Join the Idaho Writers Guild for a Literary Lunch on Tuesday, April 17 with special guest Scott Gipson of Caxton Press.
****Note: New Location for our monthly luncheons: Ha’ penny Bridge Pub, 855 Broad Street, Boise
11:30 – 1:30, free and open to the public
Scott Gipson of Caxton Press joins us this month to discuss all things publishing! Bring your appetite and your questions.
Also feel free to bring along business cards, flyers, or anything else you’d like to share with your fellow writers. We’ll be drawing 3 names to participate in a 3 minute open mic, so get writing! All styles and genres are welcome, as long as the work is original and can be read in under 3 minutes.
Hope to see you on April 17!
Remember, the IWG has a luncheon on the THIRD TUESDAY of each month, now at Ha’ penny in BoDo. It’s an opportunity to network with other writers and find out what’s happening in your literary community.
Please share with all your writing friends.
The Idaho Writers & Readers Rendezvous will be held in Boise at the Boise Centre, May 3-5. The website http://www.idahowritersrendezvous.com is now live, if you wish to view more details about this exciting weekend.
Here are 12 more reasons to sign up for the conference:
Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling thriller writer will hold workshops on creating plots and creating memorable characters.
David Trottier, award-winning screenwriter, consultant, and teacher will hold workshops on writing a gripping screenplay and how to avoid common blunders.
Anthony Doerr, award-winning short story writer and non-fiction author will hold a workshop on conflict in short stories.
Kim Barnes and Mary Clearman Blew, both winners of multiple top awards for their memoirs, will hold a memoir writing workshop and give one-on-one manuscript consultations.
Robert Wrigley, author of eight books of poetry, MFA and creative writing instructor, will hold a poetry writing workshop.
Steve Eaton, gold and platinum record award winner will hold a workshop on songwriting.
David Lakhani, business guru and best-selling author will hold workshops on the business of writing and how to create a dynamite marketing plan, plus give one-on-one advice on your marketing plan.
Meet all the authors and listen to their stories such as in those sessions and keynote addresses on stories and adding humor to them by Tim Cahill and Laurie Notaro, our keynote speakers. Tim began with Rolling Stone Magazine, and has gone on to write a number of books and magazine articles on his humorous true-life adventures. Laurie is a best-selling author of nine books, both fiction and non-fiction. Her work is noted for its humor.
Meet editors and publishers from Penguin Books, St. Martin’s Press, Mill Park Publishing, Limberlost Press, Caxon Press, Lost Horse Press, Sun Valley Magazine, High Desert Journal, Oregon Coast Magazine and The Idaho Review.
Meet agents from New York, San Francisco, and San Diego.
Banquet dinner at the Basque Center with entertainment and keynote speech by Tim Cahill is included in the price of registration, as is the luncheon at the Boise Centre with speaker Laurie Notaro.
Plus the many, many more workshops and activities that can be found at http://www.idahowritersrendezvous.com.