Shutta Crum • Author, Librarian, Speaker

Shutta Crum is the widely-published author of many poems, three novels, fifteen picture books, and three poetry chapbooks for adults. All traditionally published. Her books have made state award lists and have been reviewed in the New York Times. She has garnered eleven RPLAs for both her poetry and her prose. Website: shutta.com

One Stop Shop for finding Publishers: Duotrope

Congrats! Your work is finished and spit-shined. Now, what? Where to submit? Librarian, and award-winning writer Shutta Crum will walk the audience through several layers of Duotrope, the handiest tool for finding publishing opportunities. Its service indexes more journals, and small presses than Poets & Writers Magazine. (7,700+!) The depth of its indexing is excellent. If time allows, we’ll look at Submittable. All with the goal of becoming comfortable with finding publishing opportunities. With Q & A. (All writers.)

Voice: Rarely Analyzed, But Critically Important

How something is said reveals as much as what is said. Many think that your voice is your voice and there’s no changing that. This isn’t entirely true. Every story has a teller, and that narrator brings voice to the page (even if the narrator isn’t a character). This workshop will look at how an author’s raw voice influences the narrator and enlivens or deadens the tale. It starts with determining one’s raw voice. Then, we’ll look at ways to modulate the voice so it can lean toward tribal lingo, friendliness, worldliness, etc. With a Q & A. Handouts. (All writers.)