Learn to write about sports from the pros! Veteran writer/editor Rich Wallace spent time as a
sportswriter before a long stint as an editor at Highlights for Children. He is the author of
three sports-themed novels for young adults and a book of short stories, as well as a multibook
series of sports novels for the middle grades. Coleader Sandra Neil Wallace has many
years’ experience as a sports reporter and announcer for ESPN and is the author of many
magazine articles.

This workshop will cover both fiction and nonfiction, ranging from magazine writing to novels.

You’ll learn how to

• set up and conduct interviews,
• research your topic, and
• use successful writing strategies.

Fiction topics will include

• creating memorable characters,
• finding a balance between sports action and other plot elements, and
• writing dialogue.

Preworkshop assignment: Mail or email an outline of a sports-related book--fiction or nonfiction--and fifteen manuscript pages. For those working on shorter pieces, submit articles or short stories, up to fifteen manuscript pages. Assignment must be received two weeks before the workshop begins.