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Free Expressions Seminars
Established
2001
Program Description
Workshops for writers at all stages of their professional careers. Focused work on students’ manuscripts with an emphasis on plot, characterization, and publishing.
Programs/Year
3-4
Program Length
3-7 days
Program Focus
Humor, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Publishing, Romance, Marketing, Children's, Horror, Young Adult, Autobiography/Memoir, Mystery, Fiction
Faculty
New York literary agent Donald Maass (Writing the Breakout Novel); industry professionals, including Lorin Oberweger, Brenda Windberg, Jason Sitzes, Roman White and others.
Costs
BONI Week: $2400, includes room & meals. Weekend workshops: $529.
Story360 weekend: $250, 1 Day $150
Weekend workshops include some meals.
U.S. Locations
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hood River, Oregon
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Seattle, Washington
Hood River, Oregon
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Seattle, Washington
Months
Year round
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Contact
Lorin Oberweger
Program Director
Free Expressions Seminars
701 S. Howard Ave., #106-144
Tampa, FL 33606
United States
Phone: 813-391-8980
E-Mail:
Brenda Windberg, Program Coordinator brenda@free-expressions.com
Program Director
Free Expressions Seminars
701 S. Howard Ave., #106-144
Tampa, FL 33606
United States
Phone: 813-391-8980
E-Mail:
Brenda Windberg, Program Coordinator brenda@free-expressions.com
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