The Cape Cod Writers Center
Announces State-of-the Art Classes at the Summer Conference
August 4-7, 2016
(OSTERVILLE,
MA; June 8, 2016)-- The
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference, one
of the oldest broad-based writers’ conferences in the nation,
presents a series of state-of-the-art courses and workshops at its
54th
summer Conference on August 4-7 at the Resort and Conference Center
of Hyannis (MA).
“This
year’s conference offers courses reflecting the latest trends in
publishing and the skills needed to acquire them for writers of all
ages, genders and cultures,” said Nancy Rubin Stuart, Executive
Director of the Cape Cod Writers Center. “Thanks to the explosion
of ebooks and self-publishing, readers have more books to choose from
today than ever before and that, in turn, means writers have to
become increasingly skilled as storytellers and promoters on social
media.”
Our
lunchtime keynote speaker is Peter Abrahams, the Edgar-award wining
author of thirty-five novels whom Stephen King called his “favorite
American suspense novelist.” Beyond Abrahams’ boundary-pushing
crime novels such as Oblivion
and End of Story,
and his children’s books like Down
the Rabbit Hole,
Abrahams is known from his New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie
series written under his pen name Spencer Quinn.
Other
prominent faculty for this year’s conference include Yale writing
professor Adam Sexton,
author of Writing
Fiction for the
Masters;
acclaimed children’s book writer Lauren
Mills, humor writer
and NPR radio host; Colin
McEnroe; Leslie
Fishlock, founder and
CEO of Geek Girl;
award-winning mystery
writer Ron MacLean;
and sportswriter Leigh
Montville, a former
columnist for the Boston Globe.
Classes
at the 2016 conference include a wide range of topics. Among them are
Writing for Social Change, The Graphic Novel, Social Media Promotion,
Writing Magical Characters, and Agent Quick Query Conferences.
Conference participants will also have an opportunity to practice
pitching their books, participate in mentoring sessions with agents
and author-teachers, participate in lunchtime roundtable discussions,
and enjoy evening readings of their work.
Contact:
Sara Kass, Business Manager FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
phone:
508-420-0200
website:
www.capecodwriterscenter.org
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