Agenda & Registration Info
For $15, you get ...
* Expert writing instruction
Five 45-minute writing sessions with Neil Hopp of
the Northwest Herald.
* Lunch
Our box lunch will include a sandwich with your choice of roast beef, turkey,
ham or veggie; chips; fruit; cookie; and pop.
*A valuable critique session
One-on-one or group critiques of staff members' writing. Samples must be
received by Jim Killam no later than
April 2.
When
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 23
Where
Campus Life Building, Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb. MAP
Parking
Free to NINA members as space allows. Use the coupon from the printed newsletter
(photocopy as needed). Park in the Newman Center lot, behind the Campus
Life Building on Normal Road, 1 block north of Lucinda Avenue. If that lot
is full, use the NIU visitors lot ($4) next to the library.
Deadline to register
Friday, April 9. Please send fees with your registration to guarantee a
spot. Use the form on Page 2 or on the NINA Web site.
Agenda
9-10 a.m. Registration
Morning sessions
* Good writing starts with basic sentence
structure/fixing the process
* Leads and introductions
* First five graphs; power quotes
Afternoon sessions
* Story organization
* Examples of good writing; what we
can learn
* Writing critiques
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