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SUMMARY:Classes
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URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/classes-8/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20131116T090000
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SUMMARY:Mug Up: Investigation and Imagination.
DESCRIPTION:James Cook and Dave Rich. \nHow do writers use research to stimulate imagination? In this Mug Up we’ll explore the relationship between investigation and creation. We’ll look at some of the ways that writers like Charles Olson\, Eduardo Galeano\, Kristen Prevallet\, Ed Sanders\, and Ernesto Cardenal have made inventive use of documentary investigations. Bring some research—historical\, genealogical\, botanical\, geological\, etc.—to use as the basis for some writing of your own. Or\, make use of the materials on hand. \nTo register\, please email GloucesterWriters@gmail.com. \nThe Mug Up Workshop Series is a  mini-semester meeting  on Saturday mornings from 9-11.  Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects.  Each workshop is $30. \nPlease register below.  To register and pay at the door\, please choose the Register Only ticket. \n  \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/mug-up-investigation-and-imagination/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20131112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20131112T213000
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SUMMARY:Writing a 10-Minute Play Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Everyone has a story to tell. The 10-minute play format has all the elements of drama – plot\, characters\, dialogue & conflict. Learn how to put those elements into a short piece written specifically for the stage\, for actors\, and for an audience. Over the 4-week class\, participants will create a 10-minute play for a Festival to be performed live. If you are a writer\, stretch your skills into theatre and the art of writing art dialogue. If you are a dreamer\, put your story into the short-play format for all the world to see!\n\n\nM. Lynda Robinson has been in the theatre for 30+ years as an actor\, director\, producer\, teacher and playwright. She attended the Graduate School in Playwriting at B.U.\, has 3 published plays\, won numerous awards\, and her plays have been produced all over the country. She is a playwriting mentor at high schools for the Mass. Young Playwrights Program and the Huntington Theatre’s Young Voices Program. \n\n\n\n\nTuesdays  November 12\, 19\,  and 26 and December 3. \n7:00 – 9:30 pm \nPublic Staged Reading date TBD \nLimited to 10 participants.   $125 \n  \n\nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/writing-10-minute-play-workshop/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Events,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20131109T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20131109T110000
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SUMMARY:Mug Up: Public Relations 101 POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:This class has been postponed.  If you are interested in more information corning this class\, please email Amanda Cook at orangeamanda@yahoo.com. \n  \nAriane Doud \nLearn how to write and distribute a press release\, gain an understanding of social media basics\, and how to work with the press to gain attention for your work. Bonus points for anyone who can identify the differences between PR\, marketing and advertising! \nThe Mug Up Workshop Series is a  mini-semester meeting  on Saturday mornings from 9-11.  Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects.  Each workshop is $30. \nPlease register below.  To register and pay at the door\, please choose the Register Only ticket. \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \n  \nAriane Doud has represented a wide range of clients over her career in integrated public relations\, including human resources\, professional services\, life sciences\, technology\, cultural institutions\, tourism and environmental services. She has built depth and breadth of experience in strategic planning and tactical execution\, including media relations\, event planning\, analyst relations\, social media (planning\, content\, format) and more. The common thread? Helping to drive clients’ businesses through strategic\, targeted communications campaigns. \nAriane holds an M.A. in Integrated Marketing Communications from Emerson College and a B.A. in Political Science & Philosophy from Bennington College. \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/mug-up-public-relations-101-for-independent-artists-writers-and-small-businesses/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20131101T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20131101T120000
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Workshop Fall 2013
DESCRIPTION:A workshop that meets for six weeks on Friday from November 1 until December 6 from 10 A.M. to 12:00 PM \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/veterans-writing-workshop-fall-2013-3/
LOCATION:Gloucester Office of Veterans Services\, 12 Emerson Avenue\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Events,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20131026T090000
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SUMMARY:Mug Up: The Art of Exercising: Stephen Jonas's Exercises for Ear.
DESCRIPTION: Joseph Torra \nBoston poet Stephen Jonas wrote a seminal book of poetry titled Exercises for Ear.  “They are a practice on the poet’s keyboard” Gerrit Lansing has written—“short” and “pithy.” We will consider some of Jonas’s etudes and his approaches to writing about the world around him. Then you will write your own practices\, or exercises\, tapping into the people\, places\, conversations\, neighborhoods and events in your life. \nJoseph Torra has been writing\, editing\, teaching\, and promoting the work of other writers for over 25 years.   For more information on his work\, please visit joetorra.com. \nThe Mug Up Workshop Series is a  mini-semester meeting  on Saturday mornings from 9-11.  Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects.  Each workshop is $30. \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease register below.  To register and pay at the door\, please choose the Register Only ticket. \n\nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/mug-up-the-art-of-excercising-stephen-jonass-exercises-for-ear/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20131005T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20131005T110000
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SUMMARY:Mug Up: Haibun.
DESCRIPTION:Martha Morgan \n\nA haibun links brief\, imagistic and poetic prose with one or more haiku. …these English-language haibun involved concrete stories (small events) where the everyday becomes remarkable. Typically\, modern haibun are like short stories ending with one haiku. \nPlease register below.  To register and pay at the door\, please choose the Register Only ticket. \n  \nThe Mug Up Workshop Series is a  mini-semester meeting  on Saturday mornings from 9-11.  Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects.  Each workshop is $30. \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/mug-up-haibun/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20131003T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20131003T123000
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SUMMARY:Elements of Story.
DESCRIPTION:Elements of Story: 6 sessions \nAnn McArdle \nA workshop-style class with writing\, reading\, and discussion focusing on\ndifferent elements that make a strong story: character development\, sense of\nplace\, plot and overall structure\, language and word choice and whatever\nelse come up in your work. We’ll look at fiction and non-fiction examples in\nshort form and long. \nBring pens and notebook\, a piece you’re working on if you have one\, and\,\nmost importantly\, bring your interest\, energy\, and sense of humor! We’ll\nhave a lively time and get a lot of work done while we’re having fun. \nWe will meet Thursday mornings from 9:30-12:30 on October 3\, October 10\, October 17\, October 24\, October 31 and November 7. \n$150 \n  \nPlease register below.  To register and pay at the door\, please choose the Register Only ticket. \n  \n  \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/elements-of-story/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130921T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130921T110000
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SUMMARY:Mug Up: Reading Like A Writer.
DESCRIPTION:Ann McArdle \nWhat makes a good story good? We’ll use Francine Prose’s book\, Reading Like a Writer\, as a jumping off point for our discussion of close reading\, what we can learn from the books and stories we read and love. Great if you’ve read Prose’s book. Also fine if you haven’t. Give some thought to some of the books you’ve read that have inspired you in one way or another. \nPlease register below.  To register and pay at the door\, please choose the Register Only ticket. \nThe Mug Up Workshop Series is a six-week mini-semester meeting  on Saturday mornings from 9-11.  Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects.  Each workshop is $30. \nNo one turned away for lack of funds. \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/mug-up-reading-like-a-writer/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130817T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130817T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T134935
CREATED:20130711T223021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130711T223021Z
UID:2097-1376733600-1376748000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org
SUMMARY:Mothers & Daughters Writing Workshop
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URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/2097/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130530T210000
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SUMMARY:Flash Fiction Redux
DESCRIPTION:Taught By: Ann McArdle\nFlash Fiction\, sudden fiction\, microfiction. 500 to 1500 words. They’re fast; they’re powerful; they’re stories—and they’re fun! We’ll pack this workshop with enough reading of published short shorts and writing exercises drawn from them to unleash your flash fiction genius. Discussion will include suggestions for strengthening your characters\, plots\, and settings. Deeper\, wider\, more\, more\, more. Limited to 10. May 23 and 30. \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/flash-fiction-redux/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130527T213000
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CREATED:20130313T195256Z
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UID:1784-1369681200-1369690200@archive.gloucesterwriters.org
SUMMARY:Haibun
DESCRIPTION:Taught By: Martha Morgan\n“A haibun links brief\, imagistic and poetic prose with one or more haiku. …these English-language haibun involved concrete stories (small events) where the everyday becomes remarkable. Typically\, modern haibun are like short stories ending with one haiku.” \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/haibun/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T134935
CREATED:20130330T165742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130330T165742Z
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SUMMARY:Flash Fiction Redux
DESCRIPTION:Taught By: Ann McArdle\nFlash Fiction\, sudden fiction\, microfiction. 500 to 1500 words. They’re fast; they’re powerful; they’re stories—and they’re fun! We’ll pack this workshop with enough reading of published short shorts and writing exercises drawn from them to unleash your flash fiction genius. Discussion will include suggestions for strengthening your characters\, plots\, and settings. Deeper\, wider\, more\, more\, more. Limited to 10. May 23 and 30. \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/flash-fiction-redux-2/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130504T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130504T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T134935
CREATED:20130313T193253Z
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UID:1776-1367658000-1367665200@archive.gloucesterwriters.org
SUMMARY:Mug Up Work Shop Series: Elements of Story (Plot\, Time and Sequence)
DESCRIPTION:The Mug Up Workshop Series is a six-week mini-semester meeting on Saturday mornings from 9-11. Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects. Each workshop is $30 or $20 each if you register for all six. Register by emailing GloucesterWriters@gmail.com. \nWhat happens in your story? What series of events moves the story and decides the direction it takes? Where is the conflict? What is its resolution? We’ll discuss examples in the literature and your own work and do some exploration through in-class exercises to discover ways to strengthen your plots\, including the use of of flashback and slow motion for added impact. \n  \nTaught By: Ann McArdle \n  \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/elements-of-story-plot-time-and-sequence/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130427T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130427T230000
DTSTAMP:20260426T134935
CREATED:20130313T192946Z
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SUMMARY:Mug Up Workshop Series: Adaptations
DESCRIPTION:The Mug Up Workshop Series is a six-week mini-semester meeting on Saturday mornings from 9-11. Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects. Each workshop is $30 or $20 each if you register for all six. Register by emailing GloucesterWriters@gmail.com. \nIn this seminar we will adapt traditional forms\, prose texts\, and other people’s poems to create work of our own inspired by the OULIPO experiments\, A Humument by Tom Phillips\, and other innovations. Bring an ear for the music of language and an open mind. You’ll discover how invented forms\, word collage\, chance operations\, poem erasures\, and more can spark poetic invention. \nTaught By: James Cook \n  \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/adaptations/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130420T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130420T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T134935
CREATED:20130313T192557Z
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SUMMARY:Mug Up Workshop Series: Elements of Story: Character
DESCRIPTION:The Mug Up Workshop Series is a six-week mini-semester meeting on Saturday mornings from 9-11. Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects. Each workshop is $30 or $20 each if you register for all six. Register by emailing GloucesterWriters@gmail.com. \nFully imagined characters come to life on the page. We’ll look at examples in literature and explore ways to get to know your characters well. Through writing exercises we’ll discover their habits\, sensibilities\, flaws and how they can help develop other aspects of your story.  \nTaught By: Ann McArdle \n  \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/elements-of-story-character/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130415T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T134935
CREATED:20130313T194747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130313T194747Z
UID:1781-1366050600-1366061400@archive.gloucesterwriters.org
SUMMARY:Presentation Skills Workshop for Writers
DESCRIPTION:Taught By: M. Lynda Robinson\nWhether you enjoy reading/presenting your work or whether you view it as more terrifying than snakes or death (apparently most people fear public speaking more than either of these!)\, this workshop will provide you with tools to showcase your work at its best.\nBring a short piece of your writing – poetry\, fiction\, non-fiction\, theatre\, memoir\, (or someone else’s writing!) to work on. This 3-hour workshop will provide skills for presenting your work to an audience including: relaxation\, vocal variety\, engaging with your audience\, body language\, and other tools which will provide an interesting and enjoyable experience\, not only for your audience\, but for yourself! Monday\, April 15\, 6:30-9:30. $50 \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/presentation-skills-workshop-for-writers/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130413T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130413T110000
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UID:1771-1365843600-1365850800@archive.gloucesterwriters.org
SUMMARY:Mug Up Workshop Series: Elements of Story: Dialog
DESCRIPTION:The Mug Up Workshop Series is a six-week mini-semester meeting on Saturday mornings from 9-11. Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects. Each workshop is $30 or $20 each if you register for all six. Register by emailing GloucesterWriters@gmail.com. \nIf you’ve ever eavesdropped in a public place you know how revealing dialog can be.  We’ll test our characters’ voices\, taking into consideration what they know\, what they don’t know\, what they want\, what they don’t want\, what they love and what they fear. We’ll look at examples in the literature and explore voices through writing exercises. \nTaught By: Ann McArdle \n  \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/elements-of-story-dialog/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130406T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130406T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T134935
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UID:1770-1365238800-1365246000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org
SUMMARY:Mug Up Workshop Series: Screaming to the Editor
DESCRIPTION:The Mug Up Workshop Series is a six-week mini-semester meeting on Saturday mornings from 9-11. Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects. Each workshop is $30 or $20 each if you register for all six. Register by emailing GloucesterWriters@gmail.com. \nHow many places in this country have poems to the editor published in the local rag? Gloucester has\, with Vincent Ferrini and Charles Olson having appeared regularly in the Gloucester Daily Times. Bring your ideas\, your issue and your research. We will work to construct a potent poem for the public. \nTaught: Amanda Cook \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/screaming-to-the-editor/
LOCATION:GWC\, 126 East  Main Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20130329T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20130329T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T134935
CREATED:20130312T153825Z
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UID:1751-1364547600-1364554800@archive.gloucesterwriters.org
SUMMARY:Mug Up Workshop Series: From Blank Verse to Protective Verse: Responding to Gloucester's Literary Diversity and Richness through Poetry
DESCRIPTION:The Mug Up Workshop Series is a six-week mini-semester meeting on Saturday mornings from 9-11. Sharpen your pencil and join us as we focus on a variety of subjects. Each workshop is $30 or $20 each if you register for all six. Register by emailing GloucesterWriters@gmail.com. \nGloucester has been a muse for traditional bards and an inspiration for innovative visionaries.  In this seminar we will write poems in response to writers as diverse as William Vaughn Moody and Vincent Ferrini\, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Linda Crane\, T.S. Elliot and Charles Olson.  We will use traditional and experimental forms to shape our Gloucester experiences\, observations\, and visions. \nTaught by James Cook \n  \nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest
URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/from-blank-verse-to-protective-verse-responding-to-gloucesters-literary-diversity-and-richness-through-poetry/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Classes
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