Barbara  Rogan, Author
Born in New York City, Barbara Rogan started out in publishing as a copy writer for Fawcett Publishing House. In 1974, she moved to Israel, where, after a brief stint wrangling horses in the Galilee and a longer one working for an Israeli publisher, she established the Barbara Rogan Literary Agency. From 1981-1985 Barbara served on the board of directors of the Jerusalem Book Fair. In 1980 she married; in 1982, during the war in Lebanon, their first son was born; and at the same time Barbara's first novel, Changing States, was published simultaneously in England, the U.S., and Israel.
Since returning to New, Barbara has written seven more novels and co-authored a nonfiction book on the assassination of Lebanon's Bashir Gemayal. She teaches writing at Hofstra University, conducts workshops, and appears regularly at writers conferences in the U.S. and abroad.
Her novels have been translated into 10 languages, optioned by leading film studios, featured in book clubs, and reissued in trade, mass market, and audio. They include: SUSPICION, HINDSIGHT, and ROWING IN EDEN, all published by Simon & Schuster. Barbara has recently completed her latest novel and a non-fiction book, THE NEXT LEVEL, on editing one's own fiction.
Workshop(s)
The Next Level
(master class)
"The Next Level" is an innovative workshop, developed by novelist/editor Barbara Rogan, for writers who've completed a draft of a novel or body of short stories and now want to edit their work to the next level. Most writers see revision not only as a commercial necessity, but also an intrinsic part of the creative process — "That initial writing just seems to me the hard place I have to get to in order to go on and have fun with the story," Raymond Carver wrote. Often, though, we're too close to our work to see it objectively. By breaking the process down into a series of separate edits, each focused tightly on a different aspect of the work, "The Next Level" promotes the clarity of vision necessary for revision. The focus in this hands-on workshop will be on editing for point of view, characterization, and dialogue. Participants are encouraged to bring their own work to the class -- be ready to take your work to the next level! A Mystery in Six (+) Parts
(workshop)
A panel of best-selling mystery novelists talk about their favourite sub-genres – to write and to read. A look at detective stories, police procedurals, legal thriller, cozy, historical, and more! Eternal Triangle: Writer, agent and editor
(workshop)
This is a hands-on, role-playing workshop that aims at demystifying the submission process and convincing participants that agents and editors are not petulant gods but ordinary working stiffs. Barbara Rogan leads this workshop from experience, as she has played each of these roles at one time over the course of her career.
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