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  • NATIONAL WRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM

    OCT 21-22, 2000

    LOMBARD HOTEL

    WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

    The National Writers' Symposium features award-winning journalists and top-notch coaches from Canada and the United States. We hope you enjoy this weekend of intensive hands-on workshops, covering many aspects of the writing process. Welcome!

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
    7:00 ONWARDRECEPTION AT PRESS CLUB, WINNIPEG
    331 SMITH STREET, 5 MINUTES FROM THE HOTEL
    FRIDAY 7-9 P.M.EARLY REGISTRATION IN THE HOTEL LOBBY.
    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
    8:00 - 9:00 A.M. REGISTRATION
    9:15 - 10:00 A.M. Opening keynote speech by Knowlton Nash (Ballroom)
    10:00 A.M. Coffee Break
    10:45 - 12:15 P.M. Break out of the pack
    John Carlson, The Des Moines Register

    Fashionable newswriting for radio
    Mike Omelus, Broadcast News

    The art of television news
    Reg Sherren, C.B.C.

    The rewrite room

    12:15 - 1:45 P.M. LUNCH
    1:45 - 3:15 P.M. Starting small (Repeated Sunday)
    Tom Hallman, The Oregonian

    Radio storytelling
    Steve Wadhams, C.B.C.

    Magazine writing demystified
    Vivian Smith, University of Victoria

    The rewrite room

    3:15 - 5:15 P.M. Yarns not yawns
    Stephen Ward, U.B.C. School of Journalism

    Writing the book on documentaries (Repeated on Sunday)
    Anton Koschany, CTV W-FIVE

    Better victim reporting
    Bryan Painter, The Oklahoman

    The rewrite room

    SATURDAY EVENING RESTAURANT ROULETTE
    DON’T FORGET TO SIGN UP AT REGISTRATION DESK
    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
    9:15 A.M. - 10:45 A.M. Starting small
    Tom Hallman, The Oregonian (Repeated)

    From newswriting to book writing
    Gordon Sinclair, Winnipeg Free Press
    John Stackhouse, Globe and Mail
    Ingeborg Boyens, C.B.C.

    Writing the book on documentaries (Repeated)
    Anton Koschany, CTV W-FIVE

    Rewrite room

    11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Closing keynote speech

    Mitchell Locin, Chicago Tribune.