Gemini Ink Fall Catalog by Anisa Onofre

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¡saludos! Ever had a thought without words? Think about your most precious dreams and plans, your richest and even your most painful memories. Can you imagine not having the words you say inside your head, the words you share with those around you? Can you imagine not comprehending others as they use words to share their experience? How disconnected would you be without the words in you, in others, on the page, in the air? We think about this all the time at Gemini Ink. It’s our job. Surveys tell us reading is down across the board. We know that folks have less and less opportunity for plain old conversation with friends and neighbors, for family stories and oldtimers’ wisdom. We see that many people are increasingly alienated, from themselves and their communities. We also could argue that basic thinking has gone downhill as daily language has lost complexity and precision. Words are the way we make sense of ourselves and the world. They are how we express our relationship to our lives and to one another. Words are critical to being human – we hunger for them. But the bad news is words are more and more at risk. At Gemini Ink we buck the risk trend. We champion the right of folks of all ages, education, and ability to share their stories and inner lives, meaningfully growing their self-esteem and sense of community. Our work also builds the critical thinking, reading, writing, and verbal skills essential to a healthy and economically thriving populace. We are our community’s link to the essential power of language that every human being needs to succeed. You are your words, and we are friends of your words. Enjoy the learning harvest we offer you this season. Then tell a friend a story, read a book to a child, write a letter to an elderly relative, make your words make you…. Rosemary Catacalos Executive | Artistic Director

about Gemini Ink

Gemini Ink nurtures writers and readers and builds community through literature and the related arts. We now serve an average of 5,000 patrons annually – from the avid reader to troubled youth, and from the professional writer to the elder who wants to record her family stories. Writers in Communities (WIC) sends professional writers into diverse community settings to work alongside students of all ages, needs, interests, and abilities in free workshops based in oral traditions, reading, and creative writing. The Autograph Series presents writers of national and international stature – many of them recipients of major prizes such as the Pulitzer or National Book Award – in free public performances and a ticketed colloquium luncheon the next day. University Without Walls (UWW) offers three semesters of fee-based reading groups and workshops and also many free literary events, all led by professional writers, scholars, and interdisciplinary artists. Dramatic Readers Theater (DRT) features professional actors interpreting literary works in free performances, often accompanied by original music. Gemini Ink, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, is extremely grateful for contributions from avid readers and writers, as well as grants from the Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation, the George W. Brackenridge Foundation, The Brown Foundation, the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation, the Edouard Foundation, the Esther & Harold Vexler Advised Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Frost Bank, Guerra • DeBerry • Coody Marketing and Communications, Ruth Lang Charitable Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, H-E-B, the Albert and Bessie Mae Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, the Lifshutz Foundation, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, the Orsinger Foundation, the Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts, the San Antonio ExpressNews, the Smothers Foundation, the Jack and Doris Smothers and Mary Ann Smothers Bruni Memorial Foundation, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, theFund, and Verizon Communications. We extend very special thanks for in-kind support to H-E-B and Clear Visions for the printing of our course catalogues, Tesoro Corporation for the printing of Cyndi Taylor Krier Juvenile Correctional Treatment Center anthologies and to Trinity University’s KRTU 91.7 FM.

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Classes & Events

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Tuesday, Aug. 25

FALL REGISTRATION BEGINS

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Thursday, Sept. 3

First Thursday Reading

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Wednesday, Sept. 16

Lifelong Learning / Grissom*

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Thursday, Sept. 24

INKstravaganza Gala

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Saturday, Sept. 26

Nonfiction / Barnett Multi-Genre / Cruz*

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Friday, Oct. 2

First Friday Reading

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Saturday, Oct. 3

Poetry / Diaz

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Sunday, Oct. 11

Community Talk

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Saturday, Oct. 17

Fiction / Brandon Nonfiction / Babino

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Thursday, Oct. 22

Autograph Series Reading

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Friday, Oct. 23

Autograph Series Luncheon

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Friday, Oct. 30

Multi-Genre / Eagleman

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Thursday, Nov. 5

First Thursday Reading

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Saturday, Nov. 7

Poetry / Di Piero Multi-Genre / Gonzรกlez

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Tuesday, Nov. 10

Dramatic Readers Theater

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Thursday, Nov. 12

2 to Watch

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Saturday, Nov. 14

Lifelong Learning / Dietrich*

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Friday, Dec. 4

First Friday Reading

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Saturday, Dec. 5

Fiction / Furman Multi-Genre / Kolosov*

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Note: Classes are shown here by genre and instructor(s). See page listings for detailed class descriptions and registration deadlines. *Multi-session courses are shown with an asterisk. Cover: Mexican Myths and Superstitions, 2009, pen and ink drawing by Gordon Delgado. Used by permission of the artist and through the courtesy of Rendon Photography and Fine Art.

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About Our Classes

Are you interested in music, photography, theater, science, or philosophy? Are you a teacher searching for ideas to use in the classroom? Are you a business professional wanting to polish your communication skills? Do you enjoy books and good conversation? Maybe you’ve always wanted to be a writer, but you’re not sure how to get started. Or you’re a writer whose work needs more attention. The University Without Walls program offers a wide range of classes and workshops for anyone with an inquisitive mind. Whether you’re curious about ideas or deeply committed to the craft of writing, you’ll find the literary camaraderie you’re looking for at Gemini Ink. Our faculty members have extensive credentials and are committed to teaching. And, at the heart of our classes are creative, intelligent, and talented students like you. Join our community and make Gemini Ink part of your life.

Course Levels

Beginner: Writers or readers who are new to the course subject and/or design. Intermediate: Writers or readers who have background knowledge of the course subject, will complete required readings, and will actively participate in class discussion. These writers have had working practice with this aspect of craft and have participated in at least one writing workshop (either with Gemini Ink or elsewhere); they are comfortable with in-class writing exercises. Intermediate/Advanced: Intermediate level requirements, plus a knowledge of all technical and formal aspects pertinent to this class. Participants are experienced in critical analysis. Writers have a history of practical experience in this area, have participated in several writing workshops, and are probably researching the publication process (and have a realistic understanding of its demands.) Advanced: Intermediate/ Advanced requirements, plus extensive knowledge of this course subject. Each participant is something of an expert in this field. Each writer has attained a professional level, that is, writing has become an integral part of her/his routine and her/his work is of publication quality. Course levels are self-selected. fall catalogue

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#1 Building a Mystery

Level: All Instructor: Jay Brandon Mystery is one of the few forms where the creator must know the ending before ever starting. Artful mystery must unfold slowly enough to keep the questions looming but not so slowly that it loses its intrigue. Pacing becomes as important as plot. Part lecture, part workshop, this class will guide students through the outlining process essential to mystery writing. We’ll also discuss tips on beginning your story, devising a surprising end, and planting clues along the way. Date: Saturday, Oct. 17, 10am – 4pm (break included) Limit: 12 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 14 Required Materials: An outline of your mystery novel or story must be submitted a week in advance of class. CPE Credits: 5 Language Arts Fee: $100 Discounted Fee: $90

Where Do I Start: How to Find the Beginning at the End Level: All Instructor: Laura Furman The beginning of a finished short story is often not where the writer intended it to begin. In fact, the best beginning is often found through a process of discovery during the writing process. Sometimes, the true beginning is on the third page of a draft, sometimes the third paragraph. Learning to recognize the beginning is a crucial part of writing a story. In the workshop we’ll consider the beginnings of several short stories and examine the qualities of a beautiful beginning. You’ll have the chance during the workshop to try out some beginnings of your own—and also to sense where the story’s beginning ends. Date: Saturday, Dec. 5, 9am – 1pm Limit: 12 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 2 CPE Credits: 3 Language Arts Fee: $90 Discounted Fee: $81

PRIVATE EDITING SERVICES Former Trinity University fiction teacher Donley Watt is available for private editing services. Prize-winning author of five books of fiction, Watt has taught creative writing at the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, as well as Trinity. Short stories, memoirs, creative nonfiction and novels accepted. $40/hour; $40 minimum. Book-length manuscripts, $400 minimum.

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#3 Poetry and Autobiography

Level: All Instructor: Simone Di Piero The key word in this course title is “and,” because while poetry draws on sources in a writer’s life experience, there’s a difference between merely reporting experience and fashioning it into a poem. This workshop will be about the different kinds of pressure, embellishment, inclusiveness, selectivity, and crafting essential to turning the details of someone’s life into poetry. This course will include inclass writing exercises and peer discussion. Date: Saturday, Nov. 7, 1 – 5pm Limit: 12 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 4 Required Reading: A reading list will be available upon registration. Required Materials: Students should bring a short writing sample to class. CPE Credits: 4 Language Arts Fee: $100 Discounted Fee: $90

Mythology as an Emotional Crowbar Level: All Instructor: Natalie Diaz From Antigone’s “shovel” to the “chupacabra,” humankind has continually used mythology as a tool to access those buried feelings previously condemned to roam the nighttime of our imaginations. This workshop will explore a series of poems that confront mythological figures and stories from various cultures (Greek, African, Hispanic/Mexican, Native American, etc.) in an attempt to make sense of what makes no sense. Our focus will be to generate new work through prompts and discussions as we create our own personal mythologies. Date: Saturday, Oct. 3, 10am – 3pm (break included) Limit: 12 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 30 Required Reading: A poem packet will be assigned/ available upon registration. CPE Credits: 4 Language Arts Fee: $90 Discounted Fee: $81

Open Writing Workshop Join this peer-driven workshop facilitated by longtime Gemini Ink volunteers Jim Dawes and Roland Huff. Share your writing and get feedback on works-inprogress in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. The workshop is held from 6:30 - 8:30 pm, on the last Monday of every month at Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa. This season’s Open Writing Workshops will be held on Sept. 28, Oct. 26, and Nov. 30. Free and open to all writers!

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How to Register A registration form appears on page 15. Please mail the completed form to Gemini Ink at 513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX 78205, along with your class tuition and registration fee. You may also register by visiting our website at www.geminiink.org, calling us at 210.734.9673 (877.734.9673, toll-free), or visiting our office at the above address. Registration and Payment Policies Registration and payment should be made as soon as possible. Class size is limited and filled on a first-come, firstserved basis. After the published deadline, we accept registrations on a space-available basis until three days before the class. We will charge a $10 processing fee for any returned check. A 5% late fee will be assessed 30 days after the first class meeting for any unpaid tuition, unless prior payment arrangements have been made with us.

Registration Fee Be sure to

include the $10 registration fee in your total. The fee is required each time you enroll for classes and helps cover expenses like registration staffing, classroom maintenance, handouts, flyers, mailings, and supplies. If you are taking several classes, register for them all at once to avoid paying multiple registration fees!

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Payments

Gemini Ink accepts only VISA and MasterCard payments for class tuition or contributions. For more information, please call the office at 210.734.9673.

Class Cancellations

Gemini Ink reserves the right to cancel or reschedule courses to adjust for enrollment. If it is necessary to cancel a course, all registered participants will be informed immediately and will be extended the opportunity to transfer to another course. If participants enrolled in a canceled class do not wish to transfer, a full refund will be made.

Discounts on Class Tuition!

The catalogue reflects our existing 10% discount. This fall, we’re offering an additional 5% off our class tuition for educators, seniors (65+), and students. Refer five friends to any University Without Walls class or combination of classes, and we’ll waive your tuition for one class or workshop. Some restrictions apply. Call the office at 210.734.9673 for details. 5 fall catalogue

Withdrawals A student may

withdraw from a Gemini Ink workshop at any time. The student must notify the office at least 5 business days prior to the first date of the workshop to be eligible for full tuition refunds, less a $25 withdrawal fee. Alternately, tuition transfers to another class are available within the same semester for a $25 transfer fee. Withdrawal notifications not made within 5 business days of the workshop are not eligible for tuition refunds, but students may transfer tuition to another class within the same semester, less a $25 late withdrawal fee and/or faculty cost. Withdrawal notifications made the day of the workshop or after the workshop has begun are not eligible for refunds or transfers of any kind. Transfer of tuition across semesters is not possible. Failure to attend sessions or verbal notification to instructor will not be regarded as official notice of withdrawal. Refunds will be processed within 14 business days. Refund checks must be cashed within 90 days of the check date. Otherwise, we will have to charge for any stoppayment costs we incur.

Special Info

Occasionally classes will be photographed or videotaped. Please notify the instructor if you wish to be excluded. Adult classes are open to high school students by permission of the instructor only. On occasion, classes may deviate from the published course descriptions.

Volunteering.

Do the Write Thing. Work toward a free class! We have lots of opportunities and a variety of jobs to do. To learn more please call 210.734.9673 and pitch in!

NONFICTION Starting and Getting the Most Out of Your Weblog Instructor: Tracy Barnett Blogging is the new calling card for writers and other professionals who want to establish their presence on the web. This extremely versatile medium can be used to build a following and to market your work while in turn motivating you to be a better and more consistent writer. The first session of this course will help beginners conceptualize and set up their blogs. Session two will explore the ingredients necessary to create a successful blog: readership; the incorporation of social media; the use of video and photography. Students should bring a laptop if they have one, along with some ideas for their blog’s focus and title because this is a hands-on course which could have your blog up and running before it’s all over. Students may register for one or both courses.

Session One: Conceptualizing and Setting Up Your Blog Level: Beginner Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 9am – noon Limit: 12 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 23 CPE Credits: 3 Language Arts Fee: $72 Discounted Fee: $65

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Level: Intermediate Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 1:30 – 4:30pm Limit: 12 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 23 CPE Credits: 3 Language Arts Fee: $72 Discounted Fee: $65

#7 Life Letters

Level: All Instructor: Mark A. Babino In today’s world we have a need for speed — so we text, twitter, email, telephone and instant message. Yet what we gain in speed we often lose in language — in the effectiveness of our words. Letter writing has the power to bridge the gap from one generation to another. It may record the mundane events of everyday life, as well as wield the power to enact political and social change. Letters can initiate understanding, share philosophy, and give closure. A letter says, “I am making time and an effort to communicate with you because you are worth it.” In this class, we will revitalize the art of letter writing, penning missives that are both powerful and a joy to receive. What printing presses yield we think good store. But what we writ by hand we reverence more. —John Donne Date: Saturday, Oct.17, 9am - 1pm Limit: 15 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 14 CPE Credits: 3 Language Arts

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Writing on the Rollercoaster: How to write a novel even if it takes 10 years… Level: All Instructor: Barbara Renaud González So you want to write a novel. You know you have a great book inside you. You see yourself in front of a roomful of people reading your unforgettable, scintillating story. Maybe Oprah will love your book. Anything is possible when you write a novel! But what does it really take? How do you keep a marathoner’s pace through jobs, marriages, divorces, hurricanes, guilt, and people dying on you? In this class, I will share how I held on during my ten-year rollercoaster ride, and how to let go and just enjoy the ride. There will be an in-class writing exercise. Date: Saturday, Nov. 7, 9am - 4pm (break included) Limit: 12 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 4 Required Materials: Students will be asked to submit a 10-page manuscript in advance for peer critique Required Reading: This Year You Write Your Novel, Walter Mosley, Little, Brown & Co., 2009 Suggested Readings: Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel García Márquez The Creative Fire, CD, Clarissa Pinkola Estes Theatre of the Imagination, CD, Clarissa Pinkola Estes Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith Writing Alone & With Others by Pat Schneider CPE Credits: 5 Language Arts Fee: $72 Discounted Fee: $65

The Eye of the Beholder: On Writers Courting Visual Art as Muse Level: Intermediate Instructor: Jacqueline Kolosov This two-day workshop will focus on art as subject and inspiration, discovering how the visual artist’s aesthetic can fuel the writer’s own way of seeing. During the first part of Day 1, we will explore examples of ekphrastic writing by Allison Funk, Susan Vreeland, Brenda Miller, and the instructor in order to learn from their strategies. We will then turn to generative exercises. On Day 2, we will workshop each participant’s work-in-progress. Dates: Saturday, Dec. 5, 11am – 4pm (break included); Sunday, Dec. 6, 11am – 2pm (break included) Limit: 12 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 2 Required Materials: Please bring a fine art photograph on Saturday and a reproduction of another work of art that inspires, perplexes, or intrigues you enough to want to write about it on Sunday. Also, please perform a little preliminary research on the artist / photographer as this information may play a role in your writing. CPE Credits: 7 Language Arts Fee: $99 Discounted Fee: $89

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Credit for Teachers

Gemini Ink is registered with the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) activities for standard certificate renewal for teachers. CPE credits are listed by each course description.

Business and Professional Managers If you are looking for an exciting continuing education experience for your valued employees, a Gemini Ink class is ideal. University Without Walls class offerings begin on page 4. Or, for writing instruction in the workplace, contact the Director of the Writers in Communities program. Whether held at our site or yours, our classes will enrich your employees’ lives on and off the job.

Course Texts Most course

texts and faculty books may be purchased at the Gemini Ink office during business hours (call for availability), or at The Twig Book Shop, 5005 Broadway, 1.800.SAYTWIG. The Twig donates 20% of our in-office book sales to Gemini Ink. www.thetwig.booksense.com

Manuscript Submissions

For courses requiring advance manuscripts, please send manuscript in the body of the email to info@geminiink.org. Manuscripts must have at least one-inch margins, be in an easily legible font, adhere to the instructor’s specified length limitations, and, if fiction, be double-spaced. Please note that Gemini Ink is unable to reformat manuscripts that don’t meet these guidelines. The body of your email should indicate “manuscript” and class number in the subject line and include your instructor’s name, along with your name and contact information. Manuscripts will be circulated electronically for advance critique. Please bring one hard copy to class. Critique guidelines are available from our office and at www.geminiink. org. Manuscripts submitted after the published deadline will be distributed in class and discussed only at the instructor’s discretion. Call 210.734.9673 for instructions if you don’t use email.

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Thank You

We are grateful to our many Gemini Ink donors and funders who make it possible to keep your tuition affordable.

Interested in Teaching?

Proposals for classes are invited! Generally, we require that our faculty have significant publishing and teaching experience. Please send a sample course outline, résumé/curriculum vitae, and (if possible) a copy of a recent book. Direct your materials to Leslie Plant, Director, University Without Walls, or, to teach in community settings, send to the director of Writers in Communities.

Plans in the Making

Parents! If your children are interested in classes/workshops for young writers, please call our office at 210.734.9673 to get on our planning list. When we have ten potential students, we’ll try to put a workshop together, depending on instructor availability and compatible ages in the group.

Where to Find Us

Unless otherwise noted, events take place in our bright green building at 513 S. Presa in Southtown/King William. If you are coming from 35&10, exit Durango Blvd. East. Drive to S. Presa and turn right. We are on your right. From 37/281, exit Durango Blvd. West. Drive to the stoplight at S. Alamo and turn left; take the next right on S. Presa. We are on your left almost at the end of the block.

Parking

Parking for classes and events at our facility is available in front of the building, along the street, and across the street in the lot marked “Gemini Ink.” In the interest of being good neighbors, we ask that you not park in the El Mirador restaurant lot next door.

Finding Your Voice Level: Beginner Instructor: Eric James Cruz When we discuss “voice” in the art of writing, it is descriptive of not only sound but also of the writer’s ability to capture, communicate and welcome readers into her unique perspective of the world. Your voice communicates personality and individual characteristics while also conveying your philosophy of life. This class will explore the process of developing your unique voice on the page by asking the essential question: What do I know/feel about life and how can I most effectively and sincerely express these experiences? Students can expect to journal extensively, explore various genres of writing, and workshop pieces they feel are ready to move past the journaling stage. Students will work toward compiling a portfolio of their best works. Date: 6 Saturdays, Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 24, Nov. 21, and Dec 12; 3 - 5pm Limit: 20 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 23 CPE Credits: 9 Language Arts Fee: $110 Discounted Fee: $99

#11 Magic Realism and Mental Stretching

Level: All Instructor: David Eagleman, PhD David Eagleman has been called a writer “with both a childlike sense of wonder and a trenchant flair for irony” by Texas Monthly, and “imaginative and inventive” by the Wall Street Journal. His internationally bestselling book of short fiction, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlife, is rapidly altering the perceptions of critics and readers alike by framing the unimaginable possibilities of the afterlife within the structure of the mundane. How do we, as writers, make the incredible believable? How far are we willing to expand our imaginations within the margins of the page? How can we maximally juice-up our creativity? To arrive at answers, this class will engage in a discussion of magic realism and other innovative literary techniques. Students can also expect creativity warm-ups, in-class writing, generative exercises, and other forms of mental stretching. Date: Friday, Oct. 30, 1 – 5pm Limit: 15 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 28 CPE Credits: 5 Language Arts Fee: $94 Discounted Fee: $85

Accessibility

Gemini Ink provides parking for the physically challenged in front of the building, which is wheelchair accessible.

Office Hours Monday - Friday,

9 am - 5 pm; closed on all major holidays and December 24 to January 4.

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READ MORE!! Mi Constelación Está En Mis Manos A collection of bilingual poetry written by the women and children at the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter. More than fifteen Writers in Communities anthologies are available for $10 each. All proceeds benefit the WIC Program.

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Literary Excursions Level: All Instructor: Coleen Grissom Once again Trinity English professor Coleen Grissom introduces students to recent fiction and referees their discussions. These discussions are guaranteed to offend, challenge, and delight intellectually curious, serious readers. Classes consist of engaged, informed critical analysis of the readings which include short stories and novels. Dates: 6 Wednesdays noon - 1:30pm Sept. 16 Leif Enger, So Brave, Young and Handsome Sept. 23 Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger Sept. 30 Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Oct. 7 Per Petterson, Out Stealing Horses Oct. 14 Marilynne Robinson, Home Oct. 21 No Class – Please Attend Autograph Series luncheon featuring Ethan Canin on Oct. 23 (additional fee) Oct. 28 Ethan Canin, America, America Limit: 50 Participants Registration Deadline: Sept. 14 CPE Credits: 9 Language Arts (all levels) Fee: $110 Discounted Fee: $99

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Speaking to the Subconscious Level: All Instructor: Laurie Dietrich Let’s be honest. We don’t write for ourselves. We want our words to be heard. We want them to make an impact. The dual voice technique is rooted in hypnotherapy and the psychology of brain function, honed through use in ritual and performance… come learn what it is, and explore how to apply it to your spoken and/or performance work. Learn what kind of language speaks to the subconscious, and what words jolt the listener back into analytical mode. We’ll spend one full day learning and exploring this tool for bypassing the conscious “judge” in our listeners, and speaking directly and powerfully to the subconscious. The following week, we’ll spend an afternoon together sharing the fruits of our own individual exploration of the technique, and talking about how it has been applied, and may be applied, to various art forms. Date: 2 Saturdays, Nov. 14, 9am – 4pm and Nov. 21, 1 – 4pm Limit: 15 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 11 CPE Credits: 7 Language Arts Fee: $84 Discounted Fee: $76

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If you do not need this catalogue, please contact us to remove your name from our mailing list. Paper-free people may receive all catalogue information online at our new website: www.geminiink.org. gemini ink 2009

Gift Shop

Our inventory includes books by current and previous Gemini Ink faculty; signed, limited edition prints, handmade chapbooks of the works of Gemini award winners, and gift certificates for University Without Walls classes and workshops. We also stock the literary journal, Rain Taxi, which is free for the taking. Visit us soon!

Lending Library

Gemini Ink has an eclectic array of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and how-to-write books, as well as literary journals that are available to borrow. Please stop by and check out our titles.

Facilities Rental

Does your writing group, discussion group, or book club need a place to meet? The Gemini Ink conference room and large meeting room are each available for a small $20/hour rental fee. Our facility belongs to you. Please take this opportunity to call the office for details.

Staff

Rosemary Catacalos Executive | Artistic Director Rachel Christilles* Financial Officer Leslie Plant Director, UWW Evelyn Reyes Managing Director Carolene Zehner Registrar/Operations Manager *part-time

Volunteers

Jim Dawes Facilitator, Open Writing Workshop Roland Huff Facilitator, Open Writing Workshop

Consultants

Gloria Pins Arecchi CPA Bett Butler Dramatic Readers Theater Louis Fincias Network Master Lynn Gosnell Communications Jennifer Herrera Communications Anisa Onofre WIC Consultant

Interns

Kelsey Kemper Amanda Soto Sam Stoeltje

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Gemini Ink Board of Directors

Marian Aitches Senior Lecturer in History, University of Texas at San Antonio Norma E. Cantú, Ph.D. Professor of English, University of Texas at San Antonio, Writer Rosemary Catacalos (Ex officio), Executive | Artistic Director, Writer Sallie Chasnoff (on leave) Community Volunteer Tess Coody Partner, Guerra DeBerry Coody Marketing & Communications, Writer William A. Dupont, AIA San Antonio Conservation Society Endowed Professor of Architecture, University of Texas at San Antonio William Fisher Attorney, Cox, Smith, Matthews Inc. Anthony E. Hargrove Executive Director, Ella Austin Community Center Julie Hasdorff Attorney, Hasdorff & Convery, PC James Heidelberg Attorney, Escamilla & Poneck, Inc. María Luisa Holmgreen Attorney Marianne C. Reuter Arts Consultant

National Advisory Board

Dorothy Allison San Francisco Robert Boswell Houston Sandra Cisneros San Antonio Katy Flato San Antonio Robert Flynn San Antonio Ernest J. Gaines Louisiana Edward Hirsch New York Tony Hoagland Houston Phillip Lopate New York Terry McMillan California W.S. Merwin Hawaii Antonya Nelson Houston Naomi Shihab Nye San Antonio Gregory Orr Charlottesville Carolyn Osborn Austin Martha Rhodes New York Richard Russo Maine John Phillip Santos San Antonio Ellen Bryant Voigt Vermont Chuck Wachtel New York Marion Winik Pennsylvania

excerpts from life letters Dear Friends, We haven’t met yet, but already you know there are great differences between us. For starters, I am much, much older than you. Probably at least forty-five to fifty years older. That doesn’t mean I demand respect or that I know so much more than you or that I am smarter than you, just older.

On weekends, we’d go with dad to the railroad to watch him work, greasy tools, wheels, motors. Sometimes men were working on the train whistle that let out black smoke. I want you to know that your grandpa wasn’t always old, crotchety, and fat. Here is a story about the neighborhood I grew up in and the friends I had while living there. Two of them became lifelong friends. Like a marriage, we took each other for better or for worse. One became a college professor, another an alcoholic...

Rule 1: Learn three little words. “Thank You” and “Please.” From the time I learned to talk, we were taught to say “thank you” and “please.” When someone gave us a gift or a treat, if we didn’t say “thank you,” we might not get to keep it. Any request was automatically denied until we said “please.” Saying “thank you” and “please” shows gratitude and appreciation for the action. It also causes people to want to continue to be generous. READ MORE!! The Life Letters Project A collection of intergenerational writing by seniors and high school students from San Antonio. More than fifteen Writers in Communities anthologies are available for $10 each. All proceeds benefit the WIC Program.

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fall 2009 facult y A member of the San Antonio Storytellers Association, Mark Babino has worked extensively at venues throughout Texas, including the Tejas Storytelling Festival, the Texas Folklife Festival, the Institute of Texan Cultures, and the McNay Art Museum. Selected as the Naomi Shihab Nye Scholar for the 2007 Poetry at Round Top festival, Babino has taught workshops on writing and storytelling at the University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio Independent School District, and the McNay. Currently an elementary school teacher for SAISD, Babino’s storytelling may be heard in the recording of Yikes! Scary Stories from the Texas Folklife Festival. Tracy L. Barnett is a bilingual, multicultural and web-savvy travel writer, editor and teacher. With more than two decades of experience as an award-winning newspaper and magazine writer, an educator, and an author, she incorporates literary talent and a flair for adventure with today’s new media as an audio-video producer, photographer, blogger, and storyteller who crisscrosses boundaries of medium and culture. But more important than medium is the message, which goes beyond language and culture. No matter where she goes, Tracy’s travels are questions in search of answers that exist on the plane of the human heart. An attorney as well as a mystery writer, Jay Brandon has practiced at the Court of Criminal Appeals as well as the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office and the San Antonio Court of Appeals. With a master’s degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University, Brandon is the author of fifteen novels, most recently Milagro Lane and Running with the Dead. Kirkus Reviews calls Running with the Dead “a brilliant entry in a series that just keeps getting better.” His books have been published in more than a dozen foreign countries, and have been optioned for movies by Steven Spielberg, Bill Cosby, and Burt Reynolds, among others. Brandon practices family law in San Antonio, where he lives with his wife and three children. Eric James Cruz is a poet and high school English teacher who has come back to San Antonio after six years of instructing in Austin, Texas. His writing focuses on humankind’s discovery of the beautiful, intense mysteries that reside in everyday experiences. His chapbook, Through the Window (Pecan Grove Press, 2002), showcases his poetry, and his works have appeared in literary journals like Texas Borderlands Review (2003, 2005, 2008), ARTS in Community Poetry (2008), The University of Texas Blanton Poetry Project (2008) and Acovet Review (2009). He lives a blessed life with his wife Patty and strong-willed Shi-Tzu, Obi-Wan. Natalie Diaz was born and raised in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California. She is Mojave and Pima. After playing professional basketball in Europe and Asia, she went on to complete an MFA degree at Old Dominion University. Her poetry and fiction are published or forthcoming in the Iowa Review, Crab Orchard Review, Prairie Schooner, Narrative, Nimrod International Journal, North American Review and others. She lives in Surprise, Arizona, where she teaches writing courses and conducts plyometric and agility training with young athletes. gemini ink 2009

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Laurie Dietrich is a writer, director, performance artist and ritualist who has written for and about San Antonio stages for 15 years. For the past 5 years or so she’s been concentrating on personal growth and psychological healing work, particularly in the hospice setting, and remains perhaps selfishly fascinated with finding that place where art, performance, language and healing all intersect and inform one another.

W. Simone Di Piero is the author of nine books of poetry, the most recent being Chinese Apples: New and Selected Poems (Knopf, 2007). His poems have appeared frequently in Poetry, The New Yorker, and Threepenny Review. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Bookforum, and other periodicals. Di Piero’s latest book, City Dog (Northwestern University Press, 2008) is a collection of essays. His autobiographical essays have appeared twice in Best American Essays. His books include three other collections of essays -- Memory and Enthusiasm; Out Of Eden; and Shooting the Works. Di Piero has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts grant, an Ingram-Merrill Award, a Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Award, and the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin. He teaches part of the year at Stanford University. David Eagleman grew up in New Mexico. As an undergraduate he majored in British and American Literature at Rice University before earning his PhD in Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. He currently runs a neuroscience research lab where he studies time perception, synesthesia, and how neuroscience will influence the legal system. At night he writes fiction. In February of 2009, he published Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives through Pantheon Press. The witty and charming examination of humanity’s expectations for life and death won critical acclaim from literary critics and enthusiasts across the board. Laura Furman was born in New York and educated in the city’s public schools , eventually attending Bennington College. Her first story appeared in The New Yorker in 1976, and since then she has been published in Yale Review, Southwest Review, Ploughshares, American Scholar, and other magazines. Her books include three collections of stories, two novels, and her memoir, Ordinary Paradise (Winedale, 1998). She’s the recipient of fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts, Dobie Paisano Project, Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is Susan Taylor McDaniel Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Texas at Austin and Series Editor of The PEN / O. Henry Prize Stories. Having served Trinity University since 1958 in administrative and teaching roles, Coleen Grissom now teaches three courses each semester in the English department: Writing Workshop, First Year Seminar, and Contemporary Literature. In October 2008, Trinity University Press published A Novel Approach to Life, a collection of speeches which she has written and delivered over the past five decades. fall catalogue

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Barbara Renaud González grew up as the eldest of eight children in the Texas Panhandle, where her father worked as a sharecropper. His stories about the Rio Grande Valley sent her to University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, where she earned a B.A. in Social Work. She dreamed of traveling, but an advisor talked her into the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor, where she received an M.S.W. in Community Practice. From there, she traveled to the National Gallery of Art, in-between delivering policy papers on the Hill. Pobrecita, she didn’t know until her thirties that it was OK to love books more than anything else. That’s when all hell broke loose. Her first novel, Golondrina, Why Did You Leave Me?, was recently published by UT Press. Jacqueline Kolosov’s young adult novels include A Sweet Disorder (newly released in June) and The Red Queen’s Daughter (2007), both from Hyperion. Her poetry collections include Modigliani’s Muse (Turning Point, 2009) and Vago (Lewis-Clark Press, 2007). Her fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have been published here and abroad in such journals as The Southern Review, Shenandoah, Poetry, Orion, and Western Humanities Review. She is the recipient of a 2008 Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She is an associate professor of creative writing at Texas Tech University. Her web site is www.jacquelinekolosov.com. and her blog is poppiesbloom.blogspot.com.

faculty excerpts Even this late in the day, the ultramarine light of blue remains immaculate, despite the smoke of war and the countless sorrows of these militant years far away from Sar-e-Sang, fabled valley veined with lapis lazuli’s stars, a firmament before which Titian wept as he painted a pure cascade disappearing in a frame.... The Memory of Blue Jaqueline Kosolov

The scarlet balloons zigzagged along the ceiling like they'd been filled with helium. Mom blew up so many that she fell asleep. She slept for ten years— she missed the whole party... .

No More Cake Here Natalie Diaz

When soldiers part ways at war’s end, the breakup of the platoon triggers the same emotion as the death of a person – it is the final bloodless death of the war. This same mood haunts actors on the drop of the final curtain: after months of working together, something greater than themselves has just died. David Eagleman, “Ineffable” from Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, Pantheon Press 2009

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Dramatic Readers Theater Good Luck Gettin’ Back to Texas A Dramatic Readers Theater at the Witte Museum Celebrating Lonesome Dove, the Movie

This fall marks the 20th anniversary of the critically acclaimed CBS mini-series Lonesome Dove. The Witte Museum will celebrate the beauty and influence of this now classic Texas tale with Lonesome Dove: Photographs by Bill Wittliff on view from this September to January 2010. Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel came to the small screen in 1989 via the vision and talents of its screenwriter and executive producer Bill Wittliff. In addition to writing the script and producing, Wittliff captured the breadth of this masterful western in over one hundred still photographs taken during filming. The photographs will be given voice and character in Gemini Ink’s Dramatic Readers Theater production, entitled Good Luck Gettin’ Back to Texas. An award-winning photographer and screenwriter, Wittliff and his wife Sally are founders of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University, San Marcos. The collections comprise the Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection and the Southwestern Writers Collection, both exploring artistic process as it relates to place. Good Luck Gettin’ Back to Texas is free and open to the public on Free Tuesday at the Witte. Please join us for this unique fusion of music, theater, and literature in the spirit of Texas.

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writers in communities helping people tell their stories

Writers in Communities (WIC) sends

professional writers into diverse community settings to work alongside students of all ages, needs, interests, and abilities in free workshops based in oral traditions, reading, and creative writing. Our innovative programs have been recognized and written up in The New York Times and the San Antonio Express-News, among others.

Writers in the Schools

Writers in Communities Partners Battered Women & Children’s Shelter of Bexar County Bob Ross Senior Center City of San Antonio Department of Community Initiatives Communities in Schools Cyndi Taylor Krier Juvenile Correctional Treatment Center Ella Austin Community Center GoGirlGo! of the Family Service Association Harlandale Independent School District Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum Martinez Street Women’s Center Northside Independent School District San Antonio Independent School District San Antonio Museum of Art Witte Museum

This summer, WIC once again worked with Harlandale ISD’s Summer Writing Institute for middle school students. WIC writer-inresidence Ignacio Magaloni worked with young authors to explore their experiences and environments through the lenses of poetic language and visual art. Students’ writing, accompanied by visual artwork, was reproduced in broadside format and displayed throughout the Southtown community in downtown San Antonio. This fall, WIC will return to the San Antonio ISD for a repeat of last year’s successful poetry and mural project. During the twelve-week session, students from five middle schools will have the opportunity to work with professional authors and muralists to create poems, stories, and art.Students will use work in one medium to stimulate creativity in the other, ultimately creating an anthology of poetry and a classroom mural that incorporates students’ ideas and words. Embarking on a new partnership, WIC will work with the East Central ISD to initiate a program offering educational alternatives for at-risk and dropout youth in their district. WIC will provide a series of creative writing workshops to high school and GED students who have dropped out and later returned to school, helping them develop their creative voices while also building literacy skills.

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Last spring, WIC wrapped up a National Endowment for the Arts-sponsored intergenerational writing project called Life Letters. A final performance of participants’ work in June capped the 10-week project, which used letter writing as a tool for young and old to share their experiences and create a sense of community. Their work was gathered in a full-color anthology, which has been distributed through senior and teen service programs in San Antonio to promote reading and intergenerational dialogue.

Writers in the Juvenile Justice Setting

Last fall’s successful storybook cycle at the Cyndi Taylor Krier Juvenile Correctional Treatment Center resulted in another collection of children’s stories entitled Can You See What I See & Other Tales of the Imagination. Thanks to generous donations from Tesoro, the San Antonio Express-News, and Frost Bank, over 1,000 copies of the fully illustrated anthology have been given out to local children and families. This past summer also saw the start of a new WIC partnership with the Substance Abuse Intervention Program of the Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department. The project was an opportunity for teen participants to express and exhibit their progression from addiction to recovery through photography and poetry. gemini ink 2009

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more good stuff A Community Talk First Thursday and Friday Reading Series Our free reading series continues this fall on the first Thursday or Friday of each month. Hear authors from all genres breathe life into their words! Thursday, Sept. 3, 6:30 pm Brookhollow Library 530 Heimer Barbara Renaud González Jay Brandon Friday, Oct. 2, 6:30 pm Gemini Ink • 513 S. Presa Eric Cruz Natalie Diaz Laurie Dietrich Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 pm Semmes Library 15060 Judson Simone Di Piero Mark Babino . Friday, Dec. 4, 6:30 pm Gemini Ink • 513 S. Presa Jacqueline Kolosov Laura Furman

Moderated by writer and physician Jerry Winakur, along with local artist and hospice caregiver Laurie Dietrich, this season’s Community Talk explores the perpetually evolving landscapes found at the end of life. As the medical sciences of the 21st century continue to push their own limits in research, spiritually subjective issues surrounding the end of life complement empirically objective ideas. Yet, the experience is still essentially grounded in human elements of fear, loss, and pain. How do we reconcile all of these elements, the human, the scientific, and the spiritual, to ease the passing of a loved one, or to assuage our own grief? What is a “good ending?” All community members are urged to join us for this frank and organic discussion of the end of life and all it implies.

Sunday, October 11, 4:30 - 6 pm Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa Free and Open to the Public

2 to Watch IN MEMORIAm Robin Blaser 1925-2009 David Bromige 1933-2009 Deborah Digges 1950-2009 James D. Houston 1933-2009 Judith Krug 1940-2009 Frank McCourt 1930-2009 Harold Norse 1916-2009 James Purdy 1914-2009 Bud Shrake 1931-2009

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Gemini Ink and Artpace will again join forces to present two contemporary artistic voices from the literary and visual arts. Join us for a presentation of artwork by Stuart Allen, and a reading by local spoken word poet, Vocab. The artists will discuss their processes and purposes while exploring their creative connections and disconnections.

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annual report – 2008 in review What a year! The current economic “downturn” hit non-profits hard way before it became big news. Nevertheless, its beginnings were there, and so many of you still donated money, took classes, attended events, and volunteered with us. So the first thing to say is thank you! Your generosity is always important to us, but we especially appreciate your eagerness to support Gemini Ink during tough times. We were touched by your gifts, and whether you gave $5 or $5,000, or just spent 5 minutes telling a friend about us, you proved that when it comes to sustaining reading and writing in San Antonio, Everybody Counts! First, the not-so-good news: After five straight years of creditable surpluses, we posted a miniscule deficit of $811 for 2008. Our auditors say the shortfall is negligible, as we closed the year with almost double that amount owed us in fees. Still, we hate it, and we hope you’ll help us avoid even the tiniest shortfall in 09. Back to 2008, total service numbers, which had been steadily rising each year, dropped along with the economy. Nevertheless, we had a healthy balance sheet at December 31, with assets of $239,360 - a slight increase from 2007. Now the great news: • We conducted our first online fundraising campaign in conjunction with a challenge grant from the Shield-Ayres Foundation. And yes, we met that challenge in December, six months before the deadline – all because of you. You have our immense gratitude – particularly if you were a first-time donor or someone who outdid your previous contribution to qualify for the match. We raised over $13,000 in December alone! A special thank you goes out to the firm of Guerra•DeBerry•Coody (GDC). They graciously donated their services for the campaign and continue to provide pro bono work on a marketing plan that began at last year’s INKstravaganza, where we launched our new logo. • Also thanks to GDC, we also now have a beautiful new website! Go there to get real-time updates, register or donate easily through PayPal, or sign up for our snazzy electronic newsletter. And now we’re on Facebook, we’re Tweeting, and we’re even listed with iGive.com, a shopping portal that lets you donate a portion of your online purchases to Gemini Ink. Thanks to those of you who’ve already shopped! • 2008 Dramatic Readers Theater attendance increased by 30%, and we continued our commitment to keep the shows free and accessible to the public. In fact, 88% of 2008 participants – from Autograph Series audience members to WIC students – received our services free of charge! • Although UWW and WIC participant numbers were down, we still served more than 1,900 students at Gemini Ink and at a wide variety of WIC partnering organizations such as the Witte Museum, the Cyndi Taylor Krier Juvenile Correctional Treatment Center, SAISD, the Ella Austin Community Center, and Any Baby Can (a list of WIC partners is on page 17). With the warmest appreciation for everything you do, Rachel Christilles Financial Officer The complete annual report can be found at our website, www.geminiink.org gemini ink 2009

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annual report â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008 in review continued Gemini Ink Support and Revenue - 2008 Registration Fees/Miscellaneous Contributions Special events - net

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Ann Griffith Ash Tess Coody William A. Dupont William M. Fisher and Mariana Muñante Mary Flanagan and Michael Lichtenstein Betty and Howard Halff Ned Lee and Megan Kromer Thomas and Barbara O'Connor Judge Bonnie Reed and Stu Schlossberg Lee Robinson and Jerry Winakur The Esther and Harold Vexler Advised Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation

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Anonymous Margaret and Bob Ayres Rosemary Catacalos Julie Hasdorff and John Convery GHC Group LLC Dr. Coleen Grissom Christopher Hill Mr. and Mrs. Sam Madrid The Newman Family Charitable Trust Robert and Nancy Shivers

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Anonymous Sandra Cisneros Mary Francine Danis Cyra and Dan Dumitru Dr. Marvin and Ellinor Forland The Goldsmith Family Charitable Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Drew Cauthorn Lori L. Hall Susan S. Jarvis, J.D. Alicia Leff and Stephen Shanfield Diane Lawson Martinez, M.D. Anne Monahan Carie and Lee Novikoff Valerie and Victor Ostrower Robert Rivard Omar Rodriguez and Veronica Prida Josie and Frates Seeligson The Lynn and Samuel Stahl Family Philanthropic Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation Barbara and Claude Stanush Trinity University Press Dr. Elliot and Marcia Goren Weser in honor of the Gemini Ink Staff Michael and Penny Wiederhold

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Anonymous Simon Azar-Farr Bacon Lee & Associates in honor of Dr. Coleen Grissom Gretchen Bernabei Robert Bonazzi Colette Braha in honor of David Haynes Sarah Buttrey & Gregory Sheff Dr. Norma Cantu Anne Connor Sandi Drummond Katy and Ted Flato Dorothy Garth in honor of Dr. Coleen Grissom Hans and Carina Gors Corbett and Maria Luisa Holmgreen Anne Holt and Christian Schultz in honor of Betsy Schultz Freda Hur Kathy Lambert in honor of Dr. Coleen Grissom Beverlee Lemes in honor of Dr. Coleen Grissom Bonnie and Grant Lyons Laura and Lew Moorman Lillian P. Morris George E. Neel, Jr. Clytie Phelps in honor of Dr. Coleen Grissom Rajam Ramamurthy Laura and Jack Richmond in honor of Peggy Lippert and Dr. Coleen Grissom Moses and Andrea Sandoval Judith Ann Schroeder Holly Schur Hilary Scott Melissa Shepherd Susan Stein in honor of Dr. Coleen Grissom Amy Stieren Elisabeth Swann Billy Taylor and Anne Kastel Jill Vexler, Ph.D. Pat Wall Jean Rogers Winchell

Foundation and Government Grants Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts theFund Smothers Foundation Lifshutz Foundation Albert and Bessie Mae Kronkosky Charitable Foundation James Patterson PageTurner Award Brown Foundation, Inc. The Genevieve & Ward Orsinger Foundation Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Shield-Ayres Foundation City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs National Endowment for the Arts Texas Commission on the Arts

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2008 Donors of INKstravaganza Auction Items

2008 In-Kind and Donated Services

Adriana Sánchez Alexander* Arturo Almeida* Page Barteau Blue Star Brewing Co. / Joey Villareal Mike Casey James Dick and Richard Royall / International Festival Institute at Round Top Rebecca Dietz* Ken Erfurth* Thomas and Christina Gibson Christine, Gerry, and Matthew Goldstein René Guerrero Pat and Hall Hammond Joan Kearl Larry Leissner* Edward Luévano* Madhatter's Tea Leland Outz* Robert Price* Verónica Prida and Omar Rodríguez Jennie Quinlan* Al Rendon* Ricardo Romo* Patricia and Juan Ruiz-Healy / Ruiz-Healy art Melanie Rush-Davis* Betsy Schultz Trish Simonite* David Underwood Kathy Vargas* Luisa Wheeler*

Gloria Arecchi, CPA Tracy Barnett Andrea Barrett Maura Bobbitt Rebecca Burroughs Rick Casey Sallie Chasnoff Jane Ciabattari Clear Visions, Inc. Jim Dawes Louis Fincias Friends of Gemini Ink Elisa A. Garza Dr. Coleen Grissom Guerra•DeBerry•Coody Marketing & Communications Cesar Gutierrez Rose Harms H-E-B Dr. John Igo Robert Jakob Kristi R. Johnson Michael Mehl, Ann Kinder & FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Monica Ortiz Pearl Stable Aaron Prado George Prado Jen Pyne Raul R. Salinas San Antonio Express News Betsy Schultz The Twig Book Shop Natalia Treviño Rep. Michael Villarreal Gene Vogt Robert Vogt Beck Whitehead Wings Press

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Purchasers of INKstravaganza Auction Items Anonymous Elizabeth Cauthorn William A. Dupont Rozi Guajardo Sebastian Guajardo Richard Harris Jim Heidelberg Bradley Kayser Neel Lane

Bonnie Lyons Sister Schodts Reed Betsy Schultz Robert and Nancy Shivers Jessica Taylor Xavier Urrutia Marcia Goren Weser Janet Williams Martin Yates

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fall 2009 autograph series The Autograph Series Presents Ethan Canin Co-sponsored by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts and the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio EVENTS Public Reading with Q&A Thursday, October 22, 7– 9 pm McAllister Auditorium San Antonio College 1300 San Pedro Ave. General admission seating Free and open to the public Booksigning follows Colloquium Luncheon Friday, October 23, 11:45 am – 2 pm Pearl Stable Call Gemini Ink to reserve a seat or table $50/seat; $350/table of eight Interview by Coleen Grissom followed by Q&A and signing

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The son of an art teacher and a musician, Ethan Canin spent his childhood in various regions of the United States, from Pennsylvania to California. He attended Stanford University and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop before graduating from Harvard Medical School. A respected physician, Canin retired from medicine in 1994 to write full time. His story collections, Emperor of the Air (HoughtonMifflin, 1988) and The Palace Thief (Random House, 1993) were national bestsellers, as were his novels Blue River (Houghton-Mifflin, 1991) For King’s and Planets (Random House, 1998) and Carry Me Across the Water (Random House, 2001). His work is often featured in The New Yorker, Esquire, and The Paris Review. Canin currently resides in Iowa City with his wife and three children where he holds the F. Wendell Miller Professorship of English at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. In San Antonio, Canin will discuss his most recent national bestseller, America, America. This sweeping inter-generational American saga delves into class, politics, wealth, and power – themes especially timely for us during these difficult economic times. gemini ink 2009

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Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the historic Pearl Stable 6:30pm Cocktails, music, and FOTOSEPTIEMBRE show 7:30pm Dinner and program Besides being what Express-News Editor Bob Rivard calls “the best party in town,” INKstravaganza is a major means of support for Gemini Ink’s nationally acclaimed community literary arts programs serving ordinary people’s extraordinary stories. We work in schools, senior centers, juvenile detention, parenting and healthcare programs, and many other venues to help people tell their stories and grow stronger in self-esteem, literacy, and sense of community. Join us for a great party for a great cause!

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