Just to share this note... FN From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
This Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18, Damodar and I will be co-convening a conference of writers in English, Konkani (both scripts), Marathi, and Portuguese, at the Fundacao Oriente in Mala, Panaji. Although some of us write in different languages, and sometimes in more than one language, we all have issues in common. We also have our differences. When we meet together, as people dedicated to our art and craft, the differences disappear, and commonalities emerge. It then becomes easier to find solutions to the problems that face us all. Damodar and I successfully convened a similar conference some five years ago. Admission is free. Tea will be served both days. The sessions begin at 10.30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Cautionary note: This is not a conference to teach someone how to write. This is a conference on things that writers can and should or should not do, after they have written something. Be sure to register at the Fundacao right away, via email. You'll find details in the attached press release. Please share this invitation with writer friends who might not be on our mailing list. Thank you! Warm regards to all, Victor For Favour of Immediate Release Fundacao to Host Second All-Goa Writers’ Conference March 17-18 in Panaji The Fundaçao Oriente of Goa will hold the second All-Goa Writers’ Conference in its premises at Mala, Panaji on March 17 and 18, 2012, from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. As with the first conference organized some years ago, the meeting will be open to freelance as well as professional writers active in English, Konkani, Marathi, and Portuguese, and will be co-convened by internationally known Goan authors Victor Rangel-Ribeiro and Damodar Mauzo. Small-group discussions on the first day will focus on issues of common interest in both the writing and publishing fields, whether in the popular press, scholarly journals, or in book publishing. They will include such topics as developing publishing contacts; formatting and placing material for publication; establishing payment standards; negotiating book contracts; copyright protection; translation possibilities; foreign rights; following up on royalty statements, and collecting payment for work already done and published.. On day 2, leaders of the small-group discussions will report their findings to a general session, for further discussion and recommendations. The two-day Conference will be inaugurated by Fundacao Director Dr. Eduardo Kol de Carvalho; Victor Rangel-Ribeiro will deliver the keynote address. There will be no delegate fee, and participants will be served complimentary tea on both the days. Those interested in attending are invited to send in their names to the following email address: [email protected], by Thursday, March 15, 2012. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
