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North Shore Readers and Writers Festival: A Minnesota Voice Lorna Landvik, Keynote Author

Grand Marais, Minnesota November 5 – 8, 2015 The community of Grand Marais has long been known for its love of the arts, including the written word, and for providing a place of inspiration and retreat for writers and artists. Celebrate the literary arts with four days filled with workshops, readings, panel discussions, and more. Readers and writers alike will find a multitude of opportunities to learn and engage with words. The Grand Marais Art Colony, along with, Drury Lane Books and the Grand Marais Public Library, invites readers, writers, and book lovers to join us for the inaugural:

North Shore Readers & Writers Festival Event Partners

Event Sponsors

Grand Marais Art Colony Drury Lane Books Grand Marais Public Library

Best Western Superior Milkweed Editions University of Minnesota Press

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FULL FESTIVAL DESCRIPTIONS Thursday, November 5 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

CRAFT SEMINAR: “YOU CAN SAY THAT?” THE BOUNDARIES IN CREATIVE NONFICTION Rachael Hanel November 5 | 1 – 2:30pm What are the boundaries when it comes to creative nonfiction? How is creative nonfiction defined? Join Rachael for a lively discussion that covers the craft of memoir, essay, and literary journalism. Rachael will talk about the decisions that go into writing creative nonfiction and reasons why some creative nonfiction writers have run into trouble. She will also explore the ethics and legalities that surround writing about real people and events. WORKSHOP: CREATING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS Bill Durbin November 5 | 1 – 4pm Bill will guide students to focus on creating characters that will immediately engage readers. Students will learn how to choose the main character for a story and practice several writing techniques that will help make characters vivid and real. WORKSHOP: TRADITIONAL POETIC FORMS Ken McCullough November 5 | 1 – 4pm If you are intimidated but intrigued by traditional poetic forms, this is the workshop for you. Ken will guide writers through the basics of several traditional poetic forms, including sonnets, villanelles, and sestinas. Writers will start from this solid foundation and end up with several works in progress. WORKSHOP: WRITING ABOUT PLACE: EXOTIC LOCATIONS, YOUR OWN BACK YARD Erin Hart November 5 | 1 – 4pm Erin will guide students to consider writing about place by first looking at and discussing samples of great writing and great settings. Then students will engage their own imaginations by drawing maps and exploring three essential elements: description, history, and spiritual resonance. Finally, students will share, analyze, and discuss their work, zeroing in on what makes for effective writing about place. FREE EVENT : UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OPEN HOUSE November 5 | 4 – 5:30pm | No pre-registration required Meet Press staff, share refreshments, and celebrate 90 years. SPECIAL EVENT: ILLUSTRATION TALK & PRINTMAKING DEMONSTRATION Betsy Bowen November 5 | 4:15 – 5pm Join us at Betsy Bowen’s studio for an artist talk and hear about Betsy’s writing and illustrative work with children’s books. Betsy will also do a woodcut printmaking demonstration. SPECIAL EVENT: THE METHOD TO OUR MADNESS Lorna Landvik, Faith Sullivan & Judith Guest November 5 | 7 – 8:30pm Join Lorna, Faith, and Judith to learn what works for these three established authors. The panel will discuss the multitude of methods by which writers achieve well-crafted, saleable stories, fiction or nonfiction, and if the “how-to” books have it right. A question-and-answer period will follow.

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Friday, November 6 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

CRAFT SEMINAR: BEYOND THE BEST-SELLER LIST: HOW READERS FIND THE BOOK WORLD ONLINE Linda White November 6 | 9 – 10:30am Readers, whether you're looking for the next hot book, you want to connect with your favorite author, or get in on book giveaways, Linda will provide you with ways to join the online book community. Participants will leave with plenty of tips, tricks, and new ideas for how to sort through the various social media platforms and find the insider's online book world. WORKSHOP: BEGINNING WITH A BANG Bill Durbin November 6 | 9am – Noon Writers will learn to develop an opening strategy for a short story or novel that will grab a reader’s attention. Bill will provide an overview of some classical beginnings of stories, and students will practice creating their own beginning. WORKSHOP: POEMS FROM YOUR LIFE STORY Ken McCullough November 6 | 9am - Noon Most poetry is autobiographical to some extent, drawn from a larger narrative. Ken will guide students to distill these larger stories into a crystallized form while maintaining an intensity of language. Students will learn to develop a sharp eye and ear for their strengths as well as weaknesses when dealing with their own life story and work to transform personal history into poetic form. WORKSHOP: TELLING TRUE STORIES: MEMOIR & CREATIVE NONFICTION Diane Wilson November 6 | 9am – Noon Building context for personal stories connects us to a deeper, more universal experience. And understanding the deeper purpose for our work becomes the foundation for exploring contexts that are racial, cultural, historical, and geographic. Using literary excerpts, Diane will facilitate discussion around the author’s intention as the invisible motivation behind each story. Students will explore their own intention through journaling and class discussion with time to share their own literary projects. LUNCHTIME READING PANEL: NORTH SHORE WRITERS Beryl Singleton Bissell, Kay Grindland, Jennifer Shoals & Chel Anderson November 6 | 12:10 – 1:20pm FREE with brown bag lunch | $13 for catered lunch | Registration deadline for catered lunch: October 22 WORKSHOP: THE TRUTH IN HISTORICAL FICTION Bill Durbin November 6 | 1:30 – 4:30pm Bill will guide writers to use original source material such as diaries, letters, journals, field research, newspaper articles, personal interviews, and unpublished manuscripts to write fiction that brings history to life. WORKSHOP: A MEMORY THAT STICKS: A RECIPE FOR MEMOIR Rachael Hanel November 6 | 1:30 – 4:30pm Do you know you have a story to tell but aren’t sure where to start? Rachael will guide students to use the power of visual memory to spark the writing process. Students will practice linking their memories to universal themes to which readers can relate. During the workshop, students will complete an outline for an essay that contains both an inner and an outer story. WORKSHOP: THE ART OF THE BOOK REVIEW Laurie Hertzel November 6 | 1:30 – 4:30pm Join Laurie Hertzel, senior editor for books at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, for an enlightening discussion about the purpose and art of reviewing books. What are reviews for? Whom do they serve? What’s a fair assessment of a book? In order to address these questions, Laurie will moderate a discussion with Minnesota authors Sarah Stonich and Peter Geye.

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CRAFT SEMINAR: SOCIAL MEDIA DEMYSTIFIED FOR AUTHORS Linda White November 6 | 3:05 – 4:35pm Linda will provide an overview of the different platforms through which authors can encourage fan interaction, and participants will gather tips and examples on where to start. Linda will outline what each major type of social media is best used for, whether it is Facebook, Twitter, GoodReads, or other platforms. Everyone will leave with plenty of ideas on how to encourage quality fan interaction. FREE EVENT: READING & BOOK SIGNING Sarah Stonich November 6 | 4:45 – 6pm | No pre-registration required Come listen to award-winning author Sarah Stonich read from her book Fishing With RayAnne, due out November 3. A book signing will follow. SPECIAL EVENT: KEYNOTE ADDRESS | WRITING, READING, AND A BUNCH OF STUFF IN BETWEEN Lorna Landvik November 6 | 7 – 8:30pm Established author and comedian Lorna Landvik will light up the festival with her keynote address that is sure to be both informative and entertaining. Lorna will share about her life as a writer: what inspires, what blocks, and the importance of confidence and honoring her work. She will also delve into the strange, new publishing world and talk about what she reads on her own time. FREE EVENT: BOOKS & BREW November 6 | 9pm Join festival authors for this informal late-night gathering.

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SPECIAL EVENT: THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE SHORE Patrick Coleman, Ann Regan & Erik Anderson November 7 | 9 – 10:30am Learn about selected literary history of the North Shore, beginning with a discussion and book display of early Lake Superior fiction, a survey of the canonical literary nonfiction of the region— especially mid-century writers such as Rutstrum, Hoover, Kerfoot and the like—and ending with a look at the present-day writers who find inspiration from the landscapes of the North Shore. CRAFT SEMINAR: WRITING AND SOCIAL CHANGE Diane Wilson November 7 | 10:40am – 12:10pm How can you create a life in which writing supports social change and social change inspires your writing? Join Diane to learn about her work at Dream of Wild Health whose mission is to restore health and well-being in the Native community by recovering knowledge of and access to healthy indigenous foods, medicines, and lifeways. Learn about her passion to pursue social change and the writing life in ways that ultimately change one’s personal life and community. CRAFT SEMINAR: TURNING A PAGE ON BOOK CLUBS Pamela Klinger-Horn & Ann Woodbeck, along with Sarah Stonich November 7 | 10:40am – 12:10pm Participants will learn how to create a vibrant new book club or reinvigorate an existing book club. Pamela and Ann will identify the elements of a successful book discussion group including size, meeting format, strategies for book selection, and resources for constructive discussion. Topics will also cover field trips and author connections.

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CRAFT SEMINAR: TELLING THE TRAVELER’S TALE Catherine Watson November 7 | 10:40am – 12:10pm Travel memoir is one of the oldest forms of literature, and its essence has not changed through the ages. It is still the true account of a journey, told in first-person, for an audience back home. This talk will highlight more than 2,000 years of the genre’s history, along with tips on how to sharpen your own traveler’s tales, whether your journey is around the world or within your own soul. LUNCHTIME READING PANEL: FESTIVAL AUTHORS Bart Sutter, Heid Erdrich, Faith Sullivan & Marlais Brand November 7 | 12:10 – 1:20pm FREE with brown bag lunch | $13 for catered lunch | Registration deadline for catered lunch: October 22 CRAFT SEMINAR: POETIC PORTRAITS Bart Sutter November 7 | 1:30 – 3pm Bart will draw upon exemplary poems as well as his own work to showcase how people are brought to life within writing. He will discuss several topics, including choosing subjects, crafting genuine voices, placing characters in dramatic situations, and keeping a hands-free approach to guiding the reader. While the talk is focused on poetry, most techniques apply to prose as well. WORKSHOP: RECIPE AS WRITING Heid Erdrich November 7 | 1:30 – 4:30pm Writers of all genres are invited to join Heid to explore how a recipe can hold a story, a poem, or even a play. Students will examine how food triggers memory and metaphor in literature and will engage in guided writing exercises. At the end, students will share their work in a supportive atmosphere. WORKSHOP: WRITING THE SEASON Peter Geye November 7 | 1:30 – 4:30pm Peter will lead a discussion on how to incorporate the season into a narrative and make it as much a part of the story as a human character. Students will then practice transcribing the season into prose through a variety of writing exercises. Weather permitting, time may allow for working outdoors. Students who take the “Writing the Season” workshop may continue with their work in the “Writing the Shore” workshop. WORKSHOP: THE WRITER’S LIFE Kathryn Kysar November 7 | 1:30 – 4:30pm Kathryn will address some of the complexities of living a writer’s life, including juggling family, work, and writing obligations, self-promotion via social media, building an online presence, finding workshops and support, creating communities, and joining in the vivacious literary scene in Minnesota. Kathryn will also touch on developing a writer’s resume and applying for grants and residencies as she introduces participants to the many ways to expand, stabilize, and build their lives as writers. WORKSHOP: FAMILY WRITING IN FICTION AND MEMOIR Jane O’Reilly and Catherine Watson November 7 | 1:30 – 4:30pm Bringing their wisdom as writing coaches, published authors, and sisters, Jane and Catherine will illuminate the challenges of writing about family and discuss how each writes about their shared family in unique ways. They will present material about fiction and memoir, give examples from their own work, and provide in-class exercises for students to practice in both genres. SPECIAL EVENT: BOOK TALK & SIGNING: WE KNOW HOW THIS ENDS: LIVING WHILE DYING Cathy Wurzer November 7 | 4:45 – 6pm Join us for this special event with Cathy Wurzer, MPR broadcast journalist, as she shares about her recent book, We Know How This Ends: Living While Dying (UMP, 2015). Cathy will talk about her introduction to and friendship with educator and musician Bruce Kramer, who in 2010 was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and discuss how she went about putting his story of loss, grief, and perseverance into words. A book signing will follow.

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SPECIAL EVENT: MINNESOTA PRESSES Moderator: Cathy Wurzer November 7 | 7 – 8:30pm Minnesota has a well-established reputation in the book publishing realm. With us this evening will be representatives from the following presses: Milkweed Editions, Coffee House, Graywolf, University of Minnesota Press, and the Minnesota Historical Society Press. This is a unique opportunity to hear from a variety of presses along with special guest moderator, Cathy Wurzer. FREE EVENT: POETRY, IMAGERY & MORE Moheb Soliman November 7 | 9pm Free | No pre-registration required Poet and performance artist Moheb Soliman will share work from his interdisciplinary Great Lakes project as well as other writing.

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CRAFT SEMINAR: HOMES: THE GREAT LAKES PROJECT Moheb Soliman November 8 | 9 – 10:30am Poet, performance artist, and Joyce Foundation Fellow, Moheb Soliman, will be discussing his work from a four-month excursion tracing the entire Great Lakes coastline by land for an on-going interdisciplinary project. Moheb, born in Egypt, has lived around the region in the US and Canada and has come to big questions about the place of nature in modernity and the identity of this vast yet coherent borderland. His project imagines how nature constitutes culture, how people live with, and not just on, the lakes, and how the mythic immigrant trials of assimilation and making home sit with other experiences of place around the region. WORKSHOP: WRITING THE SHORE Peter Geye November 8 | 9am – Noon Peter will lead a discussion on how to incorporate the landscape into a narrative and make it as much a part of the story as a human character. Students will then practice transcribing the landscape and shore into prose through a variety of writing exercises. Weather permitting, time may allow for working outdoors. Students who take the “Writing the Season” workshop may continue with their work in the “Writing the Shore” workshop. WORKSHOP: POETRY WORKOUT Kathryn Kysar November 8 | 9am – Noon Join Kathryn to energize, invigorate, and strengthen your poetry, and leave with several new drafts and a returned sense of joy for writing. After reviewing the components of a good poem, Kathryn will highlight several master poems. Participants will generate new work from writing exercises, including prompts, chance, and other fun activities. At the end there will be time reserved for participants to share their work. WORKSHOP: CREATING THE CHARACTER CALLED “I” Rachel Gabriel November 8 | 9am – Noon As memoirists and/or essayists, we are challenged to create a believable character of the self. Working toward this end, students will have an opportunity to experiment with the craft element of character development through analyzing master texts, in-class discussion, and writing practice. Rachel will guide students in creating self-portraits with a clear narrative voice and facilitate discussion around choosing different lenses through which to tell a story, be it historical, socioeconomic, or metaphorical.

Visit the Art Colony website for more information and bios of participating authors and book professionals: www.grandmaraisartcolony.org

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In the table below check the sessions you will be attending and fill out the registration form with your total payment Payment can be mailed in or made over the phone with the Art Colony by calling 218-387-2737 THURSDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 5 1 – 2:30pm

1 – 4pm

4 – 5:30pm 4:15 – 5pm 7 – 8:30pm

Session

Genre

CRAFT SEMINAR

$33 non-members $30 members

Rachael Hanel You Can Say That?! The Boundaries in Creative Nonfiction WORKSHOPS

Memoir/Creative Nonfiction

Bill Durbin Creating Memorable Characters Ken McCullough Traditional Poetic Forms Erin Hart Writing About Place: Exotic Locations, Your Own Backyard SPECIAL EVENTS University of Minnesota Press 90th Anniversary Celebration Betsy Bowen Illustration Talk & Printmaking Demo Lorna Landvik, Faith Sullivan & Judith Guest The Method to Our Madness

Fiction

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$65 non-members $60 members

Poetry Fiction

FREE Event

$10 (FREE)

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FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 6 9am – 10:30am

9am – 12pm

12:10 – 1:20pm

Session

Genre

CRAFT SEMINAR

$33 non-members $30 members

Linda White Beyond the Best-Seller List: How Readers Find the Book World Online WORKSHOPS

Readers

Bill Durbin Beginning with a Bang Diane Wilson Telling True Stories Ken McCullough Poems from your Life Story

Fiction

$65 non-members $60 members

Memoir/Creative Nonfiction Poetry

LUNCHTIME READING PANEL North Shore Writers Beryl Singleton Bissell, Kay Grindland, Jennifer Shoals & Chel Anderson

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FREE with bag lunch $13 catered lunch Reading Panel

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 6

Session

1:30 – 4:30pm

WORKSHOPS

3:05 – 4:35pm

4:45 – 6pm

7 – 8:30pm

9pm

Genre

$65 non-members $60 members

Bill Durbin The Truth in Historical Fiction Rachael Hanel A Memory that Sticks: A Recipe for Memoir Laurie Hertzel, along with Sarah Stonich & Peter Geye The Art of the Book Review CRAFT SEMINARS

Fiction

Linda White Social Media Demystified for Authors SPECIAL EVENTS Sarah Stonich Reading & Book Signing Fishing With RayAnne Lorna Landvik Writing, Reading, and a Bunch of Stuff InBetween Books-n-Brew: Writers Gathering

All Genres

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Memoir/Creative Nonfiction All Genres

$33 non-members $30 members

FREE Event

$10 (FREE)

FREE Event

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SATURDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 7

Session

9 – 10:30am

SPECIAL EVENT Patrick Coleman, Ann Regan & Erik Anderson The Literary History of the North Shore CRAFT SEMINARS

10:40am – 12:10pm

12:10 – 1:20pm

Diane Wilson Writing and Social Change Pamela Klinger Horn & Ann Woodbeck Turning a Page on Book Clubs Catherine Watson Telling the Traveler’s Tale LUNCHTIME READING PANEL Festival Authors Bart Sutter, Faith Sullivan, Heid Erdrich & Marlais Brand

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$10

$33 non-members $30 members All Genres Readers Memoir/Creative Nonfiction Free with bag lunch $13 catered lunch

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 7

Session

1:30 – 4:30pm

WORKSHOPS Memoir/Creative Nonfiction

1:30 – 3pm

Heid Erdrich Recipe as Writing Jane O’Reilly & Catherine Watson Family Writing Peter Geye Writing the Season Kathryn Kysar The Writer’s Life CRAFT SEMINAR Bart Sutter Poetic Portraits SPECIAL EVENTS

Poetry

4:45 – 6pm

7 – 8:30pm 9pm

Cathy Wurzer Book Talk & Signing We Know How This Ends Minnesota Presses Panel Moderated by Cathy Wurzer Moheb Soliman Poetry, Imagery & More

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$65 non-members $60 members

Memoir/Creative Nonfiction & Fiction Fiction All Genres $33 non-members $30 members

$10

FREE Event

(FREE)

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SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 8

Session

9am – 12pm

WORKSHOPS Memoir/Creative Nonfiction Fiction

9 – 10:30am

Rachel Gabriel Creating the Character Called “I” Peter Geye Writing the Shore Kathryn Kysar Poetry Workout CRAFT SEMINAR

Poetry/Interdisciplinary

12pm

Moheb Soliman HOMES: The Great Lakes Project FESTIVAL CLOSES

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$65 non-members $60 members

Poetry $33 non-members $30 members

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LODGING AND GRAND MARAIS As a festival sponsor the Best Western Superior Inn & Suites has created a package for participants and blocked off a number of rooms. This is the location where all the festival authors will be staying as well. When making a reservation, identify yourself as a festival participant. Reserve early as space is limited. 3-night stay package | Total of $225 1 or 2-night stays | $85/night Best Western Superior Inn & Suites | 218.387.2240 | 104 1st Ave E Visit the Partners page on the Art Colony website or vistcookcounty.com for additional business and lodging information. Grand Marais Being directly on the shore of Lake Superior, Grand Marais boasts spectacular views of the lake and surrounding area. The town has a co-op and two grocery stores along with several restaurants and a coffee shop. It is always wise to pack for several types of weather when coming to the area as the lake effect can cause a wider range of weather than usual. Grand Marais Art Colony The Art Colony will be the festival event hub and information center. Participants will check in at the Art Colony prior to their first session and receive a festival participant’s bag. The festival presses and authors will have books and materials set up here and participants are encouraged to stop by in between sessions or during breaks to peruse those materials along with the artwork in the gallery store. This festival set up is unique in that sessions will not be held in a typical convention center—we don’t have one! Instead, we look forward to hosting you at a variety of inviting and charming locations throughout town. A full festival map and directions will be given to each participant at check in. Please let the Art Colony know if you have any specific needs during your time at the festival.

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