Get inspired! Get
answers! Get going!
Start your writing life – or expand the one you
have – at the 2013 Writers Workshop, “Nourishing the Writer Within,” sponsored
by the Writers Hall of Fame. Get inspiration and useful tips from published
authors, poets and journalists.
The 2013 Writers Workshop is 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Saturday, October 12, in the Library Center auditorium, 4653 S. Campbell
Ave. Cost is $50 and includes a morning snack, refreshments and a box lunch.
For age 16 and older. Registration is limited, so sign up early!
Workshop schedule:
8:30-9 a.m. Registration, refreshments and
welcome
9-9:45 a.m. David Harrison “You Know
You’re a Writer When…”
9:50-10:35 a.m. Veda Boyd Jones,
“Important Elements of Writing A Novel: Which Comes First When Plotting a
Novel? Setting, Characters, or Conflict?”
10:40-10:55 a.m. Break/Poems for Two Voices –
David Harrison & audience members
11-11:45 Cecily White, “Developing
Conflict and Finding Your Voice.”
11:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch provided
12:35-1 p.m. Break/ Entertainment:
The Byron Biggers Band
1-1:45 p.m. Jim Long, “Marketing What You
Write: Magazines, to Online Publications, Books to Blogs.”
1:45-2:30 p.m. Ethan Bryan, Juliana Goodwin,
Wes Johnson, “How to Write What’s Second Nature To You… and Not Get Lost in the
Weeds.”
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break/entertainment by songwriter/guitarist
Ethan Bryan
2:45-3:30 William Garvin, “An Ugly Little
Story: Placing Family History in a Wider Context.”
3:30-4 p.m. Wrapping It Up: Panel
and audience Q&A with the writers
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Register now for an inspiring day of
Nourishing the Writer Within!
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Saturday,
October 12, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Library Center auditorium, 4653 S.
Campbell. For ages 16 and older.
·
Registration
fee: $50, includes morning snack, refreshments & box lunch
·
Registration
deadline: Friday, October 4, 2013. Seating is limited, sign up early!
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Register online at writershalloffame.org or by
mail and send this form and your completed check to: Kim Flores, 2256 S.
Dollison Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807
Your workshop speakers:
David L. Harrison’s 89
books for young people and teachers have received dozens of honors, including
the Christopher Medal for The Book of Giant Stories. His work has been translated
into 12 languages and anthologized more than 125 times. David’s poem, “My
Book,” is sandblasted into a library sidewalk in Phoenix and adorns a
bookmobile in Pueblo, Colo. His poetry inspired the popular school play,
“Somebody Catch My Homework.” The Missouri Librarian Association honored him
with its Literacy Award for the body of his work. David has science degrees
from Drury and Emory universities and honorary doctorate of letters from
Missouri State and Drury universities. David Harrison Elementary School is
named for him. He is Drury University’s poet laureate. See davidlharrison.com.
Veda Boyd Jones
is a prolific writer, with 47 books and more than 500 articles and short
stories to her name. Research skills are critical, Veda says. The skills she
learned in school propelled the research she did for her nonfiction books and
for details she needed for novels. She has written adult romance, children’s
fiction and nonfiction for magazines, articles for reference books,
middle-grade novels and nonfiction books for children, and books for first
readers and high school students. See vedaboydjones.com.
Cecily White is
the author of “Prophesy Girl.” She has enjoyed careers as a hand model, GAP
salesgirl, movie projectionist, psychotherapist, yoga instructor, university
professor, artist, dance choreographer, eating disorders specialist, psych
diagnostician, book reviewer and copy editor – none of which, she says, are as
much fun as writing novels. See cecilywhite.com.
Jim Long
is the founder of Long Creek Herbs, and since 1987 has been in the business of
herb gardening and writing books covering topics from herbal remedies to dream
pillows. When he’s not traveling the world looking for interesting new plants,
he is writing columns for gardening and herb magazines or writing books on a
variety of related subjects or journaling on one of his many online blogs.
Currently he writes for four magazines and 17 regional newspapers, and
freelances for other publications. “It's important to find your niche market,
learn how to access it and things to avoid.” See longcreekherbs.com
Ethan Bryan
is an author, musician, and story-teller. He has completed century rides
on bicycles, under par rounds of golf, and is a world-record holder. He
still dreams of one day playing baseball with the Kansas City Royals.
Ethan is currently working on a project to become the "World's Best Catch
Player." Ethan and his wife, Jamie, live in Springfield, Missouri,
with their two daughters. He is the author of “Run Home & Take a Bow:
Stories of Life, Faith, and a Season With the KC Royals;” “Striking Out ALS: A
Hero’s Tale;” and “Tales of the Taylor: Songs That Changed the World.” See http://ethanbryan.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/going-viral/
Juliana Goodwin
was born in Brazil and raised in nine countries, which is where her love of
travel developed. “My father was in the foreign service so we hosted three to
five cocktail parties and luncheons a week – so I grew up entertaining. As a
small child, my mother had a bakery out of the house and I learned to bake at
an early age. By first grade, I was creating original
recipes. I have always known I wanted to be a writer; I’d
dictate to my mom before I could physically write. I have degrees in both
English and Print Journalism. Early on, I decided I wanted to pursue food and travel
writing. Today, I am a columnist for the Springfield News-Leader. My goal is to
visit every continent on earth, 100 countries and every state in the U.S. (and
continue writing about it). Read her work at news-leader.com
Wes Johnson has
been a reporter and editor since graduating from Wichita State University’s
journalism program in 1980. Currently the Outdoors writer at the Springfield
News-Leader, Wes enjoys getting out into the woods for long hikes, kayaking
Missouri streams and sailing clear Ozarks lakes on sailboats he restores as a
hobby. He specializes in participatory journalism -- writing about
the great outdoors from a personal point of view and sharing his experiences
and adventures with readers. Read his work at news-leader.com
William Garvin
has been Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist at F.W. Olin
Library, Drury University since 1992. His articles have been published The
Springfield News-Leader, Drury Magazine, The Ada (Okla.) Evening News, and The
Rolla Daily News. He has also taught a number of classes in literature, history
and the study of the printed book.
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