[NEohioPAL] New Chagrin Valley Writers' Workshop with Scott Lax

[Scott Lax]

Announcing The Chagrin Valley Writers’ Workshop with Scott Lax

www.scottlax.com

At the Clubhouse at Hamlet Village in Chagrin Falls, Ohio

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  “Scott Lax is a gifted teacher and writer who manages to bring  
knowledge and sensitivity to the critiquing process. His insights and  
commentary foster a nurturing workshop environment within which  
noticeable creative progress can be and is achieved. The number of  
returning students who repeat his workshops is a testament to his  
skill and appeal as both an instructor and purveyor of the written  
word.” – Michael Ferrari, two-time student of Scott Lax and the author  
of Born to Fly, winner of the 2007 Delacorte Yearling Award for middle  
grade fiction. His novel is critically acclaimed by Publisher’s  
Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and Booklist.

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Fall 2009 Session

WORKSHOP 1: “HOW TO TELL A STORY: Find, Translate, Shape”

$250 for six sessions

Consecutive Tuesdays from 7 PM until 9 PM. September 8, 15, 22, 29;  
October 6, 13.

Workshop Description: Using Scott Lax’s FTS Writing Method, students  
are encouraged and coached to Find their story; to Translate the story  
into written words; and finally to Shape their story into a  
potentially publishable work of nonfiction or fiction. An important  
aspect of this workshop is that Scott helps students think like  
writers. To learn how students have benefited from Scott’s method, go  
to www.scottlax.com and click on “Teaching and Testimonials.” LIMIT:  
TEN STUDENTS PER SESSION



WORKSHOP 2: “MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP: Seeing your work with fresh eyes”

$300 for six sessions plus one-on-one manuscript critique

Consecutive Saturdays from 1 PM until 3 PM. September 12, 19, 26;  
October 3, 10, 17.

Workshop Description: Students must submit a ten-page nonfiction or  
fiction manuscript for this workshop. Each student will receive a one- 
hour all-class workshop critique led by Lax; they will later have a  
half-hour, one-on-one manuscript critique with Scott Lax. This is a  
serious but courteous workshop, where students may gain tremendous  
insight into their work. LIMIT: TEN STUDENTS PER SESSION

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ABOUT WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR SCOTT LAX

Scott Lax recently completed his second novel, which is awaiting  
publication. His first novel, The Year That Trembled, was called  
“Powerful,” and named one of 1998’s best works of fiction by The  
Denver Post. He was awarded the Walter E. Dakin Fellowship in Fiction  
Award from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference (University of the South)  
for the novel, which was the Vermont Novel of the Year, runner-up.

Lax source-wrote and produced the feature film, The Year That  
Trembled, called “The most important movie of the year” by the Ithaca  
Times. Released in theaters in 2002, it is now in international DVD  
release. He is the winner of four international film festival awards,  
including “Midwest Filmmaker of the Year.”

As a playwright, Scott Lax had his adaptation of The Year That  
Trembled debut at University School in 2003. Critic Julie Hoke wrote,  
“A classic coming-of-age story…kudos on an ambitious and successful  
world premier.”

In nonfiction, Lax is the first-place winner of the 2009 Best Essay,  
2009 Best Feature, and second-place 2009 Best Series from the Ohio  
Professional Writers; he also won honorable mention for best single  
essay in Ohio from the 2007 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards. He  
was the 1993 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference (Middlebury College),  
Bernard J. O’Keefe Scholar in Nonfiction. In 2008, The Hub City  
Writers Project of South Carolina announced "The Scott Lax Prize," an  
annual, full-ride scholarship to the Wildacres Writers Workshop. The  
prize, established in 2008, is underwritten by Hillcrest Publications  
of Spartanburg, SC “to honor novelist Scott Lax of Ohio."

Scott Lax has taught, lectured, and been writer-in-residence at  
schools, universities and writers’ conferences throughout the country.  
Scott Lax’s FTS Writing Method is exclusive to his workshops.

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HOW TO REGISTER: e-mail info at scottlax.com to request registration  
information.









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