WRITERS AT THE BEACH: REGISTRATION FORM 2010

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WRITERS AT THE BEACH:

Seaglass 2010

REGISTRATION FORM

Name (as you want on name badge) ______________________________

Address_____________________________________________________

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Phone______________________ email____________________________

How did you hear about conference? ______________________________

How many years have you attended this event previously?

 FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010

I. Choose: one workshop from A or one discussion/manuscript review from B.

A. WORKSHOPS: 10:30 - 12:30

  W1:  Writer's Block Blocker ~  Bonnie Neubauer

  W2:  Building Dramatic Scenes that Work ~ Khris Baxter

  W3:  I Need A Little Space! Line Breaks in Poetry ~ Michael Blumenthal

W4:  Getting Published in 500 Words ~ Terry Plowman

  W5:  Developing Great Characters Through Meditation and Visualization ~ Louise Crawford

  W6:  Edting Prose for Beauty and Clarity ~ Fay Jacobs

  W7:  Solving Success: Clues Mystery Writers Offer All Writers ~ Liam Callanan

 
B. DISCUSSION & MANUSCRIPT REVIEW: 11:00 - 12:15

  D1:  Organizing a Poetry Manuscript

  D2: A conversation with Marian Fontana and Sheri Reynolds

  M1:  Tom Horton (Manuscript Review/ Nonfiction)

C. LUNCH & READING: 12:40 - 2:20

  Yes, I plan to attend

  No, I will not attend

II. Choose either one workshop from D or

one conversation/manuscript from E and one conversation from F.

D. WORKSHOPS: 2:30 – 5:00

  W8:   Intense Poetry Workshop ~ Sue Ellen Thompson (High Intermediate or Advanced) Mark Twain said that

  W9:  Poetry and the Natural World ~ Catherine Carter

  W10:  Laughing Matters: On Writing about Loss, Heartbreak, and other Tragedies ~ Marian Fontana

  W11:  Writing Dialogue that Matters ~ Robert Bausch

  W12: Writing Great Beginnings ~ Sheri Reynolds

  W13:  Remembering and Forgetting: On Writing Memoir ~ Steve Luxenberg

  W14:  Intense Nonfiction: Into the Heart of Darkness: ~ Victor Greto

E. DISCUSSION & MANUSCRIPT REVIEW 2:30 - 3:45

  D3: The Story’s Gatekeeper: Creating a Vivid Persona/ Narrator

  D4: A Solid, Stable Business: Alternative Publishing Options

  M2: Devon Miller- Duggan: Manuscript review (poetry)

  M3: Louise Crawford Manuscript Review (fiction/ Nonfiction)

F. DISCUSSIONS 4:00- 5:15

   D5:  So What? Why Should the Reader Care?

   D6:  Conversation with Doug Stewart, Carolyn Parkhurst and Jami Attenberg

  M4: Cliff Garstang (Manuscript Review/Fiction)

G. MEET THE AUTHOR RECEPTION & READING 6:15 – 7:30 Browseabout Books
  Yes, I will attend

  No, I will not

SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010

 
H. Readings: 10 - 10:45

  A: Marian Fontana, Bob Bausch, Victor Greto, Carolyn Parkhurst,  Anne Colwell, Stefani Deoul

  B: Paul Spitzer, Catherine Carter, Logan Ward., Louise Crawford, , Devon Miller-Duggan

  C: Fay Jacobs, Cliff Garstang, Liam Callanan, Kim Dana Kupperrman, James Keegan

For Young Writers

10:00 – 11:15

   Ages 9, 10, 11! Your own workshop! No adults allowed! No teachers permitted for miles and miles!

11:30 – 1:00

  Ages 12 and up

For young writers who like to write OR wish they could figure out a way to like to write, this workshop is the right one.. Writers won't need to fret about good spelling or proper grammar. All they have to do is bring a pen(cil), some paper, and enthusiasm. The rest of the goods necessary to let imaginations soar will be provided by author (Write Brain Workbook / Take Ten for Writers), inventor (Story Spinner), and creativity guru, Bonnie Neubauer.

 III. Choose either one workshop from I or one conversation/manuscript from J and

one conversation/manuscript from K

I. WORKSHOPS 11:00 - 1:15

  W15:  The Poetic and the Sensual ~ Devon Miller-Duggan

  W16:  You’ve Got the Whole World in Your Hands ~ Clifford Garstang

  W17:  Want: On Character and Motivation ~ Jami Attenberg

  W18:  Solving Success: Clues Mystery Writers Offer All Writers ~ Liam Callanan

  W19:  I and You and He: Point of View (Fiction or Nonfiction) ~ C. M. Mayo

  W20:  A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Using Images ~ Kim Dana Kupperman

  W21:  Raising Voice: From Whisper to Howl ~ Dustin Beall Smith
  W22:  Making Lemonade ~ Wendy Ponte

J. CONVERSATIONS/MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS (11:00 - 12:05)

  D7:  The Worst Years of My Life  (Discussion)

  D8: The Chicken or the Egg/ The character or the Plot? What comes first? (Discussion)

  M5: Marian Fontana (Manuscript Review fiction or nonfiction)

  M6: Fay Jacobs Manuscript Review Nonfiction

K. CONVERSATIONS & MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS 12:10 -1:15

  D9: Glancing At our Watches: Why Literary Readings are Often Boring ~ (Discussion)

  D.10 The Way Things Were: On Landscape and Longing: (Discussion)

  M7: Carolyn Parkhurst (Manuscript Review/Fiction)

Lunch on your own: 1:15 – 3:00

IV. Choose either one workshop from L or one discussion/ manuscript review from M and one discussion/manuscript review from N

L. WORKSHOPS: 3:00 – 5:20

  W22: Seaside Spring~ Paul Spitzer   

  W23: Creating Great Openings ~ Sheri Reynolds (repeated from Friday)

  W24: It’s Not Just What You Say ~ James Keegan

  W25: The Story of You: Websites for Writers ~ Franklin Parrish

  W26: Intense Poetry Workshop – Part II (Sue Ellen Thompson)

  W27: The Best Kind of Flattery: Michael Blumenthal

  W28: Blue Raincoat ~ Anne Colwell

  W29: A Year in the Life: Pacing in Nonfiction (or fiction) ~ Logan Ward

 
M.Discussions  & Manuscript Reviews: 3:00 – 4:10

  D12:  Memoir and Truth or the Truth About Memoir 

  D13: Publishing: how Agents and Editors acquire books 

 
N. CONVERSATIONS & MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS: 4:20 - 5:30

  D14: On Sea Glass ~ Richard Lamotte

  D15: The Art of Discipline: On Writing Habits and On Keeping A Notebook
  M8. Catherine Carter (Poetry)

O. KEYNOTE DINNER & READINGS 6:30 -  8:15

  Yes, I plan to attend

  No, I do not

P. OPEN MIC 8:30 – 10:00 (Prose, Poetry and Original Songs)

  I would like to participate

  I will attend but don’t want to participate

  I will not attend

SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010

V. Choose either one workshop from Q or one Discussion from R

Q. WORKSHOPS 10:00 - 12:00

  W30:  Intense Poetry Workshop Part III ~ Sue Ellen Thompson

  W31:  Intense Nonfiction Workshop Part II ~ Victor Greto

  W32:  Play With Your Words  ~ Bonnie Neubauer

   W33:  A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Using Images ~ Kim Dana Kupperman

  W34: Raising Voice: From Whisper to Howl ~ Dustin Beall Smith

   W35:  Seaside Spring ~ Paul Spitzer

   W37:  Edit Prose for Beauty and Clarity ~ Fay Jacobs

   W38:  Writers Need Community ~ Louise Crawford, Marian Fontana, and Wendy Ponte

   W39: The Poetic and the Sensual ~ Devon Miller Duggan (repeated from Saturday morning)

R.DISCUSSIONS 10:30- 11:45

  D16: Risks and Rewards of Writing Humor

  D17: Our Daily Lives: The Working Writer: 

Conference fee includes

100% of net proceeds from this event will be donated to Nemours/A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children to establish a fund in honor of Sam and Zach Julhmann that defrays medical costs and supports families whose children are being treated for mitochondrial disease.

Early Bird fee before February 14:                   $220.00                      

Feb.2 - March 15: $235.00

After March 15: $250.00

Manuscript Reviews $40.00

Extra Donation to Mitochondrial Research     _______

TOTAL                                                           _______                                                                                

Send check and this printed form to RBWG (Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild)

PO Box 1326

Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971