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What’s Happening at Writers & Books?
January 2004 Programs & Events
- 1957, Japan, 105 min., B&W
- Directed, edited and produced by Akira Kurosawa
- Screenplay adapted by Akira Kurosawa et. al. from William Shakespeare’s MacBeth
- All Movie Guide
One of the most successful Shakespeare adaptations for the screen, Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood strips away Macbeth’s minor characters and long soliloquies, turns the witch scenes into a strange supernatural encounter, and transforms the Scottish landscape into a misty visage of feudal Japan.
 Encouraging Young Writers:
A Workshop for Parents & Educators of Children in K–6th Grade
- One Monday, January 26, 6:30–9 pm
- $17 W&B members / $19 general public
- Instructors: Wendy Low [ bio ] & Naomi Erdman [ bio ]
- Limit: 14
For parents and teachers who want to encourage their elementary school writer(s), this workshop promises to be fun and informative. Discussion will revolve around:
- motivating writers at various ages,
- internal and external obstacles children face to becoming writers,
- recognizing how encouragement differs from pushing,
- respecting the author’s ownership of his/her text,
- creating opportunities for end-product pride,
- recognizing stages in learning to write well,
- recognizing various purposes for writing,
- breaking down the task and setting up processes that ease a writer’s task,
- making sure your child masters “the basics” while not losing creativity, and
- providing opportunities for writers to gain support and experience.
Handouts and a bibliography will be supplied. Hands-on activities will give participants some perspective on what children experience while learning to write. Questions welcome!
 Wide Open Mike with Norm Davis
- Tuesday January 27, 7:30 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
W&B is proud to sponsor Rochester’s longest running open mike program, “Wide Open Mike,” hosted by Norm Davis, local poet and editor of HazMat Review.
 Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Open Mike
- Wednesday January 28, 7 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
The Wilde/Woolf Society presents an informal reading open to everyone. Material will focus on (but is not limited to) LGBT lifestyles and issues. Hosted by Dennis Rosenbaum and published author and W&B instructor Patricia Roth Schwartz [ bio ].
 Dakotas on Film Series
Three films that cross genres exploring the landscape of the Dakotas
How the West Was Won (1962) directed by John Ford et al
- Thursday January 29, 7pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
- No pre-registration required
Writing for Trade Magazines
- One Saturday, January 31, 10 am–2 pm
- $36 W&B members / $40 general public
- Instructor: Mary Anne Donovan [ bio ]
Times are tough for freelancers these days, but the trade magazine market can provide interesting opportunities for enthusiastic, motivated, and tenacious writers.
- What opportunities are out there?
- How do you find them?
- How do you break into the market?
The instructor will focus on all of these things in this informational course, as well as writing an irresistible query letter, getting assignments, and developing strong, professional relationships with editors.
Plan for a brief lunch break. (My Thoughts Exactly also recommended.)
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