Literary Series: Writing NonFiction with Journalistic Approach

Presented by Evin DemirelDemirel’s workshop is titled “Writing Non-Fiction with a Journalistic Approach”. He will guide those in attendance through the writing process needed for feature writing, copywriting, blogging, promotional writing, press releases, reporting, public speaking, and research.

Based in Arkansas, Evin writes about regional heritage, sports and race relations. He is a journalist & author of “African-American Athletes in Arkansas”.He has written for the New York Times, Slate, Arkansas Sports 360, Arkansas Life magazine, SLAM, ESPN.com and the Associated Press. His work has also been featured on CBSSports.com and The Classical. Before focusing on sports, Evin was the feature obituary writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. In 2010, he received a national award for feature obituary writing.