Dialogue Writing Workshop with Susan Conley
via Zoom from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 21
Join best-selling author Susan Conley for a online workshop on writing “the stealth engine of propulsive stories” — dialogue. This cross-genre seminar, “People Are Talking: Learning to Leverage Dialogue for the Reveal,” will focus on the wondrous and incisive ways dialogue can build tension and on how to avoid artifice, infodumps, and tired tropes. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with new dialogue that will allow their scenes to come fully alive.
Enrollment is limited, so early registration is suggested. Cost is $35. Register here.
Questions? word.bluehill@gmail.com or 207/374-5632.
Susan Conley has taught at a host of colleges and art residencies, and currently serves on the faculty of the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine. She is co-founder of the Telling Room, a Portland creative writing lab for young people. Landslide, Conley’s fifth critically acclaimed book, was named a New York Times “Editor’s Choice” upon its publication in 2021, and won similar accolades from the Today show, Vanity Fair, Good Morning America, The New York Post and other national outlets. Her previous books include the novels Elsey Come Home and Paris Was the Place as well as the memoirs The Foremost Good Fortune and Stop Here, This Is the Place. Conley has written articles and essays for The New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, and many other publications.
Thank you to everyone who turned out for Word 2023!
From Jennifer Egan’s talk on Friday night to John Farrell’s electrifying performance of The Four Quartets, we had a blast and hope you did, too.
Every October, Word brings together readers, writers, and tellers of tales to celebrate the written and spoken word—fiction and non-fiction, children’s literature, poetry, drama, nonfiction, storytelling and more. The festival takes place in Blue Hill, Maine where a literary tradition of great thinkers and artists extends over two hundred years and includes Jonathan Fisher, Mary Ellen Chase, and E.B. White to name a few. Many writers continue to call the Blue Hill peninsula home as does a large community of passionate readers. To celebrate this rich heritage, Word presents three days of author appearances featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling authors, as well as local luminaries, a poetry showcase, writing workshops, panel discussions, school events, and spoken word performances to sold out crowds.
Past speakers include Jonathan Lethem, Jennifer Egan, Lily King, Phuc Tran, Joe Hill, A.O. Scott, Susan Choi, Monica Wood, Kerri Arsenault, and Stuart Kestenbaum.
Word is made possible by the generous support of many community businesses and partner organizations as well as individual donors and volunteers. We are deeply grateful to our fiscal sponsor, Blue Hill Community Development, and to all sponsors and supporters of Blue Hill’s literary festival. Partners include WERU-FM, the Blue Hill Public Library, and Blue Hill Books.
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Word is a non-profit organization with fiscal sponsorship from Blue Hill Community Development