Wonderland Book Club, facilitated by Alice Osborn,
co-sponsored by the NC Writers Network
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr., Suite 106, Raleigh, NC 27609
Friday, May 25 Time: 10:00 – noon Register Here
We will discuss Accidental Birds of the Carolinas by NC author Marjorie Hudson. Marjorie will be joining us for our discussion! This collection of short stories was named one of two honorable mentions (along with The Art of Fielding) for the Pen/Hemingway Award for First Fiction. For more information about Wonderland Book Club: http://meetup.com/wonderlandbookclub
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Criticism and Column Writing Secrets Revealed! with Craig D. Lindsey
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC 27609
NEW DATE – Saturday, May 5 Time: 2:30-5:30pm Cost: $49
Light Refreshments: Registration: Click Here
Want to be a critic? You need to have an impressive wealth of knowledge, a strong voice and a competent grasp of the English language in order to be a good, professional critic.
Join us with former News & Observer film critic/pop-culture columnist Craig D. Lindsey, who will teach the necessary tools, skills and guidelines needed for those who’ve always wanted to be like Roger Ebert, but didn’t know where to begin. He will also instruct students on what is needed in order to become a professional columnist.
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Signing for Alice Osborn’s new book of poetry, After the Steaming Stops
Location: NOFO @ the Pig in Raleigh’s Five Points neighborhood, 2014 Fairview Rd, Raleigh, NC 27608
Sunday, May 6 Time: 11-2pm
Join Alice at her signing at NOFO to celebrate the release of her new book of poetry. Bring out the whole family for NOFO’s amazing Sunday brunch. Alice’s poetry book and NOFO’s gift store makes for great gift choices for Mother’s Day, May 12th!
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Wine Tasting and Book Signing for Alice Osborn’s After the Steaming Stops
Location: Vinos Finos y Picadas Wine and Tapas Bar, Lafayette Village Shopping Center
8450 Honeycutt Rd, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27615
Tuesday, May 8 Time: 5:30-7pm
Join Alice for a free wine tasting and book signing at Vinos Finos y Picadas Wine and Tapas Bar to celebrate her new book of poetry. Vinos Finos y Picadas is a South American wine bar with over 350 wines by the glass, bottle or case. The wine bar features the largest South American wine medley in the USA representing the world’s best value. The store has won awards for having a winning wine list and top chef according to Midtown Magazine. Don’t miss this new hot spot to enjoy great wine, food and pick up a great book. Remember Mother’s Day is just around the corner! Wine and books make great gifts!
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Sharing Your Story with Alice Osborn
Location: Only at Barnhill’s, 811 Burke St. , Winston-Salem NC 27101
Wed. May 9 Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Fee: $30 includes lunch and one of Alice’s books (After the Steaming Stops or Unfinished Projects)
To Register Email: stacy@onlyatbarnhills.com
Have you been told you should write a book? Or that you have a story that needs to be told?
Then this workshop led by experienced writer Alice Osborn will help you get started writing your memoir. Writing exercises and Alice’s gentle and focused feedback will help you generate memorable prose using fresh writing techniques. Alice will also discuss some do’s and don’ts in memoir writing and memoir’s inevitable privacy issues. All passionate writers welcome! Come prepared to write and create.
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Memoir One Day Intensive Workshop
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC 27609
Thursday, May 10 Time: 9-4pm
Fee: $99 EARLY BIRD (before 5/1) and $149 after
Registration: Click here
Have you been told you should write a book? Or that you have a story that needs to be told? Then this one day concentrated memoir workshop led by experienced writer Alice Osborn will help you get started writing your memoir. Writing exercises and Alice’s gentle and focused feedback will help you generate memorable prose using fresh writing techniques. Alice will also discuss some do’s and don’ts in memoir writing and memoir’s inevitable privacy issues All passionate writers welcome! Come prepared to write and create. Bonus: all participants will receive a complimentary edit (up to 5 pages) of writing completed during this workshop.
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Fiction Editing Boot Camp with Alice Osborn
Location: Online Webinar Series (Call numbers for Go To Meeting will be provided upon registration)
Three consecutive Tuesdays: May 15, 22 and 29 Time: 3-4:15 pm
Cost: $149 Register Online Here
This intensive online workshop series is for editors and writers who are interested in breaking into freelance fiction editing or who want to advance their skills. This is a healthy marketplace for novelists submitting to agents or directly to the marketplace through self publishing–they need editors and this class will teach you how to be a successful freelance fiction editor! This three-week series will cover the publishing process and will give you confidence with specific editing concerns such as timelines, characters, point of view, revision and more. Also, students will gain more confidence with copyediting, rewriting, logic, flow, voice, point of view, characterization, setting, and more. On the freelance business end, we’ll also discuss time management, communication, and other smart business practices. This webinar series will be recorded so you won’t miss the lesson if you cannot make the “live” class. Besides being a successful freelance fiction editor, Alice Osborn has her MA in Rhetoric and Composition from NC State, is a former English teacher and current creative writing teacher and is the author of three books of poetry. In addition, she is also the editor an upcoming fiction anthology from Main Street Rag.
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Killer Story Ideas for Newspapers, Magazines and Websites with Lewis Beale
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC 27609
Thursday, May 17 Time: 11:30-1:30 pm, bring your own lunch! Dessert provided.
Fee: $29 Registration: Click Here
Ever wonder how successful writers come up with story ideas that editors go for? This workshop will show you how to identify good stories and pitch them. Workshop leader Lewis Beale is a veteran journalist who has worked for newspapers in New York, Los Angeles and Detroit, and has freelanced for dozens of outlets, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, USA Weekend, and CNN.com.
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Main Street Rag Final Friday Reading Series featuring Alice Osborn
Location: Vin Master Wine Bar, 2000 South Blvd., Suite 610, Charlotte, NC
Friday, May 25 Time: 7-9pm
Alice will read selections from her new book, After the Steaming Stops as well as recite several classic favorites. Co-sponsored by Iodine Poetry Journal and Main Street Rag with hosts Jonathan Rice & M. Scott Douglass. Open Mike follows. Sign up for open mike must be in person before 7:15. For details: Click Here
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POETRIO at Malaprop’s Bookstore, featuring Alice Osborn in Asheville, NC
Location: Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café 55 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
Sunday, June 3, 2012 Time: 3-4:30pm
Alice will read selections from her new book, After the Steaming Stops. Other featured readers: TBA. For more information, Click Here
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Alice Osborn presents Effective Email Etiquette at the Femfessionals Luncheon
Hosted by FemCity Cary
Location: Shula’s 347 Grill at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, One Europa Dr.
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Friday, June 22 Time: 11:30-1:30pm Fee: $35
This is a not-to-miss seminar for anyone who emails for business! Do you often wonder if you’re sending the right message via email? Is your email persona costing you colleagues, clients and friends? In this presentation you’ll learn how to maximize your subject/greeting/signature lines, how make your message clear, how to properly use the bcc/cc address lines and also learn what’s acceptable grammar and punctuation in your personal and business emails. Your email correspondence reflects on you, so make sure you’re writing in your best professional light.
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Poetry Hickory at Taste Full Beans, featuring Alice Osborn in Hickory, NC
Location: Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse Tues. Sept 11, 2012 Time: 5:30-7pm
Open mic readers will precede Alice and the other featured reader. NC Writer’s Network Writers’ Night Out starts at 4pm. For more info, Click Here
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“Online Classes”
Writing Your Memoirs with Alice Osborn sponsored by Savvy Authors
April 30, 2012—May 27, 2012 Cost: $20 (basic member) and $10 (premium member)
Registration: Click Here
Have you been told you have a story that needs to be told? We all have a life story inside of us, but we may feel that what we’ve experienced is not relevant or important. Nonsense! Everyone has a voice and everyone has a story that needs to be shared with others. In this four week workshop, you’ll learn how to harness the power of your stories for future generations, and that what you’ve learned over a lifetime is a treasure. We will discuss the ingredients of a great memoir, dialogue, summary, scene and also publication.
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Creating Fresh Content for Your Blog with Alice Osborn sponsored by Savvy Authors
June 18, 2012 – June 24, 2012 Cost: $20 (basic member) and $15 (premium member) Registration: Click Here
Blogs grow and attract readers because of their content and because they help readers solve problems. Join experienced blogger Alice Osborn as she shares tips and tricks on gathering ideas, creating the perfect headline, and helping authors create posts that are relevant to their readers. All of these techniques have proven results! Most of all, Alice will drive home that blogs need to be reader centered and they need to answer the question: why should I care?
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Get Fabulous on Facebook in a Fortnight
July 9, 2012 – July 22, 2012 Cost: $20 (basic member) and $10 (premium member) Register Here
Are you still trying to figure out what’s all the fuss about Facebook? With Facebook reaching over 500 million users, we need to pay attention to this social media platform or lose your next reader. Facebook needs to be part of your overall marketing plan and this workshop will help you create an incredible social media presence that will give you followers and social media clout. We’ll discuss setting up a Facebook Page, enhancing your Facebook profile, managing your online time, learning the grammar/etiquette of social media, all so you’ll take away valuable insight to let the world know about your book!
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The Business of Creative Writing sponsored by Savvy Authors.com with Alice Osborn
October 1, 2012 – October 14, 2012
Cost: $25 (basic member) and $15 (premium member)
Registration: Click Here
These days even if you’re a great writer, no one will know unless you work the business of writing. Writing is a war of attrition, and the writers who keep working on their craft and think like an entrepreneur are the ones who will succeed. In this workshop experienced instructor and writer Alice Osborn will discuss networking, maintaining submission logs, tracking expenses and income, cash flow, and social media, blogs and marketing. This workshop will also help you with crafting that all-important query letter and making sure you have the confidence to sell yourself and your writing. All genres and all levels are welcome to attend this three-week intensive workshop, which will include video and webcasts. Participants are recommended to have a website and/or blog prior to beginning this class.
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D.G. Martin of 1360 WCHL Chapel Hill “Who’s Talking” and UNC-TV’s Bookwatch interviewed myself and NC Writers’ Network Executive Director Ed Southern. Here’s the podcast!
Be one of the first to order Alice’s new book of poetry, Unfinished Projects
(Main Street Rag Publishing Company, release date Jan 2011)
Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys/October Sky and The Dinosaur Hunter, says:
“She uses words like a master potter—molding the clay of the mind into vessels that hold not things, but life, place, and time.” Order here for your advanced copy: http://www.mainstreetrag.com/AOsborn.html
($6 + shipping/handling)
