THE WRITERS STUDIO – WATCH POETRY DAILY AND THE HARVARD REVIEW READINGS ON YOUTUBE & Writing Classes

THE WRITERS STUDIO – WATCH POETRY DAILY AND THE HARVARD REVIEW READINGS ON YOUTUBE & Writing Classes

“Celebrating 26 years of helping writers reach their potential”

>> WATCH POETRY DAILY AND THE HARVARD REVIEW READINGS ON YOUTUBE.  Sophie Cabot Black (whose new collection of poetry, The Exchange, is just out from Graywolf Press), Cathy Park Hong, Major Jackson, James Lasdun, D. Nurkse, and Philip Schultz read as part of the Poetry Daily celebration on April 28 at PowerHouse Arena in Brooklyn. And if you missed our Harvard Review’s reading, featuring Katherine Vaz, Timothy Donnelly, Cate Marvin and André Aciman, last February at Le Poisson Rouge, you can also listen to it on The Writers Studio Channel.

>> ”THE MORE I SAY I, THE MORE I ALWAYS MEAN SOMEBODY ELSE.” – Robert Frost

>> “THERE’S A MOMENT IN CLASS WHEN THE STUDENT REALLY GETS IT. A glimmer of recognition comes through as they finally realize that by utilizing the craft exercises they have been able to open up a door of sorts…In every exercise there is a value. We’re finding out who we are as writers. What techniques are going to unlock our imagination and ultimately free us in our writing.” WHITNEY PORTER. Whitney’s NYC Level I Class began Monday, MAY 20. You can still register up to two weeks late.  TO REGISTER. 

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD-WINNING NOVELIST COLUM MCCANN TALKS WITH JOHN WRAY about his spellbinding new novel – TransAtlantic – to be released on June 4. Spanning 150 years, from 1845 to the present, 

TransAtlantic 

weaves the tales of four generations of women with moments in the lives of Frederick Douglass, early British aviators Jack Alcock and Teddy Brown, and former senator George Mitchell. John Wray is the author of the wonderful Lowboy, which we studied in craft class. 

Wednesday, June 5 (7:30 PM) Thalia Book Club at Symphony Space. For more info.

>> IGNITE YOUR IMAGINATION WITH A 10-WEEK WORKSHOP THIS SUMMER. Summer is one of the best time to jumpstart your writing as classes tend to be smaller and you get the maximum of personal attention. Join a peer group and learn the craft which will enable you to finish this story or poem you’ve started.

> NYC LEVEL I, taught by Whitney Porter, begins Monday May 20 <2 spots remain>
> NYC LEVEL I, taught by Therese Eiben, begins Tuesday, May 28

> ONLINE LEVEL I, taught by Michele Herman, begins Monday, June 3
> ONLINE LEVEL I, taught by Rachael Nevins, begins Tuesday, June 4

> SAN FRANCISCO WORKSHOP (Financial District), taught by Lorraine Babb, begins June 18
> SAN FRANCISCO WORKSHOP (Rockridge), taught by Gail Ford, begins June 12

> TUSCON WORKSHOP, taught by Lela Scott MacNeil begins June 18

> AMSTERDAM WORKSHOP, taught by Lynn Kolbe, begins May 22

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The University of Arizona Poetry Center- Creative Writing MFA Graduate Readings & Hattie Lockett and UA Student Contest Broadside Exhibition

 

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There’s always something happening at the Poetry Center! Is this not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Week at the Poetry Center Creative Writing MFA Graduate Readings Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2 7:00 p.m. Students graduating from the University of Arizona Creative Writing MFA program will read from their work. The Poetry Center will also recognize the winners of our UA student poetry contests and distribute broadsides of the prize-winning poems. The readings take place over two evenings (May 1 and 2). Details | Events Calendar Hattie Lockett and UA Student Contest Broadside Exhibition May 1 through June 1, 2013 Poetry Center Library Come view a broadside exhibition of 2012-2013 contest-winning work by University of Arizona students, presented in collaboration with the UA Book Art Collective. Summer Classes & Workshops Feeling surreal? Interested in letterpress printing? Want to get in touch with your inner gods and demons? This summer, the Poetry Center is offering three courses: Surrealist Writing with Matt Rotando (May 20-26),Poetry in Letterpress Print with Alice Vinson (June 22-23) and Writing Your Gods and Demons with Christopher Nelson (July 8-18). Online registration is now open and these courses are expected to fill quickly. Reserve your spot now!   Gail Browne Receives Humanities Council Award Last evening, the Arizona Humanities Council honored UA Poetry Center Executive Director Gail Browne with the Juliana Yoder Friend of the Humanities Award. This award serves as a tribute to Browne, who will be leaving her position in June 2013 and relocating to Phoenix. The Yoder Award commemorates her life’s work of making poetry and the humanities accessible in all corners of Arizona and beyond.  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2013 The University of Arizona Poetry Center All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: The University of Arizona Poetry Center 1508 E. Helen St. Tucson, AZ 85721 Add us to your address book

Australian Writers’ Centre- Bloomsbury Publishing’s Short Sentence Competition & Editing Essentials & Sydney Writers’s Festival & Many Writing Classes

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Home Sydney Melbourne Online Courses Contact Us 18 April 2013 Sydney: (02) 9929 0088   In this issue TIP: Death knell or death nail Student Success – Shona gets published in House and Garden Bloomsbury Publishing’s Short Sentence Competition Plan ahead – Editing Essentials Sydney Writers’ Festival WEBPICK: Read more, write better
This week I’ve been on planes, trains and automobiles. I’m not usually a big traveller but over the next couple of months, I’ll be seeing the inside of the plane cabin more often than normal. And while I’ll certainly catch up on lots of inflight movies, it also means I’m heading to a few exciting destinations. When I travel, I love reading about my destination. But while guidebooks are practical, I prefer getting lost in the pages of a travel memoir (often known as “vicarious travel” in book stores). That’s because I’m not only taken on a journey to that destination, but also the personal journey of the author. It’s a wonderful way to combine two genres in a compelling way. If you want to write about your personal experiences while travelling, you’ll enjoy our course Travel Memoir with Claire Scobie. You’ll discover: Structuring your travel memoir to ensure it’s unique from the very first page. Keeping your travel blog fresh and exciting – even when you’re not travelling. Techniques on writing your travel journal without clichés and describing place with new eyes. Ways to transform your dog-eared diaries into a must-read manuscript. Preparing for a trip and how to shape the writingon your return. Using social media and twitter to raise your profile as you write. The big sell – writing a compelling book proposal to get your work published. and much more!
	Brisbane Meetup – Change of venue You’ve asked, and we’ve heard you! We’d love to meet up with Australian Writers’ Centre graduates and members of our writing community (whether you’ve taken a course with us or not) in Brisbane. I’ll bethere at the end of this month and would love to meet you. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A DIFFERENT VENUE TO THE ONE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED Where: EMPIRE HOTEL 339 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley 4006 We will have a dedicated space for AWC at “M Booth” within the Empire Hotel. Parking is available nearby Time: 6.30-8.30pm (although you’re welcome to stay as long as you like) Date: Wednesday 24 April 2013 What: Apart from having a chance to meet fellow AWC graduates, I’ll hold a session where I’ll answer all your questions about writing and publishing. Cost: Free (but you pay for your own drinks) RSVP: Please click here to RSVP so that we have an idea of numbers (and to give us an idea of what questions you’d like answered). TIP: The comma splice Used properly, commas help readers understand your writing better. They can give pause to a sentence, as though it were being spoken. But commas can be overused too, and one notable way this happens is with the comma splice. A comma splice occurs when a comma is used to separate two independent sentences. For example: Rambo went for a long walk today, he’s been stuck inside the house all week. Really, this should be written as two separate sentences or with a conjunction, like this: Rambo went for a long walk today because he’s been cooped up inside the house all week. Comma splices are not uncommon, but they’re not good grammar, so read your sentence carefully andmake sure you’re not splicing! Student Success – Shona Parker This week we were thrilled to open the latest issue ofAustralian House & Garden and find graduate Shona Parker’s article on Sardinia in Italy. Shona is a graduate of our Magazine and Newspaper Writing andTravel Writing courses. Congratulations Shona! It’s a great feature and we’re now planning our own trip to Sardinia. Also published this month, Trisha Boetto’s article on natural treatments for migraines in Alive Australia. Trisha completed our Online Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing in 2012 and has been busy writing and submitting ever since. Congratulations Trisha! ONLINE COURSE: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Would you like to try your hand at magazine and newspaper writing but can’t make it to our courses here in Milsons Point? Why not join us online? Our online course in Magazine and Newspaper Writing can be done anywhere you have access to the internet. Learn the essentials of writing good articles and how to get them published. Five week online course starting the week beginning Monday 22 April 2013 Time: Whenever it suits you Cost: $395 ONLINE COURSE: Creative Writing Stage 2 Take your creative writing to the next level. In our Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 2, you’ll not only have a chance to build on what you’ve learned in Creative Writing Stage 1 orWriting Books for Children and Young Adults, you’ll also get to put into practice what you’ve learnt and take part in valuable workshopping sessions. This course is ideal if you want to extend your skills or if you want to hone your completed pieces. Five week online course starting the week beginning Monday 29 April 2013 Time: Whenever it suits you Cost: $395 Business Writing Essentials Learn easy-to-follow rules that will help you improve your writing at work. In our one-dayBusiness Writing Essentialsseminar you’ll be given the tools to make your writing shine and help you write with confidence at work. Learn the 11 Golden Rules of Business Writing and how to ensure your writing at work is clear and concise every time. One-day seminar on Friday 3 May 2013 Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm Cost: $395 Writing for the Web Full-day seminar on Monday 6 May 2013 9 am – 4 pm Only 4 places left Short Sentence Competition Bloomsbury Publishing’s Short Sentence Competition is off to a flying start, with theFebruary and March winner being announced and a new theme and competition for April and May. If you haven’t heard of this one (or missed our mention back in January) the Short Sentence Competition is running from February to August this year, seeking out the best short crime stories. Each phase of the competition will have a different theme and judge, and one winner for that phase. An overall winner will be announced in August. In February and March author Parker Bilal judged the stories on ‘Deception’ and you can read his favourite here. Entries are open now for the April and May theme, ‘Secrets and Lies’, judged by sports reporter and writer, Thomas Mogford. All the details for this latest competition can be found here. And did we mention the overall winner will receive an Australian Writers’ Centre course? They’ll also win e-publication of their story and a selection of Bloomsbury’s crime books. Sydney Writers’ Festival The 2013 Sydney Writers’ Festival program has been launched and we can’t wait! This is director Jemma Birrell’s first festival and it promises to be a memorable one. The focus this year is on storytelling and the program includes a strong contingent of poets and songwriters, as well as novelists, journalists and the odd politician. International authors appearing at the festival include travel writer William Dalrymple, critically acclaimed author Kate Atkinson, author of the bestselling Languedoc trilogyKate Mosse, and Barack Obama’s chief digital strategist, Joe Rospars. Also appearing are Australian authors Tara Moss, Mark Dapin, Nick Earls, Wendy Harmer – and many, many more! There are plenty of free events but check out ticketed events early as they often sell out. You can read the full program here. TIP: Death knell or death nail? Here’s an error I see a lot – the use of ‘death nail’ where ‘death knell’ should be. It seems writers are confusing two similar expressions, ‘death knell’ and ‘nail in the coffin’. A death knell is the slow ringing of a church bell to mark the death of someone. It’s often used figuratively to mean the imminent destruction or failure of something. For example: Small shops worried the arrival of the supermarket sounded the death knell for their business. You can describe the final action or event that destroys something as ‘the final nail in the coffin’. For example: The argument was the final nail in the coffin for their friendship. It’s easy to see how the two could be confused and combined, but they are two distinct expressions and should only be used that way.
	Plan ahead – Editing Essentials
	To turn even the clumsiest writing into clear and concise communication, you need to know the rules of editing. Many of us have to edit documents at work – correspondence, reports, proposals – but if you’re not familiar with the process, you may be spending more time on this than you need to. In one day, we can show you how to edit for structure and style, how to set up and use style guides, and show you the editorial style rules you need to know. After ourEditing Essentials seminar you’ll be able to tackle all your editing tasks withconfidence and efficiency.
	Oops Word Thanks to @mildlycurious who tweeted us this image recently: Note the interesting spelling of ‘recieve’. That should actually be ‘receive’ – even our spellchecker wouldn’t let us spell it with i before e so we’re not sure how the people in charge of this ad missed this.     WEBPICK: Read more, write better   There are few authors who wouldn’t agree with the notion that to write well, you must also read, the idea being the more you read, the better a writer you’ll become. If that’s the case, this list of 9 books on writing and reading should be part of every writer’s library. The list includes Stephen King’s classic, On Writing, as well as the essentialElements of Style, by Strunk and White. Ray Bradbury’s Zen and the Art of Writingalso makes the list, as does a collection of Ernest Hemingway’s musings on the craft. And for readers, Mortimer Adler’s 1940 book, How to Read a Book. Check out the full list here.
	“To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul.” Words of wisdom from – Cicero
	Upcoming courses
	Online Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White/Allison Tait When: Week beginning Monday 22 April 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Cathie Tasker/Pamela Freeman When: Week beginning Monday 29 April 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 2 with Cathie Tasker/Pamela Freeman When: Week beginning Monday 29 April 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Cathie Tasker/Pamela Freeman When: Week beginning Monday 6 May 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Travel Writing with Sue White When: Week beginning Monday 13 May 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White/Allison Tait When: Week beginning Monday 13 May 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge/Cathie Tasker When: Week beginning Monday 13 May 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Seminar: How to Create and Sell Your eBook with Anna Maguire When: Thursday 18 April 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: Professional Business Writing with Sue White When: Friday 19 April 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $450 Course: Travel Memoir with Claire Scobie When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 23 April 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Course: Screenwriting Stage 1 with Tim Gooding When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 1 May 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: How to Get Your Book Published with Geoff Bartlett When: Thursday 2 May 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: Business Writing Essentials with Kate Hennessy When: Friday 3 May 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: Writing for the web with Grant Doyle When: Monday 6 May 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $450 Seminar: Grammar and Punctuation Essentials with Deb Doyle When: Wednesday 8 May 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $450 Course: Introduction to Novel Writing with Pamela Freeman When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 9 May 2013 for six weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $495 Daytime seminar: Blogging for Beginners with Jen Bishop – FULL When: Friday 10 May 2013 (two-hour morning seminar) Time: 10 am – 12 noon Cost: $85 Course: Plotting and Planning with Kate Forsyth When: Every Monday starting Monday 13 May 2013 for two weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $175 Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 14 May 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: Blogging for Beginners with Jen Bishop When: Thursday 16 May 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: Editing Essentials with Deb Doyle When: Thursday 16 May 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $450 Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with James Roy When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 23 May 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: PR and Media Releases that Get Results with Catriona Pollard When: Thursday 23 May 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $495 Seminar: Build Your Profile Using Twitter with Kerri Sackville When: Monday 27 May 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: Introduction to Travel Writing with Geoff Bartlett When: Tuesday 28 May 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: Professional Business Writing with Sue White When: Thursday 30 May 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $450 Weekend course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Pamela Freeman When: Saturday 1 June and Sunday 2 June 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Weekend course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White When: Saturday 1 June and Sunday 2 June 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: From Blog to Book with Kerri Sackville When: Tuesday 4 June 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: Blogging for Beginners with Kim Berry When: Wednesday 5 June 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 5 June 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Course: Screenwriting Stage 2 with Tim Gooding When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 11 June 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Course: Creative Writing Stage 2 with Jeni Mawter When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 12 June 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: Self-Publishing: How to do it with Geoff Bartlett When: Monday 17 June 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Weekend Course: Write a Chick-Lit Novel with Lisa Heidke When: Saturday 22 June and Sunday 23 June 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Course: Writing Picture Books with Cathie Tasker When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 25 June 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm Cost: $395 Weekend course: Life Writing with Patti Miller When: Saturday 29 June and Sunday 30 June 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $450 Weekend course: Writing About Food with Carli Ratcliff When: Saturday 29 June and Sunday 30 June 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Program: Write Your Novel with Pamela Freeman – FULL When: Every Monday starting Monday 1 July 2013 for six months Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $2150 Course: Writing About Interiors, Style and Design with Nigel Bartlett When: Tuesday 16 July and 23 July 2013 (2 evening classes) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $175 Seminar: Successful Freelancing with Gayle Bryant When: Wednesday 17 July 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Course: Travel Writing with Sue White When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 17 July 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Course: Thriller Writing with L.A. Larkin When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 18 July 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 OVERSEAS WRITING TOURS Writing in the Senses in Bali with Patti Miller When: Saturday 10 August to Saturday 17 August 2013 Memoir Writing in Paris with Patti Miller – FULL When: Thursday 24 October to Saturday 9 November 2013 Writing About Food in Vietnam with Carli Ratcliff Dates for 2014 TBC
	Wishing you much writing success, About Valerie: Valerie Khoo is a journalist, author of six books and founder of the Australian Writers’ Centre. Valerie writes regularly for smh.com

THE WRITERS STUDIO- Celebrating Poetry Month & Writing Classes

THE WRITERS STUDIO- Celebrating Poetry Month & Writing Classes 

“Celebrating 26 years of helping writers reach their potential”

>> SAVE THE DATE: THE WRITERS STUDIO CELEBRATES POETRY DAILY, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 5 P.M. The reading will spotlight the online anthology of contemporary poetry with readings by Sophie Cabot Black (award-winning author of The Misunderstanding of Nature and The Descent: Poems), Korean-American poet Cathy Park Hong (Engine Empire, W. W. Norton, 2012), Major Jackson (Holding Company, W. W. Norton, 2010; Poetry Editor, Harvard Review), James Lasdun (the award-winning author three collections of poetry and the non fiction book Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked, FSG, 2013), Dennis Nurkse (A Night in Brooklyn, Alfred A. Knopf, 2012), and Pulitzer-Prize poet & funder/director of The Writers Studio Philip Schultz. The event is free and will take place at The PowerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Dumbo, Brooklyn (One easy stop off Manhattan - F to York St. or A/C to High St). FACEBOOK 

>> PHILIP SCHULTZ WILL BE A GUEST TEACHER AT HILL-STEAD MUSEUM (FARMINGTON, CT), JUNE 24-26. In conjunction with the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival. Schultz will give a three-day introduction to the Writers Studio’s method. The workshop will culminate with a reading. FOR MORE INFO & TO REGISTER.

>> “WE COME TOGETHER TO WRITE, TO GET EACH OTHER WRITING AND KEEP EACH OTHER WRITING. Because that’s the bottom line – writing! The more you write the better life is.” Anamyn Turowski’s ONLINE LEVEL I WORKSOP begins April 17. Get your introduction to the Writers Studio from Anamyn, who was nominated for a Pushcart Prize this year. TO REGISTER. 
> Lorraine Babb’s SAN FRANCISCO WORKSHOP LEVEL I, began April 2 (You can register up to two weeks late)
> Whitney Porter’s NYC LEVEL I WORKSHOP begins May 6
> Yetsuh Frank’s ONLINE LEVEL I WORKSHOP begins May 6
> CRAFT CLASS begins April 23
COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

>> GET 20% OFF THE OPENING NIGHT READING OF PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE (Code: PEN13). 

Chaired by Salman Rushdie, this year’s festival invites writers from around the globe to explore bravery in art, politics and personal life.

Opening Night reading features, among others, prominent Palestinian poet Najwan Darkwish, award-winning Caribbean writers Jamaica Kincaid and Earl Lovelace, native American poet/musician Joy Harjo, German Book Prize winner Ursula Krechel, and Nigerian writer A. Ignoni Barrett.Monday, April 29 at 7 pm at The Great Hall, Cooper Union, NYC. MORE INFO | FACEBOOK 

For a complete festival schedule, visit: WORLDVOICESFESTIVAL.ORG

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The Writers Studio- CATE MARVIN IS A GUEST POET IN TONIGHT’S CRAFT CLASS (TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 6:30-8pm)

THE WRITERS STUDIO- CATE MARVIN IS A GUEST POET IN TONIGHT’S CRAFT CLASS (TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 6:30-8pm)

“Celebrating 26 years of helping writers reach their potential”

>> CATE MARVIN IS A GUEST POET IN TONIGHT’S CRAFT CLASS (TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 6:30-8pm). She will talk about her creative process behind Fragment of the Head of a Queen, for which she received a Whiting Award. Lisa Bellamy, author of the chapbook Nectar, will introduce. ALTERNATE LOCATION: TRS Inc. Professional Suite, 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, NYC. South West corner of Exchange and Williams. Do not miss the opportunity to meet one of today’s best young poets and hear live his historic class!

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ANDRÉ ACIMAN, TIMOTHY DONNELLY, CATE MARVIN, and KATHERINE VAZ, who gave a terrific and inspiring reading this past Sunday at Le Poisson Rouge in celebration of the HARVARD REVIEW. Stay tuned for our next reading on March 16, featuring Writers Studio’s faculty members and master class students Lisa Bellamy, Sylvie Bertrand, Doris Cheng, Therese Eiben, and Michele Herman. For more details.

>> NEW CRAFT CLASS SESSION BEGINS TONIGHT, FEBRUARY 19. Register Now. 

>> BEST REASON TO TAKE IT? YOUR WRITING WILL ONLY GET BETTER.   In this popular 9-week program, you learn to recognize the techniques writers use to achieve their literary goals and how to apply these techniques to your own writing. We will feature two more guest speakers: Novelist DEB OLIN UNFERTH and Jamaican poet KWAME DAWES. We will also be reading works by Katherine Anne Porter, Bonnie Jo Campbell, and Hans Keilson, among others. Register now to attend these classes live, or listen to their podcast afterwards. Current reading list

>> “WHATEVER A STUDENT’S COMFORT ZONE IS COMING IN, I love watching it grow bigger over the 10 weeks of the term. Shy students start to speak up. Those who claim they can’t write critiques begin offering astute feedback to their classmates. Most importantly, everyone’s writing grows more bold, beautiful and self-assured.” Michele Herman. ONLINE LEVEL I, TAUGHT BY MICHELE HERMAN, BEGINS MARCH 18

>> NYC LEVEL I, TAUGHT BY WHITNEY PORTER, BEGINS FEB. 25

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Australian Writers’ Centre- Josephine Ulrick Prizes for Literature and Poetry & Melbourne Writers’ Club amp; Many Writing Classes

Home Sydney Melbourne Online Courses Contact Us Sydney: (02) 9929 0088 Melbourne: (03) 9005 6737   In this issue Want to work for the Australian Writers’ Centre? TIP: How to use hyphens Did you know? Hyphenated Americans TIP: How to cite a tweet WEBPICK: Bad Writing Advice from Famous Authors I’m back in Sydney this week to do some teaching (big HI to everyone in my class this week) but am heading back to Melbourne on the weekend to prepare for our upcoming courses there. All this travel in trains, planes and automobiles means I’ve had the time to indulge in reading. On my recent plane trip, I re-read Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden. And I love seeing how stories for young adults have evolved since I grew up. When I was a teenager, I read books likeThe Hobbit and The Catcher in the Rye – with the oddSweet Dreams book thrown in! These days, the stories that books tackle can be very different. They can be a lot edgier. And modern authors are tackling ideas and themes that would not have been considered back when Enid Blyton wrote about the adventures of the Famous Five. If you’re interested in writing books for children and young adults, it’s vital to understand what works and what doesn’t in today’s environment. That’s why I love our course Writing Books for Children and Young Adults. You’ll discover: Your first words – how to get started. Finding the right voice – one that won’t alienate your readers (unless you’re writing about aliens that is…). Creating characters and stories young readers will enjoy. Talking the talk – how to write believable dialogue. Common assumptions about writing for children and about young readers in general. Ups and downs – how to structure a story that works. Plotting and scheming – the secrets to plotting for different age groups. Your next steps – everything you need to know aboutgetting into the Children’s and Young Adult publishing market. …and MUCH more!   Want to work for the Australian Writers’ Centre? We’re looking for a very special administration coordinator to help us with our expanding writers’ centre. The role will be part-time (around 3 days a week) to start and may lead to a full-time position. We’re after someone who is super organised and has the utmost attention to detail. If you love admin and filing and can’t stand spelling mistakes, then check out the full job description onWriting Bar. Applications close Friday 1 February 2013.  Melbourne Meet-up – see you there! If you’re in Melbourne I’d love to catch up with you. The wonderful people at the Melbourne Writers’ Club are hosting a meet-up in February and they have kindly asked me to speak at it! The Melbourne Writers’ Club is organised by Sandi Sieger (editor-in-chief of Onya Magazine) and it’s a great, informal network where writers can get together, share resources and stay connected. And now that the Australian Writers’ Centre has launched in Melbourne, we’re thrilled to become involved in the wonderful writing communities here. See you there! Time: From 6pm Date: Monday 4 February 2013 Where: The Honey Bar, 345 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne Cost: Free (but you buy your own drinks/food) RSVP here:www.facebook.com/events/271623872965313   TIP: How to use a hyphen While the hyphen is no longer as fashionable as it used to be – there was a time when even to-day had one – there are still some occasions when you should use it. One use for the hyphen is in some compound words, and it’s this usage that many people struggle with. Here’s how Oxford Dictionaries Online explains: Hyphens are used in many compound words to show that the component words have a combined meaning (e.g. a pick-me-up, mother-in-law, good-hearted) or that there is a relationship between the words that make up the compound: for example, rock-forming minerals are minerals that form rocks. But you don’t need to use them in every type of compound word. Compound adjectives Compound adjectives are made up of a noun + an adjective, a noun + a participle, or an adjective + a participle. Many compound adjectives should be hyphenated. Here are some examples: accident-prone (noun + adjective) computer-aided (noun + participle) quick-thinking (adjective + participle) With compound adjectives formed from the adverb “well” and a participle (e.g. well-known), or from a phrase (e.g. up-to-date), you should use a hyphen when the compound comes before the noun: well-known brands of coffee an up-to-date account but not when the compound comes after the noun: His music was also well known in England. Their figures are up to date. It’s important to use hyphens in compound adjectives describing ages and lengths of time: leaving them out can make the meaning ambiguous. For example, 250-year-old trees clearly refers to trees that are 250 years old, while 250 year old trees could equally refer to 250 trees that are all one year old. Creative Writing Stage 1 Whether you’re a total novice or already have some writing experience, Creative Writing Stage 1 is the ideal starting point on your road to creative enlightenment. And we have plenty of options to suit your schedule! Join us and learn how to turn your ideas into engaging fiction. You’ll discover how to kick-start the creative process, how to draw from everyday experiences for inspiration and how to give structure to your writing.Five-week course starting Wednesday 30 January 2013 Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 ONLINE COURSE: Creative Writing Stage 2 If you’ve completed our Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 and want to take your writing to the next level, then join us for Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 2. In this course you’ll take those skills you’ve learnt in stage 1 and really start to put them to good use. This course is packed with practical exercises that will give you a chance to workshop your writing in a collaborative and positive environment.Five week online course starting the week beginning Monday 4 February 2013 Time: Whenever it suits you Cost: $395 Magazine and Newspaper WritingWe’re so excited about launching the Australian Writers’ Centre in Melbourne and will be kicking it off with our most popular course –Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1. If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing your name in print in your favourite magazine or newspaper, then this is the course for you. Over two days you’ll learn all you need to know to research, write and publish great feature articles. We’ve distilled years of knowledge into an intensive and information-packed course that will give you the skills to get paid for your writing. You’ll be learning from Melbourne journalist Claire Halliday, who has been published in everything from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and theIndependent on Sunday (UK).Weekend Intensive course Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 February 2013 Time: 10am – 4pm Cost: $395 Josephine Ulrick Prizes for Literature and Poetry You have just one week left to get your entry in for the 2013 Josephine Ulrick Prize for Literature or Poetry. The Josephine Ulrick prizes for literature (a short story of 1000 – 3000 words) and poetry (up to 200 lines for a poem or suite of poems) are among Australia’s most generous writing awards. Established in memory of the writer, poet and patron for the arts in South-East Queensland, the prize money this year is worth $30,000. Both the literature prize and the poetry prize will offer $10,000 to the best short story or poem, with a second prize of $5,000 for both. Entries close on Thursday 31 January 2013 and you can download an entry form and conditions of entry here. Check out the shortlisted and winning entries for previous years here. Did you know? Hyphenated Americans Still on hyphens, did you know that in the early 20th century, foreign-born citizens of the US were called “hyphenated Americans”? The term was first used in the late 1880s and by WWI was a derogatory name for anyone who called the US home but was born overseas – think Irish-American or German-American. In 1915 Theodore Roosevelt said in a speech, “When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all.” According to Joe Kloc who wrote in themorningnews.org, adding the hyphen removed the status of Irish or German as an adjective. Where an Irish American is an American person born in Ireland, an Irish-American is “an unsavoury mix of Irish and American blood whose loyalties still rest with his or her motherland.” With the power to relegate American citizens this way, it’s no wonder the hyphen is falling out of favour. TIP: How do you cite a tweet? We’ve all heard the complaints about text speak finding its way into essays, or students quoting from Wikipedia rather than citing a reliable source. Even tweets are now being quoted in academic papers! And now the Modern Language Association has established a standard way to cite tweets in academic papers. Here’s what they suggest: Begin the entry in the works-cited list with the author’s real name and, in parentheses, user name, if both are known and they differ. If only the user name is known, give it alone. Next provide the entire text of the tweet in quotation marks, without changing the capitalization. Conclude the entry with the date and time of the message and the medium of publication (Tweet). For example: Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).” 1 May 2011, 3:58 p.m. Tweet. You can read about it here. Plan ahead – How to Write a Business Book MELBOURNE Attention Melbourne entrepreneurs and business owners. I’ll be bringing my half-day seminar, How to Write a Business Book, to your wonderful city on Friday 8 February. This seminar will show you how you can turn your expertise into a powerful vehicle for lead generation and credibility. Discover how to plan and structure your book, how to score a publishing deal and how to use your book to take your business to new heights. I’ll be sharing all the secrets to creating your business bestseller, as well as strategies for getting maximum results from your own business book. Oops word This double apostrophe fail was posted by @GrammarMonkeys on Twitter. Sigh… I suppose we should give them some credit for realising there is supposed to be an apostrophe in this sign. But it’s in the wrong spot – you use an apostrophe to indicate possession NOT to create a plural. So the sign should read “Patrick’s Pizzas”. WEBPICK: Bad Writing Advice from Famous Authors We all look to the experts for advice, and most times they get it right. But Flavorwire has put together their selection of bad advice offered, surprisingly, by some of our favourite authors. Some of the quotes chosen probably don’t really deserve to be in the list. After all, Ray Bradbury’s advice that “quantity produces quality” is useful for many writers, even if it wasn’t for Harper Lee. But there are also plenty of quotes here that may lead budding authors astray if they’re taken literally. Such as Ernest Hemingway’s suggest to “Write drunk; edit sober.” Or Robert A Heinlein who suggests, “You must refrain from rewriting, except to editorial order.” And the worst of the lot comes from Charles Bukowski – he simply says, “Don’t try.” Check out the full list here. “If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favour.”Words of wisdom from – Edgar Rice Burroughs Other upcoming courses Online Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White/Allison Tait When: Week beginning Monday 28 January 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Cathie Tasker/Pamela Freeman When: Week beginning Monday 28 January 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 2 with Cathie Tasker/Pamela Freeman When: Week beginning Monday 4 February 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Travel Writing with Sue White When: Week beginning Monday 4 February 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Cathie Tasker/ Pamela Freeman When: Week beginning Monday 4 February 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge/Nicola Robinson When: Week beginning Monday 4 February 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White/Allison Tait When: Week beginning Monday 18 February 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge/Nicola Robinson When: Week beginning Monday 4 March 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Online Course: Travel Writing with Sue White When: Week beginning Monday 4 March 2013 for five weeks Time: Whenever suits you Cost: $395 Seminar: How to Write a Business Book with Valerie Khoo When: Friday 8 February 2013 (half-day seminar) Time: 9.30 am – 1.00 pm Cost: $295Weekend course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Claire Halliday When: Saturday 9 February and Sunday 10 February 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395Weekend course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Kylie Ladd  When: Saturday 9 February and Sunday 10 February 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Weekend course: Life Writing with Patti Miller When: Saturday 13 April and Sunday 14 April 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $450 Weekend course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Kylie Ladd When: Saturday 13 April and Sunday 14 April 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Weekend course: Travel Writing with Julietta Jameson When: Saturday 13 April and Sunday 14 April 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Daytime seminar: Blogging for Beginners with Jen Bishop When: Wednesday 30 January 2013 (two-hour daytime seminar) Time: 10.00 am – 12.00 noon Cost: $85Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with James Roy When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 30 January 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395Daytime seminar: How to Get Your Book Published with Geoff Bartlett When: Wednesday 30 January 2013 (two-hour morning seminar) Time: 10.00am – 12.00 noon Cost: $85 Daytime seminar: From Blog to Book with Kerri Sackville When: Thursday 31 January 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 10.00am – 12.00 noon Cost: $85 Weekend Course: Travel Memoir with Claire Scobie When: Saturday 2 February and Sunday 3 February 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Weekend Course: Write a Chick-Lit Novel with Lisa Heidke When: Saturday 2 February and Sunday 3 February 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Course: Thriller Writing with L.A. Larkin When: Every Monday starting Monday 4 February 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge When: Every Monday starting Monday 4 February 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: Writing for the web with Grant Doyle When: Monday 4 February 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $450 Daytime seminar: Build Your Profile Using Twitter with Kerri Sackville When: Wednesday 6 February 2013 (two-hour morning seminar) Time: 10.00 am – 12.00 noon Cost: $85 Seminar: Business Writing Essentials with Tony Spencer-Smith When: Thursday 7 February 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: Grammar and Punctuation Essentials with Deb Doyle When: Tuesday 12 February 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $450 Seminar: Professional Business Writing with Sue White – FULL When: Thursday 14 February 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $450 Course: Introduction to Novel Writing with Pamela Freeman When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 21 February 2013 for six weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $495 Course: Screenwriting Stage 1 with Tim Gooding When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 21 February 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Daytime intensive course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Kate Forsyth When: Monday 25 February to Friday 1 March 2013 (5 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 12.00 noon Cost: $395 Seminar: PR and Media Releases that Get Results with Catriona Pollard When: Thursday 28 February 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $495 Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Marina Go When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 5 March 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: Introduction to Travel Writing with Geoff Bartlett When: Wednesday 6 March 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: Blogging for Beginners with Kim Berry When: Monday 11 March 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: How to Get Your Book Published with Geoff Bartlett When: Wednesday 13 March 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Seminar: Editing Essentials with Deb Doyle When: Friday 15 March 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $450 Weekend course: Food Writing with Carli Ratcliff When: Saturday 16 March and Sunday 17 March 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Course: Writing About Interiors, Style and Design with Nigel Bartlett When: Monday 18 March and 25 March 2013 (2 evening classes) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $175 Weekend course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Pamela Freeman When: Saturday 23 March and Sunday 24 March 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: Self-publishing – How to do it with Geoff Bartlett When: Monday 25 March 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Course: Creative Writing Stage 2 with Jeni Mawter When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 27 March 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Seminar: Professional Business Writing with Sue White When: Wednesday 27 March 2013 (one-day seminar) Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Cost: $450 Seminar: How to Create and Sell Your eBook with Anna Maguire When: Thursday 28 March 2013 (two-hour evening seminar) Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $85 Course: Plotting and Planning with Kate Forsyth When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 2 April 2013 for two weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $175 Course: Life Writing with Patti Miller When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 4 April 2013 for six weeks Time: 10.00 am – 12.00 noon Cost: $450 Course: Writing Picture Books with Cathie Tasker When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 9 April 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm Cost: $395 Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 2 with Valerie Khoo When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 1 May 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Course: Screenwriting Stage 2 with Tim Gooding When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 11 June 2013 for five weeks Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $395 Weekend course: Life Writing with Patti Miller When: Saturday 29 June and Sunday 30 June 2013 (2 consecutive days) Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Cost: $450 Program: Write Your Novel with Pamela Freeman When: Every Monday starting Monday 1 July 2013 for six months Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Cost: $2150 Wishing you much writing success, About Valerie: Valerie Khoo is a journalist, author of six books and founder of the Australian Writers’ Centre. Valerie writes regularly for

THE WRITERS STUDIO- PULITZER-PRIZE WINNER AND WRITERS STUDIO (WS) DIRECTOR PHILIP SCHULTZ SPENT LAST FRIDAY IN THE NPR NEWSROOM AND WROTE A POEM TO REFLECT ON THE DAY’S STORIES

THE WRITERS STUDIO- PULITZER-PRIZE WINNER AND WRITERS STUDIO (WS) DIRECTOR PHILIP SCHULTZ SPENT LAST FRIDAY IN THE NPR NEWSROOM AND WROTE A POEM TO REFLECT ON THE DAY’S STORIES

“Helping writers reach their potential for more than 25 years”

>> PULITZER-PRIZE WINNER AND WRITERS STUDIO (WS) DIRECTOR PHILIP SCHULTZ SPENT LAST FRIDAY IN THE NPR NEWSROOM AND WROTE A POEM TO REFLECT ON THE DAY’S STORIES.

>> WS FICTION WRITERS AND POETS PUBLISH: YOU CAN DO IT TOO! Pamela Lindsey Dreizen, currently in Joel Hinman’s Level II, has a story “A More Forgiving Light” accepted in the Fall 2012 issue of New Plains Review. The same story was short-listed for The Southwest Review: The David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction (Finalist), the Nimrod Literary Awards: The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction (Semi-Finalist) and the Glimmer Train Short Story Award for New Writers competition (Honorable Mention). Also Kimberly K. Farrar’s poem “Etymology” just got accepted by Alaska Quarterly Review. Kimberly is a student in Lisa’s Online Advanced Poetry. Also in Bellamy’s Online Advanced Poetry, Alison Carb Sussman will have her poem “Bottle of Anti-Psychotic Medication” published in an upcoming issue of The Sow’s Ear Poetry Review. An earlier version of the poem was published online in the Spring 2012 issue of Willows Wept Review. Read more about students’ recent achievements.

>> WHITNEY PORTER AND LISA BADNER WILL READ at Ping Pong launching party on October 6 to celebrate their publications in this new literary magazine. (One and One Bar, 76th east 1st Avenue, NYC at 7 p.m.). Poet Lisa Badner is a student in the WS Master Class and fiction writer Whitney Porter teaches Online and NYC Level I.

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Online Level I, taught by Anamyn Turowski, begins Wednesday, October 10
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NYC Level I, taught by Elliot Satsky, begins Monday, October 1
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