Working Through the Writing Process, April 23-29, 2012, at the Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
Discover who you are as a writer, whether you’re interested in fiction or nonfiction, whether you plan for a career in writing or enjoy it purely as an avocation. This course covers the basic considerations every writer should address as you think, prepare for, and work through the writing process. For beginners and intermediate writers. Activities include student readings and discussion, and personal one-on-one assistance, time permitting.
Ed Tasca was born in Philadelphia, and retired to Mexico in 2006 after living in England and Canada for several years. He’s the author of six novels and works of fiction, including Apocalypse Now...Grab the Karaoke Machine!, The Fables of Leonardo da Vinci, Autobiography of a Worm, Lub Dub, The Fishing Trip That got Away, and Return of the Lost Horses, in addition to a parody of Columbus’s journey of discovery, Good Morning--Why is Everyone Here Naked?
Ed is also the creator of several optioned screenplays and was awarded
the Grand Prize at the 2011 Screenplay Search Competition. He won the prestigious Robert Benchley Society Humor-Writing Award for 2009 and was a runner-up three years in a row. Ed holds awards from humorpress.com and the M. Culbertson’s Life and Humor Award. His work has appeared in publications in the US, Canada, England, Italy, and Mexico and he has been anthologized in Laugh Your Shorts Off and America’s Funniest Humor.
Registration $360 + lodging & meals
Additional information, including lodging fees, can be found at
www.ghostranch.org or you may call the registrar at 505.685.4333, ext. 4155.
Showing posts with label Workshops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Workshops. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
New Conference Humor Panel: ‘How To Become An Algonquin Wit’
Discover how the great Robert Benchley – columnist, actor, New Yorker critic, Algonquin Round Table regular and the man who quipped “The free-lance writer gets paid per piece or per word or perhaps” – can inspire you to tackle the silly and absurd side of life at the 2011 “Rebound In Motown” conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
Thom Saunders has uncovered Benchley’s little-known essays from the rarely explored archives of the Detroit Athletic Club’s private literary magazine and collected them into a new, award-winning book, “The Athletic Benchley” – a surprising title when it comes to the author of “How to Sleep” and “I Like to Loaf.”
Saunders – winner of the Robert Benchley Award for Humor in 2005 – will be joined by Benchley fans Ken Voyles of the Athletic Club as well as New York Times bestselling humor author, 2006 Benchley Award winner and Columnist of the Year Bruce Cameron; Erma Bombeck Award winner Mike Ball; and Radio Hall of Famer and Detroit comedy icon Dick Purtan. They’ll explore what you can learn from the man who wrote “The Sex Life of the Polyp” while attempting to heed Benchley’s warning that, “There are no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze Humor.”
Panel topics include:
• Don't be funny – be funny consistently
• No one cares about your dog except you
• Building funny platforms and sidestepping OSHA
• Algonquin humor – without the three (or 12 martinis)
• If you think you have been funny, where do you send it? Humor's sordid side.
The panel takes place on the afternoon of Friday, June 24, during the Rebound in Motown conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, June 23-26 at the restored four-diamond Westin Book-Cadillac in Detroit.
A conference special rate to all members in good standing of the Robert Benchley Society and the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop is available for $299 with a registration for two or more nights at the Book-Cadillac. You can find a complete conference schedule here, special discount hotel registration here for $124 per night with free Internet and discount valet parking, airline and rental car discounts here, and conference registration here.
See you in Detroit!
Thom Saunders has uncovered Benchley’s little-known essays from the rarely explored archives of the Detroit Athletic Club’s private literary magazine and collected them into a new, award-winning book, “The Athletic Benchley” – a surprising title when it comes to the author of “How to Sleep” and “I Like to Loaf.”
Saunders – winner of the Robert Benchley Award for Humor in 2005 – will be joined by Benchley fans Ken Voyles of the Athletic Club as well as New York Times bestselling humor author, 2006 Benchley Award winner and Columnist of the Year Bruce Cameron; Erma Bombeck Award winner Mike Ball; and Radio Hall of Famer and Detroit comedy icon Dick Purtan. They’ll explore what you can learn from the man who wrote “The Sex Life of the Polyp” while attempting to heed Benchley’s warning that, “There are no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze Humor.”
Panel topics include:
• Don't be funny – be funny consistently
• No one cares about your dog except you
• Building funny platforms and sidestepping OSHA
• Algonquin humor – without the three (or 12 martinis)
• If you think you have been funny, where do you send it? Humor's sordid side.
The panel takes place on the afternoon of Friday, June 24, during the Rebound in Motown conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, June 23-26 at the restored four-diamond Westin Book-Cadillac in Detroit.
A conference special rate to all members in good standing of the Robert Benchley Society and the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop is available for $299 with a registration for two or more nights at the Book-Cadillac. You can find a complete conference schedule here, special discount hotel registration here for $124 per night with free Internet and discount valet parking, airline and rental car discounts here, and conference registration here.
See you in Detroit!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
This just in from the University of Dayton--
Today, April 19, we are exactly one year away from the kick-off of the 2012 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, which means we in Dayton have more work ahead of us than William and Kate. (They have an army of servants and subjects, right?) The fun part is that we get to laugh all of the way through it. Putting together this issue of the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop newsletter, for example, I got to:
You can have the same fun here, plus read advice from fellow authors and the latest publishing news: http://www.humorwriters.org.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Thurber House is Pleased to Announce a One-Day Master Class with Columbus Dispatch Columnist Joe Blundo!
The man behind the beloved column, "So to Speak," will lead a master class in humor and column writing for a limited number of enrollees in this special Thurber House Adult Writing Workshop!Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave. Columbus, OH 43215
Price: Non-refundable $75 (a $1.50 processing fee will be added if paying by credit card or PayPal)
Enrollment is on a first-come, first served basis, and is limited to 25 students. You must be 18 to participate. Deadline for registration is Tuesday, May 17, 2011.
For more information click on http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ThurberHouse/256d8db9ac/a51fb3d903/08745d8d87.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Don't Miss out on the new season of Thurber House Adult Writing Workshops!
For spring 2011, Thurber House is offering two new workshops for adults with a secret desire to explore and experiment with poetry or fiction in a fun and productive atmosphere with professionals in both genres. Classes are limited to 20, and are open to all levels of writing experience. There will be critiquing of works in progress as well as developing new works. You must be over 18 to participate. Tuition for each class is a non-refundable $250.
Classes will meet for six consecutive Mondays, from 6-8 p.m., starting March 7 and ending April 11. All classes are held at Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Avenue, next door to Thurber House. Parking is available for free in the lot behind Thurber Center and the lot on the corner of Jefferson and Long. Parking is metered on Jefferson Avenue, change is required.
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2.
Choose one of the following classes:
Fun, Fearless Fiction
Ideal for both beginners and intermediate writers, this class will incorporate workshop critiques and writing exercises that will inspire and motivate writers at any level. Particular attention will be paid to creating scenes, the essential building block of fiction-and learning how to develop and write scenes that matter, with examples drawn from film as inspiration. Class limited to 20.
Instructor: Stephanie Harrison's work has appeared in many journals, including Quarterly West, Hayden's Ferry Review, Northwest Review. She is the editor of the anthology, Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen. She was recently awarded a Columbus Literary Award, and has received grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the Florida Arts Council. She teaches English to Speakers of Other Languages in Columbus, and teaches an online creative writing course for the University of Florida, where she is the recipient of an Excellence in Teaching Award.
Fun, Fearless Poetry
With in-class writing exercises as well as 'home' work, this class will focus on experimenting with forms and exploring what breathes life into a poem. There will be word games, discussion about revisions, and time set aside for critiquing our work. This is a workshop for everyone from the seasoned poet to the poetry-curious. Class limited to 20.
Instructor: Nancy Kangas writes poetry, humor, essays and combinations of all three. Her poetry has been featured in print and online publications including Cap City Poets. For over a decade, she edited Nancy's Magazine, an internationally distributed variety magazine. She has led poetry writing experiences through Ohio Arts Council programs as well as at Thurber House, Columbus Museum of Art, and The Wexner Center.
You can register online or download an application form on the website: www.thurberhouse.org. Application and tuition fee must be received at Thurber House, 77 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215 by Wednesday, March 2.
What others have said about the classes:
"Definitely worth the time and money! I looked forward to it every week."
"The teaching and information were beyond what I expected."
"I enjoyed the give and take that is part of a live class."
Classes will meet for six consecutive Mondays, from 6-8 p.m., starting March 7 and ending April 11. All classes are held at Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Avenue, next door to Thurber House. Parking is available for free in the lot behind Thurber Center and the lot on the corner of Jefferson and Long. Parking is metered on Jefferson Avenue, change is required.
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2.
Choose one of the following classes:
Fun, Fearless Fiction
Ideal for both beginners and intermediate writers, this class will incorporate workshop critiques and writing exercises that will inspire and motivate writers at any level. Particular attention will be paid to creating scenes, the essential building block of fiction-and learning how to develop and write scenes that matter, with examples drawn from film as inspiration. Class limited to 20.
Instructor: Stephanie Harrison's work has appeared in many journals, including Quarterly West, Hayden's Ferry Review, Northwest Review. She is the editor of the anthology, Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen. She was recently awarded a Columbus Literary Award, and has received grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the Florida Arts Council. She teaches English to Speakers of Other Languages in Columbus, and teaches an online creative writing course for the University of Florida, where she is the recipient of an Excellence in Teaching Award.
Fun, Fearless Poetry
With in-class writing exercises as well as 'home' work, this class will focus on experimenting with forms and exploring what breathes life into a poem. There will be word games, discussion about revisions, and time set aside for critiquing our work. This is a workshop for everyone from the seasoned poet to the poetry-curious. Class limited to 20.
Instructor: Nancy Kangas writes poetry, humor, essays and combinations of all three. Her poetry has been featured in print and online publications including Cap City Poets. For over a decade, she edited Nancy's Magazine, an internationally distributed variety magazine. She has led poetry writing experiences through Ohio Arts Council programs as well as at Thurber House, Columbus Museum of Art, and The Wexner Center.
You can register online or download an application form on the website: www.thurberhouse.org. Application and tuition fee must be received at Thurber House, 77 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215 by Wednesday, March 2.
What others have said about the classes:
"Definitely worth the time and money! I looked forward to it every week."
"The teaching and information were beyond what I expected."
"I enjoyed the give and take that is part of a live class."
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Scheduled for April 2012
The University of Dayton has announced that the next Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop will be held April 19-21, 2012. For more information see www.humorwriters.org.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop -- University of Dayton
The Bombeck Writers' Workshop has been scheduled to be on CBS Sunday Morning on Mother's Day, May 9. They just finished the 2010 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, and among the attendees were Mo Rocca and a film crew working on a piece about the workshop. The piece is scheduled to air this Sunday. More than 350 writers from all over the United States and Canada came to Erma Bombeck's alma mater, the University of Dayton, for three days of laughing and learning, and to lay the groundwork for staying connected in the months and years ahead.
Read all about it in this month's newsletter:
http://www.humorwriters.org
If you missed the workshop, you can still take advantage of a great offer to purchase recordings of the 2010 workshop. You can take the workshop with you as mp3 files, and our proceeds go to funding future workshops.
Read all about it in this month's newsletter:
http://www.humorwriters.org
If you missed the workshop, you can still take advantage of a great offer to purchase recordings of the 2010 workshop. You can take the workshop with you as mp3 files, and our proceeds go to funding future workshops.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Thurber House Adult Writing Workshops present a Special Master Class
Thurber House Adult Writing Workshops present a Special Master Class in Fiction with New York Times Bestselling Author: Jennifer Crusie
Limited to only twenty, this Master Class in Fiction will cover the basics of fiction writing, taught by one of the most popular and acclaimed novelists, Jennifer Crusie. The class will include:
identifying and sharpening the central conflict revising , using classic plot structure and character arcs unifying the story through theme
Students should bring a synopsis of their novels, and the first and last page which will be used to work through the basic elements of fiction to be discussed.
DATE: Saturday, June 19, 2010
TIME: 1-4 P.M., followed by a wine and cheese reception
LOCATION: THURBER CENTER, 91 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215
PRICE: Non-refundable $150
Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 20 students.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: Friday, June 11
Click here for a downloaded PDF of the registration form
Mail registration and payment to:
Thurber House Master Class in Fiction
77 Jefferson Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Or fax it to: Thurber House Master Class in Fiction Fax #: 614-280-3645
Limited to only twenty, this Master Class in Fiction will cover the basics of fiction writing, taught by one of the most popular and acclaimed novelists, Jennifer Crusie. The class will include:
identifying and sharpening the central conflict revising , using classic plot structure and character arcs unifying the story through theme
Students should bring a synopsis of their novels, and the first and last page which will be used to work through the basic elements of fiction to be discussed.
DATE: Saturday, June 19, 2010
TIME: 1-4 P.M., followed by a wine and cheese reception
LOCATION: THURBER CENTER, 91 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215
PRICE: Non-refundable $150
Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 20 students.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: Friday, June 11
Click here for a downloaded PDF of the registration form
Mail registration and payment to:
Thurber House Master Class in Fiction
77 Jefferson Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Or fax it to: Thurber House Master Class in Fiction Fax #: 614-280-3645
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Newsletter
From Matt Dewald, director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop January/February 2009 Newsletter
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