Friday, July 31, 2009

Children's lit writing workshop at Fishtrap

Plenty of writing workshops and literary conferences and bookfests scheduled for the region in September and October. But here's one more, this one in eastern Oregon near scenic Lake Wallowa:

Now is the time to sign up for Fishtrap's sixth annual Children’s Literature Writing Workshop, which will be held September 11-13 at the Fishtrap house in Enterprise, Ore. Featured are two outstanding Pacific Northwest writers, Meg Lippert (http://www.storypower.net/) and Rosanne Parry (http://www.rosanneparry.com/), who will lead 24 participants on a “Voyage of Discovery: Exploring Setting and Character in Story.”

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and berths on board are already going. For more information and to register, go to www.fishtrap.org/children.shtml. Cost is $215, including all meals except Saturday breakfast.