Sponsored by the Wisconsin Writers Association

6 days, 6 nights focused entirely on your writing

May 26-June 1, 2013 Cedar Valley Center & Spa, 35 miles northwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Act now, discount for early registration; prices go up in 2013.

The Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp & Is a full immersion retreat and writing class workshop led by professional authors, editors, and literary agents, tailored to help you prepare a book-length project for publicationwhether that means advancing your work from outline stage, solving a sticking point in your plot, or suggesting final polishing tips before you send it to agents or publishers.

Open to all fiction genres or creative nonfiction projects, you will be surrounded by fellow writers absorbing skill- and career-building advice from writing experts.

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Writers Association, a 65-year-old organization for writers dedicated to the literary craft, the Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp offers:

n Concentrated instruction to sharpen storytelling skills. n Group critique sessions to improve your mastery of plot, prose, voice, and characters. n Valuable personal writing time to work on your book-in-progress. n One-on-one advice from award-winning authors, publisher, and literary agents. n An opportunity to pitch your project to a professional editor or agent. n The latest information on the evolving publishing business today straight from the pros.

You will meet: - Reed Farrel Coleman, award-winning mystery novelist and writing instructor from New York; - Dawn Frederick and Jennie Goloboy, literary agents from St. Paul, Minn.; - Philip Martin, award winning author, publisher, journalist, and book doctor from Milwaukee; - best-selling novelist Karen McQuestion from southeast Wisconsin; - Other announcements to come.

For more information and application instructions contact Dave Rank, N-I-P Bookcamp Director, vpres@wiwrite.org, or 262-334-8790.

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