Secrets of Successful Interviewing For Writers and Journalists
Thursday, April 22, 2010
7 pm - 8:30 pm
Fairfield Public Library
1080 Old Post Road,
Fairfield, CT
Interviewing skills are invaluable for obtaining the kind of stories and information that adds color to fiction, non-fiction and news articles. Getting the most interesting and provocative stories and comments from interview subjects is an art. During this skill based program, you will learn how to get subjects to meet with you, whether that person is a celebrity or the woman on the street, how to put both yourself and your interview subject at ease, how to prepare and ask the right questions to elicit information that hasn’t been told to others, as well as other successful interviewing techniques. You will have the opportunity to practice interviewing skills.
BIO
Penny Pearlman, author of the triple award winning Pretty Smart: Lessons from our Miss Americas, tracked down and seduced twenty-two former Miss Americas into agreeing to meet with her and tell her their riveting stories for Pretty Smart. In the rest of her life Penny is an accomplished motivational speaker, business consultant and seminar leader who helps individuals and organizations develop strategies for success. During her professional career, she has interviewed hundreds of both willing and reluctant people successfully. She brings to audiences and clients alike the wisdom gained from a lifetime of pursuing her own dreams. Her personal journey has included executive positions in the health care industry, management consulting and nonprofit leadership. Her left and right brain work equally well as she has an MBA from The Wharton School and B.A. in fine art. She lives in Westport, Connecticut with her husband and two cats. For more information go to www.pennypearlman.com.
Penny Pearlman
Author of triple award winning Pretty Smart: Lessons from our Miss Americas
www.pennypearlman.com
office: 203-454-5581
cell: 203-895-3725
16 Maplewood Avenue * Westport, CT 06880
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Westport Writers' Workshop, Spring 2010 - Workshops begin April 12th!
Fiction Writing: Crafting Your Novel, with Suzanne Hoover, PhD
(Westport and Greenwich location)
Cost: $495 for an 8 week session
Short Story Workshop with Matt Debenham, MFA
(Westport only)
Cost: $445 for an 8 week session
The Art and Craft of Story: Fiction and Memoir, with Suzanne Hoover, PhD
(Westport only)
Cost: $495 for an 8 week session
Writing About Your Life: A Memoir and Personal Essay Workshop (Sections One, Two and Three), with Jessica Bram
(Westport only)
Cost: $445 for an 8 week session
The Poetry of Everyday Life: A Workshop on Craft, with Marcelle Soveriero, MFA
(New Wilton location)
Cost: $275 for a six week session)
Writing for Children: A Professional Approach, with Patricia Hermes
(Westport location)
Cost: $425 for a six week session
The Craft of Creative Non-Fiction, with Jessica Bram
(Westport location)
Cost: $445 for an 8 week session
Introduction to Creative Writing, with Matt Debenham, MFA
(NEW CLASS - Westport location)
Cost: $445 for an eight week session
The Examined Life (Advanced), with Jessica Bram
(Westport only)
Cost: $445 for an eight week session
Memoir Writing: Telling Our Stories, with Valerie Seiling Jacobs
(Westport)
Cost: $445 for 8 week session
ESSENTIAL FOR THE FICTION WRITER, Point of View: Who Lives the Story and Who Tells It,
with Suzanne Hoover, PhD
(Westport location)
Cost: $55, or $45 for a participant already enrolled in a Westport Writers' Workshop,
Note: This is a 2 1/2 hour, one session class
Business Writing For Results: Crafting Clear, Concise and Persuasive Communication,
with Jane K. Cleland
(Westport)
Cost: $295 for a one day session which includes lunch and hand outs
Fundamentals of Creative Nonfiction, with Jessica Bram
(Westport)
Cost: $150 for a three hour one day session
Niche Writing: Writing as the Expert, with Harry L. Rinkler, MFA
(Westport)
Cost: $125 for a one day session (call to inquire about details)
PLEASE NOTE: Because these classes come to me through a format which I cannot cut and paste,
I did not include all details. Click on the title of this blog to take you to The Westport Writers' Workshop
website. Also, if you live within a reasonable distance of these locations, I recommend you add your
electronic address to join their list so that you may receive future workshop dates and other announcements
directly.
(Westport and Greenwich location)
Cost: $495 for an 8 week session
Short Story Workshop with Matt Debenham, MFA
(Westport only)
Cost: $445 for an 8 week session
The Art and Craft of Story: Fiction and Memoir, with Suzanne Hoover, PhD
(Westport only)
Cost: $495 for an 8 week session
Writing About Your Life: A Memoir and Personal Essay Workshop (Sections One, Two and Three), with Jessica Bram
(Westport only)
Cost: $445 for an 8 week session
The Poetry of Everyday Life: A Workshop on Craft, with Marcelle Soveriero, MFA
(New Wilton location)
Cost: $275 for a six week session)
Writing for Children: A Professional Approach, with Patricia Hermes
(Westport location)
Cost: $425 for a six week session
The Craft of Creative Non-Fiction, with Jessica Bram
(Westport location)
Cost: $445 for an 8 week session
Introduction to Creative Writing, with Matt Debenham, MFA
(NEW CLASS - Westport location)
Cost: $445 for an eight week session
The Examined Life (Advanced), with Jessica Bram
(Westport only)
Cost: $445 for an eight week session
Memoir Writing: Telling Our Stories, with Valerie Seiling Jacobs
(Westport)
Cost: $445 for 8 week session
ESSENTIAL FOR THE FICTION WRITER, Point of View: Who Lives the Story and Who Tells It,
with Suzanne Hoover, PhD
(Westport location)
Cost: $55, or $45 for a participant already enrolled in a Westport Writers' Workshop,
Note: This is a 2 1/2 hour, one session class
Business Writing For Results: Crafting Clear, Concise and Persuasive Communication,
with Jane K. Cleland
(Westport)
Cost: $295 for a one day session which includes lunch and hand outs
Fundamentals of Creative Nonfiction, with Jessica Bram
(Westport)
Cost: $150 for a three hour one day session
Niche Writing: Writing as the Expert, with Harry L. Rinkler, MFA
(Westport)
Cost: $125 for a one day session (call to inquire about details)
PLEASE NOTE: Because these classes come to me through a format which I cannot cut and paste,
I did not include all details. Click on the title of this blog to take you to The Westport Writers' Workshop
website. Also, if you live within a reasonable distance of these locations, I recommend you add your
electronic address to join their list so that you may receive future workshop dates and other announcements
directly.
WIN A FREE WEEK, 5-DAY, or WEEKEND to The International Women's Writing Guild's
WIN A FREE WEEK, 5-DAY, or WEEKEND to The International Women's Writing Guild's
33rd Annual Summer Conference Remember The Magic
July 30 - August 6, 2010
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Pay in full by April 15 for your weekend, five-day or seven-day residential attendence,
and you will be entered into a special drawing held on May1.
(Commuters are not eligible for this special drawing.)
The lucky winner will be reimbursed for the full cost of her conference attendance (room, board and program)!
(This offer will be null and void if less than 25 registrations are received by April 15.)
In addition, a free one-year IWWG membership ($55 value) will be awarded to all
who pay in full for their weekend, 5-day or 7-day residential attendance by April 15.
Be sure to refer to this special offer when registering.
www.iwwg.org has a new look.
View the program for the 2010 Remember the Magic Conference at:
http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151&Itemid=158
You can register online for the Remember The Magic Conference at:
http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=158
Or you can mail in your registration to the IWWG:
International Women's Writing Guild
PO Box 810, Gracie Station
New York, NY 10028
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Registration Fees
(Includes Room & Board and Program)
7-day Conference Week: July 30-August 6, 2010
Members: $1,399 / Non-Members: $1,419
5-day Conference Week: July 30-August 4 (or any consecutive 5 days)
Members: $1,175 / Non-Members: $1,205
Weekend Conference: Friday, July 30-Sunday, August 1
Members: $510 / Non-Members: $540
Commuter Registration
Member 7-Days - $429
Non-Member 7-Days - $449
Member One Day Weekend - $80
Non-Member One Day - $85
Member Single Day Weekday - $70
Non-Member Single Day Weekday - $75
Commuter Registration
Member 7-Days - $429
Non-Member 7-Days - $449
Member One Day Weekend - $80
Non-Member One Day - $85
Member Single Day Weekday - $70
Non-Member Single Day Weekday - $75
REVISION TO THE 59th BIG APPLE CONFERENCE AGENDA
The International Women's Writing Guild
Presents
The 59th Big Apple Conference
April 17 & 18, 2010
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Saturday April 17, 2010
MEMOIR: Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories
Sunday April 18, 2010
Open House: Meet the Authors/Meet the Agents
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National Arts Club
(overlooking Gramercy Park at East 20th Street near Park Ave.)
New York City
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Writing Workshop (Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:45 pm)
MEMOIR: Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories
9:00-9:30 am: Registration
9:30-10:00 am: Introduction
10:15-12:30 pm: Writing Your Memoir with Susan Tiberghien
"...memoir is not an autobiography, but a window into your life. You choose the window."
•A window into your life
•The frame of the window
•Parts to include, parts to exclude
•The pattern
•The whole as a mosaic
12:30 - 1: 45 pm: LUNCH
1:45 - 4:45 pm: Publishing Your Memoir: Susan Tiberghien with Hope Player, Sheila Levine and Melissa Rosati
SHEILA J. LEVINE is a publishing lawyer in New York City. She began her career in Subsidiary Rights at Doubleday and then worked as Contracts and Copyright Manager and Managing Editor at Popular Library, a paperback imprint owned by CBS. She has had her own practice in publishing and related law for 20 years, representing authors, agents, and publishers. Her goal is to help clients protect their rights and grow in today's complex, fascinating, and challenging publishing environment.
HOPE PLAYER is an award-winning Certified Public Accountant and author of Find the Numbers for Your Business Plan. She is managing member of The Arcadian Group, LLC, CPAs, and Micro Business Press, LLC. Hope is a contributor to the "Ask the Expert" column in The Bergen Record and authors a newsletter, The Hope Chest. She has taught seminars and workshops for more than 20 years helping prospective business owners achieve success. Her dedication to the small business community is recognized by the Small Business Administration and Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Hope also teaches financial literacy courses to give women the tools to control their finances.
MELISSA ROSATI, CPCC, is a creativity coach, writer, and speaker. Throughout her executive career in the publishing industry, she has nurtured hundreds of authors on their path to success. She is a professor of publishing at Pace University in New York City. Melissa's forthcoming book is The Wisdom of Your Inner Marketer: How to Create Publishing Plans that Work for You. Her website is www.melissascoachingstudio.com.
SUSAN TIBERGHIEN is an American writer living in Switzerland who has been teaching writing for 20 years. She is the author of three memoirs: Looking for Gold, Circling to the Center, and Footsteps, A European Album, plus numerous essays in journals and anthologies. Her fourth book, One Year to a Writing Life, Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, was published by Perseus Books in 2007. ("Tiberghien's advice, encouragement, and wisdom make this an invaluable book for writers at all stages of their writing lives." -Michael Steinberg.) She teaches at graduate programs, at C.G. Jung Centers, at writers' conferences and at the monthly Geneva Writers' Workshops. She has been a workshop director for IWWG since 1990. An active member of International PEN, she directs the Geneva Writers' Conferences. Susan's website is www.susantiberghien.com.
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Meet the Authors (Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Thirteen recently-published Guild authors will speak about their trials and tribulations: How they got themselves published—through an agent, via self-publishing, or by some other means—and how their books are currently being promoted.
Questions are invited from the audience.
MARIANNE BAHMANN, Coping With the Limelight: A Manual on Stage Fright, BookSurge Publishing, 2009
SHERRY ELLIS, Now Write!: Fiction Writing Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers, Tarcher, 2009; Illuminating Fiction, Red Hen Press, 2009
HELEN FOGARASSY, The Midas Maze, PageFree Publishing Int’l, 2007
BARBARA HALL, Sadie's Secret, Author House, 2007
JODY LAGRECA, Afternoon Tea, Xlibris 2008, Suburban Weird, Xlibris, 2008
PATRICIA JEAN LAPIDUS, Red Hen's Daughters, CreateSpace, 2009 (CT)
DAHLMA LLANOS-FIGUEROA, Daughters of the Stone: A Novel, Thomas Dunne Books, 2009
JONNA-LYNN MANDELBAUM, Unpredictable Crossing, Outskirts Press, 2009
GRACE ZOLLA PROTANO, As Long As You Can See the Clock, You're Okay: South Brooklyn in the '50s, Outskirts Press, 2009
PEGGY SAPPHIRE, In the End A Circle, Antrim House, 2009; A Possible Explanation, Partisan Press, 2006
CARREN STROCK, A Writer's Journey: What to Know Before, During and After Writing a Book, Gray Rabbit Publishing, January 2010
SUSAN TIBERGHIEN, One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, Da Capo Press, 2007; Looking for Gold: A Year in Jungian Analysis, Daiman Verlag, 2008
MINGMEI YIP, Petals From the Sky, Kensington, March 2010
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Book Fair of Books by Author Panel
LUNCH: 1:00 pm
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Meet the Agents (Sunday, 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm)
The “Meet the Agents” Open House has yielded wonderful matches between authors and agents over the years. The agents introduce themselves at the podium and speak about their "shop,"; trends in the marketplace, hits and misses. Then, members of the audience seek out those agents whom they wish to meet. After you introduce yourself and speak briefly about your work, the agent will let you know if he or she is interested in hearing from and possibly working with you and how to submit your work.
Agents (plus occasional publishers and editors): Sheree Bykofsky Associates (Janet Rosen), Dunham Literary (Blair Hewes), FinePrint Literary Management (Stephany Evans), Diana Finch Literary Agency (Diana Finch), Rita Rosenkranz Agency (Rita Rosenkranz), A. Mecke Company (Amanda Mecke), Katharine Sands Literary Agency (Katharine Sands), Kimberley Cameron & Associates (April Eberhardt), Diana Finch Literary Agency (Diana Finch) and others.
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REGISTRATION FEES
(Attend all Saturday and Sunday events and save up to $45.00, or pay for individual sessions)
Special Full Conference Discount (Both days, all events)
Members: $180.00 Non-Members: $220.00
(a sumptuous buffet lunch is included on both days)
Saturday, April 17 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
"Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories"
Members: $115.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a buffet lunch is included)
Sunday Full-Day - Discount (morning and afternoon sessions)
Members: $105.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a buffet lunch is included)
Sunday, April 18 (10 am - 1:00 pm)
MEET THE AUTHORS Open House & Book Fair
Members: $50.00 Non-Members: $60.00
(a buffet lunch can be requested for $25)
MEET THE AGENTS Open House (2:30 PM to 6:00 PM)
INTRODUCTORY AGENT FORUM & ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH AGENTS
Members: $75.00 Non-Members: $85.00
IWWG MEMBERSHIP: $55.00/$65.00 (online/print copy of Network Journal)(Members receive discounts on all IWWG workshop fees.)
To join the IWWG online, click on the following link: http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=172
To register online for the Big Apple Conference and pay with a credit card, click on the following link: http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=158
To register by Mail, send a check to: IWWG, PO Box 810, Gracie Sta., New York, NY 10028
For a list of suggested hotels for an overnight stay in New York City, contact the IWWG office: (212) 737-7536 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (212) 737-7536 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Registration fees are recorded as they are received. We do not mail out confirmation receipts. For confirmation, call (212) 737-7536 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (212) 737-7536 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. (In the event of your cancellation, payments may be applied to a future IWWG event.)
Credit cards are not accepted at the door.
Contact: IWWG, telephone: 212-737-7536 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 212-737-7536 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or Email: dirhahn@aol.org
Presents
The 59th Big Apple Conference
April 17 & 18, 2010
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Saturday April 17, 2010
MEMOIR: Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories
Sunday April 18, 2010
Open House: Meet the Authors/Meet the Agents
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Arts Club
(overlooking Gramercy Park at East 20th Street near Park Ave.)
New York City
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Writing Workshop (Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:45 pm)
MEMOIR: Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories
9:00-9:30 am: Registration
9:30-10:00 am: Introduction
10:15-12:30 pm: Writing Your Memoir with Susan Tiberghien
"...memoir is not an autobiography, but a window into your life. You choose the window."
•A window into your life
•The frame of the window
•Parts to include, parts to exclude
•The pattern
•The whole as a mosaic
12:30 - 1: 45 pm: LUNCH
1:45 - 4:45 pm: Publishing Your Memoir: Susan Tiberghien with Hope Player, Sheila Levine and Melissa Rosati
SHEILA J. LEVINE is a publishing lawyer in New York City. She began her career in Subsidiary Rights at Doubleday and then worked as Contracts and Copyright Manager and Managing Editor at Popular Library, a paperback imprint owned by CBS. She has had her own practice in publishing and related law for 20 years, representing authors, agents, and publishers. Her goal is to help clients protect their rights and grow in today's complex, fascinating, and challenging publishing environment.
HOPE PLAYER is an award-winning Certified Public Accountant and author of Find the Numbers for Your Business Plan. She is managing member of The Arcadian Group, LLC, CPAs, and Micro Business Press, LLC. Hope is a contributor to the "Ask the Expert" column in The Bergen Record and authors a newsletter, The Hope Chest. She has taught seminars and workshops for more than 20 years helping prospective business owners achieve success. Her dedication to the small business community is recognized by the Small Business Administration and Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Hope also teaches financial literacy courses to give women the tools to control their finances.
MELISSA ROSATI, CPCC, is a creativity coach, writer, and speaker. Throughout her executive career in the publishing industry, she has nurtured hundreds of authors on their path to success. She is a professor of publishing at Pace University in New York City. Melissa's forthcoming book is The Wisdom of Your Inner Marketer: How to Create Publishing Plans that Work for You. Her website is www.melissascoachingstudio.com.
SUSAN TIBERGHIEN is an American writer living in Switzerland who has been teaching writing for 20 years. She is the author of three memoirs: Looking for Gold, Circling to the Center, and Footsteps, A European Album, plus numerous essays in journals and anthologies. Her fourth book, One Year to a Writing Life, Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, was published by Perseus Books in 2007. ("Tiberghien's advice, encouragement, and wisdom make this an invaluable book for writers at all stages of their writing lives." -Michael Steinberg.) She teaches at graduate programs, at C.G. Jung Centers, at writers' conferences and at the monthly Geneva Writers' Workshops. She has been a workshop director for IWWG since 1990. An active member of International PEN, she directs the Geneva Writers' Conferences. Susan's website is www.susantiberghien.com.
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Meet the Authors (Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Thirteen recently-published Guild authors will speak about their trials and tribulations: How they got themselves published—through an agent, via self-publishing, or by some other means—and how their books are currently being promoted.
Questions are invited from the audience.
MARIANNE BAHMANN, Coping With the Limelight: A Manual on Stage Fright, BookSurge Publishing, 2009
SHERRY ELLIS, Now Write!: Fiction Writing Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers, Tarcher, 2009; Illuminating Fiction, Red Hen Press, 2009
HELEN FOGARASSY, The Midas Maze, PageFree Publishing Int’l, 2007
BARBARA HALL, Sadie's Secret, Author House, 2007
JODY LAGRECA, Afternoon Tea, Xlibris 2008, Suburban Weird, Xlibris, 2008
PATRICIA JEAN LAPIDUS, Red Hen's Daughters, CreateSpace, 2009 (CT)
DAHLMA LLANOS-FIGUEROA, Daughters of the Stone: A Novel, Thomas Dunne Books, 2009
JONNA-LYNN MANDELBAUM, Unpredictable Crossing, Outskirts Press, 2009
GRACE ZOLLA PROTANO, As Long As You Can See the Clock, You're Okay: South Brooklyn in the '50s, Outskirts Press, 2009
PEGGY SAPPHIRE, In the End A Circle, Antrim House, 2009; A Possible Explanation, Partisan Press, 2006
CARREN STROCK, A Writer's Journey: What to Know Before, During and After Writing a Book, Gray Rabbit Publishing, January 2010
SUSAN TIBERGHIEN, One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, Da Capo Press, 2007; Looking for Gold: A Year in Jungian Analysis, Daiman Verlag, 2008
MINGMEI YIP, Petals From the Sky, Kensington, March 2010
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Book Fair of Books by Author Panel
LUNCH: 1:00 pm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meet the Agents (Sunday, 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm)
The “Meet the Agents” Open House has yielded wonderful matches between authors and agents over the years. The agents introduce themselves at the podium and speak about their "shop,"; trends in the marketplace, hits and misses. Then, members of the audience seek out those agents whom they wish to meet. After you introduce yourself and speak briefly about your work, the agent will let you know if he or she is interested in hearing from and possibly working with you and how to submit your work.
Agents (plus occasional publishers and editors): Sheree Bykofsky Associates (Janet Rosen), Dunham Literary (Blair Hewes), FinePrint Literary Management (Stephany Evans), Diana Finch Literary Agency (Diana Finch), Rita Rosenkranz Agency (Rita Rosenkranz), A. Mecke Company (Amanda Mecke), Katharine Sands Literary Agency (Katharine Sands), Kimberley Cameron & Associates (April Eberhardt), Diana Finch Literary Agency (Diana Finch) and others.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REGISTRATION FEES
(Attend all Saturday and Sunday events and save up to $45.00, or pay for individual sessions)
Special Full Conference Discount (Both days, all events)
Members: $180.00 Non-Members: $220.00
(a sumptuous buffet lunch is included on both days)
Saturday, April 17 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
"Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories"
Members: $115.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a buffet lunch is included)
Sunday Full-Day - Discount (morning and afternoon sessions)
Members: $105.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a buffet lunch is included)
Sunday, April 18 (10 am - 1:00 pm)
MEET THE AUTHORS Open House & Book Fair
Members: $50.00 Non-Members: $60.00
(a buffet lunch can be requested for $25)
MEET THE AGENTS Open House (2:30 PM to 6:00 PM)
INTRODUCTORY AGENT FORUM & ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH AGENTS
Members: $75.00 Non-Members: $85.00
IWWG MEMBERSHIP: $55.00/$65.00 (online/print copy of Network Journal)(Members receive discounts on all IWWG workshop fees.)
To join the IWWG online, click on the following link: http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=172
To register online for the Big Apple Conference and pay with a credit card, click on the following link: http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=158
To register by Mail, send a check to: IWWG, PO Box 810, Gracie Sta., New York, NY 10028
For a list of suggested hotels for an overnight stay in New York City, contact the IWWG office: (212) 737-7536 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (212) 737-7536 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Registration fees are recorded as they are received. We do not mail out confirmation receipts. For confirmation, call (212) 737-7536 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (212) 737-7536 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. (In the event of your cancellation, payments may be applied to a future IWWG event.)
Credit cards are not accepted at the door.
Contact: IWWG, telephone: 212-737-7536 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 212-737-7536 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or Email: dirhahn@aol.org
The Newtown Library -- Come meet fellow IWWG members!!!
We will be meeting on Sunday, March 28 at 1:00 PM at the Newtown Library. Please RSVP to me and copy all the folks above. If you can do this ASAP please do, since this notice is coming late. (If you see that I missed anyone, please advise). Everyone is welcome to bring a friend or fellow writer as we would love to expand our ranks.
I do have some news regarding a possible outing for this spring/summer. I hope many of you will plan to join in the fun. More information will be forthcoming at the meeting, so don't miss it!
Happy Spring to all,
Love, Peace and Joy,
Therese Haberman,
Watertown, CT
WOWWG Leader
e-mail address: thehaber@gmail.com
--
FEATURE WRITER for Suite 101 Magazine ~
http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/mstherese
I do have some news regarding a possible outing for this spring/summer. I hope many of you will plan to join in the fun. More information will be forthcoming at the meeting, so don't miss it!
Happy Spring to all,
Love, Peace and Joy,
Therese Haberman,
Watertown, CT
WOWWG Leader
e-mail address: thehaber@gmail.com
--
FEATURE WRITER for Suite 101 Magazine ~
http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/mstherese
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Act 11 Counseling March 21st event
Act 11 counseling
Open Sunday March 21st
10:30 Community circle; nondenominational prayer basket, networking
NOON bring a sandwich and join us around the table ( we serve coffee and dessert)
no charge-contributions for food pantries
12:30-2:30 "Coaching & Counseling- How to start a holistic private practice and some ethical considerations" with Kim Nagle & Carol Ann Lucia
suggested fee $20.
Stratford Center; next to the library
RSAVP;Cynthia Russell PhD, psynnie@aol.com 203 377-2421
Open Sunday March 21st
10:30 Community circle; nondenominational prayer basket, networking
NOON bring a sandwich and join us around the table ( we serve coffee and dessert)
no charge-contributions for food pantries
12:30-2:30 "Coaching & Counseling- How to start a holistic private practice and some ethical considerations" with Kim Nagle & Carol Ann Lucia
suggested fee $20.
Stratford Center; next to the library
RSAVP;Cynthia Russell PhD, psynnie@aol.com 203 377-2421
The International Women's Writing Guild Presents The 59th Big Apple Conference!
The International Women's Writing Guild
presents The 59th Big Apple Conference
April 17 & 18, 2010
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Saturday April 17, 2010
MEMOIR: Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories
Sunday April 18, 2010
Open House: Meet the Authors/Meet the Agents
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Arts Club
(overlooking Gramercy Park at East 20th Street near Park Ave.)
New York City
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Writing Workshop (Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:45 pm)
MEMOIR: Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories
9:00-9:30 am: Registration
9:30-10:00 am: Introduction
10:15-12:30 pm: Writing Your Memoir with Susan Tiberghien
"...memoir is not an autobiography, but a window into your life. You choose the window."
A window into your life
The frame of the window
Parts to include, parts to exclude
The pattern
The whole as a mosaic
12:30 - 1: 45 pm: LUNCH
1:45 - 4:45 pm: Publishing Your Memoir: Susan Tiberghien with Hope Player, Sheila Levine and Melissa Rosati
SHEILA J. LEVINE is a publishing lawyer in New York City. She began her career in Subsidiary Rights at Doubleday and then worked as Contracts and Copyright Manager and Managing Editor at Popular Library, a paperback imprint owned by CBS. She has had her own practice in publishing and related law for 20 years, representing authors, agents, and publishers. Her goal is to help clients protect their rights and grow in today's complex, fascinating, and challenging publishing environment.
HOPE PLAYER is an award-winning Certified Public Accountant and author of Find the Numbers for Your Business Plan. She is managing member of The Arcadian Group, LLC, CPAs, and Micro Business Press, LLC. Hope is a contributor to the "Ask the Expert" column in The Bergen Record and authors a newsletter, The Hope Chest. She has taught seminars and workshops for more than 20 years helping prospective business owners achieve success. Her dedication to the small business community is recognized by the Small Business Administration and Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Hope also teaches financial literacy courses to give women the tools to control their finances.
MELISSA ROSATI, CPCC, is a creativity coach, writer, and speaker. Throughout her executive career in the publishing industry, she has nurtured hundreds of authors on their path to success. She is a professor of publishing at Pace University in New York City. Melissa's forthcoming book is The Wisdom of Your Inner Marketer: How to Create Publishing Plans that Work for You. Her website is www.melissascoachingstudio.com.
SUSAN TIBERGHIEN is an American writer living in Switzerland who has been teaching writing for 20 years. She is the author of three memoirs: Looking for Gold, Circling to the Center, and Footsteps, A European Album, plus numerous essays in journals and anthologies. Her fourth book, One Year to a Writing Life, Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, was published by Perseus Books in 2007. ("Tiberghien's advice, encouragement, and wisdom make this an invaluable book for writers at all stages of their writing lives." -Michael Steinberg.) She teaches at graduate programs, at C.G. Jung Centers, at writers' conferences and at the monthly Geneva Writers' Workshops. She has been a workshop director for IWWG since 1990. An active member of International PEN, she directs the Geneva Writers' Conferences. Susan's website is www.susantiberghien.com.
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Meet the Authors (Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Thirteen recently-published Guild authors will speak about their trials and tribulations: How they got themselves published—through an agent, via self-publishing, or by some other means—and how their books are currently being promoted.
Questions are invited from the audience.
MARIANNE BAHMANN, Coping With the Limelight: A Manual on Stage Fright, BookSurge Publishing, 2009
SHERRY ELLIS, Now Write!: Fiction Writing Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers, Tarcher, 2009; Illuminating Fiction, Red Hen Press, 2009
HELEN FOGARASSY, The Midas Maze, PageFree Publishing Int’l, 2007
BARBARA HALL, Sadie's Secret, Author House, 2007
JODY LAGRECA, Afternoon Tea, Xlibris 2008, Suburban Weird, Xlibris, 2008
PATRICIA JEAN LAPIDUS, Red Hen's Daughters, CreateSpace, 2009
DAHLMA LLANOS-FIGUEROA, Daughters of the Stone: A Novel, Thomas Dunne Books, 2009
JONNA-LYNN MANDELBAUM, Unpredictable Crossing, Outskirts Press, 2009
GRACE ZOLLA PROTANO, As Long As You Can See the Clock, You're Okay: South Brooklyn in the '50s, Outskirts Press, 2009
PEGGY SAPPHIRE, In the End A Circle, Antrim House, 2009; A Possible Explanation, Partisan Press, 2006
CARREN STROCK, A Writer's Journey: What to Know Before, During and After Writing a Book, Gray Rabbit Publishing, January 2010
SUSAN TIBERGHIEN, One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, Da Capo Press, 2007; Looking for Gold: A Year in Jungian Analysis, Daiman Verlag, 2008
MINGMEI YIP, Petals From the Sky, Kensington, March 2010
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Book Fair of Books by Author Panel
LUNCH: 1:00 pm
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Meet the Agents (Sunday, 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm)
The “Meet the Agents” Open House has yielded wonderful matches between authors and agents over the years. The agents introduce themselves at the podium and speak about their "shop,"; trends in the marketplace, hits and misses. Then, members of the audience seek out those agents whom they wish to meet. After you introduce yourself and speak briefly about your work, the agent will let you know if he or she is interested in hearing from and possibly working with you and how to submit your work.
Agents (plus occasional publishers and editors): Sheree Bykofsky Associates (Janet Rosen), Dunham Literary (Blair Hewes), FinePrint Literary Management (Stephany Evans), Diana Finch Literary Agency (Diana Finch), Rita Rosenkranz Agency (Rita Rosenkranz), A. Mecke Company (Amanda Mecke), Katharine Sands Literary Agency (Katharine Sands), and others.
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REGISTRATION FEES
(Attend all Saturday and Sunday events and save up to $45.00, or pay for individual sessions)
Special Full Conference Discount (Both days, all events)
Members: $180.00 Non-Members: $220.00
(a sumptuous buffet lunch is included on both days)
Saturday, April 17 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
"Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories"
Members: $115.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a buffet lunch is included)
Sunday Full-Day - Discount (morning and afternoon sessions)
Members: $105.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a buffet lunch is included)
Sunday, April 18 (10 am - 1:00 pm)
MEET THE AUTHORS Open House & Book Fair
Members: $50.00 Non-Members: $60.00
(a buffet lunch can be requested for $25)
MEET THE AGENTS Open House (2:30 PM to 6:00 PM)
INTRODUCTORY AGENT FORUM & ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH AGENTS
Members: $75.00 Non-Members: $85.00
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IWWG MEMBERSHIP: $55.00/$65.00 (online/print copy of Network Journal)(Members receive discounts on all IWWG workshop fees.)
To join the IWWG online, click on the following link: http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=172
To register online for the Big Apple Conference and pay with a credit card, click on the following link: http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=158
To register by Mail, send a check to: IWWG, PO Box 810, Gracie Sta., New York, NY 10028
For a list of suggested hotels for an overnight stay in New York City, contact the IWWG office: (212) 737-7536
Registration fees are recorded as they are received. We do not mail out confirmation receipts. For confirmation, call (212) 737-7536. (In the event of your cancellation, payments may be applied to a future IWWG event.)
Credit cards are not accepted at the door.
Contact: IWWG, telephone: 212-737-7536 or Email: dirhahn@aol.org
presents The 59th Big Apple Conference
April 17 & 18, 2010
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Saturday April 17, 2010
MEMOIR: Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories
Sunday April 18, 2010
Open House: Meet the Authors/Meet the Agents
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National Arts Club
(overlooking Gramercy Park at East 20th Street near Park Ave.)
New York City
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Writing Workshop (Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:45 pm)
MEMOIR: Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories
9:00-9:30 am: Registration
9:30-10:00 am: Introduction
10:15-12:30 pm: Writing Your Memoir with Susan Tiberghien
"...memoir is not an autobiography, but a window into your life. You choose the window."
A window into your life
The frame of the window
Parts to include, parts to exclude
The pattern
The whole as a mosaic
12:30 - 1: 45 pm: LUNCH
1:45 - 4:45 pm: Publishing Your Memoir: Susan Tiberghien with Hope Player, Sheila Levine and Melissa Rosati
SHEILA J. LEVINE is a publishing lawyer in New York City. She began her career in Subsidiary Rights at Doubleday and then worked as Contracts and Copyright Manager and Managing Editor at Popular Library, a paperback imprint owned by CBS. She has had her own practice in publishing and related law for 20 years, representing authors, agents, and publishers. Her goal is to help clients protect their rights and grow in today's complex, fascinating, and challenging publishing environment.
HOPE PLAYER is an award-winning Certified Public Accountant and author of Find the Numbers for Your Business Plan. She is managing member of The Arcadian Group, LLC, CPAs, and Micro Business Press, LLC. Hope is a contributor to the "Ask the Expert" column in The Bergen Record and authors a newsletter, The Hope Chest. She has taught seminars and workshops for more than 20 years helping prospective business owners achieve success. Her dedication to the small business community is recognized by the Small Business Administration and Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Hope also teaches financial literacy courses to give women the tools to control their finances.
MELISSA ROSATI, CPCC, is a creativity coach, writer, and speaker. Throughout her executive career in the publishing industry, she has nurtured hundreds of authors on their path to success. She is a professor of publishing at Pace University in New York City. Melissa's forthcoming book is The Wisdom of Your Inner Marketer: How to Create Publishing Plans that Work for You. Her website is www.melissascoachingstudio.com.
SUSAN TIBERGHIEN is an American writer living in Switzerland who has been teaching writing for 20 years. She is the author of three memoirs: Looking for Gold, Circling to the Center, and Footsteps, A European Album, plus numerous essays in journals and anthologies. Her fourth book, One Year to a Writing Life, Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, was published by Perseus Books in 2007. ("Tiberghien's advice, encouragement, and wisdom make this an invaluable book for writers at all stages of their writing lives." -Michael Steinberg.) She teaches at graduate programs, at C.G. Jung Centers, at writers' conferences and at the monthly Geneva Writers' Workshops. She has been a workshop director for IWWG since 1990. An active member of International PEN, she directs the Geneva Writers' Conferences. Susan's website is www.susantiberghien.com.
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Meet the Authors (Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Thirteen recently-published Guild authors will speak about their trials and tribulations: How they got themselves published—through an agent, via self-publishing, or by some other means—and how their books are currently being promoted.
Questions are invited from the audience.
MARIANNE BAHMANN, Coping With the Limelight: A Manual on Stage Fright, BookSurge Publishing, 2009
SHERRY ELLIS, Now Write!: Fiction Writing Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers, Tarcher, 2009; Illuminating Fiction, Red Hen Press, 2009
HELEN FOGARASSY, The Midas Maze, PageFree Publishing Int’l, 2007
BARBARA HALL, Sadie's Secret, Author House, 2007
JODY LAGRECA, Afternoon Tea, Xlibris 2008, Suburban Weird, Xlibris, 2008
PATRICIA JEAN LAPIDUS, Red Hen's Daughters, CreateSpace, 2009
DAHLMA LLANOS-FIGUEROA, Daughters of the Stone: A Novel, Thomas Dunne Books, 2009
JONNA-LYNN MANDELBAUM, Unpredictable Crossing, Outskirts Press, 2009
GRACE ZOLLA PROTANO, As Long As You Can See the Clock, You're Okay: South Brooklyn in the '50s, Outskirts Press, 2009
PEGGY SAPPHIRE, In the End A Circle, Antrim House, 2009; A Possible Explanation, Partisan Press, 2006
CARREN STROCK, A Writer's Journey: What to Know Before, During and After Writing a Book, Gray Rabbit Publishing, January 2010
SUSAN TIBERGHIEN, One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, Da Capo Press, 2007; Looking for Gold: A Year in Jungian Analysis, Daiman Verlag, 2008
MINGMEI YIP, Petals From the Sky, Kensington, March 2010
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Book Fair of Books by Author Panel
LUNCH: 1:00 pm
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meet the Agents (Sunday, 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm)
The “Meet the Agents” Open House has yielded wonderful matches between authors and agents over the years. The agents introduce themselves at the podium and speak about their "shop,"; trends in the marketplace, hits and misses. Then, members of the audience seek out those agents whom they wish to meet. After you introduce yourself and speak briefly about your work, the agent will let you know if he or she is interested in hearing from and possibly working with you and how to submit your work.
Agents (plus occasional publishers and editors): Sheree Bykofsky Associates (Janet Rosen), Dunham Literary (Blair Hewes), FinePrint Literary Management (Stephany Evans), Diana Finch Literary Agency (Diana Finch), Rita Rosenkranz Agency (Rita Rosenkranz), A. Mecke Company (Amanda Mecke), Katharine Sands Literary Agency (Katharine Sands), and others.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REGISTRATION FEES
(Attend all Saturday and Sunday events and save up to $45.00, or pay for individual sessions)
Special Full Conference Discount (Both days, all events)
Members: $180.00 Non-Members: $220.00
(a sumptuous buffet lunch is included on both days)
Saturday, April 17 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
"Writing and Publishing Your Life Stories"
Members: $115.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a buffet lunch is included)
Sunday Full-Day - Discount (morning and afternoon sessions)
Members: $105.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a buffet lunch is included)
Sunday, April 18 (10 am - 1:00 pm)
MEET THE AUTHORS Open House & Book Fair
Members: $50.00 Non-Members: $60.00
(a buffet lunch can be requested for $25)
MEET THE AGENTS Open House (2:30 PM to 6:00 PM)
INTRODUCTORY AGENT FORUM & ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH AGENTS
Members: $75.00 Non-Members: $85.00
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IWWG MEMBERSHIP: $55.00/$65.00 (online/print copy of Network Journal)(Members receive discounts on all IWWG workshop fees.)
To join the IWWG online, click on the following link: http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=172
To register online for the Big Apple Conference and pay with a credit card, click on the following link: http://www.iwwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=158
To register by Mail, send a check to: IWWG, PO Box 810, Gracie Sta., New York, NY 10028
For a list of suggested hotels for an overnight stay in New York City, contact the IWWG office: (212) 737-7536
Registration fees are recorded as they are received. We do not mail out confirmation receipts. For confirmation, call (212) 737-7536. (In the event of your cancellation, payments may be applied to a future IWWG event.)
Credit cards are not accepted at the door.
Contact: IWWG, telephone: 212-737-7536 or Email: dirhahn@aol.org
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