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Come join us in South Austin for a one-day workshop designed to wake up your imagination and get your pen moving! Consider the many ways your life has been charmed. Have you ever charmed others with your wit? Has anyone ever said your home was charming? What good luck charms seem to work for you? Prepare to be charmed into a fun-filled day of writing and sharing with others.
"There is no greater gift we can give ourselves than the understanding and healing that comes with writing our lives. Just as an employment resume provides a snapshot of one's work history and skills, life-writing can offer a picture of your soul, a portrait of who you really are." —Kathi Snead
Our annual Writing from Life Workshops are based on Writing From Life, by bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert. We hope you'll join us for one of these workshops—an insightful and joyful weekend of writing and sharing the stories of our lives.
Adrienne Rich declares, "What women need is the opportunity and the validation to name and describe the truths of our lives." These workshops provide some of those rare and wonderful opportunities. The workshops are open to any woman who is interested in life-writing—regardless of skill level or experience.
The registration fee for the May 2010 workshop is $100 for dues-paying SCN members & $135 for non-members (which includes a one-year SCN membership). Coffee/tea, morning snacks, and a box lunch on Saturday are included in the fee. Enrollment is limited to 30 so that we can work in small groups and allow all participants time to share. Please register early via our online enrollment form.
Each workshop session is 90 minutes long, with at least two opportunities for participants to write and share during that time—these are writing workshops, not lectures or instruction. If you love to write, share, and hear women's stories, this is the workshop for you—regardless of skill level or experience.
"Telling a true story about personal experience is not just a matter of being oneself, or even of finding oneself. It is also a matter of choosing oneself."
—Harriet Goldhor Lerner
Tentative Workshop Schedule:
- 8:30-9 Coffee & registration
- 9-9:30 Overview, Ground Rules, Housekeeping
- 9:30-11 Session I
- 11-12:30 Session II
- 12:30-1:30 Lunch: provided on-site with the workshop fee. Those with special dietary needs should contact the conference coordinator ahead of time to make special arrangements.
- 1:30-3 Session III
- 3-3:15 Break
- 3:15-4:45 Session IV
- 4:45-5:30 Check-in and Wrap-up. A list of local restaurants and enjoyable shopping experiences will be shared. Those who wish may join at a nearby restaurant (TBA) for refreshments and/or dinner.
Sessions:
coming soon...
Registration Information:
- Enrollment limited to 30 so that we can work in small groups and allow all participants time to share. Please register early via our online enrollment form.
Registration/Payment Deadline: Friday, May 14. We must receive your registration and payment by this date!
- Fee: $135 for non-members (which includes a one-year SCN membership); $100 for dues-paying Story Circle Network members. The registration fee covers the cost of instruction, lunch, coffee/tea, & handout materials.
SCHOLARSHIP for FOOD! We are offering a full scholarship to this event for someone good at organizing, who will be asked to bring snacks, set up the coffee and snack table, call in lunch orders, and pick the lunches up. The cost of food and beverages will be covered by Story Circle Network. This person will miss part of the session just before lunch and will need to arrive half an hour early to set up and stay after for half an hour to oversee the cleanup. Interested? Please email us at wfl at storycircle dot org.
- Location:
Texas School for the Deaf, 1102 S Congress Ave, Austin TX 78704 (click for map)
(We'll be in the the middle/high school library [on the 4th floor of the MS/HS building]. We'll have signs posted to lead you to parking and such when you arrive.)
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- Refund/Cancellation Policy: We will refund your registration fee, less a $20 cancellation charge, if you request it up to 15 days before the workshop. After that date, we will refund your fee only if we are able to fill your space from our waiting list. We reserve the right to cancel the workshop; if so, we will refund your full registration fee. You can contact us at
Story Circle Network, PO Box 500127, Austin TX 78750-0127
512-454-9833
wfl at storycircle dot org
Things to Bring & Things to Leave at Home:
- Bring journal or a notebook & a writing implement. Leave your laptop at home. (Some people are bothered by the clicking of keys in a quiet writing period.)
- Bring a sweater or shawl to ward off drafts.
- We provide coffee & tea. We also provide lunch. If you want morning &/or afternoon snack or other drinks (such as colas), please bring them.
- Leave your prepared writing at home. We read & share only what we write in the workshop.
- Leave your perfume at home; some people are allergic to perfumes.
Presenters:
(more details coming soon...)
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