Guide to Writers Conferences & Writing Workshops
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Below Sea Level: Full Immersion Workshops for Serious Writers
Established
2007
Program Description
Fiction & creative nonfiction workshops. Manuscript submission required.
Programs/Year
5
Program Length
3 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio
6:1
Program Focus
Fiction, Non-fiction
Faculty
Connie May Fowler (Before Women had Wings), magazine & newspaper editor Zilpha Underwood
Costs
$500
U.S. Locations
Cedar Key, Florida
Months
October, November
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Contact
Connie May Fowler
Founder
Below Sea Level: Full Immersion Workshops for Serious Writers
P.O. Box 98
Panacea, FL 32346
United States
E-Mail:
Founder
Below Sea Level: Full Immersion Workshops for Serious Writers
P.O. Box 98
Panacea, FL 32346
United States
E-Mail:
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An intensive 4 days of instruction and writing. Participants choose from 10 workshops in which they work closely with a professional writer, limited to 15 students.
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