Site of the Week and a DVD footnote
Want to know what’s hot in the publishing world; books that will soon be out at your library and bookstores; meet interesting authors, then go on over to Publisher’s Weekly website.
Just saw in the September 13th issue an interview with Sheldon Russell. Oklahoma’s own historical mystery writer has a second book out in his Hook Runyon series, The Insane Train. Looking forward to reading it. See my review of The Yard Dog.
There’s also free eNewsletters if you want book news to pop into your email.
So if you want to be in the “know” like your favorite bookstore or librarian check out PW, Publishers Weekly.
Check out your library for DVDs!!
**Americans borrow more DVDs from libraries (some 2.1 million per day) than from Netflix, which ships an average of slightly more than two million rentals daily–this according to results from the 2010 Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) survey “How Libraries Stack Up.” According to the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the United State public libraries have doubled their movie collections between 1999 and 2008, from 73.5 to 166.7 video materials per 1000 people.
Nimrod Literary Awards Conference for Readers and Writers 2010
Attention all writers and readers of literature, Nimrod has some fantastic opportunities just around the corner this month.
Spinning Legends, Telling Truths
One-on-One Writing Workshops
Masterclasses
Panel Discussions
Readings
Schedule for Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
Allen Chapman Activity Center, The University of Tulsa
9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Late Registration
10:00-10:40 a.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Spinning Legends, Telling Truths
Jim Barnes, Margo Berdeshevsky, Terry Blackhawk, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Laura LeCorgne, Michael Mason, Colum McCann, Kimberly McClintock, Jude Nutter, Molly Peacock, Shannon Robinson, David Wroblewski
10:45 a.m.-12:00 noon
Morning Masterclasses(Concurrent Sessions)*
Hands-on One-on-One Editing Workshops I
Meet one on one with a Nimrodeditor who will help you revise your work. Submit 2-3 pages of poetry or 4-5 pages of fiction. Materials must be received by October 18th. Each one-on-one editing session is 15 minutes long.
Fiction I: Knitting with Chainsaws: Aspects of Design in Fiction — David Wroblewski, A. J. Tierney
What does it mean to design a story—and how can writers learn from the way design works in other disciplines?
Fiction II: Once Upon a Time and Now — Shannon Robinson, K. D. Wentworth
Why do fairy tales and ghost stories fascinate us—and how can we use them in contemporary fiction?
Poetry I: Spinning a Sonnet into the 21st Century — Molly Peacock, Bruce Tibbetts
Consider the sonnet, how it renews poetry, challenges writers, and remains fresh . . . and write your own!
Poetry II: Revising: A Science and an Art — Kimberly McClintock
From inspiration to analysis: discover strategies for refining first drafts.
Memoir: Spinning Legends, Telling Truths — Francine Ringold, Mary Hargrove
How do we begin to tell our stories and how do we know when we have reached the end? Grapple with what we want to say and what we cannot say.
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lunch andReadingsby the Judges
1:35-2:50 p.m.
Afternoon Masterclasses(Concurrent Sessions)*
Fiction III: Writing What You Don’t (Yet) Know — Colum McCann, Laura LeCorgne
Explore how the invented is sometimes more real than the real itself.
Crossing Genres: Poetic Fiction — Margo Berdeshevsky, Britton Gildersleeve
Savor the pleasures of mixing fiction and poetry into an innovative form.
Poetry III: From Life to Art: Spin-Offs — Jim Barnes, Terry Blackhawk, Jude Nutter
Dig into the ways that a poem arises from many sources, from one’s own experience to paintings and photographs.
No Spin: The Straight Story on Querying Agents — Susan Schaefer
Learn how to write effective query letters and book synopses that will help you snare that elusive creature—a literary agent.
Young Adult Fantasy: Legends: The Hero’s Journey in the YA Novel — Rosemary Clement-Moore
Why is the mythic architecture of the hero’s journey such a good fit for the YA fantasy novel?
Nonfiction: Unearthing the Truth: The Writer’s Return to the Community — Michael Mason
As news gets shorter, opportunities for the nonfiction writer grow; uncover strategies for finding local stories.
2:50-3:00 p.m.
Break: Bread & Butter and Tea
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Hands-on One-on-One Editing Workshops II
Meet one on one with a Nimrodeditor who will help you revise your work. Submit 2-3 pages of poetry or 4-5 pages of fiction. Materials must be received by October 18th. Each one-on-one editing session is 15 minutes long.
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Invitational Readings:
Jim Barnes, Margo Berdeshevsky, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Michael Mason, Colum
McCann, Kimberly McClintock, K. D. Wentworth
The full Saturday conference package ($50) includes workshops, panel discussions, readings, lunch, tea, and one-on-one editing sessions.
*Registrants may attend the a.m. panel discussion and one morning and one afternoon masterclass, as well as the entire after-tea reading from 3:00to 4:00 p.m. Afternoon one-on-one editing participants may move from their session to the Invitational Reading as time permits.
Full and partial scholarships are available, particularly for students. For scholarship information, call 918-631-3080 or email Nimrod@utulsa.edu .
Scholarship recipients are asked to send payment for the meal ($10) at the time of their registration if they wish to have lunch with us. Recipients who do not plan to join us for lunch should inform us at the time of their registration. Menu includes options for vegetarians.
For complete details and online registration go to this website, http://www.utulsa.edu/nimrod/conference.html
Steve’s Sundry in Tulsa has signed Michael Cunningham’s By Nightfall left.
