Past Writing Workshops & Events

March 27, 2010
Travel Writing
Necee Regis

February 23, 2010
Shut Up & Write
A free event

Saturday, February 20, 2010
The “Turn:” The Poem as Journey
Russ Kesler

Saturday, January 30, 2010
Writing at Kerouac House
Alicia Shandra Holmes

2009 Writing Workshops & Events

December 12, 2009
Artists & Writers Crawl – an Analog Artist Digital World & MAD about Words collaboration.
Details…

October 31, 2009
From Memory to Story: Writing Your Life
Richard Goodman, author of The Soul of Creative Writing
and the cult favorite French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France

“This was an extremely informative and entertaining workshop. Richard is a terrific teacher. Well worth the price. Keep doing what you’re doing.”

“Loved it all!…I can hardly wait to finish the memoir snapshot that I began today as a fairy tale. What a wonderful exercise that helps to fully develop an idea.”

September 19, 2009
Seven Challenges to the Practice: A Dialogue and Writing Intensive
Lezlie Laws, Professor or English, Rollins College and
Philip F. Deaver, Professor of English & Writer in Residence, Rollins College

“Great advice and encouragement from terrific teachers….This is my second workshop in 2 months. I found them both enlightening and inspiring. I wish I’d done this years ago.” –Peter Gordon

Seven Challenges to the Practice Slideshow photos by Christian Kebbel

August 11, 2009
Shut Up & Write

Update: We were thrilled to meet so many of you at this event! More than 30 writers attended! Watch for news about more free MAD about Words events for our writing community. Check out Tom Thorspecken’s Shut Up & Write sketch

Brian Turner at Kerouac House

August 15, 2009
Poetry Workshop
Brian Turner, Poet, Here, Bullet

July 18, 2009
Writing Around Town: Poetry, Kerouac House
Brian Turner, Poet, Here, Bullet

May 16, 2009
“Truth” vs. Fiction: How to Use Truth, History and Research in Fiction and Memoir
Kimberly Elkins, Author

Kerouac House

April 18, 2009
Writing Around Town: Sense of Place, Kerouac House
Kimberly Elkins, Author

March 15, 2009
Poetry Alchemy V: Ice on a Hot Stove
Susan Lilley, Poet, Night Windows

Six Sunday Sessions. One per month starting January 11, 2009
Write Your Novel Now
Philip F. Deaver, Professor of English and Writer in Residence, Rollins College

2008 Writing Workshops & Events

October 19, 2008
Poetry Alchemy IV
Susan Lilley, Poet, Night Windows

May 17, 2008
Writing Around Town: Breathe Deeply, Write Well
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College
March 18, 2008

Writing Around Town: Believable Characters
Stacy Barton, Playwright & Author, Surviving Nashville

April 19, 2008
Writing Around Town: Point of View
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

April 13, 2008
Poetry Alchemy III: Two Poets
Susan Lilley, Poet, Night Windows
Terry Godbey, Poet, Behind Every Door

February 23, 2008
Poetry Alchemy II: Non-Western Forms
Susan Lilley, Poet, Night Windows

February 16, 2008
Writing Around Town: Other People’s Love Letters
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

February 16, 2008
Writing Around Town: Other People’s Love Letters
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

January 19, 2008
Writing Around Town: Write the Impossible, Cup O’ Soul
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

2007 Writing Workshops & Events

December 15, 2007
Writing Around Town: Building Texture in Writing, Urban Think! Bookstore
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

November 20, 2007
Writing for Children
Ed Masessa, author of the New York Times Bestseller, Wandmaker’s Guidebook

November 17, 2007
Writing Around Town: Urban Think! Bookstore
Stacy Barton, Playwright & Author, Surviving Nashville

November 3, 2007
Poetry Alchemy: When Life Becomes Art
Susan Lilley, Poet, Night Windows

Praise: “Susan Lilley’s Poetry Alchemy Workshop was just what I needed! … Susan’s gentle instruction, the energy from my fellow writers and a most congenial atmosphere, opened up the pathway and my thoughts have been streaming onto paper ever since. This was a most enjoyable experience.”

September 22, 2007
Writing Around Town: Urban Think! Bookstore
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

September 6 & 20 and October 4 & 18, 2007
MAD Tuesdays: Mixed Media Journaling
Practice mixed media journaling in a safe, supportive environment and experience personal discovery, creative inspiration, and the pure joy of personal expression.
Julie Dunsworth, Artist, Photographer, Writer

September 8 & October 13, 2007
The Short Fiction Crank
Philip F. Deaver, Professor & Writer in Residence, Rollins College

August 18, 2007
Writing Around Town: Details, Urban Think! Bookstore
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

July 28, 2007
Writing Around Town: Juicy Secrets
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

July 14, 2007
Yoga & Writing
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

June 9, 2007
From the Stage to the Page
Explore how to use the conventions of theater to write better prose. Find a new source of energy for your fiction and creative nonfiction.
Stacy Barton, Playwright & Author, Surviving Nashville

May 15, 2007
Creative Salon II
Inspired by The Best Buddhist Writing of 2005.
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

May 19, 2007
Writing Around Town: Genius Reserve
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

April 21, 2007
Writing Around Town: Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

March 17, 2007
Writing Around Town: Mead Garden
Julie Dunsworth, Artist, Photographer & Writer

March 3, 2007
Introduction to Writing for Children
Children’s literature is often overlooked by writers who are trying to become published authors.
Ed Masessa, author of the New York Times Bestseller, Wandmaker’s Guidebook

February 24, 2007
Yoga & Writing
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

February 17, 2007
Writing Around Town: Paradox
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

Praise for Yoga & Writing: “I really did not know what to expect, but it was more than I could have imagined. Very inspirational and thought provoking. A great aid in silencing the chatterbox and coming in touch with your authentic voice.” – Shelley Parris Williams, Infinite Possibilities Publishing Group

January 20, 2007
Writing Around Town: Jack’s Place
Darlyn Finch, Kerouac House Writer-in-Residence

January 16, 23, and 30, 2007
Creative Salon
Inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Love, Pray
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

Praise for Creative Salon: “What a fulfilling workshop this was, and what affinity we all shared through the telling of this woman’s story. I find that very reassuring, in a world where ‘separation’, division and isolation sometimes manifest. It’s nice to collaborate with intelligent and insightful women in this way.”

2006 Writing Workshops & Events

December 2, 2006
Yoga & Writing
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

November 18, 2006
Writing Around Town: Spirit of Place, Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College
Kären Blumenthal, Loving Art Partnerships

November 4, 2006
Revision as Writing
How to make friends with revision and see it as an opportunity for your story. Learn what revision is supposed to to and what you should be getting out of it.
Susan Spraker, University of Central Florida

October 28 and December 2, 2006
The Short Fiction Crank
Philip F. Deaver, Professor & Writer in Residence, Rollins College
Over five weeks, with the help of a small group of other writers, and under the guidance of  an award-winning author, you write a single short story. No old work allowed. Not much talk. Time to dig. Be brave. Finish. At the end of this process, you have  a draft fully workshopped and ready for polishing.

October 21, 2006
Writing Around Town: The Secret Garden
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

September 16, 2006
Writing Around Town: Open the Door
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College
Terry Godbey, Poet, Behind Every Door

September 9, 2006
Yoga & Writing
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

August 19, 2006
Writing Around Town: Is Anyone Out There?
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College
Ed Masessa, author of New York Times Bestseller, Wandmaker’s Guidebook

July 15, 2006
Writing Around Town: The Cure for Listlessness
Lezlie Laws, Professor of English, Rollins College

June 17, 2006
Writing Around Town: Red Hot Summer Stories
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

June 3, 2006
Yoga & Writing
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

May 20, 2006
Writing Around Town: Loving Art, Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College
Kären Blumenthal, Loving Art Partnerships

April 15, 2006
Writing Around Town: Take Time to Smell the Roses, Central Park Rose Garden, Downtown Winter Park
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

March 18, 2006
Writing Around Town: Come and Go Talking of Michaelangelo, Winter Park Art Festival
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

March 4, 2006
Yoga & Writing
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

February 18, 2006
Writing Around Town: Writing about Art, Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College
On the third Saturday of every month, you will find us Writing Around Town in a gallery, on the shores of Lake Virginia or in any artsy, funky, or jazzy locale. Each session is a surprising and motivating writing adventure. Everyone is welcome to join in—writers of every experience and level.

February 11, 2006 & March 25, 2006
The Short Fiction Crank
Philip F. Deaver, Professor & Writer in Residence, Rollins College

2005 Writing Workshops & Events

December 11, 2005
Writing Fast & Furious 2: Holiday Stressbuster
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

December 3, 2005
Yoga & Writing
Inspires you by revealing the connection between breath, body, and mind.
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College

November 11, 2005
Flash Fiction: Making More from Less
Philip F. Deaver, Professor & Writer in Residence, Rollins College

October 15, 2005
Writing Fast & Furious: A Writing Marathon
Lezlie Laws, Director of Writing Programs, Rollins College