Upcoming Writing Events

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008 @ Noon
JUST WORDS presents “How to Get Published,” with literary agent Tracy Brown at the Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Avenue, Wednesday, May 7 at 12 p.m. Admission: Free.
About the event: Tracy Brown served as editor-in-chief of the Book-of-the-Month Club, editorial director of Back Bay/Little, Brown, editorial director of Quality Paperback Book Club, executive editor at Holt, and senior editor at Ballantine before founding Tracy Brown Literary Agency. He currently represents Lucette Lagnado (The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit); Courtney E. Martin (Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body); Joe Jager-Hyman (Fat Envelop Frenzy: One Year, Five Promising Students and the Pursuit of the Ivy League Prize); and Daphne Uviller (Supergirl: A Novel), and is seeking new writers of serious fiction and non-fiction.

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JUST WORDS @ JUST BOOKS Writer’s Workshop May 19 – July 7 Mondays 7 – 9 p.m.
Just Words provides support to writers of every genre. Tuition ($295 for eight weeks; $45 single session/$40 returning writers) includes line editing (up to 2500 words weekly; please submit by prior Friday at noon) and free registration for Just Words open mic events. Contact Leslie Gueguen to register (203) 461-9932 or cherrimae@optonline.net. (Writers read in scheduled rotation. Please bring 8 double spaced copies of your work.)

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“Prepare to Publish” JUST WORDS @ THE GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL THIS FALL
Thursdays 10 a.m. – 12 noon, September 4 – November 6. Geared to promoting writing progress from concept to publication; recommended reading, writing exercises and prompts, hand-outs and special guests. $395 ten weeks ($45 single session.) 10% discount for Greenwich Arts Council members. (Call for more information: 203-461-9932.)
Topics for the workshop include:
Creating Scintillating Prose: A Writer’s Tip Sheet
Writer’s Blocks: Key Components of Compelling Writing
Engaging Readers: Writing with the Reader in Mind
Creating Memorable Memoir and Believable Characters
Literary Magazine Submission
Writing for Young Audiences (Children & Young Adults)
Pros & Cons of Traditional Print vs. Online or Self Publishing
Book Publicity 101
Building Your Publishing Platform – w/Special Guest, Lucy Hedrick, author and publishing coach (October 30)
Inspiring your Muse - Special Guest, Kim McKeever Kaye will lead a Somatics based exercise (November 6)
Recommended Reading and Resources for Writers