Upcoming one-day workshops at Writers & Books, Rochester, NY:

• Whose Class Is It Anyway? aka Comedy Improv - 1 Saturday,  2-4 p.m., May 7
  (Carol Roberts)
• Writers and Their Websites - 1 Tues.,  6-9 p.m., June 21 (Ruth E. Thaler-Carter)
• Getting Started in Children’s Books, 1- 1 Saturday, 1-4 p.m., May 21 (Will Hubbell)
• Getting Started in Children’s Books, 2 - 1 Saturday, 1-4 p.m., June 4 (Will Hubbell)
• Character Development  - 1 Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., May 7 (Martin Naparsteck)
• Deep Revision: Advanced Workshop for Poets - 1 Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., June 4
  (Patricia Roth Schwartz)
• Encounter: Writing Landscape Poetry- 1 Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., May 7th AT GELL CENTER, Canandaigua   (Stephen Lewandowski)
• One Day Letterpress Workshop - 1 Saturday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m, May 14th at GELL 
  CENTER , Canandaigua ( Pilar Nadal)
• Wine and Words: “Wine-ing Poetic” - 1 Saturday,  10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. , June 25 at  GELLCENTER, Canandaigua  (Holly Howell)
• Paths to Publication - 1 Saturday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., May 21 (Steven Huff)

Check their website for registration information:  www.wab.org

Upcoming Just Buffalo Literary Center events: 

Babel EXTRA/PEN  World Voices Joint Event  - Tues., May 3rd at 7:00 PM – Hallwalls Cinema, Babeville, 341 Delaware Ave. @ Tupper – New Voices from Other Lands, featuring Carsten Jensen (Denmark), Najat El Hachmi (Spain/Morocco) & Marcelo Figueras (Argentina).  $5 suggested donation.

Babel EXTRA/PEN  World Voices Joint Event  - Tues., May 3^rd at 7:00 PM – Hallwalls Cinema, Babeville, 341 Delaware Ave. @ Tupper – New Voices from Other Lands, featuring Canadian fiction writers Clarke Blaise & Alexander MacLeod (reading & book signing).  $5 suggested donation.

Babel 2011-2012 Season – Authors:  Amos Oz from Israel, 10/27/11, Naomi Shihab Nye from the U.S. 12/2/11, Zadie Smith of England 3/21/12, Alexander McCall Smith of Scotland 4/12/12.  Lectures and readings from international authors.  Location:  Kleinhan's Music Hall, Buffalo.  Buy subscriptions for all events, or individual admissions for specific authors.  Call 832-5400 to purchase tickets or visit their website.

Poetry Workshop – Poetry and its Conversations – Ann Goldsmith, PhD, Award Winning Poet, Four Tuesdays: May 3, 10, 17 & 24^th – 7:00 PM. CG Jung Center, 408 Franklin St., Buffalo.

 (Class limited to 12 participants.)  Call:  716-854-7457 to register.

For information or to register:  www.justbuffalo.org

Year-Round Online Workshop Opportunities:

Writer’s Digest University – online workshops and webinars on various topics for aspiring writers.  To see a listing of courses available and how to register for workshops, go to:

www.writersonlineworkshops.com/workshops/course-descriptions/

Stanford University On-line Writers’ Studio – online writing workshops and classes taught by Stanford U. professors.  Take individual classes or complete the Online Writers’ Certificate Program.  For information, go to: https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/onlinewriters.php

iTunes U - More than 350,000 free lectures, videos, films, and other resources — from universities all over the world. More than 800 universities participate, and. about half of these institutions — including Stanford, Yale, MIT, Oxford, and UC Berkeley — distribute their free content publicly on the iTunes Store.  For example, check out The Open University’s audio classes on Start Writing Fiction, Start Writing Essays, and Creative Writing, all under the Literature category.  For information, go to: www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/what-is.html

Gotham Writers’ Workshop Online Workshops – the most comprehensive writing classes online and in NYC. Gotham Writers’ Workshop has grown to become the leading creative writing school in New York City and online. Teaching creative writing is all that they do.  Gotham offers a vast array of workshop topics and genres to study.  To learn more, visit: www.writingclasses.com/HomePages/indexOnline.php

Upcoming Conferences and Events:

ASJA 2011 Conference – April 30 – May 1, 2011, Manhattan, NY – Roosevelt Hotel, NYC

“The Write Road to Success” - The 40^th annual conference for non-fiction writers features more than 65 seminars and workshops designed to help you hone your craft, build a platform, master marketing, break into new markets, monetize your blog, and much more. It's also packed with individual opportunities to network with editors, agents, established writers, and other experts.  For more information, go to:  www.asja.org

Pennwriters 24th Annual Writers Conference - May 13-15, 2011, at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott, Pittsburgh, PA - Join Pennwriters for a three-day writers' conference for beginning to published writers of both fiction and nonfiction. We offer different tracks of 40+ sessions, agent/editor appointments, read-and-critique sessions, preconference intensive seminars, genre networking lunch.

For More Information or to Register: Visit www.pennwriters.com

UBThisSummer – Non-Credit Workshops –

Creative Nonfiction Writing Techniques - Thurs., June 2, 2011, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., ,   1004 Clemens Hall, UB North Campus.  Workshop Summary: This workshop will help you develop or hone your nonfiction writing skills. We will delve into ways of integrating creative nonfiction writing techniques into fact-based prose in order to create dynamic and engaging narratives. Attendees will learn basic and more advanced creative nonfiction writing techniques that they can apply in pursuit of an academic career, working in Communication, Journalism, or Freelance Writing.   Workshop Age Range/Target Audience: No pre-requisites; open to beginning and advanced writers, high school junior through retirees, who wish to add a level of interest to their non-fiction writing. Participants must be 18 years or older.  Cost: $100

Effective Interviewing Techniques for Memorable Nonfiction Writing – Thurs., June 9, 2011 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 1004 Clemens Hall, UB North Campus.  Workshop Summary: This will be a hands-on workshop where we will work on building a context in which interview questions have greater meaning and elicit the kind of responses needed for a richer project. Additionally, we will develop interview scenarios, apply techniques investigated in this session, conduct mock interviews, and give feedback. Workshop attendees will learn basic and more advanced interviewing techniques that they can apply in pursuit of a career in Communication, Journalism, or Oral History; put to use in conducting research and writing; or for personal satisfaction in preserving family history.   Workshop Age Range/Target Audience: Adults and students 18 years and older interested in learning how to conduct good interviews that are work related, people who currently are or aspire to become newspaper and magazine journalists, people interested or involved in collecting family histories, those longing to explore Oral History, and students and faculty intending to conduct human subject research. Cost: $80

To register or for more information, visit: http://www.cas.buffalo.edu/summer/workshops.php#CreativeNonfiction

Luminato,  Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity – June 10-19, 2011 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Various Locations.  City-wide festival of arts, entertainment and creativity.  Free and ticketed events, readings and lectures.  For more information, go to:  www.luminato.com/2011/events 

Colgate Writers' Conference - June 19-25, 2011 – Hamilton, New York
Whether you are a veteran writer or novice, the Conference offers you consultations, workshops, craft talks, panel discussions, readings, and informal conversations that will sustain your long-range efforts or help you get started. Bring a story, an article, a book in progress, some poems or a novel, and work with us on developing narrative strategies, verse techniques, methods of research, and more.  For more information visit our website at http://www.cvwc.net

  Imagination Writers Workshop & Conference, June 21-25, Cleveland, OH

Rigorous workshops, manuscript conferences, craft talks, readings and receptions, with opportunities to network.  For details and deadlines, visit:  www.csuohio.edu/class/imagination

New York State Summer Writers Institute – July 4 – July 29, 2011 – Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY  - 25^th annual Writers Institute features two and four-week workshops in poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction.Scholarships are available, and writing samples must be included with application.  For information, call (518) 580-5590 or visit:  www.skidmore.edu/administration/osp/summer_writers_institute

Antioch Writers’ Workshop - July 9-15, 2011 – Yellow Springs, Ohio

Antioch Writers' Workshop welcomes serious writers, new or seasoned, and offers a Full Week experience as well as A La Carte options, perfect for new writers or those with a limited schedule. Presented in partnership with Antioch University Midwest in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

For information, go to: http://www.antiochwritersworkshop.com  or call: (937) 769-1803

2011 Writers Workshop at Chautauqua – Highlights Foundation Workshops for Children’s Writers & Illustrators

Dates:  July 16 – 23, 2011, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY

Workshop Curriculum is now available online, as well as information on registration

Go to:  http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/pages/current/chautauqua_top.html