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Writing Workshops for Adults

New! Mini Workshops

Sat 22

Mini 2: How to Start Your Novel

June 22 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Host: J. Mulrooney
Sat 29

Mini 3: Story Structure

June 29 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Host: Jennifer Blanchard
Jul 13

Mini 4: Writing Exercises

July 13 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Host: Matt Kotula
Jul 20

Mini 5: Writing from TV & Film

July 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Host: Alex Sanchez

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Creative Nonfiction
Jul 15

Write Your Life

July 15 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Host: Jennifer Blanchard
Aug 01

Writing the Hermit Crab Essay

August 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Host: Sarah Cedeño

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Fiction
Sat 29

Starting Your Novel

June 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Host: J. Mulrooney
Jul 15

Fiction Camp

July 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hosts: Alex Sanchez, David Seaburn, Joel Lesses, and Brian Wood
Jul 25

Writing Fiction from TV and Film

July 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Host: Alex Sanchez
Aug 05

Finishing Touches Fiction Workshop

August 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Host: Brian Wood

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Readings
Thu 27

The Magician’s Cape

June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Host: Writers & Books
(585) 473-2590
Jul 09

Genesee Reading Series: Alex Sanchez & Melissa Ostrom

July 9 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Host: Writers & Books
(585) 473-2590
Aug 01

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

August 1 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Host: Writers & Books
(585) 473-2590
Aug 03

Lauren Acampora Reading: Paper Wasp

August 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Host: Writers & Books
(585) 473-2590

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Poetry
Tue 25

The World of Natural Poetry

June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Host: Joel Lesses
Jul 22

Poetry Camp

July 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hosts: Tokeya Graham, Sarah Freligh, Chen Chen, Charlie Coté, and Kathleen Wakefield
Aug 08

American Haiku

August 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Host: Joel Lesses

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Publishing and Professional Writing
Sat 22

Marketing Your Book

June 22 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Host: Keri-Rae Barnum

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Gell
Jul 20

Gell Intensive

July 20 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Host: Writers & Books
(585) 473-2590
Sep 28

Writing the Self and Nature through the Work of Emily Dickinson

September 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hosts: Karen vanMeenen and Patricia Roth Schwartz
at Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat

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Creative Writing
Sat 29

Experimental Storytelling: Writing Through Artifacts

June 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Host: Erin Dorney and Tyler Barton
Sat 29

Your One & Precious Life: Solstice Check In

June 29 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Host: Marjana Ababovic
Jul 16

Make It Snappy: Writing Picture Books for Today’s Market

July 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Host: Joy Keller
Jul 20

Renew Your Writing with a Journal

July 20 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Host: Nancy Steinkamp
Sep 28

Writing the Self and Nature through the Work of Emily Dickinson

September 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hosts: Karen vanMeenen and Patricia Roth Schwartz

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Gell Retreat

Gell LodgeA Finger Lakes Creative Retreat

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