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Mineral School Residency Accepting Applications
Mineral School is a new artists residency in a former 1940s grade school near Mt. Rainier, in Mineral, WA, a funky and forgotten fishing lake town that’s two hours southeast of Seattle or about five hours from Vancouver. During summer 2016, they are offering four two-week residency periods to 15 writers and one regional visual artist.
Update on Oscar of Between – the book
I've just signed off on the final proofs of Oscar of Between–A Memoir of Identity and Ideas and it’s off to the printer by end of this week. It’s been an eight-year quest and it feels rather...
Minding Your Manuscript at SFU
Every manuscript is a story, regardless of the genre or subject. In this course, you will learn how to develop your manuscript mind—how to shift from smaller narrative units to accurately identifying the unique, overall story of your entire manuscript.
We’ll also discuss strategies for dealing with practical concerns—what does and does not fit in your manuscript? What new writing does it need? How do you know when you’re finished?
You will hear a successful first-time author talk about what he or she learned, including the process of assessing his or her manuscript as well as publishing and promoting it.
Apply to Art Song Lab 2016
Art Song Lab is seeking applications for writers to join the 2016 program. 12 writers will be chosen to work with composers on creating a new song. Information including past recordings can be found...
Do you have a question about the writing craft?
Attention writers! Do you have a question about the writing craft that you would like answered by one of the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive mentors? We are looking for submissions of questions for...
Deadline for VMI is Tuesday, November 17
The Vancouver Manuscript Intensive deadline is fast approaching. We’re accepting applications of your best creative non-fiction, poetry, fiction, and mixed-genre writing up until Tuesday, November...
VMI’s Writer Q and A for November: Writing as Bridge
I see all writing as a kind of translation that “bears across,” is a conveyance of an idea across the bridge from a mind to a page. But I wonder to what extent is this task possible? Does...
Oscar of Between is on its way to becoming a book!
Hello dear readers, writers and those who are both, Oscar of Between is on its way to becoming a book! After my most recent introduction, in which I mentioned that Oscar of Between seemed to also be...
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