In its tenth year, a highlight of Word, Blue Hill's Oct. 22-25 literary arts festival, once again will be its roster of writing workshops. Registration is now under way, and some offerings are nearly full.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, Word's Friday night keynote speaker Ben Shattuck ("The History of Sound") will examine "Dimensions of Historical Fiction." Kelly Link ("The Book of Love"), Friday night's other speaker, will offer "You Can't Be (Too) Serious: Five Warm-Up Exercises for Writers." Poet Moon Machar, a poet, documentary filmmaker, and cultural advocate, will teach "The Politics of Poetry: A Deeper Dive."
University of Southern Maine teacher and successful screenwriter Elizabeth Searle will offer "Script Curious: Screenwriting for Readers and Writers."

Back by popular demand are journalist/social media innovator Andy Revkin's "Finding Your Readers Online with Newsletters, Blogs Social Media" and literary agent Ann Rittenberg's "The First Page.

Information/workshop registration: wordfestival.org. Information: 374-5632.