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Pubspeaks | Workshops | Conference | Special Events

MAY

Tuesday, May 20, 7 - 9 p.m. 

WIW Pubspeak—Three Keys to Writing a Good Political Book 
La Madeleine
Food and beverage orders from 6:30 p.m.
7607 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 215-9142
Wheelchair accessible
Metro: Bethesda (Red Line) 

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Are you intimidated by George Will, Maureen Dowd, Ann Coulter, Tavis Smiley, or Tim Russert? Don't be. While each has written a commercially successful political book, none has penned a memorable and insightful one. Their problem isn't a lack of smarts or knowledge. It's a lack of know how, imagination, and discipline. more

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Tuesday, May 27, 4 - 7 p.m.

Coffee Klatch
WIW Office
1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 701
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202)775-5150
Metro: Farragut West (Orange Line), Farragut North (Red Line)

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JUNE

Saturday, June 14

The 29th Washington Writers Conference
THE WRITING LIFE: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Sponsored by Washington Independent Writers

Cafritz Conference Center
The George Washington University
800 21st St. N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20052

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The keynote speaker for the 29th Washington Writers Conference on Saturday, June 14, 2008 will be Laurence J. Kirshbaum, of LJK Literary Management LLC. Kirshbaum has been involved in publishing for nearly 40 years from all perspectives: as an author, publisher and agent. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1966, he worked as a correspondent for Newsweek and then co-authored a book with Roger Rapoport called Is the Library Burning?, which was published by Random House in 1970. He worked for Random House until 1974 when he joined Warner Books as vice-president of marketing. He remained at Warner, later called Time-Warner, for over 30 years, spending his last 10 years as CEO and Chairman of the Time-Warner Book Group. more

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Tuesday, June 24, 4 - 7 p.m.

Coffee Klatch
WIW Office
1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 701
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202)775-5150
Metro: Farragut West (Orange Line), Farragut North (Red Line)

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