DEADLINE: Poynter's The Secrets of Great Enterprise Writing

When: May 20-25, 2012

Where: St. Petersburg, Fla.

Apply By: Apr 18, 2012

Whether you’re a newsroom editor who wants to make your Watchdog journalism a must-read or a science writer looking to make your work accessible to a wider audience, Poynter can arm you with the storytelling tools you need. You’ll learn from Pulitzer-prize winning reporters Tom French and Jacqui Banaszynski and a team of Poynter faculty and guests.

You’ll learn:

• How to make complex reporting on subjects like business, science and health accessible to non-professionals

• How to turn ambitious investigative projects into great “reads” that hold your audience from lead to kicker

• How to infuse your daily reporting, on deadline, with memorable characters, vivid scenes and focused story lines

• How to transform dry works of non-fiction into compelling narratives

• How to develop the heightened senses necessary for gathering the details, nuance and dialogue that distinguish the best narrative reporting and writing

Questions: E-mail seminars@poynter.org

Who Will Benefit:

Newsroom editors and reporters who work with investigative and other enterprise projects; reporters and editors who work with complex subjects, such as business, science and health; magazine writers; non-fiction authors; reporters who want to turn routine daily assignments into stories that people want to read; journalism students who want training in long-form storytelling; journalism educators who work with students of long-form journalism and literary non-fiction.

Price: $1,200.00. Poynter offers a limited number of scholarships, to cover some or all of the tuition expense, to those in need of financial assistance.

Visit website for details and to apply.