WIWA Local Classes - Spring 2009

Register now for WIWA sponsored writing classes. Take advantage of these local classes to improve your craft, find new inspiration and meet other local writers. WIWA members receive a discount on the registration fee for all classes. For more information, contact wiwa@whidbey.com or call (360) 331-6714. To register, send your name, address, phone number, e-mail, and check for tuition to:

WIWA

PO Box 639

Freeland, WA 98249

Advanced Poetry

Students will read, analyze and discuss the works of notable contemporary poets around the world. They will also write poetry for critique each week and receive constructive feedback on their work. Limited to 12 students.

Poetry: the art of reading it, the craft of critiquing it

The purpose of this class is to start a group that will hopefully become long-term, for poets of any level with an interest in reading and appreciating contemporary world poets and a desire to deepen the craft of their own poems by participating in a supportive critique setting. A friendly note: while we by no means advocate or tolerate aggressive criticism in this setting, this is not a workshop that supports positive feedback alone. If you are looking for a solid, thoughtful, honest take on your creative work, this is the right class for you.
Limited to 12 students; minimum of 4 students required

Advanced Fiction

This workshop is recommended for experienced writers of fiction, whether novels or short stories.  Workshop focuses on discussion of members’ work, though some discussion of craft (viewpoint, characterization, etc.) will take place.  Each participant will have three stories or chapters workshopped during the course.  The schedule for turning in material will be set at the first class.  When your work is scheduled for distribution, you should bring enough copies for each member to have one; members of the workshop will take those home and go over them carefully, making suggestions on the page.  At the following workshop, those stories or chapters will be discussed for approximately forty-five minutes each (we’ll usually do three stories or chapters each week).  At the end of the discussion, all copies will be returned to the author, and the author will have five minutes in which to respond, if she or he chooses.  Revising work and turning it in again later in the course is encouraged.
Limited to 10 students.

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