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INTENSIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS IN POETRY, MEMOIR, FICTION, SCREENWRITING, AND PERSONAL ESSAY |
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HIKING IN THE NATURAL SPLENDOR OF MT. SAN JACINTO STATE PARK |
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ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS WITH SUCCESSFUL, PUBLISHED WRITERS |
| *TUITION, LODGING, ONE ON ONE CONSULTATION, WITH OPTIONAL ADVANCE WRITING SUBMISSION, GOURMET MEALS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR 2 NIGHTS, AND 2 DAYS. |
| *COST: $815 FOR SINGLE ROOM/$715 FOR SHARED ROOM |
| *2 TRACKS AVAILABLE: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE MASTER |
| *TO SIGN UP FOR THIS WRITING RETREAT, A $200 DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED. PAYMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE. ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT! |
| *FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MARILYN@WRITINGPAD.COM OR CALL 323-333-2954. |
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| ABOUT JESSICA BRODY: JESSICA BRODY HAS NINE BOOK DEALS, AND SHE IS ONLY 32 YEARS OLD. CURRENTLY OUT ON THE MARKET ARE HER ADULT NOVELS PUBLISHED BY ST. MARTIN'S PRESS: "THE FIDELITY FILES" AND "LOVE UNDER COVER", AND HER YOUNG ADULT NOVELS PUBLISHED BY FARRAR, STRAUS, GIROUX: "THE KARMA CLUB", AND "MY LIFE UNDECIDED". SHE RECENTLY SOLD FIVE MORE YOUNG ADULT TITLES TO MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S PUBLISHING GROUP. "52 REASONS TO HATE MY FATHER", WHICH WILL BE OUT IN SPRING 2012 AND "UNREMEMBERED", THE FIRST BOOK IN A NEW SCI-FI SERIES FOR TEENS, WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY 2013. BOTH BOOKS HAVE BEEN OPTIONED FOR FILM. SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM SMITH COLLEGE. |
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| ABOUT HEATHER HAVRILESKY: HEATHER HAVRILESKY IS THE AUTHOR OF THE MEMOIR "DISASTER PREPAREDNESS" (RIVERHEAD, 2011) WHICH WAS PRAISED FOR ITS "HUMANE SAGACITY" IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND ITS "UNIQUELY ENDEARING VOICE--ALWAYS WITTY, OFTEN SELF-DEPRECATING" IN THE PARIS REVIEW. SHE IS A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, WAS SALON.COM'S TV CRITIC FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND CO-CREATED THE POPULAR CARTOON "FILLER" FOR SUCK.COM. HER WRITING HAS APPEARED IN THE LA TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES, BOOKFORUM, SPIN, THE AWL, NEW YORK MAGAZINE AND NPR'S "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED," AMONG OTHERS. SHE HOLDS A BA FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY. |
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| ABOUT MARILYN FRIEDMAN: MARILYN HAS TAUGHT WRITING IN THE BAY AREA AND IN LOS ANGELES FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, INCLUDING CLASSES AT PIXAR, WALT DISNEY STUDIOS, THE WRITING SALON, AND THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITERS CONFERENCE. HER POETRY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN PEARL, SQUAW VALLEY REVIEW, CALIFORNIA QUARTERLY, KARAMU, AND THE GREAT AMERICAN POETRY SHOW. SHE HAS WRITTEN ARTICLES ON LOVE AND DATING FOR MATCH.COM AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A MEMOIR ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES AS A SWING DANCER AND A COLLECTION OF WORK INAPPROPRIATE POEMS. MARILYN HAS A BA IN ENGLISH AND WRITING FROM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN AND A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY. |
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