Mountain Writers Series

Columbia Gorge Writers Conference:
Schedule

June 19, 20 & 21, 2009

Conference check-in each day for one hour in advance of workshops at the front desk in the Commons on the Indian Creek Campus of Columbia Gorge Community College in Hood River, Oregon. Pick up your conference materials or register for additional workshops.

Workshops limited to 10 participants.

Friday, June 19: 1 – 4 PM

Workshops

Tom Crawford   The Art of Revision [Poetry]
Monica Drake   Writing What Matters [Prose/Fiction]
William Kittredge   Realistic Fiction: From Concept to Revision
Vern Rutsala   Poetry Manuscript Workshop
Annick Smith   Memory and Place [Memoir]
Ceiridwen Terrill   Strong Medicine [Plant Walk & Writing Workshop]
Additional $8 materials fee.
Plant walk will take place on/near Indian Creek Campus. No special clothes or equipment required. Wear comfortable shoes.
Friday, June 19: 7:30 – 9:30 PM

Readings at Columbia Center for the Arts

Gerald Costanzo
Tom Crawford
Monica Drake
Ceiridwen Terrill

Saturday, June 20: 9 AM – 12 PM

Workshops

Tom Crawford   Beating Your Own Best Time: A Poetry Workshop with Models and Suggestions for Writing Better Poems
Monica Drake   Writing What Matters [Prose/Fiction]
Annick Smith   Stories for the Screen: The Art of Moving Pictures
Saturday, June 20: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Workshops

Gerald Costanzo   Editing and Publishing
William Kittredge   Realistic Fiction: From Concept to Revision
Vern Rutsala   Poetry Manuscript Workshop
Ceiridwen Terrill   The Stonemason’s Craft: Discovering the Keystone of Your Story [Prose/nonfiction]
Saturday, June 20: 7:30 – 9:30 PM

Readings at Columbia Center for the Arts

William Kittredge
Vern Rutsala
Annick Smith

Sunday, June 21: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Workshops

Tom Crawford   The Art of Revision [Poetry]
William Kittredge   Realistic Fiction: From Concept to Revision
Vern Rutsala   Poetry Manuscript Workshop
Annick Smith   Memory and Place [Memoir]
Ceiridwen Terrill   Strong Medicine [Plant Walk & Writing Workshop]
Additional $8 materials fee.
Plant walk will take place on/near Indian Creek Campus. No special clothes or equipment required. Wear comfortable shoes.
Sunday, June 21: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Farewell, refreshments and open-mic reading
Celebrate the summer solstice, Father’s Day and your own fine writing in this closing gathering on the Indian Creek Campus.

 

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