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  • College Essay Night

    GWC 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

  • Rebel Poetry POSTPONED

    GWC 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Ellen Szabo. This class has been postponed.  Stay tuned for more details. Discover rebel poetry – this workshop is designed to inspire. Fun, instructive and liberating. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, guided discussion of selected poems by established writers, writing prompts/ten minute […]

  • Working Waterfront Writers Group

    Maritime Gloucester Harbor Loop

    The next of the Working Waterfront Writers Group kicks off on October 13 at 7:30 pm. The Gloucester Writers Center and Maritime Gloucester are offering a writers group for current and past waterfront workers led by the Writers Center’s Amanda Cook.  We will focus on writing about work, the relationship between the writer and the waterfront and […]

  • Happy Holidays Dark from 12/16/15-1/13/16

    Dear Reader -  If you find yourself on this page.  I've a proposition for you. Why not consider a holiday present of Vincent Ferrini's book  Incredible Dancer You can order it on our home page. It's only 15 bucks and it includes a DVD of the "classic" film I made about Vince.  What a Deal.  […]

  • Writing Memoir.

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Ellen Szabo.   Writing memoir is a way to figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are. This workshop will explore the process of writing unforgettable memoir. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, writing prompts/ten […]

    $150

  • Writing Memoir.

    Ellen Szabo. Writing memoir is a way to figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are. This workshop will explore the process of writing unforgettable memoir. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, writing prompts/ten minute […]

  • The Art of Social Media for Writers.

    CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT   Ellen Szabo. This workshop will explore social media as a literary genre – through brief mini-lectures, guided discussion of social media venues, writing prompts/ten minute free-writes, and facilitated discussion of participant’s work, participants will discover that social media can be an art, a resource and a forum uniquely […]

  • Writing Memoir.

    Ellen Szabo. Writing memoir is a way to figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are. This workshop will explore the process of writing unforgettable memoir. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, writing prompts/ten minute […]

  • The Art of Social Media for Writers.

    CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT   Ellen Szabo. This workshop will explore social media as a literary genre – through brief mini-lectures, guided discussion of social media venues, writing prompts/ten minute free-writes, and facilitated discussion of participant’s work, participants will discover that social media can be an art, a resource and a forum uniquely […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    “Why Write? To Better Understand the World and the People Who Live in It” – Brian Turner, Iraq Veteran and Poet Veterans Writing Workshop, Spring 2016. Thursdays, March 24- May 12 The Inner Voice and the Outer World The Veterans Writing Workshop helps people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Veterans Writing Workshop Spring, 2016   Workshop Description Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A. English, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher   The goal of this workshop is to write.   The Veterans Writing Workshop is designed to help people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans from all conflicts and disaster relief and family […]

  • Writing Memoir.

    Ellen Szabo. Writing memoir is a way to figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are. This workshop will explore the process of writing unforgettable memoir. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, writing prompts/ten minute […]

  • The Art of Social Media for Writers.

    CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT   Ellen Szabo. This workshop will explore social media as a literary genre – through brief mini-lectures, guided discussion of social media venues, writing prompts/ten minute free-writes, and facilitated discussion of participant’s work, participants will discover that social media can be an art, a resource and a forum uniquely […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Veterans Writing Workshop Spring, 2016   Workshop Description Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A. English, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher   The goal of this workshop is to write.   The Veterans Writing Workshop is designed to help people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans from all conflicts and disaster relief and family […]

  • Simple Bookmaking for Short Work and Small Editions for Writers, Poets, and Graphic Novelists

    In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to make a variety of simple books forms that require no special materials, tools, or technical skills. They can be produced as one-of-a-kinds or printed in small editions—perfect to share with friends and family, give away as keepsakes at readings, and use as a format for small zines. You’ll […]

    $55

  • Writing Memoir.

    Ellen Szabo. Writing memoir is a way to figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are. This workshop will explore the process of writing unforgettable memoir. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, writing prompts/ten minute […]

  • The Art of Social Media for Writers.

    CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT   Ellen Szabo. This workshop will explore social media as a literary genre – through brief mini-lectures, guided discussion of social media venues, writing prompts/ten minute free-writes, and facilitated discussion of participant’s work, participants will discover that social media can be an art, a resource and a forum uniquely […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Veterans Writing Workshop Spring, 2016   Workshop Description Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A. English, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher   The goal of this workshop is to write.   The Veterans Writing Workshop is designed to help people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans from all conflicts and disaster relief and family […]

  • Writing a 10-Minute Play

    Open Mic 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    4-Week Workshop with Staged Reading event post-Workshop M. Lynda Robinson   DATE CHANGE! To allow participants to attend the special screening of Midnight Special this class will begin one week later than originally planned. New Dates: April 7- April 28   7:00-9:30 $125 Public Staged Reading – date TBD Limited to 12 participants. Everyone has […]

  • Writing Memoir.

    Ellen Szabo. Writing memoir is a way to figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are. This workshop will explore the process of writing unforgettable memoir. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, writing prompts/ten minute […]

  • The Art of Social Media for Writers.

    CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT   Ellen Szabo. This workshop will explore social media as a literary genre – through brief mini-lectures, guided discussion of social media venues, writing prompts/ten minute free-writes, and facilitated discussion of participant’s work, participants will discover that social media can be an art, a resource and a forum uniquely […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Veterans Writing Workshop Spring, 2016   Workshop Description Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A. English, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher   The goal of this workshop is to write.   The Veterans Writing Workshop is designed to help people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans from all conflicts and disaster relief and family […]

  • Writing a 10-Minute Play

    Open Mic 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    4-Week Workshop with Staged Reading event post-Workshop M. Lynda Robinson   DATE CHANGE! To allow participants to attend the special screening of Midnight Special this class will begin one week later than originally planned. New Dates: April 7- April 28   7:00-9:30 $125 Public Staged Reading – date TBD Limited to 12 participants. Everyone has […]

  • Writing Memoir.

    Ellen Szabo. Writing memoir is a way to figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are. This workshop will explore the process of writing unforgettable memoir. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, writing prompts/ten minute […]

  • The Art of Social Media for Writers.

    CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT   Ellen Szabo. This workshop will explore social media as a literary genre – through brief mini-lectures, guided discussion of social media venues, writing prompts/ten minute free-writes, and facilitated discussion of participant’s work, participants will discover that social media can be an art, a resource and a forum uniquely […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Veterans Writing Workshop Spring, 2016   Workshop Description Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A. English, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher   The goal of this workshop is to write.   The Veterans Writing Workshop is designed to help people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans from all conflicts and disaster relief and family […]

  • Writing a 10-Minute Play

    Open Mic 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    4-Week Workshop with Staged Reading event post-Workshop M. Lynda Robinson   DATE CHANGE! To allow participants to attend the special screening of Midnight Special this class will begin one week later than originally planned. New Dates: April 7- April 28   7:00-9:30 $125 Public Staged Reading – date TBD Limited to 12 participants. Everyone has […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Veterans Writing Workshop Spring, 2016   Workshop Description Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A. English, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher   The goal of this workshop is to write.   The Veterans Writing Workshop is designed to help people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans from all conflicts and disaster relief and family […]

  • Writing a 10-Minute Play

    Open Mic 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    4-Week Workshop with Staged Reading event post-Workshop M. Lynda Robinson   DATE CHANGE! To allow participants to attend the special screening of Midnight Special this class will begin one week later than originally planned. New Dates: April 7- April 28   7:00-9:30 $125 Public Staged Reading – date TBD Limited to 12 participants. Everyone has […]

  • Writing Memoir II.

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Writing Memoir II: Writing group format, offering participants of Memoir I to continue to meet regularly for inspiration, support, writing prompts and informal instruction, including facilitated feedback of individual work. Pre-requisite, Memoir I. 2hrs, 4 weeks, $100.00 Wednesday Afternoons  12:45-2:45 May 4, 11, 18, 25 To register, please email Amanda@gloucesterwriters.org   Ellen Szabo, M.Ed. practices and promotes […]

  • Writing Memoir I.

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Ellen Szabo. Writing memoir is a way to figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are. This workshop will explore the process of writing unforgettable memoir. In a supportive stimulating atmosphere, participants will learn the rules and how to break them. Includes brief mini-lectures, writing prompts/ten minute […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Veterans Writing Workshop Spring, 2016   Workshop Description Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A. English, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher   The goal of this workshop is to write.   The Veterans Writing Workshop is designed to help people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans from all conflicts and disaster relief and family […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Veterans Writing Workshop Spring, 2016   Workshop Description Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A. English, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher   The goal of this workshop is to write.   The Veterans Writing Workshop is designed to help people get started or move forward on their own writing projects. Veterans from all conflicts and disaster relief and family […]

  • Farm to Table to Writing. CANCELED

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    We hope to offer this workshop again in the future. Email Amanda@GloucesterWriters.org with any questions.

  • Teen Workshop: Story and Space

    GWC Teen Workshop July 5th- 8th Ages 14-17 9-11:30 Register by Monday, June 27. There will be a reading of pieces at 11:30 on Friday the 8th. Parents and friends welcome. Story and Space In this workshop we will explore place through the art of short story. The places we live and travel to define […]

  • Writing a 10-Minute Play

    4-Week Workshop with Staged Reading event post-Workshop M. Lynda Robinson *POSTPONED ONE WEEK* This workshop will now begin on Thursday, September 29 and end on Thursday, October 20 Thursday Evenings, September 29,  October 6, October 13 and October 20 7:00-9:30 $125 Public Staged Reading – date TBD Limited to 12 participants. Everyone has a story […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop Fall 2016

    Veterans Writing Workshop Resumes on Thursday October 13 at the Gloucester Veterans Center , 12 Emerson Ave. The writer must take his subject from his heart not just his ear.  – Ralph Waldo Emerson   The fall 2016 Veterans Writing Workshop will take place on Thursdays starting on October 13 and ending on November 17 […]

  • Creative Diversions for the Writer’s Brain

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Cancelled CREATIVE DIVERSIONS FOR THE WRITER’S BRAIN Peer-facilitated writing group with Stacey Dexter This group will focus on writing from prompts, free writing sessions and writing stories in the round. Facilitator will provide prompts, guidance and keep the group on task. Sharing with each other will keep it fresh and fun! The group is open […]

  • Intro to Memoir Writing

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    CANCELLED INTRO TO MEMOIR WRITING Peer-facilitated writing group with Dan Duffy The purpose of this group is to learn from and contribute to each other’s understanding of memoir writing. The Facilitator and group members will help to create a learning environment for beginning writers to: meet, write, share segments of their writing, and provide feedback […]

  • Explore Your Own Amazement- Poetry

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    EXPLORE YOUR OWN AMAZEMENT-POETRY Peer-facilitated writing group with Sandra Williams Together we will explore our own amazement, through sharing poems we love, and what we think is worth writing about. We will create poems facilitated by prompts and exercises, as well as from our own desire to express what we see, what we feel, what […]

  • Getting Heard

    How to be heard by your government: Using the traditional tools of letters and postcards, we will discuss ways of expressing oneself on paper to effect policy change. We will focus on how to lobby for or against specific issues clearly and with purpose, without attack or blame. In any communication with a government official, […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop Spring 2017

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    The Veterans Writing Workshop resumes on Wednesday March 22 and continues on Wednesdays through May 10 at the Gloucester Veterans Center , 12 Emerson Ave. “…a journey is called that because you cannot know what you will discover on the journey, what you will do, what you will find, or what you find will do […]

  • Short Story Writing: Structure and Meaning

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Short Story Writing: Structure and Meaning Ann McArdle This workshop will combine reading and studying classic short stories as examples, in-class writing exercises, and writing a new and original short story. Participants will be expected to work on their writing outside of class hours as well as in class. Thursdays 9 am to noon April […]

  • Charles Olson’s Impact

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

    In this six-week course we will explore Charles Olson's core poems and essays and their influence on two generations of poets. We will begin with his students at Black Mountain College and poets who published in the Black Mountain Review and Origin, broadening our scope to include the 1950s Boston School of poetry, the British Poetry Revival, Ethnopoetics […]

  • Hettie Jones: Weekend Memoir Workshop

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Students in this workshop will begin to create a personal memoir in the context of its own time and place. Guided by exercises and examples from published work, each three-hour session will offer time for both writing and oral critique. Best known for How I Became Hettie Jones, her memoir of the “beat scene” of […]

  • Jungian Study Group Introductory Overview

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

      Monthly Meeting on Mondays -7:00 - 9:00 pm   Carl Jung spent his lifetime exploring the relationship of our individual existence to the Grand Cosmology of the world around us. He addressed simple questions which are still being asked today. What is our relationship to ourselves, to others and to the world of nature […]

  • Jungian Study Group

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Jungian Study Group Monthly Meeting on Mondays -7:00 - 9:00 pm   Carl Jung spent his lifetime exploring the relationship of our individual existence to the Grand Cosmology of the world around us. He addressed simple questions which are still being asked today. What is our relationship to ourselves, to others and to the world […]

  • Writing a Ten-Minute Play – 13th Workshop

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Tuesdays - 6:00 - 9:00 pm   The 10-minute play format has all the elements of drama – plot, characters, dialogue and conflict. Learn how to put those elements into a short piece written specifically for the stage, for actors and for an audience. Participants will create a 10-minute play for a Festival to be […]

  • NaNoWriMo Workshop for Young Adults: Setting the Scene

    Sawyer Free Library 2 Dale Ave, Gloucester

    Be a part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!  The Sawyer Free Library and the Gloucester Writers Center invite all young adults to a series of workshops to help with the process, culminating in an open-mic style reading at the Gloucester Writers Center. We will meet Mondays in the Young Adult section of the library […]

  • NaNoWriMo Workshop for Young Adults: Character Development

    Sawyer Free Library 2 Dale Ave, Gloucester

    Be a part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!  The Sawyer Free Library and the Gloucester Writers Center invite all young adults to a series of workshops to help with the process, culminating in an open-mic style reading at the Gloucester Writers Center.   We will meet Mondays in the Young Adult section of the […]

  • NaNoWriMo Workshop for Young Adults: Dialogue

    Sawyer Free Library 2 Dale Ave, Gloucester

    Be a part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!  The Sawyer Free Library and the Gloucester Writers Center invite all young adults to a series of workshops to help with the process, culminating in an open-mic style reading at the Gloucester Writers Center.   We will meet Mondays in the Young Adult section of the […]

  • NanNoWriMo Workshop for Young Adults: Wrapping It Up

    Sawyer Free Library 2 Dale Ave, Gloucester

    Be a part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!  The Sawyer Free Library and the Gloucester Writers Center invite all young adults to a series of workshops to help with the process, culminating in an open-mic style reading at the Gloucester Writers Center.   We will meet Mondays in the Young Adult section of the […]

  • Jungian Study Group

    Jungian Study Group Monthly Meeting on Mondays -7:00 – 9:00 pm   Carl Jung spent his lifetime exploring the relationship of our individual existence to the Grand Cosmology of the world around us. He addressed simple questions which are still being asked today. What is our relationship to ourselves, to others and to the world […]

  • Veterans Writing Workshop

    Gloucester Office of Veterans Services 12 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    Pass The Word to Veterans and The Families of Veterans Veterans Writing Workshop Resumes Thursday March 29   The Cape Ann Veterans Writing Workshop resumes this spring on Thursday March 29 and continues on Thursdays through May 3 from 10:00 a.m. until noon. This is the fifth year and tenth season of the writing workshop. […]

  • Hettie Jones Memoir Workshop

    Hettie Jones will be bringing her memoir workshop back to the GWC on August 10 and 11 for three hours each day.  The two-day session is $200. Enrollment is closed.  Thank you for your interest! For more information on Hettie Jones visit www.hettiejones.com/about

  • Writing Around the Fold

    Flat Rocks Gallery 77 Langsford Street, Gloucester, MA

    Writing Around the Fold a writing and paper play workshop for all ages with Gloucester Writers Center’s Amanda Cook in collaboration with B O U S T R O P H E D O N S an exhibit at Flat Rock Gallery Saturday, September 1 3:00 77 Langsford Street Gloucester

  • Guided Autobiography Group with Claudia Filos

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

    GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY GROUP: The Journey of a LifetimeJoin members of our community for a journey of personal exploration,writing, and community building as we:• leave a legacy for family members • facilitate life transitions• enhance personal growth • contribute to history • enjoy thethrill of self-discoveryGuided autobiography is a fun and effective process for life reviewthat […]

  • The Business of Writing Group

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

        The Business of Writing group is now forming and has scheduled its first meeting.   Monday, January 14th at 6:30pm at the GWC Working writers in all genres often struggle with the business end of their process. Finding new outlets for a poem or essay, knowing which editor to contact, keeping a regular submissions […]

  • Guided Memoir POSTPONED

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Guided Memoir: A Small-Group Experience with Claudia Filos Make new friendships and nurture your creativity as you write your life story, two pages at a time!    Join this small-group of 6-8 participants as we support and encourage each other through a powerful 10-week reading and writing program. Each week we will explore our life story using […]

  • From Infinite People to Know Fish

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

      FROM INFINITE PEOPLE TO KNOW FISH "The Authors are in eternity"             --    W. Blake                                             To be a gathering of attention toward the work of Vincent […]

  • Infinite People to Know Fish

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

      FROM INFINITE PEOPLE TO KNOW FISH "The Authors are in eternity"             --    W. Blake                                             To be a gathering of attention toward the work of Vincent […]

  • Guided Memoir

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Guided Memoir: A small-group experience for new writers Make new friends and nurture your creativity as you write your life story, two pages at a time! Join a small group of 5-10 participants as we support and encourage each other through a powerful reading and writing program. Our focus is on writing and sharing as […]

  • Naming the World with Julie Batten

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Naming the World - a weekend of Personal Essay based on Bret Anthony Johnston’s book. To write well we must be able to "name the world" around us in such a way as to throw a new light on the ordinary, to see the everyday through a different lens - one that measures the now […]

  • Framing the Story: An Introduction to the Art of the Graphic Memoir

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Framing the Story: An Introduction to the Art of the Graphic Memoir   Before we can put a single word down on the page, we must first behold the mental image, however fleeting, that informs our meaning-making process. This is what makes the graphic novel such an incredible lesson to us as writers. It teaches us how to frame images in […]

  • The Dogtown Writers Festival

    Various MA, United States

      Dogtown Writers Festival September 27 and 28 Join us and other fellow writers in exploring and celebrating PLACE, with Cape Ann as a microcosm of the global macrocosm. The festival will be looking at what shapes our progressive future without losing “grounding” in our cultural roots and the history we grow out of. We […]

  • The Embodied Voice with Nadine Boughton

    The Embodied Voice   The embodied voice is one rooted not only in larynx and throat but the Earth; it retains the animal, the sounds of the world rising up through the body. As Charles Olson wrote: whatever you have to say, leave the roots on, let them dangle And the dirt Just to make […]

  • Words After Work with Aine Greaney

    Gloucester Writers Center 126 East Main Street, Gloucester

      This evening writing workshop is suitable for working adults or those balancing volunteer work with family responsibilities. The Words after Work workshop will cover the following:  - An overview of the documented research and benefits on/of expressive writing for personal wellness and resilience - How to develop and maintain a consistent writing practice--even when you work full time […]

  • Creative Nonfiction with John R. Nelson

    Maud / Olson Library 108 East Main Street, Gloucester

    Creative nonfiction refers broadly to fact-based essays, written for publication, that emphasize point of view and often employ narration. We will focus on the basics of writing creative nonfiction: purpose, audience, shaping, voice and tone, style, and use of sources. Most class time will be devoted to critiques of student writing, and all students will […]

  • Summer Scriptwriting Class with Peter Almond

    Tuesdays July 21, 28, Aug 4 & August 11  7pm EST Peter Almond is a film producer and writer in both documentary and narrative genres. He is currently filmmaker/Writer-in-Residence at the GWC. He wants to give a ZOOM Screenwriting Workshop as a contribution!  All proceeds from the workshop will all go to the GWC. These […]

    $150.00

  • True-Life Tales w/ a Twist

    Join Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons, producer of the nonfiction series No, YOU Tell It! (noyoutellit.com), for this generative storytelling workshop. Participants will turn out and trade true tales to examine what makes a powerful, affecting, and expressive story on the page or stage. Have a Fish Tales story you want to hone or a new tale you’ve […]

    $75.00

  • Storytelling with Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons

       Storytelling Guru Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons offers four workshops 10am - 11:30 the following Saturdays (Take one for $35 or $25 for two or more) Saturday, Oct 10th - What? vs. Why? Generative workshop that explores WHAT the story is about, but more importantly, WHY it needs to be told? Saturday, Oct 24th - Story Starters Hook readers […]

    $35

  • Visual Storytelling with Anne Rearick

    The Art of Visual Storytelling w/ Anne Rearick October 10, 17 & 24th $175 for workshop - Class maximum 10 This workshop will guide and support participants in honing their storytelling skills through photography. Stories may be personal and explore family and community or address larger societal issues like the Black Lives Matter movement or […]

    $175

  • Screenwriting with Peter Almond

      Our second screenwriting workshop with film producer and writer  Peter Almond      Starts 7pm EST. Class starts on October 20th and runs  four consecutive Tuesdays.   Workshop is limited to eight -  $150   To save your space email Eileen@Gloucesterwriters.org These 90-minute workshops will consider basic screenplay writing issues involving premise, structure, character and […]

    $150

  • Storytelling Workshop with Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons  

    Zoom

    Storytelling Guru Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons offers three more workshops 10:00am - 11:30 (Take one for $35 or $25 for two or more) Saturday, Nov 7th - Story Starters Hook readers with varied techniques to start a story. Saturday, Nov 21st - Aha! Moments Moments of joy, pain, or change that send the story in a new direction. Saturday, Dec 5th […]

    $35

  • Visual Storytelling with Anne Rearick

    Zoom

    The Art of Visual Storytelling w/ Anne Rearick Oct. 31 - Nov. 7 & 14    1-3 pm $175 for workshop - Class maximum 10 This workshop will guide and support participants in honing their storytelling skills through photography. Stories may be personal and explore family and community or address larger societal issues like the Black […]

    $175

  • M. Lynda Robinson – 10 minute Plays

      The Return of the 10 Minute Play Over the years M. Lynda Robinson's 10 play workshop produced several award winning shows. If you've ever wanted to write a play this is a great introduction to the craft. Classes planned for November. Four sessions on Zoom. $125 To save your space email: Eileen@gloucesterwriters.org

    $125

  • Visual Storytelling with Anne Rearick

    Zoom

    The Art of Visual Storytelling w/ Anne Rearick Oct. 31 - Nov. 7 & 14    1-3 pm $175 for workshop - Class maximum 10 This workshop will guide and support participants in honing their storytelling skills through photography. Stories may be personal and explore family and community or address larger societal issues like the Black […]

    $175

  • Larry Eigner workshop with Jennifer Bartlett

    Four Thursdays 7-9:00 pm EST November 19, 26, December 3, 10 $75.00 7 person min. enrollment birds dreamed hungry: a poetry workshop on Larry Eigner and Black Mountain Poetry Workshop with Jennifer Bartlett & George Hart This workshop will focus on the work and life of Larry Eigner and his relationship with Gloucester poets, Vincent […]

    $75

  • Storytelling Workshop with Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons  

    Storytelling Guru Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons offers three more workshops 10:00am - 11:30 (Take one for $35 or $25 for two or more) Saturday, Nov 7th - Story Starters Hook readers with varied techniques to start a story. Saturday, Nov 21st - Aha! Moments Moments of joy, pain, or change that send the story in a new direction. Saturday, Dec 5th […]

    $35

  • Storytelling Workshop with Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons

    Zoom

    Storytelling Guru Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons offers three more workshops 10:00am - 11:30 (Take one for $35 or $25 for two or more) Saturday, Nov 7th - Story Starters Hook readers with varied techniques to start a story. Saturday, Nov 21st - Aha! Moments Moments of joy, pain, or change that send the story in a new direction. Saturday, Dec 5th […]

    $35