NOV. 1 DEADLINE APPROACHING for Mock Turtle / AWW Poetry Contest

The Antioch Writers Workshop and Mock Turtle have partnered up to conduct a special poetry contest open to all writers in the greater Dayton, Ohio area.

The deadline for contest entries is on Tuesday, November 1. Send up to two poetry submissions per entrant for consideration in an adult or teen category. Poetry should be 50 lines or fewer.

Two awards will be made in each category and one Best in Show award will be made. The Best in Show award winner will receive a full scholarship to attend the 2012 AWW summer workshop including the poetry afternoon seminar. First place awards are $125 toward 2012 AWW summer workshop.

Send contest entries to mockturtlepress@gmail.com, with subject line AWW/Mock Turtle Poetry Contest, or to the following address:

AWW/Mock Turtle Poetry Contest
c/o Antioch University Midwest
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387

2011 AWW Readings Available Online

So maybe you want to relive the 2011 AWW experience, or maybe you just want to check out the kinds of faculty AWW has to offer. The caliber of 2011 AWW readings was exceptional, and thanks to WYSO, 91.3, now is your chance to hear them online.

Visit http://www.wyso.org/term/antioch-writers-workshop to hear Joyce Dyer, Rakesh Satyal, Jamey Dunham, and Martha Moody read at the 2011 AWW and check out interviews with Lucrecia Guerrero and Katrina Kittle.

Registration for 2012 AWW is Now Open

Registration for the 2012 AWW, which will take place on July 7 - 13, is now open. The website registration form for 2012 AWW will be updated in late October, but in the meantime you can register and secure your spot by sending a check of $125.00 for the nonrefundable registration fee to

Antioch Writers' Workshop
c/o Antioch University Midwest
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs, OH 45387

AWW director Sharon Short will contact you after the entire 2012 faculty is finalized in November or December, giving you first choice of afternoon seminar placement.

The summer full week schedule will follow the format of past years, with morning lecture-style classes in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, professional topics, and guest agents followed by small group seminars in fiction, nonfiction and poetry in the afternoon.

2012 AWW Morning Fiction Faculty Announced!

Hallie Ephron

The Antioch Writers' Workshop is also pleased to announce that the 2012 AWW Morning Fiction Faculty will be award-winning author Hallie Ephron.

Ephron is the author of over 10 books, including the Dr. Peter Zak mystery series and the novel Never Tell a Lie (HarperCollins, 2009), which Publishers Weekly called "stunning" and a "deliciously creepy tale of obsession." The book has been translated into 7 languages and was nominated for multiple awards, including the Mary Higgins Clark Award. It won the David Award for best mystery of 2009. Never Tell a Lie was adapted for film as And Baby Will Fall for the Lifetime Movie Network.

Ephron is an award-winning book reviewer for the Boston Globe and has taught elementary school, at the college level, and in corporations. In addition, Ephron is active in writing workshops and retreats, combining her love of writing and teaching.

For more information on Morning Fiction Faculty, Hallie Ephron, visit her website at http://hallieephron.com/.

Announcing the 2012 AWW Keynote Speaker and Master Class Instructor!

John Grogan

The Antioch Writers' Workshop is pleased to announce that bestselling author John Grogan will be the 2012 AWW Keynote Speaker, delivering his address on the evening of Saturday, July 7, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at Antioch University Midwest. This event is open to the public.

Then, on Sunday, July 8, 2012, for Antioch Writers' Workshop participants only, John will deliver a master class for all participants, sure to inspire, motivate and jumpstart attendees, whether they write fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. This special creative writing master class for AWW 2012 participants will be from 9:00-11:30, also at Antioch University Midwest.

Author of Marley & Me, John Grogan was a columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer when he wrote a column saying goodbye to his incorrigible 13-year-old Labrador retriever, Marley. When hundreds of messages flooded his inbox and voicemail the next day, John recalls, "That's when I knew I had a bigger story to tell."

The story became Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, a book about what a misbehaving dog meant to his family. A touchstone for people worldwide, the book grew into a runaway #1 New York Times bestseller with more than 3 million copies in print in 30 languages. Made into a movie starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, the book is now part of Grogan's engaging and inspirational conversation about family, loyalty, optimism, and what really matters in life. Grogan now also writes a children's book series called The Marley Series. A new dvd for children titled Marly & Me: The Puppy Years was released in 2011.

Grogan has been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS' The Early Show, National Geographic Channel's The Dog Whisperer, and in The New York Times, USA Today, and People magazine. Following the release of the film, Grogan was also featured in a P.S.A. for the American Kennel Club in which he discussed responsible dog ownership.

In his popular appearances he shares what his mischievous dog taught him about patience, constancy and acceptance, "that commitment matters and that 'in good times and bad, in sickness and health' really means something."

Grogan's latest New York Times bestseller is The Longest Trip Home. Publishers Weekly called it "a hilarious and touching memoir of his childhood."

AWW Faculty News -- John Drury

A new book of poems, The Refugee Camp, by 2010 AWW poetry faculty member John Drury is now available.

For blurbs and sample poems, visit the publisher's web page at  http://www.turningpointbooks.com/drury.html.

"I'm grateful that Turning Point Books is bringing the book out now," said Drury. The book won the Paris Review Prize and was originally scheduled to be released by the now defunct Zoo Press.

A book launch will take place at 4:00pm on October 14 in the Taft Center at the University of Cincinnati.

Mock Turtle / AWW Poetry Contest Deadline November 1

The Antioch Writers Workshop and Mock Turtle have partnered up to conduct a special poetry contest open to all writers in the greater Dayton, Ohio area.

The deadline for contest entries is on Tuesday, November 1. Send up to two poetry submissions per entrant for consideration in an adult or teen category. Poetry should be 50 lines or fewer.

Two awards will be made in each category and one Best in Show award will be made. The Best in Show award winner will receive a full scholarship to attend the 2012 AWW summer workshop including the poetry afternoon seminar. First place awards are $125 toward 2012 AWW summer workshop.

Send contest entries to mockturtlepress@gmail.com, with subject line AWW/Mock Turtle Poetry Contest, or to the following address:

AWW/Mock Turtle Poetry Contest
c/o Antioch University Midwest
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387

Join AWW for Free Second Sunday Workshop, October 9!

Second Sunday Free Writers' Workshop on October 9

"Professional Connections--Using Social Media to Further Your Writing Career

(Even if You're Not Published... Yet)"

Antioch Writers' Workshop and Books & Co are offering the next free Second Sunday Free Writers' Workshop on October 9, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Books & Co at The Greene. The topic will be "Professional Connections--Using Social Media to Further Your Writing Career (Even if You're Not Published... Yet)," presented by author and Associate Professor of English, Kate Geiselman.

Kate Geiselman is an Associate Professor of English at Sinclair Community College. Her essays have appeared at Salon.com, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, The Rumpus, and elsewhere online. Recently, excerpts from her blog, Notes from the Professor, aired on NPR stations via The Story with Dick Gordon.

For more insight on social media as a tool for writers, join Kate Geiselman at Books & Co at The Green on October 9 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.. No reservations are required for the Second Sunday Free Writers' Workshop, but expressed intention to attend is appreciated. Call Books & Co at The Greene at 937- 429-6302.

For more information about Antioch Writers' Workshop or the Second Sunday Free Writers' Workshop, visit http://www.antiochwritersworkshop.com or email info@antiochwritersworkshop.com.

The Antioch Writers' Workshop will be held July 7-13, 2012 in partnership with Antioch University Midwest and with support from the Yellow Springs Community Foundation; Ohio Arts Council; The Frank Pace, Jr. Foundation; and WYSO (media sponsor).