Food writing internet class with Molly O'Neill

Cook, Taste, Scribble
The Essentials Of Food Writing: Virtual Boot Camp


This 5-week course is designed to provide the training and mentoring that today’s freelance food bloggers, authors and writers find tough to come by.

Traditionally, writers learned the basics of reporting, writing and pitching their stories in newsrooms, magazines or from book editors. But today, the editors in traditional publishing are often charged with more work than is humanly possible and do not have the time to educate and nurture their writers. This reality is further complicated for writers who are committed to creating their blogs, articles and books independently and from far flung locales.

Organized and led by food writer, author and internet pioneer, Molly O’Neill, The Essentials of Food Writing combines telephone lectures and interviews with some of the top writers in food today with targeted readings, weekly on-line assignments, facilitated peer workshops and
individual editing sessions.

The Basics
WHO: Writers with an appetite to take their food writing to the next level. All students participate in a single weekly lecture or interview as well as a hands-on workshop. Each small workshop group is comprised of writers with similar skills, publishing experience and goals. The
groups range from Beginners seeking introductory skills to Advanced students seeking support for on-going projects.

WHAT: Essentials of Food Writing includes 5 lectures, suggested readings and five assignments, each of which is professionally edited. Each student also receives a 15-minute follow-up session with their assigned line and/or copy editor and one 30-minute mentoring session designed to set goals and establish step-by-step guides for achieving those goals.
The assignments range from 500 to 1000 words and are designed to complement the week’s lecture and suggested reading.

WHEN: August 2 – August 30th Call-in lectures are Tuesday evenings from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Peer Workshops and Individual editing and mentoring sessions are scheduled Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on a first-come, first-served basis.

WHERE: On-line and via conference call. URLs, call-in numbers and passwords will be sent to each student who is admitted.

COST: $400. For entire seminar, including lectures and practicum workshops
$200. Lecture series only
$50. Individual lectures

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO RECEIVE REGISTRATION MATERIALS OR SYLLABUS CONTACT: Cook.Taste.Scribble@gmail.com

Hi!

After the Roger Smith Food Writers conference, I was approached by a number of people looking for help with their writing.

It strikes me that there is a real need for both instruction and some mechanism to create and sustain the sorts of communities of writers that we used to get in news rooms and magazine offices. So I am experimenting with an on-line/conference call food writing seminar next month.

Some great writers are joining as lecturers or being interviewed in the weekly lectures (all of which will be professionally recorded and archived).

And the weekly peer workshops are already looking like exciting and interesting groups. Most interestingly: the Master Class workshop has got a Rockefeller science writer, a forbes writer and a poet!!!

There is an information brochure attached. People can take either the whole Magilla --- lecture series and practicum --- OR simply the lecture series.

If you know of anyone who might be interested, please post it or pass it along.

I'll let you know how this method works

May cool northerly breezes soon chill you to the bone!

Molly O'Neill

Food writing with Molly O'Neill and Cook 'n Scribble have been offering food writing courses, and we thought that you might be interested in hearing about our Food Blog U course, which begins on April 9th, 2012. The course is entirely online, and runs for 6 weeks. You can find out more information about the course on our website: http://www.cooknscribble.com/. We are also very excited to announce that we have some scholarships for this, and other upcoming courses to offer. Please share this exciting information widely with your fellow writers and food lovers. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask. We hope to have you writing away with us soon!

Molly and the Cook 'n Scribble Team, http://www.cooknscribble.com/
cooknscribble@gmail.com

I hope you can join me at one of the upcoming LongHouse Food Writers Revivals to continue part of the conversation we began at last winters Cookbook Conference.
Inspired by the 19th century Chautauqua movement, these are one-day, single subject symposia. Its not a conference, its a conversation and it is led by some of the great voices in our field. This year, we're addressing New Food Media, Old Food Media and the False divide.
Since we announced the events five days ago, a wonderful group of authors and publishers, producers, bloggers and journalists has come together for the Revival on Vashon Island (August 12) and the Revival in upstate New York (September 15).
and, of course, after the talkin', there will be some serious chow a 3-pig roast
I'm attaching the flier here. you can get more information and register at http://www.cooknscribble.com/ -- and I hope you do.
Following the Revival on Vashon Island, Shauna Ahern and I are leading a two day food writing workshop at the Book Larder in Seattle.
Following the Revival in Rensselaerville NY, I am leading a four-day food writers retreat.
If you're interested in this, or have any questions, just shoot me a mail
Hoping to see you there!
Best
Molly O'Neill