Culinary Historians: Food Writing Workshop, Nov 17

Culinary Historians of Chicago

Rare Opportunity!

Food Writing Workshop

Presented by
Andrew Smith
Food writer, Editor and Scholar
Saturday, November 17
12:30-3:30 p.m.
at
Kendall College, School of Culinary Arts
900 N. North Branch St., Chicago
(Located just north of W. Chicago Ave. and N. Halsted St.)
FREE PARKING

This fast-paced workshop covers the basics: query letters, writing articles for newspapers and magazines, food book and cookbook proposals, ebooks, recipe writing, restaurant reviewing, blogging, etc. It is intended as a brief introduction for those interested in entering the field.

Andy Smith conducts the acclaimed Roger Smith Food Writing conference in New York City and teaches Food Studies at the New School University in New York. He is the editor of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, and has edited or authored more than 20 books and his written more than 1000 articles on culinary topics.

Mr. Smith will be conducting a Culinary Historians Program preceding the foodwriting workshop (See separate flyer). Come to the morning meeting, and enjoy a sampling of tuna casserole for lunch!

Food writing workshop:

Price: $30 in advance, $40 at the door.

Send the check to:

Culinary Historians of Chicago
280 Laurel Avenue
Highland Park, IL 60035-2620
or
BrownPaperTickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/280212
For additional information, e-mail: culinaryhistorians@gmail.com or call (847) 432-8255

Outline for Saturday's class:

Introductions

1. Why Do You Want to Write about Food?

2. Types of Food Writers

3. Types of Food Articles/stories/cookbooks/food Books

4. Platform Is Essential: Why Should You Be the One Who Writes this Article?

5. Knowing Your Audience Is Essential: Who Will Read Your Article?

6. To Locate a Publisher, Research Is Essential: Who Will Buy Your Article/book?

7. Newspapers— Articles

8. Magazines– Stories

9. Selecting Your Voice

10. Ideas for Articles/stories/cookbooks/books

11. Think Strategically. For Long-term Growth, Networking Is Essential: How Do You Network?

12. Types of Food Articles: What Are You Going to Write ?

13. Writing Inquiry Letters/emails: How Do You Get a Publisher Interested?

14. Writing and Rewriting Article: How Do You Write Your Article?

15. Bloging and Social Media

16. Recipes (See Handout #3)
17. Book Proposals

18. Promoting Yourself and Your Writing

19. Creating Your Portfolio/clips

20. The Business of Writing

21. Copyright, Contracts and Legal Issues

22. Evaluate!

23. Writing Ethics

24. Conclusion

Hi,

If you can make it, great. It will be $30 at the door for anyone who knows me ...

Regards,

WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified partners with Culinary Historians by recording our programs and making them available for broadcast on demand at their website or downloadable to an iPod. Our most recent program:

Food Writing Workshop
http://www.wbez.org/series/chicago-ampl ... hop-104427
November 17, 2012

A set of handouts is available for a donation of $10. this covers copying and postage. Send me a PM.