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Workshops and Retreats
Writing Retreats to Inspire in 2023
by, Audrey Arnold
December 20, 2022

There’s nothing quite like a writing workshop, conference, or retreat to get writing inspiration flowing and help overcome writer’s block. They provide a change of pace, a chance to relax and unwind, and space to focus on your craft. These events can also offer opportunities to connect with other writers and build community and a network of support. If you’re thinking about going to a… [Read More]

Filed Under: Aspen Words, Bridget Cook-Burch, Colorado, Greece, Hocking Hills, Inspired Writer's Retreat, Italy, Nature, Naxos, Ohio, Rocky Mountains, Snowmass Village, Summer Words, travel, Tuscany, Utah, Words in the Hills, Write Away Europe
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Writing Retreats to Travel for in 2022
by, Audrey Arnold
February 8, 2022

There’s nothing quite like a writing workshop, conference, or retreat to get writing inspiration flowing and help overcome writer’s block. They provide a change of pace, a chance to relax and unwind, and space to focus on your craft. These events can also offer opportunities to connect with other writers and build community and a network of support. If you’re thinking about going to a… [Read More]

Filed Under: California, Killer Nashville International Writers' Conference, Napa Valley, Napa Valley Writers' Conference, Nashville, New York, Paris, Paris Writers Retreat, Rohm Literary, travel, Writeaway, Writeaway in Italy, Writer's Digest, Writer's Digest Annual Conference, Writing by Writers Tomales Bay Workshop, Writing Conferences, Writing Retreats, Writing Workshops
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Classes, Workshops & Retreats for Winter 2022
by, Jill Swenson
December 21, 2021

In an effort to create more opportunities to work with writers, Swenson Book Development LLC will begin to offer virtual classes, workshop, and retreats in January 2022. All sessions will be held via Zoom and documents will be shared using Google Drive. If you are interested in registering for a class, workshop or retreat, please email Jill at Swenbooks dot com by January 3, 2022…. [Read More]

Filed Under: February 2022 retreat, Generative writing workshops, Nonfiction Workshop, Writing Workshop, zoom
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Red Shoes Writing Retreat on Lake of the Woods
by, Jill Swenson
May 11, 2021

Red Shoes Writing Retreat on Lake of the Woods will inspire your creative writing in a place where the natural landscape and local culture offer both stimulation and serenity. We’ll gather from September 26-October 2 to write, relax, and explore the art, history, and culture of the Lake of the Woods area in northern Minnesota. Ride a tandem bike, take a boat ride, taste walleye,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Generative writing workshops, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council Cultural Legacy Grant, Red Shoes Writing Retreat on Lake of the Woods
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The Immediate Future is Virtual
by, Jill Swenson
October 13, 2020

Publishing, overall, is an industry that pivoted fairly quickly and easily to conducting business during a global pandemic. Despite postponing the release of some books and a logjam at printing presses, publishing is doing business much as usual. Acquisition editors are interested in new book projects. Book sales have been brisk, even with bookstores mostly closed. For many writers and editors, working remotely is nothing… [Read More]

Filed Under: Google meeting, Gotham Writers, The Loft Literary Center, virtual conference, virtual meeting, virtual workshop, working from home, Writing Workshop, WritingxWriters, zoom
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UntitledTown 2019 Has Something for YOU!
by, Audrey Arnold
April 16, 2019

Spring is arriving, and that means Green Bay’s annual UntitledTown Book and Author Festival, now in its third year, is just around the corner. Sporting 100+ free literary events in downtown Green Bay, including readings, discussions, panels, workshops, and other events of interest to writers and readers, UntitledTown celebrates “all aspects of book culture.” With events for people of all ages, interests, and walks of… [Read More]

Filed Under: book culture, book discussions, book events, Book Festival, Green Bay, Panel, readings, Untitled Town Book Festival, UntitledTown, UntitledTown 2019, UntitledTown Book and Author Festival, Wisconsin, Workshop
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NaNoWriMo and Your Local Community
by, Audrey Arnold
November 13, 2018

While it is true that finishing the first draft of a novel is just one small step on the staircase towards publication, it also a tremendous accomplishment. It takes dedication, and even more so when the goal is to finish a 50,000-word novel draft in just one month, as many do by participating in National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo happens every November and has participants… [Read More]

Filed Under: Appleton Public Library, Brown County Library, Chilton Public Library, Fox Cities, Gerard H. Van Hoof Memorial Library, Green Bay, Half Price Books, James J. Siebers Memorial Library, Kimberly, Little Chute, Menasha Public Library, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month
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2017 Novel-in-Progress Bookcamp May 7-13, 2017
by, Jill Swenson
March 14, 2017

What’s bookcamp? Think boot-camp for your book. Spend six days in an intensive program to help you finish a manuscript worthy of publication and figure out how to pitch it to win a successful publishing deal. Dave Rank, past president of the Wisconsin Writers Association, is the host and director of Bookcamp which he established four years ago to attract and encourage emerging novelists. Last… [Read More]

Filed Under: Cedar Valley Center, Chicago Writers Association, Dave Rank, Novel-in-Progress Bookcamp, Wisconsin Writers Association
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The Lakefly Writers Conference
by, Samantha Kolb
May 17, 2016

This past Saturday, May 14, Jill Swenson and I attended the Lakefly Writers Conference in Oshkosh, WI. This was my first time attending a literary conference and I experienced the joy of participating in a community of Wisconsin writers. Sponsored by the Friends of the Oshkosh Public Library, the Lakefly Writers Conference is named after the insects which annually appear briefly in early May along… [Read More]

Filed Under: Dixie Jarchow, Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff, Friends of the Oshkosh Public Library, Lakefly Writers Conference, Oshkosh Convention Center, Ruth Percey, The Missing Kennedy, Tom Cannon
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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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