The newsletter workshop

In seven online lessons, you get practical, useful tips on how to write and design an effective newsletter. This is a great refresher for veteran editors and a perfect introduction for new editors and editors who don’t have journalism training. Each lesson is compact and clearly written.

The lessons cover:

1. Writing and trimming your copy
2. Writing great headlines
3. Creating compelling leads
4. Getting and keeping contributing writers
5. Getting and conducting effective interviews
6. Understanding basics of copyright law for the newsletter editor
7. Mastering basics of newsletter design

This is an e-mail based course. You receive lessons and interact with the instructor one-on-one via e-mail. You can work at your own pace and take up to one year to finish.

Your instructor:

Marshall Cook is a professor, freelance writer, and nonfiction book and novel author.

He has published hundreds of articles in national and international magazines and has authored 20 non-fiction books (including Freeing Your Creativity from Writer's Digest Books) and three novels. He also edits Creativity Connection, a newsletter for writers and independent publishers.

As a professor for the University of Wisconsin—Madison, he teaches workshops, classes, and online courses on writing and publishing.

Costs:

With your basic fee of $135, you’ll have an opportunity to respond to optional feedback questions and exercises with each lesson. For the advanced fee of $175, you can also fax, email, or mail a copy of your newsletter to the coach for a thorough written critique. You will earn 0.7 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), (1.0 CEUs if you sign up for the critique option) when you complete this online writing course.

Your contact:

Your contact for more information about The Newsletter Writing Workshop is Marshall J. Cook. 608-262-4911, mcook@dcs.wisc.edu.

Also of interest:

The same writing staff that bring you these great online classes also provide individualized writing critique services. Learn more by visiting our writing critique services Web page.

 

Receive the Writing News, our free e-mail newsletter. If you subscribe, then 4-5 times a year you will receive from the Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts a detailed e-mail with information about our upcoming writing programs as well as news about student acheivements, new programs, and opportunities for writers. To subscribe send a blank e-mail message to: join-writing-news@lists.wisc.edu.

If you'd like a free copy of the newsletter, Creativity Connection, "The Writer's Quarterly Encouragement," please e-mail Marshall Cook and include your postal address.

More distance education: Independent Learning journalism and writing courses are another option for distance education through University of Wisconsin-Extension. Most courses are available for college or high-school credit.

 

How to register

Telephone: Call 608-262-2451 to register. Our phone is answered M-F, 7:00 am-4:30 pm Central Time. At other times please leave a message, and we will return your call. If you have other questions, call toll-free 1-877-336-7836.

Online: Register now online with our secure server.

E-mail: Send your name and contact information to LSAonline@dcs.wisc.edu and we will respond as soon as possible to assist you with registration.

Fax: Print and fax our registration form.

Mail: Print and mail our registration form.