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Mending fences: And losing weight, Sullivan tells all
In her first press conference since her triumphant June 26 reinstatement as the University of Virginia president, Teresa Sullivan met with reporters in Carr's Hill, the presidential mansion, to herald the new academic year and take questions about the recent turmoil. The August 22 get-together touched on such big topics as governance, professor replacement, and even the burning question of the president's appearance, part of a recent Hook story on the potential of appearance-based bullying.
In contrast to her foil, Rector Helen Dragas– who, after giving the media just three minutes one Sunday afternoon, began relying on statements from Hill & Knowlton word-crafters– the president replied to all questions, even commenting on the search for a new chief operating officer. The last one, Michael Strine, resigned in early August after the release of emails showing him to be currying favor with the Rector.
"It's been quite clear that, contractually, that person reports to the president," said Sullivan. "I'll make it even more clear if it needs to be."
The president launched her press conference, however, with an exaltation of the arriving class of 2016.
"Every new class gets to enjoy being the strongest class in school history for exactly one year," said a smiling Sullivan. "That's until the next class arrives with stronger credentials."
In response to a question, she remarked that Governor Bob McDonnell called her the Friday before reinstatement to say he'd been told that the ouster decision had been "unanimous," a further blow to the credibility of Rector Dragas, who although having engineered the president's removal, went on to win the governor's blessing for a second term on the governing board.
"What happened here was unique, but the issues that surfaced during the controversy are not unique," said Sullivan. "They're the same issues that face every university in America but particularly public universities.
"Our progress over the next two years," she continued, "will be a bellwether for all of public higher education in America, and it's a mistake not to think everyone's watching."
How much convincing did she need to resume the reins?
"I was not very hard to persuade. I felt that I had a lot of work to do."
Does she now feel "bullet-proof"?
"No one should ever feel bullet-proof."
How were donations after reinstatement?
"After June 26, there was a remarkable boost."
On the recently-announced Coursera online partnership:
"That's an experiment, not a business plan."
On her newfound rock-star status:
"I will be going to New York City the first week in September, and we sent out an email, and all the seats filled in 10 minutes. We had to get a second venue, and there will be live-streaming."
Is she losing weight?
"Summer is a wonderful time for health– there are lots of good healthy fruits and vegetables, especially here. We've been blessed here at the University with several gymnasia where I am known to work out."
Why did her prepared remarks at the June 26 BOV meeting presume reinstatement?
"I had two speeches with me."This story is a part of the President Sullivan retakes the reins special.Read more on: Teresa Sullivan
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A class act.
Are you losing weight? Really? Were Sullivan male, a reporter ( presumably) would never have asked this irrelevant, degrading and insulting question. And the Hook shows bad form in including the exchange in this article.
@Really...you are spot on.
However, I like her use of words..."We have been blessed with several gymnasia.." As though God, with all the goings on in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere, found time from His busy day to contemplate the need for new gyms on Grounds.
But, in keeping with The Hook's lean towards Dr. Sullivan, she seems like a pleasant broad.
R.I.P.: Dan Rowan
The appearance issue is interesting and significant because I do feel it provided fuel for Dragas's dislike of Sullivan, and so to claim it was sexist one needs to make note that here we have the first woman rector trying to get rid of the first woman president of UVa. This would be an interesting case study on it's own.
I am glad several professors will have courses to study this disaster in decision making.
I still believe UVa will be dysfunctional as long as Helen Dragas is on the Board. And no one who supports her can be trusted, so at this point the entire BOV is suspect.
ND, agree!
@Nancy Drew -- anorexics don't like plush pillows?
No university with a commitment to its Honor Code can go forward with a Rector on its Board of Visitors who has so egregiously violated that Honor Code, first -- by claiming a PR agency's written work as her own, and second -- by lying to the other members of the Board of Visitors and to Terry Sullivan. Lying. So, as for Ms. Dragas:
Maybe we can get UVa to start The Jefferson School of Gastronomy?
For moral and intellectural reasons, Mrs. Dragas should go--just a manner of how and when.
..""It's been quite clear that, contractually, that person reports to the president," said Sullivan. "I'll make it even more clear if it needs to be.""
Love that line! She knows everyone knows the deal, yet stays understated and classy. I didn't know anything about this President before this incident, but I have grown to like and respect her.
you know, her understated style absolutely destroyed Dragas, Hill and Knowlton in the public relations battle. She really, really good at answering questions and knowing exactly how much to say and how to say it. Very impressive.
What a first class act! Dr. Sullivan has more class in her pinky than Ms. Dragas has in her whole body. As a older male who recently lost a lot of weight, I can tell you that it isn't easy to do and it is not an issue for discussion in this situation.
There are many in the Commonwealth who should be looking for other opportunities. The include the Governor and Ms. Dragas. Bobby boy destroyed his chances for national office or a cabinet post by making a very poor decision to reappoint Ms. Dragas. Not that Bobby would be appointed when the President wins a second term this November.
Goodbye Bobby, Helen, Mitt and Paul!
@Lawn...the prez prolly will do so but really the cult of personality thing, without actual results, makes one think of Stalin and Mao. Where is a short little farmer guy when you need him?
Keep up the GOOD WORK Statist big B!
Again Hawes and the Hook stoop to new lows asking the President about losing weight. Who else but the Hook would ask such a stupid, irrelevant question.
It looks like President Sullivan got a new hair cut, too. So what? How are her looks relevant? You should do an article on how Helen Dragas looks. She might be bulimic.
We can trust you not to be so gauche, Mr. Spencer .... Thanks very much for your reporting on this issue, which is very dear to my heart. I've had borrowing privileges at Alderman and the other UVA libraries since the late Sixties. I'd like to see the U begin video recording lectures in order to make them available to all citizens of the Commonwealth. I'd be particularly interested in encouraging Ms. Dragas to revisit her notion of what might constitute the difference between ethical behavior in the business world and ethical behavior in the academical world at Mr. Jefferson's University. However, I do think it was very good of her to replace the defective, toxic, poisonous Chinese drywall that her building company installed in a good many houses down at the Beach without waiting to see if an insurance company would foot the bill. Although Ms. Dragas has demonstrated that she is capable of organizing a cabal, I do not believe she is capable of leading an academical organization. Perhaps she will prove me wrong by offering her resignation: contingent upon a secret ballot vote by all of the Deans and tenured Professors - up or down, confidence or none -- shall she go or shall she stay? But I really think she lacks the courage for that. For Ms. Sullivan, my respect keeps going up -- I'd work for her as a personal chef and secretary any time.
@ Hawes - are you after ratings and hits to your online newsletter?
Very disturbing that you bring up a university president's weight; especially a female. Dr. Sullivan is a brilliant administrator, scholar and writer.
If you want to address weight in America...Go after the food industry for their gross mass production of hormone/antibiotic enhanced beef, chicken and turkey. PR firms for promoting safe food with addictive additives and hormones to food (schools in the USA consider pizza a vegetable). And, pharmaceutical companies for promoting the use of hormones, antibiotics and diet pills. Diet pills that offer false hope (pharmaceutical companies only have to demonstrate a statistical difference in efficacy and not harm humans; and they squash studies that don't prove statistical significance).
Dr. Sullivan is a brilliant President at a top research university.
Take a look at some of the male University Presidents like: Utah State, Penn State, Denison - these university presidents would not stand for this type of journalism. There are statistically far more overweight male university presidents than female.
Apply your journalistic 'talent' to the fact that Dragas is through, and does harm to the university the longer she stays. And, the only way to remove Dragas from UVA BoV is through the General Assembly (a bunch of men). That's it. There is no way out and the story is pretty much over.
Alternatively, Ms. Dragas could prove her fitness to lead the Board of Visitors by encouraging the Board to adopt new rules regarding ethical behavior by its members: in short, by subjecting herself and all of the visitors to the University's honor code, and also by prohibiting secret, off the record votes by members of the Board of Visitors: all votes to be tallied, and nailed to the wall if necessary. Such secrecy as we have seen recently is not good at an honor code school -- if only because it can foster duplicitous behavior and outright lies. Ms. Dragas might do well to take a six month vacation on a small no-telephones attached island in the Aegean. She probably needs a long period of very quiet contemplation. And just to even things up and show that there are no hard feelings at my house, I'll offer to work as her personal chef and secretary any time she needs one.
@WR if you listen to the tape of the Sullivan interview linked under the photo above, it was Sandy Hausman from NPR who asked the weight question. The Hook reporting it and Sullivan's response is news. It provides and example of her openness, honesty and willingness to not duck from the press as Dragas has done. This allows those of us not at the press conference to know what transpired.
I appreciate the coverage the Hook has given us throughout this ongoing affair.
I'd like to see the same reporter asking Ms. Dragas why she is so skinny -- anorexia? some other eating disorder? drugs? a fabulous diet? running five miles a day? nervous energy?
Clearly, henceforward, all members of the Board of Visitors should agree to be checked for drug use and/or even alcohol usage to a degree that might impair their ability to make the right kind of leadership decisions: decisions that build consensus in the wider community, NOT decisions that shame the University. Obloquy is the fate Ms. Dragas deserves -- and "she brought it on her ownself."
@NancyDrew - I just get tired of having Dr. Sullivan's image tarnished. I will look at the NPR piece, thank you.
@Anyone, prove that any male university president in this nation has had to undertake what President Sullivan has in her very short term.
Dragas is a plant from Governor McDonnell. She will not go away unless the General Assembly approves. The General Assembly is full of WHITE ANGLO SAXON MALES who only want what's best for their pocket books.
They are using Dragas as a pawn. I don't see how she can sleep at night. My daugher, 22, finds her actions vulgar and reprehensible. Dragas is not representing the majority. Dragas represents Governor McDonnell, who, until recently, applauded Todd Akin's positions.
For clarification the tape above isn't from NPR it is the actual press conference.
Definitely worth listening to in order to appreciate the full impact of President Sullivan's persona.
Well, BULLY for Governor McDonnell and his support of Todd Akin. They are both, with Representative Ryan and Mr. Send Jobs Overseas so I can make more money Romney, emblematic of what is so terribly wrong with what used to be the Grand Old Party. Is started out a Goldwater Republican and then moved farther to the right. But these guys want to steal the whole cake. I'd be curious to know if Ms. Dragas is a Republican stalwart -- has she condemned Mr. Akin's remarks?
...funny thing is that Dragas is a registered democrat who had hoped to sneak in as Lt. Governor for the State of VA some time soon.
According to my source at the Governor's office, all Dragas has to do is hold on at the BoV and not be removed my the General Assembly. The 'old' General Assembly won't act so -- we will be stuck with Dragas.
All these scenarios have been played out by Hill & Knowlton and the Govs office.
The majority do NOT have a voice.
It is clearly a put up and shut up governorship ruling Virginia.
mistake: "my" should be "BY"
@Nancy Drew - please post the NPR link. I cannot find it...thank you
Do you see the bar under the picture of Sullivan above ? You just click on the arrow and the tape starts rolling. Enjoy - a class act. Wouldn't surprise me if her next job is President of the United States of America. What a coup to hire someone of this caliber, and to think we almost lost her.
Dragas is a complete failure. She has proven to be GREAT HARM to UVA.
I am grateful that Dr. Sullivan agreed to stay with the UVA. She deserves better. We would love to have Dr. Sullivan on the West Coast.
Dr. Sullivan is clearly the leader of UVA. She is in the right position at the right time.
Dr. Sullivan is a professional, and Rector Dragas is a hindrance to the UVA.
President Sullivan is a keeper; and Helen Dragas must be removed. Dragas no longer serves a positive role in UVA BoV governance. Dragas is a complete failure and we have had enough.
I am no longer interested in Dragas' excuses and reasoning behind President Sullivan's June forced resignation. There MUST be a complete removal of Dragas' influence which have proven to be negative and a toll on UVA.
Dragas lacks leadership, educational expertise to guide UVA; she lacks the view of tenured professors; she is lacking in everything that a university requires. Helen Dragas proved to be of great harm to UVA.
Well, maybe Ms. Dragas could arrange an Aegean retreat for the Deans, the BoV and herself and Ms. Sullivan. Ms. Dragas might propose starting a new School of Leadership and Public Service at UVA. Getting that off the ground would be an interesting accomplishment. People who have good character are more likely to LEAD; people who have bad character are more likely to FORM CABALS. Perhaps more research is necessary to determine how much of good or bad character can be learned, and how much is innate. That means offers some hope: it's possible that Ms. Dragas may yet learn how to LEAD; the process might take several years of self improvement and real learning as she builds on the positive elements of her character. If she does manage to learn how to LEAD, there is a very strong chance that she'll be Virginia's first female governor. And starting the School of Leadership and Public Service would be a fantastic legacy. Ms. Dragas will probably have to dispense with the services of Hill & Knowlton, however -- the firm seems to have encouraged the worst kind of bad behavior, and its influence brought discredit and dishonor on the Board of Visitors and on the University. Plenty of smart minds at H&K, though -- so I'm willing to believe that whatever they proposed would sound good on paper. So often, the seductive attraction of power attracts small minds like a candle flame attracts moths. Let's hope Ms. Dragas can learn from this experience and that she will manage to do better next time.
Mr. Gehman, Multiple comments from people as part of ongoing discussions can be very interesting and add to the debate, but no one posts as frequently and at the length as you do. Moderation, please. The comments section of the Hook is not your personal blog.
I find Christian Gehman's entries interesting and appreciate them.
I appreciate his posts and his concern. He gets how important this issue is. Anyone can skip any post they choose.
So was it Sandy Hausman that asked if President Sullivan lost the weight? If so I can only imagine what woulod have happened if a male news reporter had asked the same question.
Seriously why isn't there more outrage on this.
@IC -- this is the most important series of events to have happened at UVA since I arrived in 1969; I was at Carr's Hill in -- 1974? ... The 5,000 words I have contributed to the several stories on this issue seem not that much to me ... but in fact my wonderful girl friend wishes I would spend a wee bit more time cleaning house for her sister's birthday party this Saturday. I'd give a party for all the commenters and contributors but doubt many will drive to far Bumpass -- however, someone should give the party When It's Over. I'll invite anyone contacts me to a party, either around my birthday or closer to Three Kings Day.
@ Ginger - I don't see any contributions from you on this issue; maybe I just missed them? Try writing more. I'm always glad when I write anything.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
R.I.P.: Big Pun
This from the Newsplex website story is the most exciting thing I have heard President Sullivan say since the reinstatement:
"I think at a time when higher education is certainly under attack that the University of Virginia is one of the bellwethers of public higher education. And I felt I still had work to do here," Sullivan said.
Sullivan says it's time for the university to be a national leader and model in higher education, adding that it would be a mistake to think nobody is watching."
The fact that the conservatives tried this at UVA the top public university dedicated to the production of critical thinking citizens is very important. The fact that it got stopped by a grassroots coalition of alums, donors, faculty, staff, students, parents, and citizens is very significant. While the plan may have succeeded in Wisconsin, Texas, and other places, the fact that a line was drawn on the sand here at the Rotunda is very significant.
Time to roll back the tide of attacks against public higher education. The roll back should start inside the rotunda and spread far and wide through the land. We should be a national leader in faculty shared governance, transparency, and education for a democratic nation, and citizen participation in policy.
I like Sullivan's thinking here!
@citizen party -- North Carolina already outspends Virginia on public education at its public universities. Is it possible that "the conservatives tried this at UVA" have a vested interest in encouraging the people to remain ill-educated?
@ Chris Gehman,
Exactly the argument Jefferson made in response to Lord Berkeley's reticence to spend money on public education. And yes at that time Lord Berkeley was a conservative and wanted political stability and the no rabble rousing.
Where does NC get its funds to outspend VA?
Whether anyone likes it or not, weight has become an issue in our society at all levels. The weight issue arose during the UVA travails this summer. And so, it was not off-the-wall to raise the issue at this point, particularly because it appears Sullivan has lost some weight over the summer. As a public figure, Sullivan avails herself of scrutiny of all types. particularly by the media, and she handled the issue with deftness at her news conference. For that, she should be applauded.
Just passed out BULLY for DRAGAS! stickers. Went like hotcakes.Here's the most common take I heard expressed. Students and parents think: Dragas tricked Dr. Sullivan into resigning by lying that she had the votes needed. What no one can understand is why would the Gov reappoint Dragas??? What is going on??? Second most common probably, no joke either, from female students, various versions of if Dragas crosses path she will be spat upon.
@did -- Ms. Sullivan's aplomb, we applaud. But my opinion is that the (female?) reporter from the other media outlet might be better off if she were reassigned to a first-hand investigative piece on chicken processing plants in Virginia.
Mr Gehman,
I applaud your most recent comment. Ms. Hausman should have known better. I doubt she would have wanted to be asked the same question.
Further to these thoughts: the whole fandango seems a bit too pat -- it would not surprise me all that much to discover, years down the road, that Ms. Dragas and Ms. Sullivan actually were on the same side all along. That's why I think the Aegean retreat for the BoV and the Deans would be the best plan. I'll volunteer to take care of the food and wine arrangements. The main issue is more money for UVA and Virginia's other public universities; it's worth pointing out that Governor Bob now has been given a very good stick to wave around in the House of Delegates when he asks for more money.
@ CG: You mean an orchestrated spectacle to create a crisis with which to ply the VA Leg. for more state support? Interesting theory but probably more about ideological differences and strategery.
Something tells me Gov. Bob is not really interested in waving the "more public money for UVa" stick with the HoD. With the efficiency in Govt. budgeting mission, not sure rearranging what we have to work with now does UVa or the other publics much good. To go from 8-9% state funding to full funding would require more than rearranging the deck chairs.
The main issue is where to get more money for UVA and other publics: More efficiencies and corporate-like money making schemes or tax support? The whole "Universities are bloated and inefficient" argument is just Hill and Knowlton speak. We shouldn't have to trade roads or social services for public university funding.
Who pays for it is who owns it. If its paid for by private interests its owned by private interests really. Do we really want the "Verizon" stretch of 64? Pretty soon there would be a toll road every 30 miles from cville to Richmond.
We can't use donor funds or the endowment for faculty and staff salaries because of earmarks and donor requests. I say we try an experiment: declare that all donations will go into the general UVA fund and will be used as the University sees fit. If donors don't want to give under those circumstances, we get the State to pay the residual. Philanthropy is good except when it isn't.
The only way to be rid of Ms. Dragas is to vote for a gubernatorial candidate in November 2013 who will dis-appoint her from the BoV (if the General Assembly does confirm her in January). Take your passion to the voting booth and elect leaders who will make more thoughtful and qualified appointments,whether to the BoV or the courts or as heads of state agencies. Remember that Tim Kaine initially appt'd Dragas, but Bob McDonnell didn't want to change horses midstream and hates to have anyone take him off message, which he likes to control, so he just took the course of least resistance and re-appointed her. Reporters should ask candidates who/what type of people they would appoint to positions of leadership in their administrations. Oh,I forgot, questions like that don't sell papers or boost ratings ;-)
I hope people will email, write, or call their delegate and senator prior to January about BOV appointments. Once they are confirmed there will probably be no going back.
With the General Assembly having the authority not to confirm, people wishing to have Mrs. Dragas removed should by all means contact their delegate and senator accordingly. A possible alternative would be to create enough pressure, e.g., signatures on a computer petition, for her to resign. In communicating with members of the General Assembly, one should not overlook the larger issue--standards for board appointments. Currently, big money and politics trump merit generally.
Maybe it's all been a really devious plot betwixt Ms. Dragas and Ms. Sullivan to get more funding for public universities in Virginia? Hasn't it seemed a bit too pat ... so far?
I see your point. The Gov was probably set up. Of course Paul Tudor Jones was in on the plan too. Made promises Gov couldn't refuse. Now that they have the goods on the Gov he'll be forced to give UVA whatever they demand. Explains everything. Too pat or genius?
Waaal, I'd be willing to concede that (all things considered) those two might be, or might have the potential to be if they start working together -- the smartest and most capable team of high-powered women ever to bless the Commonwealth since Dolly Madison.
And that's ALL I'm opining about that possibility, though I will note that when Beauty and Genius combine, they usually achieve their goals.
@ C. Gehman & IC - Hill & Knowlton plants no doubt. Your comments are ludicrous.
Weekend reader, my post was meant to be taken as friendly sarcasm. Part of the problem is the truth is so seemingly far fetched combined with the lack of transparency that it leads to all kinds of speculation which will continue until as stated in the Alumni Open Letter to BOV, " Board members finally explain candidly, to satisfy common sense, what really motivated them to act so precipitously." Until common sense is satisfied expect speculation to continue ranging from being appearance related to a power play from the rapper MC Blossom and more. Agree though, ludicrous that this situation has been allowed to continue.
As for H&K, I think I might much prefer working for Heckler & Koch; at least they create a functional product.
The NPR affiliated reporter really overstepped by commenting on President Sullivan's weight. The question, which was really a comment, was totally irrelevant and unprofessional. Questions about personal appearance are not acceptable in a professional setting. This is not a question this reporter would have asked President Casteen, Leonard Sandridge or any other male official. As usual President Sullivan handled it with perfect aplomb. I hope the reporter's news director and general manager will take a look at this. For some time this reporter has been coming across as pretty self important and I choose to no longer listen to her stories.
Before we start name calling, it might be worth knowing exactly what was said at Teresa Sullivan's news conference. After asking a number of serious questions, reporter Sandy Hausman, who is about Sullivan's age and herself battles the bulge, smiled and said:
"You look well, and I hope this is not construed as rude -- coming from someone who could stand to lose a few pounds."
Sullivan, who was dressed in slimming black, chuckled – anticipating the question.
"Are you, in fact, losing weight, and did you take to heart any of the discussion of whether personal appearance was a factor in your ouster?"
Sullivan laughed again, then responded in a way that clearly signaled she did not.
"You know summer is a wonderful time for health. There are lots of good, healthy vegetables and fruits available, especially here. We're blessed at the university with several wonderful gymnasia, where I am known to work out. I do think that taking care of your own health is an important thing for anybody in a job like this."
We live in a culture that puts considerable emphasis on appearance, especially in the business world from which so many members of the board of visitors hail. The question was legitimate and could certainly have been asked of a man. Larry King's weight loss and Rudy Giuliani's comb over certainly got their share of ink.
What a ridiculous statement by the Hook. President Sullivan is a brilliant administrator, scholar, author and educator. We would love to have her at any of our University of California sites. We would pay handsomely for someone with Dr. Sullivan's credentials.
I hope Dr. Sullivan quits and she seeks a worthy University that would guarantee her position 7 years, as well as her husband, and pay off the UVA. UVA is so undeserving.
Rector Dragas treated Dr. Sullivan as if she were a puppet.
I would fire Dragas, hang on to Sullivan, and replace the entire BoV. Nau makes me ill. What a shame for a highly reputable public institution.
Nau should be audited by the IRS. The relationship between Nau and the Rector of UVA should be audited. This is clearly an anomaly. And, clearly illegal.
Anomalies do not work out well. Nau and Dragas were the instigators behind the demise of President Sullivan. Their actions were wrong, and the President survived.
FOIA should be revisited and audited, and UVA must account for their wrong-doings.
Nau and Dragas are behind the ouster of President Sullivan. Unless they prove otherwise, but they can't because their personal emails state and confirm otherwise.
Get rid of Nau and Dragas and let the University of Virginia move forward with credibility. Not 'Bankability'!
Thanks but NO THANKS Nau.
Seems we have hit a nerve! Nau is not protecting the UVA; he is protecting Dragas. Dragas must resign.
...good luck retaining faculty in this environment!
Watching from California,
Yes the whole episode gives the South a bad name like a back water little town and the University comes off like a plantation. At the University of Oregon this type of shenanigans led to a faculty union. We hope here in right to work land, the faculty maintain their nerve for political action rather than going back to the gentile plantation life now that the elites have made peace..
Still don't get why Sullivan didn't challenge Dragas at the front end of this and demand a public vote.
@ Citizen Party ... as things went along, it all began to seem a little too pat to me.
I love that Terry Sullivan said "gymnasia."


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5:00 – 6:00 pm...........Faculty Readings
6:00 – 7:00 pm...........Happy Hour
7:00 – 9:00 pm...........Network Banquet with reading by NC Poet Laureate Cathy Smith Bowers
9:00 – 10:00 pm.........Open Mike Readings
Sunday, November 7
7:30 – 9:00 am...........Continental Breakfast available
8:00 am – 1:00 pm.......Registration, Exhibitor Tables, and Book Sales tables open
8:00 – 9:00 am...........Brilliant at Breakfast Panel Discussion: Agents and Editors
9:00 am– 1:00 pm........Manuscript Mart* and Critique Service*
9:00 – 10:30 am.........Session IV Workshop Classes
10:30 – 11:00 am........Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm...Session V Workshop Classes
12:30 – 1:00 pm.........Closing Remarks
*by prior appointment only
Faculty Biographies
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Suzanne Adair, a member of the Historical Novel Society, Mystery Writers of America, the North Carolina Writers' Network, and Sisters in Crime, writes a historical mystery/suspense series. Her first book, Paper Woman, received the Patrick D. Smith Literature Award. Camp Follower was nominated for the Daphne du Maurier and Sir Walter Raleigh awards. Visit www.suzanneadair.com and www.suzanneadair.typepad.com for more information.
Margaret Bauer is the author of The Fiction of Ellen Gilchrist (University Press of Florida, 1999), William Faulkner's Legacy: "what shadow, what stain, what mark" (University Press of Florida, 2005), and Understanding Tim Gautreaux (University of South Carolina Press, 2010). She has been the editor of the North Carolina Literary Review since 1997. She is a professor of English at East Carolina University, where she serves as coordinator of the literature faculty. She was named one of the ten ECU Women of Distinction in 2007, and was the recipient of the 2007 Parnassus Award for Significant Editorial Achievement given by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.
Cathy Smith Bowers was born and reared, one of six children, in the small mill town of Lancaster, South Carolina. She received her BA and MAT in English at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She went on to do graduate work in modern British poetry at Oxford University in England.
Smith Bowers' poems have appeared widely in publications such as the Atlantic Monthly,the Georgia Review, Poetry,the Southern Review, andthe Kenyon Review. She is a winner of the General Electric Award for Younger Writers, recipient of a South Carolina Poetry Fellowship, and winner of the South Carolina Arts Commission Fiction Project. She served for many years as poet in residence at Queens University of Charlotte, where she received the 2002 J. B. Fuqua Distinguished Educator Award. She now teaches in the Queens low-residency MFA program and at Wofford.
Smith Bowers is the author of four collections of poetry: The Love That Ended Yesterday in Texas, Texas Tech University Press, 1992; Traveling in Time of Danger,Iris Press, 1999; A Book of Minutes, Iris Press, 2004; and The Candle I Hold Up To See You, Iris Press, 2009.
In January 2010, Governor Beverly Perdue named Bowers as North Carolina's fourth Poet Laureate, succeeding Kathryn Stripling Byer.
Jessie Carty's poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in publications such as Iodine Poetry Journal, the Houston Literary Review,and Eclectica. She is the author of the full-length poetry collection Paper House (Folded Word, 2010) and the chapbooks The Wait of Atom (Folded Word, 2009) and At the A&P Meridiem (Pudding House, 2009). Carter works as a freelance editor, writer, and writing coach/teacher, in addition to teaching expository writing at Rowan Cabarrus Community College. She founded the literary magazine Shape of a Box, YouTube's first literary magazine, and currently edits and provides photography for the online journal Referential Magazine. Carter received her MFA from Queens University of Charlotte. She has been featured as a poet of the week on former Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer's blog. She is a member of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Charlotte Writer's Club, NC Poetry Society, and the board of the Poetry Council of NC. You can find her around the Web but most often she is blogging at http://jessiecarty.com.
Chaytor Chandler is the legal assistant with National Gypsum Company in Charlotte, and a member of the Queens Writers' Group, the South Iredell Scribblers, and the South Carolina Writers' Workshop. As the owner and principal photographer for Nollamara Photography, Chaytor's talents have been utilized by the South Carolina Writers' Workshop in their publication, the Petigru Review, Vol. 1 and Vol. 3. Chaytor served as publisher and writer of the Executive Women's Golf Association, Charlotte Chapter, newsletter, and has produced multiple travel and business articles and short stories. She recently completed the first draft of her thriller, Checkmate.
Dina M. Di Maio is a Meredith College alumna and a licensed attorney in New York and Tennessee. With an MFA in creative writing from New York University, Di Maio has worked as a freelance writer and editor for publications and publishers like Glamour, Family Circle, and Scholastic, Inc. She also worked in the legal department of the Authors Guild and is currently a member of the Authors Guild.
Georgann Eubanks,author of the Literary Trails series published by the University of North Carolina Press, is a writer, teacher, and consultant with more than thirty years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Since 2000 she has been a principal with Donna Campbell in Minnow Media, LLC, an Emmy-winning multimedia production company that primarily creates independent documentaries for public television. Eubanks has taught creative writing as a guest artist in public schools and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and presently serves as the writing coach for the Wildacres Leadership Initiative. After directing the Duke University Writers Workshop for twenty years, this year she launched the Table Rock Writers Workshop held in the fall at Wildacres Retreat. A graduate of Duke University, Eubanks is also a former chair of the NC Humanities Council and one of the founders of the NC Writers' Network.
Nathan Ross Freeman is the writer, director, and producer of the independent feature film Mr. Bones, the official selection of twelve national and international festivals and winner of five first-place film festival awards. He is also the editor and co-producer of the feature documentary Authoring Action, named "Best Documentary" at the 2010 Swansea Bay Film Festival in the United Kingdom. Freeman has been an adjudicator for the NC Arts Council Playwrights/Screen Writer Fellowship, and spent fourteen years as a member of the intensive writing faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He currently serves on the NC Writers' Network Board of Trustees.
Julie Funderburk is poetry editor of storySouth, an online literary magazine, and she has previously served as managing editor of the Greensboro Review.Her poems appear in the anthology Best New Poets as well as Ploughshares, Blackbird, the Cincinnati Review, Smartish Pace, and elsewhere.She has been a Howard Nemerov Scholar at the Sewanee Writers' Conference, and her work has been reprinted on Verse Daily. She is a faculty member of the English Department at Queens University of Charlotte, where she also works as a liaison promoting The Arts at Queens.
Judy Goldman is the author of two novels: Early Leaving and The Slow Way Back, which won the Sir Walter Raleigh Fiction Award and the Mary Ruffin Poole First Fiction Award. She's also the author of two poetry collections, Holding Back Winter and Wanting to Know the End. She received the Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters, the Fortner Writer and Community Award for Outstanding Generosity to Other Writers and the Larger Community, and the Beverly D. Clark Author Award from Queens University of Charlotte.
Her book reviews have appeared in the Washington Post and the Charlotte Observer,her commentaries on public radio in Charlotte and Chapel Hill, her craft articles in the Writer, an excerpt from her memoir in progress in Real Simple magazine,and her poetry in the Southern Review,the Kenyon Review,the Ohio Review,the Gettysburg Review, Shenandoah, Prairie Schooner,and elsewhere.
Maureen Ryan Griffin, an award-winning poetry and nonfiction writer, is the author of Spinning Words into Gold: A Hands-On Guide to the Craft of Writing, a grief workbook titled I Will Never Forget You, and two collections of poetry, This Scatter of Blossoms and When the Leaves Are in the Water. She offers individual coaching and critique, as well as an expansive selection of retreats, workshops, and classes, through her business, WordPlay (www.maureenryangriffin.com).
Aaron Gwyn is the author of the story collection Dog on the Cross (Algonquin Books), finalist for the 2005 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, and the novel The World Beneath, published in the spring of 2009 by W. W. Norton. His short fiction has been featured in Esquire, McSweeney's, Glimmer Train, the Gettysburg Review, New Stories from the South, and other magazines and anthologies. He is an associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he teaches fiction writing and contemporary American fiction.
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Irene Blair Honeycutt is the author of four books. Her most recent poetry manuscript, Before the Light Changes (Main Street Rag Publishing, 2008), was one of two finalists in the 2009 Brockman-Campbell Book Award Contest, the award given annually for the book of poetry judged to be the best published by a North Carolinian in the preceding year. Her two other poetry books are Waiting for the Trout to Speak (Novello Festival Press, 2002), and It Comes as a Dark Surprise, winner of Sandstone Publishing's Southeastern Poetry Contest in 1992. For her accomplishments during her long tenure at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, she was awarded Teacher of the Year for Teaching Excellence. She founded and subsequently directed the college's annual Spring Literary Festival for fourteen years. Upon her retirement in 2006, the college established the Irene Blair Honeycutt Distinguished Lectureship.
Marjorie Hudson is the author of Searching for Virginia Dare, a North Carolina Notable Book (North Carolina Arts Council), and Accidental Birds of the Carolinas, a Novello Literary Award Finalist, forthcoming from Press 53. Her writing has been published in Story, West Branch, the North Carolina Literary Review, the Rambler, and many other publications, and two of her fiction stories were Pushcart Prize Special Mentions. Hudson has been writer in residence at Headlands Center for the Arts (Sausalito, California) and Hedgebrook Retreat for Women Writers (Whidbey Island, Washington). She has led fiction and nonfiction writing classes in Creative Writing programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, East Carolina University (master's program), Duke University Continuing Education, and the MFA program at the University of Alaska Anchorage, NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, and her own Kitchen Table Workshops. Her MFA is from Warren Wilson College.
Robert Inman left a thirty-one-year career in television journalism in 1996 to devote full time to fiction writing. He is the author of four novels, all published by Little, Brown and Company: Home Fires Burning (1987), Old Dogs and Children (1991), Dairy Queen Days (1997), and Captain Saturday (2002). He is currently at work on a novel entitled The Governor's Lady. Inman's first stage play, the musical comedy Crossroads, had its world premiere in 2003 at Blowing Rock Stage Company, a professional theater in Blowing Rock. His playwriting credits also include The Christmas Bus, Dairy Queen Days, Welcome to Mitford, A High Country Christmas Carol, The Christmas Bus: The Musical, and The Drama Club.
Inman has written screenplays for six motion pictures for television, two of which have been "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentations. His script for The Summer of Ben Tyler, a Hallmark production, won the Writers' Guild of America Award as the best original television screenplay of 1997. His other Hallmark feature was Home Fires Burning, a 1989 adaptation of his novel.
Inman is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Alabama with bachelor of arts and master of fine arts degrees. He is a member of the Authors Guild, Writers Guild of America, Dramatists Guild, PEN American Center, North Carolina Writers Conference, North Carolina Writers' Network, and Alabama Writers Forum.
Lisa Williams Kline is the author of three middle grade novels: Eleanor Hill, which won the North Carolina Juvenile Literature Award; The Princesses of Atlantis,which is in its fourth reprinting; and Write Before Your Eyes,from Delacorte Press. She has also published a nonfiction book titled Floods. Her stories for children have appeared in Cricket, Cicada, Spider, and Odyssey. Her stories for adults have appeared in about a dozen literary journals and anthologies, and an adult story collection titled Take Me was released in August 2010. She earned her MFA from Queens University of Charlotte.
Daniel Lazar is a senior agent at Writers House, based in New York City. Some of the agency's best-selling authors include Ken Follett, Nora Roberts, Stephen Hawking, Michael Lewis, and Stephenie Meyer. Dan's list includes adult and children's fiction and prescriptive and narrative nonfiction. Some of his recent authors/titles include Rachel Renee Russell, New York Times best-selling author of Dork Diaries; Ingrid Law, New York Times best-selling author of Savvy and Scumble; Anne Fortier, author of Juliet; Janine Driver, New York Times best-selling author of You Say More Than You Think; and Jay Varner, author of Nothing Left to Burn. For more information, please visit www.writershouse.com.
Quinlan Lee has been in the children's publishing industry for the past ten years, having worked as both a writer and an agent. This unique perspective helps her understand the challenges of creating a strong opening scene and a strong bottom line. She is currently an agent with Adams Literary, a full-service boutique literary agency representing children's book authors and artists. She has published over thirty books with Scholastic, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster, including licensed projects for Clifford's Puppy Days, Dora the Explorer, and the Planet Earth Series.
Cynthia Lewis has been teaching Shakespeare, Renaissance literature, and creative nonfiction at Davidson College since 1980. Her reported essays concern American culture, including such topics as American women bodybuilders, spousal murder, professional gambling in Las Vegas, women's obsession with shoes, and the world of debutantes. Her nonfiction has been published in Southern Cultures,the Antioch Review,the Massachusetts Review, Shenandoah, Charlotte Magazine,and elsewhere. Two of her personal essays have been included by the editor of The Best American Essays on the "Notable Essays" list.She is currently writing a book about sports and Shakespeare.
Michael Malone is the author of eleven internationally acclaimed novels, including the classic Handling Sin, Uncivil Seasons, and The Last Noel. His latest novel, The Four Corners of the Sky, was a national best seller. He is currently at work on Dark Winter, the fourth book in his "Hillston" quartet.
He has also written plays; television programs for ABC, NBC, and Fox; a collection of short stories titled Red Clay, Blue Cadillac: Stories of Twelve Southern Women; and two books of nonfiction—one on film, one on Jungian typology. His many essays and literary reviews have appeared in such magazines and journals as Harper's, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Playboy, Partisan Review, Yale Review, and the Wilson Quarterly.
Among his prizes are the O. Henry, the Edgar, the Writers Guild Award, and the Emmy for ABC's One Life to Live, where he was head writer for much of a decade. He has taught at Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and Swarthmore, and is currently a professor of the practice in theater studies at Duke University, where he teaches film, television, and theater. He lives in Hillsborough with his wife, R. Florence Brinkley Professor of English Maureen Quilligan.
Sally McMillan is former publisher of East Woods Press, a company she sold to the Globe Pequot Press. She formed her agency in 1990 and represents fiction and nonfiction. She does not handle cookbooks, children's books, paranormal, horror, erotic fiction, military fiction, science fiction, or fantasy. She represents Southern fiction, women's fiction, and mysteries. She likes narrative nonfiction and practical nonfiction of all types. Her most prolific novelist is Lynne Hinton, who has twelve novels in print and two under contract. She also represents North Carolina literary novelist Nancy Peacock (whose recent memoir, A Broom of One's Own,is about the dual roles of writing and housecleaning), among others. Representative nonfiction titles are The Complete Single Mother (now in its third edition); 20,000 Secrets of Tea; The Magic Teaspoon; The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food (now in its third edition); The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits, and Nuts; The Armchair Birder; and The Southern Gardeners' Book of Lists.
Ashley Thomas Memory has more than twenty years of experience in writing, editing, media relations, and strategic communications. For the last five years, she has served as communications director for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to this position, she worked as director of public onformation for the NC Department of Transportation, the second-largest agency in state government. She has published essays and short stories in Cairn,the Portland Literary Review,the Georgia State University Review, North Carolina Wildlife, Romantic Homes, and more recently, for Ezine Articles and wikiHow. She is a two-time winner of the Doris Betts Fiction Prize and Eureka Literary Magazine nominated her short story "Tamarisk" for a Pushcart Prize. She recently signed a contract with Ingalls Publishing Group for the publication of her first novel, Naked and Hungry, which will be released in November 2011. When she's not writing, Ashley is making crepes and managing World of Crepes (www.world-of-crepes.com), which receives more than five hundred unique visitors each day.
Dannye Romine Powell is the author of Parting the Curtains: Interviews with Southern Writers, based on her conversations about the creative process during her tenure as book editor of the Charlotte Observer from 1975–1992. She is currently a local news columnist for the Observer. She is also the author of three collections of poetry from the University of Arkansas Press, two of which have won the Brockman-Campbell Award. She has won fellowships in poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts and the NC Arts Council, and her poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines, including Poetry, the Paris Review, the New Republic, the Georgia Review, Shenandoah, and Ploughshares.
Amy Rogers is a founder and the publisher of Novello Festival Press, the award-winning independent press that has put more than three hundred writers into print since its founding in 2000. Rogers's books include Hungry for Home: Stories of Food from Across the Carolinas and Red Pepper Fudge and Blue Ribbon Biscuits. Her work was included in Cornbread Nation 1: The Best of Southern Food Writing.Rogers is a frequent food and culture commentator for National Public Radio station WFAE. Rogers's work has appeared in numerous publications, including design magazine American Bungalow, literary magazine the Oxford American,and the Charlotte Observer. She has been writer in residence at the Wildacres conference center and a program presenter at dozens of events, festivals, arts centers, schools, and other venues. A native of Detroit, Michigan, she makes her home in Charlotte.
Linda Rohrbough has been writing since 1989 and has more than five thousand articles and seven books to her credit along with awards for fiction and nonfiction. New York Times best-selling authors call Rohrbough a nationally recognized consultant on marketing a manuscript. Her latest book, coauthored with her surgeon, is Weight Loss Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Band from Da Capo Press. Visit her Web site: www.LindaRohrbough.com.
Michael Shinn participated in several writing critique groups in Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Statesville prior to organizing the South Iredell Scribblers in Mooresville seven years ago. He grew up on his family's farm in Mooresville and earned a degree in English-Speech from Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1972, then taught college-preparatory English and coached the debate/speech team in the Iredell County school system for twenty years. He has been a National Humanities Center fellow and an Andrew W. Mellon Teaching Fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he earned his master's degree as well as a certificate of advanced studies in English. He has reviewed books for the Chapel Hill News, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Southern Pines Pilot. Other work was accepted by the Pembroke Review and publications of the National Humanities Center. Currently, Shinn is the writing coordinator in the Academic Learning Center at the central campus of Central Piedmont Community College.
Betsy Thorpe has worked in the book publishing business for seventeen years. In New York, she was an acquiring and developmental editor in the adult trade departments of John Wiley & Sons, Macmillan Books, Broadway/Doubleday, and HarperCollins. For the last eight years, Betsy has operated a freelance editorial business, and co-written three published books. One of her freelance clients is Novello Festival Press, where she serves as marketing director. Betsy's latest book, 365 Nights: A Memoir of Intimacy, was featured in the New York Times and on The Today Show.
A native of Venezuela, Banu Valladares graduated with a master's degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she taught composition. She moved to the Triangle in 2004 when she joined the Durham Arts Council as manager of the Creative Arts in Public and Private Schools (CAPS) program and community outreach. She came to the NC Arts Council in 2007 as the manager of cARTwheels, a statewide educational touring performing arts program, and is now the program director for literature, outreach, and cARTwheels. Banu has published a book of poetry, Gypsy Child. She's also an actress whose film credits include Angelica's Dreams, Generation Exile, Blood and Honey,and Roberto's Dreams—all shot in Durham.
Kevin Morgan Watson is the founding editor of Press 53, a small, independent literary publishing company in Winston-Salem. As a publisher, he has worked with writers ranging from first-time published authors to winners of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. As a writer, his short stories, poetry, and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including the 2002 TallGrass Writers Guild/Outrider Press anthology Take Two—They're Small, where his short story "Sunny Side Up" won first prize. Kevin also serves as an advisor for student adaptation of short stories to screenplays with the screenwriting faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking.
Kevin Winchester grew up in Union County and continues to live in the Waxhaw area. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte, where he studied primarily with Elissa Schappell, Pinckney Benedict, and Ron Rash. His short story collection, Everybody's Gotta Eat, was published in August 2009. Other writings have appeared in Tin House Literary Magazine, Gulf Coast Literary and Arts Journal, BarrelHouse Magazine, StorySouth, Southern Hum, the anthology Everything But the Baby,and the Novello Festival Press anthology Making Notes: Music in the Carolinas. His agent is currently shopping his recent novel manuscript, On Trembling Ground. In 2005, Kevin was awarded the prestigious Bread Loaf Writers' Conference Work Study Scholarship. Currently, he teaches creative writing and is director of the Writing Center at Wingate University.
Fall Conference 2010: Highlights
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Friday, November 5
5:00 pm through Sunday—Exhibitor Tables open
Find out what's going on in the literary world by visiting our exhibitors: magazines, publishers, literary and arts organizations, and other friends of writers. Trust us, you want to know these folks.
7:00 – 8:00 pm—Welcome Reception
Which would you rather do: hobnob with the writers, agents, editors, and other literary types attending the conference with you, or make fun of bankers? Don't answer that. Just come to the reception.
8:00 – 9:00 pm—Keynote Address by Michael Malone
Michael Malone has written eleven internationally acclaimed novels, won the O. Henry and Edgar awards, appeared in periodicals from the Partisan Review to Playboy, and won an Emmy as head writer for One Life to Live. So the man knows his stories. Come hear what he has to say to his fellow North Carolina writers. Reception and book signing to follow.
Saturday, November 6
8:00 – 9:00 am—Brilliant at Breakfast Panel Discussion: "The Past, Present, and Future of Writing in North Carolina"
Celebrate the Network's twenty-fifth annual Fall Conference with a discussion of where North Carolina writing has been, where it is, and where it seems to be going. This discussion is open to all conference registrants, except those registered for Sunday only.
12:30 – 1:30 pm—Luncheon with Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont
Continue to celebrate twenty-five years of the Network with author Georgann Eubanks, who will offer an overview of her book, Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont, with stories of writers, little known literary trivia, and the influence on literature of both our cotton mill culture and the institutions of higher education in the region, accompanied by images of Tar Heel literary sites between the mountains and the coastal plain.
1:30 – 2:30 pm—Third Annual Network Town Hall Meeting
If you have questions about the Network, then executive director Ed Southern has your answers. Plus, he won't mind a bit if you leave the meeting early for …
2:00 – 3:00 pm—Literary Walking Tour with Georgann Eubanks
Georgann Eubanks, author of Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont, will lead a literary walking tour through center city Charlotte. Seriously. I know, I've been there, and it's hard for me to believe, too, but Charlotte wasn't always steel-and-glass skyscrapers.
7:00 – 9:00 pm—Network Banquet with reading by NC Poet Laureate Cathy Smith Bowers
Cathy Smith Bowers led the poetry workshop at the Network's 2009 Squire Summer Writing Residency. A few months later, Governor Beverly Perdue named Bowers our state's new Poet Laureate. Coincidence? Well, yes, pretty much, but it's still cool.
9:00 – 10:00 pm—Open Mike Readings
You know you want to.
Sunday, November 7
8:00 – 9:00 am—Brilliant at Breakfast Panel Discussion: "Agents and Editors"
If you have already written a best seller, or if your career model is Emily Dickinson, feel free to sleep in and skip this discussion. Otherwise …
12:30 – 1:00 pm—Closing Remarks
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.
Fall Conference 2010: Class and Workshop Schedule and Descriptions
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5:00 – 9:00 pm Registration open
5:00 – 9:00 pm Exhibitor Tables open
5:00 – 9:00 pm Book Sales Tables open
7:00 – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception
8:00 – 9:00 pm Keynote Address by Michael Malone
9:00 – 10:00 pm Book Signing and Reception
7:30 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast available
8:00 am – 7:30 pm Registration, Exhibitor Tables, and Book Sales Tables open
8:00 – 9:00 am
Brilliant at Breakfast Panel Discussion:
"The Past, Present, and Future of Writing in North Carolina"
Ed Southern, moderator
Dannye Romine Powell
Banu Valladares
How did North Carolina become "the writingest state"? How long will it stay "the writingest state"? What do today's writers need to do to keep the tradition alive and prepare the way for the next generation? (Besides writing well, of course.) The Network's executive director will discuss these questions and more with Banu Valladares, the literature director for the NC Arts Council, and author, poet, and Charlotte Observer columnist Dannye Romine Powell
9:00 – 10:30 am
Session I Workshop Classes
Promoting Yourself with Linda Rohrbough
It doesn't take a huge marketing budget to promote yourself like the pros do. There are a number of straightforward ways to get attention for a book without breaking your own budget. This workshop will show you the simple tips and tricks professional publicists use to get yourself seen in the marketplace and get your name known, as well as common mistakes first-time authors make in promoting themselves and how to get the very most out of the promotional efforts you choose to take on.
Poetry and the Passing Moment with Irene Honeycutt
In one of his poems, Charles Wright describes grief as "a floating barge-boat." He then asks: "Who knows where it's going to moor?" This metaphor is apt for poetry, which, when at its best, finds its mooring places. These places might be thought of as resting places. Or they could be quite turbulent. An important thing for the poet to learn is to let the poem lead, not rush it, or restrain it, or force it into an unnatural form. We must follow the poem as one follows a river. Irene will discuss various moorings her poems have found and will guide the group in a writing exercise, encouraging each person to encounter the Other, to moor, to shape their feelings in the moment.
Children's Writers Workshop: Writing Well and Writing to Sell with Quinlan Lee
The children's publishing world has never been more competitive, so how can a writer stand out from the crowd? By focusing on his or her craft, while still paying attention to the realities of what both publishers and readers are buying. This workshop will focus on market trends and timeless stories; what an editor and agent are looking for in a manuscript; and the importance of first pages, compelling plots, and unique voice.
Creating Archetypal Characters Instead of Stereotypes in Mystery and Suspense Fiction with Suzanne Adair
Thousands of years ago, storytellers from cultures all over the world enriched their fiction with archetypes: relatable, original, memorable characters from patterns in the unconscious mind. But today, plastic characters plague the publishing and movie industries. If your depictions lack dimension, join award-winning historical mystery/suspense novelist Suzanne Adair for a workshop on developing characters that are fully alive, fresh, and unique. To illuminate where the people of your fiction might lack breadth, Adair will discuss functions of major archetypes and how depriving your dramatis personae of these functions can result in lifeless, forgettable characters.
Manuscript Mart with Daniel Lazar, Quinlan Lee, Sally McMillan, or Kevin Watson
Critique Service with Margaret Bauer, Nathan Ross Freeman, Lisa Kline, Dannye Romine Powell, Amy Rogers, or Betsy Thorpe
10:30 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Session II Workshop Classes and Session I Master Classes*
Creative Nonfiction Master Class: Plagiarizing From Real Life with Judy Goldman*
It was Mary McCarthy who said, "I can't help plagiarizing from real life." In this workshop, you'll learn how to craft your personal essays or memoir into something of value for others. We'll discuss finding your way into your voice, setting scenes as though you're writing fiction, using vivid concrete details, and turning the people in your life into characters readers care about. Class will include exercises to help you discover your most engaging material. Send five pages maximum—double-spaced, twelve-point type or larger—no later than October 22 to the North Carolina Writers' Network, PO Box 954 Carrboro, NC 27510. I'll return these five pages to you with my detailed written comments at the workshop. Please bring twelve stapled copies of the same five pages to the workshop for in-class critique.
*by prior appointment only; see guidelines
Fiction Master Class: Who Is Your Book About? with Robert Inman*
This workshop will take a close look at how a strong, richly textured central character can drive a story, creating the stage on which other elements of storytelling exist: setting, other characters, plot, dialogue, etc. We'll look at class participants' work in the light of how their central characters exist and move about, bumping up against everything else in the story, making sparks, and making the story come alive and be memorable to the reader.
*by prior appointment only; see guidelines
Poetry Master Class: The Physiology of Sound with Cathy Smith Bowers*
It is not news that the sounds of words—vowels, consonants, stresses, etc—have an emotional effect on speaker and listener alike. But people are often surprised to learn that the sounds of words can also have a physical effect on the body. In this workshop we will take a writerly look at the physiology of sound so that we might begin to make more rational decisions in the diction and syntax of our own poems.
*by prior appointment only; see guidelines
Legal Issues for Writers with Dina Di Maio
This workshop will discuss copyright issues, including what rights publishers want and how to avoid an infringement lawsuit; contracts, including what clauses writers need to protect themselves; and libel and invasion of privacy, including how writers can avoid lawsuits pertaining to their writing. The seminar will focus on nonfiction (magazines, newspaper, books, the Web), poetry, memoir, and fiction (novel, genre, young adult, children's).
Situating the Writer in Creative Nonfiction with Cynthia Lewis
Whether in a memoir or a selection of reported nonfiction, the writer is present—somehow, to some degree. What are the options and strategies for placing the writer in a work of nonfiction, even if the pronoun "I" never appears? What are the purposes and effects of direct self-reference in various forms of nonfiction? Participants will be encouraged to read an essay in advance of the workshop that will provide points of departure for the group's discussion.
Panel Discussion: Critique Groups with Michael Shinn and Chaytor Chandler
Michael Shinn, the organizer of Mooresville's South Iredell Scribblers, and Chaytor Chandler will discuss guidelines and strategies that serve critique groups well. Whether you're a part of a long-standing writers' group or are looking to start a new group, this workshop will help you get the most out of your meetings.
Manuscript Mart/Critique Service
12:30 – 1:30 pm Luncheon with Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont
Author Georgann Eubanks will offer an overview of her book, Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont, with stories of writers, little known literary trivia, and the influence on literature of both our cotton mill culture and the institutions of higher education in the region, accompanied by images of Tar Heel literary sites between the mountains and the coastal plain.
1:30 – 2:30 pm Network Town Hall Meeting
2:00 – 3:00 pm Literary Walking Tour with Georgann Eubanks
2:30 – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Session III Workshop Classes and Session II Master Classes*
Creative Nonfiction Master Class with Judy Goldman*
See course description above.
Fiction Master Class with Robert Inman*
See course description above.
Poetry Master Class with Cathy Smith Bowers*
See course description above.
*by prior appointment only; see guidelines
Using Story in Poetry with Julie Funderburk
Many poets are inspired by memory. But sometimes, the story of the past can feel like cement shoes, dragging a poem down to the fishes. Using models, in this session we'll track structures and strategies that keep memory-based poems from sinking. New energy and fresh approaches await. Bring one of your own for an exercise at the end.
Revision: The Art of Crafting and Critiquing Writing with Maureen Ryan Griffin
Want to make your writing "sing"? Wish your work would catch an editor's eye? If you've ever wondered what you don't know about improving the quality of your writing, or would like to contribute to other writers by providing a critique, this workshop is for you. You'll receive a rubric that will serve as a guide to revise your own writing and to get and give feedback that provides maximum value. Ideal for individuals and for members of writing groups.
From Writer to Entrepreneur: How Building a Theme-Based Web Site Can Take You There with Ashley Thomas Memory
Tired of waiting weeks or months for responses to your query letters? Fill up the time by creating your own website for fun...and for profit. No matter what your passion—whether pets, travel, cooking, gardening, you name it!—Ashley T. Memory will teach you how to create a high-traffic and profitable website with little to no knowledge of technology. Today search engines and humans are looking for quality content, not flashy design. Who better to take advantage of this exciting new reality than a writer? In this informative and fun workshop, you'll learn how to select a site concept, create high-value content pages, and build the kind of relationship with your visitors that will turn your website into a successful online business.
Manuscript Mart/Critique Service
4:30 – 5:00 pm Break
5:00 – 6:00 pm Faculty Readings
6:00 – 7:00 pm Happy Hour
7:00 – 9:00 pm Network Banquet
with reading by NC Poet Laureate Cathy Smith Bowers
9:00 – 10:00 pm Open Mike Readings
7:30 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast available
8:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration, Exhibitor, and Book Sales tables open
8:00 – 9:00 am
Brilliant at Breakfast Panel Discussion: "Agents and Editors"
Ed Southern, moderator
Daniel Lazar
Quinlan Lee
Sally Hill McMillan
Kevin Watson
They are editors and agents who've seen many manuscripts through to publication. You are writers with plans, hopes, or dreams of publication. Discuss.
9:00 – 10:30 am
Session IV Workshop Classes
"Writing by Heart" Writing Marathon, Part 1 with Marjorie Hudson
Working from prompts from great literature and from memory, we'll generate stories of love and courage from childhood, teen years, and adult rites of passage—all rich sources of both memoir and fiction material. Class participants will connect with each other in an atmosphere of support, get inspired by each other's work, and be encouraged on ways to continue the thread in further writing.
Publishing in Literary Magazines, Submitting to Literary Competitions with Margaret Bauer
Margaret Bauer, editor of the North Carolina Literary Review, will discuss submission guidelines, preparing manuscripts for submission, and cover letters; online and U.S. mail submission expectations; literary competitions; sending your new book to literary magazines for review consideration; corresponding with editors; and other questions posed by panelists regarding the publication process from submission through printing.
Fixing to Write and Fix Your Nonfiction with Ed Southern
To write nonfiction well requires curiosity, reliable facts, patience, interviewing skills, and a flair for good writing and colorful description. This workshop will encourage these and show examples of how to choose a subject and carry through a project to hopeful publication.
Know Your Character from the Inside Out with Kevin Winchester
You've heard it all before—develop realistic characters, let them tell the story, show how the story affects them. Sounds good, right? And yes, what draws us as readers to stories are usually the characters. So how do we create those characters for our stories? This workshop will discuss developing a "round" character, getting to know that character as author on a level that leads to interesting fiction, and methods for making that character "come alive on the page." Attendees will be able to either develop a new character or flesh out an existing one during this workshop. They will also come away with a "character questionnaire" that helps create characters with built-in "story ready" tension and conflict.
Manuscript Mart/Critique Service
10:30 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Session V Workshop Classes
"Writing By Heart" Writing Marathon, Part 2 with Marjorie Hudson
See course description above. Conference attendees can register for Part 1, Part 2, or both.
Something to Savor: Using Food in Your Writing with Amy Rogers
"Food is our common ground, a universal experience," renowned chef and food writer James Beard has said. In this workshop, you'll learn how to use your tastes, observations, and remembrances of food as powerful tools to engage your senses and deepen your writing. For writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Fiction Workshop: Writing for the Plot with Aaron Gwyn *full, registration closed*
Aristotle in The Poetics famously listed "plot" as the most important element of drama. Yet it is precisely this element with which so many fiction writers struggle. Are there ways of strengthening our storytelling fundamentals before we ever put pen to paper or fingers to laptop? This writer believes so, and this workshop will devote its time to discussion, analysis, and generation of narrative structure(s). We'll talk about what makes a story "a story," traditional form, and how to insure the conflicts that initiate any particular story follow organically to a climax and resolution.
I vs. Eye: Fact vs. Truth in Poetry with Jessie Carty
In this course we will discuss the difference between fact and fiction in poetry. Examples of how contemporary poets have shaped the facts of their lives into poetry will be reviewed as will the concept of persona poetry. Poets should bring their own poems to share. If possible each student should bring two poems (no longer than one typewritten page at standard twelve-point font) with one containing at least some fictional aspect and the other completely nonfiction. We will discuss as many poems as possible but time will also be left for an in-class writing exercise.
12:30 – 1:00 pm Closing Remarks
Master Classes
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Master Classes offer intermediate and advanced writers a chance to delve more deeply into a particular genre. The Master Classes will take place during Sessions II and III and will be limited to fifteen registrants.
Saturday, November 6
11:00 am–12:30 pm and 3:00–4:30 pm
Creative Nonfiction Master Class: Plagiarizing From Real Life with Judy Goldman*
It was Mary McCarthy who said, "I can't help plagiarizing from real life." In this workshop, you'll learn how to craft your personal essays or memoir into something of value for others. We'll discuss finding your way into your voice, setting scenes as though you're writing fiction, using vivid concrete details, and turning the people in your life into characters readers care about. Class will include exercises to help you discover your most engaging material. Send five pages maximum—double-spaced, twelve-point type or larger—no later than October 22 to the North Carolina Writers' Network, PO Box 954 Carrboro, NC 27510. I'll return these five pages to you with my detailed written comments at the workshop. Please bring twelve stapled copies of the same five pages to the workshop for in-class critique.
*by prior appointment only; see guidelines
Fiction Master Class: Who Is Your Book About? with Robert Inman*
This workshop will take a close look at how a strong, richly textured central character can drive a story, creating the stage on which other elements of storytelling exist: setting, other characters, plot, dialogue, etc. We'll look at class participants' work in the light of how their central characters exist and move about, bumping up against everything else in the story, making sparks, and making the story come alive and be memorable to the reader.
*by prior appointment only; see guidelines
Poetry Master Class: The Physiology of Sound with Cathy Smith Bowers *
It is not news that the sounds of words—vowels, consonants, stresses, etc—have an emotional effect on speaker and listener alike. But people are often surprised to learn that the sounds of words can also have a physical effect on the body. In this workshop we will take a writerly look at the physiology of sound so that we might begin to make more rational decisions in the diction and syntax of our own poems.
*by prior appointment only; see guidelines
Participants are admitted on the strength of a writing sample submitted in advance of the conference. While publication credits are not required, you should submit a brief cover letter summarizing your writing background and highlighting publication credits if applicable.
Include a payment of $30 (nonrefundable processing fee).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 18, 2010 (POSTMARK DEADLINE).
When you register for a Master Class, please choose another class as a back-up in case you are not admitted to the Master Class.
Submission Guidelines for Each Genre
- Fiction. Submit a cover letter and no more than ten double-spaced pages of fiction, twelve-point type (short story or novel excerpt). Mail two hard copies to NCWN Fiction Master Class, PO Box 954, Carrboro, NC 27510.
- Nonfiction. Submit a cover letter and no more than ten double-spaced pages of nonfiction, twelve-point type (essay or excerpt). Mail two hard copies to NCWN Nonfiction Master Class, PO Box 954, Carrboro, NC 27510.
- Poetry. Submit a cover letter and no more than five single-spaced pages of poetry, twelve-point type. Mail two hard copies to NCWN Poetry Master Class, PO Box 954, Carrboro, NC 27510.
Two weeks before the conference, you will be notified about your enrollment status.
Manuscript Mart
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Manuscript Mart provides writers with the opportunity to pitch their manuscripts and get feedback from an editor or agent with a leading publisher or literary agency. A one-on-one, twenty-five-minute pitch and Q&A session will be scheduled for you, to take place on Saturday, November 6, sometime between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, or on Sunday, November 7, between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Manuscript Mart sessions are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You must register for Manuscript Mart by mail, with manuscript and payment enclosed, by a postmark deadline of October 18, 2010.
- Submit a one-page query letter and twenty double-spaced pages of your fiction or nonfiction manuscript (for book-length projects, you must include a one-page synopsis of the work as a whole). You may include a book proposal as part of your twenty pages. Make sure your name is on each page of your submission. NUMBER YOUR PAGES.
- All submissions must be double-spaced with twelve-point font on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper with one-inch margins.
- You must be registered for the conference for your Manuscript Mart session to be scheduled.
- Download and print the Manuscript Mart cover sheet, which you may download from the online Registration Form at www.ncwriters.org. Mail it with two hard copies of your submission to:
North Carolina Writers' Network
Fall Conference Manuscript Mart
PO Box 954
Carrboro, NC 27510
- Checklist: two copies of manuscript; registration form; check to cover Manuscript Mart ($150) (and a separate check to cover all other conference fees if you are registering for the conference through the mail).
NOTE: If Manuscript Mart fills, your check will be returned to you.
Manuscript Mart Reviewers
From the names below, select your first, second, and third choice on your registration form. We will try to accommodate your first choice; if we cannot, we will select an appropriate editor or agent for you. You will be notified two weeks before the conference as to your assigned editor or agent, and the time and location of your session.
|Manuscript Mart
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Saturday & Sunday, November 6 & 7
Daniel Lazar, Writers House literary agency (nonfiction, literary fiction)
Critique Service
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The Critique Service provides writers with in-depth literary critique of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays from a seasoned writer. A one-on-one, twenty-five-minute review session will be scheduled for you, to take place on Saturday, November 6, sometime between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, or on Sunday, November 7, between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Critique Service sessions are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. You must register for a critique by mail, with manuscript and payment enclosed, by the postmark deadline of October 18, 2010.
- Submit twenty double-spaced pages of your fiction, nonfiction, or screenplay manuscript (for book-length projects, you must include a one-page synopsis of the work as a whole), or ten pages of poetry. Make sure your name is on each page of your submission. NUMBER YOUR PAGES.
- All prose submissions must be double-spaced with twelve-point font on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper with one-inch margins; poetry submissions should include no more than one poem per page.
- Download and print the Critique Service cover sheet, which you may download from the online Registration Form at www.ncwriters.org. Mail it with two hard copies of your submission to:
North Carolina Writers' Network
Fall Conference Critique Service
PO Box 954
Carrboro, NC 27510
- Checklist: two copies of manuscript; registration form; check to cover Critique Service ($150) (and a separate check to cover all other conference fees if you are registering for the conference through the mail).
NOTE: If Critique Service fills, your check will be returned to you.
From the names below, select your first, second, and third choice. We will try to accommodate your first choice; if we cannot, we will select an appropriate critiquer for you. You will be notified two weeks before the conference as to your assigned critiquer, and the time and location of your session.
Critique Service
Saturday & Sunday, November 6 & 7
Margaret Bauer (fiction, nonfiction)


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Before you read this; please read this article entitled; Understand The Blood Here
When you plead the Blood of Jesus; you're not just speaking magic words. You are making a demand on your Blood Covenant with God. You received this covenant when you made your salvation covenant. (God is a God of Mercy and Grace so that is how I would explain the Blood covering someone not in covenant. )
Because I am in covenant; I have complete confidence in God's protection, answers and manifestation in my life.
Many of us have put a lot of Prayer clock time (Though I don't consider it as work) regarding our family's salvation. I just want to tell you to start today to speak life to their salvation.
Everyday: plead the Blood of Jesus over each of them. Get some salvation scriptures and pray them everyday inserting your family members names.
You are the righteous. Noah was a man who obeyed and loved God and in the Book of Hebrews God said that because of this He was a minister of Righteousness. He delivered his entire family…didn't he.
Well, you can do the same. I got this information out of powerful book that many consider to be a Classic in this area. That is:
THE BLOOD by Benny Hinn
The Blood has power and the enemy is defeated because of it! The work of the cross is the source of all of that power and don't you forget it!


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Get inspired and be ready to strengthen your faith as a Bible-based standard for Christian conduct is outlined.
Where does one get his or her standard of living and what should be a Christian's basis of right and wrong?
In a time when a multitude of standards abound, much confusion arises among new believers and even long time Christians. In "The Standards of Christian Conduct – Bridging the Gap between New Believers and Mature Christian", author and inspirational speaker Deloris Duncan shares her belief in the importance of raising the standards of Christian living by making the Bible and the Bible alone the basis of right and wrong.
The Standards of Christian Conduct is an in-depth and comprehensive, yet practical and easy to understand discipleship handbook that guides any believer on the standards of Christian living. It provides Bible-based answers to age-old questions that constantly bother believers. Duncan outlines this inspirational book for readers to: understand the process of sanctification; explore Religion vs. Relationship; discover the process of "coming out of the world"; learn what to do when you fall; learn how to develop a strong Christian character; learn how to deal with sickness, disease and death; and share in true life experiences and personal testimonies from practicing Christian disciples.
Drawing inspiration from her years of experience in ministering both in Baptist and Methodist churches, Duncan uses this book to share with others the growth process, wonders, joys, challenges, and triumphs of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
The originality of this book lies in grounding Christian ethics not in a dogmatic sense but in a wonderfully laid out guide. This is genuinely a new turn in the history of Christian experience.
The Standards of Christian Conduct – Bridging the Gap between New Believers and Mature Christian
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Deloris Duncan is originally from Savannah, Georgia but currently lives in the Atlanta area. After serving for almost thirty-two years in the Federal Government, she retired in 2011 and decided to devote the rest of her life to learning how to best live a Christ centered life and encourage others to do the same. Having years of experience ministering in both Baptist and Methodist churches, she has taught adult discipleship classes and children's church as well as facilitated adult Bible study groups in private homes and public facilities.
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A new poster for John Carpenter's new flick "The Ward" has come out and don't even bother clicking the link because I'm going to explain it so well you won't even need to see it. Remember that scene in "Labyrinth" Jennifer Connelly falls down the hole and all the hands hold her up? Well it's just like that but with Amber Heard in a short skirt. See! No need to look at it now.
You know what "The Ring" was missing? An all female Japanese pop group! I know it's so obvious now that I've said it. Luckily the movie "White" is here to fix that with a gaggle of new photos and a full out trailer. The movie revolves around the pop group Pink Dolls (I think that's a pun) and the strange events that happen to them after they discover a mysterious video. Sounds super spooky and as a bonus, dance numbers!
Confused as to why there's a "Carrie" remake in the works? Well so is Stephen King. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly he asked the bold question "why, when the original was so good?". The remake is set to stay truer to King's original book but by his own admission the movie version was actually scarier. He then went on to ask "what's the deal with airplane food?" but by then I assume the interviewer had walked out.
While we all wait for a new "Child's Play" movie to happen the good people at TikGames have decided to bring Chucky to your console in the form of a new video game they hope to have out this fall. The game will apparently be the original story and allow players to control the little killer himself. Will it be awful? Probably. Will I pay money for it? You bet your sweet ass I will.


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Industry Gold Standard Makes Metabolic Measurements Easier
BILLERICA, Mass., Oct. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seahorse Bioscience, the world leader in instruments and assay kits for measuring cell metabolism, unveiled XFe - the world's most advanced cell metabolism analyzer - at the Society for Neuroscience's 42nd Annual Meeting, in New Orleans, October 13-17. Booth #3215.The Seahorse Bioscience XFe Extracellular Flux Analyzer measures the two major energy pathways of the cell - mitochondrial respiration and glycolysis - in a microplate, in real-time. The XFe Analyzer and stress test kits have standardized the measurements of mitochondrial dysfunction and glycolysis, enabling scientists to better understand the connection between physiological traits of cells with genomic and proteomic data. This knowledge is generating new insights into mitochondrial respiration and glycolysis and their impact on new treatments of neurodegenerative diseases.
"XF technology plays an important role in our drug development efforts as we explore innovative therapeutics for the under-served needs in neurology," stated Rebecca Pruss, Ph.D., CSO of Trophos. "XF data is shown in our poster #54.17 that Trophos Senior Scientist, Caroline Gouarne, Ph.D., will present at Neuroscience on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 1:00 PM. It's titled Analysis of respiratory defects in primary neurons from BACHD transgenic rats."
The XFe Analyzer and stress test kits are the Gold Standard platform for metabolic assays in neuroscience. The XFe Analyzer is able to identify mitochondrial dysfunction and subtle changes in neuronal cell metabolism before the development of observable neurodegeneration.
"Our lab's aim is to identify the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) pathogenesis, with the ultimate goal of developing therapeutics that target mitochondrial bioenergetics for AD prevention and treatment. With the XF Analyzer we were able to demonstrate that mitochondrial bioenergetics deficits are evident in neurons from AD transgenic mice at the embryonic stage," stated Dr. Roberta Brinton from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Jia Yao, Ph.D., who works in Dr. Brinton's lab added, "The XF Analyzer has also enabled us to demonstrate that estrogen, a neuroprotective steroid, differentially potentiates the metabolic function of neurons and glia. With this information we have now expanded our investigation into potential therapeutic candidates for AD prevention and treatment, and the XF96 Analyzer provides the throughput capacity for preclinical screening."
"Our decision to launch this landmark product at Neuroscience was strategic in that XF technology has already enabled a new focus on metabolic dysfunction as a therapeutic target in Autism, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injury, diabetes induced cognitive dysfunction, migraines, and neuroprotection," stated Jay Teich, Founder and CEO of Seahorse Bioscience.
The new XFe Analyzer is designed to enable the scientific community to build a knowledgebase that will turn cell metabolism into a target of new therapies for neurodegenerative disease. The XFe Analyzer sets a universal standard for acquiring and reporting cell metabolism data. It enables cloud-based sharing of the elements and protocols of metabolic experiments, affording new users and experts the opportunity to collaborate and accelerate their research.
About Seahorse Bioscience
Seahorse Bioscience XF Analyzers and stress test kits are the industry standard in cellular bioenergetic measurements. Over 2,500 scientists worldwide are advancing their research in understanding the role of cell metabolism in Neurodegeneration, Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Cell Physiology, Toxicology & Hepatobiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Mitochondrial Diseases, Model Organisms, Obesity, Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders, Screening, and Translational Medicine. Founded in 2001, Seahorse Bioscience is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, U.S., and has regional offices in Copenhagen, Denmark; and Shanghai, China. Learn more about Seahorse Bioscience at www.seahorsebio.com.
About Trophos
Trophos is a late stage clinical stage company with a pipeline of original molecules in development for neurological and cardiac diseases. These diseases include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disability progression and Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI). Trophos additionally has collaborative research projects in other neurological conditions. Trophos was founded in 1999, and is based in Marseille, France. Learn more about Trophos at www.trophos.com.
About the University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is one of the world's leading private research universities. An anchor institution in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international trade, USC enrolls more international students than any other U.S. university and offers extensive opportunities for internships and study abroad. With a strong tradition of integrating liberal and professional education, USC fosters a vibrant culture of public service and encourages students to cross academic as well as geographic boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge.
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