| April 2008- 2009 and beyond Host Poetry Today half hour TV show local cable in Highland Park - on three times a week on Channel 10 2009 Feburary Performance/lecture on themes in Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town" Oakton Community College Skokie, IL Women's Exchange www.womens-exchange.org Winnetka, IL 3 weeks of Poetry Rock classes reading/writing poetry Guest editor East on Central (literary magazine) Poetry Judge annual highlandparkpoetry.org contest Clients ongoing editing work with individual and corporate clients: novels/non-fiction; corporate newsletter stories, editing corporate documents and much more Thursdays/September-May Off Campus Writers Workshop www.ocww.bizland.com speakers on writing topics Winnetka Community House Winnetka, IL January 2008 Book Stall at Chestnut Court 811 Elm St. Winnetka, IL 847-446-8880 Teaching Poets (and other writers) How to Speak Their Work: Getting Words Off the Page and Into Listeners Hearts and Memories. with Jennifer Dotson, highlandparkpoetry.org www.thebookstall.com/ great fun even in a snowstorm - attendees did a great job |
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| University of Wisconsin/Madison Writers Institute, March 28-30, 2008 Madison, Wisconsin http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/LSA/writing/awi/index.html FIRST PLACE in poetry and HON. MEN. in fiction writing. In 2006 I came in first, second and hon. mention in poetry, in 2007 I came in second for poetry (a sonnet was first, sigh), 2008 I came in first for poetry (the poem is entitled Who Are We)and honorable mention for fiction (The Deer That Stalks) Annual Writer's Conference sponsored by University of Wisconsin/Madison. . Dara Marks, a Hollywood script evaluator for "A" list through beginner screenplay writers gave a two day workshop "Inside Story: the Power of theTransformational Arc" as well as many other workshops, five agents were there to hear pitches from writers and the energy and enthusiasm as well as information gathering was high |
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April 2008 - first prize for poetry highlandparkpoetry.org April 5, 2008 Bank of Highland Park, IL reception for winners of poetry contest April 12, 2008 Cork and Canvas, Highland Park, IL poetry reading April 29, 2008 Renaissance Place Starbucks 1849 Green Bay Road Highland Park, IL "Let's Discuss Poetry" A discussion of the April 2008 issue of Poetry magazine leg by Sue Roupp. Free copy of magazine for the first nine participants. This is part of Highland Park, Illinois week of festivities celebrating poetry - check it out at highlandparkpoetry.org Kevin Stein, Illinois Poet Laureate will be giving a reading and book signing at the Highland Park Library on April 17, 2008 at 7:00PM this appearance sponsored by East On Central, a literary magazine and highlandparkpoetry.org. |