2008 DuBois-Chesnutt Writing Institute, Aug. 2 August 1, 2008

Aspiring authors and accomplished writers alike are invited to the 2008 DuBois-Chesnutt Writing Institute in Idlewild, Mich., on Aug. 2. The event is conducted in tandem with the annual Idlewild Jazz Festival. Daylong writing workshops (from 1- 7:30 p.m.) feature bestselling author Elizabeth Atkins (White Chocolate, Dark Secret and Twilight (penned with Billy Dee Williams) delivering keynote remarks to open the event. Other sessions cover writing Romantica®, using poetry principles to strengthen prose, self-publishing and book marketing. Workshop presenters will close the afternoon session with a look at thoughts on “The Right to Make My Dreams Come True.” The day ends with the spoken word stylings of Antwidamala “Justice” Umbiya and open mic poetry.
An Idlewild Jazz Festival ticket – $35 before July 1 and $40 after that date – provides admission to the DuBois-Chesnutt Writing Institute. For more information and to register for the workshops, visit www.stefanieworth.com/08workshop or call 248.893.4553. Jazz festival tickets, destination maps, lodging info, vendor opportunities and more are available online at www.idlewildjazzfest.com and by calling 313.965.0505. Or visit www.myspace.com/idlewildwriters.

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