Writers Workshop
Fall 2005
Crafting
Compelling Fiction with Lynn Sholes
Date: Wednesday,
October 5 - November 2
Time: 6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Location: ArtServe, 1300 E. Sunrise Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale
Fee: $75 in advance, $80 at the door
Writing good fiction
is more than simply telling a story. Writers craft
their work using strategies and techniques that
make compelling fiction. This five-week workshop
will focus on those crafting elements as well as
on how to read the market, where to get ideas, and
how to get an agent.
Lynn Sholes, the co-author
of The Grail Conspiracy, a thriller scheduled
as a September 2005 release, has been a classroom
teacher and has trained teachers to teach writing
for the Broward County School District. Previously
writing as Lynn Armistead McKee, she is the author
of six novels published by Penguin/Putnam including
Spirit of the Turtle Woman and Daughter
of the Fifth Moon.
Writing the
Short Story with Elaine Viets
Date: Saturday,
October 15
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Stirling Road Branch, 3151 Stirling
Road, Hollywood
Fee: $40 in advance, $45 at the door
Back by popular
demand! Always wanted to write a short story but
can't get started? Started a short story but can't
finish it? Bestselling mystery author Elaine
Viets will talk about how to begin your story
and what to avoid. Elaine's stories have been nominated
for numerous awards and have appeared in mystery
anthologies such as Blood on Their Hands,
edited by Lawrence Block.
Elaine Viets is the author of the Dead
End Job mystery series published by Signet.
Elaine is on the national board of the Mystery Writers
of America and a member of Sisters in Crime.
Writing Scenes
That Sell with Dorian Cirrone
Date: Saturday, October 22
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Main Library, Bienes Center for
the Literary Arts, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale
Fee: $40 in advance, $45 at the door
A scene is a promise to the reader. In this workshop
you'll learn how to keep that promise by integrating
dialog, setting, and exposition to create memorable
moments in your stories and novels. We'll analyze
successful scenes from current works, exploring
what makes them effective and how they function
as part of the whole. Through writing exercises,
participants will learn to avoid common pitfalls
and to write the kinds of scenes that readers will
remember.
Dorian Cirrone's poetry and essays for both
children and adults have been published in various
literary journals and anthologies. Her first novel
Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You (HarperCollins)
has been nominated by the American Library Association
for the Best Books for Young Adults 2006 List and
a Teens' Top Ten award. Her chapter book for young
readers called Lindy Blues: The Missing Silver
Dollar will be published in spring 2006.
Writing
Book Proposals to Grab the Attention of Agents and
Editors with Joan Mazza
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Stirling Road Branch, 3151 Stirling
Road, Hollywood
Fee: $40 in advance, $45 at the door
This three-hour seminar covers the
elements of writing fiction and non-fiction book
proposals with samples from books that were published.
The class will include a discussion of choosing
a title, writing a synopsis, and contacting possible
agents. Includes a comprehensive handout.
Joan Mazza is a psychotherapist,
writing coach, speaker, and the author of six books,
including Dreaming Your Real Self: A Personal
Approach to Dream Interpretation (Perigee Penguin/Putnam).
Her articles, fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared
in many magazines, including Writer's Digest,
Playgirl, Permafrost, Möbius, Personal Journaling,
Writer's Journal, The Mid-America Poetry Review,
and The Potomac Review.
What Every Writer
Needs to Know About Publishing and Writing with
Marjory Diane Lyons
Date: Saturday, November 5
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: North Regional Broward Community
College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut
Creek
Fee: $40 in advance, $45 at the door
This workshop is for writers who are
serious about wanting to complete their manuscripts
in a professional manner, prepare their writing
for submission, learn about the publishing process,
and take the next steps in contacting publishers
and agents.
Marjory Diane Lyons, Ph.D.,
is owner of Telling Your Story, Inc., a publishing
company specializing in writing life stories and
business histories. A published author, she is a
board member of the Florida Publishers Association,
past president of the Writers' Network of South
Florida, and board member of the National League
of American Pen Women, Fort Lauderdale branch. She
is on the national faculty at Nova Southeastern
University.
Writing Novels for Young Readers with Adrian
Fogelin
Date: Thursday, November 17
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location: Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale
Fee: $60 in advance, $65 at the door
What does it take to write a novel
kids will love? Join author, Adrian Fogelin,
and explore the techniques, trends, and market for
Junior or Young Adult fiction. Special attention
will be paid to engaging the middle school reader--even
those who say they don't like to read! The editing/publishing
process will also be discussed. Please come prepared
to write and share.
Adrian Fogelin is the author
of five novels for young readers. The first, Crossing
Jordan has received numerous awards and was
chosen to represent the state of Florida at the
National Book Festival in Washington, DC. Her other
titles are Anna Casey's Place in the World,
a Sunshine State Young Readers Award selection and
the winner of the Carol D. Reiser Children's Book
Award; My Brother's Hero, and Sister Spider
Knows All, a Parents' Choice Honor Book. Her
newest book is The Big Nothing.
Poetry
Writing Workshop with George Wallace
Date: Saturday, December 10
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale
Fee. $40 in advance, $45 at the door
A workshop for both beginning and
regular writers, participants will examine free
association, renga, sound association, mishearing
and other methods to generate 'triggers' for productive
poetic composition; parody, pastiche, collage, counter-logic,
listing, parallel writing and other techniques to
brainstorm poetic content; and innovative techniques
for approaching the descriptive process.
George Wallace is the author of 11 chapbooks
of poetry and has taught poetry workshops for conferences
worldwide, and at all educational levels, from elementary
and high school to university. Recent workshops
of his: CW Post-Hutton House, SUNY Stony Brook,
Loyola-Chicago, and University of OK, Edmond (US);
Univ Cardiff (Wales), Wordmarket (England), University
of Parma (Italy), Skiathos Creative Arts (Greece);
and at conferences for the Long Island Language
Arts Council, New York State English Teachers Council,
and Ways with Words, Cumbria UK.
Florida Center for the Book
Writers Workshops
Fall 2005
Call (954) 357-7401 to register by credit card,
or send a check payable to Florida Center for the
Book, Broward County Library, 100 S. Andrews Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Please include your telephone
number and the name of the workshop. Pre-registration
required.
PLEASE REGISTER AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE WORKSHOP
MEETS.
In order to take place, each workshop needs a minimum
number of students.
Scholarship Opportunities
Deadline is September 30, 2005
The Writers Network of South Florida sponsors a
scholarship for each of the listed workshops. To
apply for these merit-based scholarships, send a
two-page, double-spaced writing sample to WNSF Scholarships,
100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
Please indicate which workshops you are applying
for.
The deadline for submissions is September 30.
Recipients will be notified by phone by October
7.
Florida
Center for the Book