Upcoming Events, Workshops, and Online Classes
12-week Online Classes
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New session begins
August 1, 2010
Sunday evenings
7:00-8:00 p.m., Eastern Time
in our digital conference room, online
12-Week
Book Development Course
online, interactive class with
Indepth, 12-week Book Development intensive for authors worldwide, every Monday evening.
(Write to us for the schedule for authors based in Europe and Asia.)
For fiction and nonfiction authors. Develop your book over the course of 12 weeks in our digital classroom, with live audio, chat, and document sharing.
Each class is limited to 15 writers. You will receive one printed lecture each week, one live class per week, and weekly assignments targeted at your particular project. Weekly critique and developmental editing of your work.
Download the class syllabus by clicking on the link to the left of this column.
Participating writers are guided through the creation process, fine tuning and perfecting their manuscripts--from the seed of an idea to a high-quality first draft.
For testimonials from attending authors and history of the workshops, see Home page and History page.
(Too busy in July to take part in this course? See our schedule for sessions that begin in September, on the Register page.)
To register, go to the Register page
or call :
1-646-845-9185 (New York)
Or write to: Margaret@ParisWritersRetreat.com
We accept only 15 writers in this class.
Special Event:
Provence Writers Retreat
Sept. 6 - 10, 2010
Story and manuscript development come alive at the Provence Writers Retreat, five-day conference Sept. 6 - 10, 2010 .
Hosted by NY Times bestselling author and literary agent Wendy Goldman Rohm, playwrights, novelists, nonfiction authors, and screenwriters gather to generate new material, develop ideas, or fine tune their work.
Our guest artists have included Broadway producer Brian Swibel; international bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Suketu Mehta (Maximum City); screenwriter and film director Pan Nalin (Samsara; Ayurveda: The Art of Being; and Valley of Flowers); Obie-award-winning playwright RobertAuletta; legendary literary agent Mr. Sterling Lord (who represented, among others, Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey); playwright Fabrice Rozie (Transatlantic Liaison), novelists Kathleen George and Hilary Masters; Emmy Award-winning writer Alan Cooke (Home); among many others.
The Provence Writers Retreat includes continental breakfast, lunch, the week-long conference sessions (see Schedule), and an optional group dinner and cocktail reception / networking soiree every evening.
To Register, go to the register page on this site, or email Margaret@ParisWritersRetreat.com. You may also register by phone at: 1-646-845-9185
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Single Session Online Seminars
NONFICTION
Tuesday July 27, 2010
7- 8:30 p.m. NY time
How to Write a Book Proposal
That Sells
For nonfiction writers, How to Write a Book Proposal that Sells is a 90-minute live webinar in our digital classroom. The session will cover: the elements of a great book proposal, how to write a query letter that will get you a literary agent, and how to troubleshoot your existing material. Once you register, you will receive the login information and other webinar materials. See the Register page on this site.
We accept 15 writers in this seminar, so register early ! Go to the Register page online, or register by phone by calling :
(New York) 1-646-845-9185
(Paris) 0637 971 682
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Download the syllabus for the July 27, 2009, online 12-Week Book Development course here:
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