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SVSU to Host Professional Writers Workshop
July 18-24

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By: O. J. Cunningham

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Workshop organizer, Judith Kerman with poet Adrienne Lewis (center) and A&J Gallery co-owner Dr. James Letson at a publication party last year.
 

Writers of poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction will share their ideas and inspiration at Saginaw Valley State University during Rustbelt Roethke: A Professional Writers Workshop.



This second annual conference provides a peer-led workshop setting for authors with significant experience in publishing and teaching creative writing. The workshop runs Sunday, July 18 through Saturday, July 24.

Organizer Judith Kerman explains, "Most writers' workshops and conferences are designed mainly for novice writers. Although there are some important master classes and writers' colonies to support the writing of more experienced authors, there are very few short workshops where writers with significant experience and publications can work together on their own writing. Rustbelt Roethke was designed to provide that kind of workshop."

The workshop is named for the late Theodore Roethke, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet from Saginaw. It will provide participants with daily intensive small-group workshop meetings, private accommodations and ample writing time.

Kerman adds, "Another aspect of Rustbelt Roethke is that we make our participants available to local audiences with public events in the afternoon and evening. Afternoon sessions give interested people a chance to meet and ask questions of our participant authors; evening readings give the authors a chance to share their work with the public."

The public is invited to attend three scheduled readings and two afternoon public discussions:

    * Monday, July 19, 2:30 p.m., discussion on contemporary writing in the Roberta Allen Reading Room of the Zahnow Library, on the SVSU Campus. Free admission.
    * Tuesday, July 21, 6 p.m., reading by participants at the Theodore Roethke House in Saginaw. $16 with dinner, $10 for reading only. Proceeds support the Theodore Roethke House.
    * Wednesday, July 21, 2:30 p.m., discussion on literary publishing today in the Roberta Allen Reading Room of the Zahnow Library, on the SVSU Campus. Free admission.
    * Wednesday, July 21, 7:30 pm., reading by participants at Founders Hall on the SVSU campus. Free admission.
    * Thursday, July 22, 6 p.m., reading by participants at A&J Gallery, N. Washington St. in Bay City south of the Post Office. Free admission.

The workshop will conclude with a new event, a Literary Festival and Book Fair, Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in SVSU's Groening Commons. The event willfeature readings by a variety of Michigan poets and writers, and representatives from several Michigan literary presses and magazines will be present to sell their publications.

Featured readers will include:
    *Martin Achatz reading from his new book, published by Mayapple Press of Bay City
    *Daniel Crocker
    *Dennis Hinrichsen
    *Gerry LaFemina
    *David Dodd Lee
    *Beverly Matherne
    *Mike Mosher
    *Jeff Vande Zande

For more information, contact Judy Kerman at (989) 892-1429.

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O. J. Cunningham is the Publisher of MyBayCity.com. Cunningham previously published Sports Page & Bay City Enterprise. He is the President/CEO of OJ Advertising, Inc.

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