Seacoast Writers Association Holds Fall Writers Conference October 22, 2011
A stimulating combination of fiction, non-fiction and poetry presenters will educate about their trade at the upcoming Seacoast Writers Association's writing conference.
- Manchester-Nashua, NH (1888PressRelease) September 29, 2011 - Join us for the fall writing conference at the McConnell Center in Dover, NH on Saturday, October 22, 2011. For registration, visit www.seacoastwritersassociation.org.
Following are the workshops and presenters for the event:
But That's the Way It Really Happened! Joni Cole
Real life is full of stories that need to be shared, whether it's a quiet meaningful moment, a funny event, or a rip-roaring adventure. But how do you render a personal essay, memoir, or any work of creative nonfiction in a way that not only engages and informs readers, but also makes them care? In this interactive workshop, participants are invited to share short passages of their works-in-progress for feedback and insights into the art and craft of telling (and showing) true tales. Come ready to read, respond, and get motivated!
Joni B. Cole is the author of the recently released collection of personal essays, Another Bad-Dog Book: Tales of Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior. Co-founder of the Writer's Center of White River Junction, she also wrote Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive ("I can't imagine a better guide to [writing's] rewards and perils than this fine book," American Book Review); and created the three-volume
"This Day" series, including, Water Cooler Diaries: Women across America Share Their Day at Work. Joni is a contributor to The Writer magazine, and a frequent presenter at writing conferences around the country. For more info: www.jonibcole.com.
Form and Discovery in Poetry Alfred Nicol
Experience the freedom that comes from working in form. You end up playing a little game with language-and it is play, but like true child's play, it's very serious play; you lose yourself in it-and the poem says what it means to say while you're occupied with kicking the words around. That way, the meaning of the poem comes as a surprise even to the poet, as Frost said, "No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader."
Why write or read at all, if we already know how it turns out? In this workshop we will discuss various forms used in poetry and complete and share exercises that use form as our poetic playground.
Alfred Nicol's book of poetry, Elegy for Everyone, published in 2009, was chosen for the first Anita Dorn Memorial Prize as "a work of complex vision and stylistic mastery." He received the 2004 Richard Wilbur Award for an earlier volume, Winter Light, of which Jay Parini, biographer of Robert Frost, said, "This is certainly among the finest new volumes of poetry I have read in years." Nicol has collaborated with poet Rhina Espaillat and classical guitarist John Tavano in making the CD Melopoeia. His most recent publication is Second Hand Second Mind, a collaboration with his sister, the artist Elise Nicol. For more info: www.poemtree.com/Nicol.htm.
In Search of Characters Katherine Towler
How writers find and develop characters is a mysterious business. In this workshop, we look at strategies for discovering and collecting characters, and examine some great characters in literature. We discuss the intersection between character and such elements as setting, plot, voice, point of view, and dialogue. We will complete a short writing exercise designed to help you discover more about a character (or characters). This workshop is not just for fiction writers; writers of nonfiction will find this workshop useful for discovering ways to make voice and character more complex.
Katherine Towler is the author of the Snow Island trilogy of novels: Snow Island, Evening Ferry, and Island Light. Set on a fictional New England island, the books tell the story of two island families over a span of 50 years, especially the impact of the wars of the 20th century on the island community. Towler teaches in the MFA Program in Writing at Southern New Hampshire University. She has received fellowships from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and Phillips Exeter Academy, where she served as the writer-in-residence. She is also a poet. Many of her poems focus on one character and fully develop that person. She lives in Portsmouth. For more info: www.katherinetowler.com/
Children's Books: Writing and Publishing Children's Literature Jeremy Townsend
Children's books are one of the few genres that have maintained a strong presence in the ever changing world of printed books. The education and library markets have provided a rare haven for children's book authors. But finding a publisher and reaching those markets is a major challenge. In this workshop we will begin building a toolbox that will help your children's book get noticed and give you a fuller understanding of these important markets. The first half of the workshop will deal with the overall book publishing process, beginning with query letters and continuing through post-publication responsibilities of the author. The second half of the workshop will be the time to share your manuscript or a proposal for a project.
Jeremy Townsend has been involved in book publishing since 1981, most recently as president of Publishing Works, Inc., and its subsidy division, Peapod Press. For more info, check her out on the website of Publishing Works: publishingworks.com/
For additional information, please call President Donna Simmons at 207490-9849 or email her at Donna.Wildon ( @ ) MyFairpoint dot Net.
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