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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA : Writing Events, Writing Classes, Writing Workshops
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• Travel Writing - A 1-day WRITING SALON workshop on July 25th (berkeley)
30 Jun 2009 at 3:28pm
Coming Up at The Writing Salon:
(Pre-Registration Required)
Travel Writing - Map out the route to your dream profession
Saturday, July 25th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$95 members; $110 non-members
Writing Salon Website: http://www.writingsalons.com/
Do you love to travel? Keep a travel journal? Why not take the next step and turn your daily scribbles into salable articles? You can do this by learning two things: 1) how to improve your storytelling abilities, and 2) how to market your work. I’ll lead you through the steps of writing a travel story and the... ( cont'd )
• Write from Real Life - 9-week WRITING SALON class starts July 20th (berkeley)
30 Jun 2009 at 12:04pm
Coming Up at The Writing Salon:
(Pre-Registration Required)
Write from Real Life - How to tell your true stories as personal essays
Nine Mondays, July 20th-Sept. 21 (skip Sept. 7), 7-9:30 p.m.
$335 members/$365 non-members
More Info: Visit our great website at: http://www.writingsalons.com/
Praise from Alison's Students: http://www.writingsalons.com/student-testimonials/luterman/
This class will help you plunge into the personal themes that make your real life stories uniquely yours. For the first four weeks, instructor Alison Luterman will lead... ( cont'd )
• The Daily Write Round Robin - Online WRITING SALON Class starts 7/19 (mission district)
30 Jun 2009 at 11:49am
Coming Up at The Writing Salon:
Pre-Registration Required
The Daily Write "Round Robin" - Creativity, community and commitment
Two Sundays, July 19th and Sept. 20, 2-4:30 p.m. (plus daily online between the two meetings)
$195 members/$225 non-members;
More Info. about The Writing Salon: http://www.wrtingsalons.com
Praises for the Round Robin: http://www.writingsalons.com/student-testimonials/janeunderwood/
"’The imagination," said novelist Dean Koontz, ‘is like a muscle: The more you use it, the better it performs and the quicker you get ideas o... ( cont'd )
• Write Your Own Story: Character Development Workshop (hayward / castro valley)
29 Jun 2009 at 7:07pm
Write Your Story Series: Character
Development Workshop
Tuesday, July 21st @ 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Hayward Main Library, 835 C St. at Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541
Denise Michelle Harris, author of the bestselling novel Sweet Bye-Bye, returns to run a free writer's workshop focusing on character development. The ability to construct believable characters is crucial to both the novelist and nonfiction or memoir writer. Denise will present practical tips on developing characters that readers will remember long after the intricacies of the plot have blurred. Bring y... ( cont'd )
• Campo Santo Acting Workshop (mission district)
26 Jun 2009 at 1:49pm
Campo Santo Acting Workshop
Mondays, July 13 - August 10, 2009, 6-9pm
$200/$190 Intersection Members
This demanding 5 week workshop, led by award-winning writer, actor, director, and member of Intersection's Resident Theatre Company Campo Santo Margo Hall, enables students the opportunity to participate in concrete, in-depth scene work from contemporary plays, focusing on basic acting techniques with a goal of actors reaching full emotional potential as well as confidence in the audition and rehearsal process. It culminates in a dynamic final student performance fo... ( cont'd )
• Appalachian Coal Mining: Communities with Fears and Dreams
25 Jun 2009 at 6:48pm
Appalachian Coal Mining: Communities with Fears and Dreams
Filmmakers and an expert on the environment discuss the practice of and issues surrounding coal mining in Appalachia
Appalachian Coal Mining: Fears and Dreams
Patricia Adams, Environmentalist; Writer
Jen Gilomen, Documentary Film Director
Sally Rubin, Documentary Film Director
Gilomen and Rubin discuss their new film, Mine, based on the mining practices and impacts on local ecologies and communities in Appalachia. Gilomen and Rubin's precedent-setting documentary is about families and the decisions they ... ( cont'd )
• Transportation and the Stimulus
25 Jun 2009 at 6:38pm
Experts discuss how stimulus money should be spent in the Golden State
Transportation and the Stimulus
Randell "Randy" Iwasaki, Incoming Director, CA Dept. of Transportation
Joseph Cruz, Director of Transportation Policy and Government Affairs, The California Alliance for Jobs
Sean Randolph, President and CEO, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
Michael Cabanatuan, Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle - Moderator
From BART to MUNI, from bridges to tunnels, the state is in dire need of transportation system overhauls. The federal stimulus promises to infuse some... ( cont'd )
• Fearless Poetry Workshop - 9 weeks, starts 7/16 at THE WRITING SALON (mission district)
14 Jun 2009 at 12:29pm
Coming Up at the Writing Salon:
(pre-registration required)
Fearless Poetry Workshop
Nine Thursdays, July 16th to Sept. 10th, 7-9:30 p.m.
San Francisco; $335 members/$365 non-members; San Francisco
Check out our website for more info. or to sign up online: http://www.writingsalons.com
Praises from Julie's Students: http://www.writingsalons.com/student-testimonials/julie-bruck/
This workshop is intended for people who want to jump start their poetry practice and to keep the engine oiled. You’ll do plenty of writing and reading, and have lively ... ( cont'd )
• Caffé Greco - 08/03/09 (North Beach)
12 Jun 2009 at 10:22pm
John Allen Cassady will be performing at Caffé Greco with Violet Monday on August 3rd at 7 p.m. in North Beach.
John Allen Cassady is the son of Beatnik writer Neal Cassady who started the beat movement along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Don’t miss this magical night.
http://caffegreco.com
CAFFE GRECO
423 COLUMBUS AVENUE,
San Francisco, CA
(415) 397-6261
• Freelance Magazine Writing - 5-week Writing Salon class starts July 14 (mission district)
11 Jun 2009 at 9:36pm
Coming Up at The Writing Salon:
(Pre-registration required)
Freelance Magazine Writing - Get the scoop from a pro
Five Tuesdays, July 14th to Aug. 18th (no class July 21st), 7-9:30p.m.
$185 members/$215 non-members
Visit our website for info. on more than thirty creative writing classes coming up: http://www.writingsalons.com
"I’ve done stories on everything from home computers — back when only three companies were making them — to a portrait of the Sherman House (a landmark hotel that survived the 1906 earthquake) to a profile of the Emmy Award-... ( cont'd )
• John Lescroart at the Commonwealth Club (downtown / civic / van ness)
11 Jun 2009 at 12:03pm
Hear personal stories and literary secrets from one of the masters of the modern novel
John Lescroart
Author, A Plague of Secrets
Author of nearly two-dozen books - many of them best-sellers - Lescroart always balanced his passion for writing with a day job. But after a brush with death in 1989, he devoted himself to his novels full-time. Join us to hear the story and delve into the mind of a prolific writer.
Location: Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. book signing
Cost: $12 members, $18 non-members
Also know: Underwriter: The... ( cont'd )
• Bella Union Theatre Co. Presents Jane Austen's Lady Susan (berkeley)
9 Jun 2009 at 9:45am
WHO: Bella Union Theatre Company
WHAT: “LADY SUSAN” a world-premiere stage production of the novel by Jane Austen
Adapted by Christine U’Ren
Cast: Kristin Clippard, Daria Hepps, Geoffrey Libby, Candice M. Milan*, Gene Mocsy, Jessica Lyn Robertson and Matt Weimer
PERFORMANCE DATES: Thursday, July 2 Preview @ 8pm
Friday July 3: OPENING GALA
THROUGH July 26
SHOWTIMES: Plays Thurs-Sat evenings @ 8pm
and Sundays @ 3pm
CLOSES: July 26
VENUE: Berkeley City Club (2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704)
TICKETS: sliding scale: $15 to $25
BOX OFFICE: 1-80... ( cont'd )
• Exile, Exodus and Tribe: Prophecy for Our Times (berkeley)
5 Jun 2009 at 10:43am
Exile, Exodus and Tribe: Prophecy for Our Times
with Charley Lerrigo
July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11
7:00 - 8:30 pm
$60 for Chochmat HaLev members
$90 for the general public
Please pre-register by July 10 by calling 510.704.9687.
“For prophets to be alive and present to us, we must think not about them, but in them….”
--Abraham Heschel
How do we understand prophecy today? What is prophetic fire? Prophetic hope? What is the relevancy of Biblical prophecy for our day? This four-week study will examine exile, exodus and t... ( cont'd )
• Hallie Ephron teaches "Writing Suspense" at Book Passage (corte madera)
2 Jun 2009 at 3:57pm
Writing Suspense - $125
2009 Pre-Mystery Writer's Conference Workshop with Hallie Ephron
($90 for those already registered for the Conference)
Thursday, July 16, 2009
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
at Book Passage in Corte Madera
You know it when you feel it. Suspense is what makes it impossible to put the book down and turn off the light. Whether you’re writing a novel that’s primarily a mystery, a thriller, or suspense, suspense is key. It’s that essential ingredient that turns a work of fiction into a “page turner.” In this workshop we’ll talk about what makes suspense work... ( cont'd )
• Creative Power at Work: The Art and Science of Creativity (berkeley)
21 May 2009 at 10:25am
Does your heart yearn to express the creative ideas locked within? Do you want to be more innovative at work? In this workshop, you learn powerful insights and practices from the arts, science, religion, psychology, and business to bring your creative energies to your personal and professional life. Creative practices include methods for inviting and elaborating your creative intuitions, techniques for overcoming your fears, meditations that clear and focus your mind, and practices that help you to channel and shape your creative energies. Creative thinking, writing, and ... ( cont'd )
• 18th Annual Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference (corte madera)
6 May 2009 at 11:52am
The Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference has an extraordinary reputation among publishers, editors, and writers. Alumni have published books, articles, and photos -- many as the direct result of lessons learned and contacts made at the conference. There is no finer travel writing conference anywhere in the world.
The Conference offers an array of workshops, panels, and evening activities. There are many hours of informal interaction between faculty and students during lunch and in discussions that often last late into the evening. The Conference Chair... ( cont'd )
• SHIFTING FOCUS: Changing Your Brain, Changing Your Poetic Practice (nob hill)
2 Jul 2009 at 11:59am
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! : SHIFTING FOCUS: Changing Your Brain, Changing Your Poetic Practice with Pireeni Sundaralingam
August 1 & 8, 10:00am - 1:00pm
KSW @ PariSoMa
1436 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
This workshop is split over two consecutive Saturdays and is dedicated to helping you develop a sustainable and effective practice as a poet. Incorporating ideas from neuroscience, the workshop’s aim is to challenge the way that we, as writers, engage with the world around us. In particular, the two-day workshop will explore how innovative metaphors can be use... ( cont'd )
• Get the Job! Searching, Resume Writing, Interviewing (East Palo Alto Library)
30 Jun 2009 at 8:37am
Sign up to guarantee a seat! This 1 1/2 workshop taught by human resources professional, Nancy Miel, will include exercises in self assessment, resume techniques, and interview skills. Participants may bring their resume for critique. Having been on both sides of the job search scenario, the instructor knows the challenges that candidates face, and what employers are looking for in this job market.
This workshop is FREE. Please visit our website www.smcl.org
Saturday, July 25, 2pm, East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Ave. East Palo Alto, CA
650-321-7712
• Screenwriting Workshop
29 Jun 2009 at 4:45pm
Screenwriting workshop taught by Indie feature filmmaker James Savoca!
(http://www.savocafilms.com/ )
SCREENWRITING ONE WORKSHOP
The main objective is to create a strong, well developed idea for a feature length screenplay, then workshop this idea into a perfectly functional treatment. A screenplay is the blue print of a film, thus a treatment is the blue print of a screenplay. The end goal for each student at the close of the 8 week period is to have a treatment for a feature length script which will give them the proper platform to begin writing their screen... ( cont'd )
• Release your inner pundit (financial district)
29 Jun 2009 at 10:45am
Join The OpEd Project for an upcoming WRITE TO CHANGE THE WORLD seminar on August 8 in San Francisco. The Project had major successes recently including pieces published by participants in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, The Financial Times, the home page of the Huffington Post, and also one piece that was #2 on Google news and had 20,000 hits in the first hour. You can read more about it at www.theopedproject.org, including articles about it from The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle.
This seminar is not about writing, it's... ( cont'd )
• Corporate Filmmaking Workshop ---> Learn To Film For Business (SF Film School)
26 Jun 2009 at 3:06pm
Engaging, informative, high quality video content has become critical to the success of companies both small and large. Product demonstrations, conferences, interviews and news are must-have visual communication tools and are standard components of any company.
However, hiring outside production companies can be expensive and managing production in-house can be difficult without the proper training and experience.
The SFSDF Corporate Filmmaking Workshop trains individuals with no previous experience in every aspect of corporate video production. The workshop takes y... ( cont'd )
• Get the Job! Searching, Resume Writing, Interviewing (Pacifica Library)
26 Jun 2009 at 9:04am
Sign up to guarantee a seat! This 1 1/2 workshop taught by human resources professional, Nancy Miel, will include exercises in self assessment, resume techniques, and interview skills. Participants may bring their resume for critique. Having been on both sides of the job search scenario, the instructor knows the challenges that candidates face, and what employers are looking for in this job market.
This workshop is FREE. Please visit our website www.smcl.org
Saturday, July 25, 8:30am, Pacifica Library 104 Hilton Way, Pacifica CA 94044, 650-355-5196
• Hos, Hookers, CallGirls & Rent Boys: Reading and Book Party at CSC (SOMA / south beach)
24 Jun 2009 at 5:44pm
Hos, Hookers, CallGirls & Rent Boys: Professionals Writing on Life, Love, Money and Sex Edited by David Henry Sterry andR.J. Martin, J.R.
Reading and Book Party
Sunday, July 26, 6:30-9:30pm
Cost: $10 or more donation appreciated
At Center for Sex & Culture, 1519 Mission St. between 11th & So. VanNess, www.sexandculture.org
A cavalcade of tough guys, fast girls, bad boys and loose women spin yarns of true love, fake orgasms and real-life true-crime murder. David Henry Sterry, ex-teenage gigolo/rentboy/golf ho and author of best-selling memoir Chicken, will MC an al... ( cont'd )
• “Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys" Reading (berkeley)
22 Jun 2009 at 10:29am
Free! Born in the basement of SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation), a San Francisco nonprofit dedicated to helping sex workers, this anthology was created from a weekly writing workshop. Run by David Sterry, a former sex worker himself, the only thing the participants had in common is that they’ve all exchanged sex for money. Contributors include post-porn priestess Annie Sprinkle and “Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl” author Tracy Quan. With work from writers who are Ph.D.s to dropouts and soccer moms to jailbirds, this book lends a voice to the under-represented po... ( cont'd )
• Writing in Nature: A One-Day Workshop in Point Reyes (west marin)
17 Jun 2009 at 8:05am
"Everybody is talented, original and has something important to say" - Brenda Ueland, If You Want to Write
One-Day Writing Workshop - Writing in Nature
Saturday, July 25, 10 am to 5:00 pm
$75 paid by 7/17, $85 after
register early limited to 12
Point Reyes, Bear Valley area near Olema
Small supportive group. Good for beginners and experienced writers as well as all styles of writing. Easy walking on flat trail. (3 miles round trip done at a slow pace stopping along the way)
Join writing teacher and professional naturalist Suzanne Murray to engage Nature as a... ( cont'd )
• Donation-Based 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training!
16 Jun 2009 at 9:24am
The Upeksha Yoga Teacher Training: an 18 Day, 200-Hour Certification
Next Training: July 24-August 9, Powers Oregon
www.upekshayoga.com
The Upeksha Yoga Teacher Training is a 200 hour certification program that meets and exceeds the standards set by Yoga Alliance for certified yoga teachers. Participants receive clear and inspiring instruction to deepen their understanding of yoga practice & emerge as competent and confident yoga teachers. With an unmatched emphasis on practice teaching, Upeksha Yoga provides superb preparation for yoga teachers as well as fo... ( cont'd )
• CBEST WRITING TEST PREPARATION CLASS (hayward / castro valley)
14 Jun 2009 at 11:59pm
PREPARING FOR THE CBEST?
These 3-day workshops are designed to help you prepare for the CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test), which is required for anyone seeking an educational credential in California. This workshop will help prepare you for the examination by reviewing mathematics, reading, and writing skills. Sample questions are provided and strategies for passing the test are emphasized.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY
25800 CARLOS BEE BLVD, HAYWARD
Sunday, November 16 1:30 - 5:30
Friday, November 21 4:30 - 8:30
Sunday, November 23 1... ( cont'd )
• Learn Screenwriting
10 Jun 2009 at 1:56pm
Screenwriting workshop taught by Indie feature filmmaker James Savoca!
(http://www.savocafilms.com/ )
SCREENWRITING ONE WORKSHOP
The main objective is to create a strong, well developed idea for a feature length screenplay, then workshop this idea into a perfectly functional treatment. A screenplay is the blue print of a film, thus a treatment is the blue print of a screenplay. The end goal for each student at the close of the 8 week period is to have a treatment for a feature length script which will give them the proper platform to begin writing their screen... ( cont'd )
• Yoga/Wilderness Immersion (Kings Canyon Nat'l Park)
9 Jun 2009 at 4:29pm
Standing Where Earth Meets Sky:
The Yoga of Wilderness Immersion
Yoga asanas are a human expression of the world around us. Join us as we follow the trail back to yoga’s source and to our own wild, sensually-awake origins. Through a combination of yoga, group time, ceremony and solitude in the natural world, Standing Where Earth Meets Sky offers a unique opportunity to both deepen and broaden one’s yoga practice which, taken more fundamentally, is the practice of being present and alive for all that life brings us.
On this journey into the vibrant landscape of... ( cont'd )
• Spontaneouse painting & creative writing (palo alto)
4 Jun 2009 at 12:53pm
Looking for balance in your life? It's time to be creative!
This unique workshop combines painting and writing to enhance creativity in your daily life. No previous experience is required.
In this workshop we will:
• Create instinctively within a safe environment, free of criticism.
• Use our creative power to reveal our feelings.
• Connect with our intuition.
• Work individually to build self confidence.
• Work in a supportive group to build inspiration.
Time and Location:
A : 7/29, 10 am - 1 pm Cost: $45
Location: Palo Alto
For more informa... ( cont'd )
• Nancy Ellis-Bell leads a "Style that Sells" writing workshop (corte madera)
2 Jun 2009 at 3:58pm
Style That Sells - $105
with Nancy Ellis-Bell
Saturday, July 25, 2009
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
at Book Passage in Corte Madera
Nancy Ellis-Bell shows you how to refine your voice and deliver it through powerful language. The class covers narrative voice, plus language development and refinement, and literary techniques like metaphor, simile, symbolism, and allusion. There will be some short in-class exercises.
Nancy Ellis-Bell’s memoir The Parrot who Thought He Was a Dog has recently been released in paper. “Nancy is able to give everyone the right kind of feedback—... ( cont'd )
• Abilities United Authors Luncheon (palo alto)
21 May 2009 at 12:51pm
Abilities United presents:
Abilities United Authors Luncheon
Saturday, November 14, 10:30am-3:00pm, Palo Alto
MORE INFO: http://www.abilitiesunited.org/event.html#Luncheon
Please join us at one of the most important literary events in Northern California.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
18th Annual Authors' Luncheon
10:30 am - 3 pm
Cabana Hotel and Resort in Palo Alto
The luncheon will feature four acclaimed authors who will read from their books, share stories about their writing experiences, and offer insight into the inspiration behind their ... ( cont'd )
• Mendocino Coast Writers Conference (Fort Bragg, CA)
16 May 2009 at 3:49pm
2009 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, July 30-August 2. College of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA.
With Luis Rodriquez, Memoir; Gennifer Choldenko, Young Adult
Ellen Bass and Robert McDowell, Poetry
Bonnie Hearn Hill and Micheline Marcom, fiction
Benjamin Percy, Short Fiction; Sharman Apt-Russell, Non-fiction
Pilar Nelson, Writing for Social Change
Carole Weatherford, Open Genre
Penny Nelson, Agent; Kathy Dawson & Ray Rhamey, Editors
Ian Schoenherr, Illustrator
www.mcwc.org
• 18th Annual Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference (corte madera)
6 May 2009 at 11:52am
The Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference has an extraordinary reputation among publishers, editors, and writers. Alumni have published books, articles, and photos -- many as the direct result of lessons learned and contacts made at the conference. There is no finer travel writing conference anywhere in the world.
The Conference offers an array of workshops, panels, and evening activities. There are many hours of informal interaction between faculty and students during lunch and in discussions that often last late into the evening. The Conference Chair... ( cont'd )
• Yosemite Mindfulness Adventure: Intermediate/Advanced Backpacking (YosemiteNationalPark)
10 Apr 2009 at 2:44pm
If you are craving the exhilaration and satisfaction of high country hiking, while investigating mindfulness and community, join Balanced Rock for this intermediate level, high sierra trek. This course focuses on covering distance over the course of a week while integrating yoga and mindfulness practices to develop flexibility, insight, and awareness in nature. Using walking as our primary meditative practice, we allow the busy mind of daily life to surrender to the peaceful rhythms of nature.
As we enjoy the meditative rhythm of hiking we will use experiential activit... ( cont'd )
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