MINI-SERIES (NEW!) 3 Wednesday Evenings in MAY 2010       6:30-8:30 PM

May 12: A Place In The World; Writing the Places that Move Us and Keep Us

May 19: Character Building; Bring Your Real or Imagined Characters to Life

May 26: Risk; The Healing Power of Personal Writing

Sign up for the series or choose the topic that interests you most.
COST: $ 100.00 for all three OR $35.00/single session. These classes will be open to women and men. No experience with prior WWf(a)C classes required.
Register online

 

 FALL 2010: 

In the Memory Garden:   Writing your memories and true stories

  A Three-Part Workshop Series With Amy Cornell

Ever wanted to write your own story?   Your grandmother's story?   Your travel adventure?   What about the time you were stuck in bed or your tales about raising and releasing your children?   Everyone has a story hidden in their memory. Sometimes many connected stories need to be told.   Please join Women Writing for a Change for a series of memoir writing workshops this fall.  

 Each workshop will meet at the Poplar Grove School House 4638 N State Road 45.   Sign up for one workshop or sign up for all three.  Saturday sessions meet from 1 pm-5pm September   25th,   October 30th and November 20th .   Light refreshments will be served.   Bring notebooks or laptops and something to write with.   Seating is limited so sign up early.  

COST:  Single Workshop is $60  Take all three for $150  A $50 deposit  will hold your spot either way.

 

  Session I   September 25 th  

How does my garden grow?   Explore the sights, sounds, smells and tastes that create your memories.   Begin to work with memories that stir you most.

 

Session II October 30 th

Weeding your garden.   Confronting unhappy memories, exploring the memories that haunt us and that invade our otherwise peaceful spaces.

 

Session III November 20 th

Harvest your garden.   There are endless treasures to be found in your memory.   We will practice some techniques to help recall lost or hidden memories and begin to turn them into stories.   Since this session is nearing holiday time we will place some of our focus on holiday memories.