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These four-day intensive workshops are conducted poolside at the fabulous LARIMAR ST. CROIX private villa in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Enrollment is limited to 12 students per session, and attendees will receive hands-on instruction and coaching from ETHLIE ANN VARE as well as guest mentors including:
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Loraine Despres: Her novels include the bestselling Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc (and its companion “rules to live by,” The Southern Belle’s Handbook) and The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell. As a television writer/producer, she wrote for DALLAS, DYNASTY and KNOTS LANDING, among others. |
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Gerry Conway: A comic book icon, Conway is a former editor of marvel Comics and was a lead writer for Spiderman. He also created The Punisher and Firestorm. His grown-up job is Co-Executive Producer for LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT. |
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Robert Hewitt Wolfe: His latest project is the Brian Grazer/Ron Howard historical epic The Serpent and the Eagle. Wolfe developed the long-running series Andromeda, and has written and produced such shows as The 4400, Dresden Files, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. |
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Barney Cohen: Creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and the cult classic Forever Knight. Cohen is a veteran journalist and ad-man, who also wrote the feature film Friday 13th: The Final Chapter and produced the series Doom Runners for Showtime. |
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Julie Moline is an award-winning writer and magazine editor who’s spent the last 25 years writing about travel, design and food for Architectural Record, Institutional Investor, Harper’s Bazaar, the International Herald Tribune, London Daily Telegraph, Toronto Globe & Mail, Money, and Global Finance. |
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Dawn Ritchie: Writer, producer, independent filmmaker and even a hands-on editor and sound-mixer. Her television credits include Beastmaster, Sweet Valley High and Walker, Texas Ranger |
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Carlton Eastlake: Executive Producer of science fiction favorites Farscape and Earth: Final Conflict. He has written for dozens of popular television shows, including The Outer Limits, Seaquest DMV and Airwolf. |
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Iris Berry: Songwriter (The Ringling Sisters, the Lame Flames), poet (featured in The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry alongside Allen Ginsberg) and journalist (The Underground Guide to Los Angeles), Berry is a hipsters’ hipster. She brings a fresh perspective to writing and to life. |
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| Your host is Ethlie Ann Vare, an award-winning historian (Mothers of Invention, Patently Female), novelist (Andromeda: The Broken Places), journalist (Daily Variety, the New York Times, ELLE Magazine) and screenwriter (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Strong Medicine, Jane Doe, Renegade, Silk Stalkings and others.) |
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SUMMER 2008: July 4-7
LABOR DAY 2008: August 29-Sept. 2
THANKSGIVING 2008: Nov. 27-30
Cost per student: $2200. Retreat package includes all workshops and study materials; car service to and from Larimar; catered lunch at the estate; and follow-up tele-consultations with your mentor. Airfare and accommodations on St. Croix are the responsibility of the attendee. For reservations, call 323-650-4422
Terms: A 50% deposit to VCI-VI, LLC is required to secure your reservation. Full tuition must be received 30 days before the seminar. Mentor participation is based on availability; the mentor of your choice is not guaranteed. All instructors are working writers, with highly successful careers and an interest in grooming new talent.
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| Buy a copy of Ethlie's new paperback Doing Origami Wearing Mittens: How to Write for Television and Survive for US$9.00 [$7.50 plus $1.50 for Shipping/Handling].
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Ethlie Ann Vare, Inc.
8306 Wilshire Blvd., #2655,
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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