Two concurrent sessions will be held Saturday afternoon. Meditation as a tool for writing will be led by poet and teacher Rasma Haidri. Poet and surfer Michael McPherson will deal with the art and craft offiction. The self-publishing session with Rich Budnick will repeat. UH-Hilo professors Jennifer Wheat, Pamela Frierson, and Kalena Silva will share the importance of place in writing.
Wheat teaches English.
Frierson authored The Burning Island, published by Sierra Club Books. Sunday, May 7, Eric Chock will lead for teachers on growing up local. Darrell Lum, co-founding editor of Bamboo Ridge, will speak on pidgin English and local literature. Joining him will be Leomi Bergknut, former editor of Kanilehua magazine, and Miyoko Sugano, UH-Hilo associate professor of English. Rasma Haidri will advise on the formation of writing groups.