David Trinidad, and Nick Twemlow.
When: Tuesday, 1 April, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Fullerton Hall, Art Institute, 111 South Michigan Avenue
Admission is free. A book signing will follow the reading.
For more information, visit http://www.poetryfoundation.org/.
The featured poets will also share the work of fellow Russian poets Ivan Zhdanov, Maria Stepanova, and Aleksandr Eremenko, all of whose poems are included in the new anthology. Complimentary copies of the April translation issue of Poetry magazine will be given to attendees.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
March 28-30 2008 - Spring Book Show Seminars - Atlanta, GA
As part of its responsibility as the designated small press representative for the 2008 Spring Book Show at the Georgia World Congress Center, Anvil Publishers, and its flagship Southern Review of Books newsletter, have organized three seminars to help aspiring writers and publishers.
According to Southern Review editor Noel Griese of Tucker, seminar attendees get free admission to the three-day Spring Book Show held in Hall B of the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. Normal admission is $50. Vendors at the show will be offering more than 50,000 titles to hundreds of buyers from around the world.
Seminar 1, Griese said, is a two-day event entitled "Writing, Editing, Publishing and Marketing Your Book." Instruction will take place March 28-29, and is designed to familiarize students with the latest information on writing and selling books, with emphasis on marketing. Among the 18 scheduled presenters are Ed Nawotka, southern correspondent, Publishers Weekly, and book columnist, Bloomberg News; Ahmad Meradji, CEO, Apex Book Manufacturing (short-run four-color digital book manufacturer of Alpharetta, Ga.); Chris Staros, award-winning graphic novels publisher from Marietta, Ga.; and John Shableski of Maryland-based Diamond Book Distributors.
Seminar 2 is a one-day March 29 workshop entitled "How To Prepare Your Book for the Market: Writing a Killer Proposal and Editing the Manuscript for Maximum Marketability." Instructors are Patricia Fry, executive director of California-headquartered Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN) and local award-winning book doctor Bobbie Christmas. Fry, the author of more than 25 books on writing and publishing, including several of the latest books on proposal-writing, will also critique proposals written by local authors seeking to sell their manuscripts.
Seminar 3, scheduled for March 28, is a one-day practical workshop on "Earning a Comfortable Living through Freelance Writing and Self-Publishing." Instructors are Peter Bowerman, author of the best-selling "Well-Fed Writer" and "Well-Fed Self-Publisher" books, and Angela Durden, local children’s book author and business consultant.
Details are available from Anvil Publishers or at http://www.anvilpub.com/
According to Southern Review editor Noel Griese of Tucker, seminar attendees get free admission to the three-day Spring Book Show held in Hall B of the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. Normal admission is $50. Vendors at the show will be offering more than 50,000 titles to hundreds of buyers from around the world.
Seminar 1, Griese said, is a two-day event entitled "Writing, Editing, Publishing and Marketing Your Book." Instruction will take place March 28-29, and is designed to familiarize students with the latest information on writing and selling books, with emphasis on marketing. Among the 18 scheduled presenters are Ed Nawotka, southern correspondent, Publishers Weekly, and book columnist, Bloomberg News; Ahmad Meradji, CEO, Apex Book Manufacturing (short-run four-color digital book manufacturer of Alpharetta, Ga.); Chris Staros, award-winning graphic novels publisher from Marietta, Ga.; and John Shableski of Maryland-based Diamond Book Distributors.
Seminar 2 is a one-day March 29 workshop entitled "How To Prepare Your Book for the Market: Writing a Killer Proposal and Editing the Manuscript for Maximum Marketability." Instructors are Patricia Fry, executive director of California-headquartered Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN) and local award-winning book doctor Bobbie Christmas. Fry, the author of more than 25 books on writing and publishing, including several of the latest books on proposal-writing, will also critique proposals written by local authors seeking to sell their manuscripts.
Seminar 3, scheduled for March 28, is a one-day practical workshop on "Earning a Comfortable Living through Freelance Writing and Self-Publishing." Instructors are Peter Bowerman, author of the best-selling "Well-Fed Writer" and "Well-Fed Self-Publisher" books, and Angela Durden, local children’s book author and business consultant.
Details are available from Anvil Publishers or at http://www.anvilpub.com/
Sunday, March 23, 2008
April 4-6 2008 - Writing Your Memoir - Calistoga, CA
This year's annual Body and Soul spring writing retreat takes place in the Napa Valley Wine country and runs April 4-6, 2008. Beautiful views, world famous wine and mud baths are just a few of the highlights. The weekend retreat is designed to give writers an opportunity to relax in a lovely place while mingling with other writers for a weekend of story writing, sharing wisdom, and learning.
"Writing a memoir is a challenge on many levels," says Linda Joy Myers, workshop leader and president of the event sponsor Memories and Memoirs. "It asks us to review our life--who we are, what roles we played in our family and with friends, and it asks us to expose ourselves deeply on the page. We also must confront certain very real psychological issues and emotional challenges."
A memoir is an exploration of a part of your life – a complete life story is referred to as an "autobiography." Both a memoir and an autobiography is a story written by the protagonist, through the point of view of the "I" of the story. Memoir writing has grown in popularity over recent years in part because of the therapeutic value. Research published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association in 1999 showed that writing stories is even more healing than journaling, helping to heal asthma, arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
"Writing in a safe, sacred space with an experienced guide helps you to overcome the inner critic and write the stories you have been meaning to write," says Myers. "Memoir writers come away from this retreat with renewed passion and inspiration to complete their memoir, and often leave with six to ten new stories."
Writers of spiritual autobiography, therapeutic writers, memoir writers, and writers who want a safe, serene place to listen to their own voice are invited to attend this weekend retreat. Registration information as well as more information regarding the weekend event can be found on the Web site.
About the Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat
The Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat will be held April 4-6, 2008 in Calistoga, CA. For more information visit the Web site http://www.memoriesandmemoirs.com/
"Writing a memoir is a challenge on many levels," says Linda Joy Myers, workshop leader and president of the event sponsor Memories and Memoirs. "It asks us to review our life--who we are, what roles we played in our family and with friends, and it asks us to expose ourselves deeply on the page. We also must confront certain very real psychological issues and emotional challenges."
A memoir is an exploration of a part of your life – a complete life story is referred to as an "autobiography." Both a memoir and an autobiography is a story written by the protagonist, through the point of view of the "I" of the story. Memoir writing has grown in popularity over recent years in part because of the therapeutic value. Research published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association in 1999 showed that writing stories is even more healing than journaling, helping to heal asthma, arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
"Writing in a safe, sacred space with an experienced guide helps you to overcome the inner critic and write the stories you have been meaning to write," says Myers. "Memoir writers come away from this retreat with renewed passion and inspiration to complete their memoir, and often leave with six to ten new stories."
Writers of spiritual autobiography, therapeutic writers, memoir writers, and writers who want a safe, serene place to listen to their own voice are invited to attend this weekend retreat. Registration information as well as more information regarding the weekend event can be found on the Web site.
About the Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat
The Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat will be held April 4-6, 2008 in Calistoga, CA. For more information visit the Web site http://www.memoriesandmemoirs.com/
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