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August/ September Peak Critique Club
Description:
Get your prose in top shape with the Peak Critique Club. Weed out weak writing and learn story-strengthening strategies. Gain a greater understanding of what makes a story work, through critiquing other people’s pieces and having your own critiqued. Writing exercises and spot-training with Writing Coach Lori DeBoer will whip you into peak performance so you can reach your publication goals. Her clients have won many awards, including: Finalist, Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction; The Glyph Award; First Place, North American Travel Journalists Association; Salon Editor’s Pick; Finalist, Tin House Literary Award; Finalist, Southwest Writers Contest; Finalist, Colorado Book Award; First Place, Society of Professional Journalists.
This class is open to those working on short stories, personal essays, novels (any genre), memoirs or narrative nonfiction books. It is not suitable for those writing plays, poetry or children's picture books.
Club members must agree to:
--Submit one piece of writing, from 15 to 20 pages, for critique during the three-week period.
--Submit one rewrite for evaluation by the instructor at the end of the course. (Readings will be sent out on August 12, before the first meeting. Two folks will need to be ready to submit at that time.)
--Read and critique other members’ work each week.
The Details
$125 General Admission | $90 Professional Members (includes a free critique at end of class for 20 pages; a $90 value)
TO GET THE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP RATE, PLEASE RSVP AT OUR WEBSITE
REGISTRATION CLOSES AUGUST 11
(price includes evaluation and feedback on up to 20 revised pages, which is a $180 value.)
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, August 18 - September 1
Lori's Home in North Boulder (Address TBA to participants)
Limited to six students; class must fill to be a go.
Interested in getting the Professional Member rate? For $75 a year, you'll have access to the members-only area on our Website, including exclusive content, a listing in our professional directory, posting privileges on the BWW blog, private member forums, members-only events and much more.
