After an energizing opening session on Friday, you'll meet with a small group of writers for an afternoon of Author Fireside Chats. Led by authors who write in your chosen genre, these intimate gatherings foster in-depth interaction and encouragement.
For dinner, choose your cuisine preference from a variety of restaurants. Later, venture to the local pub for one hilarious poetry slam or to the Whidbey Children's Theater for literary readings.
For a more intimate evening, you can choose to dine elegantly with an author and a small group of literary peers, pampering your palate with high cuisine and your writer's spirit with rich conversation. Close out the evening with rest in a homey bed and breakfast or an island-style inn.
Saturday, devote yourself to classes and workshops held in Langley's state-of-the-art high school. As the afternoon closes, gather for a book signing and reception with opportunities to socialize with other writers.
Saturday evening enjoy a reading and discussion featuring four renowned literary authors. Afterward, experience Whidbey cuisine at any of the area's fine restaurants. Continue the learning on Sunday with more classes and workshops, culminating in the closing keynote.
Faculty Information:
* Dorothy Allison - is the author of Bastard Out of Carolina, a finalist for the 1992 National Book Award; Cavedweller, a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; and the memoir Two or Three Things I know for Sure. Her poetry The Women Who Hate Me, short fiction Trash, and essays Skin: Talking About Sex, Class and Literature were published in small press editions by Long Haul and Firebrand Books. Allison's first novel, Bastard Out of Carolina was made into a highly acclaimed film, directed by Angelica Huston. Two or Three Things I know for Sure was translated into a short documentary that took prizes at the Aspen and Toronto film festivals, and was an Emmy-nominated feature on PBS's POV. Cavedweller was presented off Broadway by the New York Theater company and is being made into a film directed by Lisa Cholendenko, and featuring Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon. A new short story from the collection Trash appears in The Best American Short Stories: 2003 and was selected for The Best of the South: 2003. A novel, She Who, is forthcoming from Riverhead.
* Anjali Banerjee - was born in India, raised in Canada and California and received degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books called her young adult novel, Maya Running "eloquently composed" and "insightfully written." In Banerjee's second children's novel, Looking for Bapu, an Indian-American boy seeks a magical way to bring his beloved grandfather back to life. The Seattle Times called Banerjee's first novel for adults, Imaginary Men "an engagingly hip debut." Her second adult novel, Invisible Lives, will be released in September 2006. Banerjee's Pushcart Prize-nominated short fiction has appeared in several literary journals and an anthology. She lives on the Olympic Peninsula with her husband, three cats and a rabbit named Friday.
Other Activities:
On Whidbey, you'll develop your writing, stimulate your thinking and network with peers and professionals. Hosted by a small island community, this conference gives visiting writers a taste of both the public and personal life on Whidbey. The Author Fireside Chats have become an art form in themselves where you'll mingle with best-selling authors, agents and editors over coffee and cookies in the privacy of stunning island homes. Among breathtaking views of seascapes, craggy mountains or forests, you'll learn about point of view and other elements of writing. We're small, we're intimate, and we're immersed in the island community – that alone brings out the muse.
Facility Information:
WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA. – Bounded by snowy Cascade Mountains on one horizon and the Olympics on the other, Whidbey Island is an idyllic place with its own resident pod of orcas and 40 pair of nesting eagles. The island is also home to the Whidbey Island Writers Association, a nonprofit organization that sponsors a uniquely intimate writers' conference. Join us at our next conference and envision the writer you want to become.
Notes:
WIWA Member Non-member
Early Bird Rate Through Dec. 1, 2006: $320 $340
Normal Rate After Dec. 1, 2006: $360 $375
* Dinner with an Author (Friday night) $60
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