Virginia Book Festival Shows What Words Are Worth
Hundreds of writers and millions of words will flow through Charlottesville during the 16th annual Virginia Festival of the Book, which runs from March 17 to 21. This year’s schedule includes more than 40 University of Virginia faculty members and alumni, speaking on topics as diverse as Ayn Rand, living through war and examining historical times.

The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the Virginia Center for the Book present the annual festival, a five-day celebration of books, reading, literacy and literary culture, with co-sponsoring foundations, corporations, bookstores, schools, libraries, area businesses…

Mar 27 2010 – Sharpen Your Writing Skills and Succeed in Business at Raleigh’s Writing Boot Camp
Professional writers Alice Osborn and Dave Baldwin hold a Writing Boot Camp March 27th at the Holiday Inn Brownstone in Raleigh. Attendees will learn vital tools to build their mastery of the written word.

Raleigh, NC — With all the buzz on the Internet about the latest marketing fads, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of repetitive information. The battle for people’s eyes and ears grows ever more intense as the quantity of information swells and attention spans shorten. …

Mar 4 2010 – Authors Explore Future Of Journalism
Robert McChesney and John Nichols, authors of “The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again,” will discuss their bold model for keeping a vibrant free press alive in America at DePaul University on March 4.

The lecture will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at DePaul’s College of Communication lower-level theatre space, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.

Founders of the Free Press national media reform movement, McChesney and Nichols…

Mar 26-28 2010 – Writers Learn to Blast through Creative Blocks and Stay Inspired with the Help of their Dreams
Sue Grafton, Ann Rice, Stephen King, and Isabel Allende have all used dreams to inform their lives and inspire their best-selling stories. Writers are invited to learn how to do that and more at Decipher your Dream-Discover your Story Writers’ Retreat. Held March 26-28, at The Rensselaerville Institute Conference Center, near Albany, New York, the retreat is led by Paula Chaffee Scardamalia, a creativity and book coach and author of the award-winning, Weaving a Woman’s Life: Spiritual Lessons from the…

Free Teleseminar Reveals Strategies to Help Aspiring Nonfiction Authors Write a Compelling Book
Anyone with determination and a message to share can write a book. But without the skills and knowledge of how to write it in a powerful, meaningful way, their story will fall flat. On February 10, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. EST, Melinda Copp of The Writer’s Sherpa, LLC, will present a free teleseminar on how to write a book that fulfills the author’s purpose and communicates their experience in a way that inspires readers.

“Many authors have come to me in various stages of the writing process…

Feb 1 – 11 2009 – NYS Writers Institute Hosts Readings by Authors Allen Ballard, Francine Prose, and Fred LeBrun
Allen Ballard, novelist and UAlbany Professor of History and Africana Studies, author of the “Washington Post” Notable Book, “Where I’m Bound” (2000), will read from his new novel, “Carried by Six,” a tale of urban violence in a black neighborhood, on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. [NOTE EARLY START TIME] in the Assembly Hall, Campus Center, on the University at Albany’s uptown campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the New…

Feb 4 2010 – Writers Workshop Starts February and NEW Courses in 2010
Formed by Lisa Diane Kastner, a fiction writer, former correspondent for the Philadelphia Theater Review, freelance journalist for the Delaware County Times, and Features Editor for the Picolata Review, Running Wild was created to provide a venue in which aspiring writers from all forms and all genres can learn and succeed in the craft.

“What makes Running Wild Writers unique is that we believe all forms and genres are valuable. Most workshops specialize in a specific genre such as literary, thriller, mystery, romance and so forth. At…

Jan 9 2009 – Writers Toss Millions Away When They Sign Bad Book Contracts
Saturday, January 9, 2010 starting at 11:00 a.m. (EST) on “Off The Shelf Radio” (blogtalkradio.com/Denise-Turney-) Denise Turney will sit down with Tonya Marie Evans-Wells and talk openly about how book and major motion picture movie contracts are written to profit publishers and film companies – not writers. The two literary dynamos and educators will also examine how literary agents and attorneys help or hurt a writer’s career.

Listeners who tune into the one-hour feature interview will learn key contract agreements to look for…

New Writers Retreat Offers Inspiration, Coaching in Paris this Summer 2010
If there’s a writer on your holiday list, what could be more appreciated than the gift of a week filled with dedicated writing time – plus coaching and direction from a pro? Add a charming Paris location and guided exploration of the city’s famed literary haunts to the mix and you’ve got the Left Bank Writers Retreat, a small-group writing workshop in Paris, France. Hosted by award-winning Jackson Hole-based writer Darla Worden, the workshop debuts June 20-26, 2010 and includes guided writing time in the mornings and exclusive Paris…

Jan 15-17 2010 – The Best Way to Learn to be a Travel Journalist
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The Best Way to Learn to be a Travel Journalist – Career Savvy in Changing Times focus of SATW Institute for Travel Writing & Photography in Orlando

Now in its 15th year, the annual SATW Institute for Travel Writing & Photography offers cutting-edge instruction for both new and established travel journalists struggling to make sense of the rapid changes in today’s media landscape. To be held January 15-17, in Orlando, FL, the SATW…