Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Fall Readings: Fun and Vitality~Fall Workshops

This year the NOWW Readings focus on fun and vitality. Each reading features fine authors reading short works. We are booking more readers than ever and introducing some interactive activities to ensure lively readings of oustanding word-smithery.

September 22: Word Sports
Open mic: Create your own tongue twisters (limit: 3 per reader, please)

October 20: The Poetry Garden
Open mic: Bring an original poem on floral themes (limit: 1 per reader, please)

November 17: The Play Ground
Open mic: Write a short monologue or poem based on your choice of the greatest literary villain or hero (limit: two minutes, max)

All readings start at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Reading Room of the Brodie Resource Library, 216 S. Brodie Street, Thunder Bay.

For more information, contact Debbie at admin@nowwwriters.org

Fall Workshops~
Sharpen your pencils and charge up your laptops: the fall season of NOWW workshops is drawing near!
Mark these dates on your calendar:

October 6. Susan Goldberg. Blogging
The ins and outs, pros and cons, and whys and wherefores of blogs.

October 27. Roy Blomstrom. Voice in Writing
The three voices of the writer: character, narrator, and author, and how to give a writer a distinctive voice.

November 9 and 23: Scott Pound. Sound, Rhythm, and Prosody
How sound, rhythm, and prosody create meaning and how to capture sound on the page.

Workshops will be at 7 p.m. at the Waverly Resource Library, 285 Red River Rd, Thunder Bay.

For more information, please see our website: http://nowwwriters.org/

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