Writer's Resource: The Watson-Guptill Guide to Workshops, Conferences, Artists' Colonies, Academic Programs (Getting Your Act Together S.) - Softcover

Emblidge, David; Zheutlin, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823076512 ISBN 13: 9780823076512

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

Writer's Resource is a supermarket of great opportunities - nearly 270 of them - for a wide variety of writers, from novelists and poets to essayists and technical writers.Writer's Resource helps you to select the writing program that's best for you: A month in the New England mountains to finish your novel A ten-week poetry workshop in downtown L.A. A weekend conference on the romance novel, where you can schmooze with agents and writers An MFA in creative writing that you can pursue part-time from home A professional seminar on scientific writing A hands-on workshop for children's book authors and illustrators They're all here in this candid, carefully researched resource guide. Plus there's helpful guidance about finding your way in the writing business, such as how to send your work out to editors in a professional manner that commands attention and gains respect. Writer's Resource . It's thorough, it's practical, and it speaks with the voice of experience. "A writer is always learning, and a good writer is always seeking ways to extend the range of his or her talent. Writer's Resource offers comprehensive information about the variety of writing programs available."Sue Grafton, past president of Mystery Writers of America, and author of the Kinsey Millhone alphabet mysteries.

About this title

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to help creative writers - in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, and so on - to choose the right programme.

Edition details

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823076512
• ISBN 13: 9780823076512
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224