…the grass has ris.
We had our winter early
and hard and the east has been clobbered, but it feels fresh in Utah.
Just wanted to extend a
thank you to Julie Daines for an enlightening talk at the Pleasant Grove
Library and to those who arranged it. That’s how some writers greeted the
equinox. First chapters are first impressions and Julie gave us tips to make
them shine.
Other Utah writers were in
attendance, several of them contributors to this blog. It is said our writing
community has caught the attention of New York and other publishing circles.
After months of knowing these writers online, it was enjoyable meeting them
face to face.
Our community is strong
because we are engaged in sharing it. This UCW blog has speakers scheduled
monthly into the fall. The next one has Carol Lynch Williams, a friend to
children writers and a strong influence in the raising of craft of Utah
writing. SCBWI runs informal critique sessions the fourth Wednesday and
Thursday and meets in both Utah and Salt Lake County. LD Storymakers is an
annual event that comes up in April and Carol’s superb WIFYR conference runs
again this June. Sherry Meidell held her illustrators session this year and
there was a writing retreat last this month at Sundance. And, if you read
this in time and have nothing to do, make your way to Shannon Hale’s Writing
for Charity at the Provo Library. It happens today and probably has already
started. Details can be found here.
There are a lot of writing events going on in the state.
Because there is so much
going on, it would be nice to see them all in one place. Perhaps the Facebook
page Scott Rhoades set up would be a better place to share them. For now, here
is a list of events through spring and into summer. I’ve probably missed some;
please leave comment to share others you know of.
Local Up-Coming Writing
Events
-Wed. 3/26 - SCBWI Salt
Lake critique session - 7:00pm Millcreek Library
-Thu. 3/27 - SCBWI Utah
County critique session - 7:00pm Orem Public Library
-Sat. 3/29 - Southern Utah SCBWI Spring Workshop - Cedar City, UT
-Sat. 3/29 - Southern Utah SCBWI Spring Workshop - Cedar City, UT
-Thu. 4/18 - UCW blog
event: Carol Lynch Williams and Cheri Earl Pray on writing partnerships -
Pleasant Grove, UT
-Wed. 4/23 - SCBWI Salt
Lake critique session - 7:00pm Millcreek Library
-Thu. 4/24 - SCBWI Utah
County critique session - 7:00pm Orem Public Library
-April 24-26 - LDStorymakers Writing Conference - Layton,
UT
-Thu. 5/15 - UCW event:
editor’s panel - Pleasant Grove, UT
-Wed. 5/28 - SCBWI Salt
Lake critique session - 7:00pm Millcreek Library
-Thu. 5/29 - SCBWI Utah
County critique session - 7:00pm Orem Public Library
-June 16-20 - Writing and
Illustrating For Young Readers 2014 Conference - Sandy, UT (If I
may interject a personal bias, WIFYR is one of the best things writers can do
for themselves.)
-Thu. 6/19 - UCW event:
Angie Lofthouse on dialog - Pleasant Grove, UT
-Wed. 6/25 - SCBWI Salt
Lake critique session - 7:00pm Millcreek Library
-Thu. 6/26 - SCBWI Utah
County critique session - 7:00pm Orem Public Library
Spring has sprung, the
grass has ris, Utah’s where the writing is.
(This article also posted at
http://writetimeluck.blogspot.com)
2 comments:
Bruce, thanks for posting that list of events. Please feel free to post reminders on the blog and Facebook pages.
As I posted on this blog at the beginning of the year, I think this could be the year of the Utah Writer, and one of the ways to achieve that is by strengthening the community through all available resources.
Oh, and of course, it was great to finally meet you!
Of course, Facebook. Not up on social media as I should be. Year of Utah wrier sounds good to me.
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