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Writers
Retreat Workshop
Your novel. Your workshop. Your memories.
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"Somebody
like you... new to the writing game...dazzled by hope and uncertainty
and a glut of questions about writing, will get his or her work
published in the coming months. It might as well be you."
--Gary
Provost (late WRW founder)
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WRW is an exciting time. These were ten of the best days of my life. In fact, on the second full day I phoned my wife to say that even if the workshop were to end right then, I would have already received my money's worth.
-- Bill L., TN |
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Read
more comments from participants and staff of Writers Retreat Workshop.
We're
also happy to put you in contact with someone from your area that's attended
this unique workshop for novelists of all genres.
Visit our
photo page
for past WRW events memorable moments.
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 Writers
Retreat Workshop: 2011
June 17 - 26, 2011
Mount Saint Josephs Retreat Center
Owensboro, KY
Early Registration is now OPEN.
Visit the Retreat
page for more information.
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40th WRW
June 17 - 26, 2011
Mount Saint Josephs Retreat Center
Owensboro, KY
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40th WRW
June 17 - 26, 2011
GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED EARLY 2011
We were thrilled to welcome to WRW 2010:
NYT bestselling thriller author Michael Palmer, (The Last Surgeon, Miracle Cure, Extreme Measures), WRW Grad and NYT bestselling romance novelist Janet Chapman (Wedding the Highlander, Moonlight Warrior), debut novelist Daniel Palmer (Delirious - March 2011), Tor/Forge (Macmillan) editor Kristin Sevick, and literary agent Katharine Sands (Sarah Jane Freymann Lit Agency).
Also, our amazing and talented WRW co-founder Gail Provost Stockwell. All prepared to work with you, an intimate limited registrant group, during an incredible challenging and inspiring week at the Writers Retreat Workshop.
And our fabulous WRW Core staff, Jason Sitzes, Lorin Oberweger, and Roman White.
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WRW 2009 (two sessions) included author Diana Rowland, author Les Edgerton, WRW Grad and authors Jack Getze and Kimberly Frost, literary agents Stephen Barbara (Foundry), lit agent Cricket Freeman (August Lit), lit agent Donald Maass (Maass Agency), author TJ MacGregor, author Will Lavender, author Brett Witter, and WRW Grad and author Barbara Bentley.
WRW
2008 staff included 2007 Agatha Award Winning and best-selling mystery
author Nancy Pickard, and WRW Grad and Rocky Mountain Writer of
Year author Christine Goff, Literary Agent Matt Bialer (Sanford
J. Greenburger Agency), Literary agent Cherry Weiner, author Sheila
Williams, and NYT best-selling author Will Lavender. And as always our amazing core WRW staff, editor-in-residence Lorin Oberweger, Roman
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Oct 14 - 17
A Weekend With Your Revision: Fine Art of the Rewrite (open to the public)
Oct 17 - 23
Fall Writing Retreat open to graduates of Writers Retreat Workshop and the Donald Maass Breakout Novel Intensive Workshops.
We are combining an intensive manuscript revision workshop (October 14-17) with our annual autumn writing retreat (Oct 17-23). You can participate in the week, the weekend revision workshop only, or join us for both at a savings over the full weekend.
Visit the Fall Retreat and Revision Weekend page for full details.
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WRW
Professional Editorial Services
Editorial
Interested in a professional manuscript evaluation
before sending to an agent, or a thorough report to cut down the
number of rejections you receive? Need a professional core WRW staff
member to walk with you through every element of your novel (by
mail or a 1-1 personal course)? Our Editorial Services feature partial
to complete manuscript evaluations, general and advanced writing
instruction, and editorial assistance for select nonfiction projects
NOW SCHEDULING Spring 2010 projects.
"I
learned more from this evaluation from Jason than
I learned from four years of college, three years
as an editor/proofreader, ten years as a freelance
writer, the publishing of a book, and attending one
of the best writer's conferences in the country. I
can't recommend this service enough. It's worth decades
of practical experience."
--Tom W., San Diego
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"I
had the opportunity to work with Jason Sitzes and
found him...a creative, talented editor who excels
at making useful suggestions regarding story line
and characterization. I found his ideas and prodding
essential to significantly improving my novel, Reign
of the Rat. My publisher agreed. We plan to work
with him on concurrent novels. In addition, working
with Jason opened up new paths that were exciting
and fun to explore."
-- late Dr. Gil Smolin, San Francisco, Reign
of the Rat
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Ghostwriting
Professional ghostwriting for select fiction and
nonfiction projects.
Client referrals available.
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WRW
Staff and Participant Publications
Who has participated in WRW past and present? Peruse
and order from the collection of books authored by former and current
staff and students of WRW.
Featuring the works of the late WRW founder, Gary Provost. If you've
never read Gary's 100
Ways To Improve Your Writing, you must. It's small,
it's thorough, and can still be found year after year selling strong
in national chain bookstores. Also, a must-have for any writer is
Gary's acclaimed Make
Your Words Work.
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WRW
Products
The complete line of WRW products including Gary's
Audio Novel Writing Workshop and the 6-hour Video Novel
Workshop. Books, CDs, and all WRW registration information can
be found at our store. Click on the Products page once you arrive
at our store front.
Be sure to take advantage of our Spring Discount on Gary's CD and DVD. We encourage you to take advantage of these discounts and start your 2010 off with the "writer's writer" himself walking you through his acclaimed novel-writing course. |
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Scholarship
Information
Robin Hardy Scholarship
Congrats to Alison Marlow (England) our 2010 Robin Hardy Scholarship winner.
Congrats to Darcy Maloney and Marie Radanovich our 2009 Robin Hardy Scholarship winners.
Congrats to
Maya Sloan, our 2008 Robin Hardy Scholarship winner (WRW project High Before Homeroom published 2010).
Gary Provost Scholarship
Congrats to Julie Winterling, recipient of
the 2010 Gary Provost Scholarship.
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WRW Newsletter and Informational
Downloads
2008 WRW Family Newsletter Included: Can Writing Be Taught by WRW founder Gary Provost; Pushing Through the Rainbow by WRW Director Jason S Sitzes; A Letter to Gail by author Vonda Skelton; One Man's Outlet by syndicated columnist and WRW Grad David Chartrand; novel excerpts by scholarship winners Diane Lacombe and Sally Shires; and staff/student 2008 Kudos.
2007 WRW Family Newsletter
2006 WRW Family Newsletter
2005 WRW Family Newsletter
2004
WRW Family Newsletter Included:
A message from Gail, Message from the Major (late Gary Provost
from his book Make Your Words Work), novel excerpts from 2004
Gary Provost Scholarship winner Jo Kohn and 2003 Robin Hardy Scholarship
winner Larry Kay, plus articles from last year's participants Philip
Sharp (England) and Christine Smith (Canada), an article from Editorial
Director Lorin Oberweger, and director Jason Sitzes. Plus, Kudos
updating the latest news from past and present WRW staff and students.
2003 WRW Family
Newsletter available. Included in the 2003 issue: Gail's
Reflections by Gail Provost Stockwell, and a Message from the
Major, Gary Provost (from his book The Freelance Writer's Handbook).
Also; Can Your Novel Pass this Test? by Elizabeth Lyon, Don't
Settle for First Thoughts by Jason Sitzes, A Class of One:
Returning Student's Perspective by JO Kohn, and On Fate and
Hyperbole by Melissa Chipman. Plus, a full page of student/staff
kudos, and segments from novels-in-progress written by 2003 Gary Provost
Scholarship winner Dennis Bounds and 2002 Robin Hardy Scholarship
winner Melissa Ryan Chipman.
2002 WRW Family
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Book Spotlight
Medical thriller novelist Michael Palmer has long been a friend to WRW. A regular staff member with the late Gary Provost (co-founder of WRW), Michael joined us for our 2010 workshop in Owensboro, KY. We're thrilled to highlight Palmer's latest thriller, The Last Surgeon, available now.
Palmer's description of the book; "Three years after a fatal botched operation, the nine people who were present in the OR that day begin to die one by one--all of accidents, suicide, or natural causes."
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Newest
Releases from WRW Current or Past Participants and Staff |
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Susan Goodwill 
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