The Tomales Bay Writers Workshop, hosted by the University of California, Davis’ Creative Writing Program, UC Davis Extension, will bring aspiring writers into a close community with award-winning, nationally-known poets and writers, as well as respected editors and agents for five days of intensive conversation about craft. The event is designed for poets, short story writers, novelists, and essayists. The Keynote speaker will be Richard Bausch, author of The Fireman’s Wife, The Last Good Time, and Hello to the Cannibals. Other faculty include: Brady Udall, Kim Barnes, Ron Carlson, Jane Miller, Carl Phillips, and Pam Houston. The workshops will be held October 19–24, 2005 at the Marconi Conference Center in Marshall, California. For more information, call (800) 752-0881 or visit http://www.extension.ucdavis.edu/arts.