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"An instructor brimming with gifts and grace."
-- Karen Chamberlain, author, Desert of the Heart

Summer Workshops 2009

Noon In June

TEEN Poetry Workshop

Come write, read aloud, listen, discuss, debate and workshop with other teen poets.  We’ll read poems and lyrics, work on form, rhythm, shapes and sonics, and wind it up with our own poetry slam.

Time:   Saturdays, June 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, 27^th, noon – 2 p.m.
Cost:    $60 four workshops or $17/drop-in.
Place:  Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1022 Grand Ave.
(6/13 to be held at First Congregational Church, 1425 N. 5^th)

To register, mail registration form and deposit to Sandy Dorr, 2529 Grand Overlook Drive, G.J., CO 81507.  Questions? Write or call 970.257-1498.

Summer Teacher & Writer Intensives

OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS: Teaching Children Creative Writing
M-F, June 8-12, 2009

Come join other teachers of ages 8-18 to learn hands-on poetry and prose exercises, many performance, publication, revision, and grading methods, how to work with student anxiety and apathy, and most importantly, how to enjoy the creative process so you can teach it.  2 credits.

Hours:           9 a.m.-noon & 1-4:00 p.m., 6 hours/day   
Cost:              $300($290 before June 1^st) plus optional credit costs
Place:             Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1022 Grand Avenue

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Writing the Memoir/Novel
M-F, July 20-24, 2009

          Come immerse yourself in a novel or memoir, writing a continuous draft without judgement or editing, until you arrive at escape velocity, where the momentum whirls you further and further into the story.  You’ll read three short books before class to discuss narrative structures, workshop with other teachers, and come to understand books through beginning one.  Texts will be Plainsong, by Kent Haruf; Stone Heart:  A Novel of Sacajawea, by Diane Glancy, and Am I Somebody?  The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman, by Nuala O’Faolain  2 credits.

Hours:           9 a.m.-noon & 1-4:00 p.m., 6 hours/day   
Cost:              $300($290 before June 1^st) plus optional credit costs
Place:             First Congregational Church, 1425 N. 5^th St.  

To register, mail registration form and deposit to Sandy Dorr, 2529 Grand Overlook Drive, G.J., CO 81507.  Questions? Write or call 970.257-1498. 

“Your enthusiasm and knowledge just blows me away. You are a gem!  I loved learning from you and value your comments on our writing.” Gena Brygger, G.J. elementary teacher

“Thank you for helping me find my writing voice again.” Monte Riggle, West Middle School teacher and writer