Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Writers' Institute, July 13-14th

The Writers' Institute, an annual two-day summer conference for fiction and nonfiction writers, will be July 13-14 at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Fiction and nonfiction writers gather each year at this conference to get inspired and learn the latest techniques for writing and marketing. The conference also features book sales, a writing contest and take-home materials.

The price is $245 for two days plus Wednesday evening workshop, includes instruction, handout materials for all sessions (even those you don’t attend), morning continental breakfast, afternoon refreshments, and the Fall issue of Creativity Connection. If you’re already a subscriber, we’ll credit your subscription by one issue.

Highlights:

Early bird workshop, Wednesday evening, July 12, “How to pitch to an agent.”

Special two-hour, roll-up-your-sleeves workshops in fiction and nonfiction

Keynote address: Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss. Learn more.

Featuring literary agents—

* Marilyn Allen, Allen O’Shea Literary Agency
* Vivian Beck, Vivian Beck Agency
* Joelle Delbourgo, Joelle Delbourgo Associates, Inc.
* Scott Edelstein, Scott Edelstein Consulting
* Kristopher O’Higgins, Scribe Agency
* Jesse Vogel, Scribe Agency

To download a Writers’ Institute brochure, click here.

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