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Portland State University's Center for Excellence in Writing is now accepting applications for its April workshops "Sell That Book" and "Medical Writing." The workshops are conducted by local authors and publishing professionals. The workshops are open to the public and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Sydney Thompson at 503-725-9422 or sydney@pdx.edu, or visit www.english.pdx.edu/cew.

Saturday, April 16, 2005, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (PSU Neuberger Hall, Room 407, 724 S.W. Harrison)

"Sell That Book," taught by John Reed, takes the participants on a step-by-step journey through themarketing maze, from manuscript mechanics to query letters to finding an agent. Participants will learnhow to choose the right agent, how to develop a submission strategy and the techniques of searching themarket. The workshop includes in-class exercises and also a section on e-books and print-on-demandpublishing. John Reed is 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 published numerous poems and shorter non-fiction works and has also conducted writing workshops andseminars around the country for 20 years. He operates an editing and critique service for writers on theweb at www.writerswelcome.com. Cost for the workshop is $75.

Saturday, April 23, 2005, 12-3 p.m. (PSU Neuberger Hall, Room 407, 724 S.W. Harrison)

"Medical Writing Workshop," taught by Devon Schuyler, is designed for people who are new tomedical writing but have some background in either writing or medicine. The workshop will cover both the craft and business of medical writing. Topics that will be covered include how to read a medicaljournal article, summarizing medical research for a general audience, introduction to Medline searches,researching topics, locating experts, interviewing sources, pitching articles and working with editors.Devon Schuyler has been a medical writer and editor for nearly 15 years. Her most recent position wasexecutive editor of The Johns Hopkins White Papers, a series of health publications for laypeople. She has also edited a variety of publications for physicians, including General Surgery News, OB/GYN & Endoscopy News, Cardiology Special Edition, and Orthopedic Special Edition. Cost for the workshop is $50.