Monday, March 27, 2006

"Power of the Pen: A Day for Writers"

Fox Valley Technical College is offering “The Power of the Pen: A Day for Writers,” featuring a variety of short courses for writers of fiction and nonfiction. This second annual event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at FVTC’s Appleton campus, 1825 N. Bluemound Drive. Writers of all levels are welcome to attend.

The presenters include the following authors from around the state: Ellen Kort, Judy Bridges, Joanne Flemming, Shannon Jackson Arnold and John Lehman. Participants can select from four classes in the morning and three classes in the afternoon.

The session choices include “Magazine Writing: Crafting Articles that Sell,” “Writing Family Stories,” “The Nature of Poetry,” “How to Make Good Writing Even Better,” “Writing Vibrant Memoirs,” “Winning With Editors” and “Writing with Passion, Meaning and Purpose.”

The fee is $12.55 per class, or $4.50 for people age 62 and older. An optional box lunch may be ordered in advance.

Registrations will be accepted up to the day of the event on a space available basis.

For more information or to register, contact Lisa Bell at FVTC’s Neenah Regional Center, at (920) 720-6820 or call toll-free 1-877-515-5151.

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