Upcoming writing classes & worshops
Mondays, October 6-November 3: Writing with the Senses
Upper Arlington Parks & Rec
Sight, smell, sound, taste, touch—our senses are how we experience the world and access memories. Infusing your writing with sensory details helps ensure your writing connects emotionally with readers. Drawing inspiration from masters of sensory writing including Diane Ackerman and Amy Tan, we explore techniques for working sensory detail into your poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Each generative writing session focuses on one of the five senses.
Saturday, November 11: Creative Writing & Collage
Columbus Cultural Arts Center
This hands-on workshop explores the intersection of creative writing and collage, two seemingly different art forms that actually share a lot in common. We’ll learn how each one can inform the other, using collage to stimulate creativity, learning how collage art techniques can strengthen our writing, and understanding how storytelling can help bolster collage pieces. Attendees can expect to come away with two new collage and writing pieces.
Thursday, February 5: Basics of Lit Mag Submission
Upper Arlington Public Library, Lane Road branch
Your story is written, revised, complete. What now? Publishing in literary magazines and journals is a great way to reach new readers and build your literary reputation. In this class, we’ll explore the basics of submitting your work to literary magazines, from researching where to submit to the most effective submission strategies. We’ll talk cover letters, formatting guidelines, simultaneous submission etiquette, and more.