Julia Prodis Sulek is a general assignment/enterprise reporter at the San Jose Mercury News. She specializes in narrative storytelling for both breaking news and feature stories.

In 2005, she and her colleagues were named finalists in team deadline writing by the American Society of Newspaper Editors for their coverage of the Scott Peterson murder trial verdict.

In 1997, she was a Pulitzer finalist in feature writing as well as an ASNE feature writing finalist for stories about the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing.

The 13th annual National Writers workshop, held Saturday, April 29, is sponsored by California State University, Fullerton’s College of Communications, The Orange County Register, and The Poynter Institute.

Registration for the one-day event, which includes lunch, is only $50. ($25 for members of IRE and the Orange County Press Club, $25 for students and journalism professors). Click here for more details www.ocregister.com/nww

For complete schedule of Comm Week speakers and special events, log onto COMMWEEk.

Written by: Marquita Braxton