Field's End Writers' Conference April 18, 2009

Field's End's fourth-annual writers' conference takes place at beautiful Kiana Lodge on the shores of Agate Passage, just north of Bainbridge Island. Enjoy a day of camaraderie, inspiration, and learning about the art and craft of writing.

Keynote speaker: "Grammar Girl" Mignon Fogarty
Opening speaker: Jim Lynch

Workshop presenters: Kathleen Alcala, Elizabeth Austen, Lana Hechtman Ayers, Royce Buckingham, Carol Cassella, Jonathan Evison, Waverly Fitzgerald, Mary Guterson, Paul Hanson, Grace Jackson, Priscilla Long, George Shannon, Michael Dylan Welch.

NEW FOR 2009!
• Post-Conference reading featuring poet Michael Dylan Welch and others
• Jump Start moderated freewrite with author Mary Guterson
• Participant open mic moderated by poet Lana Ayers
• Wind Down creativity workshop with creative coach Grace Jackson

The conference also includes break-out sessions, hands-on workshops, a delicious salmon buffet lunch, and plenty of time to meet and discuss the writing life with fellow writers.

Official Website: http://www.fieldsend.org/Conference.html