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Author: Nikki Kallio
How the Iowa Summer Writing Festival can boost your creativity
by, Nikki Kallio
March 29, 2016

Each summer, the University of Iowa offers dozens of writing workshops open to writers at any level through its Iowa Summer Writing Festival — this year in its 30th year. The university, of course, is known for housing the nation’s premier MFA program in creative writing. The summer festival brings some of the same top-notch literary talent to the table, offering a taste of that… [Read More]

Filed Under: Diana Goetsch, Douglas Goetsch, Free-writing Intensive, Haunted Bookshop, Iowa Summer Writing Festival, Prairie Lights, UNESCO City of Literature
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A Tuscany writing retreat: The magic of manifestation
by, Nikki Kallio
February 16, 2016

Sometimes you just know when something is right. A combination of factors led me to sign up for my first writing retreat and it started with an email from a classmate of mine. Launched by Dulcie Witman and Regina Tingle, both MFA graduates of Goddard College, the retreat Wide Open Writing brings together creative people at a farmhouse in Tuscany. It was easy to say… [Read More]

Filed Under: Dulcie Witman, Goddard College, Regina Tingle, Tuscany, Wide Open Writing
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ARROWS author Melissa Gorzelanczyk’s unusual road to publication
by, Nikki Kallio
January 26, 2016

The launch of Green Bay author Melissa Gorzelanczyk’s debut Young Adult novel ARROWS (Delacorte Press, 2016) is one example of how social media can play an important role in author success. Melissa’s novel ARROWS is a modern cupid story set in present-day Wisconsin combining the fantastical elements of Greek mythology with the contemporary drama of MTV’s Teen Mom,” according to Melissa’s website. Her novel also has… [Read More]

Filed Under: #PitchMad, Arrows, Brenda Drake, Carrie Howland, Delacorte Press, Donadio & Olson, hashtags, Melissa Gorzelancyzk, Pitch Fests, Query letter, Twitter
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Three types of writing retreats to boost your creative spirit
by, Nikki Kallio
October 25, 2015

Interested in a writing residency or retreat but worried your application to MacDowell will end up in the slush pile? If what you’re after is quality writing time and connections with other writers, go for function rather than prestige. Plenty of writing retreats and residencies offer quiet space in idyllic settings, sometimes with reduced or subsidized costs based on need. Some require engagement with the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Centrum, Crescent Hotel, Dulcie Witman, Eureka Springs, Goddard, Poetluck, Regina Tingle, Tuscany, Wide Open Writing, Writer's Colony at Dairy Hollow
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