Winter 2007 Full Course Listing

Reading Seminars

• The Genealogy of Nature Poetry
• Time Travel with Edith Wharton to Old New York
• Living Life in the Internet Age
• What's A Little Philosophy among Friends
• Reading Hayden Carruth
• From Books to the Big Screen
• All Governments Lie! Reading I.F. Stone
• War and Peace
• Scott and Zelda, Ted and Sylvia: Two Tragic Literary Marriages

Poetry

• Delving into Poetry
• Poetry Reading for Poets
• Elements of Craft for Poets
• Rules for Rebels: An Introduction to Poetic Form
• For Teachers of Youth! Slam Poetry in Your Curriculum
• Sources and Forces: A Poem-Starter Workshop
• The Genealogy of Nature Poetry
• Celebrating Black History Month: African American Themes in Poetry
• Ways of Showing, Ways of Knowing
• Myths and Transcendence in Your Life Story
• Reading Hayden Carruth
• Hybrid Poetry
• Deep Revision: An Advanced Workshop forPoets
• Slam Poetry Performance Technique Clinic

Special Topics

• Writing and Reading Out Loud
• Writing for Personal Growth and Healing
• Writing the Labyrinth
• From Storyteller to Writer–an Amazing Journey
• I Sold My First Book at 50 and Got My 15 Minutes of Fame
• Living Life in the Internet Age
• Valentine Card Workshop

Fiction

• Year-Long Novel Critique Workshop
• Advanced Fiction
• Writing the Young Adult Novel
• Beginning Story Writing
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Workshop
• Storyboarding for Fiction Writers

Creative Non-fiction

• Writing the Family History: Creative Ways to Chronicle the Lives You Love
• Advanced Memoir for Everyone: On to Revision

The Business of Writing

• Basics of Proofreading and Editing
• Getting Started as a Freelance Writer
• Query Letters that Open Doors
• Paths to Publication
• So You Want to Start a Small Press

Creative Writing

• A Woman's Voice
• The Awakening Writer Enters Spring
• Brain Works: The Creative Thinker's Tool Box
• The 2000 Word Club
• Writing Aerobics

Journalism

• Everyone a Critic: Writing the Movie Review
• Cash From Your Vacation

Stage & Screen

• Writing for the Stage: Playwriting Basics
• From Books to the Big Screen
• Writing the Short Play
• Everyone a Critic: Writing the Movie Review

Children & Teen
Workshops

• Slam Poetry in Your Curriculum
• To Be a Poet: Teen Poets Speak
• Young Writers' Club
• Animal Haiku and Qigong
• Take A Hike: Poetry at Durand Park
• Wordplay Workshop
• Let's Write
• Valentine Card Workshop
• Slam Poetry Performance Technique Workshop
• Writing the Young Adult Novel
• Read Around The World
• Drama Dream Team: Myth and Heroes
• Magic Tree House Reader's Club
• Fun With Fiction

Workshops at
the Gell Center

• The Awakening Writer Enters Spring

Single-Day Workshops

• Writing the Short Play
• Query Letters that Open Doors
• Paths to Publication
• The Awakening Writer Enters Spring
• Storyboarding for Fiction Writers
• Delving into Poetry
• Sources and Forces: A Poem-Starter Workshop
• Deep Revision: An Advanced Workshop for Poets
• Writing the Labyrinth
• I Sold My First Book at 50 and Got My 15 Minutes of Fame
• The Genealogy of Nature Poetry
• Valentine Card Workshop
• Slam Poetry Performance Technique Clinic

Details, Details

• How to Register For Workshops
• How to Become a Member of Writers & Books
• The Gell Center of the Finger Lakes