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SUMMARY:Contracts and Copyrights for Writers
DESCRIPTION:Every writer needs to know about the legal netherworld of contracts and copyrights.\nIn this one-session workshop\, author/lawyer Ken Ackerman covers the basic legal framework of how writers interact with publishers\, what copyrights are\, why they matter\, and how publishing contracts work — all with an eye toward defending your work in a rough and tumble world. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nHow to read a publishing contract and understand the basics of what rights you’re selling.\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nAll writers hoping to engage with the world of publishing.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/contracts-and-copyrights-for-writers/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Publishing,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:High Octane Grammar
DESCRIPTION:Make grammar your friend\, not your enemy!\nIn this one-session workshop\, Ken Ackerman shares his own secrets to get the most out of wordsmithing\, using simple rules of grammar to energize your writing like a fine-tuned engine. This workshop includes a refresher on grammar essentials\, strong verbs\, and sharp sentences to make your writing sing. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll:\n\nLearn how to polish your verbs\, paragraphs\, and sentences like fine silver.\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nAll writers.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/high-octane-grammar-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Mixed Genre,Workshop,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T190000
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SUMMARY:Researching and Writing your Family History
DESCRIPTION:This class is perfect for memoirists\, biographers\, or people just interested to learn where they came from or how to organize their family knowledge for children or grandchildren.\nHistorian/biographer Ken Ackerman shows the nuts and bolts of investigating our family trees\, going back generations. He will describe how to use archives\, interviews\, internet sources\, family records\, and memories and piece together a multigenerational story. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nHow to use research materials\, including personal\, online\, and archival.\nHow to organize a complex family story into an entertaining source of knowledge for children and grandchildren or general readers.\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis class is perfect for memoirists\, biographers\, or people just interested to learn where they came from or how to organize their family knowledge for children or grandchildren.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/researching-and-writing-your-family-history-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Nonfiction,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:High-Octane Grammar
DESCRIPTION:Make grammar your friend\, not your enemy!\nIn this one-session workshop\, Ken Ackerman shares his own secrets to get the most out of wordsmithing\, using simple rules of grammar to energize your writing like a fine-tuned engine. This workshop includes a refresher on grammar essentials\, strong verbs\, and sharp sentences to make your writing sing. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll:\n\nLearn how to polish your verbs\, paragraphs\, sentences like fine silver.\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nAnyone who uses words as a tool to express themselves.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/high-octane-grammar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Mixed Genre,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Researching and Writing your Family History
DESCRIPTION:This class is perfect for memoirists\, biographers\, or people just interested to learn where they came from or how to organize their family knowledge for children or grandchildren.\nHistorian/biographer Ken Ackerman shows the nuts and bolts of investigating our family trees\, going back generations. He will describe how to use archives\, interviews\, internet sources\, family records\, and memories and piece together a multigenerational story. The class is perfect for memoirists\, biographers\, or people interested to learn where they came from\, or how to organize their family knowledge for children or grandchildren. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nHow to use research materials\, both online and archival.\nHow to organize a complex family story into an entertaining source of knowledge for children and grandchildren or general readers.\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/researching-and-writing-your-family-history/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Nonfiction,Workshop,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T190000
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SUMMARY:Narrative Nonfiction: History\, Memoir\, and Biography
DESCRIPTION:Build a solid\, workable plan to reach the finish line on your book idea\, from concept to execution to publication.\nDo you have an idea for a great nonfiction book? This workshop takes a strategic approach to nailing down the concept and producing a publishing-quality manuscript best positioned for success. Participants will examine each book idea or manuscript\, its narrative structure\, writing and research challenges\, and plan for getting the job done. Participants are encouraged to share up to 20 pages and a book summary for review. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nNarrative structure\nWriting technique\nPlanning and finishing a book-length writing project\n\nTime requirements\n\nEach participant will be encouraged to share up to twenty pages of their work for feedback\, and to read up to three submissions by other participants each week.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for writers considering or working on book-length narrative nonfiction\, whether just starting or well along the way.\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/narrative-nonfiction-history-memoir-and-biography/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:7 Sessions,All Levels,Nonfiction,Workshop,Zoom
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