League of Vermont Writers Announces Its Fall Writing Program: Wicked Wording This Way Comes in Barre on 9/30/17

September 1, 2017 — Registration is open for the League of Vermont Writers annual fall program. This year’s gathering has a Halloween theme and will be held on Saturday, September 30 at The Old Labor Hall, a national historical landmark located in downtown Barre. For more about the hall, visit oldlaborhall.org.

Writers of all genres, published and pre-published are welcome. Admission is $45 members / $55 non-members. For registration and details, visit leagueofvermontwriters.org.

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:
William Alexander, “Ghosts and Smoke”
This National Book Award-winning, New York Times best-selling kids’ author will steal from ghost stories and unsettling parlor games in order to explore narrative structure and associative character creation. Alexander celebrates the release of his latest novel, A PROPERLY UNHAUNTED PLACE (Margaret K. McElderry Books). Read more at willalex.net.

J.W. Ocker, “So What Kind of Books Do You Write?”
Ocker, a Lowell Thomas Award- and Edgar Award-winning author, will explain how he became a travel writer of the strange, how he transitioned into middle-grade fiction, and why the best things about writing nonfiction are also the worst. His first work of middle-grade fiction, DEATH AND DOUGLAS (Sky Pony Press) launches later this fall. Read about Ocker’s odd sightings and travels at oddthingsiveseen.com.

Laurie Forest, “The Black Witch: One Author’s Path to Publication.”
As debut author and local success story, Laurie Forest will share her journey inside the publishing world—from writing as a hobby to debuting her YA fantasy book series. THE BLACK WITCH is her first novel, and its prequel WANDFASTED (both from Harlequin TEEN) is an e-book novella. Read more at laurieannforest.com.

The day also includes a session that offers tips for developing/enhancing your writers’ platform. In order to support Barre’s local businesses, lunch will be catered by Cornerstone Kitchen, and Next Chapter Bookstore will host an onsite bookshop.

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The League of Vermont Writers, founded in 1929, is a non-profit organization that’s dedicated to the mission of helping writers develop their skills; promoting responsible and ethical writing and writing practices; increasing communication between professional writers and publishers; and promoting an enduring appreciation for the power of the word.