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The following classes are held at 387 Beaucatcher Road in Asheville. Registration is in advance only by mailing check or money order to The Writers' Workshop, 387 Beaucatcher Rd., Asheville, NC 28805. Financial aid in exchange for volunteering is available. For more information please email writersw@gmail.com, or call 828-254-8111.
All classes meet Saturdays, 10-4pm at 387 Beaucatcher Rd., Asheville, NC, 28805, and cost $75 / $70 with membership, unless otherwise noted. For printable directions, click here.
August 7: Poetry Workshop with Laura Hope-Gill
Beginning and experienced poets will learn how to reconnect with the creative flow. Using works by master poets as guides and inspiration, students will generate new work and expand their toolbox of poetic techniques. Hope- Gill is an NC Arts Fellow and the author of The Soul Tree: Poems and Photographs of the Southern Appalachians (Grateful Steps 2009). She also directs the Asheville Wordfest Poetry Festival.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.
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August 14: Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Karen Ackerson
Techniques will be taught on making non-fiction stories and essays come alive, such as creating a sense of place, use of dialogue, and more. Tips will be given on editing, revising and readying work for publication. Students may bring five pages (double-spaced) to the class for discussion. Ackerson is Senior Editor at the Renbourne Agency, and has edited over 80 articles and essays.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.
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August 21: Writing the Screenplay with Nathan Ross Freeman
The class will receive an overview of writing for the screen. Various formats, structures and techniques will be
discussed, as well as tips on creating interesting characters and realistic dialogue. Information on where and how
to submit your work will also be given. Freeman is a script writer and teaches Playwriting at UNC-Charlotte. His
awards include the ‘97 N.C. Arts Council Fellowship for Hannah Elias, and the ‘05 Great Lakes Film Festival
Screenplay Contest for Geist.
Meets Saturday, 11-5 pm. $75/$70 members.
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August 28: Writing and Revising the One-Act Play with Richard Krawiec
Students will learn aspects of writing the one-act play, focusing on dialogue that reveals character and keeps the plot moving. Students may bring the first 10 pages of work to the class. Through reading aloud and revising, participants will learn how to ready their work for the stage. Krawiec has published 4 plays, including Forensic, presented in 2009 at Burning Coal Theater in Raleigh; and Cluck Variations, which debuted at Common Ground Theater in Durham and was cited as an Indy Pick by The Independent Weekly.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.
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Sept. 11: Fiction Writing Workshop with Brenda McClain
The class will explore such elements as story arc, characterization, voice, point of view, and dialogue. Publishing tips will also be given, and students may bring five pages (double-spaced) to the class for discussion. McClain’s fiction has won numerous awards, including the 2004 S.C. Arts Commission Fiction Fellowship and the S.C. Fiction Project in 2002 and 2005.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.
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Sept. 25: Writing Your Memoirs with Anne Barnhill
Participants will discuss what a memoir is, how it might be shaped and how to get started. Excerpts from several published memoirs will be used to show the various ways of telling your story, and hands-on writing exercises will help to jog the memory and expand that memory into an episode or chapter. Creative writing techniques will also be given to bring one’s story to life. Barnhill is the author of What You Long For and At Home in the Land of Oz: Autism, My Sister and Me. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from UNC-Wilmington and teaches workshops throughout the state.
Meets Saturday, 10-4 pm. $75/$70 members.
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