Getting Past the No... November's FREE Writer's Mini-Seminar

Tim Waggoner

Our November FREE Writer's Mini-Seminar will focus on "Getting Past the No." The event will be November 16, 2014, 2:00-3:30 at Books & Co. at The Greene in Beavercreek, Ohio.

As a writer, what are the tips and techniques for dealing with the inevitable, but dreaded, rejection slip? How can writers develop the thick skin the publishing world demands... and learn to see that 'no' isn't personal? What are some steps for keeping going, even when feeling, let's face it, a bit of despair when wondering who wants to read one's work?

Tim Waggoner has faced these questions time and again as a writer... and gone on to publish numerous stories and novels.

He wrote his first story at the age of five, when he created a comic book version of King Kong vs. Godzilla on a stenographer's pad. It took him a few more years until he began selling professionally, though. Overall, he has published close to thirty novels and three short story collections, and his articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest and Writers’ Journal, among other publications. He teaches creative writing at Sinclair Community College and in Seton Hill University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction program. Learn more about Tim at www.timwaggoner.com

Oct. 26 LitSalon features "Ghost hunter" author at estate used as movie setting!

Our next AWW LitSalon Fundraiser is designed perfectly for the Halloween time of year... featuring an award-winning writer whose work includes psychic topics and ghost hunting... at a gorgeous estate which served as the setting for the supernatural thriller movie, "True Nature," on October 26, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

And the cost is just $20.00 per individual/$35.00 per couple, and includes beverages (wine, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks) and appetizers. Half of the cost of the ticket is tax deductible.

Hook Estate

Our setting: Hook Estate, with hostess Beth Duke, movie producer and original founder of Dayton's 2nd Street Public Market. (Directions will be sent to paid registrants after registration closes on Oct. 21.)  The supernatural thriller was filmed at Hook Estate; one of our silent auction items will be a copy of the movie! (Trailer here.) The home is as gorgeous on the interior as on the exterior and is the perfect setting for...

John Kachuba

Our guest author: John Kachuba is the award-winning author of twelve books and numerous articles, short stories and poems. Recently awarded the Grand Prize in Gemini Magazine’s Short Story Contest, he has also been awarded the Dogwood Fiction Prize  and the Thurber Treat Prize for humor writing from The Thurber House. John teaches Creative Writing at Ohio University, Antioch University Midwest and the Gotham Writers Workshop. He is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the Horror Writers Association, and the American Library Association’s Authors for Libraries.

John frequently speaks on paranormal and metaphysical topics and is a regular speaker at conferences, universities and libraries and on podcasts, radio and TV. He has been a repeat guest on radio’s “Coast-to-Coast AM with George Noory” and appeared in the Sundance Channel’s TV production, “Love/Lust – The Paranormal.” His website is www.johnkachuba.com and his blog is http://jkachuba.com/metaphysical-traveler-blog/

One of John's many books

Available for sale will be copies of the books in John's popular Ghosthunting series.

Our EmCee: will be Dayton Daily News Editor Ron Rollins. His style is always entertaining and insightful; after interviewing John, he'll open up the floor to your questions!

Of course, our LitSalon events also include plenty of time for chatting and mingling, enjoying the tasty treats on offer, and perusing the fun silent auction items we'll have available.

Registration closes Oct. 21 and is limited to 24 guests, so please sign up soon! Registration link:  http://tinyurl.com/AWWOct26LitSalon

Prepare for NaNoWriMo with our FREE Program!

Katrina Kittle

Think you can write a novel in a month? 

NaNoWriMo thinks you can! NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, which is held November of every year, and was started by the NaNoWriMo organization. The challenge is to write a decent 50,000 word draft in just one month. Later, revise, refine, and edit your work into a polished novel. Many published novelists have started in just this way!

Still, writing a novel--even a beginning draft--in just one month seems daunting to most writers.

AWW is here to help. Our first FREE Writer's Mini-Workshop will feature author Katrina Kittle and give you the steps and tools to prepare for getting the most our of NaNoWriMo.

Join Katrina, author of award-winning novels such as "The Blessings of the Animals" and "The Kindness of Strangers" on October 12, 2:00 p.m., at Books & Co. at The Greene in Beavercreek, Ohio. She'll lead our session, "NaNoWriMo Primer."

Learn more about Antioch Writers' Workshop and all of the programs we offer at www.antiochwritersworkshop.com, where you can also sign up for our free eNewsletter. Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter at @AntiochWritersW.

FREE TONIGHT: Thursday, July 17

Thanks to our Ohio Arts Council support, the Antioch Writers' Workshop is able to offer the following evening event FREE of charge and open to the public.

The following event is held at Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs.

Thursday, July 17, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Afternoon Seminar readings-selected AWW participants.

FREE TONIGHT! Wednesday, July 16

Thanks to our Ohio Arts Council support, we are able to offer the following evening event FREE of charge and open to the public.

The following event will be held at the Emporium Wines and Underdog Cafe, 233 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs.

Wednesday, July 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Open Mic night readings by AWW participants at Emporium Wines and Underdog Cafe.

FREE TONIGHT! Tuesday, July 15

Thanks to our Ohio Arts Council support, the Antioch Writers' Workshop summer program is able to offer the following evening event FREE of charge and open to the public.

The following event is held at Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs.

Tuesday, July 15, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Readings by Chris DeWeese, Katrina Kittle, Gayle Brandeis, and Hallie Ephron, followed by book signings.

FREE TONIGHT! Monday, July 14

Thanks to our Ohio Arts Council support, the Antioch Writers' Workshop summer program is able to offer the following evening event FREE of charge and open to the public.

The following event is held at Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs.

Monday, July 14, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Readings by Mike Mullin, Marly Youmans, Eileen Cronin, and Mardi Link followed by book signings.

FREE TONIGHT! Sunday, July 13

Thanks to our Ohio Arts Council support, the Antioch Writers' Workshop summer program is able to offer the following evening event FREE of charge and open to the public.

The following event is held at Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs.

Sunday, July 13, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Readings by AWW Faculty, Matthew Goodman, Tara Ison, Erin Flanagan, and Julie Moore followed by book signings.

FREE TONIGHT! Saturday, July 12

The Antioch Writers' Workshop summer program begins today. Thanks to our Ohio Arts Council support, we are able to offer the following evening event FREE of charge and open to the public.

The following event is held at Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs.

Saturday, July 12, 7:00-9:00 p.m Keynote to kick-off Full Week Program, by author Andre Dubus III. Followed by book signing.

Summer 2014 AWW Free Events

The Antioch Writers' Workshop summer program begins tomorrow. Thanks to our Ohio Arts Council support, we are able to offer the following evening readings and events FREE of charge and open to the public.

All of the following events are held at Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, with the exception of the Wednesdaynight open mic, which will be held at the Emporium Wines and Underdog Cafe, 233 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs.

Saturday, July 12, 7:00-9:00 p.m Keynote to kick-off Full Week Program, by author Andre Dubus III. Followed by book signing.

Sunday, July 13, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Readings by AWW Faculty, Matthew Goodman, Tara Ison, Erin Flanagan, and Julie Moore followed by book signings.
  
Monday, July 14, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Readings by Mike Mullin, Marly Youmans, Eileen Cronin, and Mardi Link followed by book signings.
  
Tuesday, July 15, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Readings by Chris DeWeese, Katrina Kittle, Gayle Brandeis, and Hallie Ephron, followed by book signings.
  
Wednesday, July 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Open Mic night readings by participants at Emporium Wines and Underdog Cafe.
  
Thursday, July 17, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Afternoon Seminar readings-selected AWW participants.

Final Day to Register for A La Carte Is Almost Here!

The registration deadline for A La Carte Options is July 8. There's still time to get in on the summer workshop action!

Antioch Writers' Workshop's A La Carte Options (all held at Antioch University Midwest in Yellow Springs, Ohio), are designed for writers who are testing the writing waters, writers who are looking for a quick dose of inspiration, writers who don't have a full week available to attend the full conference, or writers who want to try a portion of the workshop before committing to attending for the full week in a future year.

A La Carte options include the Saturday Seminar , Morning Only Classes, and the Afternoon "Getting Started" Seminar.

These options go fast! Learn more about our A La Carte options on our A La Carte program page, or register on our  A La Carte registration page.

There's less than a week to the registration deadline for A La Carte Options on July 8. Sign up now to reserve your spot!

Antioch Writers' Workshop's A La Carte Options (all held at Antioch University Midwest in Yellow Springs, Ohio), are designed for writers who are testing the writing waters, writers who are looking for a quick dose of inspiration, writers who don't have a full week available to attend the full conference, or writers who want to try a portion of the workshop before committing to attending for the full week in a future year.

A La Carte options include the Saturday Seminar , Morning Only Classes, and the Afternoon "Getting Started" Seminar.

These options go fast! Learn more about our A La Carte options on our A La Carte program page, or register on our  A La Carte registration page.

A La Carte Registration Deadline July 8

The Full Week registration deadline has passed, but the registration deadline for A La Carte Options is July 8. There's still time to get in on the summer workshop action!

Antioch Writers' Workshop's A La Carte Options (all held at Antioch University Midwest in Yellow Springs, Ohio), are designed for writers who are testing the writing waters, writers who are looking for a quick dose of inspiration, writers who don't have a full week available to attend the full conference, or writers who want to try a portion of the workshop before committing to attending for the full week in a future year.

A La Carte options include the Saturday Seminar , Morning Only Classes, and the Afternoon "Getting Started" Seminar.

These options go fast! Learn more about our A La Carte options on our A La Carte program page, or register on our  A La Carte registration page.

Show Us You Like Us: Keep Up with AWW on Social Media

As of this post, our Facebook page is still just short of 1000 likes! Help us get to 1000 likes by telling your writing friends about us. (Go to the 'invite friends' box on the left of the page, and invite those amongst your friends who want to learn about and/or support the art of writing.) 

 

"Like" our "900 likes" post and leave a brief comment about why you write creatively. When we get to 1000 likes, we'll draw (at random) the name of someone who has liked AND commented on the post, and that lucky person will receive a copy of The Circus In Winter by Cathy Day, Literary Citizenship guru and co-leader of our retreat this coming fall.

 

Follow us on our blog, Facebook, and Twitter @AntiochWritersW for live updates, photos, and blogs from the 2014 Antioch Writers' Workshop. #AWW2014 

Congratulations To the Winners of This Year's Scholarships!

Betty Crumrine Scholarship 

The first place winner of the Betty Crumrine scholarship is Jahzerah Brooks. First place winners receive a full waiver of registration and tuition for the Full Week experience.

Tied for second place for the Betty Crumrine scholarship are Ashley Bunton & Kristen Tanner. Second place winners receive a half waiver of registration and tuition.

Bill Baker Scholarship 

The first place winner of the Bill Baker scholarship is J. Augustine Wetta. First place winners receive  a full waiver of registration and tuition for the Full Week experience.

The second place winner is Amy Clark Jomantas. Second place winners receive a half waiver of registration and tuition.

Judson Jerome Scholarship

The first place winner of the Judson Jerome scholarship is Amanda Williamsen. First place winners receive  a full waiver of registration and tuition for the Full Week experience.

The second place winner is J. Augustine Wetta. 

 

Sinclair Community College Contest

The winner of Best in Show and First Place Poetry is Gina Giardina. Best in Show receives full-tuition at this summer's workshop. All  First place winners receive a $125 scholarship toward Antioch Writers' Workshop 29th Annual Summer Program.

Adult Fiction
First Place -- Gwen Ashby 

Adult Poetry
First Place -- Gina Giardina

Adult Creative Nonficition
First Place -- Rebecca Ritchey 

High School Creative Nonfiction 
First Place -- Sophie Madison Pearlman 

High School Poetry 
First Place -- Ally Watson 

Mock Turtle/AWW Poetry
Best in Show -- Anne Randolph. Best in Show wins full tuition and registration for the 2014 AWW Summer Workshop. 
  
 First place winners receive a $125 scholarship toward Antioch Writers' Workshop 29th Annual Summer Program.
  
Adult Category
First Place -- TJ McGuire and Kerry Trautman 
  
Youth Category
First Place -- Shanna Harvey and Mollie Greenberg 

 

Dayton Daily News Short Story Contest

Adult Category 

The winner of overall Best in Show is Peggy Barnes. Best in Show winners receive a scholarship to attend the full week classes and events of the 29th Annual Antioch Writers' Workshop Summer Program.

First Place -- Christy Lynne Trotter 

Second Place -- Sarah Doebereiner 

Third Place -- Judy Whelley 

Teen Category 

The 1st place winner in the Teen Category was Deborah Rocheleau. First place winners receive a $125 scholarship toward Antioch Writers' Workshop 29th Annual Summer Program. 

 

Youth Category

The 1st place winner in the Youth Category was Ben Kochensparger. First place winners receive a $25 gift card to Books and Co. at The Greene. 

Second Place -- Helen Sparrow 

 

Read the winning stories on datondailynews.com.

 

Congratulations again to the 2014 scholarship winners! For more information about scholarships for the Antioch Writers' Workshop and how to apply, visit our scholarship page.

Saturday Seminar A La Carte Option

Whether you want a one-day writing seminar in craft, nuts and bolts, and inspiration-or you want to kick-start your full week experience-this Saturday Seminar is for you, whether you're writing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, several (or all!) of those genres, or just haven't quite started yet but need some help! SCHEDULE Saturday, July 12, 2014 --8:15-8:45: check in and continental breakfast (bagels, muffins, juice, coffee, tea, yogurt) provided. --8:45--Brief overview of the day, and meet the Saturday Seminar Faculty --9:00-11:30: From Spark to Finish: How-To's on the Path to Publication: Overcoming your fears, finding inspiration, and staying motivated--Led by Gayle Brandeis --11:30-12:30: Lunch (provided) --12:30-1:45: Breakout sessions on various topics of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. --2:00-3:15: Breakout sessions on various topics of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. --3:30-4:30: Closing Panel: What now? Setting Goals and Next Steps for your writing journey! (Led by ALL Saturday Seminar faculty.) --4:30-6:00 Dinner break (On your own); registration for those attending the Morning Only, Afternoon Only, or Full Week Programs for the rest of the week. --6:00: Dessert reception --7:00: Keynote with Andre Dubus III COST FOR SATURDAY SEMINAR is $150.00; Registration deadline is July 8. $50 of this is a nonrefundable registration feel; the portion which is $100 tuition may be refunded in part or full depending upon timing and circumstances. REGISTRATION FOR SATURDAY SEMINAR 1. Follow this handy link: Saturday Seminar: http://tinyurl.com/Saturday-Seminar-Summer-2014 2. OR--email the director at sshort@antiochwritersworkshop.com or info@antiochwritersworkshop.com to request a printed registration form. You also can attend the Saturday Seminar: ► In combination with a Full Week experience as a reduced cost add-on ($75). Register via Full Week link: http://tinyurl.com/Summer-Full-Week-2014 ► In combination with a Morning Only Classes A La Carte as a reduced cost add-on ($75). Register via Morning Only link http://tinyurl.com/Morning-Only-Summer-2014 ► In combination with the Afternoon Only "Getting Started" Seminar as a reduced cost add-on ($75). Register via Afternoon only link: http://tinyurl.com/Afternoon-Only-Summer-2014 For more information about A La Carte Options visit our website.

Beat the May 28 LitSalon Deadline!

Join literature lovers at the next AWW LitSalon to celebrate writing and books in general and to meet with Erin Flanagan, short story writer and author of two fabulous story collections, It's Not Going to Kill You and The Usual Mistakes, both published by The University of Nebraska Press. Her stories have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Colorado Review, The Missouri Review, The Connecticut Review, and elsewhere. She had held fellowships to Yaddo, The MacDowell Colony, The Sewanee Writers’ Conference, The Breadloaf Writers’ Conference, UCross, and The Vermont Studio Center. Erin is also a creative writing professor at Wright State University. Erin will have her books available for purchasing and autographing. Learn more about her work atwww.erinflanagan.net

Short stories are, in many ways, the perfect summer reading fare... and what better setting to hear about short stories and why they are gaining in popularity, than in a back-yard picnic setting? The event will be hosted at the home of Teri Rizvi, co-founder of University of Dayton's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop; Teri lives North of Dayton, and the location's address will be shared with registrants closer to the event. Teri will provide yummy foods and beverages.

Em-ceeing for the event, in "Actor's Studio" style will be Dayton Daily News Senior Editor and WHIO radio personality Ron Rollins.

Also at the event, we'll have a fun silent auction with valuable prizes--everything from AWW event certificates, to autographed books, to food items, and more! (We'll list the silent auction items on our Facebook page closer to the event.)

All this... and you'll help out AWW at the same time! 50% of the modest attendance fee ($20.00 per individual/$35.00 per couple) is tax deductible.

When: Sunday, June 1, 2014, 4-7 p.m.

Where: Residence of Teri Rizvi; location and directions will be provided to registrants closer to the event.

Cost: $35 per couple or $20 per individual. Limited to a total of 24 individuals. ALL fees go to support scholarships as well as the Young Writers and other programs of the Antioch Writers' Workshop. FIFTY PERCENT of cost is tax deductible; participants will receive a letter stating donation amount.

To Participate:

1. Register via this convenient link: http://tinyurl.com/AWWJune1LitSalon

2. OR... EMAIL Sharon Short, Executive Director of Antioch Writers' Workshop, atinfo@antiochwritersworkshop.com OR sshort@antiochwritersworkshop.com. Include your name, phone number, and email in your email or phone message, and indicate that you're contacting AWW about LitSalon.

3. Sharon will follow up in late May with detailed instructions and directions.

5. Deadline to register: May 29, 2014.

Saturday Seminar Sessions and Leaders

The Morning Session for All Attendees on "Getting Inspired, Setting Goals and Staying Motivated", will be led by Afternoon Seminar faculty Gayle Brandeis. Gayle Brandeis   Gayle is the author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (HarperOne), Dictionary Poems (Pudding House Publications), the novels The Book of Dead Birds (HarperCollins), which won Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize for Fiction in Support of a Literature of Social Change, Self Storage (Ballantine) and Delta Girls (Ballantine), and her first novel for young readers, My Life with the Lincolns (Holt). She released The Book of Live Wires, the sequel to The Book of Dead Birds, as an e-book in 2011. Gayle's poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies (such as Salon.com, The Nation, and The Mississippi Review) and have received several awards, including the QPB/Story Magazine Short Story Award, a Barbara Mandigo Kelley Peace Poetry Award, and a grant from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. In 2004, the Writer Magazine honored Gayle with a Writer Who Makes a Difference Award. Gayle holds a BA in "Poetry and Movement: Arts of Expression, Meditation and Healing" from the University of Redlands, and an MFA in Creative Writing/Fiction from Antioch University. Learn more about Gayle at www.gaylebrandeis.com FOCUS ON NONFICTION FREELANCING AND WRITING FOR REGIONAL PRESSES -- Wendy Hart Beckman Wendy Hart Beckman  Wendy's seventh book, Founders and Famous Families of Cincinnati, was published in May 2014. She has published nearly 300 articles in print and online publications, and has received a baker’s dozen of awards for her writing, editing and desktop publishing. Her articles have been published in Writer’s Digest, Cincinnati Magazine, M.D. News Magazine, and elsewhere. She is currently working on a history of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing, due out this fall, and is completing her first novel. Beckman’s bachelor’s degrees are in geology and natural science/technical communications from Virginia Tech and the University of Cincinnati, respectively. She has a master’s degree in English-with a concentration in editing and publishing-and a graduate certificate in professional writing from UC. FOCUS ON POETRY -- Grace Curtis Grace Curtis    Grace Curtis’ chapbook, The Surly Bonds of Earth was selected by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Stephen Dunn as the 2010 winner of the Lettre Sauvage chapbook contest. Her book, The Shape of a Box will be published in 2014 by Dos Madres Press. Grace has had prose and poetry in such journals as The Chaffin Journal, Red River Review, The Baltimore Review, Waccamaw Literary Journal, Scythe, Clockwise Cat, Dark Lady Poetry, Phoebe Journal and others. She works for The Antioch Review. Her blog is www.N2Poetry.com. FOCUS ON SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY / HORROR -- Tim Waggoner Tim Waggoner   Tim Waggoner has published over thirty novels and three short story collections, and his articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest and Writers’ Journal, among others. He teaches creative writing at Sinclair Community College and in Seton Hill University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction program. Visit him on the web at  www.timwaggoner.com. FOCUS ON MYSTERY -- Cyndi Pauwels Cyndi Pauwels Cyndi’s short fiction has appeared in Mock Turtle ‘zine, Over My Dead Body!, The View from Here (UK), and other journals. She has published a non-fiction book, Historic Warren County: An Illustrated History (2008), and two anthologized personal essays through Sugati Publications’ Reflections from Women series. When she’s not immersed in writing her next novel, Cyndi is an adjunct at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio, teaching freshman composition. Her debut novel Forty & Out will be released in September by Deadly Writes Publishing. FOCUS ON YOUNG ADULT FICTION -- Kristina McBride Kristina McBride   Kristina McBride is a former English teacher and yearbook advisor. She has published two novels for young adults - The Tension of Opposites (May 2010) and One Moment (June 2012). Her third novel for young adults, A Million Times Goodnight, will be released in the fall of 2015. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two young children. Visit her online at http://www.kristinamcbride.com FOCUS ON SELF-PUBLISHING AND COLUMN WRITING -- Lesley Pearce Keating Leslie Pearce Keating Leslie Pearce-Keating is a writing professor at Ohio State University and a fourteen-year columnist for The Daily Record of Wooster, where she has written over 750 weekly columns. Leslie has also written features for AKC Gazette and AKC Family, the latter winning a prestigious Maxwell Award from the Dog Writers of America. This past fall, Leslie self-published a memoir called Hannah’s Memory Box about her therapy dog that helped her through the death of her father and her daughter’s struggle with Lyme disease.

2014 Summer Afternoon Seminar Spots Going Fast!

Available Afternoon Seminar Spots!

The 2014 AWW Afternoon Seminars are filling up! But, there may still be time for you to make it into one of these excellent seminar opportunities: Afternoon Fiction Seminar--Short Fiction Focus-Erin Flanagan Erin Flanagan Erin Flanagan is the author of two short story collections-The Usual Mistakes and It's Not Going to Kill You and Other Stories-both published by The University of Nebraska Press. Her stories have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Colorado Review, The Missouri Review, The Connecticut Review, and elsewhere. She had held fellowships to Yaddo, The MacDowell Colony, The Sewanee Writers' Conference, The Breadloaf Writers' Conference, UCross, and The Vermont Studio Center. She is a professor of Creative Writing at Wright State University and serves on the Antioch Writers' Workshop Board of Directors. Afternoon Poetry Seminar-Marly Youmans Marly Youmans  photo credit: Rebecca Beatrice Miller Marly Youmans is the author of five novels: Little Jordan (David R. Godine, Publisher, 1995);Catherwood (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996); The Wolf Pit (FSG, 2001, The Michael Shaara Award); and Val/Orson (UK: P. S. Publishing, 2009); and A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage (Mercer University Press, 2012, The Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction.) In addition, she has published two Appalachian fantasies for young adults, The Curse of the Raven Mocker (FSG, 2003) and Ingledove (FSG, 2005). Her poetry collections are: Thaliad, an epic adventure in verse from Phoenicia Publishing of Montreal, 2012; The Foliate Head, from Stanza Press (UK, 2012); The Throne of Psyche (Mercer University Press, 2011); and Claire ( Louisiana State University, 2003). She also has several novels due out in the near future:Glimmerglass and Maze of Blood from Mercer. A reprint of Catherwood will appear soon as well. She is a native of the Carolinas currently living in a snowbank in Cooperstown, New York with her husband and three children. Learn more about Marly at thepalaceat2.blogspot.com. Getting Started with Fiction or Creative Nonfiction (No Manuscript Required) Instructor-Gayle Brandeis Gayle Brandeis Gayle is the author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (HarperOne), Dictionary Poems (Pudding House Publications), the novels The Book of Dead Birds(HarperCollins), which won Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize for Fiction in Support of a Literature of Social Change,Self Storage (Ballantine) and Delta Girls (Ballantine), and her first novel for young readers, My Life with the Lincolns (Holt). She released The Book of Live Wires, the sequel to The Book of Dead Birds, as an e-book in 2011. Gayle's poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies (such as Salon.com, The Nation, and The Mississippi Review) and have received several awards, including the QPB/Story Magazine Short Story Award, a Barbara Mandigo Kelley Peace Poetry Award, and a grant from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. In 2004, the Writer Magazine honored Gayle with a Writer Who Makes a Difference Award. Gayle holds a BA in "Poetry and Movement: Arts of Expression, Meditation and Healing" from the University of Redlands, and an MFA in Creative Writing/Fiction from Antioch University. Learn more about Gayle at www.gaylebrandeis.com These seminars will fill quickly. All other afternoon seminars led by Hallie Ephron, Katrina Kittle, and Eileen Cronin are full. To request admittance to full seminars, applicants must be placed on a wait list. Registration for the Full Week Program and A La Carte is now open online. The deadline to register is JUNE 22, 2014. A program description and schedule are available on our website.