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OlsenOlsen
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I am going to be attending my first writers conference/workshop this summer.

If anyone is interested in taking a look here it is, http://nebraskawriters.unl.edu/

I'm going to be taking one of the week long classes and am having a difficult time deciding who exactly to take my workshop from.

Either:

1)Daniel Handler (also known as lemony snicket)
2)Kate Bernheimer
3)Sean Doolittle

Has anyone read Kate Bernheimer or Sean Doolittle?


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JamieFord
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I'd go with Handler. Is Carolyn Parkhurst an option? If so I'd go with her.
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A week long? That will be really cool. Enjoy and take notes for us
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For me it would be Handler, because there are things he does that I want to learn. But you have to ask yourself what does the author teach/do that you need. I say read the actual class descriptions and choose what interests you most.
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OlsenOlsen
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Yes Carolyn Parkhurst is one of the options as well... Have you had a class from her?

I've read all the descriptions and they all sound good! ha

I'll probably end up taking handler's class, but I would love to still hear from other people, that is if anyone has anything to add.


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I haven't, but her book was a commercial and critical success. She might be a dreadful teacher, you never know, but she's doing something right, so probably worth spending time with.
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