Maryland Writers conference Serves Writers This Weekend
For 21 years, the Maryland Writers’ Association has served local writers of all levels—from novice to expert—with the Annual Maryland Writers’ Conference.
The big event for 2009 takes place on Saturday, May 9 from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights.
Keynote speaker Robert L. Booth is one of many professional, successful writers planning to spend the day helping writers reach their own goals. Booth was managing editor for National Geographic and has recently retired after a 35-year career with the magazine.
Other speakers include Kevin Bolk, David E. Booth, A. C. Crispin, Michael Downs, Joya Fields, Eric D. Goodman, Gary L. Lester, Vicki Meade, Ally Peltier, Angela Render, Cynthia Blake Sanders, Linda Shertzer, Christine Stewart, David Warfield, Elissa Brent Weissman, Richard White, Gregg Wilhelm and Betsy Greenleaf Yarrison.
Topics range from writing for children to the various aspects of writing adult fiction (literary, genre, commercial), from the business side of writing to the creative side, finding a publisher, avoiding scams, polishing your work, resurrecting your poetry and organizing your work station. There’s a little something for everyone.
Literary agents and editors on hand include Brian Michael Lawrence, Dan Patrell, Allisa D. Davis, Chelsea Gilmore, Carla Jablonski, Emmanuelle Alspaugh, Andrea Barzvi, Jenny Brent, and Jennifer Sinsheimer.
Join local and national experts and established writers at the 21st annual Maryland Writers' Association's conference. You’ll have the opportunity to hone your craft in sessions led by established authors, instructors, and experts. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, there’s plenty for you at the conference. Come write your own success story.
Visit www.marylandwriters.org/conferences-2009list.html for a full list of sessions, speakers, agents, and editors.
To register, or for more information, visit the conference website at www.marylandwriters.org/conferences.html.
Or, if you don’t find time to register but still want to attend, just show up! The Maryland Writers’ Association will make room for walk-ins.
In addition to the conference, there will be a Writers’ Banquet on Friday, May 8 at the same location from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Join fellow writers for a buffet dinner and join a discussion with Brian Michael Lawrence, editor-in-chief and director for Style magazine, and Dan Patrell, editor of Maryland Life magazine, on the current state of magazine publishing and what it means for writers.
Though the Banquet is presented in conjunction with our Annual Writers’ Conference, you do not have to be registered for the Conference to attend.
Learn more about the conference and the banquet at
www.marylandwriters.org/conferences.html
The big event for 2009 takes place on Saturday, May 9 from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights.
Keynote speaker Robert L. Booth is one of many professional, successful writers planning to spend the day helping writers reach their own goals. Booth was managing editor for National Geographic and has recently retired after a 35-year career with the magazine.
Other speakers include Kevin Bolk, David E. Booth, A. C. Crispin, Michael Downs, Joya Fields, Eric D. Goodman, Gary L. Lester, Vicki Meade, Ally Peltier, Angela Render, Cynthia Blake Sanders, Linda Shertzer, Christine Stewart, David Warfield, Elissa Brent Weissman, Richard White, Gregg Wilhelm and Betsy Greenleaf Yarrison.
Topics range from writing for children to the various aspects of writing adult fiction (literary, genre, commercial), from the business side of writing to the creative side, finding a publisher, avoiding scams, polishing your work, resurrecting your poetry and organizing your work station. There’s a little something for everyone.
Literary agents and editors on hand include Brian Michael Lawrence, Dan Patrell, Allisa D. Davis, Chelsea Gilmore, Carla Jablonski, Emmanuelle Alspaugh, Andrea Barzvi, Jenny Brent, and Jennifer Sinsheimer.
Join local and national experts and established writers at the 21st annual Maryland Writers' Association's conference. You’ll have the opportunity to hone your craft in sessions led by established authors, instructors, and experts. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, there’s plenty for you at the conference. Come write your own success story.
Visit www.marylandwriters.org/conferences-2009list.html for a full list of sessions, speakers, agents, and editors.
To register, or for more information, visit the conference website at www.marylandwriters.org/conferences.html.
Or, if you don’t find time to register but still want to attend, just show up! The Maryland Writers’ Association will make room for walk-ins.
In addition to the conference, there will be a Writers’ Banquet on Friday, May 8 at the same location from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Join fellow writers for a buffet dinner and join a discussion with Brian Michael Lawrence, editor-in-chief and director for Style magazine, and Dan Patrell, editor of Maryland Life magazine, on the current state of magazine publishing and what it means for writers.
Though the Banquet is presented in conjunction with our Annual Writers’ Conference, you do not have to be registered for the Conference to attend.
Learn more about the conference and the banquet at
www.marylandwriters.org/conferences.html
Labels: maryland writers association, maryland writers conference, writing for children
posted by Eric D. Goodman | Wednesday, May 06, 2009
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ART OF THE INTERVIEW
One Day Seminar
With Patti Obrow White
Saturday, November 21, 2009
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
107 Annapolis Street, Suite J
Annapolis, MD. 21401
$150 per person*
Please RSVP to filmsters@filmsters.com
Or call 410-263-3023
*includes lunch
Great for producers, associate producers, editors, writers, human resources professionals and others....
"When you are doing an interview, you have to be present at all times. It's a dance. And you can't dance with something between you."
Patti White
This is the sound advice of three-time Emmy Award-winning writer, director and documentary producer Patti Obrow White.
A CBS "60 Minutes" veteran producer, Patti Obrow White has conducted in-depth interviews for three decades. Throughout her career at CBS in New York, White worked with Harry Reasoner, Mike Wallace, Sylvia Chase and Ed Bradley. Over the years, she has interviewed everyone from Navy officials at the Pentagon to Denver prostitutes, from Meatloaf and Georgia O'Keefe to the President of Somalia.
White realizes that doing a good interview is one of the toughest tasks in journalism. She is generous with information and journalistic tips, explaining very clearly, among other things, how to prepare for the meeting, how to warm up the subject, what to consider when setting the stage and how to get the subject to open up for those deeper and more revealing moments. In addition, you will be told how to deal with difficult situations such as "the avoider," "the reactor," "the bad guy" and gain useful tips on how to interview children effectively.
Winner of the Peabody Award for Broadcast Journalism, White is the producer of several documentaries, news stories and reality shows. A respected veteran of the form-- her work has appeared on CBS, ABC, PBS, Lifetime, Turner, Discovery and others.
Not only are interviews the staple of television and radio talk shows and news, they are also the basis of a myriad of articles and most nonfiction books. Often times, the interviewing experience varies from a delicate tight wire act to prolonged, in-depth conversations. She now energetically and entertainingly covers every aspect of the arduous task of interviewing, from handling reluctant interviewees or tough characters, to carefully coaxing out those cherished self-revelations.
An invaluable resource for aspiring journalists, human resource managers, non-fiction writers, police and private investigators, television producers, documentary filmmakers or anyone else who wants to get to know someone's story or background better, "The Art of the Interview" will satisfy a variety of audiences.
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