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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA : Writing Events, Writing Classes, Writing Workshops
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• What To Expect with Twins Class @ The Tulip Grove (oakland piedmont / montclair)
27 Aug 2008 at 4:29pm
Expectant and new twin parents! Join us as two moms of twins talk about all the things that don’t get discussed in your standard getting-ready-for-baby classes. We’ll cover everything from “Oh my God, it’s twins!” through that first crazy year with a double dose of sanity and humor. We’ll talk about surviving the NICU; weathering sleep deprivation; how to get help and avoid unwanted advice; what to buy and what to worry about and what to laugh off.
This class is taught by Lisa White, M.A., a psychotherapist, and writer and sex columnist Andrea Nemerson.
7:00pm to... ( cont'd )
• GREAT 8-WEEK WORKSHOP for FILM ACTORS, DIRECTORS & WRITERS (TUES EVES) (San Francisco)
27 Aug 2008 at 2:27pm
WHERE: SF SCHOOL of DIGITAL FILMMAKING by consensus "THE BEST" Filmmaking & Film Acting School in N. California.
It's the only ACTING SCHOOL in the world that produces MOVIES for theatrical release.
If you take FILM ACTING CLASSES there, such as this one, you too can be CAST in these MOVIES!
ACTORS, DIRECTORS & WRITER’S WORKOUT
An intensive workshop involving three filmmaking disciplines, acting, directing and writing, that will encourage a crossover of teamwork, networking, and the creative process.
ACTORS ( intermediate to advanced level ) will work w... ( cont'd )
• Laura Deutsch Teaches Personal Essay & Memoir Writing at Book Passage (corte madera)
26 Aug 2008 at 11:31am
Passing on the Pearls: Personal Essay & Memoir Writing $265
with Laura Deutsch
Six Tuesdays • September 9 – October 21, 2008 (no class 9/30)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
at Book Passage in Corte Madera
Using your life as the source for personal essays, stories and memoir, you’ll learn how to access and shape your material, approach it from new angles and find the pearls. This class is for both beginning and experienced writers who want to learn new creative writing techniques and review the elements of personal essays. It includes instruction, in-class writing, short assignm... ( cont'd )
• Webinar: The HR Side of Disaster Preparedness (financial district)
24 Aug 2008 at 12:13pm
Northern California Human Resources Association presents:
Webinar: The HR Side of Disaster Preparedness
Wednesday, September 10, 10:00am-11:30am, Online Webinar
MORE INFO: http://www.nchra.org
1.5 CPE Credits
It is inevitable that you will face some sort of disaster in the workplace. Whether it be a short-lived power outage that cripples your business, or a large-scale earthquake, fire, chemical spill or flash flood - companies that prepare in advance have a far greater potential for survival and quick recovery. How prepared is your company?
Add ... ( cont'd )
• Author Nena Baker (palo alto)
22 Aug 2008 at 4:22pm
Wednesday September 3rd
7 pm
Books Inc. welcomes Nena Baker, author of The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-Being.
We are running a collective chemical fever that we cannot break. Everyone everywhere now carries a dizzying array of chemical contaminants, the by-products of modern industry and innovation that contribute to a host of developmental deficits and health problems in ways just now being understood. In The Body Toxic, investigative journalist Nena Baker explores the many factors that have given rise ... ( cont'd )
• LILY KOPPEL discusses The Red Leather Diary (haight ashbury)
22 Aug 2008 at 11:50am
LILY KOPPEL
reading & booksigning for "The Red Leather Diary"
Wednesday, September 10 at 7:30 pm
"The Red Leather Diary" tells the true story of a teenage girl’s discarded, Depression-era journal rescued from a dumpster in modern day Manhattan and eventually, and remarkably, reunited with its now elderly author. Found by a young writer, journalist Lily Koppel, who read its vivid entries as if letters to herself, this artifact of a forgotten time reveals the lost world of a New York teenager a young woman who dared to follow her dreams.
Lily Koppel writes for t... ( cont'd )
• Learn How to Write for Television Online in Six Weeks
21 Aug 2008 at 2:10pm
If you're interested in a career as a television writer, check out "Breaking Into Sitcom Writing," a six week, online course taught by an industry professional that will teach you everything you need to know.
Class begins 9/17 (classes held monthly).
The class will give you the opportunity to work one on one with a Hollywood Industry Insider. Learn how to write a story completely in jokes, what goes on inside a sitcom writers' room, how to get an agent, a pitch, and an assignment.
In addition to covering sitcom structure, conflict, drama, writing for actors, wri... ( cont'd )
• Screenwriting Workshop @ Fort Mason: "Get Your Act(s) Together!" (marina / cow hollow)
21 Aug 2008 at 9:01am
"Get Your Act(s) Together" : A Screenwriting Workshop"
Begins Sept 6.
Early bird special! $50 off by Aug 23!
FADE IN.
Have a screenplay idea you're dying to commit to the page? Or a script you started but couldn't continue with? Want help jump starting a screenplay for the first time?
Join award-winning writer Craig Phillips, MFA, for a 10 week screenwriting workshop (we meet in person only every other week so there would be 5 actual meetings) for fun writing exercises, script reading, film scene watching and discussion, and advice from a scriptwriter who ... ( cont'd )
• Last Chance to Sign Up! 8-Week Writing Lab with Matthew Clark Davison (San Francisco )
18 Aug 2008 at 6:21am
Private Writing Lab with
Matthew Clark Davison
Fall 2008 Session Starts August 26th
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN-UP! 2 SEATS REMAIN!
Fiction, Creative Non, and Beyond
A Creative Writing LaboratoryFall 8-week Session
When: 8 consecutive Tuesdays, starting August 26th, 2008.
What time: 7-9:30pm.
Where: A spacious private home near both the Castro and Noe Valley with
easy parking and access to MUNI.
Cost: $375.00
This class focuses on the prose experiment.
We generate new material.
All levels.
Excellent for those with existing projects and for those starting new... ( cont'd )
• Red Cloud Writers -- Fall Workshop Now Enrolling (downtown / civic / van ness)
16 Aug 2008 at 11:03am
San Francisco Creative Writing Workshops
"Where City Meets Imagination."
Next workshop begins Sept. 23, 2008
8 Tuesday evenings, 7 - 9 p.m.
Sept. 23 - Nov. 18 (no meeting on 11/11)
Workshop Fee: $320
Led by fiction writer Paul Kaidy Barrows, MFA, Red Cloud Writers' Workshops are a safe and stimulating environment to take creative risks, try out new material, and experiment with voice or form.
Workshop meetings are places to develop and hone your writing craft. You'll have the opportunity to experiment every week, as e... ( cont'd )
• East of Eden Writers Conference (Salinas, CA)
6 Aug 2008 at 10:44pm
Join the California Writers Club Southbay branch in Steinbeck country. Get published! Pitch to an agent. Learn how to be a better writer.
For details and to register, see our website: www.southbaywriters.com.
• Hypnosis for Writers Workshop Series (san mateo)
6 Aug 2008 at 2:58pm
Susan Gold, Certified Hypnotherapist, Writer & Teacher presents:
Hypnosis for Writers Workshop Series
Meets the last Sunday of each month; next workshop: August 31, 2008, 1-3:30pm, San Mateo
MORE INFO: http://susangold.net
Break through blocks, connect with your muse, and write in trance!
Both experienced writers and beginners are welcome to participate in this workshop series, which meets the last Sunday of each month. Each workshop is independent of the others, so feel free to come when you can.
For more details and workshop topics, please vis... ( cont'd )
• Writing Workshop
21 Jul 2008 at 5:46pm
LinksClick for more informationDescription
Would you like to be a part of a community that cultivates creativity?
Come to a writing workshop that develops the writing, stories, imagination, and unique voice of each writer.
Everyone is welcome. The workshops give an enthusiastic start to new writers and help those who've been writing for decades go to new places.
The workshops use the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) writing group method and follow some simple guidelines to create a safe space where everyone feels confident and free to create, experiment, take risks, make th... ( cont'd )
• Gail Sher Teaches "One Continuous Mistake" at Book Passage (corte madera)
19 Jul 2008 at 2:36pm
Gail Sher
One Continuous Mistake: Four Noble Truths for Writers - $95
At Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The readiness to receive and to be blessed by one’s writing is what allows it to nourish us. Students study in depth what this crucial mental environment means. Time is allowed for introspection, writing, sharing, and discussion of personal writing routines. Though all are welcome, the more intimate your relationship with writing, the more refined and subtle will be the level of help. Not for the... ( cont'd )
• Star trek Role play game by eimail (SOMA / south beach)
26 Aug 2008 at 10:26am
Greeting I am making a group to role play Star trek by e-mail, this is a writing group where we write about our characteron board a Starfleet Starship in the 24th so if interested contact Captain_Crusader@sbcglobal.net
• The Mystery of Mysteries: Four Writers Tell All! (west portal / forest hill)
24 Aug 2008 at 10:48am
Tuesday, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Local authors Dana Fredsti, Kelli Stanley, Melanie West, and Peter Gessner will converse about the mysteries of writing mysteries and getting them published. Book sales and signing to follow. At the West Portal Public Library, 190 Lenox Way at Ulloa, just west of the West Portal Muni Station (K, L, and M lines). Free! 415 355-2886
• baby related short story competition (NA)
21 Aug 2008 at 9:58am
Hello i have a monthly baby related competition this month it's a short story competition the rules are :
The story has to be baby related , you can tell a real lifetime story or invent one as long as you are not copying someone else's work .
The story will be judged based on writing skills but most important on originality .
Just grab your pen " sorry i mean keyboard " and write something cool :) you may win after all ! .
you can visit the competition web page at :
http://yaythatsme.110mb.com/competition.html
or send it to this e-mail :
yay.competitio... ( cont'd )
• Screenwriting Workshop @ Fort Mason: "Get Your Act(s) Together!" (marina / cow hollow)
21 Aug 2008 at 9:01am
"Get Your Act(s) Together" : A Screenwriting Workshop"
Begins Sept 6.
Early bird special! $50 off by Aug 23!
FADE IN.
Have a screenplay idea you're dying to commit to the page? Or a script you started but couldn't continue with? Want help jump starting a screenplay for the first time?
Join award-winning writer Craig Phillips, MFA, for a 10 week screenwriting workshop (we meet in person only every other week so there would be 5 actual meetings) for fun writing exercises, script reading, film scene watching and discussion, and advice from a scriptwriter who ... ( cont'd )
• GUYS: LEARN EXACTLY HOW TO GET THE GIRL YOU WANT (downtown / civic / van ness)
20 Aug 2008 at 1:38pm
Good Morning San Francisco. Follow David's advice and you'll change
your life with women forever. This is information that almost
no other guys on the planet have. Use some of David's
technique's with women and your buddies will think you've
made a deal with the devil. After this short article, sign up
for David's ebook or one of his classes.
“The
Ten Most Dangerous Mistakes YOU Probably
Make With Women—
And What To Do About It...”
Here
Are The Top Ten Reasons Why Men Fail With Women—And How To Make Sure YOU Avoid
Every One Of These Deadly Commo... ( cont'd )
• 8/20: Newswriting & Introduction to Journalism at Laney College (oakland downtown)
18 Aug 2008 at 1:29pm
NEWSWRITING offers hands-on reporting, writing news and features, covering the community and more. Meets Mondays from 6 p.m.-8:50 p.m. / 8/25 - 12/19
JOURNALISM 21
Class number:44118
3 units /Room F170D
Introduction to Journalism offers newswriting, feature writing, page design, media law, and more! Meets Mon/Wed/Fri 11 a.m.-11:50 a.m. in room F170D.
JOURNALISM 55
Class number 44120
To reserve space in either of these classes, click on:
https://passport.peralta.edu/psp/EPAPROD/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=PAPP_GUEST
Or go to:
http://www.laney.peralta.edu/h... ( cont'd )
• Last Chance to Sign Up! 8-Week Writing Lab with Matthew Clark Davison (San Francisco )
18 Aug 2008 at 6:21am
Private Writing Lab with
Matthew Clark Davison
Fall 2008 Session Starts August 26th
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN-UP! 2 SEATS REMAIN!
Fiction, Creative Non, and Beyond
A Creative Writing LaboratoryFall 8-week Session
When: 8 consecutive Tuesdays, starting August 26th, 2008.
What time: 7-9:30pm.
Where: A spacious private home near both the Castro and Noe Valley with
easy parking and access to MUNI.
Cost: $375.00
This class focuses on the prose experiment.
We generate new material.
All levels.
Excellent for those with existing projects and for those starting new... ( cont'd )
• FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT EDUCATION CLASSES (san jose downtown)
16 Aug 2008 at 3:48pm
MICHAEL MAHDI ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. is an independent, fee-only financial education management company. Unlike many other financial companies, we do not receive commissions or compensation from third parties for selling their products.
This means our advice to you is completely based on what's best for you. Period. Furthermore, the financial and business advice that we offer is the same information that we use for our own financial portfolios. We think it's the only arrangement that's fair to clients.
We are committed to building lifelong relationships with clients b... ( cont'd )
• LEARN SITCOM WRITING ONLINE FROM INDUSTRY PRO (san jose east)
15 Aug 2008 at 11:41am
ARE YOU FUNNY? You may be able to turn your sense of humor to create an exciting and lucrative career.
BREAKING INTO SITCOM WRITING Class beings August 20th.
Interact with a Hollywood pro, daily, on the development of your spec script!
The course will enable anyone who's ever watching a sitcom and thought, "I can write that," to do just that. A sense of humor can be the stepping stone to an exciting new career.
The six-week, online course will teach sitcom structure, dialogue, character and scene development, as well as how to get an agent, an assignment... ( cont'd )
• 6 Week Online Breaking Into Sitcom Writing Class Begins
15 Aug 2008 at 8:44am
Learn television writing at home, with a Hollywood pro!
Class begins August 20th!
The course will enable anyone who's ever watching a sitcom and thought, "I can write that," to do just that. A sense of humor can be the stepping stone to an exciting new career.
The six-week, online course will teach sitcom structure, dialogue, character and scene development, as well as how to get an agent, an assignment, and a job.
Learn what it's like inside a Sitcom Writers' Room and begin your journey to a lucrative and fun new career! For more information, or to reg... ( cont'd )
• Writing Class for Artistic Types Who Love Words (San Francisco )
11 Aug 2008 at 9:07am
A Different Kind of Writing Class
This is not a workshop.
There are no lectures.
We don't ever sit in a circle with manuscripts saying "You should..."
We concentrate on ideas.
We experiment with creative prompts that take our imagination to surprising, unexpected places.
We share our findings only if we'd like to.
We talk about how craft can be used to strengthen our skills as the opportunity surfaces.
No proscriptions.
No precious writing dogma.
The Douglass Street Lab is a beautiful, comfortable, relaxing, and creatively challenging place to expe... ( cont'd )
• WRITING HIGHWAY 395 (Eastern Sierras)
4 Aug 2008 at 9:00pm
"This will be the first ever writing excursion (to the best of my knowledge) to the unique and incomparably beautiful eastern Sierra. I will lead groups to an area I love and have visited many times."
-- Clive Matson
Join Clive's writing community on this leisurely mountain journey exploring California's gorgeous, exotic eastern outback. Soak in Benton Hot Springs, be awed by tufa at Mono Lake, marvel at Devil's Postpile, swim in Parker Lake, tour ghost town Bodie. Clive will lead three-hour morning writing workshops, guide writing walks and meditations along Hi... ( cont'd )
• Become a Professional Editor--Professional Sequence in Editing (1995 University Ave.)
4 Aug 2008 at 4:38pm
FREE EVENT
Professional Sequence in Editing Information Session
Discover how UC Berkeley Extension’s program can help you develop the skills to enter the editing field or add to your expertise as a professional editor.
Sept. 4: Thurs., 6:30-8:30 pm
Berkeley: UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
Please call (510) 642-4111 to reserve a space; refer to EDP 018218. For more information about this professional sequence, visit www.unex.berkeley.edu/profseq/edit.html.
UC Berkeley Extension
www.unex.berkeley.edu/writing
• Training: Grants for Nonprofits (berkeley)
1 Aug 2008 at 7:21pm
New to fundraising? Come to a free workshop for nonprofit groups looking for grants from foundations. This 2½ hour class taught by Foundation Center staff will be held at the Berkeley Public Library on Tues Aug 26, 5 to 7:30 pm. Call 981-6148 for more information, and to register for the class.
The Foundation Center is the nation’s leading authority on philanthropy; among its best-known products are The Foundation Directory Online, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, print directories, and proposal writing guides. Learn to effectively use these resources and id... ( cont'd )
• 8 Week Private Writing Lab w SFSU CW LECTURER all levels (noe valley)
28 Jul 2008 at 8:46am
WRITING LAB FOR ALL LEVELS.
Led by: SFSU CW lecturer MATTHEW CLARK DAVISON
Fiction, Creative Non, and Beyond
A Creative Writing Laboratory
Fall 8-week Session
When: 8 consecutive Tuesdays, starting August 26th, 2008.
What time: 7-9:30pm.
Where: A spacious private home near both the Castro and Noe Valley with easy parking and access to MUNI.
Cost: $375.00
Intimate writing laboratory (a place to research, experiment, measure, review, and revise) for all levels.
"After 8-weeks with Matthew, the act and pleasure of writing have woven their way back ... ( cont'd )
• Erotic Reading Circle (SOMA / south beach)
22 Jul 2008 at 9:15pm
Wednesday, 7/23, 7:30 pm -- EROTIC READING CIRCLE
Join Jen Cross and your fierce, fabulous community of erotic writers the fourth Wednesday of every month, as we gather to share our creative erotic endeavors! Bring whatever you're working on, or whatever you'd like to be working on. Share your words, new or older, with other erotic writers in this lovely, sexy & supportive community!
Non-judgmental listening guaranteed, all orientations and levels of writing experience welcome.
$5-up sliding scale suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds (donation... ( cont'd )
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