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How to Write to Change the World - Sunday, June 15, 2008 (SF)
Dates: Sunday, June 15, 2008 in San Francisco
Dates: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in New York City
Dates: Sunday, September 14, 2008 in Washington, DC
Th Op-Ed pages of major newspapers are read by diplomats, businesspeople, scholars, and those in the highest levels of government. They can sway public opinion and change the world. Op-Eds also attract the attention of television producers, book agents, and policy makers. A single op-ed can make you part of a national debate. And it’s the one section of the newspaper dedicated to outside contributors and divergent opinions.
This seminar is designed to help you identify the ideas and causes that you care about, and will show you how to write about them to make a difference. You’ll learn how to generate winning ideas, how to craft a powerful argument, how to use news hooks, how to address or preempt your potential critics, how to pitch an idea, and how to frame an issue to make your point and persuade your readers. We will explore ways to write more broadly, to think bigger, and to make a bigger impact on the world. This seminar is not just about writing op-eds--it's about empowering you to find your voice and make a difference.
Catherine Orenstein, of has contributed to the op-ed pages of the New York Times, Washington Post and Miami Herald. Her opinion pieces on women, power, popular culture, and human rights have run on the Knight-Ridder newswire and appear in anthologies. She has lectured at Harvard, Penn, and Columbia universities, and appeared on ABC TV World News, Good Morning America, MSNBC, CNN and NPR All Things Considered. A graduate of Harvard (BA) and Columbia (MA) universities, she is the author of Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale, and is a fellow at the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership and at the Center for Work-Life Policy. She is currently spearheading a national op-ed project, to target and train women experts in all fields to project their voices in major forums of public debate.
Dates: Sunday, June 15, 2008 in San Francisco
Cost:
Early Registration (by April 23, 2008 for NY class and June 10, 2008 for SF class):
$300 for general public
$275 for Woodhull alumnae
$250 for Woodhull members
Late Registration:
$325 for general public
$300 for Woodhull alumnae
$275 for Woodhull members
Cancellation Policy: Full payment must accompany your application and will officially hold your spot. Fifty percent of the tuition is refundable if cancellation is made 30 days prior to the seminar date. After 30 days it is nonrefundable.
We have a commitment to offer reduced fees for a limited number of participants in need. Please contact us to inquire
Note: This seminar is for women only and is ideal for both newcomers and for those who have taken a basic op-ed writing seminar before.
