On the road to Morocco (and Israel)

I'm honored and delighted to have been invited onto a delegation of 10 writers (4 from the U.S.) traveling to Jerusalem, Algiers, and Fes in April, organized by the University of Iowa's International Writing Program and funded by the State Department. Check it out: Souk Ukaz: Peace Work: Writers in Motion

Iowa Registration open — yee haw!

C'mon down, one and all, and register for the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, happening this June and July. You'll sure be glad you did. Yours truly is teaching two courses, one journalism and one memoir, as per usual..

Cooking with gas over at She Writes

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What makes a good memoir?

My favorite bit from Michiko Kakutani's rave of Mary Karr's new memoir, Lit: "the exposed life is not the same as the examined one." More at my She Writes blog.

Webinars-a-go-go on SHE WRITES!

Next up at SHE WRITES: "Literary Agents 101" with Erin Hosier and Betsy Lerner. Thurs, Nov 5, 12:45-2 p.m. ET. Register today!

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"Memoir Writing for Pleasure and Purpose," with Lizzie Simon

"Becoming a Writing Coach/Consultant," with Shari Cohen

"Innovative Publicity Now," with Lauren Cerand

"Twitter for Writers," with Sarah Milstein

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Webinars-a-go-go on SHE WRITES!

Next up at SHE WRITES: "Memoir Writing for Pleasure and Purpose," with Detour author Lizzie Simon. Wed, Oct 14, 1-2 p.m. ET. Register today!


You can also buy downloads of previous webinars -- to keep and learn from forever!:
"Becoming a Writing Coach/Consultant," with Shari Cohen
"Innovative Publicity Now," with Lauren Cerand
"Twitter for Writers," with Sarah Milstein

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Literarily yours, Editorial Director, SHE WRITES

SHE WRITES goes live!

Check out the spanking new social networking site for women writers, SHE WRITES. Our first webinar, on how women writers can use Twitter to their professional advantage, is Thursday, August 13. For more info and to register, click here. You'll sure be glad you did.


Yours truly, Chief Education Consultant, SHE WRITES