TODAY! Mary McCarty at the Second Sunday Free Writers' Seminar

BEAVERCREEK and YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio--Antioch Writers' Workshop and Books & Co are offering the next Free Writers' Workshop on November 10, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Books & Co at The Greene. Columnist Mary McCarty will help writers tap into experiences that make great stories and that, shared through an essay or memoir, can help readers on their own personal journeys. McCarty will discuss the best ways to craft those experiences into essays or a full-length memoir as well as how to find publishers and readers.  Mary McCarty Mary McCarty’s column for the Dayton Daily News appears regularly on the national editorial wire and is widely syndicated through Cox News Service. In addition to column writing, she writes in-depth features and works on special investigative projects. Before coming to the Dayton Daily News, she was a staff writer and senior editor for Cincinnati Magazine. Mary has received many state and national awards for her writing, including the H.L. Mencken Award and being named Writer of the Year for Cox Newspapers. She has twice been named Best Columnist in Ohio by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.     Join Mary in exploring the personal essay and memoir at Books & Co at The Green on November 10 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. 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 2013 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).

THIS WEEKEND! Second Sunday Free Writers' Seminar November 10

BEAVERCREEK and YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio--Antioch Writers' Workshop and Books & Co are offering the next Free Writers' Workshop on November 10, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Books & Co at The Greene. Columnist Mary McCarty will help writers tap into experiences that make great stories and that, shared through an essay or memoir, can help readers on their own personal journeys. McCarty will discuss the best ways to craft those experiences into essays or a full-length memoir as well as how to find publishers and readers.  Mary McCarty Mary McCarty’s column for the Dayton Daily News appears regularly on the national editorial wire and is widely syndicated through Cox News Service. In addition to column writing, she writes in-depth features and works on special investigative projects. Before coming to the Dayton Daily News, she was a staff writer and senior editor for Cincinnati Magazine. Mary has received many state and national awards for her writing, including the H.L. Mencken Award and being named Writer of the Year for Cox Newspapers. She has twice been named Best Columnist in Ohio by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.     Join Mary in exploring the personal essay and memoir at Books & Co at The Green on November 10 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. 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 2013 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).

Second Sunday Free Writers' Workshop -- May 19

Antioch Writers' Workshop and Books & Co are offering the next Free Writers' Workshop on May 19, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Books & Co at The Greene. The workshop, "Improv for Introverts," presented by Black Box Theatre Group will help writers apply improv techniques to overcome fears about writing and create great characters and scenes.

The Black Box Theatre Group brings the Chicago born performance art to Dayton as long form improv, a "completely improvised one act play, complete with multiple characters each with unique relationships often intertwining in ways that seem like they were written ahead of time." You can read more about Black Box Theatre Group on their website.

Join Black Box Theatre Group to learn more about how improv can help your writing at Books & Co at The Green on May 19 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. 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 6-12, 2013 in partnership with Antioch University Midwest and with support from the Ohio Arts Council.

TODAY! Free Sunday Seminar Feb. 17: 2013 Antioch Writers' Workshop Programs

Join us today, February 17, 2:00-3:30 p.m., at the Free Writers' Workshop offered by Antioch Writers' Workshop and Books & Co at Books & Co at The Greene. The topic will be "2013 Programs" presented by a panel of instructors, board members and past participants of Antioch Writers' Workshop.

The panel will review “Writing For Young Readers,” the upcoming Spring Seminar (March 30), the 28th Annual Full Week Workshop (July 6-13), and our 2nd Annual Fall Retreat (Nov. 1-3). The panel will answer audience questions and provide information about registration, scholarships, opportunities for young writers, future programming and more!

 Join instructors, board members and past participants to learn more about these exciting 2013 AWW programs at Books & Co at The Green on Sunday, February 17 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.. No reservations are required for the 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 our website or email us.

The Antioch Writers' Workshop will be held July 6-12, 2013 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).

Second Sunday Free Writers' Workshop at Books & Co. January 8

Antioch Writers' Workshop and Books & Co are offering the next free Sunday Free Writers' Workshop on January 8, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Books & Co at The Greene. The workshop is presented by authors Katrina Kittle and Kristina McBride. The workshop topic is "How To Write For Middle Grade/Young Adult Readers." 

Katrina Kittle is the author of 5 novels, including the 2006 Great Lakes Book Award for Fiction winner, The Kindness of Strangers and, most recently, Reasons to Be Happy. 

Kristina McBride is the author of the Young Adult novel, The Tension of Opposites. Both authors have served as faculty for the Antioch Writers' Workshop. 

Discover the strategies for "How To Write For Middle Grade/Young Adult Readers" with Katrina Kittle and Kristina McBride at Books & Co at The Green on November 13 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 our website 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).

REMINDER: Second Sunday Free Workshop on November 13

Rebecca Morean

Antioch Writers' Workshop and Books & Co are offering the next Second Sunday Free Writers' Workshop on November 13, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Books & Co at The Greene. The topic will be "Finding Your Voice," presented by author and assistant professor of English, Rebecca Morean.

Rebecca Morean is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, and grant writer. She's the author of In the Dead of Winter (St. Martin's Press) along with numerous stories and articles. Morean is an assistant professor of English at Sinclair Community College and is the director for the college's annual creative writing contest. She also serves as a board member for the Antioch Writers' Workshop and teaches workshops on a variety of writing-related topics.

Find your voice with Rebecca Morean at Books & Co at The Green on November 13 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).

“Second Sunday Free Writers’ Workshop” on April 10 “Poetry Writing Techniques for Poets, Fiction Writers and All Kinds of Writers!”

BEAVERCREEK and YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio—Antioch Writers’ Workshop and Books & Co are offering the next free Second Sunday Free Writers’ Workshop on April 10, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Books & Co at The Greene.  The topic will be “Poetry Writing Techniques for Poets, Fiction Writers and All Kinds of Writers!” presented by prose poet Jamey Dunham.

Jamey Dunham's award-winning prose poems have been published widely and appear in several anthologies including The Best American Poetry 2005 (Scribner, 2005). Jamey's poetry collection The Bible of Lost Pets (Salt Modern Poets, 2009) was the inaugural winner of the Crashaw Prize.  He is also the Co-Editor of the textbook anthology An Introduction to the Prose Poem (Firewheel Editions, 2009). Jamey is an Associate Professor of English at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.

Dunham offers these three quick tips to writers:

·         If you feel you need publication to validate yourself as a writer, you will probably never find the validation you're looking for. Still, anyone can and will be published if they keep at it. It's simple, keep writing and never give up on yourself. If you write good work, it will find a home eventually.

·         Remember that contests, like publishing, are different animals from writing. Writing is art and what truly matters. Success in contests and publishing relies upon others and their own subjective decisions. Do not confuse success with talent.

·         Find your own voice first and foremost; however, if you are unwilling or unable to do so, steal your voice from the very best you can find. There is no excuse for plagiarizing mediocrity, swing for the fences!

For more insight on writing poetry, join Jamey Dunham at Books & Co at The Green on April 10 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 www.antiochwritersworkshop.com or email info@antiochwritersworkshop.com

The Antioch Writers’ Workshop will be held July 9-15, 2011 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).