Announcing... Our 2011 AWW Keynoter and Morning Fiction Instructor

We are pleased to announce that keynoter and morning fiction instructor for the July 9-15 2011 Antioch Writers' Workshop is Nancy Pickard, author of The Scent of Rain and Lightning, The Virgin of Small Plains, co-author of Seven Steps on the Writer's Path, and author of many other books.

Be sure to visit Nancy's website to learn more about her as an author and about her thoughts on the writing life. We're very excited that she will be joining us for 2011.

Our AWW Faculty Committee is hard at work on recruiting our 2011 faculty, so be sure to check this blog, our website, Facebook page, and our email newsletter (subscribe on our website) as we continue to announce more faculty.

Herbert Woodward Martin Featured on WMUB/WVXU Public Radio Today

Herbert Woodward Martin, renowned poet and Paul Laurence Dunbar expert, is a frequent instructor for Antioch Writers' Workshop--most recently, he guest-taught a poetry session for the 2010 AWW "Focus on Form" afternoon seminar this past summer.

Dayton Daily News writer Terry Morris, in his Footlights column, reported on Oct. 10, 2010: "Herbert Woodward Martin will portray and discuss famed poet Paul Laurence Dunbar at 8 p.m. today, on public radio stations 91.7 WVXU-FM and 88.5 WMUB-FM. Martin, of Dayton, is a Dunbar scholar, professor emeritus and poet in residence at the University of Dayton. The 60-minute program will include selections from the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s new CD recording of William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 1 (“African American”). Martin will read more than a dozen of Dunbar’s poems, plus three of his own. Abbey Lincoln will perform a song inspired by Dunbar’s poetry."

To learn more about tonight's program, go to www.wvxu.org/specials/martin_dunbar.asp The site also has wonderful YouTube video of Dr. Martin reading classic Dunbar poems.

A Look Back at the 2010 Workshop

A heartfelt and warm thank you to one of our four fabulous 2010 workfellows, Wendy Hart Beckman, for taking wonderful photos of our 2010 workshop!

As is so often the case with photographers-extraordinaire, Wendy didn't get included in any of the photos! But you can see what Wendy's been up to on her new blog, Wendy on Writing.

You can view the AWW 2010 Workshop Photo Album on Photobucket.

The photos really capture one of the hallmarks of the AWW--community!

As a result of attending AWW (in 2010 or earlier), have you formed a writing group with fellow AWW alumni? Or continued a friendship, perhaps serving as reviewers of one another's work?

If so, send your story to info@antiochwritersworkshop.com and we just might include it in a future e-newsletter (visit our website to subscribe to our e-newsletter) or blog!