| Thursday, Jan. 31, 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 |
| University of Wisconsin/Madison Writers Institute, March 28-30, 2008 Madison, Wisconsin http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/LSA/writing/awi/index.html I won 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 |
| April 2008 April 5, 2008 April 12, 2008 April 29, 2008 Renaissance Place Starbucks 1849 Green Bay Road Highland Park, IL |
Comcast local cable show broadcast at 3PM M,W, F and 6PM on Thursday Bank of Highland Park, IL reception Cork and Canvas, Highland Park, IL poetry reading "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. |