Mendocino Coast Writers Conference in Fort Bragg, California

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center h3 Twenty-third Annual Mendocino Coast Writers Conference h3 b font color FF0000 July 26-28, 2012 font College of the Redwoods Fort Bragg, California b center Mendocino Coast Writers Conference offers a place where writers find encouragement, expertise, and inspiration. Located where summers are temperate and the seascape spectacular, this intimate conference emphasizes craft and community. Our faculty, all excellent writers who are also outstanding teachers, meet for three mornings with workshop participants. Robin Hemley will lead a juried master class on memoir. Other workshop leaders are David Corbett (novel), Steve Almond (short fiction), Victoria Zackheim (nonfiction), Kim Addonizio (poetry) and Elizabeth Rosner (emerging writers fiction and nonfiction). The afternoon program includes faculty readings, panels and workshops with editors, publishers and agents, and craft lectures by morning faculty and YA novelists Jody Gehrman and Ginny Rorby. The conference fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and two evening meals. center b For more information phone 707-937-9983, e-mail a href mailto info mcwc.org info mcwc.org a or visit our website at a href http writing.shawguides.com MendocinoCoastWritersConference website http www.mcwc.org a . 6 morning workshops with same presenter each day, one juried, others open enrollment large forum readings and discussions with editors, agents, newly published authors afternoon lecture sessions on craft. Year Established: 1989 Number of Programs/Year: 1 Program Length: 3 days Group Size or S:T Ratio: 100 max workshops 15 1 Program Focus: Autobiography Memoir, Children s, Fiction, Journalism, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Publishing, Screenwriting, Young Adult Faculty: Robin Hemley (memoir master class), David Corbett (novel), Steve Almond (short fiction), Victoria Zackheim (nonfiction), Kim Addonizio (poetry), Elizabeth Rosner (emerging writers), Jody Gehrman and Ginny Rorby (YA fiction) agents, editors, publishers Costs: Earlybird 525 ( 575 thereafter). Includes continental breakfast, lunch, 2 evening meals. 60 consultation (20 minutes). Lodging 55- 250 camping. U.S. Locations: Fort Bragg, California Global Locations: Months: July Click for more information: http://writing.shawguides.com/MendocinoCoastWritersConference/

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Mendocino Coast Writers Conference in Fort Bragg, California