Beachside March 2012
A Taste of Beachside Writers 2012 from Bob Welch on Vimeo.
Next session: March 2-4, 2012.
Times: Friday 6:30 p.m.-Sunday 1 p.m.
Location: Yachats Commons, Yachats, Ore.
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Teachers: Bob Welch, Register-Guard columnist and author of 12 books, of Eugene; Jane Kirkpatrick, novelist and author of 20 books, of Bend; Roger Hite, expert on self-publishing and author more than 20 books, of Eugene; and Bunny Thompson, veteran freelance magazine writer who’s written extensively of her round-the-world sailboat voyages, of Sisters.
Purpose: To affirm participants as writers and go intensively into the nuances of good fiction (Kirkpatrick) and good non-fiction (Welch). To explore publishing possibilities. To gain confidence and literary discernment through reading aloud. And to do all this in a relaxing, affirming atmosphere while smelling of campfire smoke from Friday night’s s’moresfest.
Focus: Inspiration from Bob and Jane Friday night in an all-group setting. Workshops Saturday and Sunday with read-aloud sessions Saturday night. (Note: Reading aloud is encouraged, not required.)
Attendees: First 50 to register. Writers of all levels will feel comfortable at this workshop. Often we hear, “Oh, I’m no writer. I’ve never been published. I’ll be out of my league.” Experience suggests you’ll fit in well regardless of how far along the writing path you are.
Sessions: NEW WORKSHOPS. In addition, we’ll be welcoming back Roger Hite, who is an expert on the fast-changing self-publishing world. And offering a new freelance magazine session Sunday morning with Bunny Thompson of Sisters.
Food: Friday night coffee and snacks, followed by traditional Beachside S’moresfest at session’s end, about 9:30 p.m. Saturday breakfast and Oregon Coast lunch, the latter for which your guests are invited. (Dinner on your own Saturday night.) Sunday brunch.
Cost: $319. (Includes workshop, notebook, three meals, snacks, sweatshirt, live lunch-time music and, of course, our famous Friday Night S’moresfest. Lodging on your own.)
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Registration: Begins Nov. 1, 2011.
