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Boise Nonfiction Writers |
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Nonfiction writers learning from guest speakers and from each other in Boise, ID |
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Future Speakers |
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010 6:30-8:00 pm, Rediscovered Bookshop 180 North 8th Street, downtown Boise, ID ______________ Words, Pictures, and Sound Join award-winning independent radio producer/writer/photographer Guy Hand as he describes how he uses words, pictures, and sound to tell the stories of food, agriculture, and the environment. Guy is the creator of Northwest Food News and "Edible Idaho," which airs on Boise State Public Radio. He is also the Idaho Statesman's restaurant critic.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010 6:30-8:00 pm, Rediscovered Bookshop 180 North 8th Street, downtown Boise, ID ______________ Telling Idaho's Stories Join Idaho Magazine's award-wining publisher and editor, Kitty Fleischman, as she regales us with little-known stories of Idaho. Hear about Kitty's new book, The Bluebird will Sing Tomorrow, Memoirs of Velma Morrison, and enjoy holiday treats while pitching your Idaho story idea to Kitty.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011 6:30-8:00 pm, Rediscovered Bookshop 180 North 8th Street, downtown Boise, ID ______________ Topic to be Announced
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Wednesday, February 2, 2010 6:30-8:00 pm, Rediscovered Bookshop 180 North 8th Street, downtown Boise, ID ______________ Writing + Marketing = Book Sales
Steve Stuebner has combined his writing skills and his marketing expertise to create a cottage industry producing guides to his favorite Idaho activities. Come learn how Steve turns his love of mountain biking, hiking, and paddling into best-selling books. He'll discuss the pros and cons of self-publishing vs. finding publishers for book projects, tips on writing a blog, and the importance of maintaining a presence in the social media.
As a free lancer Steve's work has appeared in The New York Times, Outside, and High Country News. As a marketing professional his clients have included the U.S. Forest Service, Tamarack Resort, and Valley Regional Transit.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2010 6:30-8:00 pm, Rediscovered Bookshop 180 North 8th Street, downtown Boise, ID ______________ Using Fiction Techniques in Nonfiction Writing
Boise State University fiction writing professor Alan Heathcock's work has appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, VQR, Kenyon Review, and Harvard Review. His work has been named to Best American Short Stories' list of "100 Distinguished Stories" twice, and his story, Peacekeeper, was included in the Best American Mystery Stories 2006. His book Volt will be released March 1, 2011.
Alan will describe how techniques used in fiction writing can strengthen our nonfiction work.
____________________________________________ These events are FREE and open to all |
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