http://writing.shawguides.com/ ShawGuides - Learning Vacations, Educational Travel and Creative Career Programs en-us Copyright 2012 ShawGuides http://backend.userland.com/rss/ Mon, 21 May 2012 14:25:23 EST http://www.shawguides.com/images/learning_vacations_creative_careers/learning_vacations_creative_careers.gif http://www.shawguides.com <IMG SRC="http://writing.shawguides.com/images/Sponsors/Thumb/41872.gif" BORDER="0" height="75" ALT="Writers Conferences Workshops in Portland, Oregon"> center h3 The Tenth Annual Tin House Summer Writer s Workshop h3 b Reed College Portland, Oregon July 8-15, 2012 b center A weeklong intensive of workshops, seminars, panels, and readings led by the editors of Tin House magazine and Tin House Books and their guests prominent contemporary writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The program combines morning workshops, each limited to 12 participants, with afternoon craft seminars and career panels. Evenings are reserved for author readings. Tin House editors and guest agents are available to meet individually with students throughout the week. For students who have completed a collection of stories or poems, memoir, or novel, one-on-one mentorships are available for an additional fee. Students meet with their mentors two to three times throughout the week and receive a comprehensive manuscript evaluation. The Workshop is held at Reed College, located on 100 acres of rolling lawns, winding lanes, and magnificent old trees in southeast Portland, minutes from downtown and twelve miles from the airport. Portland offers a vibrant art scene, superb dining, excellent public transportation, and is home to Powell s, the world s largest independent bookstore. b center For more information call 503-219-0622, e-mail a href mailto workshop tinhouse.com workshop tinhouse.com a or visit our website at a href http writing.shawguides.com TinHouse website http www.tinhouse.com a . Morning workshops, afternoon craft seminars career panels, evening readings one-on-one mentorships Year Established: 2003 Number of Programs/Year: 1 Program Length: 1 week Group Size or S:T Ratio: 12 1 Program Focus: Autobiography Memoir, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Publishing Faculty: 2012 Dorothy Allison, Steve Almond, Aimee Bender, Robert Boswell, John D Agata, Jonathan Dee, Matthew Dickman, Anthony Doerr, Paul Harding, Ann Hood, Antonya Nelson, D.A. Powell, Elissa Schappell, Mary Szybist, Matthew Zapruder Costs: Tuition 1,100, meals lodging 575, mentorship 750- 1,000 U.S. Locations: Portland, Oregon Global Locations: Months: July Click for more information: http://writing.shawguides.com/TinHouse/ http://writing.shawguides.com/TinHouse/ http://writing.shawguides.com/TinHouse/20111103 ShawGuides.com Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:12:18 EST