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Thursday, Friday & Saturday Workshops (Choose One):

Lynne BarrettRevision for Fiction and Creative Nonfiction.
Master Class
Workshop Description
Malin Alegria Getting down and dirty: Novel Gardening
Workshop Description
Nancy LordVarieties of creative nonfictionWorkshop Description
Alison LutermanLeaping PoetryWorkshop Description
Kat MeadsWhat's Interesting about Me (to more than me)?
Memoir Writing
Workshop Description
Valerie MinerDigging Deeply — The Art of Short FictionWorkshop Description
Ellen SussmanThe Craft of Fiction: A Workshop for Emerging WritersWorkshop Description



Afternoon Lecture & Discussion Sessions (Choose one for each afternoon):

Thursday Afternoon:
Lynne BarrettFlash FormsLecture Description
Kat MeadsPage One—Setting up Conflict in Memoir &
Fiction
Lecture Description
Mahbod SerajiDispersing Cultural Stereotypes
Lecture Description
Alison LutermanMagpie PoetryLecture Description

Friday Afternoon:
Malin Alegria First Kiss: A Roller Coaster Ride through Young Adults Lit
Lecture Description
Bob Stanley Workshops, Readings and Open Mics:
Creating Community with Poetry
Lecture Description
Ellen SussmanJump Start Your NovelLecture Description
Stefanie Freele, Steve Mettee, Brianna Smith
Editor/Publisher Roundtable

Saturday Afternoon:
Nancy LordSick of nature? Make it new!Lecture Description
Valerie MinerTo Look Again—Savoring RevisionLecture Description
Ellen SussmanThe Personal EssayLecture Description
April Eberhardt, Sally van Haitsma
Agent Panel



Master Class applications must be received by April 24, 2010.

Successful applicants will be informed on May 1, 2010.






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