Michigan Writers News & Events

Anne-Marie Oomen

Fleda Brown

Two great opportunities are coming up this summer at the Interlochen College of Creative Arts. Michigan Writers is offering a limited number of partial scholarships to the first workshop, the Interlochen Writer’s Intensive to be held June 16-19. Get your application in soon to receive a $100 Michigan Writers discount: $289 instead of $389.

The Interlochen Writers' Intensive is a retreat opportunity for writers of all levels to engage in and discipline their craft in one of three genres: fiction, poetry and life writing. Participants will explore the genre of their choice through readings, conversation, lectures, field trips and gatherings. The Writers' Intensive offers four days of generative writing with outstanding instructors, nurturing the novice and expert alike. 

The faculty includes:

• Artistic Director & Life Writing Instructor: Anne-Marie Oomen, Author and Interlochen Arts Academy Instructor of Creative Writing
• Poetry Instructor: Fleda Brown, retired Professor of English and former Poet Laureate of Delaware
• Fiction Instructor: Steve Amick, author of The Lake, the River & The Other Lake

For more information, visit www.interlochen.org/college/2008_program_offerings/2008_writers_intensive

Also coming up this summer is the Interlochen Screenwriting Workshop from August 5 –10. Registration is
$389. The workshop’s artistic director is John Warren, writer/ producer/ director of television and motion picture industry.

The Interlochen Screenwriting Workshop is a unique immersion opportunity for the serious novice or advanced writer. Discuss, develop and write your script ideas in one-on-one and small group settings. Sessions will address topics including: Structure, Getting it onto the Page, The Pitch, Character Development, Writing the Scene, The Script and the Market and much more. Through the process of the Interlochen Screenwriting Workshop, participants will generate an outline of a new script to go forward and write a powerful first-draft.
 
Applicants must submit a treatment, one to five pages in length, based on the screenplay you wish to write. This can be based on an original idea or a book adaptation. E-mail your treatment files in Microsoft Word of PDF format to college@interlochen.org in addition to completing the workshop registration form.

For more information, visit www.interlochen.org/college/2008_screenwriting_workshop