Thursday, May 03, 2007

National Writers' Workshop--San Antonio

The National Writers' Workshop--San Antonio will be held at:
La Quinta Inn and Suites
San Antonio Convention Center
303 Blum
San Antonio, Tx 78205
(210) 222-9181

May 19-20, 2007

Sponsored by the San Antonio Express-News and the Poynter Institute, the upcoming 2007 National Writers' Workshop in San Antonio is open to students, educators and journalists. Among the speakers are two-time Pulitzer winner Eric Nalder, political reporter Wayne Slater of the Dallas Morning News, and Roy Peter Clark of the Poynter Institute.

For more information, and cost, please go to the following website:
http://www.newsu.org/angel/content/nww/registration.php?location=sanantonio

According to the website, the following Scheduled keynote speakers include:

Roy Peter Clark of Poynter, founding director of the National Writers' Workshops and author of more than a dozen books on the craft and values of journalism
Wayne Slater, author of "The Architect: Karl Rove and the Dream of Absolute Power"
Eric Nalder, investigative reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligence and two-time Pulitzer winner, and author of "Tankers Full of Trouble"
Michael Quintanilla, a senior features writer for the San Antonio Express-News who for years was on the staff of the Los Angeles Times where he was also a pop culture writer and a fixture on the red carpet and Hollywood scene

Breakout sessions will include:
Investigative Reporting
Loosening Lips: The Art of the Interview
Covering Muslims in America
Staying on top of Immigration Issues
Profile Writing
Writing for the Alternative Press
Covering the Border and Online and Multimedia: The New Frontier of Journalism

Session speakers include:
Donna Gehrke-White, Miami Herald reporter and author of "The Face Behind the Veil"
Bill Minutaglio, award-winning journalist and author of "The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales"
Bill Celis, former New York Times reporter and author
Robert Bryce, author and freelancer
Tom Robbins, investigative reporter for the Village Voice
Amjed Baghdadi, San Antonio Islamic Center
Susan Carroll, Houston Chronicle
Manny Garcia, Miami Herald
John Dougherty, award-winning investigative reporter, formerly of the Phoenix New Times
Alfredo Corchado, Dallas Morning News
Mariano Castillo, San Antonio Express-News
David Ryan, Lawrence World.com (Lawrence, Kansas)
Ben Olivo, MySA.com