Check here for the archived announcements, press releases, and media coverage about Field’s End.

Press Clippings

“Leaving No Depths Unexplored”
Bainbridge Review, September 6, 2003

“Writers Can Hone Their Craft”
Bremerton Sun, September 3-4, 2002

“Writers Honor Jack Olsen”
Northwest Ink, September 2002
Pacific Northwest Writers Association newsletter

“Island Writers Will Find A Fertile Field”
Letter to the Editor by Kathleen Alcalá
Bainbridge Review, August 24, 2002

“Writers take root at Field’s End”
Bainbridge Review, August 24, 2002

“Bainbridge literary trio launches community classes”
What’s Up section, Kitsap Newspaper Group, August 14-20, 2002

“Local authors to teach classes for writers”
Seattle Times, August 11, 2002

“Post 9/11 slump means Bookfest can’t give to literacy programs”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 9, 2002
Full story: http://www.seattlepi.com/books/81885_book09.shtml

“Local authors to teach classes for writers”
Seattle Times, August 8, 2002
Full story: http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=bainbridge11&date=20020811

“Bainbridge pays tribute to ‘dean of true-crime writers’ ”
Bremerton Sun, August 5, 2002

“Authors to honor Olsen”
in the What’s Happening column,
Bainbridge Review, August 3, 2002

“Writers hold a memorial in honor of Jack Olsen”
Seattle Times, July 31, 2002

“Crime writer Jack Olsen’s tender side focused on fellow writers”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 26, 2002

“Adult writing classes debut at Bainbridge Library”
Bainbridge Island Library News, Summer 2002

Press Releases

Bainbridge Island, Washington — Field’s End, the highly successful writers’ community recently launched on Bainbridge Island, opens registration on November 25 for Winter courses to be taught by award-winning authors Michael Byers, Carol Glickfeld, Priscilla Long and Nick O’Connell.

Classes begin in January at the Bainbridge Public Library. The instructors-who’ve all taught at the University of Washington and elsewhere-offer training for fiction and nonfiction writers of every skill level:

• In “Revising Your Fiction Manuscript,” Carol Glickfeld will lead a workshop that focuses on the opening, dialogue, and setting in fiction as participants revise their own manuscripts.
• In “What Happens Next? Structure and Momentum in the Short Story,” Michael Byers will examine story structure through class exercises and the study of successful stories.
• In “Writing Creative Nonfiction,” Nick O’Connell will use lecture, class discussion, and writing assignments to introduce techniques of creative nonfiction, with attention to scene, dialogue and scene-by-scene construction.
• In “Creating a Work of Short Fiction or Nonfiction,” Priscilla Long will use writing practice and short daily assignments to guide participants from idea to finished draft.

Admission to Glickfeld’s class will be determined by a writing sample submitted at registration. All other classes will fill on a first-come basis. Enrollment is limited, so interested writers should apply early. Fall classes filled on the first day of registration.

In addition to classes, Field’s End will be sponsoring monthly writers’ roundtables, led by a different guest author each month. Bainbridge Island author Susan Wiggs will host the first Writers’ Roundtable on December 3, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Bainbridge Public Library. The event is free and open to the public.

The writers’ roundtables mark the next step of Field’s End’s planned expansion to become a regional resource for all adults interested in the art and craft of writing.

Field’s End is an affiliate of the nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library, which is located at 1270 Madison Avenue, Bainbridge Island. More information is available at www.fieldsend.org or by calling (206)842-4162.

November 7, 2002
Writers’ Roundtable Debuts at Field’s End

Bainbridge Island, Washington — A free monthly discussion open to all writers debuts December 3 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Bainbridge Public Library, sponsored by Field’s End, a writers’ community that promotes the art and craft of writing.

Best-selling author Susan Wiggs will host the first Writers’ Roundtable at Field’s End, a literary discussion series that will give writers a chance to learn from each other. Wiggs and participants will tackle the topic, “In the Beginning…: What Makes a Good Start for a Story?”

Although guest authors might specialize in a particular genre, the Writers’ Roundtable topics will address writing skills transferable to all types of fiction and nonfiction. For example, Wiggs-a resident of Bainbridge Island-has written many romance novels, but her in-progress novel will be mainstream fiction.

Future topics will include: How much detail is enough? How do I make characters believable? What makes an effective writing group? Where do you draw lines between reality and fiction? When is a story finished?

These free events will give all writers a chance to participate in the Field’s End community, learning while sharing their experiences with other writers. Field’s End also offers tuition-based writing classes taught by top-quality instructors from throughout the Puget Sound region.

Field’s End is an affiliate of the nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library, which is located at 1270 Madison Avenue, Bainbridge Island. Directions and other information are available at www.fieldsend.org or by calling (206)842-4162.

July 29, 2002:
Writers’ Community Debuts with Classes

Bainbridge Island, Washington — Field’s End, a new writers’ community affiliated with the nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library, debuts this fall with three top-quality writing classes for adults. Registration opens Aug. 28 for classes taught by award-winning authors David Guterson, Kathleen Alcalá, and Priscilla Long. Classes begin in October at the Bainbridge Public Library, offering training for fiction and nonfiction writers of every skill level:

• In “The Art of Fiction,” David Guterson will combine lectures and question-and-answer sessions to explore fiction’s primary conventions.
• In “The Arc of the Story,” Kathleen Alcalá will lead a workshop where advanced writers working on manuscripts focus on what makes the beginning, middle, and end of a story successful.
• In “The Art of the Sentence,” Priscilla Long will help writers upgrade their work by changing merely competent sentences to more sophisticated structures.

Guterson’s and Long’s classes will be filled on a first-come basis. Writing quality is the sole criterion for admission to Alcalá’s workshop, however, and applicants must submit a 10-24 page story for review by an impartial panel of writers who will select class participants.

Enrollment is limited, so interested writers should apply early. Writers can get more information and register in person at an informational open house at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Avenue. Registration forms also will be available at all Kitsap Regional Libraries and online on the website: http://www.fieldsend.org.

In winter quarter, Priscilla Long will return to teach a new course. She’ll be joined by fiction writers Michael Byers and Carole Glickfeld, as well as nonfiction writer Nick O’Connell — three authors who have taught through the University of Washington Extension program and elsewhere.

Field’s End began in March 2002 when a volunteer suggested that the Bainbridge Public Library offer professional writing classes. The Library Board authorized a planning committee to conduct an exploratory survey to gauge demand for classes. Results indicated enthusiastic interest, so the committee moved ahead to launch Field’s End.

Field’s End aims to become a regional resource for all adults interested in learning the art and craft of writing. During its first year, Field’s End will focus on classes, workshops, and lectures. Eventually, Field’s End expects to offer other programs, including guest appearances by prominent authors, panel discussions, mentorships, and a writers’ conference.

July 29, 2002:
Preview Fall Writing Classes at Field’s End

Bainbridge Island, Washington — Writers interested in the Fall 2002 classes offered by Field’s End, a new writers’ community affiliated with the nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library, are invited to attend an informational open house at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The library is located at 1270 Madison Avenue.

Four instructors — Bainbridge Island author Kathleen Alcalá and Seattle authors Carole Glickfeld, Priscilla Long, and Nick O'Connell — will preview their upcoming classes. In addition, Field’s End representatives will answer questions and start accepting registrations for Fall classes.

Field’s End debuts in October with classes taught by Long and Alcalá, as well as author David Guterson of Bainbridge Island. Glickfeld and O’Connell will teach in Winter quarter, joined by Long and Seattle author Michael Byers.

Registration will open that evening, too. Enrollment is limited. Guterson’s and Long’s classes fill on a first-come basis, so people should register as soon as possible. Registration forms also will be available at all Kitsap Regional Libraries and online on the website: http://www.fieldsend.org.