“Nature Writing: Telling the Lake, Story by Story” with Mary Cuffe Perez explores the critical role that setting plays in poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Mary will teach ways of capturing the story a setting wants to tell according to time of day, weather, light and shadow.
A writing prompt you might get in Mary’s class: “A rowboat tied to the dock at Pyramid Lake is beckoning you to get in and row out to the island. What happens next?”
See the full workshop description here.
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“Tell Me a Story: How to Write a Picture Book in 4 Easy Lessons” with Linda Marshall explores the magic of the earliest books we share with children - and the ones we still remember vividly. Linda is an award-winning author with almost 24 traditionally published picture books. She will be teaching her method of creating memorable picture books.
Here’s a writing prompt you might get in Linda’s class: “Is there someone in your life whose story you want to tell? What part of their story do you want to share with children?”
See the full workshop description here.
Two of the Fall Writerfest faculty, the two Mainers, have recently signed book contracts. Clif Travers has signed with Down East Books for The Stones of Riverton, his collection of linked stories based on cemetery markers in a small Maine town. Due out in the summer of 2023.
Ellie O'Leary has signed with North Country Press for her memoir, Up Home Again, due out before the end of 2022.
No cover reveals yet, but they're coming.
