BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Gloucester Writers Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Gloucester Writers Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20150308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20151101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20160313T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20161106T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20170312T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20171105T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20180311T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20181104T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20150101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20171120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20171120T180000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20171021T125023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T143151Z UID:7948-1511197200-1511200800@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:NaNoWriMo Workshop for Young Adults: Dialogue DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nWe will meet Mondays in the Young Adult section of the library from 5-6. \n  \nMonday\, November 20: Dialogue \nWe need to talk.  Well\, our characters need to talk.  What they say and how they say it can make or break a novel.  We will find voices for your characters and get the conversations going. \n  \nMonday\, November 27: Wrapping It Up \nYou have been writing all month. You are nearly there. But what about that scene in the third chapter? Does it still keep you up at night? This is the day to ask for help on the things you aren’t quite sure of. \n  \nMonday\, December 4: NaNoWriMo Reading at the Gloucester Writers Center \nJoin us at 126 East Main Street for a celebration of all of our hard work. \n  \nQuestions?  Contact AnnaKatherine Amacker at Amacker@sawyerfreelibrary.org or Amanda Cook at amanda@gloucesterwriters.org. For more NaNoWriMo resources visit nanowrimo.org. \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/nanowrimo-workshop-young-adults-dialogue/ LOCATION:Sawyer Free Library\, 2 Dale Ave\, Gloucester CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20171113T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20171113T180000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20171021T124845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T143059Z UID:7946-1510592400-1510596000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:NaNoWriMo Workshop for Young Adults: Character Development DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nWe will meet Mondays in the Young Adult section of the library from 5-6. \n  \n  \nMonday\, November 13: Character Development \nWho in the world (or out of this world\, as it may be) is in your novel?  We will work on fleshing out the characters.  What is Aunt Mary’s favorite color?  Why does the invader keep his hair long? \n  \nMonday\, November 20: Dialogue \nWe need to talk.  Well\, our characters need to talk.  What they say and how they say it can make or break a novel.  We will find voices for your characters and get the conversations going. \n  \nMonday\, November 27: Wrapping It Up \nYou have been writing all month. You are nearly there. But what about that scene in the third chapter? Does it still keep you up at night? This is the day to ask for help on the things you aren’t quite sure of. \n  \nMonday\, December 4: NaNoWriMo Reading at the Gloucester Writers Center \nJoin us at 126 East Main Street for a celebration of all of our hard work. \n  \nQuestions?  Contact AnnaKatherine Amacker at Amacker@sawyerfreelibrary.org or Amanda Cook at amanda@gloucesterwriters.org. For more NaNoWriMo resources visit nanowrimo.org. \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/nanowrimo-workshop-young-adults-character-development/ LOCATION:Sawyer Free Library\, 2 Dale Ave\, Gloucester CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20171106T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20171106T180000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20171021T124700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171106T015241Z UID:7944-1509987600-1509991200@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:NaNoWriMo Workshop for Young Adults: Setting the Scene DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe will meet Mondays in the Young Adult section of the library from 5-6. \nMonday\, November 6: Setting the Scene \nHow does your setting help drive your novel?  With exercises and prompts we will work on putting your novel in its own place. \nMonday\, November 13: Character Development \nWho in the world (or out of this world\, as it may be) is in your novel?  We will work on fleshing out the characters.  What is Aunt Mary’s favorite color?  Why does the invader keep his hair long? \nMonday\, November 20: Dialogue \nWe need to talk.  Well\, our characters need to talk.  What they say and how they say it can make or break a novel.  We will find voices for your characters and get the conversations going. \nMonday\, November 27: Wrapping It Up \nYou have been writing all month. You are nearly there. But what about that scene in the third chapter? Does it still keep you up at night? This is the day to ask for help on the things you aren’t quite sure of. \nMonday\, December 4: NaNoWriMo Reading at the Gloucester Writers Center \nJoin us at 126 East Main Street for a celebration of all of our hard work. \nQuestions?  Contact AnnaKatherine Amacker at Amacker@sawyerfreelibrary.org or Amanda Cook at amanda@gloucesterwriters.org. For more NaNoWriMo resources visit nanowrimo.org. \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/nanowrimo-workshop-young-adults-setting-scene/ LOCATION:Sawyer Free Library\, 2 Dale Ave\, Gloucester CATEGORIES:Classes,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20171017T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20171017T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20170829T155024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171001T024945Z UID:7840-1508263200-1508274000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Writing a Ten-Minute Play - 13th Workshop DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays – 6:00 – 9:00 pm \n  \nThe 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 performed live with actors & audience. Not just for theatre people\, but for all writers who want to work on dialogue. \nInstructor: M. Lynda Robinson\, mlyndarob@gmail.com \nGloucester Writers Center – 4 Sessions: \nNew Dates! \nOctober 17\, 24\, 31 and November 7 \nFee: $125 \n  \n\n\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-ten-minute-play/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20171016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20171016T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20170830T201031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170830T201057Z UID:7849-1508180400-1508187600@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Jungian Study Group DESCRIPTION:Jungian Study Group \nMonthly Meeting on Mondays -7:00 – 9:00 pm \n  \nCarl 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 around us? As much as Jung was an academic\, his journey was very personal as well. We are going to explore Jung’s Map of Soul by Murray Stein as a way to find “tangible spiritual tools” to add more depth and understanding\, and to celebrate our own creative lives. \nFacilitator – Patricia Vesey-McGrew \nGloucester Writers Center – Introductory Overview – September25th \nOngoing Study begins on October 16th \nFor details contact: David Calvo at: david@calvostudio.com  Tel. 978-283-0231 \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/jungian-study-group/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170925T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170925T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20170830T200911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170924T023130Z UID:7847-1506366000-1506373200@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Jungian Study Group Introductory Overview DESCRIPTION:  \nMonthly Meeting on Mondays -7:00 – 9:00 pm \n  \nCarl 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 around us? As much as Jung was an academic \,his journey was very personal as well. We are going to explore Jung’s Map of Soul by Murray Stein as a way to find “tangible spiritual tools” to add more depth and understanding\, and to celebrate our own creative lives. \nFacilitator – Patricia Vesey-McGrew \nGloucester Writers Center – Introductory Overview – September25th \nOngoing Study begins on October 16th \nFor details contact: David Calvo at: david@calvostudio.com  Tel. 978-283-0231 \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/jungian-study-group-introductory-overview/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170901T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170901T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20170812T155658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170812T155658Z UID:7821-1504252800-1504285200@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:New Classes posted September 1st. DESCRIPTION:Share 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/new-classes-posted-september-1st/ CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170724 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20170218T235834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170423T021333Z UID:7494-1500681600-1500854399@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Hettie Jones: Weekend Memoir Workshop DESCRIPTION: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. \nBest known for How I Became Hettie Jones\, her memoir of the “beat scene” of the fifties and sixties\, Hettie Jones is the author of 23 books for children and adults\, including the award-winning Big Star Fallin’ Mama (Five Women in Black Music) and Drive\, the first of her three poetry collections\, which won the Poetry Society of America’s Norma Farber Award. In addition to her own work\, Jones has also written No Woman No Cry for Rita Marley\, Grace the Table for the chef Alexander Smalls\, and co-authored From Midnight to Dawn\, the Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad. Her short fiction has appeared in various literary journals such as Ploughshares and Fence\, and she has published reviews\, articles\, and stories in The Washington Post and The Village Voice among others.\nSince 1979 Jones has taught writing at various universities\, and is now on the faculties of the New School’s Graduate Writing Program and the 92nd St. Y Poetry Center. During the Spring semester of 2014 she lectured as the Durst Distinguished Professor at the State University in Purchase\, New York. Jones is the former Chair of the PEN Prison Writing Committee\, and from 1989-2002 ran a writing workshop at the New York State Correctional Facility for Women at Bedford Hills\, from which she published a nationally distributed collection\, Aliens At The Border. From 1994-1996 she was a member of the Literature Panel of the New York State Council on the Arts\, subsequently served two terms on the Board of Directors of Cave Canem\, and currently serves on PEN’s Advisory Council. Jones was a NYFA Fellow in Nonfiction Literature in 2009\, and a 2013-14 recipient of a Civic Engagement Grant from the New School for her work with Manhattan’s Lower East Side Girls Club\, which she is currently continuing with a grant from Poets & Writers. Hettie Jones has lived in Manhattan’s East Village for fifty years. Love H\, a selection from her 40-year correspondence with the sculptor Helene Dorn\, will appear in 2016 from Duke University Press. She is presently completing that book as well as Full Tilt\, new and selected poems\, and In Care of Worth Auto Parts\, a collection of linked short fiction. \nSaturday\, July 22 1-4\n\nSunday\, July 23 Noon-3:30\nRegister Here: \n\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: Colleen MacKay \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/hettie-jones-weekend-memoir-workshop/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/HettieJones_-ColleenMcKay.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170408T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170408T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20170228T153632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170228T153632Z UID:7522-1491645600-1491652800@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Charles Olson's Impact DESCRIPTION: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 and more.    \nDavid Rich is the editor of Charles Olson: Letters Home\, 1949 – 1969. His writing has recently appeared in Letters for Olson and Let the Bucket Down. At the Cape Ann Museum he has presented on Gloucester writers Alfred Mansfield Brooks\, Hiram Rich\, Clarence Manning Falt\, Charles Olson and Vincent Ferrini. David was educated at Boston University and Harvard. \nApril 8\, 15\, 22\, 29 and May 6 and 13 \n10:00 am to noon \n$200 \nThis class will meet at the Maud / Olson Library at 108 East Main Street. \n\n\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/charles-olsons-impact/ LOCATION:Maud / Olson Library\, 108 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170406T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170406T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080221 CREATED:20170228T161756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170228T161756Z UID:7524-1491469200-1491480000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Short Story Writing: Structure and Meaning DESCRIPTION:Short Story Writing: Structure and Meaning \nAnn McArdle \nThis 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. \nThursdays 9 am to noon \nApril 6\, 13 and 20\, and May 4\, 11 and 18 \n$200 \nAnn McArdle is a published author in several genres: nonfiction\, fiction\, and short plays. She has taught creative writing for more than 15 years\, the last several of which were at Gloucester Writers Center. She is currently working on her memoir of her years living in Uruguay in the early 70s\, as well as a children’s picture book and a full-length play. \n\n\n\n\n\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/short-story-writing-structure-meaning/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170322T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170322T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20170211T190720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170211T190720Z UID:7491-1490176800-1490184000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Workshop Spring 2017 DESCRIPTION:The Veterans Writing Workshop resumes on Wednesday March 22 and continues on Wednesdays through May 10\nat the Gloucester Veterans Center \, 12 Emerson Ave. \n“…a journey is called that because you cannot know\nwhat you will discover on the journey\, what you will do\,\nwhat you will find\, or what you find will do to you.”\n— James Baldwin \nThe spring 2017 Veterans Writing Workshop will take place on Wednesdays starting on March 22 and ending on May 10 from 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon. Beginning and experienced writers are invited to share their work in a friendly and supportive learning environment. Veterans from all conflicts including disaster relief and peacetime veterans as well as family members and supporters are welcome. \nThis the fourth year of these writing workshops. Classes are held in the Gloucester Veterans Center \, 12 Emerson Ave. We focus on the various ways that writing takes place\, its process\, the value of establishing a regular writing and reading practice\, and close\, receptive listening to the writings of others. Different forms such as memoir\, personal histories\, essays\, journal writing\, and poetry will be explored. \nThis workshop is limited to 12 participants. To register please call Lucia Amero at 978-281-9740. For more information send email to Dorothyelsa@yahoo.com (subject: veterans writing workshop). \nDorothy Shubow Nelson\, M.A.\, teacher\, editor\, writer and poet\, formerly Senior Lecturer in English at UMass Boston\, is the facilitator and teacher of this workshop. She has taught writing and literature for 25 years. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Gloucester Writers Center . Her book\, The Dream of the Sea\, was published in 2008. \nThis writing workshop is supported by the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services and the Gloucester Writers Center . There is no charge for this workshop. \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-spring-2017/ LOCATION:Gloucester Office of Veterans Services\, 12 Emerson Avenue\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170312T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170312T173000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20170128T013435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170312T170439Z UID:7450-1489334400-1489339800@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Getting Heard DESCRIPTION:How to be heard by your government: Using the traditional tools of letters and\npostcards\, we will discuss ways of expressing oneself on paper to effect policy\nchange. We will focus on how to lobby for or against specific issues clearly and\nwith purpose\, without attack or blame. In any communication with a government\nofficial\, we will discuss the importance of referencing factual information\, where\nto find it\, and the power of a personal impact statement. Bring paper\, pen\, and\npostcards and be prepared to write. Resource sheets listing to whom and where to\naddress your concerns will be available. This event is free and open to the public. \nLed by JoeAnn Hart. \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/getting-heard/ CATEGORIES:Classes,Events,Readings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170311T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170311T113000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20170211T164444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170225T193136Z UID:7489-1489226400-1489231800@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Explore Your Own Amazement- Poetry DESCRIPTION:EXPLORE YOUR OWN AMAZEMENT-POETRY\nPeer-facilitated writing group\nwith Sandra Williams \nTogether 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 we know\, what we fear\, what we hope\, what we remember—what we dream (and more).\nSaturdays from 10:00 am-11:30 am\nSaturday\, March 11th\, first class \nCLASS DATES: March 11\, 18\, 25\, and April 8\, 15\, and 22nd \nPlease register by March 6. \nSandra Williams believes writing is therapeutic and enlightening\, as it relies on our intuition\, our imagination and expresses the inspiration of our thoughts\, feelings and experience. She taught writing and world literature at both the high school and university levels. She is author of Moss on Stone: an historical novella\, based on a mid-nineteenth century diary of a Rockport\, Massachusetts woman\, and is currently working on a collection of short stories.\nSandra is a member of the Finish Line writers’ group at Gloucester Writers Center.\nShe can be reached at sandrosew@gmail.com \nTo register\, click the button below or email Gloucesterwriters@gmail.com. \n\n\n\n\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/explore-amazement-poetry/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170309T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170309T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20170211T145046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T160016Z UID:7485-1489084200-1489089600@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Intro to Memoir Writing DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED \nINTRO TO MEMOIR WRITING\nPeer-facilitated writing group\nwith Dan Duffy \nThe 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 on one another’s writing. \nThursdays from 6:30 pm-8 pm\nThursday\, March 9th\, first class \nCLASS DATES: March 9\, 16\, 23\, and April 6\, 13\, and 20th \nPlease register by March 6. \nDan Duffy\, Ed.D. is a retired community college administrator\, who along with his wife Helene\, is now a New England Innkeeper at The Beech Tree B&B in Rockport\, Massachusetts. He Indie published his memoir\, “Brother\, Brother: A Brother Searches for His Missing Brother” in May 2016 as a tribute to his older brother\, Rich. Dan has been a member of the GWC Board for the past two years\, recently assuming Chair of the Education Committee.\nHe can be reached at: danduffyauthor@gmail.com \nTo register\, click below or email Gloucesterwriters@gmail.com. \n\n\n\n\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/intro-memoir-writing/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170308T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170308T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20170211T142808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T155940Z UID:7481-1488997800-1489003200@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Creative Diversions for the Writer's Brain DESCRIPTION:Cancelled \nCREATIVE DIVERSIONS FOR THE WRITER’S BRAIN\nPeer-facilitated writing group\nwith Stacey Dexter \nThis 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 to writers of any level who would like to exercise their creative writing skills\, use their imagination\, and connect with each other. \nWednesdays from 6:30 pm-8 pm\nMarch 8\, 15\, 22 and April 5\, 12\, and 19th \nPlease register by March 6. \nStacey Dexter is a musician\, singer\, songwriter\, and a passionate lover of books. She is a life-long supporter of her local library\, and is confident that the more one reads\, the more one improves their writing skills. Stacey believes that writing provides not only an insightful emotional outlet\, but a safe and creative way to express one’s thoughts\, feelings and ideas. Stacey currently edits others’ works and has had her own op-ed pieces featured in the Gloucester Daily Times. Her original music has been featured online and on radio. She is a past member of the Finish Line\, a writer’s group affiliated with the GWC. Ms. Dexter is currently working on two non-fictional projects\, journals daily\, and loves to experiment with words and storytelling. She can be reached at stacey.dexter7@gmail.com \nRegister by clicking below or by emailing gloucesterwriters@gmail.com. \n\n\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/creative-diversions-writers-brain/ LOCATION:Maud / Olson Library\, 108 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161205T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161205T173000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20161025T153740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T153740Z UID:7074-1480955400-1480959000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Teen Creative Writing at the Sawyer Free Library DESCRIPTION:Share this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in 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LinkedIn\n \n Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n Pinterest URL:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/event/teen-creative-writing-sawyer-free-library-4/ LOCATION:Sawyer Free Library\, 2 Dale Ave\, Gloucester CATEGORIES:Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Teen-Creative-Writing-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161121T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161121T173000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20161025T153440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T153440Z UID:7070-1479745800-1479749400@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Teen Creative Writing at the Sawyer Free Library DESCRIPTION:Share 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/teen-creative-writing-sawyer-free-library-3/ LOCATION:Sawyer Free Library\, 2 Dale Ave\, Gloucester CATEGORIES:Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Teen-Creative-Writing-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161114T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161114T173000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20161025T153258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T153258Z UID:7068-1479141000-1479144600@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Teen Creative Writing at the Sawyer Free Library DESCRIPTION:Share 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/teen-creative-writing-sawyer-free-library-2/ LOCATION:Sawyer Free Library\, 2 Dale Ave\, Gloucester CATEGORIES:Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Teen-Creative-Writing-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161107T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161107T173000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20161025T152925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T153007Z UID:7061-1478536200-1478539800@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Teen Creative Writing at the Sawyer Free Library DESCRIPTION:Share 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/teen-creative-writing-sawyer-free-library/ LOCATION:Sawyer Free Library\, 2 Dale Ave\, Gloucester CATEGORIES:Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Teen-Creative-Writing-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161013T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161013T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160924T200547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160924T200547Z UID:7015-1476352800-1476360000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Workshop Fall 2016 DESCRIPTION:Veterans Writing Workshop Resumes on Thursday October 13\nat the Gloucester Veterans Center \, 12 Emerson Ave.\n\nThe writer must take his subject from his heart\nnot just his ear.  – Ralph Waldo Emerson\n \nThe fall 2016 Veterans Writing Workshop will take place on Thursdays starting on October 13 and ending on November 17 from 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon. New and experienced writers are invited to share their work in a friendly and supportive learning environment. Veterans from all conflicts including disaster relief and peacetime veterans as well as family members and supporters are welcome.\n\nThis fall is the beginning of the fourth year of these writing workshops. Classes are held in the Gloucester Veterans Center \, 12 Emerson Ave. We will focus on the process of writing\, the value of establishing a regular writing practice\, and close\, receptive listening to the writings of others. Different forms such as memoir\, personal histories\, essays\, journal writing\, and poetry will be explored.\n\nThis workshop is limited to ten participants. To register please call Lucia Amero at 978-281-9740. For more information send email to Dorothy.nelson@umb.edu. (subject: veterans writing workshop).\n\nDorothy Shubow Nelson\, M.A.\, teacher\, editor\, writer and poet\, formerly Senior Lecturer in English at UMass Boston\, is the facilitator and teacher of this workshop. She has taught writing and literature for 25 years. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Gloucester Writers Center and is a member of the Gloucester Cultural Council. Her book\, The Dream of the Sea\, was published in 2008.\n\nThis writing workshop is supported by the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services and the Gloucester Writers Center . There is no charge for this workshop.\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-2016/ CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160929T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20160929T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160828T005655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160922T152011Z UID:6976-1475175600-1475184600@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Writing a 10-Minute Play DESCRIPTION:4-Week Workshop with Staged Reading event post-Workshop \nM. Lynda Robinson \n*POSTPONED ONE WEEK* \nThis workshop will now begin on Thursday\, September 29 and end on Thursday\, October 20 \nThursday Evenings\, September 29\,  October 6\, October 13 and October 20 \n7:00-9:30 \n$125 \nPublic Staged Reading – date TBD \nLimited to 12 participants. \nEveryone 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 Staged Reading to be performed live. If you are a writer\, this is an opportunity to work on dialogue – or just stretch your skills into the world of theatre! If you are a dreamer\, put your story into the short-play format for all the world to see! \nYour play will have a professional Staged Reading at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center\, where it will be read by actors. Our Readings have been drawing large crowds and providing audience feedback for the plays. \nPlease register by emailing Amanda@gloucesterwriters.org or using the button below. \nNobody turned away for lack of funds. \n\n\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-2/ CATEGORIES:Classes,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160705T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20160705T113000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160513T115455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160626T123447Z UID:6724-1467709200-1467718200@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Teen Workshop: Story and Space DESCRIPTION:GWC Teen Workshop \nJuly 5th- 8th \nAges 14-17 \n\n\n9-11:30 \nRegister by Monday\, June 27. \nThere will be a reading of pieces at 11:30 on Friday the 8th. Parents and friends welcome. \nStory and Space \nIn this workshop we will explore place through the art of short story. The places we live and travel to define and shape us in countless ways.  We will explore how other writers use place in their work and to what purpose. We will visit different local places a short walk away from the Gloucester Writers Center\, look at how they feel different or the same\, and write stories using their influence.  This workshop will also be an opportunity for students to explore and grow their own voices as writers. \n$200 \nTo register please email Amanda@GloucesterWriters.org.  Register by Monday\, June 27. \n\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/teen-workshop-story-space/ CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20160602T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20160602T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160512T024310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160602T023422Z UID:6706-1464879600-1464897600@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Farm to Table to Writing. CANCELED DESCRIPTION:We hope to offer this workshop again in the future.\n\n\nEmail Amanda@GloucesterWriters.org with any questions.\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/farm-table-writing/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes,Events,Readings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/FarmTable.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160512T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160512T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160206T135414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160511T170018Z UID:6548-1463047200-1463054400@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Veterans Writing Workshop Spring\, 2016 \n  \nWorkshop Description \nDorothy Shubow Nelson\, M.A. English\, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher \n  \nThe goal of this workshop is to write. \n  \nThe 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 members are\nwelcome. There will be eight sessions on Thursdays from March 24 until May 12 from 10 – 12 at the Veterans Center\, 12 Emerson Avenue\, Gloucester. The workshop is limited to 12 writers. \n  \n“So moving and important and richly varied. It is a rare thing for me to experience such a palpable atmosphere of trust in events such as these!” – Reverend Wendy Fitting’s note after a reading by participants in the Veterans Writing Workshop. \nRegister with Lucia Amero at the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services \n12 Emerson Avenue. Call 978-281-9740. This workshop is supported by the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services and the Gloucester Writers Center. \nThere is no charge for taking this workshop. \nDorothy Nelson\, poet\, writer and editor\, has taught writing and literature for over 25 years. Formerly Senior Lecturer in English at UMass Boston\, she is a regular participant in the workshops and seminars of the Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences. She serves as an Advisor to the Gloucester Writers Center and as a member of the Gloucester Cultural Council. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\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/veterans-writing-workshop-3-2016-05-12/ LOCATION:Gloucester Office of Veterans Services\, 12 Emerson Avenue\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States CATEGORIES:Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_2672.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160505T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160505T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160206T135414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160206T135414Z UID:6547-1462442400-1462449600@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Veterans Writing Workshop Spring\, 2016 \n  \nWorkshop Description \nDorothy Shubow Nelson\, M.A. English\, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher \n  \nThe goal of this workshop is to write. \n  \nThe 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 members are\nwelcome. There will be eight sessions on Thursdays from March 24 until May 12 from 10 – 12 at the Veterans Center\, 12 Emerson Avenue\, Gloucester. The workshop is limited to 12 writers. \n  \n“So moving and important and richly varied. It is a rare thing for me to experience such a palpable atmosphere of trust in events such as these!” – Reverend Wendy Fitting’s note after a reading by participants in the Veterans Writing Workshop. \nRegister with Lucia Amero at the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services \n12 Emerson Avenue. Call 978-281-9740. This workshop is supported by the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services and the Gloucester Writers Center. \nThere is no charge for taking this workshop. \nDorothy Nelson\, poet\, writer and editor\, has taught writing and literature for over 25 years. Formerly Senior Lecturer in English at UMass Boston\, she is a regular participant in the workshops and seminars of the Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences. She serves as an Advisor to the Gloucester Writers Center and as a member of the Gloucester Cultural Council. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\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/veterans-writing-workshop-3-2016-05-05/ LOCATION:Gloucester Office of Veterans Services\, 12 Emerson Avenue\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States CATEGORIES:Classes,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_2672.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160504T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160504T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160428T161549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160428T161934Z UID:6689-1462374000-1462381200@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Writing Memoir I. DESCRIPTION:Ellen Szabo. \nWriting 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 free-writes\, and facilitated discussion of participant’s work. Previous writing experience is not necessary\, focus is on exploration\, personal investigation\, and discovery of each person’s unique writing voice. \n2hrs\, 6 weeks\, $150.00 \nWednesday Afternoons  3:00-5:00 \nMay 4\, 11\, 18\, 25 and June 8\, 15 \nTo register\, please email Amanda@gloucesterwriters.org \n\n  \nEllen Szabo\, M.Ed. practices and promotes the use of creative writing for personal investigation\, enrichment and social change. She is a published author\, including two books Love and Apocalypse; Externalizing Your Inner Apocalypse with Creative Writing\, and Saving the World One Word at a Time; Writing Cli-Fi. She teaches the annual Creative Writing for Social Work seminar at the University of Iowa\, School of Social Work. Her private practice is based in Cape Ann where she writes and teaches with focus on how innovation and creativity can illuminate\, inspire and advocate compassionate transformation. She earned her B.A. from Harvard College\, with a concentration in English and American Literature\, and her M.Ed. from Columbia University Teacher’s College\, in Counseling Psychology. \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-memoir-3/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160504T124500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160504T144500 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160428T162326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160428T162326Z UID:6690-1462365900-1462373100@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Writing Memoir II. DESCRIPTION: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. \n2hrs\, 4 weeks\, $100.00 \nWednesday Afternoons  12:45-2:45 \nMay 4\, 11\, 18\, 25 \nTo register\, please email Amanda@gloucesterwriters.org \n\n  \nEllen Szabo\, M.Ed. practices and promotes the use of creative writing for personal investigation\, enrichment and social change. She is a published author\, including two books Love and Apocalypse; Externalizing Your Inner Apocalypse with Creative Writing\, and Saving the World One Word at a Time; Writing Cli-Fi. She teaches the annual Creative Writing for Social Work seminar at the University of Iowa\, School of Social Work. Her private practice is based in Cape Ann where she writes and teaches with focus on how innovation and creativity can illuminate\, inspire and advocate compassionate transformation. She earned her B.A. from Harvard College\, with a concentration in English and American Literature\, and her M.Ed. from Columbia University Teacher’s College\, in Counseling Psychology. \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-memoir-ii/ LOCATION:Gloucester Writers Center\, 126 East Main Street\, Gloucester\, 01930 CATEGORIES:Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160131T004440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160131T004440Z UID:6544-1461870000-1461879000@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Writing a 10-Minute Play DESCRIPTION:4-Week Workshop with Staged Reading event post-Workshop \nM. Lynda Robinson \n  \nDATE CHANGE! \nTo allow participants to attend the special screening of Midnight Special this class will begin one week later than originally planned. \nNew Dates: \nApril 7- April 28 \n  \n7:00-9:30 \n$125 \nPublic Staged Reading – date TBD \nLimited to 12 participants.\n \nEveryone 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 Staged Reading to be performed live. If you are a writer\, this is an opportunity to work on dialogue – or just stretch your skills into the world of theatre! If you are a dreamer\, put your story into the short-play format for all the world to see! \nYour play will have a professional Staged Reading at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center\, where it will be read by actors.  Our Readings have been drawing large crowds and providing audience feedback for the plays.  \nPlease register by emailing Amanda@gloucesterwriters.org or using the button below. \n\n\nNobody turned away for lack of funds. \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-a-10-minute-play-2016-04-28/ LOCATION:Open Mic\, MA CATEGORIES:Classes,Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T080222 CREATED:20160206T135414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160206T135414Z UID:6546-1461837600-1461844800@archive.gloucesterwriters.org SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Veterans Writing Workshop Spring\, 2016 \n  \nWorkshop Description \nDorothy Shubow Nelson\, M.A. English\, Workshop Facilitator and Teacher \n  \nThe goal of this workshop is to write. \n  \nThe 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 members are\nwelcome. There will be eight sessions on Thursdays from March 24 until May 12 from 10 – 12 at the Veterans Center\, 12 Emerson Avenue\, Gloucester. The workshop is limited to 12 writers. \n  \n“So moving and important and richly varied. It is a rare thing for me to experience such a palpable atmosphere of trust in events such as these!” – Reverend Wendy Fitting’s note after a reading by participants in the Veterans Writing Workshop. \nRegister with Lucia Amero at the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services \n12 Emerson Avenue. Call 978-281-9740. This workshop is supported by the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services and the Gloucester Writers Center. \nThere is no charge for taking this workshop. \nDorothy Nelson\, poet\, writer and editor\, has taught writing and literature for over 25 years. Formerly Senior Lecturer in English at UMass Boston\, she is a regular participant in the workshops and seminars of the Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences. She serves as an Advisor to the Gloucester Writers Center and as a member of the Gloucester Cultural Council. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\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/veterans-writing-workshop-3-2016-04-28/ LOCATION:Gloucester Office of Veterans Services\, 12 Emerson Avenue\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States CATEGORIES:Classes,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://archive.gloucesterwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_2672.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR