Monday, June 23
6:30-9:30pm

Workshop on Writers Wearing Two Hats: Journalism and Fiction Dawn Turner Trice, columnist Chicago Tribune, author, Only Twice I’ve Wished For Heaven and An Eighth of August.

Thursday, June 26
6:30-9:30pm

Workshop on Literary Agents and Fiction Writing — Timothy Seldes, president, Russell & Volkening New York Literary Agency and Susan Richards Shreve, author, A Student of Living Things and 12 other adult novels and 30 children’s books, including The Lovely Shoes.

Tuesday, June 24
6:30-9:30pm

Workshop on Popular Nonfiction Robert Kurson, author, Crashing Through and Shadow Divers.

Saturday, June 28
9:30am-12:30pm

Workshop on Writing Musicals and Plays with Music — John Sparks, author and lyricist, Hans Brinker, Babes in Barns, Einstein, artistic director Stages Festival of New Musicals at Theatre Building Chicago.

Wednesday, June 25
6:30-9:30pm

Workshop on Covering Politics and the Blogosphere — Rick Perlstein, author, Nixonland and blog writer of The Big Con for the Campaign for America’s Future.

Saturday, June 28
1:30-4:30pm

Comedy Writing for Stage & Screen Tim Kazurinsky, comedy writer and performer for Saturday Night Live, Screenwriter, About Last Night.