Free Tonight at Day 2 of the 27th Annual Antioch Writers' Workshop

The 27th annual Antioch Writers' Workshop continues today in Yellow Springs, Ohio at Antioch University Midwest!

Tonight's free and open to the public event is:


Sunday, July 8, 7:00 p.m. -- Faculty Readings authors Linda Gerber, Jim Daniels, and Trudy Krisher  followed by book signing in the lobby.


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Introducing 2012 AWW Faculty -- Jim Daniels

Afternoon Poetry Seminar Instructor—Jim Daniels

Jim Daniels

Jim has taught creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University since 1981. Recent books include Having a Little Talk with Capital P PoetryTrigger Man. In 2007, he was awarded the Blue Lynx Poetry Prize for his collection, Revolt of the Crash-Test Dummies. His poems have been featured on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac," in Billy Collins' Poetry 180 anthologies, and Ted Kooser's "American Life in Poetry" series. He has received the Brittingham Prize for Poetry, two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and two from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. His poems have appeared in the Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry anthologies. Visit Jim Daniels's website at www.jimdaniels.wordpress.com.

For a listing of the 2012 Antioch Writers' Workshop Faculty, visit our website.

Writing Tips from AWW 2011 Faculty -- Jim Daniels

Even if it's as simple as "just keep writing," writers look for advice from successful writers to challenge their process, to inspire, and in some cases even to comfort. Check back regularly as the Antioch Writers' Workshop 2011 faculty offer a few quick tips to help writers keep writing and keep writing well. Complete bios of the AWW 2011 faculty are available at antiochwritersworkshop.com

Jim Daniels - Morning Poetry

The Thomas Stockman Baker Professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University.

Selected Publications: Thirteen collections of poetry, including, most recently, From Milltown to Malltown, and Having a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry (2011).

Selected Awards: The Brittingham Prize, the Tillie Olsen Prize, the Blue Lynx Prize, two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and two from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Quick Tips:

1. Read everything you can by the writers you admire.

2. Try to develop a writing routine so that the time doesn't just disappear.

3. Find a community of writers to share your work with-people who are going to be careful, honest readers who will aid in the revision process.