WICKED WORDING THIS WAY COMES!
Come if you dare ... (insert evil laughter and clap of thunder here)
Saturday, September 30, 2017
The Old Labor Hall
46 Granite Street, Barre, VT 05641
We’re going historical! We’ll be gathering at a national historical landmark, The Old Labor Hall in downtown Barre. For photos and the history behind this building, please visit The Old Labor Hall website.
All writers are welcome for a day of presentations, networking, books, writing talk, and more.
The Schedule for the Day's Events
9:00 - 10:00 - Registration & Breakfast
10:00 - 10:15 - Opening Announcements & The Historical Significance of the Old Labor Hall
10:15 - 11:15 - William Alexander "Ghosts and Smoke"
11:15 - 11:30 - Break & Announcements
11:30 - 12:30 - J.W. Ocker "So What Kind of Books Do You Write?"
12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 - Shawn T. Anderson "Attack of the Killer Writer's Platform That Ate Barre"
2:30 - 2:45 - Break & Announcements
2:45 - 3:45 - Laurie Forest "The Black Witch: One Author's Path to Publication"
3:45 - 4:00 - Closing Remarks
“So What Kind of Books Do You Write?”
J.W. Ocker explains how he became a travel writer of the strange, how he transitioned into middle-grade fiction, and why the best things about writing nonfiction are also the worst.
J.W. Ocker is the Lowell Thomas Award- and Edgar Award-winning author of Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe and A Season With the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem. His latest book is Death and Douglas, a middle-grade novel about a boy who lives in a funeral home. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, CNN, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and other places people stick writing. He's from Maryland, but has lived in New Hampshire for almost a decade. Visit him at www.oddthingsiveseen.com.
“The Black Witch: One Author’s Path to Publication”
Laurie Forest will share her fascinating journey inside the publishing world — from writing as a hobby to debuting her YA fantasy book series.
Laurie Forest lives deep in the backwoods of Vermont where she sits in front of a wood stove drinking strong tea and dreaming up tales full of dryads, dragons and wands. The Black Witch (May 2017, Harlequin TEEN) is her first novel, and Wandfasted (The Black Witchprequel, Summer 2017, Harlequin TEEN) is her first e-book novella. Read more about Laurie and her writings at laurieannforest.com
“Ghosts and Smoke”
William Alexander’s presentation will steal shamelessly from ghost stories and unsettling parlor games in order to explore narrative structure and associative character creation.
William Alexander is a National Book Award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of fantasy and science fiction for kids. Additional honors include an Eleanor Cameron Award, an Earphones Award, a Junior Library Guild Selection, a finalist for the International Latino Book Award, two Minnesota Book Award finalists, and two CBC Best Children’s Book of the Year Awards. Will is a second-generation Cuban-American immigrant to the United States. He studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, English at the University of Vermont, and creative writing at Clarion. He teaches at the Vermont College of Fine Arts program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Read more about Will and his writing at www.willalex.net.
We hope to see you all in Barre on September 30 for this exciting day-long writing program
Yes, there will be pumpkins.
