Writing for Publication

Our spring writing workshop,"Writing for Publication" is coming Saturday, March 14th! 

We are pleased to announce that local author and publisher, Roberta George will be sharing tips and techniques she has learned throughout her career. The workshop is designed for beginning and experienced writers who are seeking encouragement, motivation, and guidance.

Roberta George was born in Bisbee, Arizona, and also lived in California and Texas, where she went to Catholic girls' schools. Almost every summer of her life, she spent with her German grandmother on a 20-acre farm in the South, which left her with an overwhelming desire to pick blackberries every spring - and make wine.  She has seven children and lives with a third-generation Lebanese husband in Valdosta, Georgia. She teaches yoga and a writers' work shop, The Snake Handlers, at the Turner Center for the Arts, where she served as Executive Director for 12 years. She's taught beginning English composition courses at VSU and FSU.

Roberta is the founding editor of Snake Nation Press, still in production after 25 years. She won a second prize for the poem, "Three o" from the Porter Fleming Foundation, and a first for the short story "Truces" in her collection Below the Gnat Line.  "Choices," was a finalist in a Glimmer Train contest.  "A Servant to Servants" also won a prize from the Porter Fleming Foundation and Berry College and was published by Snake Nation Press. A short memoir of her Border Patrol father won a second prize from the Valdosta Daily Times, and her novel Baptizing the Cat was just published by Snake Nation Press in 2012. Other poems have recently been selected by The Southern Poetry Review and the New Guard. And another short story, "A Small Fortune," was a finalist and honorable mention in the Malahat Literary contest.

The workshop will be in session from 9 AM - 12 PM on March 14th. Fee is $59 ($69 after March 6).

Check our website for details of all our learning opportunities.

Register now! 

The Time is Now

 

Are you successful?  The answer, of course, will depend on how you define success; and, for each of us it is different.  

For the poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, success included "laughing often and much." For entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker, Jim Rohn, success was defined as doing "ordinary things extraordinarily well." Many see success as the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like. 

But probably we can agree that we see ourselves as successful simply with the accomplishment of our goals - whatever they may be.

Forbes online contributor, Erika Andersen observes the power of doing the right thing at the right time in the right way when you are trying to get to where you are going. Simply put, you must Envision, Plan, and Execute. The time is now!

These featured 6-week instructor paced Ed2go online courses offer a sampling of diverse interests for those who are trying to set or change your course to success.

 

Accounting Fundamentals  ($109)

 

Creating WordPress Websites ($109)

 

Twelve Steps to a Successful Job Search ($109)

 Secrets of Better Photography ($109)

 

Instructor-paced courses begin on a Wednesday in each month.

Registration and orientation for each class should be completed by the start date in order for you to access or to gain access to your class lessons.

Lessons come out on Wednesday and Friday of each week; you may access them at your convenience. You have ten days to complete each lesson after it has been introduced.

We also offer many self-paced certificate and career training courses including these Online Career Training Programs in the Retail and Hospitality Industry:

Event Management and Design ($1,895)

Food and Customer Service Skills Training ($850)

Retail Customer Service Skills Training ($850) 

Screenwriting for Film and Television ($850)