Registration is now open for my winter 2012 private creative writing workshops!
I will be offering a ten-week AWA-style generative workshop (with a
low-key gentle critique option) on Tuesday nights called The Craft of Shapely
Writing.
On Friday afternoons, I will offer back-to-back, five-week manuscript critique workshops called The Art of Writing: Description and Recklessness.
This class will be strictly limited to 7 participants, plus instructor.
I'm offering an early enroll discount for the Tuesday program, and for the Friday
program, there's a discount for those who enroll in both sessions. Full details
below.
I
hope you have a holiday filled with lovely words—in the songs and traditions of
the season, and maybe even within the pages of a good book by a fireplace!
Yours
in writing,
Kate
Asche
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How Do I Register? Email asche (dot) kate (at) gmail (dot) com. I
will send you a brief registration form. To complete registration (and reserve
your place), please return your completed registration form to me along with
payment. Registrations are accepted in the order received.
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The Craft of Shapely Writing (All
Genres), Winter 2012
This year, do you want to expand your craft toolbox
while generating new work, and also maybe get some gentle critique on pieces
you’ve already drafted? Would you like to have time to casually talk with other
writers as you become more deeply connected in our local writing community?
Join Kate Asche this winter in an Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) generative writing workshop, with a couple of twists: First, Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern and The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms will be our "textbooks" for this 10-week workshop. Second: You’ll have the option to receive gentle workshop-style critique of a selection of your writing one time throughout this session.
We’ll begin each meeting with time to snack and
socialize about what’s going on in our writing and our lives. Then, we’ll enjoy
a brief discussion of that week’s reading selection, which we will have read in
advance. Next, we'll spend two hours writing and sharing our writing (if we
wish), as we respond to a prompt related to that week's discussion topic. Each
meeting will close with time spent in supportive critique of a single workshop
member’s manuscript (up to 6 pages of prose/3 pages of poetry) or—depending on
how many participants choose to submit for critiques—another quick writing
prompt. This workshop will be facilitated in the AWA method, in which all
shared writing is treated with respect and honor. The focus is on the writing
itself, and the writer will learn what is strong, what is memorable, and what
people admire in his/her first-draft work.
Class Size is Limited: This private workshop is limited to 15
participants, plus the facilitator.
Time and Location: We will write together at the ThinkHouse Collective (1726 11th Street,
Sacramento) on Tuesday evenings, 6:00-8:45 p.m. (We may go till 9:00 p.m. if
the class fills completely.) If you wish to participate but cannot arrive
promptly at 6:00, please let me know. Permission for late arrival may be
granted at Instructor’s discretion.
Dates: Tuesdays,
6:00-8:45 p.m. ~ January 17 - March 27, 2012 (10 meetings / no class February
28)
Workshop Cost and Payment Due Date: Workshop cost: $325 (if postmarked by 12/28/11)
or $350 if postmarked 12/29/11 or later. Payment is due at the time of
registration.
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The Art of Writing: Description and
Recklessness (Critique Workshop),
Winter 2012
Join Kate Asche this winter in a very intimate Amherst
Writers and Artists (AWA) writing and critique workshop. Class size is
strictly limited to seven writers plus facilitator. Participants may submit
up to 15 pages of prose and up to 8 pages of poetry (or some combo of the two,
not to exceed 12 pages) per session. Two sessions will be offered, each
exploring a different aspect of craft. Sign up for both sessions and receive a
discount!
Every class meeting will begin with time to snack and
socialize about what’s going on in our writing and our lives. At our first
class meeting for each session, we will do some writing, as well as establish a
manuscript workshop schedule and exchange manuscripts (in keeping with AWA
philosophy, the facilitator will also participate). In each subsequent meeting,
we’ll enjoy a brief discussion of that week’s craft book reading selection, to
be read in advance. Next, we’ll write and then respond to each other’s
just-written work. We'll then workshop two manuscripts, spending at least 30
minutes on each. This workshop will be facilitated in the AWA method, in which
all shared writing is treated with respect and honor. The focus is on the
writing itself, and the writer will learn what is strong, what is memorable,
and what people admire in his/her first-draft work and manuscript submission,
as well as receive supportive feedback and strategies for continued work on the
submitted manuscript.
Session I (Text: The Art of Description by Mark
Doty)
Fridays, 4:00-6:30 p.m. ~ January 20 – February 17 (5
meetings)
Session II (Text: The Art of Recklessness by
Dean Young)
Fridays, 4:00-6:30 p.m. ~ February 24 – March 30 (5
meetings / no class March 2)
Class Size is Limited: Both session of this private workshop are
strictly limited to 7 participants, plus the facilitator.
Time and Location: We will write
together at the ThinkHouse Collective (1726 11th Street, Sacramento) on Friday
afternoons, 4:00-6:30 p.m. If you want to
participate but cannot arrive promptly at 4:00, please let me know. Permission
for late arrival may be granted at Instructor’s discretion.
Dates: See
above.
Workshop Cost and Payment Due Date: The cost of a single workshop session is $195;
sign up for both sessions for a discounted total of $350. Payment is
due at the time of registration.
Contact Kate Asche at asche (dot) kate (at) gmail (dot) com with any questions and/or to register.
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