Sherlock Holmes as Science Fiction
Presentation: In the late Victorian era, the techniques Doyle’s detective used in his stories didn’t exist. Join Retired Army pathologist and crime writer Bradley Harper for a whirlwind review of the history of forensic science and how the Great Detective inspired the world’s first crime lab. The Game’s afoot!
Contact: Bradley Harper MD
bharper1888@gmail.com
757-240-9862
http://WWW.BHarperAuthor.Com
Fee: $150 and the opportunity to sell his books afterward.
Contact: Bradley Harper MD
bharper1888@gmail.com
757-240-9862
http://WWW.BHarperAuthor.Com
Fee: $150 and the opportunity to sell his books afterward.
Inspiration
Adventure Inspires
From Seattle to Sitka in pictures and poetry.
It all began the day we bought a small trawler and named her Haiku. Four books later….
Sally Stiles has called four continents, six countries, nine states, and a small trawler home. She worked for fourteen years in NYC, first as an editor and writer for national magazines and, later, as an advertising executive. She has published eight books and over a hundred magazine articles in publications as diverse as Flying Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and The Louisville Review.
Sally holds a BA in English from Miami University (Ohio), a certificate in publishing from Radcliffe Publishing Program, and MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has taught fiction, memoire, and poetry at the college level.
Contact: Sally Stiles
writethestiles@cox.net
Fee: Free
It all began the day we bought a small trawler and named her Haiku. Four books later….
Sally Stiles has called four continents, six countries, nine states, and a small trawler home. She worked for fourteen years in NYC, first as an editor and writer for national magazines and, later, as an advertising executive. She has published eight books and over a hundred magazine articles in publications as diverse as Flying Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and The Louisville Review.
Sally holds a BA in English from Miami University (Ohio), a certificate in publishing from Radcliffe Publishing Program, and MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has taught fiction, memoire, and poetry at the college level.
Contact: Sally Stiles
writethestiles@cox.net
Fee: Free
East Africa
A Journey to Tanzania in Pictures, Poetry and Prose.
Author Sally Stiles takes you on an insider’s tour of East Africa and describes how living in a distant land inspired her—and transformed her writing.
Sally Stiles has called four continents, six countries, nine states, and a small trawler home. She worked for fourteen years in NYC, first as an editor and writer for national magazines and, later, as an advertising executive. She has published eight books and over a hundred magazine articles in publications as diverse as Flying Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and The Louisville Review.
Sally holds a BA in English from Miami University (Ohio), a certificate in publishing from Radcliffe Publishing Program, and MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has taught fiction, memoire, and poetry at the college level.
Contact: Sally Stiles
writethestiles@cox.net
Fee: Free
Author Sally Stiles takes you on an insider’s tour of East Africa and describes how living in a distant land inspired her—and transformed her writing.
Sally Stiles has called four continents, six countries, nine states, and a small trawler home. She worked for fourteen years in NYC, first as an editor and writer for national magazines and, later, as an advertising executive. She has published eight books and over a hundred magazine articles in publications as diverse as Flying Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and The Louisville Review.
Sally holds a BA in English from Miami University (Ohio), a certificate in publishing from Radcliffe Publishing Program, and MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has taught fiction, memoire, and poetry at the college level.
Contact: Sally Stiles
writethestiles@cox.net
Fee: Free
Memoir Writing
Telling Your Story
Patti Procopi firmly believes that everyone has a story to tell and she will give you some ideas on how to tell yours. She will walk you through the various methods and the audience can follow along with the power point presentation. The easiest way to start is with a question and answer books - 52 questions to tell the story of your life - that you can create for your children or grandchildren. But maybe you want to dig deeper and write a memoir. Procopi will explain the various types of memoirs and how to drill down to the story you most want to tell. The final option is to take the stories from your life and fictionalize them in novel form. There will be time at the end to ask questions and to discuss the ideas presented.
Contact Patti at
patti.pro@cox.net
Fee: Honorarium and the opportunity to sell her books afterward.
Contact Patti at
patti.pro@cox.net
Fee: Honorarium and the opportunity to sell her books afterward.
Poetry
AHA MOMENTS
Haiku as Inspiration
An interactive workshop to introduce you to the power of haiku.
Sally Stiles has called four continents, six countries, nine states, and a small trawler home. She worked for fourteen years in NYC, first as an editor and writer for national magazines and, later, as an advertising executive. She has published eight books and over a hundred magazine articles in publications as diverse as Flying Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and The Louisville Review.
Sally holds a BA in English from Miami University (Ohio), a certificate in publishing from Radcliffe Publishing Program, and MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has taught fiction, memoire, and poetry at the college level.
Contact: Sally Stiles
writethestiles@cox.net
Fee: Free
An interactive workshop to introduce you to the power of haiku.
Sally Stiles has called four continents, six countries, nine states, and a small trawler home. She worked for fourteen years in NYC, first as an editor and writer for national magazines and, later, as an advertising executive. She has published eight books and over a hundred magazine articles in publications as diverse as Flying Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and The Louisville Review.
Sally holds a BA in English from Miami University (Ohio), a certificate in publishing from Radcliffe Publishing Program, and MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has taught fiction, memoire, and poetry at the college level.
Contact: Sally Stiles
writethestiles@cox.net
Fee: Free
Formal Poetry
Discovering the Beauty and Freedom of Form
After writing less structured verse for some 30 years, I have gradually turned to explicitly formal poetry and discovered not only its challenges, but also—and more importantly—the paradoxical freedom form provides. I am now enthralled by it! In this presentation, I encourage the writer to see the way “rules” open up a poem to unexpected byways and how they often provide a key to underlying meanings that might otherwise remain unexpressed. In addition, they give the poem the music that is so crucial to making it memorable. The presentation concludes (if possible time-wise and desired by the group) with some writing time, and/or a question-and-answer session.
Contact: Sofia M. Starnes
4951 Burnley Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23188
757-9036381; 757- 220-8595
smstarnes@cox.net; www.sofiamstarnes.com
FEE: Negotiable
After writing less structured verse for some 30 years, I have gradually turned to explicitly formal poetry and discovered not only its challenges, but also—and more importantly—the paradoxical freedom form provides. I am now enthralled by it! In this presentation, I encourage the writer to see the way “rules” open up a poem to unexpected byways and how they often provide a key to underlying meanings that might otherwise remain unexpressed. In addition, they give the poem the music that is so crucial to making it memorable. The presentation concludes (if possible time-wise and desired by the group) with some writing time, and/or a question-and-answer session.
Contact: Sofia M. Starnes
4951 Burnley Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23188
757-9036381; 757- 220-8595
smstarnes@cox.net; www.sofiamstarnes.com
FEE: Negotiable
Writing
The Hero’s Journey and Jack the Ripper
Presentation: In 2019 Bradley Harper’s debut novel, A Knife in the Fog, was an Edgar’s Finalist, won Killer Nashville’s silver Falchion Award as Best Mystery, and became a Recommended Read by the Arthur Conan Doyle estate. Join Dr. Harper as he explains his use of the Hero’s Journey to craft his award-winning novel, now being developed for a possible movie adaptation.
Contact: Bradley Harper MD
bharper1888@gmail.com
757-240-9862
http://WWW.BHarperAuthor.Com
Fee: $150 and the opportunity to sell his books afterward.
Contact: Bradley Harper MD
bharper1888@gmail.com
757-240-9862
http://WWW.BHarperAuthor.Com
Fee: $150 and the opportunity to sell his books afterward.
Why I put a book down: BEST CURRVE
Presentation: In 2020, Brad Harper was one of seven Edgar for Best Novel judges. During that year, he was assigned 165 books to evaluate. Later, while a student in a master's program in Creative Writing, he formalized the most common reasons he’d put a book down before completing it. Let him share these common errors so your reader reads to the end.
Contact: Bradley Harper MD
bharper1888@gmail.com
757-240-9862
http://WWW.BHarperAuthor.Com
Fee: $150 and the opportunity to sell his books afterward.
Contact: Bradley Harper MD
bharper1888@gmail.com
757-240-9862
http://WWW.BHarperAuthor.Com
Fee: $150 and the opportunity to sell his books afterward.