The Topanga Writers Workshop is now open for applicants in 2009. Conducted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Al Martinez, it is composed of two three-hour sessions on succeeding Saturdays every week at his home in Topanga; six hours for $300. Workshop sessions are limited to eight applicants. The sessions will cover essays, journalism, books and magazines, fiction and non-fiction and some television writing. Those interested should use Martinez' Contact Page or by email at almtz13@aol.com, or call his home business line at 310.455.1336.