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PSU's Center for Excellence in Writing Offers October Workshops
Portland State University's Center for Excellence in Writing is now accepting applications for its October workshops "Sell That Book" and "Handling Your Obsessions and Getting Them Into Print." The workshops are conducted by local authors and professionals in the field of publishing. The workshops are open to the public and preregistration is required. For more information or to register for the workshops contact Sydney Thompson at 503-725-9422 or sydney@pdx.edu. For a complete list of upcoming workshops visit www.english.pdx.edu/cew.
Saturday, October 9, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (PSU Neuberger Hall, Room 407, 724 SW Harrison)
"Sell That Book," is taught by John Reed, the author of two novels, Thirteen Mountain and The Kingfisher's Call and the editor of the 2001 MOTA short-story anthology, Truth (Triple Tree Press, September, 2002). Reed has also conducted writing workshops and seminars around the country for 20 years. This workshop takes the participants on a step-by-step journey through the marketing maze, from manuscript mechanics to query letters to finding an agent. The workshop will include several in-class exercises and also a section on electronic books and print-on-demand publishing. Cost is $75.
Saturday, October 23, 12 - 4 p.m. (PSU Neuberger Hall, Room 407, 724 SW Harrison)
"Handling Your Obsessions and Getting Them Into Print," taught by Dan Kaplan addresses the topic "How can you, as a poet, revisit the same subject effectively." Participants will study examples of contemporary poets' handling of recurring subjects in their work-considering both individual poems and the cumulative impact of a group of related poems. The participants will also learn how to submit a group of poems to literary magazines, what should and should not be included in a cover letter and how to present their work. Dan Kaplan is former editor-in-chief of Black Warrior Review and a current editor of Del Sol Review. His poems have appeared in Barrow Street, Third Coast, Indiana Review, Quarterly West and many other publications. Cost is $50.
Saturday, October 9, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (PSU Neuberger Hall, Room 407, 724 SW Harrison)
"Sell That Book," is taught by John Reed, the author of two novels, Thirteen Mountain and The Kingfisher's Call and the editor of the 2001 MOTA short-story anthology, Truth (Triple Tree Press, September, 2002). Reed has also conducted writing workshops and seminars around the country for 20 years. This workshop takes the participants on a step-by-step journey through the marketing maze, from manuscript mechanics to query letters to finding an agent. The workshop will include several in-class exercises and also a section on electronic books and print-on-demand publishing. Cost is $75.
Saturday, October 23, 12 - 4 p.m. (PSU Neuberger Hall, Room 407, 724 SW Harrison)
"Handling Your Obsessions and Getting Them Into Print," taught by Dan Kaplan addresses the topic "How can you, as a poet, revisit the same subject effectively." Participants will study examples of contemporary poets' handling of recurring subjects in their work-considering both individual poems and the cumulative impact of a group of related poems. The participants will also learn how to submit a group of poems to literary magazines, what should and should not be included in a cover letter and how to present their work. Dan Kaplan is former editor-in-chief of Black Warrior Review and a current editor of Del Sol Review. His poems have appeared in Barrow Street, Third Coast, Indiana Review, Quarterly West and many other publications. Cost is $50.
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