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July 2018
The Hermit Crab: Write Provocatively
The hermit crab essay offers endless and provocative ways to write nonfiction. In this course, writers will use alternative structures to explore their experiences—for example, a dictionary entry for grief that explores the loss of one’s parent or a how-to manual for dismantling a home that explores one’s divorce. Writers will read and discuss several published essays, generate essay ideas and drafts, and workshop one essay of their choosing.
Find out more »Gell Intensive
In this one-day intensive workshop, students will immerse themselves in the study of their chosen genre with some of the area’s top writers and teachers. This intensive includes four hours of workshops with peers, generative exercises, and one publishing panel to discuss topics ranging from “How do I find an agent?” to “Should I submit to literary contests?” Some partial, needs-based scholarships will be available. All meals will be provided. If you missed out last year, here’s your opportunity to…
Find out more »Writing Funny
Nothing is more rewarding than (intentionally) making your audience laugh. You understand humor, you have a funny idea, now write it! In this course, you’ll pitch, develop, and write a complete short humorous piece of your choosing. Along the way, you’ll share and get feedback from your classmates to see what’s working and what isn’t. Following the course, you’ll have the opportunity to read your work to a live audience.
Find out more »August 2018
Erasure Poetry
In this workshop, participants will learn about and try their hand at erasure poems. Also known as blackout poems, erasure poems are culled from a source text that is (in many cases) not inherently poetic. Source texts could include scientific textbooks, political speeches, celebrity interviews, or national park brochures. The writer then erases or blacks out the majority of the words (redacting), with the remaining words creating the poem. Publication of erasure poetry will also be covered. Come see…
Find out more »September 2018
October 2018
The Family of Things: Writing the Self and Nature through the Work of Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver's writing connects the human with the universal of nature, of the earth. She focuses on the importance of observation, and writes of paying attention and being open to being astonished. Through a deep, day-long exploration of Oliver’s poetry and essays in the natural beauty of the Gell Center in Bristol, we will write in multiple forms, ultimately unmasking our truths, and following Oliver’s advice to share our stories. Light lunch included.
Find out more »April 2019
Taste of Writers & Books, Ages 10-13
Sign up for all 5 days of April Break for ages 10-13 and save!
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