FICTION  |   NONFICTION  |  CHILDREN'S  |  POETRY  |   PUBLISHING  |   GRANT WRITING Click here to download a printer friendly flyer about the workshops Workshops will be held at the Spokane Center in downtown Spokane on Saturday, April 17. Workshops are $65 each or $100 for two ($50 for students, $90 for two) and include a free lunch. Lynda Barry's workshop is $80 ($70 for students) and is a full-day. Space is limited. To reserve a spot, please send registration fee and workshop title to: EWU Press 705 W. 1st Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 Fiction with Lynda Barry Writing the Unthinkable All day $80 ($70 for students) In the words of Lynda Barry: Dear Future Workshop Participant, I'm going to be teaching a simple way of writing I've been using for almost 30 years and the class is for anyone who: a) has or can borrow a pen b) has or can borrow a three ring binder and at least a hundred sheets of loose leaf lined school paper (yes, they have to be loose leaf) c) is interested in a way of writing that isn't a drag. As in how often writing feels like towing a barge upstream with 900 heavy critics on board. It's much much better once you figure out how to water ski behind the writing instead of having to tote that barge! And this can be done! Yes! With a simple method I've been using for nearly 30 years which is not only good for writing but surprisingly good for the memory as well. Will you be there? The speed boat will be ready! Nonfiction/All-Genre with Natalie Kusz Writing Ideas Don¹t Hide Under Rocks:  Noticing Great Material in Your Own World 9-12 $65 Professional writers are often asked, "Where do you get your ideas," as though great writing notions hide in secret vaults to which only fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and poets have access codes.  In fact, so many potential subjects exist all around us‹lying about in the streets‹that many writers wonder, "How will I ever find time for them all?"  This workshop is designed to give you the "eyes" to recognize creative subjects in the world you already know, and to help you identify provocative possibilities for written pieces.  We will discuss how to train yourself to recognize writing material when you run across it, as well as identify some ways a particular idea might be used differently in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.  Bring writing materials and reading glasses, and prepare to tune up your brain cells! Poetry with Dorianne Laux and Joseph Millar Poet's Tool Box: A workshop on the mechanics of free verse poetry 9-12 and 1-4 $65 Don't miss a chance to learn from today's masters. Writing Children's and Young Adult books with Terry Davis 1-4 $65 The workshop will be a careful consideration of masterful narrative writing, including examples of YA and mainstream novels.  How we can teach ourselves to read in such a way that we force the masters to yield us their secrets.  Participants are welcome to present their work to the class for response. Publishing with Joelean Copeland Publishing Essentials 9-12 and 1-4 $65 Participants will first get an overview of the book publishing process: specifically how books are selected, produced, and marketed. Tips will be offered on the best way to submit your manuscript and secrets to getting your manuscript accepted through the backdoor. (Only 5% of manuscripts published in America are unsolicited!) Grant Writing with Fionn Meade Grant Writing Essentials 9-12 and 1-4 Free Using Artist Trust's grant program applications as guides, Meade will discuss such detailed topics as artist resumes, artist statements, project proposals, and how to prepare work samples and provide relevant context to your work. Meade will also share information about panel and selection processes. Expect detailed information on how to best prepare all the materials necessary for a professional grant application. For additional workshop information please call EWU Press at (509) 623-4285 or email at jcopeland@ewu.edu Workshops  |  Tickets and Maps  |  Schedule  |  Panels  |  Keynotes  |  Children's Events  |  Authors  |  Sponsors  |  Back to Main