Dzanc’s new effort to expand our mission and bring the creative world to a national audience, DZANC DAY takes its cue from the popularity of our Dzanc Creative Writing Sessions. On March 20, 2010, Dzanc will run over 30 creative writing workshops in 25 cities across the country. These workshops will be held in cities from Portland, OR to Orlando, FL, from New Haven, CT to Los Angeles, CA and points between.

All monies raised from DZANC DAY will go toward supporting Dzanc’s charitable programs which, in part, bring creative writing programs to students who could not otherwise afford the opportunity. Fantastic authors from across the country have volunteered their time, experience, and expertise to run these individual workshops. Each workshop will allow students to work face-to-face with the instructor in specific venues with each location focusing on a specific aspect of the writing world.

The DZANC DAY workshops serve not only to expand Dzanc’s effort to bring inexpensive, face-to-face workshops to a wider audience, but, as noted, also to help us generate income that will allow Dzanc to continue that effort in our other charitable arenas – awarding the annual Dzanc Prize, running Dzanc Writer in Residence Programs in schools across the country, and more.

To browse available workshops and to sign up, click here. Workshops are being conducted by writers like Kyle Minor, Michael Czyzniejewski, Dave Housley, BJ Hollars, J.A. Tyler, John Domini, Jen Michalski, Anna Clark, Jeff Kass, Peter Markus, Rachael Perry, Erik Smetana, Sherrie Flick, Amelia Gray, Dan Brady, Mike Ingram, Laura Ellen Scott, Pasha Malla, and Jeff Parker, plus many others. Everyone at Dzanc is very appreciative of these people’s efforts on our behalf, and we’re sure these are going to be great. As far as I know, space is still available for all workshops, so please consider signing up, and please let any students or other writers know about these very low-cost events. Judging by the people involved, I’m sure they’re all going to be great.