Creative Writing
Peter Balakian talks about the creative writing program at Colgate University
Peter Balakian talks about the creative writing program at Colgate University
Slide show of pictures from my cohort’s four residencies at the Wilkes University’s MA in Creative Writing program — from June 2007 until January 2009- four residencies and a bunch of retreats along the way- this is a slide show a few of my classmates made to commemorate our time together!! If you’ve viewed my FB albums over time, you may recognize a lot of these pics!
Faculty members Brenda Hillman, Lysley Tenorio and Wesley Gibson talk about the MFA in Creative Writing program at Saint Mary’s College of California
Members of the International Writing Program of the University of Iowa discuss poetry in opposition to government. www.sampsoniaway.org www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
A short demonstration of MasterWriter creative writing software, a suite of never-seen-before reference dictionaries that open up a new world of possibilities for descriptive words and ideas.
www.emmawillard.org you adore the written word and prefer a great novel to television; or if you simply want to communicate more clearly, effectively and creatively — welcome to the wonderful world of GirlSummer’s Writers’ Workshops. Our students work in intensive writing workshops of limited size. Ideas are exchanged and discussions abound. The writing program is often our most popular, a testament to our creation of a stimulating literary environment. Because so many girls with a variety of interests enroll in this course each year, we are offering specific areas of focus, new for the 2008 season. Creative Writing Workshop This is our most popular creative writing workshop from previous summers. Students work on the mechanics of writing and hone their skills in form, function, and style. Through a variety of projects, students apply different critical tools to their writing, such as journaling, first-person expression, reporting, and writing in response. Students truly come away from this program with a greater tool kit for inspiring and developing their own work. Storytelling & Fiction In this workshop, students practice the art of telling stories both on paper and in voice. The ability to tell a story — to communicate both subtly and powerfully — is an incredible skill, and it is a skill that is fun to learn too! Students employ the important tools of journalling, fiction writing and public speaking to tell their stories. Writing for Stage and Screen There is …