May 17, 2010
Bram Stoker Award Winning Editor Knost Offers Writers Workshop in Huntington
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) -- For those who are serious about becoming a writer, or improving in the writing craft, the first step may be a comprehensive writing course to be held locally this weekend. For the first time in the Huntington area, international Bram Stoker Award winning editor Michael Knost will be the lead instructor as he offers Writers Workshop: Level One, to be held Saturday, May 22, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at Mountwest Community & Technical College.
"If you are serious about improving as a storyteller, and if your goal is to be published, then this one day intensive writing course, which includes four distinct classes, is the first step toward a successful writing career," Knost said, explaining that he will be personally teaching a class that will focus on four writing themes, including: Plot and Story (9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.); Description (10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.); Point of View and Dialogue (11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.); and Creating Great Characters (1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.). Although lunch is not included in the cost, Knost will host a "free-for-all writing craft discussion" for all who would like to attend during the lunch hour, from 12-noon to 1:00 p.m.
Knost's book, Writers Workshop of Horror (Woodland Press), recently won the 2009 Bram Stoker Award in the nonfiction category. The Bram Stoker Award is hosted by the Horror Writers Association and is considered the highest honor for authors and editors in the horror and dark fiction genres.
The tuition for Writers Workshop: Level One, which includes includes all four classes during the one-day course, is $125. For additional information, or to sign up for the one day class at Mountwest Community and Technical College, see www.michaelknost.com, or call (304) 688-0191. Mountwest Community & Technical College is located at 3rd Ave. and 18th Street, Huntington, WV (Next to the Cam Henderson Center). Class size is restricted, so interested individuals are encouraged to sign-up early.
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Bram Stoker Award Winning Editor Knost Offers Writers Workshop in Huntington
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) -- For those who are serious about becoming a writer, or improving in the writing craft, the first step may be a comprehensive writing course to be held locally this weekend. For the first time in the Huntington area, international Bram Stoker Award winning editor Michael Knost will be the lead instructor as he offers Writers Workshop: Level One, to be held Saturday, May 22, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at Mountwest Community & Technical College.
"If you are serious about improving as a storyteller, and if your goal is to be published, then this one day intensive writing course, which includes four distinct classes, is the first step toward a successful writing career," Knost said, explaining that he will be personally teaching a class that will focus on four writing themes, including: Plot and Story (9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.); Description (10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.); Point of View and Dialogue (11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.); and Creating Great Characters (1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.). Although lunch is not included in the cost, Knost will host a "free-for-all writing craft discussion" for all who would like to attend during the lunch hour, from 12-noon to 1:00 p.m.
Knost's book, Writers Workshop of Horror (Woodland Press), recently won the 2009 Bram Stoker Award in the nonfiction category. The Bram Stoker Award is hosted by the Horror Writers Association and is considered the highest honor for authors and editors in the horror and dark fiction genres.
The tuition for Writers Workshop: Level One, which includes includes all four classes during the one-day course, is $125. For additional information, or to sign up for the one day class at Mountwest Community and Technical College, see www.michaelknost.com, or call (304) 688-0191. Mountwest Community & Technical College is located at 3rd Ave. and 18th Street, Huntington, WV (Next to the Cam Henderson Center). Class size is restricted, so interested individuals are encouraged to sign-up early.
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