Anhinga 2010
The Anhinga Writer's workshop http://www.anhingawriters.org/ in Gainesville, Florida was a blast this year! The low key atmosphere and the personal touches that the wonderful goddesses of the Anhingae put together were just blissful! Mary Anna Evans (http://www.maryannaevans.com/), Beverly Browning (http://www.beverlybrowning.com/) and Diana Tonnessen ( http://dianatonnessen.com/ ) just did a fantastic job!
Three tracks were offered for each session: non-fiction, poetry, and fiction. The special guest George Hirsch, editor of La Cucina Italiana and Runner's world gave the keynote address and as a pillar in the magazine publishing industry he was gracious and willing to share much of the knowledge that he has cultivated over the years. It was an enlightening experience.
Peter Bowerman ( http://www.wellfedwriter.com/author.shtml) also attended and helped us understand how self-publishing can turn one book into a full-time living. He guided us through the confusion of freelance and commercial writing and how it can make since in today's downsized business world.
Many writers have no idea how to get started with an agent. Anne Hawkins of John Hawkins and associates (http://www.jhalit.com/ ) was once again kind enough to leave New York and travel to our little corner of the state to teach us how to "speak Agent". Her workshops were informative and I am sure will protect us from many of the pittfalls that we could encounter.
I particularly enjoyed the sessions given by Jeanne Leiby, Editor of "The Southern Review". She is a delightful personality and has a treasure trove of knowledge to share with aspiring and accomplished writers. For those of you that are not familiar with "The Southern Review", it is published by LSU press and is a wonderful literary journal. I encourage you to get a copy and see for yourselves. (http://www.lsu.edu/thesouthernreview/ ).
Another highlight of the session were Bob Morris ( http://www.bobmorris.net/ ) classes. He creatively taught us how to kill people in exotic places and about Heroes and Villains. I am disappointed that we didn't get any of his famous conch fritters, and am so tempted to stalk him on his book tour to get some! Bob has written wonderful mysteries that take place in the caribbean and are delightful and well thought out!
Again this year I will recommend to anyone interested in writing to attend this conference! It is a well-spring of knowledge and information that gives a much greater value than the cost of the workshop. Thank you Bev, Diana and Mary Anna...it was wonderful!
Three tracks were offered for each session: non-fiction, poetry, and fiction. The special guest George Hirsch, editor of La Cucina Italiana and Runner's world gave the keynote address and as a pillar in the magazine publishing industry he was gracious and willing to share much of the knowledge that he has cultivated over the years. It was an enlightening experience.
Peter Bowerman ( http://www.wellfedwriter.com/author.shtml) also attended and helped us understand how self-publishing can turn one book into a full-time living. He guided us through the confusion of freelance and commercial writing and how it can make since in today's downsized business world.
Many writers have no idea how to get started with an agent. Anne Hawkins of John Hawkins and associates (http://www.jhalit.com/ ) was once again kind enough to leave New York and travel to our little corner of the state to teach us how to "speak Agent". Her workshops were informative and I am sure will protect us from many of the pittfalls that we could encounter.
I particularly enjoyed the sessions given by Jeanne Leiby, Editor of "The Southern Review". She is a delightful personality and has a treasure trove of knowledge to share with aspiring and accomplished writers. For those of you that are not familiar with "The Southern Review", it is published by LSU press and is a wonderful literary journal. I encourage you to get a copy and see for yourselves. (http://www.lsu.edu/thesouthernreview/ ).
Another highlight of the session were Bob Morris ( http://www.bobmorris.net/ ) classes. He creatively taught us how to kill people in exotic places and about Heroes and Villains. I am disappointed that we didn't get any of his famous conch fritters, and am so tempted to stalk him on his book tour to get some! Bob has written wonderful mysteries that take place in the caribbean and are delightful and well thought out!
Again this year I will recommend to anyone interested in writing to attend this conference! It is a well-spring of knowledge and information that gives a much greater value than the cost of the workshop. Thank you Bev, Diana and Mary Anna...it was wonderful!
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