Diane Morgan -cookbook author, freelance food writer, and cooking teacher will be conducting her fifth highly focused writing course in the Rose City beginning in late January. This is a unique opportunity to learn the trade from an established culinary and literary professional. See below for all the details regarding the winter Food Writing Course starting Thursday, January 24th, 2008. Due to an over-whelming response to her previous courses which Diane taught in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 there are already 9 students asking to reserve a space, and there are 15 spots total. Details are now available with the list of speakers and a downloadable registration form. I encourage you to sign up promptly.

The Art of Food Writing with Diane Morgan is a course designed to take your thoughts, musings, insights, and experiences with food and translate them into marketable works for print. This course is for cooks, food aficionados, students, journalists and authors who would like to learn more about writing on food. Plus, you'll get the "inside scoop" on how to submit a story proposal, how to navigate a contract, how to work with a ghostwriter and other industry tips.

The six-week course begins on January 24th, 2008 and will be held each Thursday (except for February 13th, a Wednesday night class) from 7:00 to 9:00 PM through February 28th. Classes will be held at Diane's home, in the Eastmoreland section of Portland. Highlights of the course include a detailed examination of how to write a recipe, the process of creating a great story or book idea and the research skills involved in developing that idea, writing book proposals, pitching story ideas to newspapers and magazines, finding an agent, and connecting to professional organizations. The class features guest speakers including:

Diane Morgan Cookbook Author, Director of Food Writing Course Thursday, January 24th The ins and outs of a career in food writing, recipe writing, introductory materials		Marie Simmons Cookbook Author, Columnist, and Freelance Writer Thursday, January 31st The Writing Process and Methodology for Articles and Cookbooks
Roger Porter and Michael Zusman Roger: Professor of English, Reed College and Restaurant Critic, The Oregonian Michael: Judge and Freelance Food Writer Thursday, February 7th Keeping Your Day Job and Having a Career in Food Writing		Lisa Ekus Literary Agent and Publicist Wednesday, February 13th How to Find a Literary Agent, Working with an Agent, and Selling a Winning Proposal
Martha Holmberg Editor, FOODday, The Oregonian Thursday, February 21st Writing for Newspapers and Magazines		William LeBlond Cookbook Editor, Chronicle Books Thursday, February 28th How to Write a Cookbook

Diane Morgan has been involved in the world of food for more than 20 years. She is the author of three forthcoming books, plus Salmon, Pizza, Delicious Dips, Midnight Munchies and The Thanksgiving Table: Recipes and Ideas to Create Your Own Holiday Tradition, and is the co-author of Dressed To Grill: Savvy Recipes for Girls who Play with Fire, all from Chronicle Books. Her first cookbook, Entertaining People won an IACP/Seagrams cookbook and was followed by Very Entertaining. Her other books include: The Basic Gourmet; The Basic Gourmet Entertains; and Cooking For The Week-Leisurely Weekend Cooking for Easy Weekday Meals. Diane has been a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times food section and has written for Bon Appetit, Fine Cooking magazine,Cooking Light magazine, The Oregonian, Northwest Palate, and Edible Portland. She has appeared on the Today Show, ABC World News Now, CBS Early Show, The TV Food Network, Smart Solutions on HGTV, Home Cooking on PBS, AM Northwest and Good Day Oregon.