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CONTACT: Diana Hunter, School of Continuing Education, UVU
Phone: (801)863-7427
Email: hunterdi@uvsc.edu
July 10, 2007
Orson Scott Card Presents Writing Workshops at UVU
OREM - UVU Conferences & Workshops is sponsoring two workshops in August for serious writers: Uncle Orson's Writing Class and Literary Boot Camp. The workshops are taught by Orson Scott Card, author of many novels which are widely read by adults and younger readers. Card's writing ranges from traditional sci-fi (The Memory of Earth; Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus) to biblical novels (Stone Tables; Rachel & Leah), from contemporary fantasies (Magic Street; Enchantment; Lost Boys) to books on writing (Characters and Viewpoint; How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy). His "Tales of Alvin Maker" series (beginning with Seventh Son) reinvented medieval fantasy in an American frontier setting.
According to Readersread.com, "Orson Scott Card is a great teacher. Writers will appreciate his thorough teachings about the craft of writing and his explanations of why a writer should or should not do something. Card is also very encouraging in his tone, and helps motivate writers to write. Highly recommended."
Uncle Orson's Writing Class and Literary Boot Camp are for writers of any kind of fiction, and are also valuable for screenwriters and playwrights.
Uncle Orson's Writer's Class for novice and experienced writers will be held August 13 and 14, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily. Registration is $175 per person. Students in Uncle Orson's Writing class take part in two days of discussions, lectures, and idea sessions, right along with participants in the Literary Boot Camp.
Literary Boot Camp will be held August 13 - August 18 and is open to writers of college-age and older who are serious about a writing career. Registration is $725. Following the two-day Uncle Orson's Writing Class, the Boot Camp writers go on with four additional days of intense creating and critiquing new stories developed at the beginning of the week all under the leadership of noted author Orson Scott Card.
Housing and meals are not included in the workshops. Participants wishing to attend must register with a $175 deposit and submit the first page only of a short story. For more information or to register for either class visit www.uvsc.edu/conted/c&w or call 801-863-8894. Enrollment for Literary Boot Camp is limited to no more than 18 participants and is by application only.