June 21:  FICTION WORKSHOP with John P. McAfee

The class will receive information on writing short stories and novels, including characterization, dialogue, and sense of place. Information on getting published and screenplay adaptation will also be discussed. McAfee is author of two novels, Slow Walk in A Sad Rain and On Rims of Empty Moons. He has sold the rights to Slow Walk and has been hired to write the screenplay.

Meets Saturday, 10-4pm.  The cost is $75, or $70 for Workshop members.

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July 12: WRITING and PUBLISHING CREATIVE NON-FICTION ARTICLES
with Mike Weinstein

Beginning to intermediate writers will receive tips on interviewing, researching,
writing the query letter, and selling human-interest stories to newspapers and magazines. Participants may bring up to 3 pages of writing for in-class evaluation. Weinstein is Features Editor at The Charlotte Observer, and has won numerous awards for his editing work on lead articles.

Meets Saturday, 10-4pm.  The cost is $75, or $70 for Workshop members.

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July 19: WRITING THE FANTASY NOVEL with K. Gail McAbee

The class will study the elements of writing fantasy and science fiction for young adults, such as designing a believable world and creating memorable characters.  Discussion will include examples of books by J.K. Rowling, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien. Three pages or a synopsis may be brought to the class for review. McAbee is the author of over twenty books including The Dark Legacy, Flight To Malmillard, and Bewitched By Darkness.  She won the Dorothy Parker Award, and is Artist in Residence for the S.C. Arts Commission.

Meets Saturday, 10-4pm.  The cost is $75, or $70 for Workshop members.

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August 9:  FINE-TUNING FOR PUBLICATION with Richard Krawiec

Writers of fiction or creative non-fiction will receive professional tips on revising and readying work for publication. Information on writing the query letter, finding the right agent, and how to submit your work will also be given. Three pages and a synopsis may be brought to the class for evaluation.  Krawiec is the noted author of novels and poems including Time Sharing, Breakdown, and Faith in What.  He has received Creative Writing fellowships from the N.E.A. and the N.C. Arts Council, and teaches at U.N.C.-Chapel Hill.  

Meets Saturday, 10-4pm.   $75, or $70 for Workshop members.

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August 16: WOMEN’S CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP with Veronica Fisher

In this small, informal class, participants will learn how to overcome stumbling blocks to creativity, and how to write about major life transitions. In-class writing exercises and discussion will be led by Fisher, a noted journaling instructor and psychotherapist for over 20 years. She also leads writers’ support groups in the Asheville area.

Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $65/ $60 for Workshop members.

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August 23: POETRY WORKSHOP with Catherine Carter

In this workshop for beginning and experienced writers, information on shaping and polishing one's poems will be given. Students may bring three pages for in-class revision.

Carter’s first book, The Memory of Gills, won an award from the N.C. Literary and Historical Association. Her works appear in such journals as Poetry, North Carolina Literary Review, and Potomac Review. She has won the Academy of American Poets Award and The Atlanta Review's International Merit Award.

Meets Saturday, 10-4pm.  The cost is $75, or $70 for Workshop members

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