TWO TRAVELING SEMINAR-WORKSHOPS BY PETER SOLIS NERY for philippine booking. [three WRITE TO WIN, and one THE POEM SOARS, THE STORY BEGINS have already been booked as of august 13.] book your group/school before remaining available dates are sold out. Seminar title: WRITE TO WIN: The Art of Winning Writing Competitions Speaker: Peter Solis Nery, Palanca Awards Hall of Fame Rationale: If you are ready to go past self-indulgent writing for self-expression, maybe you are ready to see how you fare compared to other writers. Maybe it’s time to get recognized and win some literary awards. Learn from the Peter Solis Nery experience—from his unschooled writing to his journey to the Palanca Awards Hall of Fame, to his creation and administration of his own Peter’s Prize for excellence in Hiligaynon writing. Get the insider’s view in understanding literary competitions, the right packaging for your writing, observing the rules, and dealing with initial rejections and defeat (and still come out a winner in the long run.) Syllabus: 1. Understanding Literary Competitions (15 minutes) 1.1. What are the judges looking for? 1.2. Who are the judges? 1.3. What competitions are available to you? 2. Packaging Your Writing (60 minutes) 2.1. Good writing, bad presentation 2.2. Your voice 2.3. The leap from OK to magnificent writing 2.4. Writing masterful sentences 3. The Fine Print of Contest Rules (25 minutes) 3.1. Rules and guidelines 3.2. Developing a gameplan 3.3. Deadlines and anxiety 4. Dealing with Initial Defeat (20 minutes) 4.1. Faith in your work 4.2. Feedback 4.3. Coming out a winner Seminar title: THE POEM SOARS, THE STORY BEGINS: The Art of Writing Interesting Poetry and Fiction Speaker: Peter Solis Nery, Palanca Awards Hall of Fame Rationale: You’re always told to write what you know, but what does it really mean? Do you know how to use language to create emotions and sensations? Why is it difficult to write a happy story? How do you make a “so-what” poem become a “necessary” poem? How can your writing attract, not only readers, but also editors and publishers? Learn all these in a most practical level from the warm, witty, wise voice of award-winning writer Peter Solis Nery. Syllabus: 1. Poetry essentials (90 minutes or 3 hours with workshop) 1.1. Vocabulary, diction, imagery 1.2. Tension, poem versus novel 1.3. Form, length, control 2. From sorry to so-so to so great (90 minutes or 3 hours with workshop) 2.1. So-what poems, what’s new, cliché 2.2. Clever poems, rhyme 2.3. Heaven and earth on the page 2.4. Words with wings 2.5. Titles 3. Shaping stories (90 minutes or 3 hours with workshop) 3.1. Characters, setting 3.2. Plot and themes 3.3. Where to begin 4. Winning stories (90 minutes or 3 hours with workshop) 4.1. Winning vocabulary 4.2. Masterful sentences 4.3. Length and control 4.4. How to begin, how to end Peter Solis Nery is a U.S.-based Filipino writer, Palanca Hall of Famer, and CEO of The Peter Solis Nery Foundation for Literature and the Arts. He is also a filmmaker, publisher, producer, editor, actor, and performing artist.
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