Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Famous for Training Top Writers, Turns 75

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Jeffrey Brown reports on the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious postgraduate writing program for elite writers and poets. The workshop celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

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35th Annual Writers Workshop

Posted on December 7th, 2010 by admin in writers workshop | No Comments »

Directed by Kamari Stevens
News Editor for the Clarion

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Writing Fiction & Poetry : Publishing Advice for Writers

Posted on October 18th, 2010 by admin in writers market | 10 Comments »

Writers who seek to be published need to remain professional when submitting work, take rejection well, as it is inevitable, and keep records of where work as been submitted. Get publishing advice from a published author and English professor in this free video on writing.

Expert: David M. Harris
Bio: David M. Harris has taught English at Vanderbilt University and elsewhere.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Duration : 0:2:44

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Paul Engle – Poet and Advocate of Iowa Writers’ Workshop

Posted on October 18th, 2010 by admin in writers workshop | 1 Comment »

Iowa City, Iowa has been named one of three world “Cities of Literature” by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It could be said that the city’s literary reputation began in 1936 with the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and was promoted to world prominence by poet Paul Engle.

Engle, a 1919 graduate of the University of Iowa not only made the Iowa Writers’ Workshop famous, he also co-founded with his wife, his wife, Hualing Nieh Engle, the International Writer’s Workshop, and was involved in organizing the National Council on the Arts.

This 1991 video contains excerpts from Iowa Public Television’s collection of programs about the poet. Also seen is his daughter, dancer Laulan King.

For more from IPTV visit…
http://www.iptv.org/video

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Soho Entertainment District Royal Opera House Covent Garden Market Piccadilly London by BK Bazhe.com

Posted on July 19th, 2010 by admin in writers market | No Comments »

Around London – http://www.BAZHE.com

Strolling around SOHO entertainment district, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Market, and Piccadilly London Street.

BK BAZHE is a writer, poet, and artist.
He is the author of DAMAGES
(creative nonfiction)
—Winner in the Writers Digest Awards
and IDENTITIES (poetry).
He is published and exhibited
in Europe and America.

More info at:
BK Bazhe Website:

http://www.bazhe.com

Amazon Books & Art by BK Bazhe:

http://astore.amazon.com/bazhe-20

YouTube Videos by BK Bazhe:

Google Blog by BK Bazhe:
http://bazhe.blogspot.com

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Camden Lock Village Town Famous Crafts Food Stuff Stores London Market England UK by BK Bazhe.com

Posted on June 21st, 2010 by admin in writers market | 4 Comments »

Camden Lock – http://www.BAZHE.com

Established in 1975, The Camden Markets are a number of adjoining large markets in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent’s Canal (which is usually called Camden Lock), often called collectively Camden Market. The stalls sell crafts, clothing, bric-a-brac, fast food, and other things. It is the fourth most popular visitor attraction in London, attracting approximately 100,000 people each weekend.

BK BAZHE is a writer, poet, and artist.
He is the author of DAMAGES
(creative nonfiction)
—Winner in the Writers Digest Awards
and IDENTITIES (poetry).
He is published and exhibited
in Europe and America.

More info at:
BK Bazhe Website:

http://www.bazhe.com

Amazon Books & Art by BK Bazhe:

http://astore.amazon.com/bazhe-20

YouTube Videos by BK Bazhe:

Google Blog by BK Bazhe:
http://bazhe.blogspot.com

Duration : 0:5:20

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Tin House Summer Writers Workshop 2009

Posted on May 27th, 2010 by admin in writers workshop | No Comments »

Video of Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, July 12-18, 2009

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Meet Wordclay: Helpful DIY Self-Publishing Site for Writers

Posted on April 8th, 2010 by admin in writers market | 25 Comments »

Wordclay, www.wordclay.com, is a user-friendly, innovative, do-it-yourself publishing site; authors can make a book and remain in control. Whether you’ve got the next great American novel, poetry or history book, you can self-publish books for free.

There are no up-front costs or minimum purchases required. Books are competitively priced and printed to order using print on demand (POD) technology.

If writers want to go beyond the free publishing service, professional publishing services are available to help market their self-published book. Here are a few DIY self-publishing services offered: editorial services, including content editing; cover design and illustrations; ISBN and retail channel distribution; and press release writing and distribution to the media.

To get started with Wordclay, simply take a moment to register at www.wordclay.com and you’ll be on your way to self-publishing.

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Lighthouse Writers Workshop Video

Posted on March 29th, 2010 by admin in writers workshop | No Comments »

Lighthouse honored in 2/2008 for Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. A short promo video made by milkhaus productions. Video features Denver’s Poet Laureate Chris Ransick, screenwriter Alexandre O. Philippe, board member Marcelina Rivera (incorrectly ID’d as faculty), and Andrea Dupree. We’ve been in Denver since 1997 and have a membership of over 1,000 writers.

Duration : 0:5:13

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