Dear Producer,
The North Carolina Writers' Network will host our annual Spring Conference on Saturday, April 23, at UNCG. Elon professor Greg Shemkovitz will lead a fiction session, "Make Something of Nothing."
Would WSOE 89.3 FM be interested in featuring Greg on an upcoming segment?
Greg teaches writing and literature at Elon. He holds an MFA from UNC-Greensboro. His fiction has appeared in Foundling Review, Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Prick of the Spindle, and elsewhere. His debut novel, Lot Boy (Sunnyoutside Press 2015), was a finalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award: http://www.gregshemkovitz.wordpress.com.
In his session, "Make Something of Nothing," registrants will look at how writers can enhance a narrative by bringing gravity to the ordinary. By letting the concrete bear the weight of the abstract--whether through symbolism, metaphor, simile, or even through gesture--a simple narrative moment can take on a whole new layer of tension. They will look at how to identify existing unutilized objects in a scene and how to complicate a moment by giving attention to an otherwise overlooked element, always in the hopes of bringing depth to the narrative and enhancing the emotions we feel for these characters. Workshop attendees will participate in short writing activities and should be prepared with a pen or pencil.
The North Carolina Writers' Network 2016 Spring Conference features intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as publisher exhibits, on-site "lunch with an author" readings, an open mic, and the second installment of Slush Pile Live! The faculty includes poets Vievee Francis, Matthew Olzmann, and Jennifer Whitaker; fiction writers Quinn Dalton and Travis Mulhauser; and creative nonfiction writers Jim Minick and Mylene Dressler. The keynote speaker is Greensboro fiction writer Michael Parker. Complete conference info is here.
May I put you in touch with Greg, or talk about what a possible interview might entail?
Thanks so much, and I look forward to hearing from you.
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Charles Fiore
Communications Director
North Carolina Writers' Network
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The North Carolina Writers' Network will host our annual Spring Conference on Saturday, April 23, at UNCG. Elon professor Greg Shemkovitz will lead a fiction session, "Make Something of Nothing."
Would WSOE 89.3 FM be interested in featuring Greg on an upcoming segment?
Greg teaches writing and literature at Elon. He holds an MFA from UNC-Greensboro. His fiction has appeared in Foundling Review, Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Prick of the Spindle, and elsewhere. His debut novel, Lot Boy (Sunnyoutside Press 2015), was a finalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award: http://www.gregshemkovitz.wordpress.com.
In his session, "Make Something of Nothing," registrants will look at how writers can enhance a narrative by bringing gravity to the ordinary. By letting the concrete bear the weight of the abstract--whether through symbolism, metaphor, simile, or even through gesture--a simple narrative moment can take on a whole new layer of tension. They will look at how to identify existing unutilized objects in a scene and how to complicate a moment by giving attention to an otherwise overlooked element, always in the hopes of bringing depth to the narrative and enhancing the emotions we feel for these characters. Workshop attendees will participate in short writing activities and should be prepared with a pen or pencil.
The North Carolina Writers' Network 2016 Spring Conference features intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as publisher exhibits, on-site "lunch with an author" readings, an open mic, and the second installment of Slush Pile Live! The faculty includes poets Vievee Francis, Matthew Olzmann, and Jennifer Whitaker; fiction writers Quinn Dalton and Travis Mulhauser; and creative nonfiction writers Jim Minick and Mylene Dressler. The keynote speaker is Greensboro fiction writer Michael Parker. Complete conference info is here.
May I put you in touch with Greg, or talk about what a possible interview might entail?
Thanks so much, and I look forward to hearing from you.
--
Charles Fiore
Communications Director
North Carolina Writers' Network
Charles@ncwriters.org
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