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National Writers Workshop -- Fort Lauderdale

Expanding the conversation on good journalism and good writing.

Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006
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Meet the Speakers: Round One (a partial list...)

Some of today's Round One speakers:

BETSY LAMPE. She's the president of Rainbow Books Inc., a Florida-based independent publisher, and executive of the Florida Publishers Association Inc.

Her session: "From manuscript to printed page: How to get published"
Further reading: "How to Avoid the Three U's of Writing," WritersCollective.org (2003)

OSCAR CORRAL. A reporter at The Miami Herald, he covers the local Cuban exile community via his work in the paper and his Herald-sponsored blog, "Miami's Cuban Connection."

Miami.com

Oscar Corral

His session: "Blogging: What works and what does it bring to a beat reporter's life?" with Ethan Skolnick and Leslie Gray Streeter
His work: Miami's Cuban Connection, transcript from recent CNN appearance

ETHAN SKOLNICK. He's a writer and columnist at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel here in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who began writing "Season Ticket," his sports blog, in 2005.

His session: "Blogging: What works and what does it bring to a beat reporter's life?" with Oscar Corral and Leslie Gray Streeter

PalmBeachPost.com

Leslie Gray Streeter
His work: Season Ticket, Columns

LESLIE GRAY STREETER. She's an entertainment reporter and columnist ("That Girl") for The Palm Beach Post, where she's also a member of the paper's Blog Squad.

Her session: "Blogging: What works and what does it bring to a beat reporter's life?" with Oscar Corral and Ethan Skolnick
Her work: Blog. Columns & articles.

National Writers Workshop -- Fort Lauderdale