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Powell River
Festival of Writers
April 11 and 12
Powell River, BC
Contact
Barb for
details.
The Gathering
of Christian Poets
April 12, 2008
8:00 am to 8:00 pm
DaySpring Presbyterian Church
11445 - 40 Avenue, Edmonton AB
One day workshop
sponsored by
Utmost Christian Writers Foundation
Feature presenter
Barbara Mitchell
"A New Creation"
ALSO
Christian Poet
Laureate announced
$4,000 cash prizes awarded
First International Christian Poets Day
Open Poetry
Readings
Door prizes
Pre-registration
$60, includes and lunch
Registration
at door $80
More information
WRItE! Saskatoon
Calling All Writers to
A One-Day Conference
Saturday, April 26, 2008
9:00 am to 430 p.m.
(registration at 8:30 am)
Saskatoon Free Methodist Church, Saskatoon, SK
Marcia Lee Laycock
recipient of the
Best New Canadian
Christian Author
Award
in 2006, for her novel
One Smooth Stone
Plenary Speaker & Workshop Leader
Susan Plett
Poet, workshop leader
and on-line mentor—
Poetry Workshop
Janice Dick
award winning author
Fiction Workshop Leader
Anyone interested in writing
or who has a story to tell
come and learn, meet other
writers, enjoy a day out
and a catered lunch.
$83.95
($79.95+ GST)
for non-members
$73.45
($69.95 + GST)
for full-time students
and members of
The Word Guild
Early Bird Discount: $10.00
(until March 24th)
Lunch and Breaks included
Non-members may join
The Word Guild at time of
registration and receive the
$10 discount.
(For further TWG
information
and registration form)
For further WRItE!
Saskatoon information
Contact Ruth Keighley
(306) 934-1152 or
Email
Sponsored by
THE word GUILD
The Writers' Circle
of Durham Region
Annual Ontario
Writers'
Conference
Friday, May 2 to
Sunday, May 3, 2008
Delta Toronto East
Hotel
Toronto, Ontario
Honorary patron &
award winning author
Wayson
Choy
(All That Matters)
Keynote
Luncheon Speaker
Newspaper columnist
and author
Linwood Barclay
Click here for more information
Sage Hill Experience
Spring Poetry Colloquium
May 14 - 27
Lumsden, SK
Guest speaker: John Pass
Two week seminar is $1,395
More details
Bloody Words VIII
Welcome back to Toronto!
June 6 - 8, 2008
Eaton Centre Downtown Marriott Hotel
Guest of Honor
~
Rosemary Aubert
International
Guest of Honor
~
Carolyn Hart
Anthony Bidulka
~
MC
For details
Can Write!
July 3-6, 2008
U of A Conference Centre
Edmonton, AB
Friday AM Keynote
Ralph Keyes: The Courage to Write Saturday PM Keynote
Ian Ferguson: How to be
a Canadian Writer
More information
Sage Hill Writing Experience
July 21-30, 2008
Lumsden, SK
Reading & Keynote
Tuition is $1095 per course,
includes instruction, accommodation,
meals and all facilities.
More details
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Other Events, Conferences
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CANADA
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Alberta Romance Writers
Association - Regular workshops and seminars, mostly for members. See
their Events
page for dates, times and speakers.
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Alberta Writers’ Guild - Regular retreats and occasional workshops Contact
Helen
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Alexandra Writers
- Creative writing courses, seminars and
workshops in Calgary, AB.
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The Banff Centre -
Literary workshops and events for writers. See site for all information.
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Bloody
Words. Canada's Biggest Mystery Writers Conference. See site for next
year's event.
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Booming Ground Workshops - Summer
British Columbia, Canada.
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CanWrite!
- Annual event, 2008 Conference is July 3-6
in Edmonton AB. See website for details.
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Canadian Authors Association - Annual Conference
Information.
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Canadian Church Press Convention -
Annual event, in Toronto, ON see website.
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Canadian Film Centre - Festivals & Workshops
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The Cooked and Eaten - a
reading series based in Peterborough, ON, Canada, promotes new &
adventurous authors to informal audiences. Fiction & poetry as well as
acoustic musicians, lecturers, performance artists, and other aficionados
of the written word.
Schedule
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The Editors
Association of Canada has its annual conference
June in Toronto.
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Fort Edmonton
Storytelling Festival -
Labor Day Weekend. Contact
Gail
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Gathering of Christian Poets
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, usually in
April,
see web site for dates.
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God Uses
Ink - Eastern Canadian Conference,
June each year, now called Write Canada!
since 2004
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Halifax International
Writers' Festival April 1-5, 2008 in Nova
Scotia.
- International Festival of Authors -
annual event, usually in October in Toronto, Ontario
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Magazines University - annual event sponsored by Canadian Magazine
Publishers Association and other bodies. Some seminars not seen elsewhere
on things like circulation. Something for everyone including
advertising people, designers, editors.
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Professional Writers Association of Canada - PWAC (note name change). Check site for ongoing workshops
in Victoria, BC, NB, and Toronto, ON. Also or newsletter NetWords
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Prairie Festival of Words
- Moose Jaw, SK in
summer
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Sage Hill Writing Experience
- Adult programs in July/Aug and
November. Teen writing camps in
July.
- Saskatchewan Festival of Words.
Annual Event see website in Moose Jaw, SK.
For more info email
- Saskatchewan Writers Guild.
Upcoming Courses & Workshops check link for info
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Storytellers of Canada - Annual conference Contact
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Surrey
International Writer's Conference - annual event, usually in
October in Surrey, BC. To register or for more information
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Wordfest
- Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival annual event, usually in Calgary and Banff, Alberta
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Word on the Street - in Toronto
in
September.
Check link for future dates.
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Wordstock
at
Ryerson School of Journalism, in September
every year. Check link for dates.
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The Word Guild -
e-mail
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Write!
Canada - (formerly known as "God Uses Ink")
Annual event in Guelph, ON. Also in other cities.
Check link for
details.
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The Writers' Union of Canada is offering one-day workshops in Halifax, Montreal,
Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Victoria, and Vancouver in
February and
March of this year. "From Desk to Bookstore: Making the Leap to Writing as a
Career" takes place from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm in each respective city, and the $45
cost includes a one-hour lunch break. Click on the link for the date of the workshop in your area!
USA
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- Abba Ministries
- see them for your conference ideas/needs.
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Act One -
nonprofit organization founded to train people of faith for careers in
mainstream film and television.
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American Christian Writers.
See site for various events.
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American Christian Romance Writers -
large annual event, usually in September.
See link for details.
- American Christian
Writers. Conferences & cruises. Various dates and locations. See site
for details.
- American Screenwriters
Conference - annual event, usually in
September
- The American Society of Journalists and
Authors. Annual ASJA Conference.
- Antioch Writers'
Workshop. July 12-18, 2008 in Yellow
Springs, OH.
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Association of Personal
Historians - 12th Annual Conference
October 29 - November 2, 2008
Information
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Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference
in May (18-22, 2008)
&
Autumn in the Mountains Novel Retreat. October
5-9, 2008. Requirements are that you have attended a writers
conference somewhere previously and have a novel in progress.
Both events
are at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, NC. Over 40 speakers, editors, also contest
and other features.
- BookExpo America - In Washington DC in
May 29-June 1, 2008. For those involved in the book publishing
industry.
More information
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Calvin College
Festival of Faith & Writing - Incredible event, held every two
years. Next one April 17-19, 2008. Features
50+ writers, musicians, etc.
- Castle Hill
Writing Workshops (Truro Center for the Arts) in Cape Cod. See website
for faculty and dates.
- Catholic
Writers' Retreats - Tucson area, for writers, poets, editors. Various
dates.
- Christian Writers Conference
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Check site for future conferences in Cambridge, OH.
Information
& brochure
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Christian
Writers Guild “Writing for the Soul” Conference in Colorado Springs,
CO. January 31-February 3, 2008.
- Christian Writers Guild
- offers courses via email for youth, adults, also contests and
conferences.
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Class Services.
Coaching for your career. See site for places & dates.
- Colorado Christian
Writers Conference -
May 14-17, 2008, in
Estes Park. Theme.
Site updated at end of year.
- Express Yourself Authors
Conference. Infinity Publishing event in
September in Valley Forge, PA.
- Festival of Faith & Writing
- Calvin College in
April, even years. •
April 17-19, 2008.
Email newsletter
available.
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Flathead
River Writers Conference in
October in
Whitefish, Montana.
- Florida Christian Writers
Conference -
February 28-March 2, 2008.
E-mail
- Focus on Mystery,
Tony Hillerman workshop sponsored by WordHarvest in
November 1-4, 2007 Hyatt
Regency Hotel,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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For
Writers
- Links to several US conferences and workshops.
- Free Expressions
Seminars. Well known writers teaching in various seminars and workshops.
- Glen Eyrie Writers'
Conferences - Check site calendar for events.
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Gideon Media Arts and Film Festival - April
at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, NC.
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Glorieta
Christian Writers Conference - large conference in New Mexico, usually in
October.
- Green River Writers.
Various workshops throughout the year, including Novels in Progress,
poetry, etc. In Kentucky.
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Harvard Summer School
Writing Program. For writers at all levels.
- Indiana University
Writers' Conference. See site for dates.
- Karitos -
August 7-9, 2008. Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. Literary arts, music,
etc.
- Las Vegas Writers
Conference. April 17-19, 2008.
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Maranatha Christian Writers' Conference.
Muskegon, MI. in September. Check for
next event.
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Mark Twain School for
Authors. Cedar Hill, TX.
February 22-24, 2008.
- Maui Writers Conference and
Retreat.
See site for
next events.
- Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference
of the Southwest at the Mayborn Graduate Institute (University of North
Texas) in July. Check website for next
dates.
- Midwest Literary
Festival was October 5-7, 2008,
Aurora, IL.
- Midwest
Writers Workshop - in July
in
Indiana.
Details and registration form on website.
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Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference
- April each year with large faculty/staff,
continuing morning tracks and dozens of workshops. Also free critique service for you
manuscripts, other great features.
Check site for details.
Registration begins in December.
- Mount Hermon Mentoring
Clinic - October/November.
More information
on website.
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Nebraska Summer
Writers Conference - usually in
June (Check link for future dates)
Nine weekend workshops and eleven week-long workshops in poetry, novel,
short story, creative nonfiction, mystery, memoir, publishing, and
screenwriting. Master classes with best-selling novelist Ron Hansen and with
prize-winning poet Hilda Raz. Consultations with New York literary agents and
editors (for week-long participants only).
- Novels In Progress
Workshop. Hosted annually by
Green River Writers, Inc.
March 9-16, 2008
at Spalding University in Kentucky. Check site for dates or to be put on their
mailing list.
- Of Dark and Stormy Nights:
Workshop for Mystery Writers. Illinois
February 1-3, 2008.
- Oregon Christian Writers
Winter Conference - in
October and
February.
Check website for details.
- Pacific Northwest Writers Association.
Various conferences and workshops. See site for dates and places.
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Publishing Game
Workshops. Various locations and dates. Also offers audio edition on
CDs.
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writers Workshop - "Writing the
Region" sponsored by Gainesville
Assoc. for the Arts in Gainesville and Cross Creek Florida, usually in
July. Call 888-917-7001 for information.
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Sandy Cove
Christian Writers Conference.
Usually in September/October in Maryland.
- San Francisco Writers Conference.
Building Bridges to Better Tomorrows. February 15 -
17, 2008
- Santa Barbara
Writers Conference - Poetry Conference
March
28-30, 2008 with Pulitzer
Prize-winning poet Philip Levine. SBWC June Conference
June 21-26,
2008 at
Fess Parker's
DoubleTree Resort.
- Screenwriting Expo -
The largest event in the
world for screenwriters. Features hundreds of seminars on every aspect of
writing imaginable as well as numerous A-list guests of honor. Usually in
October.
- The Sitcom Room - held in
July. Spend
2 days “locked in a windowless room in the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel” learning
how to write sit-coms with Ken Levine.
- South Carolina Writers Workshop
in Myrtle Beach in October.
- Southern California
Writers' Conference: See site for conferences in
September and
February.
- SPAN's Small
Publishers Marketing Conference & Trade Show, San Mateo, CA (Bay
Area). See site for dates.
- Story Circle Network.
Conferences and workshops for women who have a story to share. See website
for dates and times.
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UCLA Extension Writers' Program. See site
for dates.
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Women's Writing Weekend - Linda Evans Shepherd
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101 Writing Answers - Site has workshops
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Write His Answer
- Marlene Bagnull's site. Various
workshop locations.
- Write on the Beach. Presented by
Assoc. Arts of Ocean Shores, WA. January 2008
Conference has been cancelled. See website for future
dates.
- Writestuff Writers' Boot
Camp - Conferences in
September, October, July
and
November 9-10.
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Write to Publish Conference
- June 4-7, 2008,
in Chicago area at Wheaton College. Details on website in January.
- Writing for the Soul
Conference. February 12-15, 2009.
Colorado Springs, CO. Gary Chapman, Bill Oudemolen, Dennis
Hensley, Sammy Tippit, Karen Kingsbury and others.
- Writing the Region. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Workshop.
July 23-27, 2008 in Gainesville and Cross
Creek, FL. Call 888-917-7001.
INTERNATIONAL
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Abroad Writers Conferences.
Conferences held at world heritage sites in France. Authors: Dorothy
Allison, Amy Bloom, Jane Campion, Billy Collins, Margaret Drabble, Jane
Hamilton, Michael Ondaatje and others.
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11th Annual
Short Story Writers' Workshop in Belize. See
website for 2008 workshop details.
Complete information and an application.
Limited to twenty attendees.
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Creativity Workshops
- designed to help you find new sources of inspiration, break through
creative blocks, take pleasure in your imagination, give yourself the
permission, time, and encouragement to do creative work, and develop a
daily practice to accomplish these goals. Class size is limited. See
website for fees and more information.
New York: April 18 - 21 -- June 6 - 9
Crete: June 24 - July 2
Prague: July 3 - 11
Florence July 14 - 22
Dublin July 22 - 30
- Media Associates
International - training offered online and in workshops for writers,
editors, publishers, designers and book sellers.
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Writing Workshops in Cartona, Italy. Various dates.
Getting the Most from a
Conference
Writing Schools, Retreats & Camps
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- Banff Centre Writing Programs -
Canadian
For information,
e-mail
- The Great American
Writing Road Trip Adventure - Sponsored
by Writers Digest “Live to Write” with links to events, groups. Has a
newsletter.
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Memorable Tours: Literary Sojourns -
Canadian base, trips to places
worldwide that inspire writers.
- Serenity Weekend for
Writers - Kentucky writers' retreats offered by CBA novelist Lisa
Samson.
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West Coast Writers’ Haven
Rancho de la Pa - Ranch of
Peace, located in Southern California about 60 miles southeast of Los
Angeles and 80 miles northeast of San Diego. Contact Bev Caruso, (909)
245-4082; P.O. Box 1388, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532, or
e-mail.
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Write Away!
- Workshops,
mentoring, manuscript evaluations
- Writer's Digest Books Writers'
Conference - May 28, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA
- Writer’s Getaway - Retreat in
southwest Saskatchewan,
Canadian
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Christian
Writers Retreat, in Mt. Bethel,
PA. An intimate retreat for Christian Authors and Writers who
desire time to plan, think, organize, write and explore their vocation from
a biblical perspective. This is not a writer's workshop or a
teaching conference, it is a retreat that
encourages focused work, rest, and writer-to-writer inspiration through
after dinner discussions of pre-assigned readings and exploring topics such
as a Christian aesthetic and writing as a vocation (vs. job). The
retreat is sponsored by the
Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center.
The retreat will be facilitated by authors
David &
Marcy Alves of
Frontline Ministries
in
New England.
Online Courses
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InScribe Online Courses
Canadian
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Absolute Classes
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Advanced Fiction Writing - Created by Randy Ingermanson. Courses online, also subscribe to
his free monthly
Advanced
Fiction Writing E-zine.
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Barnes & Noble - offering free online writing courses
- Christian Writers Guild - offers courses via email for youth, adults,
also contests and conferences.
- Linda Formichelli
- offers helps, online courses
- Inspired Authors - various genre, some free courses
- Mystery & Suspense
Writing Chapter of Romance Writers of America
- Odyssey Writing Workshop
offers free podcasts
of lectures from speakers at their intensive, six-week workshop for writers
of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, held each summer in Manchester, New
Hampshire. No special hardware or software is required.
- Ontario
Learn - Canadian, many courses offered.
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Judith Tarr - offers
camps, weekends with her horses, mentoring.
- UCLA Online Screenwriting Program
- Universal Class - classes on
short stories for children,
nonfiction for children & teens, and
in-depth plotting for children's fiction, among others.
- University of Waterloo
ON
- Vinemarc Literary Services - InScriber Marcia Laycock, short
courses, personal help
- Winghill:
Canadian Online writing courses
- Wordwrights Canada
- Canadian
Lessons in Writing the Poem, an online
course designed to help any who are serious about honing their poetic
craft. For further details, please visit the
website or
e-mail.
- Write a
Novel - a free online course and an excellent resource from Vancouver's
Capilano College.
Canadian
- The Writers Bureau
- Writer's College - correspondence courses
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Writer's
Digest Online Workshops - many courses and options offered.
- Writers University™ A division of the Writers Store®. Call
866-229-7483. Various courses, lengths, prices.
- Writers Village University
- for $69 + low registration fee, or a monthly fee, take unlimited classes
in many topics. They have over 250 courses
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Writer’s Workshop
(free) -
University of Illinois
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