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FIRST ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITERS' CONFERENCE
JULY 17, 2010 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL, 1500 BUTTERFIELD RD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960 |
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As some of you may know already, this summer Capitol City Young Writers will be hosting their First Annual Northern California Writers Conference which features keynote speakers James Redford (philanthropist/screenwriter/Robert Redford's son), Jane Friedman (publisher at Writer's Digest), and Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn.
Although this conference was originally intended for middle school and high school students, we've recently discovered that a number of interested youth cannot afford the conference fee. Though CCYW would love to sponsor all of those aspiring writers, we are a non-profit and the purpose of this conference was not only to give young writers an opportunity to meet and learn from these terrific speakers, but also to raise money for scholarships and future activities.
Therefore, we have decided to open up the conference to other interested adult writers in this way: Anyone who sponsors a student gets to attend the conference for free, on a first-come, first-serve basis. In other words, for $100 (cost of registration) adults can attend the conference and break-out sessions, have lunch with the speakers, and also allow us to sponsor a high school or middle school child to attend who could not afford to do so otherwise. All high school and middle school pupils who attend also get a free book. If you cannot attend the conference, but would like to sponsor a student, you may sponsor a young writer for $100.
More information about the conference, registration and the speakers can be found at: http://www.capitolcityyoungwriters.org/Writers__Conference.html. A complete list of break-out session topics will be listed by June 14.
I hope I have been able to capture your interest and support for this wonderful organization and conference. It's the first of its kind, and we hope to make it a success so that it becomes a yearly opportunity for young people. Please help support this worthy endeavor. Don't delay ─ come register for Capitol City Young Writers First Annual Northern California Writers Conference!
Thank you,
Verna Dreisbach
President and Founder
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Keynote Speakers: James Redford and Peter S. Beagle
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JAMES REDFORD
is the founder of The James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness (JRI), a nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about the need for organ and tissue donation through film, educational outreach and the web. To meet this goal, James Redford produced The Kindness of Strangers, an award-winning HBO documentary film. Through JRI, James also produced Flow, a short drama targeted to high schools and community-based youth programs. As a liver transplant recipient, James continues to speak to young audiences about the miracle of organ donation. James is currently developing The Forgotten, a documentary about the Iroquois Confederacy and its impact upon the democratic ideals of the Founding Fathers. He is also producing Mann V. Ford, an HBO documentary about the Ramapough Indians of New Jersey and their fight against the toxic legacy of the Ford Motor Corporation. Other credits include adapting and directing Spin, starring Stanley Tucci, Dana Delany, Ruben Blades. Redford also wrote the original screenplays for Cowboy Up, starring Kiefer Sutherland and Darryl Hannah as well as Skinwalkers, a PBS/Mystery! film that was the highest rated PBS program of 2002. The Acting Thing, a comedic short written by James, was named best comedic short film at the Houston Film Festival. James also just completed writing and directing Bad Dad, a short comedy filmed in Marin County starring Jason Patric. Jamie holds a Bachelor's degree in creative writing and film from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a Master's degree in literature from Northwestern University. He lives in Marin County with his wife and two children. He enjoys playing Marin County's local music scene as a guitarist and songwriter with the Phat Barbees.
PETER S. BEAGLE
is author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays. He won early recognition from The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards as a high school senior for a poem; the award was accompanied by a scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated with a degree in Creative Writing. He wrote his first novel, A Fine and Private Place, when he was only 19 years old. Today he is best known as the author of The Last Unicorn, which routinely polls as one of the top ten fantasy novels of all time. Peter also wrote a teleplay the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the screenplay for the 1978 Ralph Bakshi-animated version of The Lord of the Rings, the film which first inspired a teenaged Peter Jackson to read J.R.R. Tolkien. But in the mid-'90s he returned to prose fiction of all lengths, and in 2005, he finally published a coda to The Last Unicorn, a novelette entitled "Two Hearts," as well as beginning work on a full-novel sequel. In 2006, "Two Hearts" won the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and in 2007, it won the Nebula Award in the same category. The story was also nominated as a short fiction finalist for the World Fantasy Award. In 2006, Beagle won the Inkpot Award for Outstanding Achievement in Science Fiction and Fantasy. In 2007, Beagle won the inaugural WSFA Small Press Award for "El Regalo," published in The Line Between (Tachyon Publications).
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Special Guest: Jane Friedman, Writer's Digest
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JANE FRIEDMAN
is the publisher and editorial director of the Writer's Digest community at F+W Media in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she oversees Writer's Digest magazine, Writer's Digest Books, and the Writer's Market series-as well as related online media, education, events, and competitions. She functions as strategic leader for the business, and is on a passionate mission to develop the best content and experiences for writers from all walks of life. If you're not familiar with Writer's Digest, since 1920 it has been dedicated to serving writers by providing helpful and authoritative reference guides and services-including the No. 1 magazine for writers, Writer's Digest, as well as the best-selling annual guide Writer's Market. Jane is the author of the Beginning Writer's Answer Book, keep ablog on the industry at There Are No Rules, and serve on the advisory board of Digital Book World. She earned her BFA in creative writing from the University of Evansville (Indiana), and she also has an MA in English from Xavier University (Cincinnati).
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Along with keynote speakers, Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn and more, and award-winning film producer, James Redford, Capitol City Young Writers is honored to host the following noteworthy presenters at their first annual Northern California Writers' Conference: Jane Friedman (Writer's Digest) Peter Beren, David Corbett, Patricia V. Davis, Verna Dreisbach, Leah Garchik, Deborah Grabien, Seth Harwood, Paul S. Kaufman, Michael Krasny, Kay Andreas, Vicki Larson, Gil Mansergh, Nick Petrulakis, Jeannette Sears, Huntington Sharp, Ransom Stephens, Bob Yehling, and Jeromy Zajonc. |
Schedule
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8:30-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:50 Opening
Keynote: Peter S. Beagle
10:00-11:00 Session 1
Michael Krasny
Deborah Grabien
Leah Garchik
Jeanette Sears
11:10-12:10 Session 2
Paul Kaufman
Kay Kostopoulos
David Corbett
Huntington Sharp
12:10-1:30 Lunch
Keynote: James Redford
1:40-2:40 Session 3
Jeromiah Zajonic
Vicki Larson
Ransom Stephens
Jane Friedman
2:50-3:50 Session 4
Nick Petrulakis
Patricia V. Davis
Peter Beren
4:00-5:00 Session 5
Verna Dreisbach & Bob Yehling
Seth Harwood
Gil Mansergh
5:00 - 5:30 Bookstore open
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