Jan. 16: Getting Published with Laine Cunningham

Fiction and nonfiction writers alike will receive up-to-date information on identifying your market, finding an agent, and getting published in print and on-line. Tips on networking, conferences, grants and awards will also be given.  Participants may bring a query letter or three-page synopsis to the class for review.  Cunningham is a publishing consultant whose clients have received contracts from the nation's top agents and publishers. 

Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.

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Feb. 6: Fiction Writing and Revising Workshop with Karen Ackerson

The class will discuss what constitutes a publishable short story or novel, focusing on characterization, conflict, plot, setting, and dialogue. In-class writing exercises and tips on revising one’s work will also be given, and students may bring up to three pages to the class for review. Ackerson is Senior Editor at The Renbourne Agency and has taught workshops throughout the southeast for fifteen years.

Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.

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Feb. 20: Writing Your Memoirs with Anne Barnhill

 The class will discuss what a memoir is, how it might be shaped and how to get started.  Excerpts from several published memoirs will be used to show the various ways of telling your story, and hands-on writing exercises will be given to jog the memory and expand that memory into an episode or chapter. Creative writing techniques will also be given to bring one’s story to life. Barnhill is the author of What You Long For and At Home in the Land of Oz: Autism, My Sister and Me.  She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from UNC-Wilmington and teaches workshops throughout the state.

Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.

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March 13: Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Jeremy B. Jones

Techniques will be taught on making nonfiction stories come alive, such a creating a sense of place, inserting dialogue, and more. Students may bring five pages (double-spaced) to the class for review. Jones received his MFA in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Iowa. His essays have been published in various literary magazines including Crab Orchard Review, and he has recently won Honorable Mention in Best American Essays 2009.

Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.

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April 10: Writing the Play and Screenplay with Nathan Ross Freeman

 The class will receive an overview of writing for the stage and screen.  Various formats, structures and techniques will be discussed, as well as tips on creating interesting characters and realistic dialogue. Information on where and how to submit your work will also be given. Freeman is a script writer and teaches Playwriting at UNC-Charlotte. His awards include the ‘97 N.C. Arts Council Playwrights Fellowship for Hannah Elias, and the ‘05 Great Lakes Film Festival Screenplay Contest for Geist. 

Meets Saturday, 11-5 pm. $75/$70 members.

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