Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Pacific Northwest Writers Conference

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Welcome to The Wordcraft Circle 'Returning the Gift' Writers Conference

‘A Pacific Northwest Gathering’

October 17-19, 2008

Quileute Oceanside Resort, Quileute Nation, LaPush, Washington

Come join us in the heart of Northwest Tribal Culture! This writer’s conference brings together a diverse selection of panels and concurrent workshop sessions, with a special emphasis on Story and Storytelling. Our location is the exquisite, rugged Pacific coastline of the Quileute Indian Nation, on Highway 101 just four hours from Seattle or Portland. The rustic resort has a wide range of accommodations. “Some of the best rooms anywhere on this stretch of coast,” says Frommer’s Review. Some cabins have whirlpool tubs, walls of glass, lots of cedar accents, full kitchens, and carved wood furniture with Northwest Coast Native American designs. Other units are delightfully rugged. The Quileute resort features a very nice restaurant dockside, excellent seafood dinners, and souvenir wine glasses.

Registration: $110: Includes 2 continental breakfasts, 1 lunch, Saturday evening banquet.

Registration $90: For Elders 60 years and over; and Registered Students.

Registration $75: Saturday Only – includes continental breakfast, lunch and evening banquet.

Registration $125: Scholars (see registration form for more information).

Registration Form in Word Format [1]

Meals:

Continental Breakfast: Saturday and Sunday - Included in Registration Fee

Lunch: Saturday - Included in Registration Fee

Banquet: Saturday Night – Included in Registration Fee

Onsite lodging is the Quileute Oceanside Resort in LaPush, Washington, that features ocean-front motel rooms and cabins. Pets with restrictions. Call 360-374-5267 for reservations. Credit cards accepted.

Rooms:

    Camper cabin studio, no kitchen: From $55.00 Per Night
    Studio with full kitchen: From $95 to $135 Per Night
    One-bedroom cabins with full kitchen: From $90 to $145 Per Night
    Two-bedroom cabins with full kitchen: From $115 to $160 Per Night
    One three-bedroom duplex unit with full kitchen: From $150 Per Night

Forks, Washington Lodging: The nearby town of Forks offers lodging from $50 and up. A volunteer will help with suggestions and referrals; call 360-374-5497 or visit www.forkswa.com/2.html [2].

Conference Highlights:

Elizabeth Woody (Navajo/Warm Springs/Wasco/Yakama) Poet, author, storyteller – Keynote Speaker “The Long Memory”

Linda Boyden (Cherokee, Irish, and French Canadian) Author, Poet, Storyteller – Children’s Literature “Inside the Story Circle” Workshop

Ed Edmo (Shoshone) Northwest Poet, Author, Performing Artist, Storyteller – The Short Story "Write, write, write, write and RIGHT!" Workshop

Roger Fernandes (Salish) Northwest Storyteller, Artist - Storytelling Programs and Performance – “Storytelling: Recognition, Preservation, Oration, and Performance”

Jane Haladay, Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies, University of North Carolina – Science Fiction Literature Panel

Terri Hansen (Winnebago/Tsalagi) / Valerie Brown, Environmental Journalists – “Environmental News Stories that Need, and Get, Attention” and Journalism Workshop

Allen Standing Bear Jenkins (Wampanoag) Northeast Coast Algonquian - Faculty, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Wash. – “Storytelling – Learning to write using what you know” Workshop

Philip H. Red Eagle (Salish/Dakota) Northwest Author; Editor, Raven Chronicles, Seattle; Canoe Carver – Storytelling Programs and Performance / Sci-fi Programs Facilitator

Janet Marie Rogers (Mohawk - First Nations, Ontario) Northwest Poet, Author and Storyteller – “Down There” Workshop

Ren’ee Roman Nose (Cheyenne) Journalism – “Journalistic Integrity in the Face of Adversity” Workshop

Dr. Kimberly Roppolo (Cherokee, Choctaw, and Creek descent) - Wordcraft Circle National Director, Assistant Professor Native Studies, University of Lethbridge - “Community Collaborative Drama: Writing and Performing Together as Paths to Healing” Beginners Playwriting Workshop

Richard Van Camp (Dogrib [Tlicho] Nation) Canadian Northwest Territories Author and Storyteller – “Graphic Novels” Workshop

Storytelling is the emphasis of this conference, with an ongoing series of Storytelling events. A Sci-fi panels and workshops are extended events throughout the conference.

• Saturday Evening Banquet

• Evening Performance “Storytelling – Recognition, Preservation, Oration, and Performance”

Roger Fernandes, Northwest Salish Storyteller; Allen StandingBear Jenkins, Wampanoag (Algonquian) Storyteller; Philip H. Red Eagle, Dakota/Salish Storyteller; Richard Van Camp, Canadian Northwest Territories Dogrib (Tlicho) Storyteller

• Kim Roppolo, Wordcraft National Director - Welcome

• Elders and Storyteller’s Recognition Ceremony

• Awards Ceremony

• Authors’ Reception, Book Sales and Signings