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The Writer’s Institute courses continued ...

ENG237 Manuscript Critique Workshop
4 sessions, 8 hours
NEW ILR979 Women and the Vote Working on the next great novel? Or perhaps just a short
3 sessions, 4.5 hours
story for submittal? The Manuscript Critique Workshop gives
After a hard-fought series of votes in the U.S. Congress and in participants the opportunity to review excerpts from one
state legislatures, the Nineteenth Amendment became part of another’s current projects for honest feedback and outside
the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920. It states, “The right perspectives. Proctored by a published author, this four-
of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied week course establishes critique skills and etiquette, giving
or abridged by the United States or by any State on account participants the tools to find or create their own critique
of sex.” One hundred years later, join us for a review of the group toward furthering their writing careers.
incredible and historic journey of women’s suffrage, including Instructor: Jason (J.P.) Sloan
a discussion on what it means for women today.
5-Digit Number: 19282
Instructor: Mary Mannix & Teri Bisceglia
Tue, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., 3/24 – 4/14
5-Digit Number: 19451 Location: Conference Center/E104
Wed, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m., 4/22 – 5/6 Tuition: $20 | Fee: $69 | Total: $89 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only
Location: Frederick Senior Center
ENG238 Unemployed to Bestseller
6 sessions, 12 hours
NEW ILR978 Natural and Cultural Pictorial
Tour of Bulgaria If you dream of writing a book and want to get your book in
4 sessions, 4 hours front of readers, but don’t know how to get started, join us
on a fun and informative path led by instructor Lisa V. Proulx.
Experience nearly 2000 years of human civilization including It’s the one she followed to go from being an unemployed
nature of this gorgeous Balkan nation. From Roman ruins pet sitter to a bestselling author. Learn the dos and don’ts of
to ancient monasteries to Medieval churches and their art, social media marketing, what to do after a writers conference,
explore Bulgaria through pictures. The course will also include how to engage with your readers and fellow authors, and
photos of rare flowers and butterflies from some of the most discover a road map through the world of writing and getting
picturesque mountains in the world. published.
Instructor: Kathy Barylski Instructor: Lisa V. Proulx
5-Digit Number: 19614 5-Digit Number: 19283
Tue, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., 3/10 – 4/7 | No Class: 3/24 Tue, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., 3/31 – 5/5
Location: Daybreak Adult Day Location: Student Center/H239
Fee: $119

ENG226 Self-Publishing Your Book
3 sessions, 6 hours
Learn how to get your book published and available for sale
in bookstores and online. Learn the pros and cons of self-
publishing and whether it is appropriate for your work. You
will also explore the differences between self-publishing,
vanity publishing and lightning press. Find out how to make
your book indistinguishable from a title published by a
large press.

Instructor: James Rada
5-Digit Number: 19287
Off Campus Locations Wed, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., 4/22 – 5/6
Class location information can be found on page 53. Location: Student Center/H239
Tuition: $30 | Fee: $59 | Total: $89 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only

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