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WRITING WORKSHOPS

These workshops include lunch at 1 p.m.

Learning from Yourself (& Each Other): Creative Writing & Reflection

DATE: Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FACULTY: Marya Spont-Lemus

TUITION COST: $110 What has shaped who you are and what you notice? What kinds of stories and characters are you most drawn to writing, and why? What values and influences are (or do you wish were) embedded in your work? This workshop will encourage participants to engage in creative self-study, drawing upon observations, experiences, and imaginings alike. Activities will include guided reflections and multimodal writing (e.g., mapping, visual journaling), as well as facilitated opportunities to share and learn from each other. This workshop aims to illuminate and also rejuvenate, and for participants to depart with ideas about how they want to learn from themselves next. Open to writers working in any form or simply to anyone wishing to reflect.

From All Angles: Writing Your Personal History

DATE: Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. FACULTY: Jack Ridl

TUITION COST: $110 This workshop will provide a variety of ways to get in touch with your own history: the people and events that had an impact on you. The memories can be as traumatic as experiencing a war, as poignant and lasting as baking cookies with your grandmother. As the poet Garrett Hongo said, “We think we remember, but we really, deeply remember when we start writing in ever expanding detail.” Workshop time will be spent experimenting with various ways to use writing to explore your history. All types of writing are welcome, and no previous experience is necessary.