[NOTE: This conference sold out in 7 days, a new record!]
This just in - registration for the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop begins September 10! This is a great conference. And with Garrison Keillor as a keynote speaker? You can't go wrong!
This conference fills up reeeeally fast, so if you want to go don't dilly dally.
Here's the info from the press release:
The 2008 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop will be held April 3-5, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio. Online registration will open Sept. 10, 2007 at noon EST. The 2006 workshop sold out in 12 days, so please reserve your spot early.
The 2008 workshop registration fee is $350, which includes all sessions and meals (three dinners, two lunches, two breakfasts). Keynote speakers include Garrison Keillor, Martha Bolton, Mike Peters, Connie Schultz, Aaron Yonda and Matt Sloan.
Take a look at the complete speaker list and schedule.
SPEAKERS: http://www.humorwriters.org/2008SpeakerBios.html
SCHEDULE: http://www.humorwriters.org/2008Schedule.html
We've asked some of our favorite instructors to give all-new sessions, so returning attendees shouldn't get much repetition from the 2006 workshop.
2008 workshop sessions include:
HUMOR WRITING
* How to develop and use humorous anecdotes
* Raising your humor writing IQ
* How to take your humor writing from amusing to amazing
* Humor writing: What works and what doesn't
* Are you SURE you want to be a humor columnist?
* How to write humorous greeting cards
HUMAN INTEREST WRITING
* Shaping your life experience for the page
* How to touch readers' hearts with your words
MOTIVATION
* How to survive and thrive throughout the creative process
* Networking for writers
FREELANCE WRITING
* Freelance writing for the greeting card industry
* The renegade writer's guide to breaking into magazines
MARKETING
* Podcasting for writers
* Using online video to market your books and yourself
* How to create an Amazon.com bestseller
BOOK PUBLISHING
* Book proposals and literary agents
* How to choose the right self-publishing company
Set your watches for Sept. 10 at noon. I Hope to see you in April!
You can read our August newsletter at:
http://www.humorwriters.org/EBWW080107.html
It includes:
* CAN YOU LEARN TO BE FUNNY?
* WHITEHOUSE HOPEFULS TURN UP THE HUMOR
* GIVING SITCOMS A FIGHTING CHANCE
* WELCOME BACK, POTTER
as well as markets, contests, who's publishing what and this month's featured writer. You can read it all at: http://www.humorwriters.org/EBWW080107.html
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2 comments:
sometimes parody is the best humor, through subtlety.
will the conference be available online afterwards?
I'm the editor of a website called the Celery Stalk (a parody of the Onion - making fun of humor?).
It's a satirical news site and you can visit The Celery Stalk at thecelery.blogspot.com
The recordings of the confernce are online after the event. Visit www.humorwriters.org for more info!
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