"Write to Win: Writing Tips from a Contest Judge"
is one of several talks sponsored by the University of Missouri-St. Louis that
will take place on its campus Saturday, Sept 14 from 1–4 p.m. Instructor Donna
Volkenannt will share valuable information about why good writing isn’t always
enough to win writing competitions. Volkenannt is a frequent contest judge and
first place winner of the 2012 Erma Bombeck Global Humor Writing Competition.
She will share tips and strategies and some of the little things that give
winning entries the edge.
Volkenannt is a former UMSL
student whose essays, short stories, book reviews, interviews, and articles
have appeared in numerous commercial and literary publications. She has edited
several literary anthologies and served as a judge in local, state, regional,
and national writing competitions.
Winner of
almost 100 writing awards, her works have also been nominated for a Pushcart
Prize and a Spur Award. She received honorable mention in the Fourth Annual
National Steinbeck Short Story Competition. A past president of the Missouri
Writers’ Guild and founding president of Saturday Writers, when Donna's not
reading, writing, or talking about writing, she blogs about the sweet mysteries
of life at http://donnasbookpub.blogspot.com.
This seminar is part of The Write Stuff Certificate Program.
The cost of the seminar is $65, payable by cash, check, or charge. Make checks
payable to the University of Missouri–St. Louis. To register by phone, call
(314) 516-6590, or see Diana Rehagen, 302 J.C. Penney Bldg. on the UMSL Campus. Visit their website for more information.
Write soon,
Mary
Donna certainly knows her stuff! Thanks for this reminder.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary. You are so sweet to mention me on your blog.
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