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St.
George Island Writers' Retreat Polishing
Works in Progress led
by AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR ADRIAN
FOGELIN November
12-15, 2009 Apalachicola and St. George Island, Florida DETAILS
BELOW Notice:
There are still five openings for the Apalachicola Writers' Workshop Day, Nov.
12. The Retreat (Nov. 13 - 15) is full, but contact
me to be placed on the waiting list or to be notified about future
retreats. Read
about ADIRONDACK
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Note:
the 2009 Workshop Day and Retreat are scheduled for November 12 through 15. Details
posted soon. Or email
me if you have questions.
WHAT'S
NEW IN '09?
The
St. George Island Writers' Retreat is breaking new ground in an attempt to meet
the needs and interests of the writers who have contacted us. Once
again this event has two parts: The
Apalachicola Writers' Workshop Day and Authors' Night, open on an a la carte basis
to any writers, followed by the
three-day St. George Island Writers' Retreat, now open to both men and women.
WORKSHOP
DAY On Thursday, November 12th, we will begin with a day of back to back workshops,
ending with "Author's Night." Because some interested writers, due to
finances, jobs or other commitments, are unable to enroll in the full retreat,
this will be available on an "a la carte" basis. You may sign up for
any or all workshops on that day at a cost of $28 each, held at the parish hall
at Trinity Episcopal Church in Apalachicola. Lunch will be offered at noontime.
Preregistration is requested. Those registering after October 25th may not be
able to order lunch* (which is free to those signed
up for two or more workshops). Dale Julian of Downtown Books will offer books
for sale at the hall.
Your
Options for Participation Participate only on November 12th - enroll in 1,
2 or 3 workshops and/or attend the evening authors' program. OR Attend
the whole retreat (open this year to both men and women - either in-residence
or as commuters). The retreat fee includes both the Thursday workshops in Aplachicola
and the three-day writing-intensive session at the Buccaneer Inn on St. George
Island (Friday through Sunday). It does not include room rental.
KEEP
READING FOR DETAILS ON BOTH See
the November 12th Apalachicola a la Carte Workshop Day schedule below and details
about the St. George Island Writers' Retreat.
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 Part
One ~ Apalachicola Workshop Day To be held Thursday, November 12, 2009,
at Benedict Hall, the parish hall of historic Trinity
Episcopal Church, 79 6th Street, Apalachicola, Florida, (in Gorrie
Square at the corner of Avenue D and 6th Street). Thanks to
Trinity Episcopal Church for generously making this space available to us. Enjoy
dinner on the town, followed by the 7 p.m. Apalachicola Authors' Night at Downtown
Books 67 Commerce Street, Apalachicola.
EARLY WORKSHOP PRE-REGISTRATION
REQUIRED - LUNCH COUNT GOES IN ON NOVEMBER 1
NOVEMBER
12TH, 2009 SCHEDULE
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9:00
- 9:30 a.m. ~ Registration, light refreshments
9:30
- 11:30 a.m. ~ "There's Someone I'd like You to Meet" - A
novel approach to building believable characters, one which leads to the creation
of plot and setting. This workshop is a great way to jumpstart the writing process,
beginning with the engine of every good storya good character. Interactive
class taught by award-winning YA novelist Adrian
Fogelin.
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Lunch
break ~ Lunch
will be prepared and served by Mrs. Cheryl Creek's students in the Franklin County
School Culinary Operation. For this reason, those wishing to receive the complimentary
meal (with 2 or more workshops) or to buy it, MUST register and pay on or before
October 25th. You won't want to miss out on this! The delectable menu is as follows:
To be announced
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12:45
- 2:45 p.m. ~ "Writing What You Know" We each have
within our lives volumes of knowledge, perceptions and experience. This workshop
will explore ways to tap into these personal resources, grab them, and use them
creatively in our writing. Activities will include the use of journaling, communicating
with our inner selves and others, daydreaming and enabling our muse. Participants
will need comfortable writing tools, preferably pen/pencil and paper, although
laptops work best for some.
An interactive workshop taught by Dawn
Evans Radford, author of Oyster Flats.
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3:00
- 5:00 p.m. ~ "Manuscript Nuts & Bolts: Preparing Your MS for Publication"
Learning how to
prepare a manuscript for traditional or self-publishing publication: copyediting,
formatting fonts, point size, spacing, margins, slug lines, paragraph indents,
chapter breaks, page numbering and more. Taught
by editing pro Mary Lois
Sanders
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AUTHORS'
NIGHT That evening Adrian Fogelin and seven other authors will
present brief readings from their published works. Authors' Night will be open
to the public at no charge, and writers will be happy to answer questions from
the audience, as well as sign copies of their work.
5:00
- 7:00 ~ Dinner Break ~ dinner on the town 7:00
~ AUTHORS' NIGHT at Downtown Books, 67 Commerce Street, Apalachicola, within
easy walking distance from five restaurants ~ Readings and signing by Adrian Fogelin,
Dawn Evans Radford, Richard Edward Noble, Mary Lois Sanders, Susan Womble,Wanda
Goodwin, Persis Granger and the family of Joan Burnett Harrell, who worked on
her book at the 2007 and 2008 St. George Island Retreats. Joan died this spring,
struck down by an agressive brain tumor. Her daughters, supported by Joan's retreat
friends, finished editing the book and will convene here this year for its launching
-- a celebration of and tribute to their mother and our friend, Joan Burnett Harrell. We
are grateful to Dale Julian of Downtown Books for her hospitality and for facilitating
this effort.
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Part
Two ~ St. George Island Writers' Retreat Led by ADRIAN
FOGELIN Award-winning author of works that include "Crossing
Jordan" & "The
Sorta Sisters" to be held at THE BUCCANEER INN A
BEACHFRONT MOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER overlooking the Gulf of Mexico www.BuccInn.com
~ 800-847-2091
 St.
George Island, Florida Friday through Sunday,
November 13 - 15 Choose in-residence or commuter participation - Number
of participants limited
If
you need to jump-start your stalled writing project, this is the time, this is
the place.
This is an intensive 4-day program with award-winning YA novelist Adrian Fogelin
(Crossing Jordan, The Sorta Sisters, Anna Casey's Place in the World, Sister
Spider Knows All and more; www.adrianfogelin.com).
Writers may participate in-residence at the Buccaneer, or as commuters. They will
work on fiction or memoir, ideally bringing a work in progress. Activities will
include instruction, writing, readings, peer discussion sessions and consultation
with Fogelin. Participation fee of $425 will include all onsite meals and activities.
Resident participants will make their own reservations at the Buccaneer
and pay the Inn directly. Retreat participants who would like to be teamed with
another participant to split expenses on a room should notify me as early as possible. Accommodations
at the Buccaneer range in price from $60 per night to $125 per night in November.
A suite with a deck will be reserved for our retreat discussions, workshops and
dining, and a printer will be available for participant use.  Participants
may avail themselves of several discounts-the "meal deal" (taking
responsibility for providing one or more meals for the group), friends discount
(signing up with a friend, which reduces the cost for both), or presenting a coupon
from a past Fiction Among Friends retreat. See details of fees on the St. George
Island Rates page.
Registration
and payment may be accomplished through this web site. Questions?
Email me
or phone 518-623-9305 until early October, 352-463-3089 after that. Best Perky
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St.
George Island Writers' Retreat
Memories Writers
share writing, reading, critique sessions, meals and a lot of laughter. This year
we celebrate the publication of one of our members while we mourn her loss. We
rejoice in the progress of each member, commiserate about frustrations, and update
one another on the writing successes of the past year. The St. George Island Writers'
Retreat offers a combination of structured and unstructured time, group time and
alone timea flexible schedule that gives each member blocks of time to progress
on his or her own personal projects and consult with Adrian
Fogelin, award-winning author of seven young adult novels. For
other questions, or to be placed on a mailing list for future retreats, email
FictionFriends@aol.com or phone
352-463-3089 (H) or 352-949-1706 (C), winter/, summer.
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 Reading,
discussing
Asking
questions
 Laughing
a lot!
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Celebrating
publication!
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 St.
George Island Writers' Retreat 2007
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