FLORIDA
SIBA TRADE SHOW 2012
When: September 7-9
Where: Naples Grande Beach Resort, 475 Seagate Dr., Naples
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tradeshow.sibaweb.com
Three days of panels, lunches, exhibitions, and presentations.
SIBA TRADE SHOW 2012
When: September 7-9
Where: Naples Grande Beach Resort, 475 Seagate Dr., Naples
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tradeshow.sibaweb.com
Three days of panels, lunches, exhibitions, and presentations.
WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL WITH DONALD MAASS – VERSION 2.0
When: September 17-23
Where: Orlando
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.free-expressions.com
Morning sessions are taught daily by Don Maass—and don’t miss the bonus micro-tension evening class based on techniques from The Fire in Fiction! Limited enrollment gives every student a chance to participate in class discussions and get valuable feedback. This year’s intensive will include new insights from Don’s upcoming release Writing 21st Century Fiction, giving the workshop a fresh feel for those who have attended previously. Each student also receives a private thirty-minute consultation with Don, who will read the first fifty pages of each student’s manuscript prior to the one-on-one sessions. Additional private sessions will be held with Lorin Oberweger, independent book editor with twenty-plus years of publishing experience, and other professional editors and writers on staff for the event. Spend your afternoons working on assigned exercises, networking with your fellow students, participating in valuab le critique groups or taking a walk along the beautiful Hood River to recharge and ponder your evolving story. All meals are included, and you’ll rest comfortably in private sleeping accommodations with your own bathroom. Space is limited; slots are filled on a first come first served basis. $1950 for new students (all-inclusive) or $1850 for returning students.
When: September 17-23
Where: Orlando
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.free-expressions.com
Morning sessions are taught daily by Don Maass—and don’t miss the bonus micro-tension evening class based on techniques from The Fire in Fiction! Limited enrollment gives every student a chance to participate in class discussions and get valuable feedback. This year’s intensive will include new insights from Don’s upcoming release Writing 21st Century Fiction, giving the workshop a fresh feel for those who have attended previously. Each student also receives a private thirty-minute consultation with Don, who will read the first fifty pages of each student’s manuscript prior to the one-on-one sessions. Additional private sessions will be held with Lorin Oberweger, independent book editor with twenty-plus years of publishing experience, and other professional editors and writers on staff for the event. Spend your afternoons working on assigned exercises, networking with your fellow students, participating in valuab le critique groups or taking a walk along the beautiful Hood River to recharge and ponder your evolving story. All meals are included, and you’ll rest comfortably in private sleeping accommodations with your own bathroom. Space is limited; slots are filled on a first come first served basis. $1950 for new students (all-inclusive) or $1850 for returning students.
GEORGIA
WRITERS’ NIGHT OUTWhen: Second Fridays, 7:00 pm
Where: Brother’s Willow Ranch Restaurant, 6223 Hwy 76 West, Young Harris
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact: Karen Paul Holmes, kpaulholmes@gmail.com
Featured reader plus open mike and music. July’s featured reader is John Morse.
MARYLAND
EDITORIAL BOOT CAMP WITH LAURA POOLE
When: Sunday, October 14, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Where: Courtyard by Marriott – Baltimore, 1000 Aliceanna St., Baltimore
Cost: $250
Info/Register: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.editorialbootcamp.com
This event will be an intensive editorial training covering fundamentals and advanced topics of nonfiction copyediting.
NEW YORK
POETS HOUSE SHOWCASE
When: June 30 – August 4
Where: Poets House, 10 River Terrace, New York
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.poetshouse.org
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Showcase, Poets House’s free, annual exhibition of new
poetry books, chapbooks, broadsides, and multimedia titles. Opening on Saturday, June 30, 2012,
this year’s Showcase will be on view throughout the month of July and will include all of the year's new poetry and poetry-related books, chapbooks and multimedia titles published in the United States. More than 2,400 titles were in last year’s exhibition, representing close to 650 US publishers—commercial, university, independent, small and micro-presses.
SOUTH CAROLINA
STORYTIME HOUR
When: Thursday mornings, 10:30 am
Where: 1020A Woodruff Rd (across from Costco), Greenville
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fiction-addiction.com
Contact: Jill Hendrix at 864-675-0540 or info@fiction-addiction.com
Children’s storytime hour.
WRITERS' NIGHT OUT
When: First Tuesday of every month, 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Hub City Bookshop, 186 W. Main St., Spartanburg
Cost: Free
Contact: Kari Jackson at kari@hubcity.org
By popular demand, Writers' Night Out has transformed into a writing workshop group. If you're interested in giving and receiving feedback on others' and your own writing, please come to the kick-off night Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the Bookshop to meet other writers, talk about writing, and share our work.
When: First Tuesday of every month, 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Hub City Bookshop, 186 W. Main St., Spartanburg
Cost: Free
Contact: Kari Jackson at kari@hubcity.org
By popular demand, Writers' Night Out has transformed into a writing workshop group. If you're interested in giving and receiving feedback on others' and your own writing, please come to the kick-off night Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the Bookshop to meet other writers, talk about writing, and share our work.
MONTHLY ADVANCED FICTION WRITING LED BY JONATHAN SANCHEZ
When: Second Tuesday of each month, 6:30-8:00 pm
Where: Charleston County Public Library, Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston
Contact: 843-805-6930
MONTHLY WORKSHOPS OUT OF YOUR HEAD AND ONTO THE PAGES
When: Second Sunday of the month
Where: Bobby Pearse Community Center, 904 Townes St., Greenville
Registration: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrys.org%2Fclass.php
Cost: $5
These monthly writing workshops, led by various members of the Writing Room faculty, are designed to stimulate creativity and generate ideas for fiction and nonfiction. We'll use a series of short in-class writing exercises to inspire new work and deepen your writing. Come prepared to write in class, to share your exercises without fear or self-judgment, and above all, have some fun. All levels welcome.
SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS WORKSHOP CONFERENCE
When: October 19-21
Where: Myrtle Beach Hilton Resort, Myrtle Beach
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwriterswin.com%2F2012%2F06%2F23%2Fscww-conference-registration-open%2F
A great gathering of authors, agents, and editors, with plenty of breakout sessions, slush fests, and special events! Plus, writers can take advantage of the opportunity to have an agent or editor critique their manuscripts.
VIRGINIAWRITING SKETCH COMEDY WITH JOEL JONES
When: Saturday, July 28, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: WriterHouse, 508 Dale Ave., Charlottesville
Cost: $55 (members) / $65 (non-members)
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writerhouse.org
Dip your stinky toe into the art of writing comic sketches! Whether you’re a writer wanting to explore a new medium or a fan of comedy wanting to know how sketch shows operate, this one-day workshop is for you. Registration required.
CREATING THE WORLD IN A SHORT STORY WITH CLIFFORD GARSTANG
When: Saturday, August 11, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: WriterHouse, 508 Dale Ave., Charlottesville
Cost: $55 (members) / $65 (non-members)
Website: http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18624430&msgid=1269243&act=A4TX&c=240123&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writerhouse.org
In a short story, characters need to be fully realized, the setting of the story needs to be exact and something significant has to occur. Learn techniques that will help you better understand how to weave all the key fictional elements that make a world feel real into a small space. Registration required.
(Events provided by the North Carolina Writers Network)
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