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Welcome to the new Writer's Corner ® where a community of writers young and old meet to discuss writing and share their work. The site will officially open in 2009.

Writer's Corner® Writing Workshops begin March 1, 2009!

In past years, young writers met with the author weekly in an online worshop to hone their writing skills and write fantasy stories. This year, I would like to open up the workshop to all age groups, all genre and writing interests. Mentoring can take place in a group or in private 1-1 writing sessions. Obviously, adult and kid writers will continue meeting in separate groups. If you are a student in grades 6-12 interested in learning about the Writer's Corner® Summer Writing Workshops or an adult interested in developing your writing skills, please send John Ost an e-mail at:
jost@writerscorner.com

 

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Writer's Corner® Publications.

Books

Ost, John and Barbara Schulz

2000 Scribes Online: Learning in an Electronic Writing Space: -- Beaumont Publishing, London, England, August. – Theory and practice book for teachers.

2000 Scribes Online: Learning in an Electronic Writing Space: Grades 4-6 -- Beaumont Publishing, London, England, August. – Student book.

Bittman, Ladislav and John Ost (eds.)

1991 Thievery, Deception, and Disinformation in International Affairs -- Scientific, Technological and Commercial, Boston University Press, June.

Manuscripts-in-Progress
2009-2010 From Mice to Men . Examines the international use of human subjects in medical research by first focusing on the use of human subjects in radiation experiments throughout the 20th century. Then I look at the evolution of medical ethics by historically examining how the plutonium experiments (and subsequent medical experiments with isotopes) and the Cold War shaped international cancer research, the modern day Cancer Research Institutes and policies worldwide and ironically provided much of the theoretical basis for less-invasive diagnostic technologies such as CT-scans and MRI.
   
Featured Stories

1995, "Promises, Promises," Discovery Channel On-Line , Bethesda, MD, December 15-31. Rebroadcast and update of my October 95 story about the impact of the Bosnian war on Bosnian children. The show aired right after the Dayton peace accord was signed and was selected as a “1995 BEST” Discovery Channel On-Line story.

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Future Writing Projects

Ost, John 2009-20010 Spinning Stories, Crafting Prose and Writing Poetry on the Internet. This book tells the story of how the Writer's Corner® online writing projects and writing centers evolved. The book will likely be published as an e-book as well as a print publication.

 


  
Featured Stories About Teaching Writing Online


Corner News Flash

The Writer's Corner® will once again open for workshops in 2009. As many of you know, I had undergone open heart surgery and had my aortic heart valve replaced.

Less than three months after the surgery, I returned to work -- albeit part time. Now, it is about 30 months since the surgery. I am back teaching, writing and consulting.

At the same time, we also rescued Pepper from a high-kill shelter in Arkansas. Since the day she arrived, Pepper and I have walked between 1.5 and 2 miles per day each and every day-- no matter how severe the weather in New England. It's great for the heart but even better for reconnecting with your neighbors and community. It is probably safe to say that our neigborhood is now truly Pepper's neighborhood and I seem to be universally known (especially by the kids in the neighborhood) as Pepper's dad!

Having a second chance certainly shapes your perspective on life.

I'll be writing more about the journey I have taken in my blog over the coming months.

I want to thank Dr. Lawrence Cohn and the fantastic staff at Brigham and Women Hospital Cardiology Unit for all that have done for me. I strongly urge everyone to consider supporting the ongoing research and care that Brigham and Women Hospital and other cardiac units throughout the country provide to their patients.

 
   
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