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Greenwich Arts Council & Just Words presents Master Classes in the Writing Craft |
Admission $45 per event Thursdays, April 16 - June 4 10 a.m. - 12 noon
(GAC members receive 10% discount)
Please call Leslie Gueguen (203) 461-9932 to register
cherrimae@optonline.net
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All Classes will be held at the Greenwich Arts Council's meeting room 299 Greenwich Avenue - Second Floor April 16: Leslie Gueguen,
Expert Advice on Writing
April 23: Julie Klam,
Memoir: Balancing Life's Ups and Downs
April 30: Carolyn Wilsey,
Mastering the Short Form
May 7: Arthur Phillips,
Illuminating the Mysteries of Structure
May 21: Susan Breen,
Commanding Point of View
May 28: Martha Frankel,
Revelation: How Much, When & Where
June 4: Mitali Perkins and Rachel Vail,
Resonating with Young Readers
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| April 16: Leslie Gueguen, Expert Advice on Writing A past participant of writing programs at The Provincetown Fine Arts Center, The Writer's Voice, SUNY Purchase, Manhattanville College and The Hudson Valley Writer's Center, Just Words founder will review best practices in the writing craft, including attributed advice, recommended reading and resources. She's published over a hundred non-fiction articles, press releases and brochures; her short fiction appears in Whatever Literary Journal and on Pindeldyboz.com.
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April 23: Julie Klam, Memoir: Balancing Life's Ups and Downs Please Excuse My Daughter author Julie Klam
grew up in nearby Bedford, NY. She's written for Rolling Stone, Harper's Bazaar, O, The Oprah Magazine and Glamour. She'll talk to us about using emotion and humor to engage readers, control tension and establish pace before signing her memoir.
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April 30: Carolyn Wilsey, Mastering the Short Form Managing editor of popular online literary magazine Anderbo.com will discuss what makes a story publishable, including dynamic sentence structure, openings and endings.
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 May 7: Arthur Phillips, Illuminating the Mysteries of Structure
Award winning novelist Arthur Phillips will illuminate the process of creating story structure, answer questions and sign his newly released novel, "The Song is You." His first three literary novels, Prague, The Egyptologist and Angelica each became bestsellers. Don't miss the opportunity to meet and garner advice from this extraordinary master craftsman.
"ONE OF THE BEST WRITERS IN AMERICA" -WASHINGTON POST
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May 21: Susan Breen, Commanding Point of View
Breen will bring perspective to the strength and limitations of various points of view before signing her novel, The Fiction Class. She teaches at the Gotham Writers' Workshop; her stories appear in American Literary Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Chattahoochee Review and Kansas Quarterly/Arkansas Review.
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May 28: Martha Frankel, Revelation Rules: How Much, When & Where
A writer for Details, Cosmopolitan, The New York Post and The New Yorker, the author of "Hats and Eyeglasses: A Memoir" convinced celebrities Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Robert DeNiro and Angelina Jolie to spill their secrets before revealing her own. The NYFFA creative nonfiction award winner, 2003 Artist-in-Residence at SUNY Ulster, and MacDowell Colony Philip Morris Fellow will address how much to reveal in non-fiction story-telling - and when - before signing her memoir.
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June 4: Mitali Perkins and Rachel Vail, Resonating with Young Readers
Award winning children's book authors Mitali Perkins and Rachel Vail have written well loved books for young audiences of various ages. They'll discuss the art of reaching young readers, answer questions and sign copies of their latest releases, "Secret Keeper" and "Gorgeous" (second YA novel in the Avery Sisters trilogy).
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