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 The Chagrin Valley Writers' Workshop AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
FICTION
February 14, 2010 - Scott Lax's short story, "Sales Call," won 2nd Place for Fiction Lit's (Cleveland's Literary Center) Muse Magazine 2010 Literary Competition.
March 2009 - The Hub City Writers Project announces "The Scott Lax Prize." The full-ride scholarship to the Wildacres Writers Conference was established in 2008 and is underwritten by Hillcrest Publications of Spartanburg, SC to honor novelist Scott Lax of Ohio."
1999 - The Year That Trembled, a Novel named Vermont Book of the Year, Runner-Up.
Dec. 1998 - The Year That Trembled, a Novel, named of of 1998’s “Milestones in Fiction by Denver Post.
1998 - Sewanee Writers’ Conference (Univ. of the South), Walter E. Dakin Fellowship in Fiction
NON-FICTION
May 16, 2009 - In the Ohio Professional Writers 2009 Communication Contest, Scott Lax was awarded:
1. First Place for "Original Columns, General"
2. First Place for "Feature Story, Magazine"
3. Second Place for "Special Series, Print Media."
June 2008: Ohio Excellence in Journalism Award, statewide competition, sponsored by The Cleveland Press Club, Honorable Mention, Best Single Essay, Open Print
1993 - Bread Loaf Writer’ Conference (Middlebury College), Bernard J. O’Keefe Scholarship in Nonfiction
1994, 1995 - Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, Staff Scholarship
FILM
2002 - Midwest Filmmaker of the Year, Cleveland International Film Festival
2002 - Producer’s Award, Winner, People’s Choice, Cincinnati International Film Festival
2002 - Producer’s Award, Winner, Best Regional Feature, Cincinnati International Film Festival
2002 - Bessie’s People’s Choice Award, Burlington, VT City Arts, Favorite Film
OTHERS
2002 - City of Cleveland Certificate of Congratulations for body of work
1999 - Named to fourteen-person list of Hiram College’s “Most Illustrious Alumni"
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UPDATE MARCH 9 2010...CHAGRIN VALLEY WRITERS' WORKSHOP CLASSES IN FICTION AND NONFICTION ARE CLOSED OUT... MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP SESSION BEGINS TONIGHT - THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER...CALL 440-248-8457 OR CLICK CONTACT LINK ABOVE FOR INFORMATION .
LATE WINTER SESSION
AT THE CHAGRIN VALLEY WRITERS' WORKSHOP
SPECIAL 4-WEEK DISCOUNTED SESSIONS!
Call 440-248-8457
or click "Contact" link, above, to request Registration Form
84 N. Main St., Ste. A, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
New Offerings Below
Workshop No. 1 – The Art of Fiction: Short Story & Novel with Scott Lax. The class will run on consecutive Saturdays from 1 PM until 3 PM. Mar. 6, 13, 20 & 27. Cost: $120 for four sessions. Description: Do you want to write fiction that grabs readers and keeps them reading? This class is where you learn the art and craft of character, plot, setting, dialogue, point of view and how to weave elements together into fiction that lives and breathes. Students also learn to think like fiction writers. The classes are fun, challenging, and are for anyone from beginners to accomplished writers.
Workshop No. 2 – The Art of Literary Nonfiction: Essay & Memoir with Scott Lax. Consecutive Saturdays from10 AM until 12 Noon, Mar. 6, 13, 20 & 27. Cost: $120 for four sessions. Description: Literary Nonfiction is telling the truth in a way that is lyrical, compelling and true. It is not a kind of distorted “creative nonfiction” where facts are fudged for the sake of a good story. When a reader reads well-written essays and memoirs, he or she trusts that the words are truthful and the author is saying something new about his or her subject. This class will teach you how to look deeper at your subject – even if it is yourself – and put it on paper in a dynamic way. If you apply yourself you’ll emerge from this class with new skills – but also new understandings about your writerly self, and about how you look at the world as a writer.
New! Workshop No. 3 – Manuscript Workshop with Scott Lax. Consecutive Tuesday Evenings from 7 PM until 9 PM. March 9, 16 23 & 30. Cost: $120 for four sessions. Description: Do you have a manuscript of fiction or nonfiction? Do you feel something is lacking in it, but you’re not sure what? It helps to get “fresh eyes” on your manuscript and to discuss what works, what doesn’t, and maybe even get new ideas for it. At our Tuesday evening manuscript workshop, you can get that kind of input and help. Students are asked to submit up to 15 pages of a fiction or nonfiction manuscript – short story, novel or memoir excerpt, for example. If it’s time for you to take that next step with your work, this workshop is for you.
Testimonial: “Scott Lax is a gifted teacher and writer who manages to bring knowledge and sensitivity to the critiquing process. His insights and commentary foster a nurturing workshop environment within which noticeable creative progress can be and is achieved. The number of returning students who repeat his workshops is a testament to his skill and appeal as both an instructor and purveyor of the written word.” – Michael Ferrari, two-time student of Scott Lax and the author of Born to Fly, winner of the 2007 Delacorte Yearling Award for middle grade fiction. Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and Booklist critically acclaimed his novel.
 The Chagrin Valley Writers' Workshop is in the brick building on the right at the base of the hill in downtown Chagrin Falls, Ohio.  A view of the beautiful natural falls in Chagrin Falls, right across from The Chagrin Valley Writers' Workshop.  Triangle Park in downtown Chagrin Falls, a stones throw from The Chagrin Valley Writers' Workshop  Scott Lax working at The Chagrin Valley Writers' Workshop (photo by Itamar Gat)
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Nonfiction
Click here for a sample of published nonfiction by Scott Lax
Click here to read some of Scott's columns, essays and features, including the 2009 Ohio Professional Writers First Place Award-winning column and feature.
Fiction
Click here for more on "The Year That Trembled," a novel by Scott Lax
“One of 1998’s Milestones in Fiction--Powerful!” --The Denver Post, Tom Walker, Book Editor (Please click the link above to read more reviews)
Film
Click here for more on "The Year That Trembled," a feature film, source written and produced by Scott Lax
"The most important movie of the year." - The Ithaca Times (Please click the above link to read more reviews)
Theatre
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The Scott Lax Prize in WritingAwarded by the Hub City Writers Project; established 2008
The Authors GuildScott's a member since 1998
Ohio Professional Writers, IncScott won two first place awards and one second in 2009. Click "About Scott," above, for more on those awards; click here for information on the OPW.
The Zinkan Charitable FoundationWorking for a cure for all neuromuscular diseases
Bright Side of the Road Foundation Funding research in the battle against ALS |
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