MWW 2016 brochure - Midwest Writers Workshop

45+ CRAFT SESSIONS | MANUSCRIPT EVALUATIONS | AGENT
PITCHES | QUERY CRITIQUES | TAX/BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS |
PROFESSIONAL HEAD SHOTS | SOCIAL MEDIA TUTORING
Note: We have a new location this year
to allow us to offer more!
L.A. PITTENGER STUDENT CENTER,
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
JULY 21-23, 2016
45+ CRAFT SESSIONS | MANUSCRIPT EVALUATIONS
AGENT PITCHES | QUERY CRITIQUES
TAX/BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS | PROFESSIONAL
HEAD SHOTS | SOCIAL MEDIA TUTORING
Department of English
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
JULY 21-23, 2016
HURRY!
SESSIONS
ALREADY
FILLING UP!
L.A. PITTENGER STUDENT CENTER,
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
The aim of MWW is to give
all writers the opportunity
to improve their craft,
to associate with highly
credentialed professionals,
and to network with other
writers.
PART I Intensives
Part II
Midwest Writers Workshop is formatted into Part I and
Part II. The one-day Part I Intensive Sessions are scheduled
for Thursday, July 21. These genre-specific learning sessions
are designed for writers serious about pursuing a given genre.
You will spend the day with the instructor and other writers
who share your interest. Read descriptions online, including
any deadlines for submitting materials specific to that
session or any pre-work required. The Part I Intensive
small-group sessions are limited to small class sizes. They
fill up rapidly so respond quickly. The cost for Part I is only
$155 and includes lunch.
In addition to all sessions from Thursday
afternoon through Saturday evening, Part II
participants have the option to participate
in the following:
MAKING YOUR THRILLER THRILLING – Matthew V. Clemens
Writing Contests (win money & prizes!)
BUILDING THE YA NOVEL – Julie Murphy & Natalie C. Parker
WRITING GREAT ESSAYS FOR THE WEB – Ashley Ford
IT’S A MYSTERY – Larry D. Sweazy
OMG, LIKE, WHATEVS: WRITING FOR TWEENS – Jen Malone
THE ART OF REVISION: FROM DRAFT TO PUBLICATION –
Lori Rader-Day
USING SCRIVENER FOR MORE ORGANIZED AND EFFICIENT
WRITING – Dee Romito
Agent Pitch Sessions
Manuscript Evaluations (additional fee)
Query Letter Critiques (additional fee)
Professional Head Shot (additional fee)
Consultations: Social Media,
Taxation for Writers
Popular “Buttonhole the Experts”
informal sessions (expanded)
Awards Banquet
Bookstore (look online to learn how
to sell your books in the consignment
bookstore)
Scholarships (requirements online;
deadline May 2 , 2016)
WOMEN’S FICTION, DECONSTRUCTED – Karma Brown and
Amy E. Reichert
MANUSCRIPT MAKEOVER – Dennis Hensley and Holly Miller
Find Midwest Writers
Facebook Fan Page & Group!
Follow MWW on Twitter!
@MidwestWriters
Full bios and session info available at midwestwriters.org
LEAPING INTO POETRY – Liz Whiteacre
Sessions are filling up fast! To register, or for more details about the sessions, authors, and MWW
extras, go to www.midwestwriters.org or contact Jama Kehoe Bigger: midwestwriters@yahoo.com
register online
http://www.midwestwriters.org/registration/
Because of our expanded schedule of intensives and evaluators, you must
register online. It’s easy and you can select sessions you are likely to attend as
well as have easy access to session descriptions and bios of our authors, agents,
editors and specialists. You may still pay by check, but you must complete the
registration through our website. Please call if you have any questions or problems.
Authors
JULIE MURPHY – New York Times bestselling
young adult author of Dumplin’
NATALIE C. PARKER – author of the Southern Gothic
duology Beware the Wild and Behold the Bones
ASHLEY FORD – essayist and co-editor of the
anthology Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
with Roxane Gay
MATTHEW CLEMENS – co-author with Max Allen Collins
of the Reeder and Rogers thriller series
LARRY D. SWEAZY – author of award-winning
mystery series
LORI RADER-DAY – author of award-winning
The Black Hour and Little Pretty Things
JEN MALONE – author of middle grade and
young adult novels
#mww16
DEE ROMITO – author middle grade novel
and Scrivener guru
AMY E. REICHERT – author of women’s novel
The Coincidence of the Coconut Cake
KARMA BROWN – author of women’s novel
Come Away with Me
Agents
RACHEL EKSTROM – Irene Goodman Literary Agency
MOLLY JAFFA – Folio Literary Management
LAUREN MACLEOD – The Strothman Agency
JIM MCCARTHY – Vice President,
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
UWE STENDER – TriadaUS Literary Agency
BRENT TAYLOR – TriadaUS Literary Agency
EDITORS
APRIL OSBORN – Associate Editor
at St. Martin’s Press
LIZ PELLETIER – Chief Executive Officer
and Publisher of Entangled
SPECIALISTS
JANE FRIEDMAN – digital media expert
CAROL TOPP, CPA – tax specialist
DEE ROMITO – Scrivener guru
DENNIS HENSLEY & HOLLY MILLER – authors and
co-authors of more than 40 novels and nonfiction book
LIZ WHITEACRE – poet, author of Hit the Ground
TOM WILLIAMS – author of three books of fiction and
short story author
Costs
KELLY O’DELL STANLEY – author of Praying Upside Down
Part II: Thursday evening, Friday & Saturday, July 21-23
$300 fee includes lunch
WENDY BECKMAN – freelance writer, editor, and author
of seven nonfiction books
SARAH SCHMITT – author of young adult novel
It’s a Wonderful Death
D.E. (DAN) JOHNSON – author of the Detroit-based
Will Anderson historical mystery series
Full bios and session info available at midwestwriters.org
PART I: INTENSIVE SESSION –
One day, Thursday, July 21
$155 fee also includes morning refreshments and lunch.
Part I & Part II: Package
$400 fee includes all activities described above
July 21-23, 2016
Lodging
Courtyard Muncie at Horizon Convention Center,
601 South High Street, Muncie, Indiana 47305
(765) 287-8550
Use the reservation link on our website to make
reservations or book a group rate. Reservations for
your room MUST be made by June 24. All reservations
should be made directly with the hotels. Mention
Midwest Writers when you call.
Fairfield Inn (Marriott), 4011 W. Bethel Ave.,
Muncie (765) 282-6666. Ask for Ball State Rate.
Holiday Inn Express, 4201 W. Bethel Ave.,
Muncie (765) 289-4678. Ask for Ball State Friends
& Family Rate.
Other hotel options are listed on our website.
Location
NEW THIS YEAR! In response to your feedback, and
in order to offer you more faculty and an even better
experience, all MWW programs and sessions will be
hosted at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center on the
south end of Ball State’s campus, 2000 West University
Avenue, Muncie, IN.
Park in the nearby parking garage, practice your pitch
in one of the many comfortable gathering spaces, grab
a Starbucks or snack downstairs in the food court, or
head to the nearby Village for drinks. We’re excited
about all the options we can now offer you.