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SUMMARY:August Master Class: The Naked Truth
DESCRIPTION:Writing a Memoir that Moves Readers\nwith Marita Golden \nWriting memoir is a way to find meaning in our lives\, make art of our experiences with pain\, trauma\, coming of age\, and struggles with identity–all the “stuff” of life. But how does one dig deep\, chip away at the walls of self-censorship and the rules against speaking the “unspeakable”? How does one discover the voice that is demanding release and write with beauty and–the primary requirement of memoir–courage? In this workshop\, we will explore writing techniques that will allow participants to write with transformative power. Our time together will consist of in-class writing\, discussion of work in progress\, and examination of published memoirists. \nSPEAKER\n \nCo-founder and President Emeritus of the Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Foundation\,  Marita Golden is a veteran teacher of writing and an acclaimed award-winning author of over a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction. As a teacher of writing she has served as a member of  the faculties of the MFA Graduate Creative Writing Programs at George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University and in  the MA Creative Writing Program at John Hopkins University. She has taught writing workshops nationally and internationally to a variety of constituencies. \nHer new novel is The Wide Circumference of Love.  Her other books include the novels After and The Edge of Heaven and the memoirs Migrations of the Heart\, Saving Our Sons and Don’t Play in the Sun One Woman’s Journey Through the Color Complex. She is the recipient of many awards including the Writers for Writers Award presented by Barnes & Noble and Poets and Writers and the Fiction Award for her novel After awarded by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. \nDate: Thursday\, August 31\, 2017 \nTime: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. \nLocation: St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA 23223 \nPrice: $60 for members; $75 for non-members \n[themify_button style=”large red” link=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/u7s_sY4lyCBV1dlONB96Jw”]Register Today[/themify_button] \nAnd make sure you don’t miss Marita Golden on Wednesday\, August 30\, at The Writing Show.
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LOCATION:St. John’s Church Parish Hall\, 2401 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, United States
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SUMMARY:March Master Class: Play Before You Write
DESCRIPTION:Deepening Your Story & Escaping Writer’s Block through Pre-writing\nwith Solveig Eggerz \n \nDiscover the meaning or “aboutness” of your story through pre-writing. Participants will experiment with several pre-writing methods focused on protagonist\, place\, and conflict\, experiencing how each exercise deepens the meaning of the story and paves the way to a confident first draft. Participants will come away with an understanding of the pre-writing process as well as the beginnings of a good story. \nA native of Iceland\, Solveig Eggerz is the author of Seal Woman\, an award-winning novel informed by the selkie legend. For many years she told folk and fairy tales in schools in Alexandria\, Virginia. Using a blend of told and written story\, she teaches writing at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda\, Maryland\, as well as “Sharing our Stories\,” a writing program for individuals emerging from difficult circumstances. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from Catholic University. Her writing has appeared in such places as The Northern Virginia Review\, Delmarva Review\, and Palo Alto Review. \nDate: Thursday\, March 30\, 2017 \nTime: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. \nLocation: Visual Arts Center 1812 West Main Street\, Richmond\, VA 23220 \nPrice: $55 for members; $70 for non-members \n[themify_button style=”large red” link=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/59Wo9LNrXj5QbTPBzOzk5w”]Register Today[/themify_button] \nAnd make sure you don’t miss Solveig Eggerz the night before this Master Class on the stage of the March 29 Writing Show: Fairytales\, Folklore & Stories that Endure.
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LOCATION:Visual Arts Center\, 1812 West Main Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23220\, United States
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