Creative Writing

Getting Started in Children’s Books—Part I

SA9-C01
1 Saturday 1–4 p.m.
June 6
$39 W&B members /$43 general public
Instructor: Will Hubbell

Interested in writing for children? This seminar will get you started. Published children’s author and illustrator Will Hubbell provides three hours of inspiration and information. The emphasis will be the unique challenges and opportunities of the field. The history and aesthetics of writing for children will also be covered. Handouts provided. Note: This class can be taken independently of Part II.

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Getting Started in Children’s Books—Part II

SA9-C02
Saturday 1–4 p.m.
June 20
$39 W&B members /$43 general public
Instructor: Will Hubbell

Have you written a children’s book? Are you considering writing one? Published children’s author and illustrator Will Hubbell provides three hours of essential information on getting published for aspiring children’s authors. Topics include the nut-and-bolts of submission, the publishing process, agents, contracts, and even taxes. Handouts provided. Note: This class can be taken independently of Part I.

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2000 Word Club

SA9-C03
8 Fridays 2-4 p.m.
May 1 through June 19
W&B members / general public
$175 W&B members / $180 general public
Instructor: Len Messineo

The most useful 2000 words in the English language may be yours. In traditional societies, the elders held a revered place. They were the keepers of the stories, repositories of wisdom passed on to them from the past and derived from their hard-won lifelong experience. They held the key to who we are and how we ought to live.

The purpose of the 2000 Word Club is to offer class members an opportunity to explore the various creative writing genera—fiction, memoir, creative essay, experimental forms, and even chapters of larger works—to find the form most amenable to their experience and imagination. The only requirement, manuscripts must be under 2000 words. Class members manuscripts are critiqued in a cordial and supportive environment, craft issues discussed, and suggestions made to make manuscripts more readable/marketable.

Course Cancelled

A Woman’s Voice

SA9-C04
10 Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.
April 22 through June 24
$175 W&B members / $180 general public
Instructor: Karen vanMeenen

This unique workshop offers a safe, open forum to write stories, poems, essays, and diatribes about what is important to you, what changes have occurred in your life over time, and what remains the same. Participants will be encouraged to keep personal journals, and the class will explore various means of doing so while maintaining interest in the process.

Course Cancelled

Stories for Singles

SA9-C05
6 Mondays 6:30-830 p.m.
May 18 through June 29 (No class Memorial Day, May 25)
$115 W&B members / $120 general public
Instructor: Almeta Whitis

Find the “Story in You” as we meet new people, develop our highest and most authentic self, share ideas and concepts for healthy relationships, and reclaim inner balance leading to a healthier self-value through narrative. Join us in a safe space that encourages all to remain open …stretching our limits…writing for health exercises …charge the air with our voices…where boundaries are respected. Together, we will explore levels of relationship and the accompanying intricacies via effective story “telling and listening” techniques. Activities will include: Fundamentals of Storytelling for Building Relationships; Hands on Story Writing Activities; Spoken Word with Physical Exercises; Active Listening; Constructive Feedback.

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