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For immediate release: Dec. 28, 2006
Lake Superior College Announces 2007 Lake Superior Writers' Series
(Duluth, Minn.) --- Lake Superior College (LSC) will host a series of readings with author receptions and workshops by Minnesota writers. All events are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required for the workshops. To register, contact Steve Dalager, 218-733-5948 or s.dalager@lsc.edu
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Duluth News Tribune journalist, editor, and columnist Jim Heffernan
Jim Heffernan retired a year ago after 42 years at the Duluth News Tribune. In that span he worked as a reporter, city editor, arts editor and theater/music critic and associate editor of the editorial pages. For the past 33 years he has written a humor/personal reflections column in the newspaper, which continues today. He is a native Duluthian, educated in Duluth Public Schools and a graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth
Workshop: Writing for the News
4-5:00 p.m., E2154
Learn from Jim how to decide what is news and how to make events meaningful.
Reading and Discussion
7:00 p.m., Minnesota Room, LSC Library
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Poet and teacher Ryan Vine
Native Duluthian Ryan Vine, an assistant professor of English at the College of St. Scholastica, will read poems from his debut chapbook, "Distant Engines." The collection is the winner of the 2005 Weldon Kees Award and was recently released from Backwaters Press. Most recently, Garrison Keillor read Ryan's work on the Minnesota Public Radio's Writer's Almanac.
Workshop: Metaphor
10 - 11:00 a.m., W1650
Poet Ryan Vine will share insights into unleashing the power of metaphor in writing.
Reading and Discussion
7:00 p.m., Minnesota Room, LSC Library
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Open Mic Reading
7:00 p.m., Minnesota Room, LSC Library
Share prose, poetry, or hip-hop rhyme. Each participant will have up to five minutes.
For more information on the Writers' Series, contact:
Amy Jo Swing Steve Dalager
218-733-7670 218-733-5948
a.swing@lsc.edu s.dalager@lsc.edu
LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 3,800 students enrolled this fall semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota's largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.
