Winner of the National Book Award for her novel Three Junes, June Glass was a 2004–2005 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She has received grants from the National Endowment for
the Arts and the New York
Foundation for the Arts, and
her short stories have been honored with three
Nelson Algren Awards and the Tobias Wolff
Award. Her new novel, The Whole World Over,
was released by Pantheon/Schocken Books in
May 2006. Until recently a longtime New
Yorker, she now lives with her family in
Marblehead.
11:00 am
Book Signing and Reception in the Literary Arts Café
2:00 pm
Workshop: Writing Marathon-Style
Sue Anne Willis
Come with pen and pad and be prepared to write with an edge. This workshop is group inspired with each member supplying a word or phrase or subject to write about and writing is timed. Stories abound plus sentiment and creativity are RICH!
Sue Anne Willis has belonged to a Women’s Writing Marathon group for over 10 years. The group meets monthly and writes all day. Inspired by Natalie Goldberg, the group’s experience has been life changing and life affirming.
Children’s Storyteller: Lucile Le Page
Lucile Le Page, from Gloucester, presents a joyful, interactive program featuring stories, songs and join-along fun, with the help of her puppet Marigold and sometimes her ukulele. She has been delighting audiences of all ages for many decades.
2:00 pm
Workshop: Your Family History in Cooking Linda Bassett
Capture the past while exploring the language of food and formatting recipes. Personal vignettes will bring cookbooks to life. Bring one culinary memory/ heirloom recipe to revise.
3:00 pm
Reading Children’s Stories George Ulrich
George Ulrich is both a writer and illustrator of children ’s books. He and his wife live in Marblehead. He illustrated P. Hermit Claims a Castle and Jonah’s Riddle by Marcia Trimble. Mrs. Picasso’s Polliwog, A Mystery, a story of love between a frog and its polliwog, is one of his readers’ favorites.
10:00 am
Workshop: Creative Non-Fiction Susan Butterworth
Creative nonfiction may be defined as the writing of true stories using techniques usually employed by fiction writers. Write a sketch in the workshop or bring a short piece to read.
Susan Butterworth teaches English Composition at Salem State College and is a published writer of creative non-fiction.
Noon
Workshop: Writing to Get Published Phyllis Karas
Learn about the art of collaboration, how to write a book with or about someone else. How to get an agent, get published, get determined, get going and get paid will also be covered.
Phyllis Karas has published numerous fiction and non-fiction books, including in 2006, BRUTAL: The Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger’s Irish Mob She has been a stringer for People Magazine since 1998. She has received several literary awards including Young Adult Choices for 1997: The Hate Crime from the International Reading Association.
1:00 pm
Book Signing in the Literary Arts Caf é
As they have done since Writers’ World started, the Mugford Street Players will read selections from the winning entries. The Players will read pieces from each of the categories. Please join us, along with the authors, to enjoy their contributions to Writers’ World, the Festival of the Arts, and the literary world.
Reception for Winning Writers
Festival attendees and actors are invited to a reception for the winning writers, at the Literary Arts Café, immediately following the reading of Selections from the Winning Entries.
3:00 pm
Reading Children ’s Stories: Hilary Emerson Lay
Hilary Emerson Lay is both an artist and the Manager of The Spirit of ’76 Bookstore.
She studied children’s book writing and illustration at Emerson College. Her drawings
have been shown in and around Marblehead: they’re colorful, playful, and quirky.
Tuesday, July 4
10 am – 12 Noon
Panel Discussion: Nuts, Bolts and SASEs:
How to Get Published
Betsy Morris, Moderator
Topics will include:
- Recommended reading or courses
- What about agents?
- Building your network Shaping subject matter
- Where/how to submit your manuscript
- What about self-publishing?
Panelists
Webster and Katie Bull founded Commonwealth Editions in Beverly, a regional trade publisher dedicated to nonfiction books about the history, traditions, and beauty of New England. The company now has 85 books in print.
Peter Nielsen is the editor of SAIL, America’s leading magazine for cruising and racing sailors. He has sailed and raced yachts of all sizes and types all over the world. He’ll discuss magazine publishing.
Stan Grayson founded Devereux Books in 1994 with the goal of publishing wellresearche and well-written books relating to sailing, power boating, boatbuilding, and the history of internal combustion engines. |
