On Friday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. at the Oleson Center, sharpen your pencils for a day of presentations, workshops, readings, and discussions designed to inspire and improve your writing.
The day begins with an opening session with Patricia McNair, award-winning fiction writer and Associate Professor at Columbia University Chicago, and ends with several writers sharing insights into the range of options in the publication process. In between, create your own learning experience by selecting two workshops from six options highlighting different genres—fiction-writing with Patricia McNair, blogging with well-known visual artist and blogger, Philip Hartigan, playwrighting with Anne-Marie Oomen, poetry with Teresa Scollon, book proposals with Heather Shumaker, and cinematic writing with Lesley Tye. Explore publishing options with a panel of authors including Mardi Link, Heather Shumaker, and Aaron Stander. Read about our instructor biographies and their published works and accomplishments throughout their career. The finale is a feast of words as presenters share excerpts from their work.
The event is in collaboration with Michigan Writers. Luncheon and materials are included. Explore the class sessions or download the brochure (posted here), and make your session choices, then send in your registration form. Full cost is $125; however cost is only $25 with an employee tuition waiver – call Extended Education at 995-1700 to register or send in your registration form (do not register online as it will not calculate your discount.)