| workshop: Write at the Edge |
| TripleTree Workshop Series - 2010 |
Who: Elizabeth George, Gail Tsukiyama, and Eric Witchey
When: June 5-12, 2010
Where: The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan
Why: Because TripleTree Publishing enjoys bringing young writers of the pen together with the experience of New York Times best selling and highly accomplished authors. In this environment, the teachers have a chance to teach to small groups of students so that each student walks away with a springboard to furthering their own work by learning from the masters.
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| The Teachers _____________________________ |
These award winning authors are a set of the best writing Author/Instructors in the nation. Drawn from Washington, Oregon, and California and brought to Mackinaw Island for only one week. It is likely that these three may never be in the same place ever again, and surely not at this incredible location of history, setting, and story.
-- Email WriteAtTheEdge@TripleTreePub.com for registration and payment information --
IMPORTANT -- Please attach to the registration email an RTF sample of your writing. All writing submitted for registration will be considered property of the writer and will not be used for any another purpose but registration.
Reserve your seat now.
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Elizabeth George was born in Warren, Ohio. She is a graduate of University of California in Riverside. She also attended California State University at Fullerton, where she was awarded a master's degree in Counseling/Psychology and an honorary doctorate of humane letters.
Professionally, she started out as a teacher. She has won the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and France's Le Grand Prix de Literature Policiere for her novel, for which she was also nominated for the Edgar and the Macavity Awards. She has also been awarded Germany's MIMI for her novel Well-Schooled in Murder. Most of her novels have been filmed by for television by the BBC and have been broadcast in the US on PBS's.
Elizabeth's website: http://www.ElizabethGeorgeonline.com/
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Gail Tsukiyama was born in San Francisco, California to a Chinese mother from Hong Kong and a Japanese father from Hawaii. She attended San Francisco State University where she received both her Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Arts Degree in English with the emphasis in Creative Writing. Most of her college work was focused on poetry, and she was the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award. A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, she has been apart-time lecturer in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, as well as a freelance book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Gail's website: http://literati.net/Tsukiyama/
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Eric Witchey is known for his incredible ability to teach clear, useable skills that allow students to create saleable fiction. He has taught at two universities, a community college, countless conferences, and many private seminars. Working in multiple genres, he has sold over 50 short stories and a novel into national and international markets. Writers of the Future, New Century Writers, Writers Digest, and a number of other organizations have honored his work. His how-to articles have appeared in The Writer Magazine, Writer's Digest Magazine, and other print and on-line magazines. He was the "buzz" hit of the Willamette Writer's Conference in Portland Oregon in 2009 with his discussion on story, character, and ED ACE.
When not writing or teaching, he tosses small bits of feather and pointy wire at laughing trout.
Eric's website: http://www.ericwitchey.com/
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Where is the workshop being held?
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The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island opened in 1887 on an island without cars. Today, walking, riding in horse drawn carriages and bicycles are still the modes of transportation. Re-live a place "Somewhere In Time".
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In 2008 and 2009, Travel+Leisure magazine placed Grand Hotel on its list of Best Hotels in the World, while T+L Family deemed it one of the best resorts in the U.S. and Canada for parents and kids. Resort guests enjoy exceptional dining, accommodations, and amenities.
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This workshop event is not just for the writer in the family.
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Bring along the family and cut them loose for the day and then join them for the fun that night.
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The family can join with all of the writers and teachers for the Write at the Edge Welcome Reception and Farewell Dinner.
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There is horseback riding, bicycling and hiking through town and around the island.
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There is old Fort Mackinac which was used during the Revolutionary War.
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It may be June but the lake water might be too cold to take a dip, but there is a huge pool down in front of the hotel for all registered guests.
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There are three great golf courses and one executive putting course.
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- There is also the famous 61st Annual Mackinac Island Lilac Festival (June 4-13, 2010). Ten full days of events. Event brochure for 2009 is at: http://www.mackinacislandlilacfestival.org/
Excerpt from American Midland Naturalist, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
The Lilacs of Mackinac Island emphasized in a moving picture taken on that historic island, have been widely known for their large size and great age, but it is doubtful whether many persons have realized how unusual they really are. I had observed their unusual size several times in the last ten years and wondered about their age and growth rate. On June 23, 1947, I had an opportunity to satisfy my curiosity, at least in part, by measuring a number of them. I was surprised to find that they were much larger than I had supposed and that some of them had diameters at the butt which would be significant to a lumberman.
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| The Workshop Details _____________________________ |
Details:
- Upon arrival at the Grand Hotel, join us at a welcome reception to meet the teachers and the other writers.
- There will be gifts for the students to make their workshop experience a bit easier.
- It is seven (7) days of workshop with one of three award winning writers, Elizabeth George, Gail Tsukiyama or Eric Witchey.
- It is seven (7) nights at a world famous hotel, the Grand Hotel (http://www.grandhotel.com/), opened in 1887. This hotel is also the location for the 1980 romantic movie "Somewhere in Time" staring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour.
- Breakfast and Dinner for free at the Grand Hotel dinning room.
- Dinner is semi-formal attire in that men are required to wear a coat and tie while women are asked to wear a dress or pants suit. Breakfast is casual attire for all, but shoes are required. Lunch is served at the hotel as a buffet but is not included in this package.
- Come back together as a group for the last time and celebrate with a farewell dinner.
- For information on getting to the Grand Hotel, please see the hotel's website (http://www.grandhotel.com/gettinghere.html).
$500 Deposit:
- Holds the student or companion seat at the workshop.
- Required within seven (7) days of confirmation from TripleTree Publishing.
- Deposit is non-refundable.
Balance:
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Balance needs to be paid in full by May 1, 2010.
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Payments can be arranged between the student and Mary North Travel.
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Mary North Travel is the exclusive travel agency of TripleTree Publishing.
| Rates:
If booked between August 1, 2009 and September 30, 2009
Student
- $2995.00 -- Double Occupancy room
- $3795.00 -- Private room
Companion - guest of student
- $2295.00 -- Double Occupancy with student
If booked between October 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009
Student
- $3095.00 -- Double Occupancy room
- $3895.00 -- Private room
Companion - guest of student
- $2395.00 -- Double Occupancy with student
If booked on or after January 1, 2010
Student
- $3145.00 -- Double Occupancy room
- $4045.00 -- Private room
Companion - guest of student
- $2445.00 -- Double Occupancy with student
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Travel:
- Student and companion travel to and from the hotel is _not_ included in the price of the workshop. For information on getting to the Grand Hotel, please see the hotel's website (http://www.grandhotel.com/gettinghere.html).
- Travel around the island by foot, bicycle, horse, or carriage is at the expense of the student and companion.
| Meals:
- Breakfast at the Grand Hotel is included in the price of the workshop.
- Lunch is _not_ included in the price of the workshop, although the writer and companion(s) can opt for lunch to be included in their stay but at an additional chrage offered by the hotel.
- Dinner at the Grand Hotel is included in the price of the workshop.
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