The Writer’s Center will be hosting a number of events during the 2009 Bethesda Literary Festival on April 17 and 18.
Friday, April 17 at 7:30 P.M.
The Writer's Center will host a reading and discussion with Kimberly Dozier (CBS News Correspondent who was wounded in Baghdad in 2006) and E.J. Dionne (Washington Post columnist).
For further information about this event or to register, visit the Web site here.
Saturday Events, April 18
Noon-5:00 P.M
Meet editors and publishers of literary journals and small presses at the Small Press Fair. Participants include The National Endowment for the Arts, Abbey, Barrelhouse, Cherokee Books, The Delmarva Review, Gargoyle/Paycock Press, GirlChild Press, Gival Press. Kings Estate Press, Little Patuxent Review, little press books, Poet Lore, Potomac Review, Pretend Genius, Settlement House, Toad Hall Press, Washington Writers' Publishing House, SFWP, and Wineberry Press.
For further information about this event or to register, visit the Web site here.
1:00-2:30 P.M.
Creative Writing for Younger Children with long-time Writer's Center Workshop Leader Sally Canzoneri. This is a free activity "workshop" for kids.
7:30 P.M.
Poetry reading by David Keplinger and Michael Collier. The reading will be followed by a reception and book signing.
For further information about this event or to register, visit the Web site here.
8:30 P.M.
Bethesda Idol
The Writer's Center hosts Bethesda Idol. Similar to the pop culture TV show, this will be an opportunity to have your work judged by industry professionals: literary agents Deborah Grosvenor (from Kneerim & Williams) Jeff Kleinman (from Folio Literary Management) and Paige Wheeler (from Folio Literary Management).To participate, please STAPLE together your entry in the following order: (1) a cover sheet with your project's name, genre, and "tag line" (a one-to three-sentence description of your story), (2) one-page query letter addressed to "Dear Agent," and (3) the first three pages of your book. DO NOT include identifying information on any page of your submission. All genres are welcome (except children's, young adult, poetry, plays, or screenplays). Prizes include free tuition to a multi-session Writer's Center workshop (up to a $345 value), and a free one-year membership to The Writer's Center. Please bring submissions to The Writer's Center no later than 8:15 P.M.
For further information about this event or to register, visit the Web site here.
